Tipm- door locks shorted out, fuel pump quits stranding the vehicle on the street, will not restart without pulling and resetting the iod fuse, causes airbag light to flash fault, rear wiper quits. This makes the vehicle unsafe or unable to be used. Vehicle was bought new and wouldn't think much about this if through research I had not found how many failures experienced by many have been related to this parts failure rate. Parked the vehicle and when went to restart it it would not resart, then the doors started locking and unlocking repeatedly locking me out of the vehicle with the keys in it. I reset the iod fuse and it started. Then going down the highway the warning lights in the dash started flashing, airbag, tcs, anti theft, tire pressure, ABS, stability control all came on then vehicle shut off. It would start then run for a few seconds and die. Through research I found this to be related to the anti theft in the tipm-. Tried replacing the door lock fuse and it started arcing and smoking. Vehicle is parked now with a tipm- on order. As stated previously, I bought this jeep new and if it was not such a widespread issue with chrysler products I woul not think much about a part failure at ten years.
Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 fuel pump problems
19 of the 1,366 owner complaints about the Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 describe fuel pump failure, most of them for the 2008 model year.
- owner complaints
- 19
- worst model year
- 2008
- typical mileage
- 43,000
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I started smelling gas around my jeep . I took it to the dealer . They did the chek valve recall . Gas leak still presisted . So I took it back to the dealer . They told me that the way the tank is designed that it weres the tank thin on top and starts to leak . It also started to leak around the fuel pump area they said due to dirt . This was a 9 hundred 5 dollar fix that I feal is not my fault the jeep is garage kept and only has 82000 miles on it . Thats crazy to have to replace a tank with that many miles .
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4x4. The contact stated that strong fuel fumes emitted inside the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that there was a leak coming from the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician diagnosed that the fuel tank, lock ring and the fuel pump were deteriorated and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Updated 4/7/15*cn updated 6/25/2015
About 3 months ago the jeep started spitting out a large amount of gasoline at the fuel pump 10 seconds after the pump shuts off. This happens at every fill now and is extremely dangerous as you have to start the car and drive with the rear corner covered in gasoline. I did research and this is a common chrysler/jeep issue yet they said it's not a covered repair on my year model and could cost $1000 to fix... This doesn't make sense. I urge all drivers with this issue to file a complaint as it's dangerous and should be covered under the warranty if not, recall. My jeep is stock everything and there was nothing that occurred out of the ordinary when this started happening.
About 4 months ago I was filling up at pump and the auto-shut off did not work causing gas to gush out all over my jeep and the ground. Tried several gas stations and it continued to happen. Took jeep to dealer and they were aware of the issue - said it was not a recall, that they had to replace the fuel tank, o-ring, fuel pump and level unit. Luckily I have a warranty, however, I did have to pay a $100 deductible. My husband was researching and saw that this is an emissions issue and read that the manufacturer is responsible for any emission issues due to defective parts. I see several people have made the same claim as I and I do hope that someone looks into this issue with chrysler/dodge. I do not feel I should have had to pay a deductible - this sounds like an issue where if it happens, chrysler/dodge should be covering the work/parts.
When refueling my 2007 jeep wrankler (4dr) the fuel will overflow back out of the tank without warning. This occurs when locking the fuel pump handle as some places allow and when fueling up manually. There is no way to know when to stop fueling before this occurs uhnless you try to remove the nozzle and look into the fill hole while slowly pumping the fuel.
During the first week of september 2010, when refueling my 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited, when the gas station fuel pump /nozzle automatically shuts off, fuel began to overflow / backflow and spill out onto the side of the jeep and the ground. This continued to happen almost everytime I refueled. I began stopping the fuel nozzle manually when it sounded like the fuel was getting close to the nozzle. It would still overflow on occasion. Now I have to refill the jeep's gas tank judging by how low the gas gauge reads and how many gallons I put in. Usually I fill the gas tank a to little over three quarters of a tank. I do not feel comfortable filling up the gas tank until it is full or filling it until the pump automatically shuts off when it sense the tank is full because the amount of overflow varied, but in worst cases I estimated it was anywhere from 10 fluid ounces to 32 fluid ounces which really concerns me. There were times when the gas literally gushed out enough to splash onto the thigh area of my pant leg and shoes, while I was standing a good 18 inches from the jeep.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler 4-dr 4x4. The contact stated whenever dispensing fuel close to the full level, the fuel would immediately spray out of the filler neck. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they stated that the failure was due to a faulty fuel pump nozzle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000.
When fuel tank is filled, as soon as the fuel pump nozzle "clicks" off (indicating the gas tank is full, several ounces of gasoline "spits" out. It spits out in a fashion to directly land on the shoes and/or pants leg of the person operating the fuel pump. This occurs on the first click (as opposed to those situations that occur when someone is "topping off" the gas tank). It occurs on every fuel tank fillup, except in those situations where the gas pump operates notably slower than most service stations. The amount of gasoline that ends up on the ground is typically at least 2 or more feet in diameter. The dealer has acknowledged that these fuel tanks do not vent properly and that caused the problem. Many you tube videos demonstrating the problem. Environmental - raw gasoline dispensed on the ground personal - raw gasoline on clothing/skin, with issues of strong gasoline odor in passenger compartment safety - potential disastrous issues if spark were to occur.
2008 jeep wrangler unlimited having fuel spew from filler pipe when filling tank. This occurs just as tank is full and fuel pump automatically stops. The amount of fuel spilled is about 500 cc and comes out as a bubbly mixture. The fuel spills on the vehicle and on to the ground. It will get on the person filling if standing close. The problems started at about 37k miles and is now occurring with nearly every fill-up. There is no warning that this is going to happen that would allow one to stop the pump before the overflow occurs.
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The model years with the most reports are 2008 (10 complaints), 2007 (7 complaints) and 2009 (2 complaints).
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