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
650 reports, newest first.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 21, 2010
MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT SPITS OUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE WHEN THE TANK IS BEING FILLED UP. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IS ENOUGH TO WORRY ME AND CREATE A POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 21, 2010
2005 JEEP WRANGLER NEAR THE END OF FILLING UP GAS TANK ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME THE PUMP CLICKS OFF AND THE FUEL FLOWS OUT OF FILLER NECK AND ALL OVER JEEP AND GROUND. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GAS STATION AND IS HURTING PANT UNDER GAS CAP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 20, 2010
VEHICLE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF GAS PUMP WHEN REFUELING, CAUSING THE FUEL TO OVERFLOW AND SPILL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
EVERY TIME WHEN FILLING GAS IT OVERFLOWS OUT OF MY JEEP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
FUEL TANK OVERFLOW PROBLEM. EVERY TIME I FILL UP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLS FROM THE TANK. *TR
Fuel system, Other, Feb 19, 2010
EACH TIME I TOP OFF THE TANK IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER, THE TANK OVERFLOWS AND GAS RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I AM BOTH PAYING FOR GAS THAT IS BEING WASTED, AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE PAINT UNDERNEATH MY GAS CAP WILL SOON BE RUINED. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLAGE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER HE WAS DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, WITH A RESPONSE OF FUEL SPRAYING OUT OF THE TANK. THE FAILURE CONTINUED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WHEN THE FUEL TANK REACHED FULL CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/17/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENED AT EVERY FILL-UP. FUEL WILL SPILL ON THE GROUND. THE FUEL DISPENSER WILL SHUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, BUT FUEL STILL SPRAYS OUT. UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN REFUELING. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, IT OVERFLOWS THE PUMP EVERYTIME. I AS OF YET HAVE DONE NOTHING. SOMETIMES WHEN APPROACHING FULL TANK, I WILL TRY TO REDUCE THE FLOW OF THE PUMP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
1. FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AT GAS PUMP 2. EVERYTIME I FILL MY VEHICLE, IT SPILLS GASOLINE ON ME AND THE GROUND AT THE STATION. 3. NONE AVAILABLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
EVERY TIME I GET GAS IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER IT OVERFILLS BY THE TIME THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS LEADS TO GAS COMING OUT THE FUEL FILLER. THIS CAN LEAD TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS AS GAS IS FLAMMABLE. ALSO IT WILL EVENTUALLY MARK THE PAINT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
WHILE AT THE PUMP THE GAS NOZZLE KICKS OFF AND THEN ABOUT A PINT OF FUEL DUMPS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS WIDELY KNOWN ON THE WRANGLERS, WITH THE OLDEST VEHICLE I'VE HEARD THIS HAPPENING TO IS FROM '98 AND NEWEST A 2009. JEEP REDESIGNED THE WRANGLER IN '97 INCLUDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, SO I'M SURE THERE'S A DEFECT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. CHRYSLER'S ANSWER IS TO JUST REPLACE THE TANK WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS HAZARD AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A FIRE. ONE GUY SAID IT DUMPED FUEL ON HIS BOOTS WHILE ANOTHER GUY HAD FUEL SPRAY HIM FROM HEAD TO TOE. HERE IS A FEW LINKS FROM ONE FORUM SHOWING THE ISSUE INCLUDING A FEW VIDEOS (FAST FORWARD TO THE LAST 20 SECONDS) AND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/HAVE-FUEL-SPILL-PROBLEMS-LIKE-MANY-US-SUBMIT-COMPLAINT-FORCE-RECALL-974337/ HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/GAS-SPILLING-OVER-WHEN-FILLING-872096/. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
WHEN FILLING MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS AND SPRAYS GASOLINE OUT THE FILL HOLE INSTEAD OF THE FUEL PUMP SHUTTING OFF AS IT SHOULD. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FUEL UP REGARDLESS OF WHAT GAS STATION/PUMP I USE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A HUGE FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
2005 JEEP RUBICON 75,000 MILES SWB. EVERYTIME I FILL UP, GAS COMES UP THE FILLER NECK AND GUSHES ALL OVER MY JEEP AND WHOEVER IS FILLING IT ( I LIVE IN NJ) IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR I CAN NOT AFFORD TO CHANGE MY TANK I JUST NEVER FILL UP ALL THE WAY. IT IS A REAL INCONVENIENCE WHEN I GO ON LONG TRIPS. I HOPE JEEP WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER X MODEL. EVERY TIME I FILL IT WITH GAS IT WILL OVERFLOW. DOES NOT MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE. *TR
