Crack in oil filter houseing

- Bloomington, IN, USA

My Jeep stalled twice while driving in traffic. Would not start immediately following each event. Loss of brakes and power steering while driving at speed created safety hazard to me and surrounding drivers.

- Houston, TX, USA

I was driving down road and lost power like it dropped into neutral. Pull over to side of the road and by time I stopped had smoke coming into the cab. Got out and saw flames in engine compartment. Called police and fire but vehicle was total loss. Consumer stated there were no electrical issues and no engine light came on. Flames were coming from the bottom of the engine.

- Macomb, MI, USA

The plastic oil filter housing cracked at about 26,000 miles causing a major engine oil leak from the top of the engine. Oil has leaked down and splattered all over the undercarriage of the vehicle and onto the transmission and exhaust pipe causing significant smoking and a potential fire hazard. The mechanic advised that this is a common failure on 3.6L pentastar V6 engines and the the only fix is a replacement of the part at a cost of $830.

- Fanwood, NJ, USA

The oil filter adapter in my Jeep Wrangler cracked door is broken and is causing oil to leak into my cooler and damage that

- Harrisburg, PA, USA

Loud ticking from the left side of engine. A known problem with many model years of Jeep. I was told I do not have the warranty any longer because my warranty for the vehicle started in 2013. If I did, this known issue would not be covered. Shop wanted 3K dollars to repair. Sound happens with car running all the time in drive or just idle. Gets louder as I accelerate.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

When my 2014 Jeep Wrangler jku is running, there is a loud engine ticking noise that is coming from the driver's side of the engine. It is a lifter that needs to be replaced as well as the cam. The Jeep runs fine, but the noise is troubling. It's a costly repair!

- Sweetwater, TN, USA

Motor has a constant tic seems to be getting louder as time goes

- Winter Haven, FL, USA

The check engine light came on. I had my mechanic shop check the codes and the oil pressure sensor that is mounted in the oil filter housing went out at 64000 miles. The repairs are very expensive since the intake manifold will need to be removed to replace the parts. The oil filter housing which the oil pressure mounts into will also need to be replaced since it was leaking. The shop advised they have replaced several in the last few months and the issue was very common.

- Gallatin, TN, USA

The plastic oil filter housing cracked at about 80,000 miles causing a major engine oil leak from the top of the engine. Oil has leaked down and splattered all over the undercarriage of the vehicle and onto the exhaust pipe causing significant smoking and a potential fire hazard. The mechanic advised that this is a common failure on 3.6L pentastar V6 engines and the only fix is a replacement of the part. The mechanic also provided his opinion that the cause of the failure is a poor design due to material durability. The vehicle has been maintained at its regular intervals and has received light to moderate use over its lifetime so far with mostly highway miles.

- Livermore, CA, USA

While sitting at an intersection, we could smell burning oil and smoke. Got the Jeep home and found a steady drip of oil around bell housing. Found that engine valley is overflowing with oil, oil filter adapter housing failure and causing oil to leak onto hot engine creating intense smoke. Found that this is a common issue on Chrysler/Jeep 3.6 liter pentastar engines and hundreds of complaints. The repair for this common environmental fire hazard is costly. Why is this not a recall?

- Calgary, MT, USA

The lifters are sounding and can cause the engine to mal function or stop working all together. I know of 2 other people close to me that this is happening to also.

- Cayey, PR, USA

I was just starting a drive home when suddenly my cars "check engine" light came on and it refused to go higher than 3rd gear. Within minutes, my engine was starting to overheat. I was lucky enough to coast into a nearby auto repair place for them to check things out. Their diagnosis was that my oil cooling housing cracked and has been leaking oil everywhere, including the undercarriage (which I'm told is a fire hazard). They also said it's a very common problem with the 2014 models and they're shocked Jeep hasn't issued a recall on it. I later did some reading and found hundreds, if not thousands, of other people who have had the same problem. A recall should be issued for this faulty part instead of making all of us pay $750+ to fix it.

- Aurora, CO, USA

I own a 2014 Jeep Wrangler unlimited sport. Went for my oil change at the dealership and they told me I need to replace the oil cooler assembly because it cracked and is leaking oil and the engine oil is pooling in the pan. At the tune of $1200. I went home and found this is manufacturing defect with hundreds/ thousands have this problem with their 2014 Wrangler. I see just a few who had this covered under warranty but not without a hassle from dealerships. Most, like myself are told it's not covered. 5 year/ 100,000 mi. Now 6 years. I believe I've had this problem for awhile but now after warranty expired it's brought to my attention. The problem lies with a piece changed from metal to plastic. It cracked and will be replaced with another plastic piece that will most likely crack again. If that's not bad enough, I see it's also a safety hazard! hot oil pooled in the bottom pan and on the engine has caused fires. Jeep on their own hasn't made the oil cooler crack a recall. No surprise there. But it's time they need to be responsible for this manufacturing defect ! look at how many have this same problem! please!!

- Norton, MA, USA

Oil filter housing/cooler seems to be leaking. This seems to be a widespread problem with Chrysler products. I am not sure how long this issue has been occurring but it seems to be getting worse.

- Cumberland, MD, USA

Ticking noises when vehicle in motion for highway driving and city driving. Left cylinder head cracks.

- Chester, VA, USA

Oil cooler/oil filter housing and gaskets have a known defect that causes oil to leak onto and into engine components, such as the radiator, causing thousands of dollars in damage to the vehicle. Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge/Ram techs know that this is a common defect, and the leaking oil can and does burn, which can lead to a total engine fire!!! I first noticed the issue when I smelled burning oil. Thinking it was just a minor issue that could be fixed whenever I had the free time, I continued driving for another week or two until smoke started coming out of the engine! I finally took it in because there was way too much smoke to be safe (fire?). the tech that worked on my Jeep, mike pollard, says he sees this issue all the time, advised me to pay for the repairs and then file for reimbursement with their corporate office since it is a known issue and my Jeep only had 43,500 miles on it (well under the 100,000 mile powertrain warranty). Well, I did as he asked, but corporate customer care is useless, will not reach out to the tech as asked, and are doing their best to not pay because vehicle is out of warranty and there is not a recall. Either way, this issue can start a fire if left unfixed. Jeep knows that this is a common issue, yet will not do a recall unless forced (money over safety). Look online at the hundreds of others complaining about this common issue. Https://https://www.carcomplaints.com/Jeep/Wrangler/2014/engine/oil_housing_leak.shtml https://www.carcomplaints.com/Jeep/Wrangler/2014/engine/leaking_oil.shtml I have exhausted trying to get these charges reimbursed. This cost me over $2000, and my vehicle only had 43,500 miles on it. What's worse, is that they replaced it with the same defective part as usual, so now I have to worry that it'll just happen again soon. Please help!!!

- Brentwood, TN, USA

My vehicle is well maintained. Oil leaked all over the engine and onto my garage floor from a faulty engine oil cooler & intake gasket set. This was a very expensive repair that I can't afford. My mechanic (small shop) fixes this same repair 2-3 times a week. That is ridiculous and something needs to be done to reimburse Jeep Wrangler owners that have a huge oil spills to clean up.

- Ankeny, IA, USA

Oil adapter housing cracked for the second time in 6 months. 1st time caused external leak and it was replaced.this time cracked again but internally causing oil to leak into coolant. Caused $3200 worth of damage and had to have coolant system replaced as well as heater coil and hoses. I know of 7 other Jeep Wrangler this has happened to recently.

- Eustis, FL, USA

Cracked "oil filter housing adapter." Causing oil to leak all over the bottom of the engine, could potentially start a fire.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA