Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10464797July 9, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO DISENGAGE THE RELAY THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.
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#10464806July 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL UP. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO, THE GAS ALWAYS SPITS OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR BEFORE THE PUMP STOPS. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TANK OR AN INTERNAL CHECK VALVE WHICH SHOULD PREVENT THIS. I CAN NEVER FILL THE GAS TANK UP FULL BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY FIX I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH IS A BRAND NEW GAS TANK, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. *TR
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#10464630July 8, 2012
AIR BAGS
DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROAD AT APPROX. 25 MPH WHEN THE AIRBAG CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. COMES ON AND OFF APPROX. EVERY 15 TO 30 SECONDS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *TR
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#10464526July 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY JEEP OWNER I HAVE TALKED TO HAS A FILLING SPLASH-BACK PROBLEM WHEN FILLING THEIR GAS TANK. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON ALL THE JEEPS AND OTHER MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.. GET GOING ON THIS IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. ALL JEEPS,,,,, CAN YOU READ ? ALL ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM... BIG SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE. NOT ONE PLACE BUT HERE DID I FIND TO LIST THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOO MANY SITTING ON THEIR BACKSIDES AND DOING NOTHING ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. READ BETWEEN THE LINES AND GET GOING. A VERY DISGRUNTLED TAX PAYER AND OWNER OF A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT IS UN-SAFE AND UN-HEALTHY WITH NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. GET MY DRIFT?..... *TR
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#10464554July 7, 2012
STEERING
THE FRONT END BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR IT TO BEGAN. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING WAS AN IMPROVED SMOOTH PAVED ROAD. THE CAR COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. *TR
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#10464341July 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HORN STARTED BLOWING ON ITS OWN WITH NO CONTROL FROM THE HORN BUTTON. IT WILL BLOW FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS RANDOMLY THEN SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING BUT MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS OFF WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT WILL ALSO BE SET OFF SOMETIMES BY LOCKING THE CAR WHEN THE HORN IS SUPPOSED TO SOUND. ITS UNSAFE WHEN IT GOES OFF WHILE IM DRIVING AND ALSO THAT I CAN NOT HONK IT WHILE DRIVING IN THE EVENT OF SOMEONE TRYING TO TURN OR MERGE INTO ME. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOCK SPRING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
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#10464342July 5, 2012
STEERING, AIR BAGS
ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON WITH A CHIME. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING COULD CAUSE AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT WARNING. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR
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#10464041July 3, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
EVERYTIME I FILL THE GAS TANK THE GAS OVERFLOW ON TO THE GROUND AFTER THE GAS HOSE SHUTS OFF. *JS
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#10463986July 2, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER 2011. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2010. IT HAPPENED ONCE IN 2011, I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS IT HAS STARTED UP AGAIN. I LIVE IN A REMOTE AREA IN ALASKA WHERE THE NEAREST CITY IS 100 MILES, ONLY REACHED BY HIGHWAY. EACH TRIP I WOULD HIT A BUMP AND ALMOST HIT THE GUARD RAIL AT 65 MPH. I STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK (10 MILES FROM HOME) IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE SPEED OF 35-55. IT WAS COMPLETELY VIOLENT SHAKING WHERE EACH TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT. IT ONLY GOT WORSE WITH BRAKING. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. I AM UNABLE TO TAKE IT TO MECHANICS SHOP BECAUSE IT IS 100 MILES AWAY AND I AM NOT PUTTING MY FAMILY OR I AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT ON AN ALASKA HIGHWAY. *JS
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#10464028July 2, 2012
SUSPENSION
AFTER I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SEVERELY SHIMMY. IT OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS TO DECELERATE. I HAD THE DAMPENER AND TIRES REPLACED (THEY WERE WORN UNEVENLY) TODAY. I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE LONG TERM. THERE ARE MANY ANECDOTAL REFERENCES ON GOOGLE CONCERNING THIS BEING A MAJOR PROBLEM (GOOGLE SEARCH WRANGLER "DEATH WOBBLE." ) ONE STORY INDICATED THAT THERE WERE A LIMITED NUMBER OF FORMAL COMPLAINTS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I ADDED A COMPLAINT AS THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FOR AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER. I WILL UPDATE THE RESULT OF THE REPAIR IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT RESOLVES THE INCIDENT OR NOT. *JS
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#10463884July 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING OF THE JEEP IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH RANGE, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING OF OVERTEMPERATURE COMES ON. THIS IS TO WARN OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HELP PREVENT THE OIL FROM OVERFLOWING ONTO THE EXHAUST AND CAUSING A FIRE. THIS WARNING HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE JEEP IS DRIVEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH RANGE ON ANY SANDY SURFACE. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PROPER SIZING OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS PERSONS WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE IS TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WITH THE AUX COOLER NOW OFFERED, BUT THIS IS A THE OWNER'S COST. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY A CLAIMS AGENT, [XXX], AT CHRYSLER THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SO THEY DECLINED MY CLAIM. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT I WANT TO BE PROACTIVE IN PREVENTING A KNOW ISSUE WITH MY JEEP AND THE ANSWER IS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SO THE ARE DECLINING TO ADDRESS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS MORE INFORMATION THAT I CAN GIVE ON THE SITUATION. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
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#10464861July 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT 4.0 L6 5-SPEED MANUAL AT APPX. 65 MPH A SLIGHT VIBRATION CAME FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OVER, AFTER CRAWLING UNDER THE VEHICLE I FOUND THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT LOOSE AT THE JOINT CONNECTING TO MY STOCK NP231J TRANSFER CASE. FIGURING IT WAS JUST A WORN U-JOINT I CONTINUED ON MY WAY AT A MUCH SLOWER SPEED APPX. 35 MPH FOR ABOUT 300 YARDS THERE WAS A LOUD POP ALONG WITH METAL AND DIRT FLYING FROM UNDER THE JEEP WHICH MADE ME PULL OVER ONCE AGAIN THIS TIME OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDING UP IN THE DITCH. WHERE I FOUND THE NP231J SHATTERED IN 5 PIECES, MANY MORE WERE THROWN ONTO THE ROAD WAY.
