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2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 fuel system, gasoline problems

162 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X426% of all complaints for this model year.

162
Fuel System, Gasoline complaints
26%
share of all complaints
37,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Jeep jk wrangler unlimited with passenger side mounted fuel tank and drivers side mounted fuel filler neck has approx 4 ft hose between filler neck and tank. Tank vent return hose to filler neck and filler hose are inadequate engineered causing fuel to back splash every single time you fill the…

    filed May 2, 2014

  • Unable to fill gas tank without gas spitting out upon fillup. Gas gets all over myself/wife and the jeep. Then have to wipe the excess gas off vehicle to protect paint and stuff and then wash hands numerous times and change of clothing to get gas smell off of you. Now jeep refuses to fill…

    filed Apr 10, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 years

YearReportsShare
2009 Wrangler 4-DR 4X41710%
2007 Wrangler 4-DR 4X419934%
Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 fuel system, gasoline problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.