9.2

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
91,000 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (4 reports)
  2. must be in in park (1 reports)
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problem #5

Nov 282020

Wrangler Unlimited X 3.8L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 175,000 miles

So I have had this problem before Turn the ignition key to start my Jeep and nothing happens so I would wait for awhile and try again and it would start. This last time this happened it started in the morning for work but that same day when I was leaving from work to go home it wouldn't start. I have had the battery checked the starter checked and both good. Have a mechanic trouble shoot it and thinks its the TIPM. So what would happen if I was out of a trail out in the middle of nowhere and this happened how would I be able to get my Jeep off the trail and back home. I would be stranded and trying to figure on how to get my Jeep home. This is ridiculous having problems like this and I know I'm not the only one who has had this issue before.

- Jeremy K., Tucson, US

problem #4

Nov 302016

Wrangler V8

  • Manual transmission
  • 57,788 miles

I just bought this vehicle, drove it home and it quit the next day. I have a $17,000 piece of sh*t sitting useless in my garage. Who knows how much this will cost to have fixed!

- Cory T., Calgary, AB, Canada

problem #3

Jan 112016

Wrangler Unlimited 3.8L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 100,055 miles

No key power to the solenoid relay. You can cross solenoid to turn engine but it will not fire.

- Steve B., Evanston, WY, US

problem #2

Nov 022014

Wrangler JK V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 62,000 miles

I tried to start my 2007 JK and it just "clicks" once. Battery checks out fine. I found other posts about this. Supposedly, this is a common problem. A sensor that verifies the transmission is in park. I have heard there is a work around. If so can anyone direct me to this?

- Matt T., Bakersfield, CA, US

problem #1

May 222012

Wrangler Limited 3.2L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,000 miles

It is sporadic and I never know when it will happen. You put the key in the ignition and try to start the car and all you get is a 'click'...sometimes had to repeat this up tp 20 times to get it to start. I have had the starter, alternator and battery changed, still has this problem. Did some research and there is apparently a sensor in the transmission/engine that detects if the car is in park or neutral. If it is not detecting it, it will not allow you to start it. Will cost around $1000 to repair, but of course the sensor is only $40! They have to tear the engine/transmission apart to fix this. Started before my warranty was up, I complained and complained, it was never fix...and now they still tell me nothing is wrong. But when I am sitting in the back field and it does this, panic would set in until it started. Luckily I found the 'workaround' online and apparently I am not the ONLY person with this issue and it is a known Jeep issue!

- Kristi B., Fenton, MO, US