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
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Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 7, 2010
ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME I FILL MY JEEP'S TANK IT WILL GUSH FUEL WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. I'VE TRIED GOING TO DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND IT STILL HAPPENS. NONE OF MY OTHER CARS DO THIS. AS A CONSEQUENCE IT SPILLS ABOUT A CUP OF FUEL ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND ON THE GROUND. JEEP WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE AWARE OF IT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 4, 2010
THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE A 06 JEEP WRANGLER THAT EACH TIME SOMEONE FILLS THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL IT OVERFLOWS. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION THAT IT HAS EVER BEEN FILLED UP AT. IT IS A HAZARD THAT FUEL SPILLS OUT OVER THE GROUND EACH TIME THAT IT IS FILLED UP. THE FUEL TANK HAS TO BE FIXED. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 3, 2010
THE FUEL OVER FLOWS EVERY TIME IT IS REFUELED. THE SPEED OF THE FUEL PROCESS DOES NOT AFFECT THE SPILLAGE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 28, 2010
MY '06 JEEP WRANGLER OVERFLOWS WITH GAS EVERY TIME I FILL UP NOW. IT BEGAN DOING THIS ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, AND NOW DOES IT EVERY TIME I FILL UP REGARDLESS OF HOW SLOW I TRY TO PUMP THE GAS. GAS SPITS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE ALL OVER THE JEEP AND THE GROUND. SEVERAL DAYS AGO MY WIFE, WHO WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM, DROVE MY JEEP AND AS A KIND GESTURE THOUGHT SHE WOULD FILL IT UP FOR ME. AS A RESULT, SHE ENDED UP GETTING GAS SPLASHED ON TO HER CLOTHES, THE JEEP, AND THE SURROUNDING GROUND. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT MANY JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. JEEP HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS BEING A STUCK CHECK BALL THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, THEY RECOMMEND THAT YOU BUY A NEW GAST TANK. HOWEVER, NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE NEW GAS TANKS, SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE YOU WOULD START TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF US ARE RECENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY AND JEEP IS REFUSING ANY OTHER HELP. BESIDES THE OBVIOUS PERSONAL HAZARDS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, YOU ALSO FACE AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD EVERY TIME YOU NEED TO FUEL UP YOUR VEHICLE. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP ME AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATHS OCCUR FROM THIS DEFECT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 27, 2010
EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK, GAS SQUIRTS OUT OF THE FILL AND SPLASHES ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND ALL ONTO THE GROUND. *TR
Fuel system, Other, Feb 25, 2010
SINCE SEPTEMBER 2009,EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER,AT LEAST 10 TO 12OZ SPILL OUT BEFORE THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE NOZZLE IS ENGAGED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 24, 2010
FUEL SPILLS OUT EVERYTIME I AM FILLING UP FOR GAS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 24, 2010
WHEN I FILL UP MY 2006 JEEP UNLIMITED GAS SPILLS OUT THE FILLER WHEN IT SHUTS OFF THIS HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME NOT ALWAYS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 24, 2010
WHEN FILLING UP MY VEHICLE AT THE GAS PUMP, THE GASOLINE WOULD OVERFLOW. THE GAS WOULD PUMP NORMALLY. WHEN THE TANK FILLED UP, THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF WOULD CLICK OFF AND GAS WOULD STOP FLOWING. ABOUT 2 SECONDS LATER GAS WOULD COME SPEWING OUT OF THE NECK. THIS WOULD HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION OR PUMP I USED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 24, 2010
WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK ON MY 06 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS. THE PUMP DOES NOT SENSE THAT THE TANK IS FULL AND THE BACK WASH FLOWS OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND THE GROUND AT MY FEET. FORTUNATELY MY JEEP HASN'T BEEN HIT BY A CIGARETTE AFTER ONE OF THESE INCIDENCES. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 23, 2010
WHEN PUMPING GAS IN MY 2006 WRANGLER THE PUMP DOESN'T CUT OFF AND IT OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL UP. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I GOT GAS ON MY CLOTHES, SHOES, THE GROUND, AND THE JEEP. NOW I STAND BACK AND TRY TO LISTEN AND MANUALLY CUT THE PUMP OFF, BUT FAIRLY OFTEN IT STILL SHOOTS GAS BACK OUT(ABOUT HALF A GALLON IF I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION LIKE THE FIRST TIME). AFTER DOING RESEARCH, THE ONLY SOLUTION I CAN FIND IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK WITH ANOTHER DOOMED TO FAIL TANK. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 22, 2010
