| Issue ID | 805022 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10345841 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | WRANGLER |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 24/07/10 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Jeep wrangler was 3 days old with 713 miles on it. On july 24th after driving 130 miles from foxboro to rochester nh, about 4:15 pm, i pulled into a shell station to fuel the vehicle up. My 3 year old and 6 year old were in the back seat. As i was filling the vehicle someone ran over and pointed to the underside where a large volume of fluid was spilling. It was gasoline coming from the fuel tank. It was pouring onto the very hot exhaust pipe and vaporizing. I notified chrysler monday morning of the severity of the safety failure and received complaint number 19760031. I contacted the service center at the dealer requesting that the failed tank be evaluated and not tampered with. He indicated that it was clear there was a manufacturing defect in a bond joint in the fuel tank. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 713 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FOXBORO, MA |
| VIN pattern | 1J4BA6D17ALXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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