Gas tank spits back out gas as soon as the filling stops. There is enough gas lost to spill down the side of the jeep and onto the ground. I have used different pumps at the same station and finally went to other stations and the same has happened each time I gas up my vehicle. I just returned from the jeep dealership and they told me the problem was in the check valve and I would need a costly replacement of the whole tank. I see now that this is a common problem with this gas tank. Losing even a small amount of gas is costly not to mention the potential danger of free gas spilling out. A recall is needed which is not limited to only certain years.
2005 Jeep Wrangler fuel system complaints
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Fuel gushes out of tank during every fill up. Maybe 3-9 fl. Ounces pour out, maybe more. This happens if the pump is set on auto fill, the pump clicks off, but a split-second later fuels comes out foaming. If the pump is manually operated and the lever is eased so that it pumps about half speed or less, it does not gush out. This has happened since I bough the car new, I'm the original owner. I has never not done it on auto fill and it takes skill to avoid it.
When filling the fuel tank, gasoline shoots out the filler neck before the pump shuts off. This happens consistently and at all gas stations tried. My understanding is that this is not an isolated incident and occurs on many jeep wrangler vehicles.
Every time I fill up my gas tank, the auto shut off doesn't happen until the tank overflows, this has caused gas to spill out sometimes onto the person filling up the tank. This happens every time at any station I use.
When filling with fuel, this jeep spits fuel back out the filler on you when it gets full. Happens like 95% of the time no matter how slow you fuel it. This will get someone burned sooner or later. Common jeep problem listed in online forums.
Fuel fill spits out fuel every time I fill the tank. It is a dangerous situation due to the volatility of gas.
Gas overflows / spews out when filling up due to bad design of fuel tank vent system.
Fuel tank overflows each and every time the vehicle is filled with fuel. I had a 2004 jeep wrangler and never had this problem.
When filling gas tank, gasoline spews from the filler neck prior to the automatic shut-off on the pump engaging. This has been an issue with this particular vehicle since 2008.
A large amount of fuel violently erupts from tank mouth when filling and overflows onto the vehicle, ground & myself. This occurs at each complete fill-up. This 2005 jeep wrangler sporadically trips obd-2 check engine codes for emission evaporative components, in the p0440-p0456 range.
Gas is overflowing when I fuel up. This has happened 5 times already.
When filling the gas tank the pump will not automatically shut off and there is a huge spray of gasoline out of the tank. This happens almost every time, you are forced to listen to the sound of the gas and judge when it is about to spill out in order to prevent it. (note: I no longer own this vehicle, but I am documenting it here since I have heard that it is a common problem.)
When fueling the vehicle, gasoline overflows and spews out of the gas tank opening. This happens each time the vehicle is fueled and occurs as the tank reaches full. This is an extremely dangerous and unhealthy situation which needs to be addressed by the vehicle manufacturer. I was shocked to find this is a known and widely reported issue, but not yet resolved by chrysler.
My 2005 jeep wrangler tj will spit fuel each time I fill the vehicle (overflow) and it will spill gasoline all over the side of the vehicle and on the ground.
After filling the fuel tank, the gas pump stops but the gas comes gushing out of the filler tube. This has now happened every time I have filled up my jeep since the first time it happened in jan 2011.
The fuel always spews out of the tank when allowing the automatic shutoff of the gas pump. It happens with every gas station I use. I would estimate about 1 to 2 cups of fuel spill out and onto the ground each time I fill up. I have been informed this is an issue that involves a faulty valve in the wrangler gas tank. Jeep needs to take ownership of this issue.
When refueling a significant quantity (estimated at 8 ounces or more) of gasoline is "spit back" or discharged from the fuel filler opening as the tank reaches full. This discharge produces a puddle of gasoline at least 24" in diameter and leaves the exterior and underside of the fender dripping with gasoline and depending on the filler hose configuration may soak the clothing of the person operating the pump. This event occurs every time the vehicle is refueled unless care is taken to stop adding fuel before the tank reaches full capacity. Clearly this creates a very dangerous, environmentally hazardous and potentially life threatening situation!!
When I try to fill my tank using the autofill option on the fuel pump handle, the fuel doesn't shut off when the tank is full and will come splashing out in force. My solution thus far is to be aware of the gallon amount as I fuel the vehicle, then when it gets fairly close, I try to trickle the fuel in so as not to splash too much fuel out on to the ground or my pants and shoes.
When filling the fuel tank with gas, the gas pump does not shut off when the tank is full. This causes overflow of gas from the tank. An internet search indicates that this is a common issue with jeep wranglers.
Fuel spills when gas tank is full every time I fill up the jeep. My father has this same problem also.
When filing gas tank, gas does not shut off before overfilling and causing a spillage on ground at gas pumps. Always runs out and is damaging paint around filler hole.
When filling the gas tank, the shutoff valve to prevent fuel overflow does not appear to work properly and the result is that fuel overflows from the filler neck and runs all over the vehicle and ground. This happens every time it's filled up regardless of how quickly or slowly I regulate the flow of fuel into the tank.
When filling the gas tank the pump will stop pumping gas but the fuel will splash out of the fill port on my jeep. There are many youtube vids showing this problem. Gas is expensive so I would like to know why this is happening.
Whenever the vehicle is filled completely with gas the gas pump will quit pumping fuel but 1/2 - 1 cup of fuel spills out every time after the fuel pump shuts off.
When I was at a gas station that didn't have a fuel vapor recovery system on the fuel pump handle, fuel would spit back out when the fuel tank got full, getting fuel on the pump handle and down the side of the jeep.
Every time I fill my 2005 jeep wrangler, the full hose will not shut off and gas shoots out all over the fender and the ground. This happens at all gas stations and it doesn't matter whether I use the auto shut off or hold the nozzle, the gas still shoots out creating a safety and environmental hazard.
When filling the vehicle with gasoline it will not stop the pump and begin to overflow.
Fueling stopper assembly does not trigger gas station pump nozzle to stop dispensing fuel on time. The result is spilled fuel every time due to fuel over flow from fuel tank when ever a fuel fill up is attempted. This happens 100% of the time.
Incident mileage on my report is due to buying the vehicle used, but has most likely occurred since date of original purchase. Due to an bad check valve in the fuel tank, overfilling occurs at almost every fill-up, creating both environmental concerns and potential hazardous conditions.
When trying to put gas into tank the gas overflows out the fill tube.
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