10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 8
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 67,767 miles
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2010 Jeep Wrangler approximate 96k Miles Dealing with a faulty TIPM: Issues with electrical Components such as: car not starting (battery, started all have been replaced) key fob being replaced every 12 months even after battery have been replaced. Power windows and Power door locks working when they want to work. Transmission has also been replaced with a new one. This has been going on for about 3-4 years.
- Centreville , VA, USA
I have a blank instrument cluster, my lights are on and wipers run constantly. No warning before this happened. I cannot turn wipers off or control lights. No safety at night with no interior lights and not to mention. I cannot know how much fuel I have. I have found from research that many Jeep Wrangler owners have the same issue from reading forums. I can disconnect the negative battery cable and it temporarily resets then reverts to the same problem. I have also checked the multifunction switch as I was told could be causing the issue and this is not the case because the issue is still there when the switch was unplugged. I then checked the instrument cluster. Unplugged and plugged back in with only a momentary reset and then back where I started. This is not safe and very frustrating when I know there are Many people with the same issue.
- Franklin, NC, USA
HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE JEEP KNOWS ABOUT A TIPM ISSUE BUT WILL NOT FIX IT. TIPM issue. This issue is common and described across the web but is a safety hazard! The headlights will flash 3-5 times then completely shut off. Restarting the Jeep and disconnecting the battery does not help. Jeep dealer says circuit in the TIPM is the issue and that this is common! Lordy have mercy for all the vecs on the road when my headlights started flashing at them and then went out on, of course, an unlit section of the road. But the crazier part is Jeep knew this could happen and doesn't warn the customers. I sure did not know that I might be driving blind at night becoming a safety hazard. The lights then decide to not work for a few days before going back to being reliable for anywhere from weeks to months until you happen to drive at night again and bam they go out again. Luckily the runner/ fog lights are unaffected but as a primary vehicle I can not just keep taking ubers every time it is dark outside! This is such a serious safety issue to loose your lights while driving! There are two common fixes for this. One you buy the TIPM or two you buy non stock headlights and reroute them to your own switch but for most of us, buying a part that Jeep knows will break is crazy and not practical (plus WE the consumer didn't know it would) and the alternative of having to buy a different company's lights to buy pass the wiring in just crazy. It is such a serious issue I do not understand why there is no recall! I'm also so unsure if I can even pass a safety inspection anymore. Also the automatic fuel stopper does not work which is ANOTHER know glitch with the TIPM. This is okay if you know about it because you can hold the handle the whole time while filling up but you can not trust it alone. It isn't like it is all the time either. Just enough to keep you on your toes and plosion the ground with spillage. The first time is scary though.
- San Antonio, TX, USA
Dealer is unable to provide me with a courtesy vehicle during the recall work and the recall takes several days to complete. Forcing me to pay for a rental vehicle during the recall repair is a cost to me to get the recall corrected.
- Lviermore, CA, USA
The driver's side heat blows colder than the passengers side heat. Problem lays with either faulty heater core, air diversion switch, or improper channeling. This problem occurs when sitting idle, and while driving. Prevents proper defrosting measures when driving in cold, wet weather.
- Puyallup, WA, USA
The air bag light keeps going on and off as I'm driving, conditions (street or highway) are more pronounced while cornering... the clock spring was replaced 2 years ago, its doing the same thing again
- Port Orchard, WA, USA
Driving on the highway approx 70 mph (speed limit) when the battery light sensor notification came on. Moved over to the slow lane to get off the next exit. Within ~ 5 miles of driving, the car completely shut down. Total engine loss and loss of all electrical including power steering making it extremely difficult to safely exit the lane onto the shoulder.
- Mint Hill, NC, USA
Vehicle dies while driving all electrical lights on dash are lit up. Consumer stated after pulling the vehicle into a parking lot vehicle would not start. After 10 minutes vehicle starts, wipers go at full speed and deploy all washer fluid. Check engine light reveled low voltage to the tipm module. Horns sounds while backing up. Another time are windows will not roll down and after a few minutes they start working again. After disconnecting battery problem go aways.
- Farmington, NM, USA
The center console gets hot (like worry about a fire hot), the radio will not work sometimes, sometimes the radio will be on but you can not shut it off or turn the station or anything with it, now the wipers will not shut off, it will not come out of park, random lights come on on the dash and go off, the windows and blinkers do not work. Thank god mine happened while in the parking lot at work and not driving down the highway at 70 mph heading home as I take 95 home from work..so many people are complaining on line. Look it
- Elkton, MD, USA
My 2010 Jeep Wrangler unlimited has been idling funny for a while. Today my windshield wipers started running without turning them on, the headlight came on high beam without turning them on and my turn signals stopped working. I was just trying to get hime from work. Sometimes the starter sticks & grinds when I try to start it..sometimes the cruise control makes the Jeep shake violently like driving on 4 flat tires down the interstate. My husband unhooked the battery today to stop the wipers and it was sparking and the whole fuse control panel was too hot to touch. He done some research and found out it is the tipm and it's been a problem in almost all Jeep Wrangler, and has been recalled in most that had all my Jeep electrical issues, but has not been recalled in the 2010, even after many customer complaints, glad it didn't catch my Jeep on fire. Now I'm worried about parking in my garage as it is part of my house. So now my Jeep that only has 74000 miles and cost me 35000 dollars is a fire hazard and can't be parked in its cozy 350000 garage because I don't want to lose my home, Jeep and possibly my life. Chrysler really needs to step up and do the right thing after making so much money off of us die hard life long Jeep enthusiasts.
- Council Bluffs, IA, USA
My parked/stationary 2010 Jeep Wrangler caught fire from the center console by itself with no outside factors involved. It was parked inside my detached garage. Approval for insurance company and fire incident inspection attached.
- Dublin, OH, USA
PCM power control module is a known problem with Jeep Wrangler and there is no recall?
- Countryside, IL, USA
I was driving on the highway and my Jeep quit. When I looked under the hood the battery, fuse box and wiring were all melted.
- Billings, MT, USA
Totally integrated power module (tipm) failed while driving causing the Jeep to die at highway speed making it very difficult to control on the North Texas expressway with no exits. Jeep came to a stop on a blind curve and would not come out of park to be moved. Shifted transfer case to nut neutral and with another drives assistance pushed off the expressway.
- Dallas, TX, USA
I was driving down my residential street and my Jeep's windshield wipers started going off, my horn starting honking and my seat belt light came on. I continued to drive and 3 seconds later it did the same thing but this time it died and smoke started coming through my vents inside. I immediately put it in park and got out to get my son out of the back seat but my door shut behind me and all of the rest were locked. I immediately called 911 because I was watching the car fill with smoke with my 10 month old trapped inside. I was not able to unlock any of the doors until I got to the back hatch, where my key opened it up. I got my son out and about 60 seconds later, it started smoking worse and it turned to black smoke. About 30 seconds after that my car caught on fire. It all seemed to start under the hood on the passenger side of the car.
- Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Headlights went out driving on highway. Tipm. Totally integrated power module. A quick search and it is all over the internet of being a safety issue. $1000 repair.
- Fort Payne, AL, USA
Lights on dash went haywire and the vehicle just died while going 35 mph would not restart or come out of gear when it was stopped. I was stuck on a city street with no lights of any kind. Very thankful my daughter was not with me!!
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
When driving down the road the vehicle would violently start shaking if it hit a pot hole or the road would curve. When the vehicle started to violently shake, steering the vehicle was impossible and it also killed the engine once. This happened driving on the highway and also on residential roads. Turned on the vehicle the wipers are going nonstop without being turned on, the turn signals and all of the gauges are not working. The headlights stay on when the Jeep is on. This happens with starting the vehicle and also driving.
- Northglenn, CO, USA
Wipers will not turn off, blinkers will not work, dash board lights flash, vehicle stalls while driving due to fuel relay not working.
- San Antonio, TX, USA
- Joint Base Lewis Mcchord , WA, USA