Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2016)

462 consumer complaints on file.

#11181175February 19, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: TOOK MY JEEP IN FOR RECALL REPAIR & TOLD BY SERVICE DEALER (REDLANDS, CA) THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT SENDING THE PARTS FOR RECALL TO BE COMPLETED. THEY ARE TO CONTACT ME ONCE THE PARTS ARE IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180692February 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RADIO OVER HEATING - FAN NOT SPINNING. RADIO WILL NOT WORK MORE THEN 45 SECONDS, MAKES A POPPING NOISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176415February 11, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON COLD DAYS AFTER THE JEEP HAS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FIRMLY PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE JEEP IS STARTED AND IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF THE CAR IS RUNNING FOR 30 SECONDS BEFORE IT IS SHIFTED OR RUNNING FOR 3 MINUTES, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT FIRMLY PRESSED THE ENGINE WON'T STALL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS CAUSES THE JEEP WILL LURCH FORWARD, FOR DRIVE, OR BACKWARD, FOR REVERSE,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174335February 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN STARTING MY 2016 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED UP, FIRST START IN THE DAY, OR MORNING.START VEHICLE UP, LET WARM UP FOR AT LEAST 1 MINUTE, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PUT GEAR SHIFTER IN REVERSE, TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY, GO TO RELEASE BRAKE, AND VEHICLE STALLS OUT.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK,TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID CAN'T FIND NO CODES..I'VE BEEN ON A JEEP FORUM FOR A FEW WEEKS,AND EVERYONE ON THE SITE SAYS DEALERSHIP HAS FOUND THE PROBLEM AND FIXED, WHAT WOULD BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER, SEEM TO BE LOTS OF 2016 JEEPS OUT IN THE WORLD, HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. ..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171965January 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG POSTED ON 1/9/2019 WHICH MY DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET FIXED AS OF 1/24/19. THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH A "COLD START" PUT INTO REVERSE AND THUS WHEN DONE IT IS STALLING. NO CODES ... NO WARING LIGHTS. MY 2016 HAS BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165845January 4, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF PLUS THE HILL DESCENT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING RANDOMLY THEN THE DESCENT CONTROL STARTS. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE BRAKES START SURGING ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE WANT TO CUT OFF OR STOP FUEL. THEN THE LIGHTS GO OFF NO CODES TO CHECK THEN AND EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT. THE FUEL CUTTING OFF AND THE BRAKES SURGING WAS FROM A STOP ON A SIDE STREET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163796December 28, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP WRANGLER. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RANCHO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (8010 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 560-7100) FOR AN OIL CHANGE, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE FILED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE A YEAR AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,626.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163076December 22, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AWOKE THIS MORNING TO FIND MY VEHICLE RUNNING INSIDE OUR PARKED GARAGE. THE REMOTE START SOMEHOW HAD TRIGGERED UNINTENTIONALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161506December 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAMARA RECALL. I WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER AT HIGHWAY SPEED HERE IN TEXAS ON 12/7/2018. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN MY 2016 JEEP JKU. ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE DRUNK DRIVERS VEHICLE. SHE WALKED AWAY AND I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. IF MY AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED FROM SUCH A HARD IMPACT I MIGHT HAVE WALKED AWAY LIKE THE DRUNK DRIVER. SO MUCH FOR HAVING AIRBAGS IF THEY DON'T WORK. BOTH VEHICLES HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE DUE TO EXTENT OF DAMAGES. *DT*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11156733December 7, 2018
SEATS
THE BACK SEAT WHEN IN THE UP POSITION FLOPS BACK AND FORTH WITH NO WAY TO LOCK IN IT IN. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED FROM HIGH SPEEDS THE BACK SEAT SPRINGS FORWARD HITTING BOTH FRONT SEATS VERY HARD WHICH RESULTS IN THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS BEING PUSHED HARD INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE SEAT ALSO WILL UNFOLD IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE CRUSHING ANYTHING IN THE BACK INCLUDING MY DOG WHO WAS INJURED WHILE RIDING IN THE BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11151739November 15, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEAKING TO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PANEL. THE LEAK IS SO BAD I'M WORRIED ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IT WAS A LEGIT PUDDLE OF WATER. I'M ALSO WORRIED ABOUT ABOUT BEING ELECTROCUTED,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145343November 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A STEEP INCLINE, THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO FORCIBLY STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO THE MAXIMUM. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALMON RIVER MOTORS (1065 SOUTH CHILLIS STREET, SALMON, IDAHO 83467, (208) 756-4211) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. *TT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144688November 1, 2018
