2005 Jeep Wrangler fuel/propulsion system problems
99 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2005 Jeep Wrangler — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Jun 15, 2021
“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…”
filed Nov 28, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Wrangler years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Wrangler | 18 | 31% |
| 2024 Wrangler | 150 | 23% |
| 2023 Wrangler | 43 | 13% |
| 2022 Wrangler | 50 | 13% |
| 2021 Wrangler | 92 | 10% |
| 2020 Wrangler | 30 | 5% |
| 2019 Wrangler | 9 | 1% |
| 2018 Wrangler | 18 | 1% |
| 2017 Wrangler | 13 | 4% |
| 2016 Wrangler | 13 | 3% |
| 2015 Wrangler | 15 | 3% |
| 2014 Wrangler | 19 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Jeep Wrangler
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.