Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10459874May 29, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE OIL NOT REGISTERED ON DIP STICK WHEN CHECKED. HAD TO ADD 3 QUARTS OF OIL TO GET TO REGISTER TO BOTTOM OF DIP STICK. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3-6K MILES SINCE TOOK OWNERSHIP IN 2007. ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN OIL IS LOW. PROBLEM EXPERIENCED A 2ND TIME 5/26/2012. CHECKED OIL AND NO ENGINE OIL ON DIPSTICK. OIL WAS CHANGED/FILLED ON 1/19/2012 (HAVE RECORDS FROM MECHANIC) AND ONLY APPROXIMATELY 5K MILES DRIVE IN THAT TIME AND AGAIN 3 QUARTS REQUIRED TO EVEN GET OIL TO REGISTER ON DIP STICK AND AGAIN ENGINE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON IN PAST 5 MONTHS SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE. ENGINE APPEARS TO BE "BURNING THROUGH" EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WITH NO INDICATION OF LOW OIL IN VEHICLE AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459897May 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OUR 2005 JEEP WRANGLER HAS BEEN OVERFLOWING WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK FOR TWO MONTHS NOW. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE NOZZLE/TANK. THE GAS OFTEN GETS ALL OVER MY SHOES, HANDS AND PANTS. WE ARE NOT IGNORING THE SHUT OFF CLICK, SINCE THIS PROBLEM BEGAN THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE. FOR OUR OWN SAFETY WE WAIT UNTIL THE GAS LIGHT IS ON TO GET GAS AND THEN ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS WE NEED IN ORDER TO STAY GAS FREE. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES INVOLVING THE INLET CHECK VALVE, YET THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459923May 29, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHEN MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER HITS A BUMP OR AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELLING AT 45MPH AND ABOVE, THE JEEP WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE SO SEVERELY THAT A CRASH SEEMS INEVITABLE UNLESS I SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN I CAN COUNT AND CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459946May 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS SPILL OUT WHEN FUELING TO NOW WILL NOT TAKE GAS AT ALL WITHOUT MAJOR SPILLAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459824May 28, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40-45MPH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A BUMP. WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY THING THAT CURED THE ISSUE WAS TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 15MPH IT FINALLY STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS JEEP. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TIE RODS AND A STEERING DAMPENER BUT IT'S NEVER GONE AWAY COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459753May 26, 2012
ENGINE, SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY 2012 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA 2-DOOR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1) VALVE TRAIN TICKING NOISE. THIS DEVELOPED AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT NOVEMBER 2011) 2) SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. IT DOES IMPROVE AS VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 5-10 MINUTES, AND BY THEN THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO OPERATE NORMAL. 3) I SOMETIMES FEEL A THUD OR VIBRATION COMING UP FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IT ALMOST FEELS AS SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE FRONT-END. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING JUST RECENTLY. I AM GOING TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHEN I TAKE IT FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459648May 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER WATER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS CRUMPLED AS A RESULT OF THE SEVERE IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SEVERE CONCUSSION AT THE LEVEL TWO DEGREE. THE POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE TO ASSIST AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY AND FORCE OF THE IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHO ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE HYDROPLANING FAILURE OR THE AIR BAGS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10459451May 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2011 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CLUTCH ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, SHE BEGAN TO SMELL TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THEN AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. THEN A YELLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE POLICE AND FIRE TRUCK WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE FIGHTER LIFTED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL, BUT THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE CLUTCH OVERHEATED BY DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR AS THE CONSUMER INCHED HER WAY UP A HILL. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE CLUTCH SENSOR OVERHEATING AND THAT LEAD TO THE FLYWHEEL OVERHEATING. THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459563May 24, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VIOLENT FRONT WHEELS WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON A ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459601May 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SPITS BACK EVERY TIME YOU FILL THE GAS TANK. THE PUMP STOPS FILLING AND THEN THE CAR EJECTS FUEL FROM THE TANK AND IT GOES EVERYWHERE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459464May 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS A LOT OF GAS. INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMP, HOWEVER, IT HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459474May 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY-TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT VIOLENTLY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459485May 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MORE THAN HALF OF THE TIMES I FILL THE FUEL TANK, THE FILLER NOZZLE DOES NOT SHUT OFF, SPRAYING FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459232May 22, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL THE CONTACT DECREASED SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459250May 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION BOOT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459273May 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILL UP FUEL TANK, AS I GET CLOSE TO FULL, GAS SPITS OUT OF TANK, ALSO HAPPENS IF I RELAEASE FUEL PUMP HANDLE. HAVE HAD TANK REPLACED. WORK OK FOR ABOUT A YEAR, NOW IT SPITS GAS AGAIN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459198May 21, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE FILLING IT WITH GAS, IT OVERFLOWS AND THEN CLICKS OFF AFTER IT HAS SPILLED ENOUGH TO REACH THE GROUND. MAYBE 2 CUPS OF GAS GOES ALL OVER THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, AND ONTO THE GROUND. I CAN HEAR AIR PRESSURE SOMETIMES JUST BEFORE IT SPURTS GAS, BUT NOT SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE SPILL. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED NOW. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459045May 20, 2012
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE VERY VIOLENTLY, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND IT STOPPED, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS VERY SCARY AND DANGERS THING. I HAVE 3 SONS WHO ALSO EACH HAVE JEEP WRANGLERS AND THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO THEM REPEATEDLY. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED LONG AGO. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT AND CHRYSLER WITH NO RESULTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND FIXED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459054May 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS AT THE GAS STATION FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WHEN THE CLICK OF THE GAS PUMP THAT LETS YOU KNOW YOUR DONE FILLING THE TANK CAME ON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS STARTING OVERFLOWING IN A LARGE PUDDLE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE OF SOME SORT SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN THE NEXT TIME I FILLED UP I HAD THE SAME SITUATION HAPPEN AND THE SAME AMOUNT CAME POURING OUT. AFTER THIS I KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND I TRIED FILLING MY TANK SLOWLY AND IT STILL MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE SPILLAGE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND FEEL AS THOUGH IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATE THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE AN ISSUE FIXED BY CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459006May 19, 2012
STEERING, WHEELS, SUSPENSION
IT WAS A DRY SUNNY LATE MORNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A COLORADO INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65MPH. I WENT OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ROUGH ROAD BUT IT DID NOT SUBSIDE AFTER PASSING BACK ONTO SMOOTH ROAD, IN FACT IT GOT WORSE. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN UNDER 10MPH. THIS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES ON THIS TRIP, ALWAYS AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 50MPH OR FASTER. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DETERMINED THE SYMPTOMS WERE CONSISTENT WITH A WELL KNOW PROBLEM, "DEATH WOBBLE". MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X IS 4 YEARS OLD, HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS THE STOCK 32" GOODYEAR SRA TIRES ON 17" RIMS, FILLED TO 35 PSI. I CHECKED THE TORQUE ON THE TRACK BAR AND THE BOLTS WERE TO SPEC AT 125 LB/FT. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AS WELL AS THE STEERING STABILIZER. THOSE HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS AND SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THAT WAS ABOUT 3K MILES AGO AND I HAVE TESTED THE JEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A SEVERE BUMP WHICH DID NOT INDUCE DEATH WOBBLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH WOBBLE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY; IT IS AMAZING THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT JUST BY HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO SUCH A SLOW SPEED IN THE LEFT LANE. I HAVE SEEN CHRYSLER'S COMMENTS ON THE NON-EXISTENCE OF DEATH WOBBLE DUE TO INFERIOR ENGINEERING/DESIGN OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE WRONG WHEN THEY SAY IT HAPPENS ONLY ON LIFTED VEHICLES. THIS IS HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE OF THEM TO NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY WHEN IT IS SO EASY TO FIND SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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