CHANGED SPARK PLUGS ON JEEP, WHEN DONE TURNED IT ON. VEHICLE STAYED RUNNING FOR 5 SECS AND SHUT OFF. DID THAT 3 TIMES, THEN NEVER TURNED BACK ON. LIGHTS, LOCKS, AND ALARM WORKED FINE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND WOULDN'T TURN ON. LEFT SITTING FOR A DAY. CHECKED IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, BATTERY WAS HOT AND CABLES WERE MELTING ON IT. TOWED IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. SAID IT WAS TIPM . ORDERED A NEW ONE. AND JEEP STILL WILL NOT TURN ON. JEEP HAS BEEN AT A REPAIR SHOP FOR 3 MONTHS WITH NO SOLUTIONS YET. BILL IS RACKING UP JUST TRYING TO GET IT RUNNING.REPAIR SHOP HAS CHECKED EVERYTHING AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TIPM.
2013 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 2013 record →
THE HARD TOP LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS!! SEEM THERE IS A ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THE PANELS AND OR SEALS. SPENT EXTRA MONEY FOR THE HARD TOP THINKING IT WAS BETTER THAT THE CANVASS TOP, REALLY DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT LEAKS WATER INTO THE INTERIOR. CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE ELECTRONICS AND OVERALL INTEGRITY OF THE INTERIOR OF THIS VEHICLE!!
ALL POWER WAS LOST WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FOUND OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING ON THE INTERNET: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/JEEP/WRANGLER/2013/ENGINE-SHUT-OFF-WITHOUT-WARNING-PROBLEMS.PHP
AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND PARKING IN A GARAGE FOR 10 MINUTES THE TIPM STARTED SMOKING, WIPERS AND LIGHTS WENT ON AND HORN STARTED BLOWING AND CAUGHT FIRE. THIS OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 5 PM.
THE 3.6 ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A TICK FROM INAD ROCKER ARMS. THE ARMS ARE KNOWN TO BE FAULTY AND MANY VEHICLES HAVE STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO THE ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED
REOCCURRING CLOGGING OF THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM, CAUSING VERY LOW HEAT AVAILABLE FOR DEFROSTING OF THE WINDSHIELD IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL OF JEEP WRANGLER. EFFECT IS AT ITS WORST DURING CITY DRIVING
MY 2013 JEEP WRANGLER ENGINE SHUTS DOWN VERY INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS AND CITY SPEEDS, IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES, I FIND THIS A SAFTY HAZZARD... IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES WITHOUT ANYTHING RESOLVED.
ENGINE DOES WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE AND SURGES WHEN DRIVING AT LOW THROTLE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RANGING FROM 50-65 MPH, IF I TAKE A TURN THAT HAS A BUMP OR AM ON A STRAIGHTAWAY AND HIT A BUMP THE ENTIRE CAR STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS LEFT AND RIGHT AND IT FEEL LIKE THE FRONT TIRES ARE FISHTAILING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VIOLENT OSCILLATION IS TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO UNDER 45 MPH WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TALKED WITH A COUPLE OF MECHANICS AND A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SO I DO NOT RECALL WHEN IT LAST HAPPENED. THEREFORE, I AM CHOOSING TODAY'S DATE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FORM. I AM ALSO UNSURE OF THE EXACT MILEAGE ON MY CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013. I ENTERED THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE CAR WHEN I REMEMBER THE DEATH WOBBLE FIRST OCCURRING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE WAS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TATES AUTO CENTER (2400 RTE 66, GALLUP, NM 87301, (844) 338-9805) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. STARTING AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO FIX IT BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V018000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEUWIRTH MOTORS (219 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28403, (910) 799-1815) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR*JB
THE CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED TODAY IN MY 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. RECALL ENDED IN YEAR 2010
THE TIPS MODULE FAILED HAVE ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT BEEN STOPPED BY POLICEMEN FOR UNSAFE VEHICLE. MUST BE REPLACED COST FOR PART IS 1;400.00 DOLLARS NOT INCLUDING LABOR.HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS IS COMMON FAILURE PART MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THE HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART THAT CONTROLS ALL THE ELECTRICAL FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. JEEP SHOULD RECALL THIS FOR REPAIRS. VERY SAD PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS JEEP SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU.
