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
730 reports, newest first.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Sep 21, 2011
EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK, GAS OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE BODY OF THE JEEP AND THE GROUND. I HAVE TRIED TO FILL THE LAST COUPLE OF GALLONS SLOW BUT IT STILL OVERFLOWS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Sep 20, 2011
WHEN I FUEL MY TANK UP AT THE GAS STATION, THE PUMP DOESN'T CLICK OFF. GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT AND RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Sep 11, 2011
THE FUEL SYSTEM OVER FLOWS WHEN REFUELING. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT GAS STATION OR PUMP. THIS IS A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Sep 11, 2011
THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING AT THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL TANK VENTILATION HOSE PROBLEM. ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, AND FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Sep 6, 2011
FUEL TANK CONSISTENTLY OVERFILLS. PROBLEMS CAUSES GASOLINE TO OVERFILL THE TANK AND FLOW DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLECT IN A POOL. THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED SLOWLY BUT NOW OCCURS CONSISTENTLY AT ALL GASOLINE STATIONS. BASED ON OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 30, 2011
2006 JEEP WRANGLER THAT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH OVERFLOWING FUEL WHILE FILLING IT UP SINCE ACQUIRED AT 7,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM AS WELL AS A NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CHRYSLER, BUT THEY STATED MY JEEP WASN'T AFFECTED BY THE RECALL THAT THEY HAVE ISSUED ON THE EXACT SAME FUEL TANK COMPONENTS BEING USED IN OTHER MODELS. *TR
Steering, Suspension, Aug 24, 2011
TRAVELING AT 55 MPH HIT A SLIGHT BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SIDE TO SIDE VERY QUICKLY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS TO STOP WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 20, 2011
2006 WRANGLER, PUMP ONLY STOPS AFTER ABOUT 1/4 GALLON OF GAS HAS SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. EVERY TIME. EVERY STATION. ALL SEASONS. ALL TEMP RANGES. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 20, 2011
2006 JEEP WRANGLER, UNLIMITED - GASOLINE OVERFLOWS FROM TANK WHEN FILLING UP. HAPPENS EVERY TIME, NOT JUST OCCASIONALLY AND COVERS THE SIDE OF JEEP IN GAS AND OFTEN GAS SPRAYS ONTO MY HANDS AND CLOTHING. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 18, 2011
GAS TANK IN JEEP OVERFLOWS WHENEVER FILLED WITH GAS. *KB
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 17, 2011
MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. SPRAYS GAS EVERYWHERE. *KB
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 13, 2011
EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY CAR, GAS SPILLS OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF MY CAR, TIRE AND GROUND, INCLUDING OVER THE PUMP HANDLE ITSELF AND MY HANDS. VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE WAS A SPARK I WOULD GO UP IN FLAMES WITH THE CAR. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 12, 2011
FUEL OVERFLOW WHILE FILLING UP THE TANK. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 7, 2011
2006 JEEP WRANGLER. GAS TANK FILLUP, AT ANY GAS STATION, RESULTS IN TANK OVERFLOW. BURPS OUT UP TO 1/4 GALLON OF GAS BEFORE PUMP STOPS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL JEEP WRANGLERS, MOST MODEL YEARS. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP, NOT JUST OCCASIONALLY. *TT
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 6, 2011
GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OVER OUT OF THE FILLER NECK DURING FILL-UP. *TT
Other or unspecified, Aug 5, 2011
I AM DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON A CURVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE WHOLE ENTIRE SHAKES, ROCKS, MOVES UNCONTROLLABLY TO ALL DIRECTION. I CAN BE DRIVING IN CITY LIMITS AT 25 MPH AND IT WILL DO ALL THE SAME THINGS SHAKES, ROCKS, MOVES UNCONTROLLABLY TO ALL DIRECTIONS. IT OCCURS MORE THAN 10 TIMES A MONTH. I TOOK MY JEEP WRANGLER TO THE JEEP AGENCY AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BREAKS SO I TOLD THEM OK FIX IT. THEY CALLED ME TO PICK UP MY CAR THAT IT WAS READY. SO I DRIVE ON TO GET ON THE EXPRESSWAY AS SOON AS I GET TO 25MPH THE CAR SHOWS THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUNDED MY MONEY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THAT ISN'T JEEP. I TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE THE JEEP EXPERTS WHAT WOULD OTHER AGENCIES KNOW ABOUT JEEP. THEN I SPOKE TO DAIMLER AND THEY SAID TO TRY TO REPLACE MY TIRES AND I DID AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. I HAVE ALL MY PAPER WORK. *TT
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 4, 2011
EVERYTHING I FILL UP MY 2006 WRANGLER WITH GAS, IT OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ALL OVER THE JEEP AND SOMETIMES ON ME. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 30, 2011
ON MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS FUEL EVERY SINGLE TIME I HAVE TO REFILL THE TANK. THE TANK APPARENTLY DOES NOT VENT PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSES THE AUTO-SHUT-OFF FEATURE ON GAS PUMPS TO FAIL UNTIL THE TANK OVERFLOWS, SPITTING GASOLINE OUT (OVER A FOOT FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT TIMES), HITTING THE INDIVIDUAL FILLING UP THE TANK AND MAKING A MESS OF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS FUEL OVERFLOW ISSUE OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS, BUT THAT IT IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM AMONG 1997-PRESENT WRANGLERS. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2007-LATER WRANGLER, BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 2006 AND OLDER MODELS. REVIEWING BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL JEEP INTERNET FORUMS, I HAVE SEEN FORUM THREADS ON THIS TOPIC WITH LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF 1997-2006 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS CLAIMING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM HAVING WITH MY 2006 WRANGLER. THE COST TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, THE ONLY SOLUTION, IS AT A COST OF $1100-$1200. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE, AS ASKED BELOW, BUT THAT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME! *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 29, 2011
ON MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED, THE GAS TANK "PUKES" FUEL EVERY SINGLE TIME I HAVE TO REFILL THE TANK. THE TANK APPARENTLY DOES NOT VENT PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSES THE AUTO-SHUT-OFF FEATURE ON GAS PUMPS TO FAIL UNTIL THE TANK OVERFLOWS, SPITTING GASOLINE OUT (OVER A FOOT FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT TIMES), HITTING THE INDIVIDUAL FILLING UP THE TANK AND MAKING A MESS OF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS FUEL "PUKING" ISSUE OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS, BUT THAT IT IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM AMONG 1997-PRESENT WRANGLERS. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2007-LATER WRANGLERS, BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 2006 AND OLDER MODELS. AS A MEMBER OF BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL JEEP INTERNET FORUMS, I HAVE SEEN FORUM THREADS ON THIS TOPIC WITH LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF 1997-2006 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS CLAIMING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM HAVING WITH MY 2006 WRANGLER. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 27, 2011
GAS TANK AUTO STOP DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING OVERFILLING AND SPILLS GAS ON VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP AT EVERY GAS STAION I VISIT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 25, 2011
VEHICLE ONLY SHUTS OFF FUEL PUMP AFTER IT OVER FILLED AND SPILLED. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 25, 2011
GAS SPILLS WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK, HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 25, 2011
MY GAS TANK OVERFILLS WHEN PUMPING GAS INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF WHEN IT IS FULL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 25, 2011
WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE TO FULL THE GAS OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME, 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jul 22, 2011
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 37,000 MILES. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON MY JEEP THE FUEL WILL NOT STOP FLOW WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. INSTEAD GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE FILLER EVERY TIME I REFUEL, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF FUEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I REFUEL AND OCCURS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. AFTER READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET SUGGESTING THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP ITSELF, I WANTED TO REPORT THIS EVENT. *TT