2014 Jeep Wrangler complaints

ON 6/23/16, I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO THE LEFT LANE AND THEN, AFTER LETTING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED AS EXPECTED BUT I HEARD A DISTINCT "POPPING" NOISE, SEEMINGLY AS IF THE GAS PEDAL HAD POPPED BACK INTO PLACE. JUST A FEW MILES LATER, WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, I ACCELERATED A BIT TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. THE ACCELERATOR "STUCK" A SECOND TIME, AND SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AGAIN BY SLOWING BUT THIS TIME, WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO KEEP PACE WITH TRAFFIC, THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY NON-RESPONSIVE (I.E., THE PEDAL HAD SEEMED TO FALL TO THE FLOOR AND PRESSING IT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY FURTHER ACCELERATION). I PULLED ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP VERBALLY TOLD ME COMPUTER FAULT CODE READ AS "ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN CORRELATION" AND SAID THE GAS PEDAL MODULE WAS READING INCORRECTLY. SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED TO HAVING SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WHEN PICKING UP VEHICLE, SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE DIRT ON/BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL. THERE IS NO WAY IT WAS CAUSED BY THIS, AS JEEP HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN OFF-ROAD, NO ONE DRIVES IT WITH MUDDY SHOES, ETC. ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND PCM WAS UPDATED TO THE MOST CURRENT SOF

COOLANT LEAK FROM RADIATOR, PASSENGER SIDE TOP CORNER UNDER SHROUD. I HAVE TWO 2014 JEEPS WITH THE SAME LEAK. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THERE ARE MANY THREADS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED BUT THESE ARE ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE FAILING LIKE THIS.

BRAKES LOCKED UP IN DRIVEWAY AFTER STARTING VECHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM DRIVER. VECHICLE TAKE TO DEALER AND PROBABLE CAUSE WAS BRAKE CONTROLLER IN REAR FLOOR AREA GETTING WET. CAUSE OF WATER IN VECHICLE IS CLOGGED AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN. THE CLOGGING OF THIS DRAIN IS AN ONGOING SITUATION WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS THAT THE VECHICLE IS TOWED BEHIND A MOTORHOME AND THIS REQUIRES A BRAKE CONTROLLER TO BE INSTALLED. THE INSTALLATION ON THIS VECHICLE IS ON THE REAR FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER. IF THE UNIT WERE TO GET WET AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP IT COULD CAUSE THE MOTOR HOME OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL AND/OR CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME OR TOWED VECHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DRAIN PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED NO SAFETY WARNING REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE CONTROLLER. THE VECHICLE IN QUESTION IS A FAVORITE TOW VECHICLE OF MANY RV OWNERS.

ON 5/6/16 I WENT TO START MY 2014 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON AND THE ENGINE DID NOT MAKE A NOISE BUT THE DASH LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. THE WINDOWS HAD POWER AND RADIO WORKED BUT THE DOOR LOCK OR ALARM DID NOT WORK. I TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS CALLED THE "TIPM MODULE" WHICH IS BASICALLY THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX AND PART OF THE COMPUTER. I WAS STUCK THERE IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM MARYLAND FOR FOUR EXRA DAYS. NOW AFTER GETTING BACK HOME TO MARYLAND ON 6/5/16 I GO TO TRY AND ACCELORATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A RAMP AND THE TRANSMISSION REVS TO 5,500 RPM BUT THE JEEP WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO EASE OFF THE GAS AND LET IT ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY. THANK GOD NO TRUCKS WERE COMING OR IT COULD HAVE BEED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION CONSIDERING IT WAS INTERSTATE 95 BY 175 WHERE SEMI TRUCKS GO TO THE TA TRUCK STOP.