THE VEHICLE KEEPS LOSING POWER AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES (PASSING A VEHICLE; IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH NO SHOULDER; ON A HIGHWAY). I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO 4 ACCIDENTS B/C OF THIS PROBLEM. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE GOES FASTER THAN 70 MPH...POWER IS LOST. IT CONTINUALLY THROWS OFF A CODE OF 0369. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM: REPLACED ABS SYSTEM; REPLACED STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM; REPLACED OIL FILTER HOUSING; REPLACED THE CAM TWICE; SWAPPED THE CAM; REPLACED THE CAM PHASER; REPLACED ALL 4 CAM PHASERS; RE-FLASHED THE PCM; REPLACED THE PCM. TODAY IT GOES IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 10TH TIME TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED. IT IS A DEATH TRAP TO ALL THAT SHARE THE ROAD WITH IT, NOT TO MENTION EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROADED AND IS WELL MAINTAINED.
THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING IS NOT WORKING. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS JEEP. IT'S BECOMING TOO EXPENSIVE TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS PLUS AN EXPENSIVE CAR NOTE. THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR I HAD AND HAD GIVEN ME MORE REPAIR PROBLEMS THEN ANY OTHER VEHICLE.
LEAKING OIL COOLER / FILER HOUSING.
RE:RECALL#V01...RECEIVED URGENT NOTICICATION FROM FCA REGARDING AIR BAG EXPLOSION CONTAINING "SHRAPNEL" (THEIR WORDS), WHICH CAN KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJURE OCCUPANTS. NOTICE STATED "PARTS ARE AVAILABLE." NOTIFIED BY DEALER 7/19 THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS - MINIMUM 4 MONTH WAIT. 4 MONTHS!!!! WELL??????
IN ORDER FOR EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ACTUALLY WORK IT HAS TO BE PULLED UPWARDS WITH GREATER FORCE THAN SHOULD BE REASONABLY EXPECTED. THIS PRESENTS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS.
THE HOOD LATCHES DO NOT PREVENT THE HOOD FROM FLUTTERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE HOOD LATCHES MAY FAIL AT ANY MOMENT.
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY HOOD SHAKES AND FLUTTERS. LOOKS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO FLY OPEN. SCARED TO DRIVE PAST TRUCKS (SEMIS) BECAUSE OF DAMAGE IT MAY CAUSE
THE HOOD WOULD FLUTTER AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH OR MORE, NORMALLY ON INTERSTATE DRIVING. SEEMED WORSE WHEN HIGH WINDS (WEATHER) WERE PRESENT. WHEN MY HOOD WAS DAMAGED BY HAIL IN MAY 2018, I CHANGED THE ORIGINAL HOOD LATCHES ALSO TO AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT THAT NO LONGER ALLOWS THE HOOD TO FLUTTER AT THESE SPEEDS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (01/2014) UNTIL LATCHES WERE CHANGED TO AFTERMARKET PRODUCT (05/2018).
