Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10425284September 13, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT USED THE FOG LAMPS IN ORDER TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIPM MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE TIPM MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425283September 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425037September 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT WHILE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425098September 12, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT 55 MPH ON INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF 635 IN DALLAS MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER ( WITH 28,000 MILES ) UNLIMITED'S STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY UPON DRIVING ACROSS THE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE ROAD AND OVERPASS SEAM MEETS ...I HAD TO SLOW TO 35MPH TO GET THE WOBBLING AND SHAKING TO STOP. I HAVE NOW HAD THIS RE-OCCUR AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2000 MILES WITH 6 SERVICES VISITS IN 2000 MILES! ON THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE JEEP DEALER THE SERVICE AGENT ACTUALLY WROTE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" !! WHAT?!? THE ISSUE ACTUALLY HAS A NAME CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE, THAT A CHRYSLER JEEP SERVICE AGENT USES???? MY FIRST VISIT WAS TO NTB TIRE TO GET THE TIRES, ROTATED AND BALANCED, THEN TWO WEEKS LATER AFTER THE SECOND, SAME INCIDENT, I TOOK IT THE LAST 5 TIMES TO HUFFINES JEEP DEALER WHERE THEY , BALANCED THE TIRES 3 MORE TIMES , DID AN ALIGNMENT, TIGHTENED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER TWICE?!? I NOW VIDEO TAPED THE CAR SHAKING PROFUSELY ON HWY35 9/12/11 45 MILES AFTER THE LAST SERVICE VISIT .. NO CLASS ACTION, NO RECALL, HOW DO I SELL THIS DEFECTIVE CAR WITH CARFAX AND NOT TAKE A HUGE LOSS ON THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT LEMON? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425136September 12, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2005 JEEP WRANGLER GAS TANK SPILLS GAS OUT OF THE FILL LINE ONTO THE GROUND AT EVERY FILLUP, EVEN WHEN FILLING SLOWLY. AS I READ ON THE JEEP WRANGLER FORUMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424637September 11, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED (STOCK) APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES INTO A TRIP THE VEHICLE HIT A DEFECT IN THE ROADWAY AT 65MPH AND WE EXPERIENCED SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE, IE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT WAS NOT STEERABLE. WHEN SLOWED TO 30MPH THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL AND WE STOPPED TO CHECK THE FRONT COMPONENTS NOTHING WAS BROKEN OR APPEARED TO BE ASKEW. AS WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP WE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME CONDITION/PROBLEM 5 MORE TIMES AT SPEEDS OF ANYWHERE FROM 55-70 MPH AND THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERYTIME WE HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE ONLY ON SOME. AFTER THIS CONDITION HAPPENED FOR THE 3RD TIME I JACKED UP THE FRONT END AND CHECKED THELUGS AGAIN NOTHING VISUAL SHOWED WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR TRIP AT THAT TIME DUE TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN. THE 4TH AND 5TH TIMES WERE ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE RETURN HOME HOWEVER WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COULD BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. ( MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THE DEALER WILL AGAIN SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM) THIS VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED BY A DEALER AND AFTER THEY WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT 40 MPH.THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECTS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. IN ADDITION 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS TRIP WE ALSO HAD THE TIRES AND WHEELS ROTATED AND BALANCED TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THIS CONDITION WHICH I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ( HOWEVER OWNING A JEEP VEHICLES FOR 24 YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE BEFORE BUT NOT LIKE THIS) BUT MY WIFE HAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424644September 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING AT THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL TANK VENTILATION HOSE PROBLEM. ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, AND FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424653September 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SYSTEM OVER FLOWS WHEN REFUELING. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT GAS STATION OR PUMP. THIS IS A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424673September 11, 2011
SEAT BELTS
SEATS BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING AND THE BELTS ARE BEING SHUT INTO THE DOOR ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE JEEP. THE SAFETY BELTS ARE NO LONGER GOING TO PROVIDE THE SAFETY FOR THE RIDERS DUE TO THE BELT BEING SEVERED BY THE DOOR AND HINGE. RETRACTORS NEED REPLACED IN THE JEEPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424675September 11, 2011
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WITH THE FOG LIGHTS CUTS THE LIGHTS ON WHEN THE DRIVER DOES NOT PUT THE ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL, THE FOG LIGHTS WILL FLIP ON, WHEN I APPLY THE SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH POPS ON. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO GET THE FOG LIGHTS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425010September 11, 2011
