Vehicle’s inlet check valve for gas tank does not work properly when tank is filled at fueling stations. Does not trigger gas pumps to stop causing overflow and spilling on person / clothing / vehicle and gas station property. This is a known issue for 2005-2006 Jeep Wranglers. The issue was repaired by manufacturer for newer Jeep Wranglers. Currently no manufacturer ownership on remediation issue and/or recall for 2005-2006 model year Jeep Wranglers.
2006 Jeep Wrangler fuel system problems
479 complaints (66% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 39,000.
- owner complaints
- 479
- of this car's complaints
- 66%
- typical mileage
- 39,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap3
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Jeep Wrangler fuel system problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2006 Jeep Wrangler fuel system
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2006 Jeep Wrangler owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
When filling up the gas tank with fuel, the fuel splashes out going over me, my fenders, side of jeep and the ground. I believe this is a major safety issue.and jeep should be liable. God forbid if this caused a fatality.
Fuel overflows when the tank is filled. The auto-shutoff doesn't work. It happens every time I fill the tank, no matter what gas station. This is a safety and environmental hazard.
Every time I fill the jeep up with gas, large amount of fuel spills out before the fill gun can stop it. I have been to many different gas station and it happens at all of them. This is a very dangerous, many others with my year jeep have filled complaints and got the issue fix.
Every time I fill up my fuel tank, 1/2 a second after the pump shuts off, a significant of fuel comes rushing out on to the ground.
When filling the wrangler with fuel, the tank consistently and regularly overfills and spits fuel out of the top of the fuel tank towards the gas pump nozzle, the person filling the wrangler, the exterior of the wrangler, and onto the floor next to the wrangler. There is a tsb for repair of this issue, but my year is not automatically covered by that tsb. Please help.
When filling up the fuel tank, it will either click-off every 2 tenths of a gallon or spill fuel out when attempting to fill at the slowest rate. There are no kinks or etc in the filler pipe or vent pipe.
During pumping of gasoline into the tank when the tanks fills, gas spews from the tank everytime. This does not happen with either of the other 3 jeeps that I own. This causes a potential for fire and/or injury due to gasoline splashing on hands, arms and clothes.
When I fill up with gas at a station, after the pump clicks, about a pint of gas splashes out of the filler and down the body onto the ground.
Jeep wrangler 2005 and 2006. When filling the gas tank at the gas station, gasoline will overflow momentarily, spilling gasoline on the ground from the gas tank filler tube when the gas pump fuel nozzle shuts off. This has happened on the 2005 and 2006 model year wranglers I have own(ed). Reviewing comments on the internet this is a common problem with these model years. An additional problem is the internal sticking (due to internal valve plug expansion) check valve that causes spillage also may not permit proper fuel filling.
Questions about the 2006 Jeep Wrangler fuel system
Does the 2006 Jeep Wrangler have fuel system problems?
Owners have filed 479 complaints about the fuel system of the 2006 Jeep Wrangler, 66% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2006 Jeep Wrangler fuel system problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 39,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Jeep Wrangler fuel system?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Jeep Wrangler have the most fuel system problems?
The Jeep Wrangler model years with the most fuel system complaints are 2006 (479 complaints), 2005 (448 complaints) and 2010 (228 complaints).
Other 2006 Jeep Wrangler problems
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