MY JEEP HAS BEEN TO FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH IT AS I DID WHEN I BOUGHT IT ONE YEAR AGO. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER IS LOST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE VEHICLE IS USUALLY IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT SEEMED TO JUST BE A SENSOR. THEN I WENT TO START IT ONE NIGHT AFTER WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START. SO I HAD TO CALL AAA AND THEY SAID MAYBE BATTERY. SO REPLACE BATTERY AND NOW AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT STRUGGLES TO START AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, THE CYLINDER HEAD MADE A METAL TO METAL RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DULUTH (2473 PLEASANT HILL RD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (678) 369-6704) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROCKERS AND BEARINGS WERE FAULTY. THE DEALER ASSUMED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CAM SHAFT AND WOULD NEED TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO CONFIRM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY TO FINALLY STOP THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RECONNECTED TO THE BATTERY AND THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING EVEN WITH THE CABLES UNHOOKED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL FUSE NUMBERS 10 AND 12 BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY SHUT OFF. ALL AMERICAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT OF SAN ANGELO (4310 SHERWOOD WAY, SAN ANGELO, TX 76901, (866) 575-2743) STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED TO BRING A NEW IGNITION SWITCH IN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,100. *BF *AS
STARTING ISSUES: THE IGNITION WILL NOT START THE ENGINE, NO LIGHTS COME ON, THE BATTERY IS CONNECTED FINE AND I HAD IT CHECKED (GOOD). THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE APRIL, AND TODAY IS THE MOST RECENT. MY JEEP HAS BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE SINCE THURSDAY EVENING AND IT WOULD NOT START TODAY (6/30/19).
CLOCKSPRING RECALL: OTHER YEAR MODELS OF THE SAME GENERATION WRANGLER SHOW A CLOCKSPRING RECALL, BUT MY YEAR MODEL DOESN'T. MY CLOCKSPRING HAS FAILED NOW AND I LOST MOST OF THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, INCLUDING MY SAFETY HORN, AND IF MY RESEARCH IS CORRECT, MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY NOW IF IN A COLLISION ACCIDENT. WHEN TURNING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON RANDOMLY, AND THEN WHEN DRIVING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I WENT TO HONK AT ANIMALS IN THE ROAD AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO AND DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK EITHER.
TAKARA RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT 16 W LANCASTER AVE SHILLINGTON PA 19607. I HAD IT PARKED IN THE BACK PARKING LOT. THE OWNER OF THE STORE CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HE HEARD IT FROM INSIDE THE STORE AND WENT OUTSIDE IMMEDIATELY TO INVESTIGATE. HE DIDNT SEE ANYONE LEAVE THE PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD THAT DAY BUT I FEEL THAT SHOULDNT HAVE CAUSED MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED I CALLED THE FCA RECALL NUMBER AT 1-833-585-0144 AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THEY HAD AN INSPECTOR CALL ME BACK AND I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT SAVAGE 61 IN READING PA TO HAVE HIM INSPECT MY JEEP. I WAS GIVEN CASE #[XXX] AND WAS TOLD THE DEALER AUTHORIZED REPAIR TO MY AIRBAG/STEERING WHEEL. SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THEM FIX MY AIRBAG. ON 3/14 I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO TRY AND RESOLVE AND THEY TOLD ME I'D BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. BUT MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG IS THE ONE THAT DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON IT JUST WENT OFF. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED I'VE BEEN TRYING WITHOUT SUCCESS TO HAVE SOMEONE FIX MY JEEP. I CANT GET IT INSPECTED UNTIL MY STEERING WHEEL IS REPLACED AND IT'S MY DAILY DRIVER. I REALLY NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED ASAP SO I CAN HAVE MY JEEP INSPECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON DASHBOARD
UNABLE TO GET A RECALL REPAIRED (P61) BECAUSE OF THE FRAUDULENT ACTIONS OF CALIFORNIA SUPERSTORES VALENCIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM IN VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA (661) 379-7709. DEALER FALSELY SUBMITTED THAT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED IN 2015 THUS REMOVING MY VEHICLE FROM FURTHER SAFETY NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING THIS RECALL. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TO CALIFORNIA WHICH THE CHRYSLER JEEP CORPORATION SHOULD BE ABLE TO VERIFY USING THE ONSTAR SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TAKATA RECALL COMPLETED ON VEHICLE.
