I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, AND I EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE/VIBRATION/SHAKING IN THE STEERING. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, AND ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, AND MY JEEP STARTED VIOLENTLY WOBBLING/SHAKING/VIBRATION TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD BARELY MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY JEEP. UPON SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE JEEP CONTINUED TO WOBBLE/SHAKE/VIBRATE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. I CHECKED TIRES FOR LOOSENESS AND DID NOT FIND THAT THEY WERE LOOSE. I GOT BACK IN MY JEEP AND CONTINUED TO MY DESITINATION DRIVING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WITH MY FOUR WAY HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF LOSING CONTROL OF MY JEEP. ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE TO CHECK FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE WOBBLE/VIBRATION/SHAKING. NOTHING LOOKED DAMAGED/LOW ON FLUID/BROKEN SO I PUT THE TIRE BACK ON. I THEN PROCEEDED TO A TIRE BUSINESS AND HAD ALL FOUR TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE WOBBLE/SHAKING/VIBRATION SEEMED TO IMPROVE BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE JEEP CONTINUED TO WOBBLE/SHAKE/VIBRATE WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THEREFORE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE STEERING STABILIZER HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED WHICH SEEMS TO MAKE THIS ISSUE WORSE AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES/CONCERNS.
2011 Jeep Wrangler complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2011 record →
MY GAS CAP KEEPS FALLING OUT AND A LIGHT THAT SAYS GAS CAP ON MY DASH WITH ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE THEY PUT IT ON THEIR MACHINE AND IT SAYS NEED TO REPLACE GAS CAP SO WE DID THE LIGHT DIDNT GO OUT BUT TODAY SEPT 8,2015 THE GAS CAP THAT I BOUGHT FELL OUT AND BROKE TO PIECES ON PAVEMENT GOING 55 MILES PER HR. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PROBLEM HOW DO I CORRECT IT. AND NOW I ALSO HAVE A LIGHT ON MY DASH THAT LOOKS LIKE A CAR SKIDDING BUT MY ANTI SKID BUTTON IS WHERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE. I TOOK IT A MONTH AGO THEY TOLD ME THEIR MACHINE WOULDNT PICK IT UP BUT THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT IT HAS TO DO WITH ANTI BRAKING SYSTEM. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THE BEARING, BRAKE PADS, EMERGENCY AND PARKING BRAKE SHOES, AND THE WHEEL SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,151.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WIRING ASSEMBLY CAN LEAD TO NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V528000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 11/04/15*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
THE DOOR LOCKS ARE SPORADICALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AND NOT RESPONSIVE SOME OF THE TIME. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THAT MANY OTHER 2011 JEEPS ARE ALSO HAVING FAULTY TIPMS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SECURED IN THE DRIVER SEAT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT MOUNT WAS ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT POWER DOOR LOCK MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT POWER DOOR LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,903.
WHILE FRWY. DRIVING AT APPROX. 72 MPH / 2600 RPMS AND WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION, WE HEARD A POP, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY FAMILY IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND I USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE THAT WAS ENGULFING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE JEEP. AFTER EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE, I WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED A LARGE HOLE IN THE LOWER ENGINE BLOCK JUST BEHIND THE OIL PAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE METAL HEAT SHIELD THAT SITS JUST TO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS BENT BACKWARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND THREW A BEARING OR OTHER ENGINE PART THROUGH THE OUTER MOTOR CASING RELEASING OIL AND CAUSING THE RESULTANT FIRE AND DAMAGE. HOWEVER, I CAN NOT RULE OUT A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE VS. PURE MECHANICAL ENGINE FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO WEEKS SINCE THE INCIDENT AND CHRYSLER HAS JUST INFORMED ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE EXISTING 5 YEAR/50,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY THAT HAD NOT EXPIRED AND WAS PROVIDED AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN JULY 2011. THEIR RESPONSE WAS "WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE INSPECTION REPORT AND MUST INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE NOT LED TO BELIEVE THAT THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY."
THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING ON AND OFF, IT IS MOSTLY ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE "CLOCKSPRING" AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. I DECLINED TO REPAIR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD IT RIGHT NOW.
WHEN FILING THE GAS TANK WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF THERE IS FUEL THAT COMES BACK OUT OF THE TANK. HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED TO FULL.
