Defect. CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 4,314 MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, COMMANDER AND WRANGLER VEHICLES. WIRING MAY BE REVERSED ON THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE DRIVER AIRBAG SQUIB CONNECTOR. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED.
Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MAY NOT PROPERLY INFLATE AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT AN OCCUPANT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG SQUIB WIRES AND REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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Service Brakes
Filed May 26, 2020156,000 milesSC
LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA, I WAS DRIVING IT AND WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY BUT NOT AS MUCH AS IT NORMALLY DID, IT PULLED TO THE LEFT, AND WOBBLED WHENEVER I PRESSED THE BRAKES CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOOSE CONTROL AS A RESULT OF IT FISH TAILING. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS IT NORMALLY TOOK TO DO SO. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO AN AUTO MECHANIC. I TOOK IT TO POPE DAVIS TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE LOCATED AT 631 S ASSEMBLY STREET IN COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE I WAS TOLD MY THE MANAGER, [XXX] THAT THE FLUID WENT BAD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ALL 2 HYDRAULIC HOSES, FRONT BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS, AND THAT THEY ALONG WITH MY PADS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME APPROXIMATELY $880. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE WAS AN RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. HOWEVER, MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER DID NOT HAVE THIS RECALL. I FEEL THAT IT WAS OVERLOOKED AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *BF CONSUMER STATED THE LEAKAGE COULD OF BEEN DUE TO RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT INNER FENDER LINERS CAUSED BY WEAR OF TUBES. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 22, 201998,000 milesTN
WHEN REFUELING, REGARDLESS OF FILL LEVEL THE GAS WILL NOT FLOW INTO TANK PROPERLY ON LEVEL GROUND, AND SPEWS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND/CAR/PERSON. IT WILL NOT TAKE FUEL IN ANY POSITION. IT TAKES ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES TO REFUEL FROM EMPTY. IT WILL TAKE GAS UNTIL THE FILLER NECK FILLS UP AND THEN YOU HAVE TO STOP AND LET IT DRAIN INTO TANK. YOU HAVE TO REPEAT THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL FULL.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 24, 201869,500 milesMD
WHEN FILILNG THE FUEL TANK, NO MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE, THE TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FULL, SPILLING GASOLINE BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTOFF CAN ACTIVATE. THIS IS STATIONARY, TURNED OFF, AND LEVEL. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE FEB 2015 AND IT IS A HIGHLY REPEATABLE PROBLEM.
Structure › Body
Filed Aug 15, 2018130,000 milesNC
MY WIFE CALLED ME FROM WORK SAYING HER JEEP WAS SMOKING AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. I RUSHED TO HER JOB AND FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE JEEP. WHAT I FOUND WAS DEBRIS WAS STUCK BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE EXHAUST PIPE IN THE CENTER OF THE JEEP. PINESTRAW BEEN COLLECTING THERE AND WAS SMOLDERING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A FLUKE BUT MUCH TO MY SURPRISE MY WIFE PULLED INTO THE GARAGE 2 DAYS AGO AND THE CAR SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING AND I REMOVED ABOUT 10 HANDFULS OF PINESTRAW THAT WAS SMOLDERING. WE DO NOT PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE ANYMORE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. WHAT MAKES NO SENSE IS THE DEBRIS NOT COLLECTING BEHIND THE TIRES BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. IT IS MY OPINION THAT JEEP SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH A RECALL OR AT LEAST TELL ME HOW TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 27, 201897,800 milesFL
EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS!!! LEAVING GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND, ME AND MY POOR JEEP. WITH GAS RUNNING ON MY BUMPER AND WELL DISCOLORING IT. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 10, 201842,000 milesCO
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FUEL OVERFLOWING EVERY TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION. I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT PUMPS AND DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME. I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO AND IYHE OVERFLOW HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. THIS IS A COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 7, 201810,000 milesUT
WHEN FUELING THIS VEHICLE THE NOZZLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF CORRECTLY RESULTING IN FUEL OVERFLOWING AND SPILLING OUT, APROX 1/2 PINT WORTH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN THE FALL WINTER AND SPRING BUT NOT THE SUMMER. NOT SURE IF THE TEMPERATURE OR FUEL BLEND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN '09 AND ITS BEEN DOING IT REGULARLY. JEEP RECALLED '07 AND '08 FOR THIS PROBLEM. '09 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Steering
Filed Dec 6, 201785,000 milesKY
EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. APPARENTLY THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE" BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET. MY BEST GUESS IS, AFTER MULTIPLE PEOPLE DIE FROM THIS MALFUNCTION AND SUE THE CHRYSLER/JEEP CORPORATION, THEN IT A RECALL MIGHT BE ISSUED AND THE PROBLEM FIXED! I AM HIGHLY AGITATED BY THIS ISSUE AND THE REOCCURENCE!!!!!
