Went to go fill up the jeep, it filled up the pump clicked that it was done and then it violently overflowed covering me and my precious jeep in gasoline.
2008 Jeep Wrangler fuel system complaints
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Whenever I fill the gas tank it overflows after the pump turns off. It happens at all gas stations. It has happened since the jeep was about 3 months old. The dealer told me it wouldn't be warrantied due to my using the vehicle off road so I have given up trying. I mostly don't fill it all the way anymore. But occasionally I forget and gas spills on the ground causing a serious fire hazard at the gas station as well as an environmental issue. After learning this is a very common problem, I have to ask why this isn't a recall yet?
When pumping fuel while vehicle is stationary the fuel overflows. Must pump in small amounts slowly to keep overflow to a minimum; however, overflow still occurs especially at the end of pumping when the tank is full. Overflow squirts out and sounds like gargling when filling with fuel.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. After refueling the vehicle, fuel spewed out of the filler neck. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Gas tanks overflows when filling tank.
Fueling has been an ongoing problem. I had a shut off problem in that the gas would eject from the car. Then I had a problem with slow fueling. It might take a gallon then almost stop taking forever to put fuel into the vehicle. I have taken it to begnal motors in kingston and they did address the issue and replaced the intake nozzle? And something to allow air into the tank when refueling. It seemed to be ok for awhile then went back to the fueling problem. I took it back to begnal and they seemed to believe the only solution was to replace the gas tank at my expense! This is a liability to my safety. I drove the jeep to california and back the end of june of this year and never had a problem...I have to use my vehicle for many trips out of town and it is frightening as they told me this problem would probably get worse! This is definitely an engineering problem and should be taken care of by chrysler. It seems that there is an on going issue with the fuel system.
Fuel spills out of gas tank at every filling. Strong gas odor from gas tank at all times.
Every time I fill the gas tank up gas spills, shoots out everywhere at least a few gallons of gas is not just wasted but all over me, the jeep and the ground.
Filing up the tank causes gas to spew everywhere.
Since 2010 I have been having issues with gas over flow when filling the tank. At first I thought it was the gas attendant and being careless. This seems to be an issue mostly in the cooler weather and winter months. It is been becoming progressively worse in the last few months where after researching and speaking with other jeep owners have found that this has been a hazard and recall in a lot of wranglers. I have also learned that my jeep is not been included in this recall and have to pay for this costly repair myself. I find this unfair of chrysler to do this to faithful jeep owners. I also found that I am not alone in these costly repairs as I might also have to replace the whole gas tank. I do not wish to turn this into a battle. Please help me out with this ongoing problem as I am a faithful jeep lover and want to stay that way. Thank you
When filling with gas it spits back gas when gas pump turns off.
Every time I fuel the jeep, it overflows after its full and spills everywhere. The first time this happened, the fuel spilled all over my pants and shoes and hand. This is a safety hazard and needs to be fixed. The overfilling problem has been occurring everytime I fill up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that when refueling the vehicle, the fuel tank failed to stop when at the full level. As a result, fuel spilled from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
I just recently bought this vehicle used. When I refuel the vehicle, the pump stops, but then fuel shoots out of the tank.
The gas tank spits back fuel after every filling.
Gas pours out of filler/neck , gas tank when filling the vehicle up. Have tried holding nozzle at different angles, filling it slower etc however this continues to happen.
During refueling, fuel back filled from the filler tube. This caused gas to spray out and splash onto me, the vehicle and ground.
On may 29th of 2014 I was driving my 2008 jeep wrangler down a 4 lane city street at about 3000 RPM. I had just taken off from a red light when I heard a loud explosion that resulted in a fire underneath the vehicle. The gas tank exploded and the fire covered the bottom of the entire vehicle. There was damage under the hood on the engine side of the firewall on what appeared to be fuel lines. Luckily there was a quick response by the fire department who quickly extinguished the fire, but my jeep has been rendered un-drivable. I have contacted both chrysler and the dealership but not assistance there. The chrysler investigation team would not even take a look at the fuel lines the marshal determined started the fire. I will never feel safe in this vehicle or any other vehicle produced by chrysler ever again. Luckily there was no personal injury to me, but only because I had all the doors and top off which enabled a rapid escape. Please take a serious look a these wranglers and force chrysler to take action before someone is seriously injured or even killed.
I just pulled out of quick trip after putting $60 in gas in and right about 35 MPH around 1500rpm I heard a loud "pop" the jeep shut down, then flames came from both sides of my jeep, almost burning my leg. (I had the doors and top off the vehicle.)
Every time I fill my fuel tank gas leaks out all over the jeep body the bumper, my feet, and not just a little but a lot!
When I fill up the vehicle, gas flows backwards out of the filler neck and pours down the side of the vehicle onto the ground. I loose at least 12 ounces.
When filling the jeep up for the 1st time since buying it fuel was spit back out when it was full.
Every single time I go to fill up my 2008 jeep wrangler sahara gas spills down the side and onto the ground. When the pump clicks off it is already over-filled and spills everywhere! I've tried holding it at different angles and pushing it farther in but nothing works except not filling up my vehicle entirely. This is a serious fire risk and not to mention the way the fuel is ruining the paint and discoloring my bumper!
The fuel spills back during refueling.
Upon filling up the vehicle, fuel rushes out of the inlet and onto the fender guard, body, and bumper and on the ground. This has happened repeatedly at every fill up. After the first three times this happened I caught as much as possible from the spill = 3 pints +. It shoots all over my hands, arm, and leg. Very dangerous and hazardous having gas all over me.
Gas spews out and does not shut off correctly when tank is full. Keeps shutting off gas when it is not full causing it to take an extremely long time to fill, but will not shut off when tank is full and will spit back gas and over flow.
When filling the fuel tank, the fuel stop valve is stuck open causing fuel to spill out when tank gets full. If I remember correctly this valve is there to stop fuel from spilling out in a roll-over accident. If the valve gets stuck open then this can cause a fire/explosion.
Problem occurs when fueling. Auto pump shutoff does not work with this gas tank filler, fuel sprays out of fill up. Only time fuel does not spill out if you very slowly add fuel and stop before tank is full.
When refueling, the vehicle ejects between 1 tblsp and 1 pint of fuel from the filler neck depending on the pump, outside temperature, and fuel level prior to filling. Fuel is ejected a distance of up to 6' (observed). Fuel is only spilled when the tank is filled and at termination of the procedure. Warm temperatures eject more fuel. This occurs 100% of the time and I need to warn attendants so they don't get fuel splashed on them. We are in oregon where self-service is not allowed.
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