HORN DOES NOT WORK AND STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. UNSURE IF AIRBAG WORKS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. BIG O DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (2645 LAURENS RD, GREENVILLE, SC 29607, (864) 288-5000) DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NEW BOLTS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED, AND A COOLANT FLUSH WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEXT YEARS MODEL HAD A RECAP FOR THE 2014 MODEL FOR THE TPM CONTROL MODULE. IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2013 YEAR MODEL. THE WARNING LIGHT KEEPS ALERTING DESPITE THE SENSORS ARE ALL FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTROL FEATURES ON THE STEERING WHEEL LOST POWER AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLENDORA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 931 S LONE HILL AVE, GLENDORA, CA 91740, (909) 480-4070) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROCK CITY DODGE CHRYSLER OF NY (520 ROCK CITY ST, LITTLE VALLEY, NY 14755, (716) 938-6936) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS AS A GOODWILL CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
AFTER SITTING IDLE ALL NIGHT, STARTED VEHICLE IN MORNING AND ABS AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AS THE REAR BRAKES WERE BEING ENGAGED BY A FAULTY SENSOR. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE AND LIGHTS WENT OUT AND BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE AND THE JEEP STUTTERED UPON ACCELERATION AND FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER BEFORE IT STOPPED. BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER SHIFTING BACK TO NEUTRAL, I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ONTO THE STREET AND TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS CONDITION OCCURRED IN THIS VEHICLE. IN JULY OF 2016 THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY FITZGERALD JEEP IN CLEARWATER. CODES C1035 AND C1049 WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR. THIS FAULTY SENSOR COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES, AT BEST, OR A FATALITY/FATALITIES AT WORST. THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS A FAULTY SENSOR TO OVERRIDE THE DRIVERS ACTION IS A MALFUNCTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON THE HIGHWAY AT ROUGHLY 80MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYS AND THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. HAVE TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING. EXPERIENCES MOMENTARY BURSTS OF SPEED BUT THEN SPEED DECLINES AGAIN ALTHOUGH THE GAS PEDAL IS STILL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CAN MY VIN BE ADDED SO I CAN GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED?
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE JEEP TO A DENTAL APPOINTMENT DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR. I HEAR A CLING CLUNK SOUND AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN A LOUD BANG AND JEEP DOES NOT WANT TO GO. I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY I SMELL A AWFUL SMELL. SO I SHUT MY TRUCK OFF. CALLED MY HUSBAND AND LEAVE MY TRUCK AND GET A RIDE TO DENTAL APPOINTMENT. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK NEXT DAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I GET A CALL TWO DAYS LATER STATING MY EMERGENCY BREAK SYSTEM HAD FAULTED AND ENGAGED IT'S SELF SNAPPING MY AXEL, SPEED SENSOR AND BREAK ROTOR. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE RIPPED AND EVERYTHING WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EMERGENCY BREAK SYSTEM FAILURE. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON THE HIGH WAY AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS I COULD HAVE FLIPPED MY VEHICLE WITH ME AND MY CHILDREN. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER DO TO IT BEING FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM.
ENGINE BEGAN MAKING TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE BAY AT ABOUT 77,000 MILES. JEEP HAS BEEN SERVICED AS REQUIRED WITH QUALITY SYNTHETIC OIL AND FILTERS SINCE NEW. DONE MORE OFTEN THAN JEEP REQUIRES. TOOK TO DEALER WHO AGREED IT WAS MAKING NOISE AND NEEDED FIXED. WHEN VALVE COVERS WERE REMOVED THEY FOUND ROCKER ARMS BAD ON 2 CYLINDERS AND TAPPETS COLLAPSED ON 3 CYLINDERS. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT. THEY HAVE A STAR CASE BULLETIN, # S1309000016 PUBLISHED ABOUT THIS. SAID THEY ARE DOING SEVERAL OF THE PENTASTAR V6 ENGINES A MONTH. THIS IS A ENGINE THAT IS USED IN MINI VANS, CHARGERS, CHALLENGERS, 200'S AND 300'S, MAYBE OTHERS. HAPPENING IN ALL OF THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. ROCKER ARM BEARINGS NOT HARDENED CORRECTLY IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. BEING OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS.