AIR BAGS
DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE RECALL REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE, WANT US TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL WENCH. TRIED LAST SUMMER AS WELL SAME RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141901October 22, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED A DUMP TRUCK. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AT AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL READING IN THE RADIO FREQUENCY. THE ENGINEER CONCLUDED THAT THE ACCELERATION FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,209.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139215October 9, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
JEEP DEATH WOBBLE - WHILST TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, I STUCK A SMALL POTHOLE WITH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATED ABOUT 6 INCHES BACK AND FORTH. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH CENTER MEDIAN AND VEHICLES TO MY RIGHT. SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH CAUSED THE WOBBLE TO SUBSIDE. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY SCARY EVENT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY/DEATH OF BOTH OF US HAD I LOST CONTROL. A DASHCAM VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT CAN BE PROVIDED IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132330September 30, 2018
AIR BAGS
INVOLVED IN FRONT-END IMPACT WITH A SIGN AND TREE, RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO BUMPER AND FRAMEWORK. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO HEAD. VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *DT *TR *JB *DT*JB *DT *DT *DT *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11130500September 20, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK IN ACCELERATION MODE ONCE WHEN PASSING A CAR AND TODAY WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND MY CRUISE WAS NOT IN NOR WAS MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123403August 30, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
I DRIVE A JEEP WRANGLER THAT HAS 70000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A 4 DOOR VEHICLE AND THE MECHANISMS FOR THE BACK DOORS NO LONGER WORK. WHILE SITTING INSIDE THE CAR, I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I DID A BIT OF RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT THE MECHANISMS IN THESE DOORS FAIL OFTEN AS OTHERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. A 2016 VEHICLE WITH DOORS THAT DO NOT FUNCTION IS , ON MY MIND, A SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER OR HELP IN ANYWAY BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I HOPE NO ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ON ONE OF THESE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122163August 24, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2 X NOW WHILE DRIVING MY GAS PEDAL EXCELLERATED AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I PULLED THE PEDAL UP WITH MY FOOT. FIRST TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. THE SECOND TIME ON A STREET AT ABOUT 25 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120896August 19, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE NOTIFIED IT HAD A FAULT IN THE ABS/ESC SYSTEM VIA THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. OCCURRED AFTER STARTING THE CAR AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY AT FIRST AND ASSUMED THIS INDICATED THE SYSTEMS HAD A FAULT AND WERE THUS DISABLED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, STUMBLE, AND NOT ACCELERATE WHEN MOVING FROM DEAD STOP. INCLUDING STOP LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, CROSSING DIVIDED HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS--TURNING AND STRAIGHT TRAVEL. PAVEMENT CONDITIONS WERE DRY/LEVEL, NO WHEEL SPIN OCCURRED. 3 OCCASIONS OVER 2 DAYS RESULTED IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. ONCE AFTER TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP SIGN, ACCELERATING THROUGH FIRST GEAR AND REAR BRAKES BEGIN TO CYCLE WHILE POWER IS CUT FROM ENGINE. CAR BEHIND HAD TO SWERVE AROUND SO AS NOT TO COLLIDE. NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. NEXT EVENT WAS CROSSING 2 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY FROM CENTER TURN LANE. AGAIN SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER AND BRAKING AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED TO REAR WHEELS. LESSER EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AS WELL. VEHICLE THINKS IT NEEDS TO ENGAGE THE ESC SYSTEM. I ARGUE THAT THE ESC SYSTEM SHOULD GO INACTIVE WHEN A FAULT IS DETECTED, NOT CUT POWER AND AUTO APPLY BRAKES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE UPDATED (QUALITY OF THE COMPONENTS NOT WITHSTANDING). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS THE CAR IS UN-DRIVEABLE, EVEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. MOREOVER, EVEN AFTER REPAIR THE FAULT STILL "LIVES" WITHIN THE CAR SHOULD IT HAVE A SIMILAR COMPONENT FAIL IN THE SYSTEM. CONTACTED DEALER TO ARRANGE REPAIR, VEHICLE HAS 40,600 MILES (NEVER OFF ROAD). DEALER STATED IT IS LIKELY A REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, COMMON FAILURE, NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS COMMON BEHAVIOR FOR THIS TYPE FAILURE. CONTACTED FCA ON ISSUE AND LOGGED CASE, CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS, COULD NOT EXPLAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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