Other Fuel System Tank Mounting Problems of Jeep Wrangler - part 2

During refueling, as the tank is almost full, gasoline splashes out (or erupts) from the filler opening just after the gas pump nozzle shuts off. This has been increasingly happening since the initial incident. It has happened in many different gas stations, in many different states. Current mileage on the vehicle is 52217. During the first year or so, the amount of fuel that splashed back out of the tank depended on the gasoline flow rate and sensitivity of the pump nozzle shut-off mechanism. Sometimes the sound of gasoline starting to back up in the filler neck is used to shut-off the pump nozzle before the gasoline splashes out, but often it is too noisy around gas stations to hear it and/or the gasoline is flowing too fast to turn it off in time. In the last year, however, fuel has been splashing out just about every time the tank is refueled. It splashes out on the fender panel under the filler opening, onto the undercarriage, and on the ground. This creates a hazardous, messy, and wasteful spill of gasoline. This is particularly a big problem in states such as or that do not let the vehicle owner pump their own gas.

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Each time I fill up my gas tank with fuel, the fuel overflows out of the tank. As I am not the original owner of the vehicle, I am filing this complaint only after learning from many other Jeep owners they also experience this issue. It seems very dangerous for this amount of fuel to be spilled (and spewed) from the gas tank, the only way to prevent it is to monitor the gallons going in and stop it manually which, unfortunately, is not always a successful approach. Thanks!.

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Approximately 1 year after purchasing my used 2005 Wrangler, gas started to overflow from the filler tube upon fueling. The first time this occurred, I thought it was a defective pump shut-off at the station until it happened the next time and the next and so on. I have been dealing with this for at least 2 years with no resolve. A good amount of gas will spill out of the tank once the tank has reached capacity, spraying gas all over the vehicle and the ground. This can be minimized by slowing the flow from the nozzle, but there is no way to tell when the tank is going to be full or not. This is not only a safety issue as there is now a volatile substance on the ground, but an environmental issue as there is now gasoline that could easily enter the ground water. It is unacceptable that Chrysler is aware of this problem, has admitted that it affects other model years yet refuses to accept further responsibility.

Each time I refill the fuel tank, there is a large amount of splash back of fuel out of the filler after the gas pump shuts off when it detects that the tank is full. It started happening around 30000 miles on the odometer and happens every time I refuel the Jeep.

Gas splashes out of the gas tank on every fill up. Some times its a significant amount. This cannot be controlled by speed of fueling. I am afraid of a fire caused by fuel every where.

Jeep jk Wrangler unlimited with passenger side mounted fuel tank and drivers side mounted fuel filler neck has approx 4 ft hose between filler neck and tank. Tank vent return hose to filler neck and filler hose are inadequate engineered causing fuel to back splash every single time you fill the vehicle with fuel and allow the auto shutoff on the pump handle to stop the fuel flow. This problem exist when filling vehicle when it is turned off and when it is running. It is worse when running. In 6 years and 90,000 miles we have spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel at gas stations and we have even had this problem with a 2010 rental Jeep of the same model. A recall needs put in place before a fire occurs at a gas station.

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When refueling fuel tank on this vehicle the fuel pump will not shut off when fuel enters filling tube of vehicle thus causing fuel to be spilled out of the filling tube and onto exterior of vehicle, driving surface and fuel filling system including the hoses and pump(s). The fuel flow has such force that the person operating filling pump will also be sprayed with fuel on their person and clothes as well as areas mentioned previously. This causes a severe explosive environment in the proximity of static energy. I have never refueled my vehicle without the overflow happening unless I only partially filled my fuel tank, why have a 19 gallon tank if you can only use 2/3 of it? there is a sever danger of fire/explosion due to the amount of fuel that is spilled before the pump is stopped.