THE TPMS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT. I FOUND A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V632000) (CHRYSLER #P63) FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT WAS TOLD BY BOTH CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT SEEMS VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT THE EXACT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE SHOWS UP ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT NOT MY VEHICLE WHICH IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-65 ON A SLIGHTLY RAINY DAY. I STOPPED TO FILL WITH GAS AND WHEN I ENTERED THE INTERSTATE I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO FISHTAIL BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE I HIT A SLICK SPOT. IN A SHORT TIME I GOT BEHIND A SLOW TRUCK AND WHEN THE TRAFFIC CLEARED I STARTED TO GO AROUND THE TRUCK ACCELERATING NORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED SO DRASTICALLY THE TRUCK DRIVER ACTUALLY MOVED PARTIALLY ONTO THE SHOULDER. I SLOWED AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD THINKING I MAY HAVE A TIRE GOING FLAT. UPON CHECKING THE TIRES I FOUND NO PROBLEM. I STARTED BACK ON MY TRIP BUT COULD TELL MY JEEP WAS NOT FEELING AS IT SHOULD WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN NO VEHICLES WERE IN SIGHT I INTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FISH TAILED. SOON I CAME UPON SLOW TRAFFIC AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SLIDE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO AN EXIT I STOPPED AND AND STILL COULD FIND NO PROBLEM BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE (MISTAKE). I CONTINUED ON TO MY DESTINATION VERY CAUTIOUSLY. IT WAS LATE AND AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT OVERNIGHT IT SEEMED TO BE FINE AND HAS NOT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM SINCE. THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A DEALER WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND I REALLY FELT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE WHAT I WAS SAYING. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND CHEKED IT ON A RAINY DAY.

AROUND 14K MILES MY 2014 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON (3.6L) BEGAN LEAKING OIL. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND NO ISSUE WITH THE FILTER OR DRAIN PLUG CAN BE FOUND. IT NOW LEAKS OIL PROFUSELY (15K) AND CONSTANTLY HAS A BURNING SMELL AFTER DRIVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MY SERVICE CENTER HAS NOTED THAT MY ENGINE HAS AN "OIL FILTER ADAPTER" WHICH APPEARS TO BE NEW FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND THE LEAK APPEARS TO BE EMANATING FROM THAT AREA. AFTER READING VARIOUS ARTICLES ON DIFFERENT FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT THE PART # IN QUESTION IS 68105583AA AND APPLIES ONLY TO 2014 3.6L CHRYSLER V6 ENGINES.

PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO WORK EVEN AFTER ADJUSTMENT

CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT AT ONLY 25,000 MILES CAUSING MY AIRBAG LIGHT GO ON AND STAY ON. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT APPROX 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE LIGHT AND ALARM CAME ON..THE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTANTLY AND THEN CAME ON AND STAYED ON WITH THE ALARM GOING OFF AND ON. IT ALSO CAUSE MY STEREO TO BURN OUT AND THE HORN TO STOP WORKING

AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING MY 2014 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED STARTED LEAKING OIL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL COOLER WAS FAILING AND LEAKING. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE "STANDARD" OIL FILTER THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE (WHICH WAS DONE AT A REPUTABLE FACILITY) WAS THICKER AND BETTER THAN THE FILTER CHRYSLER USES. THIS THICKER, BETTER FILTER APPARENTLY CAUSES OIL PRESSURE TO INCREASE IN ORDER FOR THE ENGINE TO MOVE THE OIL THRU THIS FILTER. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE FOUND MULTIPLE OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME PART FAILING. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IF I USE ANY OIL FILTER OTHER THAN THE ONE THEY SELL THAT IF ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURS IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED.

I HAVE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENING ON MY JEEP FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS - BUT OVER THE LAST MONTH - IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY AND HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT HAS PULLED MY VEHICLE INTO THE OTHER LANE AND IS SOMETIMES UNCONTROLLABLE. IT EVENTAULLY IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I DEAL WITH IS NOT CAPABLE OF FIGURING OUT WHY THIS IS DOING IT AND SAYS ITS NORMAL - BUT IT CAN NOT BE NORMAL FOR THAT KIND OF INCIDENT TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME LIKE THAT - AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE ONLY FIX IS GOING TO BE HOURS OF TRYING TO DIAGNOSE AND PARTS THAT COULD GET UP INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS - BUT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS JEEP AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE MY EXPENSE TO HAVE TO COVER SINCE THEY KNOW IT'S BEEN HAPPENING - BUT CAN'T FIND A FIX FOR IT

'TAKATA RECALL" MY NEW 2014 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WHICH WAS PURCHASED JULY 2014 WHICH COSTS ME 37K,PLUS ADDITIONAL 3K FOR LIFE TIME WARRANTY IS LEAKING OIL . AS PER JEEP FORUMS AND CAR COMPLIANTS WEB SITE THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS AS WELL AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS THE CRACKED OIL FILTER ADAPTER AND FIND IT STRANGE THAT KENDALL JEEP DEALER IN MIAMI IS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS I TOOK IN TODAY TO ASSISTANT SERVICE MGR. MIGUEL OBREGON AND THEY ARE CLAIMING IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED BY WHOMEVER DID MY OIL CHANGE AS IT WAS NOT SERVICED BY DEALER.

