# 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `647880` · 2007-11-28 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 1,000
## Narrative
I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4) DOOR UNLIMITED RUBICON. I DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 150 MILES ON IT BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I WENT ON A VACATION WITH ABOUT 1000 MILES ON IT. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT A 15 TO 20 DEGREE ANGLE; FRONT FACING DOWN. THE GAS TANK WAS 1/2 FULL, AND I LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN (STOPPED) RUNNING. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER.  I CHECKED ALL THE GAUGES AND THERE WERE NO BLOWN FUSES. I CHECKED THE GAS GAGE AND IT READ THAT THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE TANK. BECAUSE I WAS ON A COUNTY ROAD, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, I WINCHED THE VEHICLE TO A LEVEL PLANE. I STARTED THE ENGINE ON THE SECOND TRY. AFTER A VERY HIGH REV CYCLE, THE GAS GAUGE AGAIN SHOWED THE GAS TANK BEING 1/2 FULL. WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING, AND COMPLETELY STOPPING ON A HILL, THIS COULD BE A LIFE ENDING SITUATION IN THE FUTURE WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION OR GOING DOWN A HILL. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11-25-2007.  *TR
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