Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10496539February 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER LINKAGE POPS OFF AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE IN PARK WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN DRIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE DAMAGE AND BODILY INJURY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496324February 4, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT END WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, SHUTDOWN, AND RESTARTED THEN OPERATED AS DESIGNED. ON A LATER DATE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE, A BENT RIM, OR A STABILIZER BAR. THE CONTACT ASSURED THEM THAT IT WAS NONE OF THOSE ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496375February 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME COME ON RANDOMLY MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OR DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY CUTTER JEEP ON OAHU, PEARL CITY. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE SAME MODEL JEEPS BUT ONLY FOR 2007. THIS SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN THE 2008 MODELS, AND SO THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THIS MODEL YEAR AS WELL. IT WAS JAN. 29, 2013 WHEN THIS WARNING LIGHT ON ISSUE HAPPENED. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, NO AIRBAG OR THE HORN CAN GO OUT! WE NEED THE EXTENSION OF RECALL, THIS SEEMS TO BE TOO COMMON OF AN ISSUE AS I RESEARCH! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496396February 4, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HIT A POTHOLE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING UNTIL I STOPPED . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496403February 4, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I JUST BOUGHT THIS JEEP 2 WEEKS AGO, EVERY TIME I GO TO FILL UP WITH GAS, NO MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I AM AT THE GAS ALWAYS COMES SPEWING OUT. I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS, EVEN POSITIONING THE GAS HANDLE AT DIFFERENT ANGLES ECT. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A FAULTY FUEL TANK/EVAP. THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO DEALER SHIPS SAYING THAT THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. MY JEEP ONLY HAS 37000 MILES ON IT, AND I ALREADY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK!? I THINK JEEP/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FOOT THE BILL ON THIS ONE... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496187February 2, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY ROAD, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT NOW HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. UPON INVESTIGATION OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKS TO BE THE CULPRIT (THE CLOCK SPRING PER JEEP). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496027February 1, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CHECK VALVE FAILS CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OR "SPIT BACK" ONTO THE GROUND OR THE PERSON REFUELING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496041February 1, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK AND I WAS IN A PANIC. I SLOWED DOWN TO AN UNSAFE SPEED TO MAKE IT STOP. THEN I EXITED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT TO MY SURPRISE EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SO I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND CONTINUED ON. THEN I HAD TO EXIT AND IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THIS TIME IS WAS SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE EXIT AND CRASH. I HAVE NEVER HAD A LIFT ON MY JEEP OR ANYTHING IT IS ALL MANUFACTURE PARTS. I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT JEEP HAS MADE A FAULTY FRONT END. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. PLEASE RECALL THIS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495976January 31, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GASOLINE TANK IT OVERFLOWS. SPITS BACK AND GETS GAS ALL OVER, DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP, ON ME, AND THE GROUND. ITS DANGEROUS AND SMELLS AWFUL WHEN IT GETS ON CLOTHES OR WHEN I HAVE TO PUT THE CAP BACK ON AND ITS COVERED IN GASOLINE. VERY FRUSTRATING PROBLEM TO HAVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495036January 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE FILLING UP MY GAS TANK I SET THE PUMP'S TRIGGER MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW. PRIOR TO THE AUTOMATIC STOPPING OF THE PUMP A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SPEWED OUT FROM THE TANK. THIS RESULTED IN A TRAIL OF GASOLINE FROM MY TANK DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND ULTIMATELY A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE PAVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495139January 29, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
LEAKING WATER DRIVERSIDE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494933January 28, 2013
ENGINE
