2006 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

MY GAS TANK OVERFILLS WHEN PUMPING GAS INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF WHEN IT IS FULL. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE TO FULL THE GAS OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME, 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 37,000 MILES. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON MY JEEP THE FUEL WILL NOT STOP FLOW WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. INSTEAD GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE FILLER EVERY TIME I REFUEL, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF FUEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I REFUEL AND OCCURS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. AFTER READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET SUGGESTING THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP ITSELF, I WANTED TO REPORT THIS EVENT. *TT

I HAD A SET OF BF GOODRICH MUD TERRAIN TIRES 33" ON A 06 WRANGLER. THE TIRES WERE ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD BUT HAD BARELY BEEN USED, APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE TREAD WAS LEFT. I SWAPPED THESE TIRES FROM A 73 CJ5 THAT I JUST WASN'T USING THAT MUCH ANYMORE. AFTER AROUND 4000-5000 MILES AFTER THE SWITCH THE TIRE POPPED ON ME GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 75-80 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHOOK FOR 2-3 SECONDS THEN I HEARD A "POP", INSTANTLY THIS THREW MY VEHICLE WHERE IT FLIPPED AND ROLLED AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED AWAY AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATORS FROM JEEP AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY BOTH CONCLUDED THAT THIS WAS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. WHILE TAKING UP THE ISSUE WITH BF GOODRICH THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE TIRE IN TO BE INSPECTED. THE TIRE STORE STATED AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS OF LOOKING AT THE TIRE THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AT ALL DURING THIS 4 HOUR TRIP THAT I WAS JUST ON AND THE TIRE WAS INFLATED AT 35 PSI. BF GOODRICH DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE ACCIDENT OR MY INJURIES. THEY DID OFFER ME 30% OFF A NEW TIRE. TOO BAD I DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE TO PUT A TIRE ON ANYMORE. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO TO PHOENIX. I ALSO FILLED UP WITH GAS AND WALKED AROUND THE JEEP, TO WASH THE WINDOWS, AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. THE ROAD THAT I WAS TRAVELING ON WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND FREE FROM OBJECTS. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING. I DO HAVE CUSTODY OF THE BAD TIRE STILL ON THE RIM AND PLENTY OF PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TIRE FAILURE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. ONE PERSON SAID THAT THE TIRE LOOKED ALMOST LIKE IT WAS RE-TREADED. *KB

WHEN REFUELING, TANK OVERFLOWS BEFORE THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OUT AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND. *TT

FUEL OVERFLOWS AND EJECTS FROM VEHICLE AT EVERY REFUELING. IT CANNOT BE CONTROLLED NO MATTER HOW SLOW THE RATE OF REFUEL. OFTEN FUEL WILL EJECT AND SPLASH ONTO THE PERSON REFUELING. SOMETIMES FUEL WILL EJECT AND SPLASH INTO, OR NEAR THE FACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, AT ANY SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,756.

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS, SPILLING GAS DOWN MY JEEP BEFORE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTTING OFF THE GAS COMING OUT OF THE HOSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. MANY OTHER JEEP FRIENDS HAVE VOICED THE SAME PROBLEM.

EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK ON MY JEEP, IT DUMPS FUEL WHEN IT IS FULL. USUALLY SPRAYING ALL OVER ME AND THE SIDE OF THE JEEP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A RAPID DECREASE IN THE RPMS. THE ENGINE STALLED AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE THE FAILURE . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 07/28/11 *BF UPDATED 11/18/11