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2010 Jeep Wrangler fuel system problems

228 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2010 Jeep Wrangler, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
228 25% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
38,000 miles 200 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2010 Jeep Wrangler Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 38,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 51 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 53 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 40 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 25 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 14 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 38,000 miles
Based on 200 complaints that include mileage. 72% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles51
20k to 40k miles53
40k to 60k miles40
60k to 80k miles25
80k to 100k miles14
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 200 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 72% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The recent recall by jeep on the 2010 wranglers does not fit the situations that have been occurring. Several owners have experienced spontaneous fires, and were not in any off-road situation that could have cause debris to collect on or near the catalytic converter. They were simply driving home from work, or on the highway. One owner, who contacted me, had 16 miles on it (2012 model), and had just picked it up from the dealership. It caught on fire on his way home.

Reported at 32,000 miles, January 2012 Fire

When pumping gas the gas does not click off and gas spits out all over me and the jeep. I just purchased this used from a ford dealer. I had this same problem with my dodge durango that had a recall by chrysler. I checked and there is no recall on the 2010 jeep wrangler but have researched and it seems to be a common problem with jeeps. There should be a recall on them before someone gets hurt. I filled up at different gas stations.

Reported at 56,000 miles, April 2016

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