2005 Jeep Wrangler
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Fuel system is the leading concern among 650 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 11th highest complaint count among 26 Wrangler model years with reports.
Of the 2005 reports, 10 involved a crash and 9 involved a fire. 15 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulicMar 13, 2006
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR CERTAIN FORD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, AND JEEP PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF NAPA, RAYBESTOS, AIMCO, AC DELCO, CARQUEST, BENDIX, AND WAGNER. ONLY PRODUCTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 27, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 17, 2006 (DATE CODES 0529 THROUGH 0602) ARE SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL. WHEN SUBJECT TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, AN INTERNAL SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD LOSE FLEXIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK.
LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAD TO A DECREASE IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
AFFINIA (BRAKE PARTS, INC.) WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS CAN CONTACT AFFINA GROUP CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-323-0354.
Campaign 06E022000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmissionOct 6, 2005
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 42RLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT MAY BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. IF THE SHAFT MOVES OUT OF POSITION, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 'PARK' POSITION.
IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND INSTALL A BRACKET TO ENSURE THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT IS RETAINED IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 05V460000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: gasoline
346 reports, newest first. Show all
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 27, 2010
FUEL SPILL OUT OF JEEP WHEN FUELING. FUEL SPLASHES OUT ABOUT 1 PINT. ON JEEP, PERSON AND GROUND. CLEAN-UP WAS NEEDED.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 26, 2010
2005 JEEP WRANGLER. GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED UP. GAS COMES GUSHING OUT AS PUMP STOPS.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 26, 2010
FUEL SPILL WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. SHUTOFF DOES NOT WORK
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 26, 2010
2005 JEEP WRANGLER LJ/TJ RUBICON UNLIMITED WHEN FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE THE TANK OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE VEHICLE SPRAYING ONTO THE OPERARTOR OF THE GAS PUMP AND FLOODING THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND ON THE GROUND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE OPERATOR OF THE PUMP IS COVERED IN GAS AND FUMES THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE SKIN AND EYES; IN WORSE CASE SCENARIO AN EXPLOSION IF A CELL PHONE IS IN ONES POCKET OR NEARBY. PLEASE RECALL THESE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY; IT HAPPENS TO ALMOST EVERY JEEP WRANGLER AND EVENTUALLY WILL EFFECT ALL. THIS IS NOT FROM TOPPING OFF OR USING A HIGH PRESSURE GAS NOZZLE OR ONE GAS STATION. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHERE I AM AND IF I DON'T TIME IF CORRECTLY GASOLINE WILL BE ALL OVER THE PLACE. ALTHOUGH NOT SERIOUS, AT ONE TIME GASOLINE DID SPRAY ENOUGH ON A WINDY DAY TO HIT ME IN THE EYE CAUSING A BURNING SENSATION AND REDNESS OBVIOUSLY I COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. IF A YOUNG CHILD IS NEAR BY THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 26, 2010
EVERYTIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED UP, FUEL COMES LAUNCHING OUT FROM AROUND THE PUMP HANDLE SPRAYING ANYONE STANDING WITHIN A COUPLE OF FEET OF THE PUMP. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED, AT EVERY GAS STATION. JEEP HAS SUGGESTED A REPLACEMENT TANK, BUT WITH NO ASSURANCES THAT IT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE RESULTS OF A ONLINE SEARCH INDICATES A REPLACEMENT TANK WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 25, 2010
1. FILLING THE GAS TANK IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER, IF I ALLOW THE PUMP TO ACTUALLY FILL IT UP (UNTIL YOU HEAR THE "CLICK" SOUND) JUST BEFORE THE CLICK GAS SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER NOZZLE (AT LEAST A COUPLE CUPS WORTH). 2. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I LET THE PUMP FILL MY TANK UNTIL FULL. I VERY QUICKLY LEARNED THAT I'D HAVE TO JUST ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS I NEEDED, ROUND DOWN, AND NOT FILL UP ALL THE WAY (MANUALLY). 3. I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY FUEL FILLER OR TANK, DESPITE THIS BEING A WIDELY DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM. ON A LATER PAGE IT KEPT SAYING IT WAS INVALID, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THIS IS CORRECT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 24, 2010
05 JEEP WRANGLER, FUEL OVERFLOWS WHILE FILLING TANK CAUSING FUEL SPILL ON GROUND AND ANYTHING/ANYONE IN THE WAY. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 24, 2010
GAS SPLASHES OUT OF MY 2005 JEEP YJ WHEN FILLING AT ANY GAS PUMP. THE GAS PUMP STOPS THE FLOW OF GAS, BUT ABOUT ONE CUP OF GAS SPLASHES OUT EVERY TIME I FILL-UP.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 24, 2010
FUEL SPILL WHILE REFILLING. THE PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF WHILE FILLING WITH GAS. HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL UP ALL THE WAY.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 23, 2010