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 28, 2017NY
UPON FILLING THE JEEP WITH GASOLINE (SINCE OWNING THE CAR), NO MATTER THE PUMP/STATION, THE AUTOMATIC STOPPING MECHANISM WILL STOP FILLING WHEN IT IS FULL AND A "BUBBLE" WILL BACK FLOW CAUSING GASOLINE TO SHOOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SOAK THE BUMPER/FENDER/ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT A GAS STATION COVERED IN GASOLINE SO HAVE TRIED FIXING THIS. I HAVE REPLACED THE EVAP CANISTER BUT AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO RATHER THAN GET AN ENTIRE NEW GAS TANK.
Suspension
Filed Sep 6, 2017214,000 milesNE
DEATH WOBBLE - SEVERE BOUNCING OF FRONT END WHEN HITTING A BUMP GOING AROUND 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPEN OVER 10 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND AFTER I HAD A NEW STEERING STABILIZER (HORIZONTAL SHOCK ABSORBER) INSTALLED ON FRONT AXEL.
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 7, 201786,000 milesAK
CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH. FRONT STEERING STABILIZER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, "DEATH WOBBLE" STILL OCCURS. HAPPENS ON SMOOTH, NON-BUMPY ROADS AS WELL AS BUMPY ONES.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 10, 201764,000 milesCA
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. INTERNAL FLANGE IS EITHER NON-EXISTENT, DAMAGED, OR INOPERABLE AS THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. UNLESS I STOP THE FILL SHORT OF 16 GALLONS, GAS SPILLS ALL OVER THE JEEP & USUALLY ALL OVER MYSELF AS WELL.
Steering
Filed Jan 13, 201797,500 milesGA
ANYTIME I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ONLY FIX IS TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 25 MPH IN MY CURRENT LANE. ONCE I GET TO THAT LOW OF A SPEED THE SHAKING STOPS. WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT I CAN'T CHANGE LANES OR GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEREFORE, THE ONLY OPTION IS TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 25 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY CURRENT LANE WHICH ISN'T SAFE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING IN DECEMBER 2016.
Steering
Filed Dec 30, 2016IN
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND HIT A ROUGH AREA ON THE PAVEMENT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND ROCK BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT, BUT HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR THIS VIOLENT ROCKING TO STOP. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM, BUT OCCURS WHEN CERTAIN ROUGH AREAS OF PAVEMENT SET UP THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. TRIED TO GET IT FIXED, SEEMED TO BE A MYSTERY. LEARNED THAT THIS IS EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS OF JEEPS AND OTHER SELECT VEHICLES. THERE ARE MANY, MANY DESCRIPTIONS AND VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET. I ALSO SEE COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON YOUR SITE. WHY DO YOU NOT CARE? WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING YOUR JOB? I DID NOT GET KILLED. IS THIS WHAT IT TAKES FOR YOU TO TAKE NOTICE? I WANT NOTHING, ONLY FOR THIS TO BE REMEDIED. IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN & QUITE FRIGHTENING, ESPECIALLY THEN THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Steering
Filed Nov 3, 201627,500 milesVA
DRIVING ON I-81, IN VIRGINIA AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION IN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND FORCED ME TO PULL OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS SAME EVENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES DURING THIS TRIP. *TR
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 18, 2016127,000 milesMI
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A GAS STATION STATIONARY AND FILLING THE FUEL TANK GAS SPITS OUT AT THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE PUMP IS LEFT TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES WHICH S OUTSIDE OF THE 36 K MILES WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP AND SPILLS ABOUT A PINT OF FUEL OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. IT IS A CONSISTENT ISSUE THAT REPEATS AT EVERY FILL UP WHEN THE PUMP IS LEFT TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY.
