2005 Jeep Wrangler Fuel/propulsion System Problems
Owners have filed 99 complaints with NHTSA about fuel/propulsion system problems on the 2005 Jeep Wrangler, 15% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 55,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “gas tank” (26% of reports).
- 99fuel/propulsion system complaints
- 55,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 2mention an injury
- 0related recalls
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Gas tank: mentioned in 26 of 99 complaints (26%)
- Shut off: mentioned in 24 of 99 complaints (24%)
- Every fill: mentioned in 19 of 99 complaints (19%)
- Onto ground: mentioned in 12 of 99 complaints (12%)
At what mileage do fuel/propulsion system problems happen?
Based on 87 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 99 complaints, 2 an injury.
Jeep Wrangler fuel/propulsion system complaints by model year
| Model year | Fuel/propulsion System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Wrangler | 3 | 27% | — |
| 2025 Wrangler | 24 | 34% | — |
| 2024 Wrangler | 188 | 25% | — |
| 2023 Wrangler | 65 | 18% | — |
| 2022 Wrangler | 65 | 16% | — |
| 2021 Wrangler | 115 | 12% | — |
| 2020 Wrangler | 33 | 5% | 100 |
| 2019 Wrangler | 9 | 1% | 11,000 |
| 2018 Wrangler | 18 | 1% | 7,000 |
| 2017 Wrangler | 13 | 4% | 26,600 |
| 2016 Wrangler | 13 | 3% | 26,700 |
| 2015 Wrangler | 15 | 3% | 27,000 |
| 2014 Wrangler | 19 | 3% | 40,000 |
| 2013 Wrangler | 30 | 5% | 60,000 |
| 2012 Wrangler | 42 | 5% | 48,000 |
| 2011 Wrangler | 88 | 18% | 45,000 |
| 2010 Wrangler | 159 | 23% | 43,000 |
| 2009 Wrangler | 58 | 16% | 51,000 |
| 2008 Wrangler | 69 | 8% | 70,204 |
| 2007 Wrangler | 54 | 10% | 70,000 |
| 2006 Wrangler | 118 | 16% | 48,000 |
| 2005 Wrangler | 99 | 15% | 55,000 |
| 2004 Wrangler | 3 | 2% | 88,500 |
| 2002 Wrangler | 1 | 1% | 53,846 |
| 2001 Wrangler | 2 | 1% | 116,703 |
| 2000 Wrangler | 4 | 2% | 135,000 |
| 1999 Wrangler | 1 | 0% | 126,000 |
| 1997 Wrangler | 4 | 1% | 157,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists fuel/propulsion system for the 2005 Jeep Wrangler. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
At every fuel fill up, gasoline splashes back out onto the vehicle, the person filling the vehicle and creates a very unsafe puddle of gasoline on the ground. There is never a time that it does not happen. I would be readily available to make my vehicle available for inspection of this concern…
When refueling my jeep has always belched gasoline back out of the fuel filler neck when the gas pump automatically shuts off when the tank gets full. This could easily cause a disaster & my wife is afraid to put fuel in it. I thought that mine was the only one to do this, but talking with other…
The poor design of the gas tank rollover safety float ball in this vehicle continues to allow gasoline to splash back out of the gas filler neck of the vehicle every single time at an auto shut off fueling nozzle is used. This is a known defect but which they offered a remedy that had an age or…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2005 Jeep Wranglers have fuel/propulsion system problems?
No. NHTSA has 99 owner complaints about fuel/propulsion system for the 2005 Jeep Wrangler (15% of the 650 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Jeep Wrangler fuel/propulsion system?
No recall currently lists fuel/propulsion system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do fuel/propulsion system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 55,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about fuel/propulsion system problems on the 2005 Jeep Wrangler?
The most frequent phrase is “gas tank”, in 26 of 99 complaints, followed by “shut off” (24).
Other 2005 Jeep Wrangler problems
See all 2005 Jeep Wrangler problems or fuel/propulsion system problems across all Wrangler years.