Fuel overflows when using an automatic fuel fill nozzle. Fuel will spill on the ground and sometimes on the operator. Can be a substantial amount. But does vary. Slow manual filling is a must to avoid this.
2009 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 fuel system complaints
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When filling my gas tank up, gas will overflow out of the filler tube, onto the side of my jeep, onto the bumper and onto the ground when it is full or close to being full. The gas nozzle will shut off, but a lot of gas pours out. Even when I manually hold the nozzle to slow the flow down, it still spills over. This has happened on 3 different pumps at the same station. The station is a newer station, around 5 years old.
When fueling the vehicle it always overflows spilling fuel onto the ground and on me.
I am aware of several instances of the following problem occurring which I feel needs to be addressed. I have a 2009 jeep wrangler unlimited and almost every time I fuel it, after the pump automatically clicks off, I get a splash of fuel out of the filler neck. This has been occurring, off and on, since I have owned the vehicle.
Purchased new 2009 jeep rubicon and picked it up at the dealership on wed. 3/3/09 with 6 miles on the odometer. Drove less than 2 miles to private property and drove up dirt hill (nothing that a jeep couldn't handle) & it got stuck. Left rear wheel wasn't turning even though in 4w low. The wheel should have been able to move the entire vehicle since it was in 4-wheel drive. The driver got out to check the wheel and the fire was under the back of the vehicle & a loose hose was leaking some liquid. The driver tried to put out fire and was unable to. The fuel tank cracked (unkown if due to fire or if it caused the fire) and jeep continued to burn since tank was full. The vehicle is a complete loss. Driver sustained second degree burns to right hand and his legs. No other injuries. The car fire started a small grass fire that was quickly contained. No structures were damaged, less than an acre burned. The dealership towed away the car for inspection. It is still unknown as to the reason for the wheel failure and the start of the fire.
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