MY NEW 2014 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WHICH WAS PURCHASED JULY 2014 WHICH COSTS ME 37K,PLUS ADDITIONAL 3K FOR LIFE TIME WARRANTY IS LEAKING OIL . AS PER JEEP FORUMS AND CAR COMPLIANTS WEB SITE THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS AS WELL AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS THE CRACKED OIL FILTER ADAPTER AND FIND IT STRANGE THAT KENDALL JEEP DEALER IN MIAMI IS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS I TOOK IN TODAY TO ASSISTANTSERVICE MGR. MIGUEL OBREGON PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE ASAP.

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AT 44,000 MILES, DISABLING THE AIR BAG. DEALER TELLS ME NO WARRANTY PAST 36,000 MI. ON THIS PART FAILURE EVEN THOUGH IT AFFECTS SAFETY. BUT COMPANY WILL PICK UP PRICE OF PART, IF WE PAY LABOR. KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL OF OUR 2009 FOR THIS SAME PART IN WHICH THE COMPANY PAID ALL.

2014 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE PEDAL SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED GEAR/CLUTCH SYSTEM, PEDAL DROPPED AND LOST POWER PRESSURE. THE CLUTCH MADE A CREAKING NOISE. THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE. *JB

OIL ADAPTOR/COOLER CRACKING CAUSING MASSIVE OIL LEAK IN 3.6L V6 ENGINES FOR 2014 MODELS. JEEP FORUMS ARE BUZZING WITH THIS ISSUE AND SOME OF THESE LEAKS HAVE RESULTED IN FIRES. I TOOK MINE IN AFTER SMELLING A VERY STRONG BURNING OIL SMELL (NOT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 1,200 MILES) AND SEEING OIL ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. JEEP IS UNDRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION AND PART HAS TO BE ORDERED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BEING WIDESPREAD AND EVEN MENTIONED THAT A RECALL MAY BE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP ME AND THE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS I'VE SEEN WHO HAD TO GET THIS FIXED THUS FAR.

AS STATED ON WWW.JEEPPROBLEMS.COM/TSBS/WRANGLER/2014/ A REPORT OF A MALFUNCTION ON THE OIL ENGINE PRESSURE SENSOR CIRCUIT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS MALFUNCTIONING. SEE BELOW. DATE REPORTED: JUNE 06, 2014 NHTSA REFERENCE: #10056046 TSB REFERENCE: #SB-18-034-14 DESCRIPTION: ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES AND JEEPS, (MY 2013-2014)MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATES AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) IS SET REGARDING ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR CIRCUIT. IN ORDER FOR US TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WE HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE JEEP FACILITY PAY $100.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO BE COMPLETED AND AN ADDITIONAL $252.00 FOR THE CIRCUIT TO BE CORRECTED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 47,000 ON IT AND AFTER WE SPOKE WITH JEEP CORPORATE THEY SPECIFIED THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD EVEN LOOK INTO IT IS FOR US TO HAS THE SERVICE DONE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A TICKET NUMBER. THIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT THE LOCAL JEEP COMPANY LOCATED IN JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA ONLY HAS A NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT 5 DAYS FROM NOW ON JANUARY 11, 2016. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH US DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO THE VEHICLE THAT TRANSPORTS A CHILD WITH A BRAIN INJURY FROM A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. SO FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING WE CAN EITHER DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LOCK UP BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH OIL PRESSURE TO IT, OR , WE CAN WAIT 5 DAYS WITH NOT DRIVING OUR VEHICLE AND HAVE THE MALFUNCTION CORRECTED. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE FOR FREE BECAU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKES, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HIGH PRESSURE OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE OIL FILTER HOUSING AND AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT TO 2 OR 3 AND NOT UP SHIFT. REQUIRES STOPPING VEHICLE, TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING TO RETURN TO NORMAN OPERATION. THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN 1 DAY ON 400 MILE TRIP. HAPPENED WHILE PASSING 18 WHEELER ON A 2 LANE ROAD. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. 3 VIDEOS WERE PROVIDED TO THE DEALERSHIP SHOWING THE OCCURRENCE. DOES NOT SET ANY CODES.

