2006 Jeep Wrangler
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Fuel system is the leading concern among 730 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 26 Wrangler model years with reports.
Of the 2006 reports, 7 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 24 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Power train, clutch assembly, pedal/hand lever(motorcycle)Apr 15, 2015
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2006 Dodge Viper and Jeep Wrangler and Liberty vehicles manufactured July 1, 2005, to July 31, 2006. In the affected vehicles, the springs within the clutch pedal position switch that prevents the vehicle from starting unless the clutch pedal is pushed down may break. As a result, the vehicle may not be started when the clutch pedal is pushed down or the engine may crank and start without the clutch pedal being pushed down causing the vehicle to unexpectedly lurch.
If the vehicle unexpectedly moves there is an increased risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clutch ignition interlock switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R13.
Campaign 15V222000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, clutch assemblyMay 3, 2006
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER LINKAGE ROD MAY BREAK. THIS MAY NOT ALLOW DISENGAGEMENT OF THE CLUTCH WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND ENGINE STALLING COULD OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER LINKAGE ROD FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 06V147000 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: fuel system
361 reports, newest first. Show all
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 3, 2010
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK THE PUMP DOESN'T SHUT OFF AND IT OVERFILLS THE TANK CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL EVERYWHERE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH PUMP OR GAS STATION I USE IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. THE SOLUTION IS UNKNOWN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 27, 2010
1. I GET LOW ON FUEL AND NEED TO REFUEL MY WRANGLER. 2. GAS OVERFLOWS THE TANK FILLER TUBE AND SPILLS FUEL ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, TIRES, GROUND, AND DEPENDING WHERE I AM STANDING, ME. IT OCCURS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I FILL ME VEHICLE UP, AT MANY DIFFERENT STATIONS WITH DIFFERENT NOZZLE TYPES. 3. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 15, 2010
I PURCHASED AN '06 JEEP WRANGLER SE, COMPLETELY STOCK. FROM THE FIRST TIME I REFUELED TO THIS DAY IF I LET IT FILL UP ALL THE WAY GAS COMES POURING OUT AFTER THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. I HAVE TRIED OTHER STATIONS, ITS THE JEEP'S FAULT. SINCE THEN I HAVE SEARCH FORUMS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH NO REAL ANSWERS. MOST HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REINSTALL A NEW GAS TANK. I GAVE OUT ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE WRANGLER, I WASN'T PLANNING ON SHELLING OUT MORE THIS SOON. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 14, 2010
MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER STARTED BLOWING BACK GAS OUT OF THE TANK EVERYTIME I FILL IT UP. I HAVE TRIED TO BE ULTRA CAREFUL TO STOP IT WHEN IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GETTING FULL, BUT EVEN THEN WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS IT STILL OVERFLOWS OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE, THE GROUND AND ME. IT HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE MY JEEP HIT AROUND 35,000 MILES. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 12, 2010
ON 2006 JEEP WRANGLER THE FUEL OVERFLOWS AT EVERY FUEL UP. FUEL SPRAYS OUT AFTER THE NOZZLE AUTO SHUT OFF CLICKS OFF, APPROX 1-2 SECONDS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN DESIGN OF THE TANKS INTERNAL FLAPPER VALVE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 9, 2010
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, PRESSURE BUILT UP SPRAYS AT LEAST A CUP OF GAS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED TO THE AUTOMATIC STOP POINT AT GAS STATIONS. SPRAYS PERSON OPERATING GAS PUMP, POURS GAS DOWN REAR FENDER. TO CORRECT FAILURE I HAVE STOPPED FILLING MY TANK, ONLY BUYING GAS IN SMALLER INCREMENTS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 9, 2010
GAS TANK OVERFILLS AND SPILLS ON GROUND AT FILL UP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 4, 2010
GAS PUMPS DO NOT PROPERLY SHUT OFF AND OVERFLOW OF FUEL IS SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK DESIGN OF MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF JEEP WRANGLERS BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, May 23, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER X, THERE IS A FAULT FROM THE FACTORY GAS TANK, WHICH WHEN I FILL MY TANK WITH FUEL IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE PUMP TO AUTO SHUT OFF, AND SPEWS A DECENT AMOUNT OF GAS FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN EVER I FILL UP. I HAVE NOT FOUND A WAY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AND THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO FIX IT, IS REPLACING THE TANK WITH AN OE STYLE TANK THAT HAS THE SAME FAULTY VALVE INSIDE IT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, May 23, 2010
WHILE PUTTING GAS IN MY '06 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT, THE TANK OVER FILLED, CAUSING GAS TO COME OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW TIMES WITH IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS GAS STATIONS AND WHILE USING OLDER AND NEWER PUMPS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, May 21, 2010
THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AT THE PUMP, EVERY TIME THAT I FILL UP THE TANK. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IS NOT RELATED TO ANYONE GAS STATION. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, May 15, 2010
MY 2006 RUBICON HAS A PROBLEM WITH GAS OVERFLOWING EVERY TIME I FILL UP. STARTING TO BECOME A BIG PROBLEM. WASTE OF MONEY AND NOT HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT. ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND RESOLVED,. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, May 12, 2010
EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER THE FUEL OVERFLOWS AND CAUSES A SMALL SPILL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, May 11, 2010
WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE, GAS PUMP AUTO-SHUT-OFF FAILS AND GASOLINE SPILLS OUT FILLER NECK ONTO REAR PANEL AND GROUND. DEPENDING ON HANDLE SETTING, SPILL IS EITHER BACKSPLASH OR JUST OVERFLOW, BUT ALWAYS SPILLS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, May 5, 2010
2006 JEEP WRANGLER. FILLING UP THE TANK AND GAS POURS OUT INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF WHEN FULL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 28, 2010
WHILE FILLING MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS, IT ALWAYS SPILLS FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF. FUEL SPILLS DOWN THE REAR QUARTERPANEL OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND, MANY TIMES FUEL SPRAYS BACK ONTO ME, MY HANDS AND MY CLOTHES. THIS OCCURS ANY TIME I LET THE TANK FILL COMPLETELY FULL AND THE PUMP STOP ITSELF. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 27, 2010
FUEL TANK FILLER OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING AT THE PUMP, GAS SHOOTS OUT, ON ME, THE JEEP, THE GROUND. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 19, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER AND THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. I HAVE NUMEROUS JEEP FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 14, 2010
BEGINNING TWO YEARS AGO, GASOLINE BEGAN TO OVERFLOW FROM THE FILL SPOUT OF MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER WHENEVER I FILLED THE TANK TO ANYWHERE NEAR ITS FULL CAPACITY. TO THIS DAY THIS CONTINUES TO RESULT IN GASOLINE SPILLING ON VEHICLE MYSELF AND THE GROUND ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK. THE ONLY REMEDY I HAVE FOUND IS TO NOT FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP, WHICH IS SOMETIME DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DETERMINED I NEEDED A NEW FUEL TANK INSTALLED ($700). I HAVE NOT HAD THE TANK REPLACED AS THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN AS THE PARTS ARE, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NOT UPDATED FROM THE PARTS ON THE VEHICLE NOW. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM NOT BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED OR EVEN ADMITTED TO BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 12, 2010
MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER TJ EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS THE GAS COMES SPEWING OUT INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF. I AM VERY CAREFUL & TRY TO LISTEN TO CATCH IT...NOPE ...SPEWS GAS AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. ITS A VARIETY OF JEEPS FROM 2000 - 2006. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 12, 2010
FUEL SPILLS FROM FUEL TANK. THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF BUT THE FUEL WILL EJECT OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. I HAVE BEEN SPLASHED WITH FUEL. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FUELING. EVEN RUNNING THE PUMP AT LOWEST SPEED THE CONDITION STILL OCCURS. IF I SHUT THE PUMP HANDLE OFF EARLY, IT WILL SOMETIMES PREVENT THE SPILL. NOT ALWAYS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 9, 2010
I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL UP MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. WHEN THE TANK IS "FULL", THE GAS OVER FLOWS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AND GOES ALL OVER THE FENDER FLARE AND REAR QUARTER PANEL. SOMETIMES, IF I DON'T GET OUT OF THE WAY FAST ENOUGH, I'LL GET GAS ON ME AS WELL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 8, 2010
WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, ABOUT 1/4 CUP OF FUEL SPILLS OUT EVERY TIME. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 6, 2010
WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF DOES NOT FUNCTION CAUSING THE TANK TO OVERFILL SPILLING GASOLINE ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 6, 2010
WHEN I FILL MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER WITH FUEL IT SPRAYS OUT OF THE TANK BACK TOWARDS THE PUMP BEFORE SHUTTING OFF, EVERY TIME. IT OVERFILLS THE TANK. IT'S DISCOLORING THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE, IT CAUSES A GAS SPILL ON THE PAVEMENT, AND IT OFTEN GETS FUEL ON MY HAND AND CLOTHES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE IT HAD 19,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 42,000, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AGO I INSTALLED A 1" BODY LIFT AS I HAD HEARD THAT SOMETIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM, AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES THE SAME AS BEFORE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON AND WELL TALKED ABOUT COMPLAINT IN THE JEEP COMMUNITY, AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. FOR INCIDENT DATE I'M JUST GOING TO SELECT TODAY, AS THAT'S THE MOST RECENT TIME IT'S HAPPENED. *TR