WHEN FUELING, GAS SHOOTS OUT OF FILLER TUBE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE. THIS IS BOTH A FIRE HAZARD AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK GETS GAS ALL OVER THEM.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 23, 2010
EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER IT OVERFLOWS, AND SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE JEEP, AND THE GROUND.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 22, 2010
EVERYTHING I FILL MY 05 JEEP WRANGLER THE GAS SPEWS OUT WHEN THE NOZZLE CUTS OFF. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. BEFORE THEN WAS NORMAL WHEN FILLED. I TALKED TO THE JEEP DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *DT
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 21, 2010
2005 JEEP WRANGLER - GASOLINE OVERFLOWS FROM FILLER NECK WHILE GAS IS PUMPED EVERYTIME TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY. WASTE OF GAS AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 18, 2010
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AT THE PUMP, NOT THE FIRST TIME - HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE JEEP. PROBABLY 7 OUT OF TEN TIMES. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 17, 2010
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL TANK, EVERY TIME I FILL UP, REGARDLESS OF THE GAS STATION I GO TO, FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ONTO THE PAVEMENT. I HAVE TRIED OVER 30 DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS IN 3 DIFFERENT STATES. I HAVE HEARD THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM MANY OTHER JEEP AND CHRYSLER PRODUCT OWNERS. THE CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO FUEL IS DAMAGING THE PAINT ON MY FENDER AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE PAVEMENT. ALSO, I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FIRE EVERY TIME I FILL UP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 17, 2010
I BOUGHT THE JEEP AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CHRYSLER. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE JEEP FOR A MONTH AND NOTICED GAS PUMPS DO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN FILLING THE TANK. I'VE TRIED MULTIPLE PUMPS, AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S NOT SOMETHING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 15, 2010
AT THE END OF THE PUMPING OF GAS, IT SPEWS OUT THE FUEL LINE AND ALL OVER MY JEEP AND THE GROUND. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM PUMPING FAST TO SLOW, NOZZLE RIGHT SIDE UP TO UPSIDE DOWN, ALL THE WAY IN AND HALF WAY OUT. NOTHING STOPS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 11, 2010
2005 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY TANK, THE NOZZLE DOES NOT TURN OFF AND ABOUT A QUARTER OF A GALLON OF FUEL SPILLS OUT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 9, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 JEEP TJ RUBICON, AND EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK IT OVER FLOWS SPILLING GAS ON THE JEEP AND GROUND. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A GAS TANK ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 8, 2010
1) WHEN FILLING GAS TANK WITH NOZZLE CORRECTLY INSERTED INTO FUEL TANK FILLER, THE GAS WILL OVERFLOW OUT OF TANK BEFORE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. GASOLINE THEN SPILLS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND ON THE TARMAC. CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. 2) THIS OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME I GAS UP. EVERY TIME IT LEAVES A PUDDLE OF GAS AT THE STATION AND MY VEHICLE IS COVERED WITH GAS AS WELL. 3) SO FAR I HAVE NOT PERFORMED ANY SERVICE TO CORRECT FAILURE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 6, 2010
WHEN REFUELING, FUEL WILL OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER NECK BEFORE THE PUMP WILL STOP. ONCE THE FUEL COMES OUT, THE PUMP WILL THEN STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED REGULARLY AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND RESULTS IN APPROXIMATELY 0.25 GALLON OF FUEL ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 4, 2010
GAS TANK OVERFLOW: THE GAS TANK WILL SPURT GAS OUT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT IS FULL RATHER THAN HAVING THE PUMP CLICK TO INFORM YOU THAT IT IS FULL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 4, 2010
FUEL SURGES BACK OUT OF FILL TUBE WHILE REFUELING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I REFUEL NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION, GAS PUMP, HOW MUCH FUEL IS ADDED. ABOUT A QUART OF FUEL WILL BURP BACK OUT AND WILL SPLASH ON THE VEHICLE, GROUND, AND PERSON REFUELING THE JEEP. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADMITTED THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY CHECK VALVE LOCATED INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I'M THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 53,000 MILES. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A RECALL AT THE MANUFACTURES EXPENSE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 3, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A FUEL OVERFLOW SPILL PROBLEM EVERY TIME I GAS IT UP. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM A LOCAL GAS STATION BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY SPILL FUEL DUE TO A JEEP DEFECT THAT DOES NOT SHUT THE FUEL PUMP PRIOR TO FILL. CLEARLY A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 28, 2010
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK IT OVERFLOWS, NO MATTER WHICH STATION OR POSITION OF FILLER NOZZLE. *TR