2005 Jeep Wrangler

JEEP WRANGLERS HAVE A COMMON ISSUE WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. FOR WHATEVER REASON (BAD PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE?) FILLING THE TANK WILL OFTEN RESULT IN FUEL SQUIRTING BACK OUT THE FILLER NECK ONCE IT IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS SUDDENLY, AND FUEL SHOOTS BACK OUT A GOOD DISTANCE, CAUSING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. I'VE SPOKEN WITH MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

I CANNOT FILL MY GAS TANK FULL WITHOUT GAS COMING OUT SPILLING ON THE VEHICLE AND ON ME. I OWN A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. IT ONLY HAS 25,258 MILES ON IT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER MOTORS CORP CUSTOMER CENTER (1-800-992-1997) (REF. #18329606) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2009 ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM REQUESTING THAT CHRYSLER REPAIRS THE GAS TANK FOR ME BECAUSE LIVES ARE AT DANGER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GAS AND GAS COMES OUT OF THE TANK. GAS IS GETTING ON THE VEHICLE, MY HANDS AND THE GROUND AT THE PUMP. ARMBRUSTER MOTOR CO. (1-800-766-0980) INFORMED ME ON FEBRUARY 6, 2009, THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE WAS TO PURCHASE A NEW GAS TANK. THE COST OF A NEW GAS TANK WOULD BE AROUND $500.00. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR A NEW GAS TANK BUT IF I PAY FOR THE NEW GAS TANK THEY WOULD COVER THE NEW TANK FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THEY DESIGNED THE FAULTY GAS TANK THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN I FILL MY VEHICLE WITH GAS. IT IS NOT LIKE THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK, SPILLED GAS IS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR THANK YOU, JENNIFER WILLMAN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE GAS CAP FAILED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO PUT FUEL INTO HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS CAP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A YEAR LATER. AS OF DECEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF UPDATED 05/19/08

THE MAIN ISSUE OF CONCERN IS WHAT I DESCRIBE AS SURGING, WHAT I MEAN IS THE VEHICLE WANTS TO GO WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. WHAT I HAVE DETERMINED IS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A FLUCTUATING IDLE RPM AS OPPOSED TO A STEADY IDLE RPM AND WHEN THE IDLE RPM DROPS BELOW AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL THE COMPUTER SENDS A SIGNAL TO KICK THE THROTTLE AND THE VEHICLE THEN SURGES. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY DEALER AND THEY RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY COULDN'T VERIFY THE CONCERN. A CO-WORKER RECENTLY PURCHASED THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE, ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND SO ON AND HAS REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE TO HER DEALER AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE CONCERN WAS NOT VERIFIABLE. *JB

NORMAL DRIVING RESULTS IN A CHANGE IN THE SHIFTING ACTION OF THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION. IF THE VEHICLE IS WARM THE ELECTRONIC BUZZ LENGTHENS AND PREVENTS THE SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR POSITION TO THE NEXT. THE TRANSMISSION RUMBLES AND SKIPS BEFORE CHANGING TO THE NEXT GEAR FOR A SECOND OR MORE. THE GEARS CLEARLY ARE NOT ENGAGING IN A TIMELY MANNER AND PREVENTS READY MOVEMENT AFTER SHIFTING TO A NEW GEAR POSITION. AFTER LONG DRIVES THIS IS NOTICEABLE DURING NORMAL UNHURRIED PARKING MANEUVERS. THIS ACTION WAS INITIALLY OBSERVED AT ABOUT 384 MILES ON ODOMETER AND BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER. THE SECOND PROBLEMS HAS OCCURRED ON 5 OR MORE OCCASIONS WHERE THE IDLE SPEED DOES NOT GO TO NORMAL AFTER REMOVING PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. WAS FIRST NOTICED ON HILLS IN CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND HAS BEEN NOTICED IN TRAFFIC ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. THE ENGINE NOISE IS QUITE AUDIBLE WHEN THIS OCCURS AND IDLES ABOVE 1000 AND CARRIES VEHICLE AT 10 PLUS MPH ON FLAT SURFACES. THE VEHICLE ALSO SURGES AFTER SHORT DRIVES AND IS NOTICEABLE IN PARKING LOTS OR GARAGE PARKING. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE "DANGEROUS" INSTANCES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS WILL OCCUR IN BOTH REVERSE AND FORWARD DRIVES. THE DRIVE TRAIN ALSO HAS A LOUD RESONATING SOUND WHICH SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE ROTATING IS NOT UNIFORM AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL SOUND. ALL OF THESE CONCERNS WERE OBSERVED AFTER ABOUT 300 MILES AND BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER. THE DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE HEARING THE GEAR SOUNDS, SAID THE IDLE WOULD ADJUST AFTER 3600 MILES AND HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE SURGING. *NM