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#10463628June 29, 2012
STEERING
EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN MINOR PAVEMENT BUMPS OR DEFORMATIONS ARE HIT AT BETWEEN 40-45MPH. WAS FIXED ONCE SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT OWNER EXPENSE BY DEALER (REPLACE FRONT DAMPENER). NOW IS SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF THE DEFICIENCY RETURNING AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. TIRES ARE VERY WELL MAINTENANCED AND ARE ROTATED / BALANCED PER TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION (COMPLETE RECEIPTS AVAILABLE). VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW (ALMOST NON-EXISTENT) OFF-ROAD USE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE A COMPLETELY DOCUMENTED HISTORY. I ALSO HAVE OVER 34 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE. THE FRONT DAMPENER SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT EVERY 20-25K MILES AT AROUND $450 / PER OCCURRENCE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A REGULARLY RECURRING PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL YEARS WITH ALMOST ALL WRANGLERS. IF THIS DOESN'T WARRANT A RECALL, WHAT EXACTLY DOES???? COME ON NOW.... *TR
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#10463244June 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON EVERY FILL UP FOR GAS SINCE JANUARY AFTER I OR AN ATTENDANT WHO FILLS THE GAS TANK GETS SPLASHED/SOAKED WITH GAS. UPON REMOVING THE NOZZLE THE GAS 'BURPS' BACK AND SPRAYS GASOLINE OUT OF THE TANK. THE GAS SPLASH STARTED OUT VERY SMALL AND NOT AS FREQUENTLY BUT NOW IT RUSHES OUT LIKE A WATERFALL AND EVERY FILL UP. REGARDLESS IF YOU PUMP THE GAS SLOWLY BY HAND OR USE THE AUTO LEVER ON THE PUMP IT STILL HAPPENS-EVERYTIME. I AM ONLY USING 87 OCTANE GAS AS PER THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION (MOBIL, SHELL, SUNOCO, TEXACO, GLOBAL, IRVING, CITGO, ETC.) MY LOCAL GAS STATIONS ARE SICK OF ME COMING IN BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO PUT OUT KITTY LITTER TO MOP UP THE MESS. *TR
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#10463343June 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING WITH FUEL, FUEL SPLASHES OUT, HAVE TO PUMP REAL SLOW TO FILL TANK. *TR
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#10463133June 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AN WOULDN'T TURN OFF. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY JUST TOLD US THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG ON THE SCAN BUT THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE SENSOR IS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG AT $750.00. REALLY? NOTHING WRONG BUT IT WILL COST $750.00 PLUS LABOR TO TURN OFF THE SENSOR LIGHT? DOES THIS MEAN THE AIRBAG WORKS OR NOT? SEEMS MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IS JEEP WAITING FOR AN AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY AND HAVE SOMEONE KILLED BEFORE THE RECALL STARTS? ANY ADVICE IS HELPFUL!*JB
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#10463176June 26, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RE: MAJOR FRAME ROT: WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT PER THE SCHEDULE. I BOUGHT THE JEEP TO MY MECHANIC FOR SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL HE NOTICED SERIOUS FRAME ROT. HE TOLD ME THE JEEP IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT WORTH PUTTING ANY MORE MONEY INTO. WHEN I GOT HOME, I SCRATCHED THE RUST WITH MY FINGERNAIL AND WAS EASILY ABLE TO POKE MY FINGER RIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THE FRAME ROT IS A VERY COMMON DESIGN FLAW FOR THE WRANGLER TJ SERIES. APPARENTLY MOISTURE, ROAD DEBRIS, ETC. IS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE INTERIOR OF THE FRAME BUT NOTHING IN THE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR ITS EXIT. SINCE THIS CREATES A CONDITION THAT ALLOWS THE FRAME TO ROT FROM THE INSIDE-OUT, BY THE TIME IT IS DISCOVERED IT IS TYPICALLY TOO LATE. MANY COMPANIES NOW MANUFACTURE SPECIAL FRAME PIECES TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES WHO ARE MADE AWARE OF WHAT TO LOOK FOR BEFORE TOO MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. I SINCERELY HOPE JEEP WILL TREAT THIS DEFECT THE WAY TOYOTA DID WITH THE TACOMA IN 2008-2009! *JB
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#10463179June 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
"ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING." *JB
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#10463205June 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND FAULTY SPRING. REFUSED TO FIX. WANTS $500 TO REPAIR. BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW 2007 AND 2007 (RIGHT HANDED DRIVE) VEILS ARE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON. THEY HAVE TO RECALL AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB
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#10462939June 25, 2012
STEERING, WHEELS, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HIT A BUMP AND EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE YOUR CAR SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL AND YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE THE FRONT END STOP SHAKING. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP INTO HAVE THIS FIXED MORE THAN ONCE. THEY CLAIM THEY HAD TO CALL THE COOPERATE OFFICE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER DID THE SAME THING. I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM. I'VE READ ONLINE PLENTY OF ACCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE ALMOST FLIPPED THEIR JEEPS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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