Air Bags
Filed Oct 6, 2016TX
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Electrical System1 injured
Filed Oct 3, 2016MS
******* TIPM ISSUES *******WHILE DRIVING 70MPH DOWN INTERSTATE THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL ABILITIES AND CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START UP AND WAS LIKE IT HAD A DEAD BATTERY. CARS WERE SWERVING AND BLOWING LIKE CRAZY TRYING TO AVOID ME AND NOT WRECK. ONCE TRAFFIC WAS SOMEWHAT STABLE I GOT OUT TO PUSH JEEP OFF TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND A ANOTHER MOTORIST STOPPED TO HELP. MY PASSENGER WAS HURT FROM THE SUDDEN STOP WHEN HER KNEES WENT INTO THE DASH. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER RESULTING IN HER LEFT KNEE GETTING BRUISED AND HER RIGHT KNEE GOT A CUT. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS. WE ARE BOTH LUCKY TO BE ALIVE FROM THIS BEING THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES NEARLY HIT US AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING OTHERS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WARNING ADDRESSED TO ALL OWNERS AS THIS BEING A POTENTIAL WRECK LESS CONDITION. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM CHRYSLER OR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
EngineFire
Filed Sep 11, 2016AL
AT 1030 AM 08 SEPTEMBER 2016, MY JEEP WRANGLER CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS. I DROPPED MY JEEP OFF FOR A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION ON 06 SEPTEMBER 2016, I THEN RECEIVED A PHONE ON THE 8TH THAT MY JEEP HAD CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS IN POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO FILE A CLAIM THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY.
Air Bags
Filed Sep 2, 2016111,000 milesNY
KEEP CALLING LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE RECALL APPLIED AND CORRECTED AND EITHER THEY DO NOT RESPOND TO CALLS OR THEY CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND WILL CALL ME WHEN AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE MONTHS. JEEP OF RIVERDALE WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND YONKERS
Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 2, 201668,720 milesMA
CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED JULY 18, 2016 DUE TO RECALL. NOW THE VEHICLE WIPERS COME ON ANYTIME AND VEHICLE THEN STALLS. TAKES 5 MINUTES OR MORE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. DEALER CLAIM FAULTY WIPER MOTOR AND ABS MODULE. REPLACED BOTH AUGUST 1ST, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN DRIVING HOME THAT SAME DAY, PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE AGAIN. MY VEHICLE RAN GREAT BEFORE DEALER CHANGED CLOCKSPRING.
Air BagsCrash
Filed Jul 19, 2016145,000 milesTN
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A POLE WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V290000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS THE REPAIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, HE HIT A STEEL RAIL, DAMAGING THE BUMPER. THE HIT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB
Suspension
Filed Jun 26, 2016MA
VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE OCCURRED WHEN WE HIT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY 55MPH. PULLED OFF ROAD, LOCAL MECHANICS COULD FIND NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE. TESTED JEEP ON ROAD AND DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE MECHANIC DROVE AT 60MPH (WE DID NOT HIT A BUMP ON THIS TEST DRIVE)
Air Bags
Filed May 11, 20161,000 milesVA
JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHT ON AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. AFTER GETTING IT LOOKED AT THEY TOLD ME IT THE CLOCK SPRING THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS MY 4TH CHRYSLER VEHICLE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 CLOCK SPRINGS IN THESE VEHICLE. I LOOKED ONLINE MANY PEOPLE ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT OR ANY FAULTS BESIDE THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER THERE ARE MANY OF US THAT HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Air Bags
Filed May 10, 201665,000 milesWA
CLOCK SPRING ON MY 2009 WRANGLER WENT OUT CLEARLY A RECALL SITUATION HERE. SAFETY FOR ME AS THE DRIVER AND FOR MY FAMILY AS THE PASSENGERS. COME ON JEEP THIS IS OBVIOUS !
