Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10294552December 4, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
JEEP IS A STOCK 2DR 4X4 JEEP WRANGLER X WITH 28500 MILES ON IT WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON A COUPLE OF DIRT ROADS BUT NO OFF ROAD USAGE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON LOOP 470 IN DENVER AT 65MPH, MY JEEP BEGAN TO AGGRESSIVELY "WOBBLE" JACKHAMMER AND THROW JEEP FROM TIRE TO TIRE SIDE TO SIDE LITERALLY JUMPING INCHES OFF THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS JUMPING FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO REAR LEFT TIRE TO FRONT LEFT. BACK AND FORTH 1 TIRE WAS ON THE GROUND WHILE THE OTHER THREE TIRES YOUR COULD FEEL LITERALLY JUMPING OFF THE ROAD AND HAD NO CONTACT WITH PAVEMENT. VERY SCARY. ALL VEHICLE CONTROL LOST AT THIS TIME. MANUAL STICK WAS ACTUALLY BEING THROWN SO VIOLENTLY LEFT AND RIGHT I COULD NOT GRAB IT TO THROW IN NEUTRAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKING SYSTEM HAD VERY LITTLE EFFECT SINCE ALL WHEELS BUT ONE WERE OFF THE PAVEMENT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 45MPH AND THE DEATH WOBBLE MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL ENOUGH TO PULL OF THE FREEWAY AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED A LITTLE SNOW AROUND THE TIREWELL BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT SHOULD CAUSE THIS VIOLENT OF A REACTION. VERY DANGEROUS BEEN DRIVING FOR 23 YEARS AND NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294555December 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
STOCK JEEP 2008 WRANGLER X 29,000 MILES HAS J.O.G. VIOLENTLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIRST GEAR. SWEAR YOU WERE REAR ENDED BY A CAR THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS. EXPECT TO FIND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION IS LAYING ON THE STREET. JEEP CLAIMS IS A SOFT BOOT PROBLEM AND THEN IF THAT DOESN'T FIX IT THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. THE CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO MAKE A YIELDING TURN ON GREEN. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING T-BONED WHEN I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 5 LANE ROAD. HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIME AT A GREEN LIGHT BECAUSE IT WILL ACCELERATE NORMALLY FOR A SECOND AND THEN VIOLENTLY POP OUT OF GEAR BRINGING THE JEEP TO A HALT. GEAR SHIFT POPPED OUT AND JAMMED MY MIDDLE FINGER ON MY HAND SO BAD IT STILL HURTS 3 WEEKS LATER. STARTED HAPPENING AFTER MY DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCE AT 29000 MILES. LOOKING AROUND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL SINCE THE NEW MODEL CAME OUT IN 2007. ENGINEERING FLAW. TRANNY SHOULD NEVER POP OUT OF GEAR UNDER LOAD UNLESS THERE IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. JEEP CLAIMS THE TRANNY IS FINE AND INSTALL A NEW SOFT BOOT. THANKS JEEP/CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294250December 2, 2009
SUSPENSION
2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, 44,000 MILES, ALL THE BALL JOINT WENT BAD. JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293954November 30, 2009
EQUIPMENT
RE: CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL J24 - MOPAR TOW E. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293979November 30, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE I WANDERED OVER THE YELLOW LINE AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE RAN OVER THE INDENTED 'WAKE UP' IMPRESSIONS IN THE ASPHALT AT WHICH TIME MY FRONT END BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING LIKE I WAS DRIVING A JACK HAMMER. I BEGAN TO BRAKE AND MADE IT ACROSS 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE I COULD COME TO A STOP. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP. I INSPECTED THE FRONT END COMPONENTS AND ALL WERE FINE. I SLOWLY DROVE OFF AND THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTED. THIS PROBLEM IS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND IS ALL OVER JEEP MESSAGE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293548November 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE TANK WILL OVERFLOW. IT HAPPENS REGULARLY, APPROXIMATELY 1 IN EVERY 5 FILLS. IT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT FILLING STATIONS USING DIFFERENT PUMPS. MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293578November 25, 2009
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
WHENEVER I GO TO WORK I HAVE TO GO UP DOWN A MOUNTAIN, WHEN I BRAKE THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY JEEP WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL, SHAKING MY STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN I PUT ON MY BRAKES IT GETS WORSE, I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO COME OFF. WHEN I DID A MAN WHO SAW ME COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SAID HE COULD SEE MY WHEELS WOBBLE HE THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO FALL OFF!! HE MOVED A BAR IN THE FRONT OF MY JEEP AND SAID THIS SHOULDN'T MOVE AND TO HAVE IT TOWED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR! THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG! I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, TIRES AND HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND IT STILL DOES IT. I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN BUT I'M UPSIDE DOWN ON MY LOAN, SO I CHANGED MY JOB BECAUSE HONEST TO GOD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. I HAVE TOLD MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME AND I DIE IN MY JEEP PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. I'M AFRAID OF MY CAR!!! AND THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL I CAN DO...HOW SAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293601November 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE FILLING VEHICLE AT GAS STATION PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN TANK FILLS AND DUMPS GAS ONTO VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293395November 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS AT A GAS STATION, THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF TRIGGERS TOO LATE AND GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE FILL TUBE. USUALLY ENOUGH SPILLS TO LEAVE A 1-2 FT^2 PUDDLE ON THE GROUND. I'VE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS ALL WITH EXACTLY THE SAME RESULT.