Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10455870April 20, 2012
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY CLOCKSPRING HAS GONE BAD ON MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2007 AND SOME 2008 VEHICLES BUT I JUST CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455873April 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CLOCKSPRING CAME APART INSIDE STEERING COLUMN. LOST ABILITY TO STEER, AIR BAG SHUT OFF, USE HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL. WARRANTY DID NOT COVER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455909April 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455732April 19, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2010 JEEP WAS PARKED BUT RUNNING WHEN A FRIEND YELLED THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE SO I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE GRILL AND COMING OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL, WITHIN 2 MIN THE WHOLE JEEP WAS IN FLAMES AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED BUT WAS TOO LATE, THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID IT MOST LIKELY CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE AS THERE WAS PROBLEMS REPORTED LATELY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455658April 18, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455517April 17, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THERE WERE LARGE FLAMES FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455528April 17, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE AND THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF GASOLINE EXPLODES IN A GUSH FROM THE TANK FILLING PORT GETTING GAS EVERYWHERE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455549April 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. TRIED PUMPING BUT NOTHING. ENDED UP RUNNING THE RED LIGHT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP UNTIL I HAD CROSSED THROUGH ALL THE LANES TO THE OTHER SIDE. BRAKES STARTED WORKING AFTER CROSSING THE STREET AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL TAKEN BACK TO JEEP SERVICE. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE FLUID. FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, INSTALLED NEW ONE AND BLEED MASTER CYLINDER. EVIDENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2010 MASTER CYLINDERS BUT MY JEEP DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. HOW DO I KNOW THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TYPE AND NOT THE SAME STYLE MASTER CYLINDER THAT FAILED. *JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455578April 17, 2012
STEERING, WHEELS
WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE HUB ON THE FRONT AXLE WHICH WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAD IT ALIGNED & THE WHEELS BALANCED, WHICH HELPED A LITTLE, BUT IT WAS STILL SHAKING. TWO MONTHS LATER I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY'RE REPLACING ALL THE BALL JOINTS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB ON THE FRONT AXLE. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS PREVIOUSLY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455598April 17, 2012
STEERING
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED (4 DOOR) SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS ON SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 TO 70 MPH AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. AGAINST RECENT INVESTIGATION RESULTS OF NHTSA THE VEHICLE DOES BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND PULL OUT OF LANE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455490April 17, 2012
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 30 MPH CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. ANOTHER TIME, WHEN IN TRAFFIC, DRIVING 10-20 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, COOLANT LIQUID IN PLASTIC CONTAINER WAS BOILING. A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID HAD ESCAPED THROUGH THE RADIATOR CAP AND WAS BUBBLING ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR. I STAYED PULLED OVER UNTIL TRAFFIC CLEARED, THEN DROVE HOME WITH HEATER TURNED ON TO HOPEFULLY KEEP THE FAN RUNNING. CHECKED THERMOSTAT 04/09/12 WHICH WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. RADIATOR CHECKED AND FLUSHED AND FOUND NO DEFECT. REPLACED FAN RESISTOR ON 04/10/12. STILL FAN DOES NOT TURN OFF AND ON CORRECTLY (I THINK) BECAUSE PROBLEM PERSISTS ALTHOUGH I DON'T DRIVE IT AS MUCH ANYMORE. OVERHEATING CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AND IF I AM IN STAND-STILL TRAFFIC I'M AFRAID NOW THAT THE FLUID WILL BOIL AGAIN AND LIKE OTHER REPORTS, MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WHEN I READ THE REPORTS. IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MY CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455483April 17, 2012
AIR BAGS
MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT, LIGHT REMAINS ON. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455325April 16, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR X-MODEL VEHICLE'S CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED AT 66000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND AFTER TESTING, IT WAS DEEMED THAT IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH IS MALFUNCTIONING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455364April 16, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE 4X4ING AT A HIGH ALTITUDE AND HOT WEATHER THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE JEEP. WE WERE TOLD BY OTHERS THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AND TO NOT ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AS IT WOULD MAKE IT WORSE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455261April 14, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HIT A UNLEVELED SURFACED JEEP WENT JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE AND DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT LATER. BUT IT IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. I HAVE A APPT. TUESDAY WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF MY WARRANTY WILL COVER THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT DRIVE IT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455264April 14, 2012
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455057April 13, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT OR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME (4-5 HOURS), THE ACCELERATION APPEARS TO BE SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN CALIFORNIA SO COLD WEATHER SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE IS NORMALLY WARMED UP FOR A SHORT PERIOD PRIOR TO DRIVING TO ALLOW THE RPM TO LOWER AND SETTLE. THE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO EXERT MORE FORCE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAINTAIN A STEADY ACCELERATION. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHER WITH LESS STRAIN ON THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455094April 13, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I OWN A JEEP WRANGLER X 2004. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS IN THE PAST YEAR. THIS PAST SUNDAY BEING THE WORST. I HAVE HAD MY ENTIRE FRONT END REPLACED WITH NO RESULTS. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS AND EVERY SUGGESTION THAT I HAVE FOUND HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE ON MY JEEP. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH A JEEP MECHANIC THAT WE KNOW AND HE STATED THAT IT IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. AT THIS POINT I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND I AM LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. I HAVE FOUND A WEBSITE FOR CONGRESSWOMAN ESHOO AND I AM AWARE OF THE REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE, I HOPE THAT YOU ARE TAKING THIS MATTER VERY SERIOUSLY. THIS IS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURING IN JEEPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454932April 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE BY USING THE PUSH TO START FEATURE. THE CONTACT THEN OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS ON FIRE. THE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TOW THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE HEATED MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER WAS WAITING ON REPLACEMENT PARTS TO ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454959April 12, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON STATE ROUTE 23 NORTHBOUND JUST OUTSIDE OF MILAN MICHIGAN WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE A SPUTTERING OF THE ENGINE. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER AND IT STOPPED. AS I ACCELERATED BACK TO SPEED I COULD FEEL IT AGAIN. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE ONTO THE CONE AZAIL ROAD EXIT AS I SLOWED DOWN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN FINE AGAIN. I ENTERED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND AS PICK UP SPEED IT STARTED SPUTTERING I FINALLY PULLED OVER AND AS I WAS REACHING TO OPEN THE HOOD A FLAME SHOT OUT. WITH IN MINUTES MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT HAPPENED SO FAST I WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER ANYTHING OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY. WHEN CONTACTING CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS INCIDENT THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT UP WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY DAMAGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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