10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 8
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 1
Average Mileage:
36,523 miles

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problem #71

Jun 172019

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 96,100 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Wrangler. While parking the vehicle, the contact removed the key from the ignition, but the vehicle kept running. The contact disconnected the cables from the battery to finally stop the engine from running. The vehicle was reconnected to the battery and the contact drove home. When the contact attempted to park the vehicle, the failure recurred; however, the vehicle kept running even with the cables unhooked. The contact had to pull fuse numbers 10 and 12 before the vehicle finally shut off. All american Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat of san angelo (4310 sherwood way, san angelo, tx 76901, (866) 575-2743) stated that the failure may be due to the ignition switch. The dealer stated that there were no recalls for the ignition switch and advised the contact to bring in the vehicle. An independent mechanic was contacted and suggested to bring a new ignition switch in; however, the failure recurred. The contact researched the failure online and found that the failure was occurring on numerous occasions. The failure mileage was 96,100.

- San Angelo, TX, USA

problem #70

Jun 302019

Wrangler

  • 92,000 miles
Starting issues: The ignition will not start the engine, no lights come on, the battery is connected fine and I had it checked (good). This has happened four times since April, and today is the most recent. My Jeep has been parked in my garage since Thursday evening and it would not start today (6/30/19).

- Thornton, CO, USA

problem #69

Jun 152019

Wrangler

  • 92,000 miles
Clockspring recall: Other year models of the same generation Wrangler show a clockspring recall, but my year model doesn't. my clockspring has failed now and I lost most of the steering wheel controls, including my safety horn, and if my research is correct, my driver side air bag will not deploy now if in a collision accident. When turning my windshield wipers would turn on randomly, and then when driving shortly afterwards I went to honk at animals in the road and the horn did not work. The next day I noticed that the radio and driver information center controls on the steering wheel did not work either.

- Denison, IA, USA

problem #68

Mar 022019

Wrangler

  • miles
Horn does not work and steering column controls are not functioning. Unsure if airbag works.

- Dearborn, MI, USA

problem #67

May 172019

Wrangler

  • 22,000 miles
Unable to get a recall repaired (P61) because of the fraudulent actions of California superstores valencia Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in valencia, California (661) 379-7709. Dealer falsely submitted that the recall was completed in 2015 thus removing my vehicle from further safety notifications regarding this recall. Vehicle has never been to California which the Chrysler Jeep corporation should be able to verify using the onstar system installed on the vehicle. All of this was discovered while trying to get the takata recall completed on vehicle.

- Brick, NJ, USA

problem #66

Feb 042014

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • miles
Vehicle travelling down curved highway ramp, inexplicably lost control, hit the jersey barrier, went over the jersey barrier and crashed into the abutment of the overpass bridge and then flipped over bursting into flames. Driver was killed. No evasive maneuvers were made by the driver, no skid marks, cause of crash unknown. Consumer stated vehicle was disposed approx.6-10 months ago.

- Somerville, MA, USA

problem #65

Mar 012019

Wrangler

  • 53,000 miles
I was getting into my vehicle and turned on the car. Immediately after I turned it on my windshield wipers began starting (with them off) and wouldn't stop. I turned my car off and they continued to keep moving. I tried to move my car into the garage and my car wouldn't come out of park. Then I started smelling a really bad smell of something burning so I called my local auto shop asap because the smell wouldn't stop and he had me disconnect the battery to shut everything off. My car had to be towed to an auto shop to get fixed. I was top the tipm module was faulty. I had to get a whole entire new module which cost 1,200$. I was told that this could have happened in the middle of me driving the car and I was lucky that it only happened when I was parked. I was also told by many other people who drive a Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep that this is a very common problem in older models. I feel very uneasy driving my car now.

- De Pere, WI, USA

problem #64

Jan 142019

Wrangler

  • 115,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 35 mph in inclement weather, the windshield wipers failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to ron lewis alfa romeo / ron lewis pre-owned cranberry (located at 20839 route 19, cranberry twp, pa 16066, (724) 776-7400) where it was diagnosed that the totally integrated power module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

- Renfrew, PA, USA

problem #63

Jan 032019

Wrangler

  • 76,000 miles
Steering wheel controls stopped working which also included the ability to use the horn. The air bag light also came on making the air bag system non operating. Is not a fuse issue. Something is faulty within the steering system and clock spring. Was driving down the road and the air bag light came on without any form of collision taking place. Tried using horn to see if it worked and no sound. Tried using radio controls none work. Tried using cruise control nothing worked. I have turned the Jeep steering wheel every way and nothing works. Turned it off and on still nothing working. Disconnected battery and then connected it back up. Still not working. Checked all fuses by dealer no issues. Factory equipment no modifications made still not working. Unsafe environment made by this malfunction within Jeep Wrangler.

- Iron Station, NC, USA

problem #62

Dec 262018

Wrangler

  • 19,000 miles
Traction control and check engine light illuminated not allowing me to accelerate. This Jeep has been in the shop about 30 times and the problem is still not resolved, they are telling me that I need a new wiring harness and that they will not cover it because the warranty is expired this has been ongoing since 19000 miles. Also water in the passenger side floor board from heater core. Seat belt broke in half and

- Cusseta, AL, USA

problem #61

Jul 122017

Wrangler

  • 60,000 miles
At approximately 60K miles my 2013 Jeep Wrangler sport unlimited started "stalling" inexplicably. When this happens you lose all throttle control, and your power steering. Which can be challenging when your in the left hand lane of a four lane interstate going 65mph. This caused a tractor trailor to jack knife and slide down the interstate... luckily, I and the few others on the road at the time survived. After taking my vehicle in for the fifth time for the same problem I started researching myself. I was shocked to find it appears to be an epidemic problem with the 12-14 Jeep with the new pentastar engines. It also appears that no fca/Jeep dealership in the country has figured it out. If those were the first with the new motor, it stands to reason if it doesn't appear there is a fix, that it will continue. And I can tell you from personal experience, people are going to die from this safety issue. This typically happens when down shifting to get power, or when shifting into gear after backing out of a parking stall. The throttle is lost completely and the power steering as well. You can try to crank the vehicle, but it will not start until after about five to ten minutes. It will then start up and drive like nothing happened. No codes are shown and dealerships have no way to identify the problem unless they can replicate it. That would be the beginning anyway. Some serious effort needs to be put into this, again, it doesn't appear to be being addressed, and it will only get worse as the Jeep from 2012 on get older and get to the 60K range.

- Olympia, WA, USA

problem #60

May 152018

Wrangler

  • 110,000 miles
A ticking noise. Valves ticking. I was told.that there is a recall on this with Jeep.Wrangler.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #59

Apr 012018

Wrangler

  • 60,000 miles
Numerous events of sudden stalling of vehicle at high speed in drive, at low speed in drive and reverse; creating a very dangerous situation involving near-miss rear end collisions. Can take up to 15 minutes to restart engine. Engine sometimes appears to restart with a ticking sound, has no power and automatic transmission can't be shifted into drive or reverse. Other times, engine starts and transmission can be shifted into drive or reverse, but gears do not engage. Numerous events, as common as stalling events, involving sudden and sometimes violent shocks to the drivetrain, which happen at all speeds, usually when accelerating. Everyone knows this is a tipm issue, with serious safety implications related to the potential for high speed rear end collisions by following vehicles, that Chrysler and the NHTSA have not taken adequate action to remedy except on limited affected vehicle types. Substantial information exists on this known issue, including information and documentation submitted to Chrysler and NHTSA. This particular vehicle was purchased new, started to exhibit this series of problems at the beginning of 2018 after 60,000+ miles, and has been back and forth to the dealer multiple times. There are no recorded error codes according to the dealer. The fuel pump relay has been replaced by dealer, supposedly, which was the latest unsuccessful attempt at solving the problem" prior to that work was performed on the transmission, supposedly, which also did not solve the problem? prior to the current symptoms, two unexplained dead battery events occurred. Now, readily found information shows a link with tipm and fuel pump relay failures that allow the fuel pump to run and drain the battery after turning off the ignition. How many more reports to NHTSA will it take to responsibly address this very serious potential rear collision safety issue related to the tipm"

