40 problems related to other fuel system tank assembly have been reported for the 2006 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Jeep Wrangler based on all problems reported for the 2006 Wrangler.
Every time I fuel up unless I listen very carefully to the change in the sound of the gasoline from the pump into the tank the fuel filler fails to automatically cut off without overflowing. Every wrangle unlimited owner I have asked experiences the same problem, yet Chrysler fails to acknowledge the issue. I am personally unaware of any fires resulting from this problem, but the potential definitely exists.
Ever since I bought my 2006 Jeep Wrangler unlimited rubicon, I have problems when refueling the car. I bought my car second-hand. If I leave the gas nozzle on 'auto', the auto-shutoff of the pump shuts off too late, resulting in a gush of gasoline squirting out of the tank. The only way to prevent any spilling of gas during fuelling is to listen to the noise that the escaping air out of the tank makes, or guesstimating roughly how much gas the car needs, then manually very slowly continue to fill up.
More than half of the times I fill the fuel tank, the filler nozzle does not shut off, spraying fuel outside the vehicle.
When refueling the gasoline tank will overflow spilling upwards of a quart of gasoline on the operator,(in eyes and on cloths) the vehicle and the ground. Gasoline is highly flamable! this is a very common problem with Jeep Wranglers of the 2005 and 2006 models happening to every single owner I have talked to. In oregon we do not pump our own gas and the station employees says "it happens with all these Jeeps" when I go out of state and pump my own gas it allways splashes out getting gas everywhere. This is a widely commen problem with these vehicles and I cant belive it has been allowed to go on this long with out being address as it is very dangerous when fueling your car and getting spilled gas everywhere.
Every time I fill the tank fully, since new, this vehicle has overfilled and spilled approximately 0. 3 gallons of fuel. I have two friends with 05-06 Jeep Wranglers with the same fuel filler neck, both have the same problem. Chrysler is unwilling to repair at a reasonable cost, but it is a design flaw that is dangerous to the owner of the vehicle and the environment.