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: gasoline
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Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 6, 2011
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER THAT IS SHOOTING GASOLINE OUT OF IT AFTER IT IS FILLED UP WITH GAS. BASICALLY, AFTER THE FUELING IS COMPLETE AND THE PUMP CLICKS OFF, GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR, THE GROUND, AND THE PUMP. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THIS DEFECT CAUSES A FIRE AT A STATION OR GETS SOMEBODY KILLED. JEEP IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW JEEP OWNERS WHO ARE REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 6, 2011
06 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON TANK OVERFLOW/SPLASH BACK WHEN REFUELING. AT EVERY FILL UP REGARDLESS OF PUMP HANDLE STYLE, ANGLE OR DEPTH OF PUMP NOZZLE OR STATION LOCATION, A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPLASHES BACK AT THE POINT WHEN IT SHOULD CUT OFF. IT DOUSES ME AND MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND WITH GASOLINE. PROBLEM BEGAN APPX 2 YEARS AGO AT ROUGHLY 40K MILES AND HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS TO DATE. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE NO SPECIFIC SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 29, 2010
1. FAILURE APPARENT SINCE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. 2. FUEL SPILLS OUT OF GAS TANK UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK IN A NORMAL FASHION. FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME GAS TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY. GAS SPILLS OUT OF TANK, OVER THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND ON TO THE GROUND AT THE GAS PUMP. 3. NO ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT FAILURE AT THIS POINT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 24, 2010
FUEL SPILLING AT EVERY FILL UP, FROM READING ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS. IT HAPPENS AT EVERY FUEL STATION AND DOESN'T MATTER IF THE NOZZLE IS HALF IN OR TOTALLY IN. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 22, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 UNLIMITED JEEP WRANGLER AND A COUPLES YEARS AGO, WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE GAS TANK STARTED OVERFLOWING, THE PUMP DID NOT STOP AND GAS WOULD GET ALL OVER THE CAR, MY CLOTHING, ETC. THE DEALERSHIP THEN REPLACED THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. RECENTLY THIS PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN AND I HAD TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY AND THEN THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS FIXED. I ENDED UP PAYING APPROXIMATELY $222 TO GET A NEW GAS TANK AGAIN. WHEN I WENT FILL UP THE CAR AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM BEING "SUPPOSEDLY" FIXED I REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT FIXED AND GAS WAS ALL OVER MY CAR. IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND REPLACING THE GAS TANK IS A SHORT TERM FIX OR NO FIX AT ALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVE TO BRING MY WRANGLER BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 20, 2010
THE GAS TANK OVERFILLS EACH TIME I FILL IT UP. WHEN SET ON THE AUTOMATIC GAS FILL FUNCTION IT OVER SPILLS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 12, 2010
FUEL SPILLS FROM FILLER NECK UPON COMPLETION OF REFUELING IN MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. PLEASE EXPAND CURRENT INVESTIGATION TO EARLIER MODEL YEAR JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 9, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER AND EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS EVERYWHERE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR CAUSE FOR FIRE OR EXPLOSION. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 6, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER AND EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS EVERYWHERE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR CAUSE FOR FIRE OR EXPLOSION. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 4, 2010
2006 JEEP WRANGLER X I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 58,000 MILES. I DISCOVERED A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS. THE GAS FLOW TO THE TANK DOES NOT PROPERLY TURN OFF WHEN THE TANK BECOMES FULL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS SPRAYED WITH GASOLINE ON MY CHEST ... NEARLY MISSING MY FACE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FLUKE BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT TIME I FILLED UP. I'VE LEARNED TO ONLY FILL UP THE TANK HALF WAY. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER JEEP WRANGLERS. IT IS ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AS WELL BECAUSE GASOLINE JUST TRAVELS DOWN THE JEEP AND INTO THE GROUND. I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH JEEP INTERNET FORUMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS. THIS ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER THROUGH A VEHICLE RECALL. THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE DEATHS/INJURIES FROM THIS IF IT IS NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 29, 2010
WHEN FILLING A FUEL TANK IT ALWAYS OVERFLOW AND FUEL SPIT OUT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 19, 2010
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK ON 2006 JEEP WRANGLER THE GAS OVER FLOWS AND SPRAYS OUT WHEN FULL. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IT HAS SPRAYED GAS IN MY FACE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 17, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL SPILLED BACK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BALL FLAP WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,232.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 16, 2010