WHILE FILLING UP MY 06 JEEP WRANGLER, ONCE THE GAS COMES UP THE NECK, IT SPRAYS ALL OVER, SOMETIMES SPRAYING UP TO 4' AWAY. I HAVE BEEN SPRAYED WITH GASOLINE, AND DRIPS ALL OVER EVERY GAS STATION I FILL UP AT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP, AND EVEN IF YOU GO SLOW, OR FULL BORE, IT WILL OVERFLOW AND SPILL OUT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
FUEL OVER FLOWS OUT OF FILLER NECK AFTER FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THE JEEP, GROUND AND MYSELF END UP COVERED IN FUEL EVERYTIME I FUEL UP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
I DRIVE A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED (LJ). WHEN I FILL UP THIS GAS, IT ALWAYS OVERFILLS...EVERYTIME. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
I RAN OUT OF GAS, I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, I FILLED MY TANK. AS MY TANK BECAME FULL, I EXPECTED THE PUMP TO AUTOMATICALLY STOP, AS THEY ARE DESIGNED TO DO. INSTEAD, I WATCHED FUEL SPEW OUT OF MY FILLER NECK, AND HAD TO STOP THE PUMP MYSELF. I WENT INSIDE THE GAS STATION TO TELL THE ATTENDANT THAT THEIR PUMP MUST BE FAULTY. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THAT COMPLAINT BEFORE, SO I LEFT. THE NEXT TIME I NEEDED FUEL, I WENT TO A DIFFERENT GAS STATION, AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I THEN WENT THREE FILL-UPS WITH NO ISSUE. ON THE FOURTH RE-FUELING EPISODE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AT A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STATION. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE JEEP'S FILLER NECK, NOT THE FUEL PUMPS I WAS USING. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS PROBLEM ARE OBVIOUS, IT IS A FIRE HAZARD, IT SPEWS GASOLINE ALL OVER THE VEHICLE'S PAINT, AND ALL OVER YOUR LEGS AND SHOES, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE STANDING. ALSO, IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED THAT HAS A GAS TANK ISSUE AND BASED ON THE WEB BLOG MOST OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE GAS TANK AND FILLING THE CAR UP. THE STOP VALUE IS DEFECTED IN THE GAS TANK SO WHEN YOU FILL UP YOUR CAR GAS SHOTS OUT OF THE GAS TANK ONCE WHEN IT IS FULL. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS, DIFFERENCE POSITIONS AND HAVE TAKEN IT INTO CHRYSLER-JEEP AND THE RESPONSE BACK THAT I HAVE GOTTEN IS "YES WE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT. I WOULD SUGGEST JUST NOT FILLING THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP." THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS THE GAS SHOOTING OUT COULD GET ON SOMETHING, IGNITE AND IF NOTHING ELSE IT IS SPILLING GAS ON THE CEMENT OF GAS STATIONS ON A DAILY BASES AROUND THE COUNTRY LEADING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND GET IN CONTACT WITH JEEP. THANK YOU *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 19, 2010
2006 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT. GAS OVERFLOWS OR GUSHES OUT EVERY TIME AT THE PUMP WHEN THE TANK GETS FULL. HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOBODY INJURED, BUT IT COSTS ME MONEY AT THE PUMP. A BUNCH OF OTHER GUYS I KNOW WITH WRANGLERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM CONVINCED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE TANK. *TR
Fuel system, Other, Feb 18, 2010
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. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER TJ OVERFLOWS ABOUT EVERY OTHER TO 2/3 OF THE TIME I FILL THE GAS TALK UP ALL THE WAY, NO MATTER WHAT STATION OR PUMP I USE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN I FILL MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 06 ALL THE WAY UP. NO AUTO SHUT OFF INTERNALLY IN TANK. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHILE GAS IS BEING PUMPED. PUMP WILL NOT FILL THE TANK. THE PUMPS SAFETY SHUT OFF IS ACTIVATED AND PUMPING MUST BE RESTARTED. AS FUELING IS ENDING A RUSH OF AIR AND GAS SPRAYS OUT OF GAS TANK AS PUMP SHUTS OFF. I HAVE HAD GAS SPRAYED ONTO ME ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
DURING GAS FILL UPS, GASOLINE WILL SHOOT OUT OF THE FILL NOZZLE WHEN THE TANK REACHES FULL. THIS CAUSES GASOLINE TO SPILL TO THE GROUND. THE AMOUNT VARIES FROM A DRIBBLE TO ABOUT A CUP. SLOWING THE FILL RATE TOWARDS THE END OF THE FILL WILL GENERALLY PREVENT THE SPILLAGE BUT IS NOT GUARANTEED. THIS IS AN EVERY FILL UP OCCURRENCE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
ON MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER THE FUEL FILLER OVERFLOWS LONG BEFORE THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMP. IS BELOW 40 DEGREES F. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER X OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING WITH GAS, THE GAS PUMP'S AUTO-SHUTOFF DOES NOT WORK. IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY EVERY TIME. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE HAZARD! *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 18, 2010
FUEL SPILLS OUT AT EVERY FILL UP. *TR