FaultScore

Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 fuel system problems

271 of the 951 complaints filed about the Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 are about the fuel system — 28% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2008.

271

Complaints

28%

Share of all complaints

0

Crashes

1

Fires

Fuel & Propulsion complaints by model year

Median failure at 33,600 miles

Median failure at 30,000 miles

Median failure at 25,500 miles

What owners said

2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 110,000 miles Albuquerque, NM

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, WHEN THE GAS PUMP CLICKS OFF, FUEL SPILLS OUT ON MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND, ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS

NHTSA complaint #11152395 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Granbury, TX

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHEN YOU FILL UP THE GAS TANK, IT OVERFLOWS & SPIT GAS BACK OUT.

NHTSA complaint #11152136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 129,000 miles Boca Raton, FL

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TIPM MODULE IS ACTIVATING THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS. IS NOT ALLOWING TURN SIGNALS TO WORK AFTER DISCONNECTING BATTERY. DASH LIGHTS BLINK, ODOMETER WILL BLANK OUT FOR A SECOND AT TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #11141397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 55,000 miles Cedar Creek, TX

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

DURING REFUELING, WHEN TANK IS FULL FUEL OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE FILLER AS THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. EVERY TIME AT EVERY GAS STATION. VERY DANGEROUS, GAS ON THE SIDE OF JEEP AND ON THE GROUND.

NHTSA complaint #11140143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Tustin, CA

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FUEL SPITS BACK DURING REFUELING CAUSE: VALVE INTEGRATED IN FUEL TANK IS DEFECTIVE, TANK REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND A SERVICE-BULLETIN WAS ISSUED (14-001-11) WITH UNLIMITED TIME AND MILEAGE EXPIRATION. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE GAS TANK HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND SOMEHOW A DEFECTIVE TANK WAS PLACED IN MY VEHICLE, I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD APPLY TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN THE SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION ARE THE SAME

NHTSA complaint #11080657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 North LAS Vegas, NV

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

GASOLINE OVERFLOWS FROM THE TANK DURING REFUELING AND DOES NOT SHUT-OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND PUMPS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE GAS JUST GUSHES OUT WHEN THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF KICKS IN ON THE PUMP AND CREATES A LARGE SPILL AND ALL OVER JEEP AND TIRES. THIS IS NOW OCCURRING ALMOST EVERY FILL UP AND OCCURRED YESTERDAY AND APPEARS OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11073994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Madison, OH

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

MY JEEP HAS BEEN HAVING AN ONGOING ISSUE WHILE FUELING. AFTER THE FUEL FILLING NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF IT WILL SPIT OUT FUEL ALL OVER ME AND MY VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WARRANTY ON 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLER JKS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY AND MINE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE. GASOLINE CAN CONTAIN HYDROCARBONS, PARAFINS, OLEFINS, CYCLOALKANES, OXYGENATORS, AND AROMATICS INCLUDING BENZENE WHICH IS A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN. THIS FUELING ISSUE IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN BUT IT IS ALSO A HEALTH CONCERN FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS.

NHTSA complaint #11073593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 116 miles Lebanon, OH

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHEN FILLING UP MY 2 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER IT NEVER FAILS TO OVERFLOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT PUMP I USE OR HOW FAST OR SLOW I FILL UP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT THEY FIXED A COUPLE YEARS AND MINE DOESN'T FIT INTO THAT. I FEEL IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING THAT THEY WON'T FIX ALL YEARS CONSIDERING THEY KNOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND A SAFETY HAZZARD AS THE GAS DOESN'T JUST GET ALL OVER MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND BUT MYSELF AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE THE PUMP OR THE WAY I WAS PUMPING THE GAS AND NOTHING I HAVE DONE TO CHANGE IT HAS HELPED.

NHTSA complaint #11055910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 74,000 miles Aurora, IL

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHEN I REFUEL, WHEN PUMP STOPS GAS COMES OUT.

NHTSA complaint #11048554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 53,000 miles Bethel, CT

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHILE REFILLING THE GAS TANK, AS THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF IT SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE FLOOR. IT ALMOST SPILLED ALL OVERON ME.

NHTSA complaint #10980778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Waterboro, ME

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

PURCHASED VEHICLE LAST YEAR, SUDDENLY WHEN FILLING THE FUEL, AT THE POINT THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF THE GAS BACK BLOWS DUMPING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL ON YOU AND THE GROUND. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AND HAS HAPPENED THE LAST THREE TIMES I HAVE FUELED MY VEHICLE AT DIFFERENT PUMPS.

NHTSA complaint #10949194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Murphys, CA

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TANK OVERFLOWS WITH FUEL EVERYTIME I FILL IT UP WITH FUEL CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10933970 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 70,000 miles Richboro, PA

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE VEHICLE SPILLS FUEL EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED AT THE GAS PUMP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED REGARDLESS OF THE GAS STATION OR OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2012.

NHTSA complaint #10916080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 30,000 miles Lewisville, TX

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SPILLS GAS OUT WHEN FILLING UP.

NHTSA complaint #10863719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Franklinville, NJ

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

EVERY TIME I FILL UP GAS. IT'S SPIT OUT GAS ON THE SIDE OF MY CAR AND ON THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS FROM THE DAY I OWN THE CAR. THE GAS ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT IT DOESN'T THAT WITH ALL THE NEWER JEEP.

NHTSA complaint #10852099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 53,000 miles W. Babylon, NY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, GAS SPITS BACK AT YOU ONTO YOU AND THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME WE GET FUEL.

NHTSA complaint #10839084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Laramie, WY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

AN UNSAFE CONDITION IS CREATED UPON COMPLETION OF REFUELING. AFTER PUMP CUT-OFF FUEL SPILLAGE OCCURS ON EVERY REFUELING OPERATION. THIS CONDITION IS UNAFFECTED BY CHANGING SPEED AT WHICH REFUELING IS PERFORMED. THIS IS NOT DUE TO "TOPPING OFF," REGARDLESS OF PUMP SPEED, ON FIRST PUMP CUT-OFF SPILLAGE OCCURS. THIS CONSTITUTES WASTED MONEY AND CREATES A PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON EVERY FILL-UP FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MOST RECENTLY TODAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2015.

NHTSA complaint #10807325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 87,000 miles Wilmington, DE

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A MONTH AGO AND EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP FUEL SPILLS RAPIDLY FROM THE FILLER NECK. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #10744789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 43,500 miles Rogersville, TN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, GAS NOZZLE KICKS OFF THEN FUEL SPLASHES BACK OUT OF FILLER NECK AND GOES EVERY WHERE, ANY WHERE FROM A QUART TO MORE. I HAVE BEEN SPRAYED TO MANY TIMES AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH GAS ON MY CLOTHES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FROM RISK OF FIRE BUT FROM BREATHING GAS FUMES ON ONES CLOTHES. I TALKED WITH JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASK WHY THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THEY DON'T ISSUE RECALLS UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT, I HOPE YOU ALL WILL CHANGE YOUR DECISION AND FORCE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I CAN ALSO SEND A VIDEO OF GAS SLASHING OUT EVERY WHERE IF YOU NEED PROOF.

NHTSA complaint #10677065 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 at 50,425 miles Fredericksburg, VA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

WHEN REFUELING THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF THEN GAS OVER FLOWS. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY NOW AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE AND FREQUENT OVER TIME. I CAN NOT DATE THE OTHER INCIDENTS AS I THOUGHT IT WAS A PUMP PROBLEM INTILL IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY ON A LONG ROAD TRIP AT 3 DIFFERENT STATIONS THAT I LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM TO FIND MANY OTHERS HAVE THE ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10671496 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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