VEHICLE TRAVELLING DOWN CURVED HIGHWAY RAMP, INEXPLICABLY LOST CONTROL, HIT THE JERSEY BARRIER, WENT OVER THE JERSEY BARRIER AND CRASHED INTO THE ABUTMENT OF THE OVERPASS BRIDGE AND THEN FLIPPED OVER BURSTING INTO FLAMES. DRIVER WAS KILLED. NO EVASIVE MANEUVERS WERE MADE BY THE DRIVER, NO SKID MARKS, CAUSE OF CRASH UNKNOWN. *DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS DISPOSED APPROX.6-10 MONTHS AGO.*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V021000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED ELLIOTT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT 903-572-4371 (LOCATED AT 2045 BURTON RD, MT PLEASANT, TX 75455) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE FRONT WHEELS WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGH SPEEDS (55MPH). THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND ONLY CONSIDERABLE SLOWING AND COUNTERMEASURES CAN STOP THIS HORRIFYING PROBLEM. THE CONDITION IS KNOWN AS "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" AND IF YOU LOOK IT UP ON GOOGLE YOU CAN SEE VIDEO OF PRECISELY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY, ON BRIDGES, ON CURVES WHILE I AM GOING FAST. IT HAPPENED AT 20K THEY FIXED IT AND IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN AROUND 75K. THEY KNOW THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V021000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SWAMPEES AUTO DODGE RAM FIAT JEEP OF PHOENIX (16406 N 26TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85023, (480) 630-2825) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
CAMPAIGN #: 16V288000,..14V631000......13V234000.......13E010000......2013 JEEP WRANGLER......... THOSE ARE THE RECALLS.....
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CONTINUALLY FLASHED ON/OFF FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IS OFF AND PARKED/NOT IN MOTION, VEHICLE IS ON NOT IN MOTION. AS OF 03/12/2019 DAYS AGO LIGHT HAS REMAINING ON WITHOUT FLASHING, UPON INITIALLY STARTING VEHICLE. CODE VERIFIED AS BOTH STORED AND ACTIVE, B1B02 ASSOCIATED WITH CLOCKSPRING RECALL FOR JEEP WRANGLER 2007-2010 LHD AND 2012-2016 RHD
I WAS GETTING INTO MY VEHICLE AND TURNED ON THE CAR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I TURNED IT ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN STARTING (WITH THEM OFF) AND WOULDN'T STOP. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEY CONTINUED TO KEEP MOVING. I TRIED TO MOVE MY CAR INTO THE GARAGE AND MY CAR WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. THEN I STARTED SMELLING A REALLY BAD SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING SO I CALLED MY LOCAL AUTO SHOP ASAP BECAUSE THE SMELL WOULDN'T STOP AND HE HAD ME DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT EVERYTHING OFF. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP TO GET FIXED. I WAS TOP THE TIPM MODULE WAS FAULTY. I HAD TO GET A WHOLE ENTIRE NEW MODULE WHICH COST 1,200$. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING THE CAR AND I WAS LUCKY THAT IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PARKED. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO DRIVE A CHRYSLER, DODGE, OR JEEP THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN OLDER MODELS. I FEEL VERY UNEASY DRIVING MY CAR NOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK, WOBBLED, AND VIBRATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
SWAY BAR DISCONNECT CONNECTOR HAS HEAVY CORROSION. WAS TOLD MY DEALER COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RUBICON MODEL (SEE ATTACHED IMAGE). THIS IS THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION JEEP AND WAS VERY EXPENSIVE AND I WAS TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED IT THAT ALL PARTS WERE EXCELLENT LONG LAST PARTS NOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS OR CAN ONE BE ISSUED. I HAVE CONTACTED MOPAR AND THEY WILL HAVE DIGITAL IMAGINES.
TRANSMISSION OR SAFETY RECALL N28/NHSA 13V-234 LEAKING TRANSMISSION FUEL OIL COOLER TUBE......+RECALL V01 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 19V-018........
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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