Fuel system
Filed Dec 26, 2011
FUEL TANK OVER FLOWS AT EVERY FILL UP. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10441250
- Incident
- Dec 3, 2003
- Mileage
- 16 mi
2003 Jeep Wrangler Fuel system Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Dec 26, 2011
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 98 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2003 Jeep Wrangler submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Fuel system
Filed Mar 6, 2011
GAS TANK OVERFLOW ON JEEP WRANGER. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10386582
- Incident
- Mar 5, 2011
- Mileage
- 89,700 mi
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Jun 14, 2010
Crash reported
I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT BEHIND A FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I LIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS ABLE TO AGGRESSIVELY HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO SLOW THE CAR AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEY BLAMED THE INCIDENT ON AN AFTER MARKET FLOOR MAT. THIS WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ME IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS JUS STUCK AT THE CURRENT SPEED, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT SPEEDING UP AND THE TIRES WERE SPINNING WHEN I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE CAR ACTED LIKE I HAD THE GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10336213
- Incident
- May 15, 2010
- Mileage
- 20,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Apr 11, 2010
THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING. THIS IS CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY OUT ONTO MYSELF, ONTO THE PAINTED SURFACES OF THE VEHICLE, AND SPILL ONTO THE GROUND. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10324940
- Incident
- Feb 28, 2005
- Mileage
- 20,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 23, 2010
WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK, I FILLED THE TANK TO THE BRIM. NOT ON PURPOSE, GAS CAME GUSHING OUT OF MY JEEP WRANGLERS GAS TANK, ALMOST A QUARTER OF A GALLON. NOT LIFE THREATENING, BUT COST ME ABOUT 2 DOLLARS IN GAS.
- NHTSA ID
- 10321500
- Incident
- Mar 22, 2010
- Mileage
- 76,000 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Nov 16, 2009
TRAVELING AT 60-65MPH VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NO LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. PULLED OUT OF WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRIED STARTING AND STARTED RIGHT UP. MILEAGE 77,200. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10292334
- Incident
- Nov 14, 2009
- Mileage
- 77,200 mi
Fuel system
Filed Sep 12, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AS IF IT WERE LOSING POWER AND ABOUT TO STALL. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $400. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10202736
- Incident
- Sep 6, 2007
- Mileage
- 45,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Sep 15, 2004
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. LEAK IN FUEL TANK.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10091079
- Incident
- Sep 15, 2004
- Mileage
- 19,520 mi
Fuel systemTransmission
Filed Sep 15, 2004
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. LEAK IN FUEL SYSTEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10091078
- Incident
- Jul 28, 2004
- Mileage
- 18,877 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 4, 2003
POOR GAS MILEAGE. STICKER CLAIMS 16 MPG CITY AND 19 MPG HIGHWAY AND I STRUGGLE TO GET 11 OR 12 IN THE CITY DRIVING CONSERVATIVELY AND USING QUALITY MID GRADE GASOLINE. MY LAST TANK I GOT 10.86 MPG. WITH CITY AND HIGHWAY COMBINED I STRUGGLE TO GET 13 OR 14. I FIGURE THIS WILL COST ME AROUND $1000 OVER THE COURSE OF MY 4 YEAR LEASE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER WRANGLER OWNERS AND THEY EXPERIENCE THE SAME POOR MILEAGE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP PRODUCT. *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10049203
- Incident
- Dec 4, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Oct 2, 2003
I'VE HAD MY 2003 WRANGLER SIERAH FOR 3 MONTHS AND HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE. FIRST TIME WAS A PURGE VALVE SOLENOID AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE WHOLE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ANOTHER SOLENOID. NEITHER OF THESE FAILURES LEFT ME STRANDED BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED ON A JEEP WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10041103
- Incident
- Sep 29, 2003
- Mileage
- 4,650 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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