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At every fuel fill up, gasoline splashes back out onto the vehicle, the person filling the vehicle and creates a very unsafe puddle of gasoline on the ground. There is never a time that it does not happen. I would be readily available to make my vehicle available for inspection of this concern. Chrysler has issued recalls for this exact problem on several of their vehicle models all within the same time period of manufacturing. The fuel tank inlet check valve is a widely known and dangerous issue that should be seriously considered to repair the remaining vehicles on the road with this problem. It has been documented by numerous owners of Jeep Wranglers from 2005-2006 while the same issue forced a recall of the same Jeeps in later model years, 2007-2008. The Jeep has been inspected by a certified mechanic where I was notified of much of this information. With the amount of gasoline that spills out and the motorist re-enters their vehicle, there could be a static charge that could ignite the gasoline and cause extreme personal harm and property damage. There is no indication or warning sign to alert you that it is going to splash out gasoline. I am left to rarely fill my fuel tank to the maximum level to avoid being soaked in gasoline and irritating my skin or worse. I have owned this Jeep for going on 4 years and it has been a concern since day 1. I am noting this report of having been injured but the injuries at this point are only skin irritations as a result of gasoline coming in contact with our skin. I also noted the date as the first time this happened but as mentioned before, it happens or will happen at every fill up.
When refueling my Jeep has always belched gasoline back out of the fuel filler neck when the gas pump automatically shuts off when the tank gets full. This could easily cause a disaster & my wife is afraid to put fuel in it. I thought that mine was the only one to do this, but talking with other owners, I have discovered that all similar Jeep have the same dangerous defect.
The poor design of the gas tank rollover safety float ball in this vehicle continues to allow gasoline to splash back out of the gas filler neck of the vehicle every single time at an auto shut off fueling nozzle is used. This is a known defect but which they offered a remedy that had an age or mileage limit. This is a gross safety hazard and should warranty T a recall before some one blows up.
Every time I fill the gas tank fuel spills out the filler neck causing a significant fuel spill. The Jeep is stationary and on level ground at the gas station
Every time I fill the vehicle with gasoline, when the pump shuts off a large amount of gasoline 'burps' out and onto the ground. This is due to a faulty check valve installed from the factory that stops working because of the ethanol in the fuel. Jeep has recalled later Wrangler for this same issue but left us 2005-2006 owners stuck with the issue. This is a safety, health, and environmental hazard. I will be glad to send you a video of this happening.
- Navarre, FL, USA
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Gas tank overflow. Anytime I fill my tank, a large amount of gasoline shoots back out of the tank, dripping down the side of my car, and often splashing me or gas attendant. Not only is this dangerous, it is also damaging the plastic and paint on my car, as well as wasting gas.
While filling with fuel, it will spit fuel back out and will not fill with gas properly. Have tried going as slow as possible on the fuel lever while fueling and will still spit gas back out like there is a problem in the fuel filler hose and flap inside it.
When filling up the gas tank, gasoline routinely back flows as it gets full. This causes gasoline to spill over the fuel filler door and down the side of the vehicle. I have had the vehicle for three years and since 51K miles were on it. This always happens when refueling.
When having to fill up on gas it is overflowing. Even if you set the control on the pump, when you pull out the nozzle, gas is spilling all over the Jeep, floor and has even has spilled all over myself. This full tank needs to be recalled for the safety of all consumers.
As the fuel tank is being filled with fuel and the fuel pump cuts off when the tank is full, the tank allows a significant amount of fuel to be "burped" out of the fuel filler onto the vehicle, ground, and the person filling the vehicle. This occurs every time the tank is filled at every fuel depot.
When filling fuel tank, fuel comes out without warning and spills all over the ground and the vehicle. When adjacent to a hot brake caliper, this could create a fire hazard. About a pint of fuel is spilled with every fill-up. If the operator tries to listen for the fuel to come up the filler to stop, there is a splash and eye hazard.
Also fuel tank overflow shutoff valve does not work. When filling up gas tank, fuel overflows on car and person pumping gas every time the tank is filled. Multiple years of Jeep Wrangler were recalled, including many 05's for this same problem.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Wrangler. While pumping fuel into the vehicle, fuel spewed out. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rollover check valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000. The VIN was unknown.
When you fill the tank with gas, the pump doesn't shut off resulting in gas leaking onto the side of the vehicle as well as the ground. It looks like there have been multiple complaints about this problem from others that have this same vehicle. Image read it is a faulty design and faulty ivc.
Fuel spills/sprays out of filler when refueling. Pump shut-off does not engage correctly. This happens every time vehicle is refueled and results in excess fuel spillage on vehicle and ground.
Like all the other Jeep Wrangler mine cannot fill up with gas without the gas overflowing out of the filler neck. This causes pollution, damages the finish of the car as well as a major safety issue. Please make them recall this gas issue as the flapper in the line gets stuck open. At least that is what all the forums seem to say. If you want to see what it looks like just go to youtube --> https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jeep+Wrangler+gas+overflow or put in any other similar search. The majority of the Jeep on the road have this issue.
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- Warren, MI, USA