WHEELS, SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY JEEP WRANGLER HAS THE WELL KNOWN DEFECT APPROPRIATE CONSUMER NAME "THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" THERE IS NO GUARANTEED REPAIR IN THIS DEFECT THAT CAUSES AND HAS CAUSED ACCIDENT AND / OR DEATH. I WILL NOT REPAIR A JEEP THAT I DID NOT CAUSE THE DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE. MY JEEP IS WELL MAINTAINED, NEVER TAKEN OFF ROAD , NEVER ALTERED ANY OF THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE DESIGN AND PARTS. THIS DEFECT IS AFFECTING THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEED REPAIR IF ANY AND I WILL NOT RISK THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, ENEMIES, CHILDREN, BABIES, PETS, THOSE INNOCENT PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND ME WITH THEIR NON-DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND I WILL NOT RISK MY LIFE AT THE HANDS OF DAIMLER CHRYSLERS DEFECTIVE JEEP WRANGLERS SINCE 2003. THIS TO BE A PRIORITY FOR THIS DEFECT IN 50% TO 75% JEEP WRANGLERS MAY CAUSE AND HAS CAUSED ACCIDENT AND OR DEATH. YOURS IN SUCCESS,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424610September 10, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THIS JEEP BOUGHT "USED' IN 2007 WITH 18K MILES AND NO MODIFICATIONS. NO POST-PURCHASE MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED AT 20K MILES AND HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. AT 45+ MPH, WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY ON-RAMP OVERPASS, HIT EXPANSION JOINT IN ROAD. JEEP BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED LEFT TO RIGHT, 5 TO 6 INCHES EACH SIDE, UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LITERALLY FALL APART. DRIVER TRIED BREAKING GENTLY BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE EVEN WORSE. WITH DIFFICULTY, DRIVER GOT VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP. ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL 55 - 60 MPH AND DECELERATING, VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING/WOBBLING, UNPROVOKED BY ROADWAY DEFECT OR OBSTRUCTION. DRIVER BROKE HARD, DOWN-SHIFTED, GOT VEHICLE TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. WOBBLE DID NOT CEASE UNTIL CAR STOPPED. OTHER OCCASIONS, TYPICALLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 - 60 MPH ON FREEWAY, STEERING WHEEL WILL START WOBBLING, SUBTLY AT FIRST, THEN ALL-OUT SHIMMY/WOBBLE FROM FRONT END. ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE SEEMED TO SELF-CORRECT, BUT DRIVER SENSED WOBBLING TRYING TO RETURN. ON ALL OCCASIONS DRIVER(S) GRASPED STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TRY TO "CALM" VEHICLE. THREE DIFFERENT FAMILY DRIVERS (AND ONLY DRIVERS) OF THIS VEHICLE ALL EXPERIENCED SIMILAR VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS (CHRYSLER/JEEP, LES SCHWAB, KEN'S TIRES) FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. OWNERS PURCHASED SUGGESTED PARTS AND SERVICE EACH TIME. PROBLEM EVENTUALLY RETURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424355September 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS SPLASHES OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHEN IT'S BEING FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424038September 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON ABOVE DATE, WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 JEEP, ON RT 206 IN UPSTATE NY, MY VEHICLES BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 55MPH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP IN SIDNEY NY WHERE NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND WITH THE JEEP. *TR ON 9-1-11 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GRAND PRIX JEEP IN HICKSVILLE,NY AND A DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED IN BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR APPROX 7 DAYS. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BY ME ON 8-23-11.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424046September 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
JEEP WRANGLER HAS HAD AN ISSUE WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL OVERFLOW AT TIME OF FULL TANK. THE PUMP WILL NOT SHUT OFF AND GAS IS SPILLED ON VEHICLE AND GROUND. HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL UP SINCE ABOUT 12K MILES ON ODOMETER. HAVE HEARD THAT JEEP WILL PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR JEEPS MANUFACTURED BEGINNING MARCH 2007. THERE ARE MANY OF US, LIKE MYSELF, THAT HAVE JEEPS MANUFACTURED EARLIER (MINE WAS MANUF. OCTOBER, 2006 - 2007 MODEL) THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE JEEP TO OVER COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE GAS TANK AS THEY ARE DOING FOR OTHERS. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. PLEASE ASSIST. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424071September 7, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424073September 7, 2011
STRUCTURE
THIS HARDTOP VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT WATER LEAKAGE SO MUCH SO THAT WHEN IT RAINS, THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER CARPET GETS SOAKED AND THE WATER FLOWS TO THE BACK PASSENGER SEAT CARPET SEAT AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL OUTAGES/FAILURE BUT ALSO, MOLD AND MILDEW. CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING A CONSUMER WOULD EXPECT FOR A NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424156September 7, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423838September 6, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THRU CONSTRUCTION AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED STARTED SHAKING AND WOBBLING VIOLENTLY. IT WAS SO TERRIFYING AND WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TAKING MY GRANDSON TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HAD ANOTHER 70 MILES TO TRAVEL AHEAD OF US AND WERE SCARED TO CONTINUE IN THIS VEHICLE. WE HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO STOP WOBBLING. WE GOT OFF THE HWY AND FOUND A JEEP DEALER WHO RENTED US A CAR TO FINISH OUR TRIP AS THEY TRIED TO REPAIR MY JEEP. I HAD ONLY BOUGHT IT 34 DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED BUT HAVE OWNED JEEPS FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS. WHEN WE RETRIEVED THE JEEP, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK AND SAID I SHOULD CONSIDER UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. WE MADE IT HOME SLOWLY AFRAID IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. MY FIANCE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WE GOT IT FROM THE NEXT MORNING AND LEFT IT THERE FOR THEM TO EXAMINE, THEY SAID THE BALL JOINTS LOOK FINE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE IT IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AND WITH GOOD REASON, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE SALESMAN AND HIS MANAGER, THEY SAID WE NEED TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND THE WOULD SPEAK TO THEIR CHRYSLER REP. AS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT. THAT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING IT AS HE WAS GETTING ON AN OFF RAMP AT 50 MPR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT COULD KILL SOMEONE. I KNOW IF I TRADE IT IN SOME OTHER FAMILY WILL GET IT AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GO THRU THIS. PLEASE PLEASE HELP US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423963September 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK CONSISTENTLY OVERFILLS. PROBLEMS CAUSES GASOLINE TO OVERFILL THE TANK AND FLOW DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLECT IN A POOL. THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED SLOWLY BUT NOW OCCURS CONSISTENTLY AT ALL GASOLINE STATIONS. BASED ON OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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