Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2009)

650 consumer complaints on file.

#10378572January 25, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ESP/BAS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS IN THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CLOCK SPRING MODULE WAS BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378449January 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 JEEP UNLIMIED X HAS A PROBLEM WITH GAS OVERFLOW WHEN FILILING THE TANK. IF YOU USE THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE ANY GAS PUMP GAS SPRAYS EVERYWHERE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. DEALERSHIPS SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS CHECKED. YET IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378341January 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2009 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR 4WD W/6SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ACCORDING TO A RECENT DEALERSHIP SERVICE VISIT THAT THEY ARE "FULLY AWARE OF". THE GEAR SHIFT FREQUENTLY POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHILE STARTING FROM A STANDSTILL. VEHICLE HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT, ISSUE HAD BEGUN AT ABOUT 16-18K. IT BEGAN AS A SPORADIC ISSUE AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, APPROX 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH. ON THE SERVICE VISIT 1/20/2011, DEALERSHIP WAS OF NO HELP AS THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIR OR ADVICE WAS GIVEN. VEHICLE WILL BE OUT OF WARRENTY IN APPROX 8000K. THIS COMMON ISSUE WILL THEN BE ON THE HANDS OF THE OWNER. IT IS ACTUALLY MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT'LL POP OUT OF GEAR AS ONE PULLS INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THEN SUDDENLY BECOMES IMMOBILE POSING A SERIOUS T-BONE POTENTIAL. SURPRISING, THE TOTAL LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY ON THE DEALERSHIP/AUTO MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE SINCE IT IS SO WELL KNOWN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378272January 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP UNLIMITED WRANGLER X 4 DOOR. THE JEEP IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD ON 1/20/2011 AT 39,313 TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER PIPES HAD TO BE REPLACED. WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY I BOUGHT FROM ACURA DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009 FROM THE ACURA DEALER WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. IT IF I DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378201January 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER LINKAGE BROKE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL IN THE ROAD AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STATE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378961January 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP AT GAS STATION MY TANK OVERFLOWS. IS BECOMING A BIG CONCERN. KNOW OF OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377896January 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER WILL OVERFLOW GAS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE JEEP ONTO THE GROUND EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK UP WHEN USING ANY GAS STATION'S AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF. I DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK. I HAVE TRIED 5 DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS NOT LIMITED TO MY USUAL GAS STATIONS. I HAVE ALSO TRIED FILLING THE TAKE UP AT SLOWER SPEEDS, BUT IT STILL OVERFLOWS. THIS ISSUE STARTED APPROXIMATELY AT 20K MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHER PEOPLE USING THE GAS PUMP AFTER ME. ON SPARK FROM STATIC ELECTRICITY COULD CAUSE A FIRE/EXPLOSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377901January 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
OVER 8 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER HAS VIOLENTLY SLIPPED OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR STOPS SUDDENLY AND THERE IS A LOUD BANG LIKE ONE WOULD EXPECT IN A REAR END COLLISION. I AM LUCKY THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION OR WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT EVEN LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM IF THEY CANNOT RE-CREATE THE INCIDENT WHICH HAPPENS AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376643January 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK UP, GAS WILL OVERFLOW OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE, ONTO THE SIDE OF MY JEEP, ONTO THE BUMPER AND ONTO THE GROUND WHEN IT IS FULL OR CLOSE TO BEING FULL. THE GAS NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF, BUT A LOT OF GAS POURS OUT. EVEN WHEN I MANUALLY HOLD THE NOZZLE TO SLOW THE FLOW DOWN, IT STILL SPILLS OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT PUMPS AT THE SAME STATION. THE STATION IS A NEWER STATION, AROUND 5 YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376213January 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER. RIGHT AFTER THE IMPACT, THE JEEP REMAINED IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALSO IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE *TGW AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A HALT, AND A FIRE RETARDANT WAS APPLIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME, AS THE JEEP WAS BEING SET UP FOR TOWING, THE FIRE RE-IGNITED AND CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376706January 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN USING AN AUTOMATIC FUEL FILL NOZZLE. FUEL WILL SPILL ON THE GROUND AND SOMETIMES ON THE OPERATOR. CAN BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. BUT DOES VARY. SLOW MANUAL FILLING IS A MUST TO AVOID THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376419January 12, 2011
VISIBILITY
LAST NIGHT AS I WAS WATING FOR MY SON IN OUR DRIVEWAY. I LITERALLY SAW MY WINDSHIELD CRACK FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHILED FRAME. NO ROCK OR OBJECTS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AS I MENETIONED, I WAS PARKED IN DRIVE. HEAT AND DEFROST WAS ON AS IT IS WINTER TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375566January 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
RANDOMLY AS YOU START IN FIRST GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER JUMPS OUT OF FIRST INTO NEUTRAL. THE JUMP HAPPENS SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. WITH THIS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR I FEAR THAT DRIVING INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF MOVEMENT GOING INTO OR THRU TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373051December 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD THE WARNING SYSTEM BEEN WORKING PROPERLY, HE COULD HAVE STOPPED AND PREVENTED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374136December 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR MODEL THAT HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. I HAVE SEEN ON NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS MATTER. WHEN I USE THE PUMP TO FILL MY TANK IT WILL AUTO SHUT OFF THE PUMP THEN SPEW AT LEAST 2-3 CUPS OF GASOLINE OUT OF THE GAS INTAKE ONTO THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, GROUND AND ON OCCASION MYSELF. I HAVE READ THAT MANY HAVE ALSO FILLED A COMPLIANT SO THAT CHRYSLER WILL PERFORM A RECALL WHILE OTHERS HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS ISSUES. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS FAIR TO HAVE PAYING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN OR FUEL SYSTEM FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371959December 21, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 SPORT (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PASSED THE VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THE WIND CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN APPROXIMATELY AN INCH AND A HALF. THEN THE HOOD CLOSED VERY HARD. THE FAILURE CONTINUED EVERY 100 MILES EVERY TIME A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PASSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 06/24/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368198November 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS SPILLING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND AND ON ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367508November 19, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HOOD LATCHES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN 18-WHEELER PASSED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION GOING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SPEED, WHEN SUDDENLY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HE THEN NOTICED THE HOOD VIOLENTLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. THE CONSUMER FOUND A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE HOOD LATCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365848November 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE FUEL WOULD SPEW FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE CONTACT AND THE GROUND. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE FUEL TANK FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365008November 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EXPERIENCED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. UPON EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE WORN THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V236000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,905. SM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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