Steering, Suspension, Feb 17, 2010
I OWN A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 29,500 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, THE FRONT-END HAS STARTED TO WOBBLE/SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS AROUND 40-45 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON, IN FACT, IT HAS BEEN LABELED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". PROBLEM IS, NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE IDENTIFIED THE EXACT CAUSE OR FIX. SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE: INSTALL AFTER-MARKET HEAVY STEERING STABILIZER (DID THAT, NO CHANGE), ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BALANCE, STEERING BOX, CAMBER ANGLE, ETC. ANY SUGGESTIONS? *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 17, 2010
WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT EVERYTIME. SOMETIMES IT HAS SO MUCH PRESSURE BUILT UP IT SPRAYS GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 17, 2010
MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER SPEWS GAS OUT THE FILLER EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. THIS STARTED AROUND 30,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM YET BUT SPILLING GAS EVERY TIME I FILL UP IS NOT ONLY A WASTE BUT A HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS NOT A LONE INCIDENT, MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE HAVE COME UP ON INTERNET FORUMS AND OTHER JEEP OWNERS OF SIMILAR YEARS WHO I KNOW. PEOPLE ARE EVEN POSTING VIDEOS OF IT ON U TUBE! FROM MY LIMITED RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY VALVE IN THE GAS TANK, WHICH DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT COVERING UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 15, 2010
WHILE FILLING UP MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER TJ IT REGULARLY OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON ME AND MY CLOTHES. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 31, 2010
05 JEEP WRANGLER, WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, WITH PUMP ON AUTO FILL, IT OVER FLOWS ONTO THE GROUND. *TR
Seat belts, Equipment, Jan 30, 2010
I WISH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER TJ. WITH ONLY 16000 MILES THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT ANYMORE AND IT APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC SPACERS CAME APART. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO THE COST OF $325.00 FOR A NEW BELT ASSEMBLY. IF MY JEEP BELT IS DEFECTIVE ARE THERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE JEEP SEAT BELTS? *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 25, 2010
I OWN A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER LWB, RECENTLY, EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL,GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER. THIS DEFECT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE JEEP WEBSITE FORUMS. IT SEEMS CHRYSLER IS REPLACING SOME FUEL TANKS, AS THEY ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROLLOVER VALVE, BUILT INTO THE TANK. BUT, AS I SEE IT, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS THE TANKS THEY ARE REPLACING, WILL IN TIME, DO THE SAME THING. YOUR TIMELY INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER, IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. THE VIOLENCE OF SOME OF THE SPILLS I HAVE WITNESSED, DESERVE IMMEDIATE ACTION. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 22, 2010
HELLO, OUR 2005 JEEP WRANGLER HAS AN ISSUE WITH GAS SPILLING OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHENEVER IT IS FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION. A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF GASOLINE SPRAYS OUTWARD ONTO THE DRIVER, AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH I BELIEVE MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN. IT SEEMS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS QUITE COMMON, AS I HAVE EVEN SEEN VIDEO DOCUMENTATION ON WEB SITES SUCH AS "YOUTUBE." *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 9, 2010
WHEN FILLING UP MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. IT WILL CLICK THE HOSE OFF LETTING YOU KNOW THAT IT IS FULL THEN YOU GET A BACK SPLASH OF GAS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND GOES ON THE GROUND. IT HAPPENS EVER TIME I FILL THE JEEP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 8, 2010
I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAD FUEL OVERFLOW (ACTUALLY MORE SHOOT OUT) WHILE FUELING MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. IT OCCURS AS THE FUEL IS NEARING FULL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY DIFFERENT FUELING LOCATIONS AND I ALWAYS PUMP ON THE LOWEST SETTING. I HAVE EVEN BEEN SPRAYED MANUALLY FILLING THE TANK. AFTER READING THE TJ TECHNICAL FORUM ON JEEPFORUM.COM THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. *TR