Air Bags
Filed Apr 7, 2016131,000 milesMA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 5, 201615,000 milesCO
FUEL OVERFLOWS AND SPRAYS OUT WHEN FILLING TANK AT GAS STATION. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FILL THE TANK OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS OR SO. (OUR JEEP HAS NOT BEEN A PRIMARY VEHICLE UNTIL RECENTLY) I'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN OVER THE LAST 32 YEARS. WE HAD PLANNED TO LET OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD BE TOO DANGEROUS IN ITS CURRENT STATE FOR HER TO DRIVE. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLED IS SIGNIFICANT. I AM WRITING YOU NOW BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAD IT SPILL OUT ON HER TODAY.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 3, 2016VA
FUEL SPILLS EVERY TIME THAT I FILL UP THE TANK DURING THE WINTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT NOT WITH THIS MODEL YEAR/VIN. ALTHOUGH I HAVE ENTERED TODAYS DATE BELOW, THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 2, 201633,000 milesCO
I JUST PURCHASED THE JEEP 2 MONTHS AGO AND EVER SINGLE TIME WITHOUT EXCEPTION I GET FUEL SPIT BACK WHEN FUELING THE JEEP. WHEN FUELING THE JEEP THE NOZZLE AT THE PUMP WILL CUT OFF AND 1-2 SECONDS LATER GAS COMES SHOOTING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. TODAY 3/2/2016 I COULD HEAR THE SOUND CHANGE JUST BEFORE THE NOZZLE CUT OFF AND TRIED TO STOP FUELING BEFORE THE SPIT BACK BUT WAS STILL TO LATE. THE BEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND SHUT OFF AT THE GAS STATION. THIS HAPPENS WEATHER IT IS HOT OR COLD HIGH ELEVATION OR LOWER. DENVER IS/WAS 60 DEGREES TODAY. 5280 ELEVATION. LAST WEEKEND IN WINTER PARK 28 DEGREES AND OVER 9000 ELEVATION. NEXT TIME I FILL UP I WILL FILM THE SPIT BACK.
Air Bags
Filed Feb 23, 201695,000 milesVA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REQUIRED PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 21, 2016KY
EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK WITH GAS IT OVER FLOWS. I HAVE TO TRY AND LISTEN FOR THE SOUND OF THE FUEL LEVEL GETTING CLOSE SO I CAN LET GO OF THE PUMP HANDLE IN TIME SO IT DOESN'T FLOW OVER BUT MANY TIMES WITH THE NOISE OF THE STATION I'M TOO LATE AND IT DUMPS FUEL DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR, SOMETIMES EVEN SPRAYING OUT THE TOP AND SHOOTING GAS OVER ME. IT'S DISGUSTING AND WASTES A LOT OF FUEL. I GO HOME STINKING LIKE GAS AND IT'S DANGEROUS! PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER FIX THIS ISSUE. THE 'WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN' QUESTION BELOW DOESN'T REALLY APPLY TO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP. I CHOSE THE DATE OF MY LAST FILL UP.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 15, 2016100,000 milesOH
EVERY TIME I HAVE FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND USED THE GAS PUMPS AUTOMATIC STOP, THE GAS OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS THIS MORNING, 2/15/2016
Structure › Body1 injured
Filed Feb 7, 201699,000 milesVA
EACH TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK THE GAS OVERFLOWS AND ERUPTS OUT OF THE FILLING HOLE SPEWING GASOLINE ALL OVER THE BUMPER, FENDER, BODY AND MYSELF.