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

problem #58

Mar 142018

Wrangler

  • 80,000 miles
I bought this 2013 Jeep not even two years ago and I've sank over 8,000 dollars in repair into it. Their should be a ton of recalls on these Jeep around the same year. I'm a mail carrier and my first route was all paved roads. This had nothing to do with delivering the mail. These Jeep are junk and Jeep won't take initiative for it. The traction control and check engine light stay on. Every time it's been fixed it's been cam shafts, rocker arms, cam shaft sensors, steering sensor, clock spring, and wiring harness. It shouldn't have to be fixed that many fines and continue to happen. These Jeep should be able to withstand more being made for postal vehicles. Every carrier or person I know with one has the same exact issue. When those lights come on the Jeep literally loses all power, it still runs but ticks and sounds like it is about to blow up. The vehicle does it while sitting and driving. It's got a constant tick too. It's been to surrounding dealerships and I get told the same thing. I pay 500 dollars a month for a piece of crap. Jeep needs to take responsibility for this. Their are law suits against them, and I have no doubt the customers will win. Something needs to be done. This is America, we work our butts off to pay for something Jeep is responsible for, its not right.

- Indian Mound, TN, USA

problem #57

Apr 212017

Wrangler

  • 95,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Wrangler. While driving at 55 mph, the check engine, traction control, and oil warning indicators illuminated. Par-K enterprises (825 S 1st St, fulton, NY 13069, (315) 598-8118) was called and the contact was informed that the totally integrated power module needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

- North Syracuse, NY, USA

problem #56

Feb 052018

Wrangler

  • 33,000 miles
Heater core clogged.radiator sludge leftover from casting sand in cylinder heads circulated thru heating and cooling systems cause sand to settle in radiator and clog heater core

- Shorewood, IL, USA

problem #55

Jan 022018

Wrangler

  • 27,000 miles
Out of the blue the Jeep would not start one morning. There were no warning signs. It had to be towed to the dealer. Turns out the wcm (wireless control module) failed in the ignition so the keys were not recognized by the module. They replaced the part (would not cover under our extended warranty we purchased!!!!) and reprogrammed both our keys. $385 later it now starts.

- Spokane, WA, USA

problem #54

Dec 302017

Wrangler

  • 50,000 miles
When you hit a bump or even a rock on the highway or any road, something happens the front end it starts shaking like crazy its as if you had a blow out. Normally around 35 to 50 miles an hour. This is happening to many Jeep owners they call it the "Jeep death wobble." It is a very frightening situation. The steering wheel and the whole front end shakes back and forth. Slowing down does not correct the problem as some people have suggested you have to come to a complete stop. And then start driving again. This happened on a busy highway where there is not way of pulling over or on a road and it also happened on the city streets. This can cause a situation, there has been no recall on the issue but have heard many stories about this issue. It does not happen all the time, but when it does it is very frightening. This has happened several times but I have decided to make a complaint about it. I have not made video of it because you never know when it will happen, but have seen several on you-tube of vehicles with the same issue. I feel Chrysler Jeep should take full responsibility for it. Also the electric on the blinkers seem to be going out often also. Replacing a bulb does not work it is the whole socket or wiring system that needs to be replaced. I I research these issues many many Jeep owners complain about the same thing

- Rio Ranco, NM, USA

problem #53

Nov 142017

Wrangler

  • 57,000 miles
The vehicle stalled out on one occasion several months ago. It cranked and cranked but wouldn't turn over. Today when trying to leave, I couldn't get it to turn over...after about half an hour and my battery almost dying I disconnected the negative connection to battery and it fired up after reconnecting. I'm reading there are 50,000+ vehicles with a tipm issue and believe this is impacting my Jeep. It's a $1300 fix that I think Chrysler/Jeep should own.

- Scottsdale, AZ, USA

problem #52

Jan 012017

Wrangler

  • 108,000 miles
My left hand drive Jeep unlimited Wrangler has a clock spring issue too that cannot be resolved. All Jeep need to be on the recall, not just the right hand drive Jeep.

- Crockett, CA, USA

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