Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10416220July 29, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING COLUMN IS OF POOR DESIGN, LESS THAN 50 THOUSAND MILES ON VEHICLE. AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY GOING ON AND OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT DEPENDING ON IF YOU ARE GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOLE COME IN WITH SAME ISSUE AND THET THE CLOCKSPRING CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS BUT THEY ARE UNWILING TO COVER IT AS WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PAY THE 500 DOLLARS TO GET THE PART REPLACED AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST GOING TO RISK IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416224July 29, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
AT HWY SPEEDS WHEN A BUMP IS HIT THE FRONT END AND ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY LIKE THE FRONT TIRES ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. THIS OCCURS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME A BUMP IS HIT. ONLYWAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW TO 15 TO 20 MPH CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. BALL JOINTS, STEERING DAMPER, FRONT END PARTS, NEW TIRES TO NO AVAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416248July 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED, THE GAS TANK "PUKES" FUEL EVERY SINGLE TIME I HAVE TO REFILL THE TANK. THE TANK APPARENTLY DOES NOT VENT PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSES THE AUTO-SHUT-OFF FEATURE ON GAS PUMPS TO FAIL UNTIL THE TANK OVERFLOWS, SPITTING GASOLINE OUT (OVER A FOOT FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT TIMES), HITTING THE INDIVIDUAL FILLING UP THE TANK AND MAKING A MESS OF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS FUEL "PUKING" ISSUE OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS, BUT THAT IT IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM AMONG 1997-PRESENT WRANGLERS. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2007-LATER WRANGLERS, BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 2006 AND OLDER MODELS. AS A MEMBER OF BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL JEEP INTERNET FORUMS, I HAVE SEEN FORUM THREADS ON THIS TOPIC WITH LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF 1997-2006 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS CLAIMING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM HAVING WITH MY 2006 WRANGLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416303July 29, 2011
STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES, SUSPENSION
HAVE A JEEP 2004 WRANGLER. AT 60 MPH. IT BEGINS TO WOBBLE VERY BADLY! HAVE PURCHASED NEW TIRES,BALANCING,FRONT STABILIZING BAR,NEW BRAKES & ROTORS,ALIGNMENT. STILL WOBBLES! MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM & JEEP DEALERS CANNOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO STOP THIS! IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I HIT 60MPH! VERY SCARY!!!!! ALMOST FLIPPED ME OFF THE ROAD COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416131July 28, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE CHRYSLER CLOCK SPRINGS ARE FAILING ON ALMOST ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES. THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON JEEP FORUMS ALONE. THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS PART AT ANY COST. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ITEM ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415548July 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON AND EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO FILL UP AT A GAS STATION, THE PUMP FAILS TO SHUT OFF CAUSING ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF FUEL TO SPILL OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS SPILLING HAPPENS EVERY TIME REGARDLESS OF THE STATION, THE PUMP AND/OR THE TECHNIQUE USED TO FILL (AUTO, MANUAL, FAST, SLOW, NOZZLE ALL THE WAY IN, PARTIALLY OUT ETC). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415568July 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ABOUT 1/2 A GALLON OF GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK OF A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE TANK AND THE SIDE BODY PANEL AND PART OF THE REAR BUMPER AS WELL AS THE GROUND GET SOAKED WITH GASOLINE. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE BUT SINCE A RECENT RECALL ONLY INCLUDES 2007 AND 2008 MODELS, MY JEEP COULD NOT GET FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415414July 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK AUTO STOP DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING OVERFILLING AND SPILLS GAS ON VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP AT EVERY GAS STAION I VISIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415438July 27, 2011
AIR BAGS
CLOCK SPRING ISSUE, COMPUTER RECALL, BRAKE RECALL, TRANS. COOLER LINE RECALL, FUEL TANK RECALL (TANK REPLACED THREE TIMES). ENGINE SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT AT 30,000 MILES DUE TO POOR QUALITY OF MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415439July 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED OVERFLOW FUEL ONTO THE GROUND (MORE THAN 1 CUP) AT EVERY FILL UP. THE TANK ALSO STOPS SHORT OF THE EXPECTED VOLUME. VEHICLE HAS 47K MILES AND IS PAST WARRANTY. AS STATED, THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILLUP. THE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL FILLING UNITS (LIKE FOUND IN HOUSTON) HAVE A FURTHER ISSUE OF NOT OPERATING FASTER THAN THE FIRST 'CLICK'. THE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE RELEASE (SOMETIMES VIOLENT) OF FUEL FROM THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE GROUND OR BYSTANDERS. WATERSHED WILL PUSH THIS RAW FUEL DIRECTLY INTO STORM DRAINS, AND IN THIS AREA, INTO OUR DRINKING WATER AQUAFER RECHARGE ZONES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415142July 26, 2011
STEERING