2006 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON - PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR AT 49K MILES(COULD HAVE BEEN EARLIER-I BOUGHT THE CAR AT THIS MILEAGE, 2ND OWNER). GAS WOULD SPIT/FLOW OUT OF THE FILL PORT BEFORE THE PUMP CLICKS OFF FOR FULL. IT ALWAYS GOES ON YOUR HANDS, CLOTHES, FLOOR AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. AT 52K(CURRENTLY HAVE 84K) IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME NOW. SO NOW YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR EAR CLOSE TO THE GAS TANK AND LISTEN FOR IT TO BECOME ALMOST FULL, AND STOP PUMPING QUICKLY BEFORE IT OVERFILLS AND SPITS OUT.(THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET A FULL TANK) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IF THERE IS A LOT OF AMBIENT NOISE, YOU WILL MISS THE "ALMOST FULL" SOUNDS AND IT'LL SPRAY GASOLINE ON YOUR FACE/CLOTHES. I'M SICK OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE, IM OUT OF WARRANTY, SO DEALER IS NO HELP. ALSO WHEN TRAVELING TO NJ, THE GAS ATTENDANTS ARE FULL SERVE ONLY BY LAW, AND THEY COMPLAIN TO ME EVERY TIME I NEED TO GET GAS IN NJ. IT SPITS GAS ALL OVER THE ATTENDANT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I GET GAS ON MY SKIN ALMOST EVERY TIME I'M REFUELING THE JEEP. CHRYSLER/JEEP NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. THERE ARE THOUSANDS+ OF THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 16, 2010
I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR 4 YEARS. WHILE FUELING, GASOLINE WILL OVERFLOW WITHOUT CUTTING OFF. ALSO, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUMP A FULL TANK WITH ALL OF THE BACK PRESSURE CAUSED THE NECK AND GAS TANK PROBLEMS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ON MODELS LATER THAT 2007. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 16, 2010
EVERY TIME WE FILL OUR GAS TANK IT SPRAYS OUT ALL OVER WHEN FULL. DEALERSHIP SAYS WE MUST PAY FOR A NEW FUEL TANK TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A FAULTY FLAP INSIDE TANK. WE WILL NOT PAY FOR A NEW TANK SINCE THEY HAVE THE SAME FLAP DESIGN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 13, 2010
FILLING UP GAS TANK ON 06 JEEP WRANGLER GAS SPILLING OUT OF FILL NOZZLE EVERYTIME I FILL UP, WASTING FUEL DEP ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WE NEED RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 8, 2010
WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE FUEL SPRAYS BACK OUT OF THE GAS FILLER NECK ONCE THE TANK BECOMES FULL. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN, OTHER THAN SIMPLY NOT FILLING UP THE TANK ANYWHERE NEAR FULL.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 2, 2010
2006 JEEP WRANGLER X, EVERYTIME I FILL UP AT THE PUMP GAS WILL RUSH OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THIS WRANGLER HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED AND ONLY HAS 15000 MILES ON IT. OF COURSE THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR OTHERS AT THE PUMPS NEXT TO ME AS WELL. JEEP HAS NOT GIVEN ME AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM, AND DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. AMAZING. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 1, 2010
MY 06 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON OVER FLOWS GAS AT THE PUMP BEFORE THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. THIS WILL BE AS I AM MANUALLY FUELING (HAND STILL ON PUMP HANDLE). COMES GUSHING OUT CAUSING FUEL TO BE SPILT, GAS ON PAINT, AND THE SMELL OF GASOLINE ON CLOTHES WHEN HIGHLY PRESSURIZED. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Nov 1, 2010
FUEL BLOWS OUT FROM THE GASOLINE FILL TUBE, RUNS DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SPILLS ONTO THE PAVEMENT EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS REFUELED. SOMETIMES THE FUEL BLOWS OUT WITH SUCH FORCE IT SPLASHES ONTO WHOEVER IS HOLDING THE NOZZLE. THE PUMP NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF AS THE TANK IS FILLED BUT FUEL WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY BLOW OUT OF THE FILL TUBE. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH GAS STATION IS USED, IT HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION, AND HAS HAPPENED IN SEVERAL STATES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TANK AT MY EXPENSE, BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT EVEN COMPLETE REPLACEMENT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Oct 31, 2010
VEHICLE: 2006 JEEP WRANGLER TJ PART: FUEL TANK WHENEVER THE TANK IS FILLED UP THE GAS SPEWS OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. 1. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK, HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT- THE PROBLEM JUST HAPPENS. 2. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I HAVE TO PUT GAS IN MY VEHICLE. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Oct 27, 2010
WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF AND SPLASHES OUT DOWN THE SIDE THE VEHICLE, ONTO THE GROUND AND ALL OVER THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REFUELED. NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Oct 25, 2010
FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING. JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN FILLED 6 TIMES AT 5 DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND HAS OVERFLOWED ON EVERY OCCASION. TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Oct 18, 2010
EVERY TIME I FUEL THE JEEP, GASOLINE OVERFLOWS ON THE JEEP AND THE GROUND BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. *TR