WE HAD NOTICED AN OIL LEAK WHICH WAS CAUSING SMOKE & TERRIBLE SMELL. LUCKILY NO FIRE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM, AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR CITING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ELSEWHERE, THEREFORE IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. WE HAD IT REMOVED FROM THERE AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED SAID PROBLEM AND REPAIRED THE JEEP UNDER WARRANTY. (DEFECTIVE OIL FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY). THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A 2014 VEHICLE, THE COMPLAINTS SEEM TO BE EXCESSIVE. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM DELIBERATELY TRIED TO BLAME SOMEONE ELSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE ARE LUCKY. DOCUMENTATION, REPAIR INVOICES TO FOLLOW IF NEEDED.

THE ABS, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION LIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF AND ALSO DISABLING THE SPEED CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR JEEP HAS REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS AND THE STABILITY SENSOR TWICE. THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, USUALLY GOING OFF ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE JEEP ALSO HAD THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE WITH A SECURITY ALERT THAT NEED A COMPUTER UPDATE A FEW MONTHS PRIOR.

OIL FILTER HOUSING/COOLER LEAK BREAKS ON NUMEROUS LOW MILEAGE WRANGLERS, MOSTLY ON OR BEFORE 25,000 MILES. MINE WAS AT 21,000 MILES WHEN IT CRACK AND LEAKED PROFUSELY. THIS LEAKS SPREAD QUICKLY AND MOTOR OIL WAS GATHERING ON THE EXHAUST PIPE UNDER THE ENGINE BAY. THIS CREATED SMOKE FROM THE BURNING OIL WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND THE ISSUE QUICKLY AND DIAGNOSE IT. THIS ALSO IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, HAVING FLUIDS ESPECIALLY ENGINE OIL, LEAK ONTO ROADWAYS OR OTHER DRIVING SURFACES. JEEP HAS YET TO FORMALLY ADMIT TO THIS ISSUE, THOSE SEVERAL IF NOT ALL DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE IN THE 2014 YEAR MODEL. CHEROKEE OWNERS ARE ALSO REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE, AND COME TO FIND OUT THE WRANGLER AND CHEROKEE SHARE THIS SAME EXACT PART. JEEP HAS FOCUSED ON CUTTING PRODUCTIONS COSTS RATHER THAN SAFETY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO JEEP AND CHRYSLER IMMEDIATELY.

NOTICED A BURNING OIL SMELL AND TRACED DOWN THE SOURCE AS A CRACKED OIL FILTER ADAPTOR. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY EXAMINED THE PART AND VERIFIED THAT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE OIL LEAK.

CRACKED OIL FILTER HOUSING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR 5 DAYS AND UPON RETURN I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE BELL HOUSING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES ON IT SO I SUSPECTED A REAR MAIN SEAL ISSUE. UPON INSPECTION BY MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND TO BE A CRACKED OIL FILTER HOUSING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD LEAVE DRIVERS STRANDED AND COULD POSE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS.

OBSERVED OIL LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK ON THE TOP PART OF THE ENGINE AROUND THE OIL FILTER. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE OIL COOLER HOUSING AND OIL WAS COVERING THE TOP PART OF THE ENGINE AND RUNNING DOWN ON TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE EXHAUST. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 9516 MI ON IT SO I DECIDED TO CHECK ON LINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH 2014 WRANGLER. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE AT LEASE 50 OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS JUST NOT AN INCONVENIENCE BUT A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL BECAUSE OIL ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE EXHAUST IS A FIRE HAZARD. THIS LEAK OCCURRED BOTH WHITE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND SITTING STILL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER.

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR THREE DAYS, AN LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE NOISE TO STOP WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE JEEP WAS TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TOALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) WAS FAULTY, AND CAUSED POWER TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMP UNTIL IT FAILED. THE TIPM WAS REPLACED (FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS JEEP) AS WAS THE PUMP.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 5 KMS. AND IT STARTED SMOKING AND WENT UP IN FLAMES. HAVE 11,000 KMS ON IT. VERY LOW FOR A 2014. ALL CHECK UPS AND OIL CHANGES TO DATE BY DEALERSHIP.