ON MY 2011 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED (LHD) DASHBOARD, 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 2007 AND NEWER JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) 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 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) 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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V176000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON FOR THE RIGHT-HAND DRIVE VEHICLES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS A LEFT-HAND DRIVE, WHICH EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V176000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
JEEP GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO WARNING VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE, MUST DECREASE SPEED DRASTICALLY OR PULL OFF ROAD TOGET JEEP BACK UNDER CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT 5-8 MPH WHEN I HEARD A POP TYPE OF NOISE. I THEN SAW A FLAME UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY THROTTLE LOCKED UP AND MY CAR WOULDNT STOP. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, BUT MY TIRES KEPT SPINNING. MY ELECTRICAL WAS LOCKED UP AND I COULDNT GET THE JEEP OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO PARK. MY BOYFRIEND RAN OVER, JUMPED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE TO TRY TO GET THE JEEP INTO PARK, AS I COULDNT GET IT TO MOVE. HE FRACTURED HIS HAND IN TWO PLACES GETTING THE GEARSHIFT TO GO INTO PARK. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO PARK. AT THAT POINT HE HELPED PULL ME OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE JEEP AS THE FIRE/FLAMES WERE STARTING TO COME THRU THE DASHBOARD INTO THE INSIDE OF THE JEEP. IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THE FIRE OUT, THEN APPROX. 15-20 MIN LATER THE FIRE STARTED AGAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
INITIALLY THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL BUTTONS FRO THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THEN LOST THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR LIGHTS, ALL SWITCHES IN THE SWITCH BANK, HEATED SEATS, ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL, HILL DESCENT ETC. STOPPED WORKING. DEALER CHECKED IT OUT SAID THAT IT WAS A BAD TIPM. IT IS GOING TO COST $850 TO REPLACE BUT IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, SO NO ESTIMATION AS TO WHEN IT COULD BE REPLACED. THIS UNIT CONTROLS EVERYTHING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE AIR BAGS AND THE DEALER SAID THAT ANY OF THAT COULD STOP WORKING AT ANY MINUTE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
FUEL OVERFLOW AND SPIT BACK EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. THE AUTO-CUTOFF DOES NOT WORK. *TR
I, THE MOTHER OF THE CHILD THAT OWNED THE JEEP WRANGLER, MAILED PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AS WELL AS, COPY OF PURCHASE OF WRANGLER. I ALSO ENCLOSED A DETAILED LETTER TO THE NHTSA OF THE INCIDENT. I AM UPDATING MY RECENT INFORMATION THAT I HAD MAILED, BECAUSE I HAVE REALIZED THAT I CLOSED THE LETTER WITH MY OLD PHONE NUMBER. I HAD RECENTLY CHANGED MY NUMBER, AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE CORRECT NUMBER. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY STUPIDITY. I WILL ENTER THE PERSONAL INFORMATION CORRECTLY. SEEING THAT I AM THE INDIVIDUAL THAT SENT THE INFORMATION VIA THE POSTAL SERVICE, I WILL ENTER MY NAME AND E-MAIL INFORMATION.
GEAR CABLE DISCONNECTS AND CANNOT GET CAR OUT OF DRIVE TO PUT INTO PARK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO TESTED AND RECEIVED DIAGNOSTIC CODES B01 AND B02. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V176000 (AIR BAGS) AND 11V528000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 06/11/15*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. AFTER DRIVING 35 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS FUELED UP, THE GAS WILL COME GUSHING OUT BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED WITH GAS THE FIRST TIME I FILLED IT UP. I DO NOT TOP IT OFF AND IT IS ON 10% ETHANOL 89 OCTANE GAS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. FROM WHAT I READ THE NHTSA HAS LOOKED INTO THIS AND DROPPED IT???? SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT FROM THIS. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP FROM HOME TO WORK, I WAS PROBABLY FIVE MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT BEGINS TO DING ON AND OFF EVERY COUPLE OF SECONDS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE SAME RESIDENTIAL STREET I ALWAYS TAKE TO WORK AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUES IN THE PAST. MY VEHICLE IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND IS NOT ABUSED LIKE SOME JEEPS. AFTER WORK I WAS DOING RESEARCH AS TO WHAT COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND THE CONSENSUS SEEMED TO BE THAT IF A JEEP WAS RAINED ON YOUR CLOCK SPRING WOULD SOON GO BAD. I HAVE REMOVED BOTH THE TOP AND DOORS FROM MY JEEP, BUT THE JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN RAINED ON. MY JEEP IS GARAGE KEPT AND THE ONLY ELEMENTS IT HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO IS HEAT AND DUST. ALSO, I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE IN JANUARY AND I AM IN NORTHERN UT SO THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT EVEN HAD THE TOP OFF WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE INCIDENT. [XXX] SAID THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THE AVERAGE COST IS AROUND $500.00 (THEY SEEMED AWARE OF THE FAULTY PART). AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THE 2008 CLOCK SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE RECALLED BUT NOTHING LATER THEN THAT? I AM CONFUSED HOW THE SAME PART CAN BE RECALLED ON THE SAME VEHICLE BUT ONLY FOR ONE YEAR? JEEP PROMOTES THEMSELVES AS TRAIL RATED, YET I WOULD ARGUE THEY ARE SIMPLY NOVELTY AT THIS POINT WITH ALL FASHION AND NO FUNCTION (MIND YOU THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT EVEN PARTAKE IN OFF-ROADING). LASTLY, ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS SECURITY CONCERN IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS VEHICLE NOW