Air Bags
Filed Jan 28, 201679,000 milesCA
AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND REVIEWING RECALL INFORMATION JEEP HAS RECALLED CLOCK SPRINGS ON RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS ONLY. HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUES ARE OCCURRING ON THE LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS AS WELL. REGARDLESS OF RHD OR LHD JEEP USES THE SAME PART NUMBER. THEY SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR JEEP OWNERS EVERYWHERE INCLUDING MYSELF.
Air Bags
Filed Jan 6, 201656,000 milesAZ
THE SPEED CONTROL FAILED, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. JEEP SERVICE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING TO FIX THE ISSUES. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, IT WOULD ELIMINATE WHENEVER THE STIRRING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THEN RESET SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING TO CENTER. IF ANY FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE STIRRING WHEEL I.E. GENTLY PULLING ON IT OR PUSHING ON IT IT WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE SPEED CONTROL FAILURE WAS COMPLETE. IT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL AFTER FAILURE.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 3, 201670,290 milesNY
TAKATA RECALL - WHEN PUMPING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE GAS CONTINUES TO FLOW WHEN THE TANK BECOMES FULL AND GAS PUSHES OUT OVER THE OPENING AND SPLASHES GAS OVER THE PAINT AND MOLDINGS OF THE JEEP. I'VE ALSO BEEN SPLASHED AND IT USUALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY CHRYSLER/JEEP
Structure › Body
Filed Dec 21, 201580,000 milesNJ
09 JEEP WRANGLER HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND GOES IN A VIOLENT VIBRATION (WOBBLING TO THE POINT YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. VERY SCARY! I OWN THE CAR SINCE NEW. INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE ON LINE AND AND FOUND OUT NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE!
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 20, 2015100,000 milesGA
WHEN FILLING WITH GAS, WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF ABOUT A PINT OR MORE OF GASOLINE COMES RUSHING BACK OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AT THE OPERATOR. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SEDE ON THE JEEPFORUM THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM, VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE.
Air Bags
Filed Dec 20, 2015UT
THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND HIT ANY BUMP THE LIGHT DINGS AND STAYS ON
Suspension
Filed Nov 30, 201583,000 milesNJ
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR JK SUFFERS FROM THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHENEVER DRIVING OVER 55 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP A CERTAIN WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSING THE JEEP TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVING TO STOP TO GET THE JEEP UNDER CONTROL. BECOMES A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION IF HAPPENS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY/BRIDGE/ETC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. THERE ARE COUNTLESS EXAMPLES FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO SUFFER FROM THIS SAME PREDICAMENT.
Air Bags
Filed Oct 9, 201553,605 milesCA
MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING AND WOULD DING WHEN IT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS BAD. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED MY AIR BAG WOULD WORK.
Air Bags
Filed Aug 18, 201594,000 milesNM
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF AND ON AT ALL SPEEDS/DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS WOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CLOCK SPRING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON RIGHT SIDE STEERING MODELS ONLY. I HARDLY THINK THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE IN THE DEFECTIVE PART ON LEFT HAND MODELS EITHER AS IT IS THE SAME PART. IT WOULD BE NEGLIGENT NOT TO RECALL ALL OF THESE. LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS AND ONLINE FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE.
Power Train
Filed Aug 18, 201582,000 milesFL
BAD DESIGN ON SHIFT CABLE BUSHING. IT DISINTEGRATED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE TRANSMISSION, BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE DEALER BUT IT WON'T STAY ON. SHOULD BE COVERED ON THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT DEALER SAYS IT ISN'T.
Air Bags
Filed Aug 18, 201581,000 milesFL
AIR BAG CHIME CONTINUOUSLY CHIMING. DEALER SAID CLOCK SPRING IS BAD.