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293302November 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT SOME POINT MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2008 4 DR WRANGLER RUBICON BEGAN SPEWING GAS FROM THE FILL TUBE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AT THE FUEL STATION. ANY STATION. WE ARE STILL FULLY COVERED BY OUR WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER IS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON A SMALL DENT IN MY SKID PLATE EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS NOT DAMAGED. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE SIMILAR ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET INCLUDING THIS WEBSITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293158November 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE GAS TANK AT STANDARD GAS PUMPS, THE FUEL ROUTINELY SPILLS OVER AND OUT THE FUEL FILL HOLE AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. APPROXIMATELY 100ML OF GAS WILL SHOOT OUT OF THE GAS TANK ONCE THE PUMP HAS CLICKED OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293063November 20, 2009
STEERING
VEHICLE: 2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK UNLIMITED 4WD - 12,900 MILES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 M.P.H. AFTER DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE JEEP STARTED TO SHUDDER TO THE EXTENT THAT A PLASTIC PANEL ON THE DASH OF THE JEEP FELL OUT. THE SHUDDER, COMMONLY REFERRED TO A "DEATH WOBBLE", MADE THE VEHICLE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY BUT THE SHUDDERING DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292478November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED EJECTS FUEL FROM THE FILLER NECK AT EVERY FILL UP. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK SOME SORT OF BACK PRESSURE IS BEING CREATED,WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND THE PUMP CLICKS OFF, IT IS TOO LATE 4 TO 8 OUNCES OF FUEL IS EJECTED FROM THE FILLER NECK ON THE GROUND, VEHICLE AND IN SOME CASED THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE. I SEE FROM SEARCHING THE WEB THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY JEEP OWNERS, HERE IS A VIDEO I LOCATED ON YOU TUBE , THIS IS ONE OF MANY POSTED ONLINE HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=V6W487ONKSO. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND IS SOMETHING THAT JEEP SHOULD BE REPAIRING ON A RECALL BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292551November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK OVERFILLS AND GETS GAS ALL OVER VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP AND STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 40K MILES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292612November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO FILL UP TANK. HELD DOWN THE HANDLE UNTIL THE TANK WAS FULL AND THE PUMP IS SUPPOSED TO CUT OFF. IT WORKED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT CUT OFF, GAS SPEWED BACK UP OUT OF THE GAS TANK. IT WAS ENOUGH TO SPILL OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND BELOW. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT THAT SPILLED OUT WAS ABOUT A 1/4 OF A GALLON. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN JULY WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES. THE FIRST FEW REFILLS DID NOT DO THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED ON APPROX. THE LAST THREE REFILLS IN A ROW AT THREE DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. DO NOT HAVE A CAUSE OR SOLUTION. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING TO OCCUR. SEE HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=67585. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292624November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS, THE FUEL WILL SPILL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AFTER THE PUMP IS SHUT OFF. I AM NOT TOPPING OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL UP AND IS UNAVOIDABLE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE JEEP FORUM OF THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292281November 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AFTER GAS PUMP AUTO SHUTS OFF THE FIRST TIME. I AM NOT OVERFILLING THE TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292320November 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL OVERFILLS FROM FILLER NECK WHEN FILLING AT GAS STATION. I'VE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS TO GET IT TO NOT OVERFILL, BUT IT DOESN'T. AND NOW I'VE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292334November 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TRAVELING AT 60-65MPH VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NO LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. PULLED OUT OF WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRIED STARTING AND STARTED RIGHT UP. MILEAGE 77,200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292394November 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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