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND SPEED CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY VEHICLE, THE FUEL SPITS UP OUT OF THE FILLER WHEN THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THERE IS CONSISTENTLY ABOUT 1/4 GALLON OF FUEL ON THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND, AT EVERY FILL-UP. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, AND THIS OCCURS AT EVERY STATION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY JEEP ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT OF CONTROL, I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I CROSSED OUT OF CONTROL OVER 2 LANES ON THE HIGHWAY, MAKING OTHER CARS SWERVE TO GET OUT OF MY WAY! *TR
FUEL OVERFLOW DURING FUELING. FUEL DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN TANK IS FULL. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. *TR
FUEL SPILLING OUT OF THE GAS TANK. ALSO ON OCCASION FUEL WILL NOT PUMP AT ALL. AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF KEEPS ENGAGING. *TR
THE FRONT TWO DOORS OF MY JEEP LEAK WATER. IF IT RAINS OVER NIGHT THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD WILL HAVE 3/4 INCH OF STANDING WATER, THE DOOR LEAKS MORE WHEN DRIVING WHILE RAINING. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LEAKS, BUT ONLY WHEN DRIVING AND NOT ENOUGH TO FILL THE FLOOR BOARD. I SHOP VACUUM THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD EVERY TIME IT RAINS TO GET THE STANDING WATER OUT, THEN PUT TOWELS DOWN TO SOAK UP WHAT IS LEFT. THE CARPET NOW SMELLS MOLDY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING MY HEALTH. JEEP HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OF 23-010-13 (FORMALLY 23-001-12) OUT, SO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE. WHY CAN THEY NOT DO A RECALL ON THE ISSUE? *TR
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT ONLY ON THE RIGHT-HAND DRIVE JEEPS. HAVE THE LEFT-HAND DRIVES BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL? *TR
GAS KEEPS COMING OUT OF THE TANK WHEN FILLING UP WHICH IS A DANGER AND A HAZARD AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WEAR OR TEAR OR ABUSE ITS A FAULTY PART OR BAD FUEL TANK AND IS A PROBLEM OUT THERE FOR SO MANY JEEP WRANGLERS ON EVERY FORUM.IF THERE ARE SO MANY JEEPS ON FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL,GOD FOR BID I HAD A GAS ATTENDANT FILLING UP MY CAR AND DIDN'T KNOW GAS WOULD SHOOT ALL OVER HIM ITS A HAZARD TO EVERYONE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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.
I EXPERIENCED THE SO- CALLED DEATH WOBBLE LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I WAS GOING JUST ABOVE 40MPH. IT FEELS LIKE AN UNBALANCED WHEEL? IF I WOULD LEAVE OFF THE THROTTLE JUST A BIT AND KEEP IT SMOOTH AT 40 MPH IT WOULD GO AWAY. I COULDN'T IMAGINE THE OTHER OWNERS WHO WERE GOING MUCH FASTER WHAT THEY MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS NEEDS FIXED AND I WILL BE AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS. I HOPE NO ONE GETS HURT BY THIS ! *TR
EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN JEEP IT BACK- FLOWS ALL OVER THE PLACE. NOT ONLY DOES IT RUIN THE PAINT BUT IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD SPLASHING ALL OVER MY CLOTHES AND ONCE SPRAYED ON MY NECK. A LITTLE HIGHER IT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN ON MY FACE. I HEAR IT MIGHT BE THE BUTTERFLY NOT CLOSING SO IT DOESN'T KNOW YOU TANK IS FULL OR CLOSE TO BEING FULL. SHOULD BE ANY EASY RECALL SO WHY ISN'T IT ??? VERY UNSAFE PLEASE HAVE THIS FIXED!! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS I WAS AND AM TERRIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE POINT IT FEELS LIKE JEEP WILL FALL APART AND YOU ARE GOING TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
AS I PUMP GASOLINE AT DIFFERENT GASOLINE STATIONS; THE GAS PUMP DOESN'T SHUT OFF AND FUEL SPIT-BACK ONTO THE FLOOR, HAND AND CLOTHE. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE CAB AND IN MY HANDS AND CLOTHE. THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE, BECAUSE INHALING THE FUMES. ALSO IF I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO SOAP AND WATER I MUST STAY WITH GASOLINE IN MY HANDS AND CLOTHE. *TR
WHEN GETTING GAS REGARDLESS WHERE, THE AUTO FUEL DOESN'T STOP UNTIL ABOUT A CUP OR 2 OF FUEL IS SPIT OUT OF THE GAS TANK - DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ON THE GROUND. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I GUESS THE PROBLEM IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE ". I SEE IT NOW AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/13/2015*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/30/15 *JS
FUEL SPITS/SPRAYS BACK WHEN REFUELING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE INITIAL NOTICE BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2014. THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FOLLOW-UP NOTICE WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 11V528000, I AM THE OWNER OF A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER, WITH THE ABOVE VIN. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEFT HAND DRIVE AND HAS THE SAME CLOCKSPRING PROBLEM. IS THERE OR WAS THERE A RECALL FOR LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES? MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND MY MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MY JEEP. *TR
EVERYTIME I GET A FULL TANK OF FUEL APPROX. 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL COMES OUT OF THE FILL NOZZLE. *TR
I HAVE A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF WHILE FILLING MY GAS TANK, FUEL SPRAYS OUT. THE JEEP DEALER SAYS HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. I TOLD HIM TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND HE WOULD FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH OREGON, (NO SELF SERVE GAS STATIONS) SEVERAL ATTENDANTS TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE COLD WEATHER. *TR
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