AUGUST 14 2014 I BUY THE JEEP IN NOV 11 I TOKE THE JEEP FOR OVER HEED THEY TEST AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS FOUND ON SET 5 THE JEEP OVER HEED AGAIN I TAKE TO THE DEALER AGAIN THEY TELL ME NOTHING WAS FOUND I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG BECAUSE FOR NO REASONED MY RADIATOR BECOME EMPTY PLEASE HELP. I WANT A NEW 2014 JEEP WITH OUT ANY PROBLEM CHECK YOUR RECORD FOR RECALL ON THE ENGINE

OIL LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE MOTOR, VERY COMMON AND SEEMS TO NOT BE GETTING FIXED AND COULD CAUSE ISSUE STRANDING OWNERS OR WITH POTENTIAL FIRE. PART NUMBER THAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE IS 68105583. HAS BEEN FIXED BUT NOT SURE WHEN IT WILL FAIL AGAIN AND NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY OR CAUSE ME TO BE STRANDED INT HE BACK COUNTRY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOORBOARD BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AND EXPERIENCED MELTING AND SOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WENT TO START CAR FROM OFF POSITION. ENGINE STARTS AND STALLS. DOES THIS 3 TIMES UNTIL IT DOESN'T START ANYMORE.

MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT LOW SPEED, VEHICLE KEPT TURNING (DRIFTING) RIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT WITH NO RESPONSE, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A BARRIER POST. JEEP SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT FRONT SUSPENSION DAMAGE, RIGHT FENDER AND RIGHT WHEEL. AT TIME OF ESTIMATE, REPAIR SHOP HAD FOUND THAT THE STEERING BOX HAD SHEARED AND STATED THAT THE IMPACT SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. THEY ARE INVESTIGATING AND WILL KNOW MORE WHEN THEY BEGIN TEAR DOWN.

INCIDENT 1.) ON AUGUST 17TH, 2015 AROUND 8:00 PM I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE GSP TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PULLING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT MY CARPET HAD BEEN STUCK BUT I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. BEING I HAD A MANUAL SHIFT, I IMMEDIATELY WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. IN DOING SO, THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING HIGH THUS MAKING A LOUD ENGINE SOUND (I DID NOT GET TO SEE THE ACTUAL RPM.) I BEGAN KICKING THE SIDE OF THE GAS PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO PULL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. EVENTUALLY THE CAR JUST WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS WHOLE PROCESS MAY HAVE BEEN ABOUT TWENTY TO THIRTY SECONDS LONG. INCIDENT 2.) ON AUGUST 18TH, 2015 AROUND 6:20 AM (NOT EVEN 12 HOURS FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT ABOVE) I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE GSP TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70- 75 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY BRAKED HARD AS IF IT WAS A 'BRAKE CHECK' AND THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT LIT AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS LIKE I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES ONLY THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. I QUICKLY LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE CAR BEHIND ME SHOOT INTO THE ADJACENT LANE TO MY RIGHT IN AVOIDANCE OF A COLLISION WITH MY REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED QUICKLY AND HARSHLY AND THEN IT WAS OVER. I MOVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND CONTINUED TO WORK WITH CAUTION. I CALLED MY LOCAL JEEP SERVICE CENTER AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. THEY W

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ENGINE, STABILITY, BATTERY, AND SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS INCLUDING WILL COME ON AND THE NEEDLE SHOWING THE RPM WILL FALL TO ZERO. THE RADIO WILL ALSO SHUT OFF. THEN ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF , RPM NEEDLE WILL POSITION ITSELF BACK TO WERE IT WAS AND THE RADIO WILL COME ON. THE PROBLEM I HAVE DESCRIBED HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME IS NOT THE SAME. SOMETIMES THE RADIO GOES OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON. OTHER TIMES THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON AND GO OFF. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY ( NO PARTICULAR TIME, SPEED, WEATHER CONDITIONS, ETC.)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE PARKED ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN THE REVERSE POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT A SPECIALIST TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.

CURSE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL RESET ALL PROGRAMS, STORED INFORMATION, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO START ON OCCASIONS.

WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE KEY THE JEEP LOST POWER TO ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. AFTER WAITING FOR A BIT THE SYSTEM "REBOOTED" AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND GO. HOWEVER, THIS KEEPS HAPPENING SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AND SOMETIMES ONCE PER WEEK. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY UPDATED THE WCM SOFTWARE TO VERSION 0.20 AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD EPISODES OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SPUTTER, INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES DARK, RADIO SHUTS OFF, AC FANS SHUT OFF, ETC.. *TR

EASTER SUNDAY MORNING DROVE FROM COUNTRY HOME 7 MILES INTO TOWN TO CHURCH, NO STOPPING AND SLOWING DOWN JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES. PARKED, LOCKED VEHICLE AND WALKED INTO CHURCH LOBBY. STOPPED TO SPEAK TO A MAN WHEN HE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE IN THE PARKING LOT. TURNED AND SAW THAT IT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY JEEP. WITHIN A MINUTE FLAMES STARTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND RESPONDED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, BUT NOT BEFORE FLAMES FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE JUMPED ONTO THE CAR PARKED NEXT TO THE JEEP. BOTH VEHICLES WERE BURNED UP AND TOTALED. FLAMES STARTED ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER). *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THERE WAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK. I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD FIGURE OUT WHERE THE OIL LEAK WAS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL ADAPTOR AND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE KEYS OF MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH MY KNEE, AND THE KEY TURNED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR OFF. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF, THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOST POWER. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND RE-START MY CAR. MY VEHICLE IS MANUAL, SO I COULD HAVE RESTARTED FROM NEUTRAL, BUT BASED ON DISCUSSION BOARDS, AUTOMATICS DO NOT HAVE THAT LUXURY. DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "JEEP BUMP KEY" YIELDS MANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT JEEP CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN COMMANDERS AND GRAND CHEROKEES, BUT THERE IS NOTHING FOR WRANGLERS. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WILL NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPLACE ANYTHING FOR FREE WITHOUT AN ACTIVE RECALL. I AM 6' AND DO NOT SIT EXCESSIVELY CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. MY KEY CHAIN IS NOT LARGE OR CLUTTERED, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT EASY TO TURN OFF MY WRANGLER ACCIDENTALLY. *TR

I HAD A CRACKED OIL FILTER HOUSING ADAPTER THAT CAUSED A BIG OIL LEAK. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE 3/31/15. PUT 400 MILES ON VEHICLE AND NOTICED BURNING OIL SMELL. CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK ALL AROUND ENGINE COMING FROM THE UPPER PART OF ENGINE. TOOK INTO SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM OF THE OIL FILTER ADAPTOR PART#68105583AA BEING CRACKED AND OIL PUMPING OUT OF IT. THEY CALLED DEALERSHIP(DEWAYNE LANE) IN WA AND THEY ADVISED THEY "HAD PLENTY OF THOSE PARTS". MECHANIC THEN SAID, "OH! IT'S A RECALL THEN." DEALER THEN STATED, "AHHHHHHH....NO-BUT WE SURE REPLACE A LOT OF THOSE." *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, A DRIVER IN THE RIGHT LANE BEGAN TO CHANGE LANES AND NEARLY SIDESWIPED ME. I WENT TO HONK MY HORN, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC - I HAD TO MOVE INTO THAT LANE TO AVOID BEING HIT UNTIL THE OTHER DRIVER NOTICED ME. I CHECKED BOTH FUSES (APPARENTLY THERE IS A LEFT AND RIGHT HORN FUSE) AND BOTH LOOKED FINE. THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN. IT HAS ALREADY HAD THE TIPM MODULE REPLACED TWICE (NOVEMBER 2014 AND MARCH 2015) SO IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED YET AGAIN. *TR

I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL A FEW NIGHTS AGO BEFORE NOTICING AN OIL SPILL IN MY GARAGE. I LOOKED UNDER THE HELP AND SAW OIL EVERYWHERE! I WASN'T SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. IT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE A SEAL BUSTED FROM THE OIL PAN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS OIL ALL OVER THE REAR OF THE ENGINE,I FEEL IT WILL EVENTUALLY START A FIRE! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE MANY WRANGLERS AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PART, HAVING THE SAME ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE BY LIFTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE JACK, THE JACK FELL OVER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HAND INJURY DUE TO THE FAILURE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S HAND HAD TO BE AMPUTATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/25/15*CN

CRACKED OIL COOLER/FILTER HOUSING CAUSING OIL LEAK AND BURNING OIL AT TOP OF MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN EITHER CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120.