Air Bags
Filed Aug 10, 201579,000 milesPA
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT $550 TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING WHICH HAS A RECALL FOR A SMALL MANUFACTURE DATE. STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER MODELS AFTER THE RECALL WHICH JEEP FAILS TO FIX. EVEN AFTER CONTACTED JEEP THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE.
Air Bags
Filed Jul 20, 201551,042 milesMI
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008, 2009, AND 2010 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING."
Steering
Filed Jul 5, 201534,674 milesPA
MY WIFE AND I WERE GOING SHOPPING, WE HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM OU HOME, WE WERE CROSSING OVER THE EXPANSION JOINT OF A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATING WILDLY. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CAME ALMOST TO A STOP, SO AS TO STOP THE SKAKING AND VIBRATING. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THEIR RESPONSE WAS "OH, SO YOU EXPERIENCED THE JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE". I ASKED WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. THEIR RESPONSE WAS, WELL WE CAN TRY A MORE HEAVY DUTY STEERING STABELIZER. I SAID OK, LET'S DO IT. THEY INSTALLED IT AND IT COST ME $204.05. I LEFT AND PROCEEDED TO GO HOME. THE SAME TYPE OF SHAKING AND VIBRATING STARTED AGAIN. I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, AND THE SAID THAT THEY WOULD TRY AN EXTRA HEAVY DUTY STABELIZER. THEY DID. IT COST ME $150.00. I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY ANYTHING, BUT THE GENERAL MANAGER AND I NEGOTIATED, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE EXTRA HEAVY DUTY STABELIZER DIDN'T STOP THE PROBLEM, THAT HE WOULD REFUND, TO ME, THE FULL AMOUNT THAT I HAD PAID. THE EXTRA HEAVY DUTY STABELIZER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AS OFTEN. I DID RECEIVE A FULL REFUND, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. MY FEELING IS, THAT THE EXTRA HEAVY DUTY STABELIZER SIMPLY COVERS UP THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I CAN FEEL THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTING TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE
Air Bags
Filed Jun 24, 201559,000 milesNC
2009 JEEP WRANGLER AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT. THIS IS THE RESULT OF A CLOCK SPRING WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO JEEP FOR YEARS. VERY MUCH A SHAME THAT THE US GOV'T RIGHT-HAND DRIVE JEEPS ARE COVERED BY A CLOCK SPRING RECALL BUT NOT LEFT HANDED DRIVEN JEEPS. IT IS THE SAME PART ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHICH GETS DUST ON THE LUBRICATED AND UNSEALED CLOCK SPRING. THE GUESS JEEP IS WILLING TO FIX THE GOVERNMENT JEEPS MADE THE SAME WAY BECAUSE OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR US CONSUMERS I HOPE JEEP TAKES A HIT ON THIS ONE PUBLICLY IN THE MEDIA IF THEY DO NOT FIX. THIS SAME PART WAS RECALLED IN EARLIER MODELS BUT SOMEHOW THE SAME PART IS OK IN LATER MODELS IF IT IS ON THE LEFT-SIDE AND NOT THE RIGHT-SIDE OF THE JEEP. JEEPS ARE NOT MADE TO GET DUSTY I GUESS.
Air Bags
Filed Jun 15, 201596,000 milesTN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ELECTRICAL CURRENT/CLOCKSPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Air Bags
Filed May 29, 2015140,000 milesIL
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE JEEP SIGHT AND THIS WAS A RECALL IN RIGHT SIDE STEERING WHEEL JEEPS OF THE SAME AGE. ONLINE NUMEROUS JEEP OWNERS BLOG ABOUT A SIMILAR CONCERN. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS NOT A CONCERN, CONTRARY TO THE COMMON CONCERNS ON JEEP FORUMS. SOON AFTER THE RECALLS BEGAN TO OCCUR SO I THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN.
Complaints 1-50 of 165, newest first, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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Most recent recall on file: Apr 9, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.