3.6

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,259 miles

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problem #3

Jan 012019

Wrangler

  • 92,000 miles
No heat on drivers side only causing visibility issues as defrost on drivers side is blowing cold air. Shop has done colant flush 2X in 1 year plus changed the thermostat which have all only been temporary fixes. Issue always returns. Heated seats fail to function as colder the outside temp is and when engaged doesnt feel as hot as they should. Jeep engine stalls out in reverse, worse when cold outside, will also dies occasionally when putting into drive. Dealer fail to find the cause as no warning lights are ever on as this did not happen in their presence and no codes come up although this happens almost every morning during winter when attempting to back out of my driveway. Occasionally if engine is stalling upon reverse it will also stall in the street again when shifting from reverse into drive. This stalling issue will happen no matter if I warm the engine before attempting to drive or not it makes no difference but it is more often in winter. Don't remember having this issue during summer but I've only owned it 1 year. Jeep also occasionally shakes terribly when I hit 60mph. So badly, I have to slow down or pull over as I feel like its going to lose control. My entire front end starts shaking, stealing wheel bouncing its awful. This 1st happened shortly after purchasing and I took it back to the dealer. Was told the front passenger caliper was falling off, they replaced that and 1 wk later that same caliper was again hanging on by jist 1 bolt. Shaking is again happening starting at exactly 60mph but calipers are in tact so I don't believe this was the real issue either. This $26K Jeep is turning out to be a money pit. One thing after another. I keep reading about Jeep owners all with my same problems so why are none of these issues being recalled"?"

- Janesville, WI, USA

problem #2

Sep 012013

Wrangler

  • 50 miles
Drivers seat does not remain in position. Upon entering or exiting vehicle the outside of the seat cushion pushes down on the adjustment handle lowering seats position. The adjustment handle can only be mounted in 120 degree increments so forget truing to change position of the handle as it's to far out of usable position that way.

- Salida, CO, USA

problem #1

Dec 092014

Wrangler

  • 16,726 miles
Driver seat adjustment feature is failing. Primary driver requires seat to be set at highest possible height (vertical) elevation position. Driver has had to repeatedly use manual adjustment feature to raise seat to required height majority of the time that the vehicle is driven. The frequency that the adjustment must be made before driving is increasing. Although the seat has not yet dropped while the vehicle has been in motion, the concern is that it will start to occur in the future. When the seat drops, the primary driver has issues with the visibility and reaching the both the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal. (note: When the driver seat is adjusted to a higher position, it also moves forward...closer to the steering column and brake/gas pedals). In addition, when the seat drops to its default position, the primary driver's face is also put at risk if the airbag is deployed. This could result in a potentially serious injury to the primary driver if the airbag deployed with the seat in the default position. The potential failure of the seat adjustment feature in this vehicle appears to constitute a major safety hazard that may result in a significant injury or death (if failure were to occur while the vehicle was being operated by the primary driver).

- Tucson, AZ, USA