MY JEEP WRANGLER X 2DR WAS SITTING FROM 12:15P THE DAY PRIOR TO (WAS A NICE DAY TOOK MY MOTORCYCLE AROUND TOWN) AND AT 5:30A I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT WOKE ME OUT OF BED. RAN UPSTAIRS & OUTSIDE THE TRUCK WAS POURING SMOKE OUT OF MY HOOD... THAN TAKING ACTION MY BOYFRIEND UNLATCHED THE HOOD OF A POSSESSED TRUCK (BLOWING THE HORN CONSTANT RADIO ON LIGHTS ON) AND PROCEEDED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO YIELD/STOP THE TRUCK FROM CONTINUING TO BURN. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SENT SOMEONE OUT TO DO A CLAIM ON THE JEEP AND CALLED ME TWO WEEKS LATER SAYING THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE ITS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WON'T COVER IT EITHER BECAUSE WE STOPPED THE FIRE... WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND. NOW AFTER DOING $3000 AND UPWARD OF THERE IN WORK REPLACING ALL THE WIRING (COMPUTER AND FUSE BOX) IT STILL WONT RUN. HELLLPPPP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495012January 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERYTIME I FILL ME TANK FUEL SPITS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I FILL THE TANK SLOW OR FAST. I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND STILL NO LUCK. ITS SO BAD THAT IT SPITS UP OVER THE ENTIRE REAR QUARTER PANEL, THE GROUND AND YOUR CLOTHS AND SHOES IF YOUR NOT AWARE ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2007-2008 AND THEY ARE RECALLING THE TANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494793January 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTING LAST FALL, THE VEHICLE SPITS BACK A CUP OR TWO OF FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494662January 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LIGHTING BOLT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494687January 25, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE REFUELING, THE PUMP CLICKED OFF, AND FUEL SPIT BACK OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND MY FEET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494716January 25, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING
"DEATH WOBBLE" HORRIBLE CAVITATION AND VIBRATION OF FRONT AXLE AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 65 MPH. BECAME VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL, BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN ACTUALLY CAUSED GREATER VIBRATION AND CAVITATION MAKING IT HARDER TO CONTROL. ALL JEEP OWNERS SEEM TO KNOW OF THIS ISSUE ( JUST CHECK ON LINE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494738January 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SUSPENSION, STEERING, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR SAHARA IN MARCH OF 2012. ABOUT 30 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE (WHICH IS WHEN DEALER WARRANTY EXPIRED) THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES STARTING SQUEAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE DIRTY. THEY "CLEANED" THE BRAKES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AGAIN EVERY TIME I BRAKE. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE BRAND NEW. AT THIS TIME, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ALSO STOPPED LOCKING CORRECTLY. THE WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED FOR $2,000 DID NOT COVER ELECTRONICS! A COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND I EXPERIENCED THE POPULAR DEATH WOBBLE AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. IT TURNS OUT THE REAR TRACKBAR BRACKET WAS CRACKED AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. I BOUGHT A HEAVY DUTY ADJUSTABLE REAR TRACKBAR AND HAD A NEW BRACKET WELDED ON WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK THE JEEP TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT JUST 30MPH AS WE WERE LEAVING THE SHOP. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY WERE DUMBFOUNDED AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SO THEY PLACED THE TIRES BACK WHERE THEY WERE WHEN I TOOK IT IN AND IT STOPPED FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TRACKBAR, STEERING STABILIZER, AND SHOCKS, WHICH ALL SEEMED TO HAVE PUT IT AT BAY. HOWEVER, NOW I HAVE $340-A-PIECE TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN WORN OUT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I CANNOT GET THE ALIGNMENT FIXED UNTIL I REPLACE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS! I PAID ABOUT $30,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD TO PUT IN AROUND $2500 IN REPAIRS AND UPGRADES DUE TO POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. ON TOP OF THAT I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE IT WITH MY FAMILY FOR FEAR OF OUR SAFETY. I HAVE SEEN MANY ONLINE FORUMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T HELP ME. THE MANUFACTURER WON'T HELP. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494544January 24, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SPRAYS OVER ONTO THE GROUND, JEEP AND OWNER WHEN REFUELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494588January 24, 2013
AIR BAGS
DEALER INDICATED THAT CLOCK SPRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $500. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2008 MODEL TO 150K MILES OR 10 YEARS DUE TO FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE DESIGN FLAW WAS CORRECTED AND I FEEL THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY CHRYSLER FOR ALL MODEL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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