Service Repair

Jeep Gladiator Fuel Gauge May be Stuck

Jan. 26, 2021

This bulletin applies to 2020 Jeep Gladiator vehicles, involving diagnosis and possible replacement of the fuel tank and O-ring due to a P0461 DTC.

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Mike Mavrigian

This bulletin applies to 2020 Jeep Gladiator vehicles, involving diagnosis and possible replacement of the fuel tank and O-ring due to a P0461 DTC.

This applies to vehicles built on or after April 12, 2019, and on or before May 16, 2019, and equipped with a 3.6L V6 24V VVT engine.

Customers may experience a MIL on. Technicians may find the DTC P0461 (fuel level sensor 1 performance) set. In addition, the fuel gauge may not be accurate and/or the fuel gauge may be stuck.

Replace the fuel tank. Refer to the detailed service procedures available in DealerCONNECT/Service Library under Service info 14 – Fuel System/Fuel Delivery, Gas Tank, Fuel/removal and Installation. Replacement fuel tanks are available as P/N 68332305AC. The O-ring is under P/N 55366298AA.

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Information courtesy of Mitchell 1

Information for Technical Service Bulletins comes from ProDemand, Mitchell 1's auto repair information software for domestic and import vehicles. Headquartered in San Diego, Mitchell 1 has provided quality repair information solutions to the automotive industry since 1918.

About the Author

Mike Mavrigian | Motor Age Editor

Mike Mavrigian has written thousands of automotive technical magazine articles involving a variety of specialties, from engine building to wheel alignment, and has authored more than a dozen books that crisscross the automotive spectrum. Mike operates Birchwood Automotive, an Ohio shop that builds custom engines and performs vintage vehicle restorations. The shop also features a professional photo studio to document projects and to create images for articles and books.