VIN [XXX] I HAVE A 1992 JEEP WRANGLER SARAHA YJ WITH ABOUT 150,000 MILES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE TILT STEERING COLUMN BROKE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHEAR PIN WHICH KEEPS THE TILT STEERING MECHANISM IN POSITION. WHEN THE SHEAR PIN BREAKS THE TILT STEERING JUST FLOPS UP AND DOWN. PERIODICALLY THE SHEAR PIN ON THE TILT STEERING BREAKS. IT JUST BROKE AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ABOUT 5 YEARS. IT COSTS ABOUT $300 TO FIX. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROPENSITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415989July 26, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE "AIRBAG-WARNING-LIGHT" IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY JEEP WRANGLER X COMES ON AND STAYS ON, INCLUDING MAKING THE "PEEPING WARNING SOUND" EVER SO OFTEN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS THE "CLOCK-SPRING" IN THE STEERING WHEEL (AN APPROX. $400+ REPAIR). THIS IS NOT ONLY AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERN, ESPECIALLY FOR A JUST OVER 3 YEAR YOUNG CAR, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THE AIRBAG(S) WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AS LONG AS THE "AIRBAG-WARNING-LIGHT" IN THE DASHBOARD IS ON. I HAVE READ THAT A LOT OF JEEP OWNERS, AS WELL AS OTHERS, ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL, SINCE THE CLOCK-SPRING SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AFTER JUST 3 YEARS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY PART, WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED AT MANUFACTURES EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414951July 25, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
IN 208 I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER, WITH 11,000 MILES, AFTER DRIVING ONLY 1,000. MILES MY FRONT END STARTING WOBBLING VIOLENTLY, RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY STATED MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROAD FORCED BALANCE, WITHIN 3 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 45MPH THE TRUCK FRONT END DID THE KNOW DEATH WOBBLE, RETURNED TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD MY TIRES WERE CUPPED, PURCHASED NEW TIRES, SEEM TO ELEVATE THE PROBLEM, ONLY FOR IT TO HAPPEN SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND TWO ADDITIONAL SET OF TIRES. I AM NOW DRIVING ON A SET OF TIRES THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, AND HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, WAS ON THE INTERSTATE LAST WEEK DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL, I DID MANAGE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH BUT WAS SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER LANE, COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING, WAS LUCKY THE INTERSTATE WAS NOT BUSY, THIS COULD OF RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED ON THE SUSPENSION, THE 2010-2011 JEEPS HAVE HAD ONE SO OBVIOUSLY CHRYSLER IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. THIS WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR,SO MANY DIFFERENT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS BUT NONE ARE A GUARANTEE, SEEM TO ME CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY DESIGN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415034July 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE TO FULL THE GAS OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME, 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415075July 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS TANK OVERFILLS WHEN PUMPING GAS INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF WHEN IT IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415088July 25, 2011
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT
2008 JEEP WRANGLER RHD POSTAL VEHICLES USED BY RURAL CARRIERS FOR USPS. THOSE OF US WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLES ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT AND NO HORN USE OR INTERMITTENT USAGE. ONE ITEM OF INTEREST POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THE SPRINGCLOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS COMPONENT THAT OPERATES BOTH HORN AND AIR BAG CIRCUITS. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN YEARS PAST WITH JEEP. CONCERNED WITH A DEPLOYMENT OF FAULTY AIR BAG ISSUE MOSTLY, TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION. TECHNICIANS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE IN. FORUMS AT RURALINFO.NET CONFIRM OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES. MY VEHICLE HAS 50K MILES WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415090July 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS SPILLS WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK, HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415111July 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE HAVE A 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X AND WITH EVERY FILL UP, GAS COMES POURING OUT OF THE FILL TUBE AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND EVEN OUR HANDS. THE PUMP NEVER SHUTS OFF IN TIME AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. WE HAVE ABOUT 30K MILES ON THE JEEP. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNACCEPTABLE BUT AT THE VERY LEAST IRRESPONSIBLE, THIS SHOULDN'T EVEN BE AN ISSUE IT SHOULD JUST BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415125July 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE ONLY SHUTS OFF FUEL PUMP AFTER IT OVER FILLED AND SPILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415855July 23, 2011
AIR BAGS
HORN STOPPED WORKING AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. I KNEW I WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION SO I BROUGHT IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY DISCOVERED CLOCK SPRING MODULE DEFECTIVE AND $400.00 TO REPAIR. THESE ARE TWO NOT ONE SIMULTANEOUS SAFETY FAILURES (HORN AND AIRBAG) RESULTING FROM DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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