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Feds probe '07-'08 Jeep Wrangler for fuel spillage risk

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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 06:54 AM
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Default Feds probe '07-'08 Jeep Wrangler for fuel spillage risk
Saw this on DetNews.com

"NHTSA said it has received 217 complaints"

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100830/AUTO01/8300378/1148/auto01/Feds-probe--07--08-Jeep-Wrangler-for-fuel-spillage-risk
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 07:04 AM
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Its about time
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 07:05 AM
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Stand by for the tranny overheating style recall. The fix will be giving us all a funnel and a sponge.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 07:11 AM
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Hopefully they find something and it doesn't cost me anything to get it fixed. it's a PITA to baby the pump near the end to still spill half the time
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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This happens to me all the time. Gass stations that have high pressure pumps like Meijers . I cant tell you how many times the jeep has puked up a good 1/2 to 1 gallon of gass all over the jeep and ground.
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 01:04 PM
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I keep reading about it, but it's never happened to me
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mrlobaloba
Its about time
I second that. I am pretty good friends with my service manager... he said they play with them and blow air into the gas tank and try to get the float to "unstick" its a pretty common problem...
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it also happens to me all the time, i go back in the car and turn it to the acc position to get the gas gauge to read...
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by gijeep
it also happens to me all the time, i go back in the car and turn it to the acc position to get the gas gauge to read...
Yes, but does it happen to your Jeep?
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 04:18 AM
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So how does this work? Will the gub-mint come and look at our Jeeps for those of us who complained?
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