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2019 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 2019 record →

Steering
Filed Feb 13, 2020434 milesCA

I WENT TO THE DEALER TO FIX A STEERING ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND I WOULD BE MARKING THE CORRECTION OF THE CAR. SO, I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 10 HOURS. THE DEALER PERFORMED ADJUSTMENTS ON THE TOE DUE TO SLIGHLY OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS AND ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. BUT WHEN I DROVE IT HOME, THE PROBLEM IS STILL EXIST. I BROUGHT IT UP TO THEM AGAIN, AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR IT TO BE DOING SO. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT IN CENTER.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 13, 202012,000 milesFL

THE VISOR BREAKS AND HANGS DOWN IN THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE ON COMING TRAFFIC.

Power Train
Filed Feb 12, 2020CA

WITH ONLY 266 MILES ON THE WRANGLER, THE AUTOMATIC 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE FREEWAY. IT BECAME VERY JERKY AND APPEARD TO BE DOWN SHIFTING WHILE ACCELERATING. I STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. I GOT UP TO 3RD GEAR AND THEN IT STARTED DOWN SHIFTING AGAIN. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE BLOCKING A LANE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END COLISSION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE D ON THE CENTER COUNSEL WAS BLINKING. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND TRIED TO BACK UP A FEW FEET AND IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE R ON THE COUNSEL WAS ALSO BLINKING. I WAS AFFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE WRANGLER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE CAR LESS THAN 7 DAYS EARLIER. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 6 DAYS AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY HAVE CONTACTED THE FACTORY FOR ADVISE ON HOW TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE WAITING FOR TOOLS SO THEY CAN BEGIN THE REPAIR. THIS IS A 4 DOOR RUBICON WITH THE 2.0 LITER ETROQUE TURBO ENGINE. I PURCHASED THE JEEP NEW ON JAN 30TH, 2020.THE MANUFACTURING DATE ON THE DOOR JAM INDICATES THIS JEEP WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2019, I THINK ON THE 26TH.

Steering
Filed Feb 10, 2020400 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

Steering
Filed Feb 10, 2020100 milesSC

2019 JEEP JL RUBICON 2 DOOR EXHIBITS LOOSE STEERING AND CONSEQUENTLY WANDERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT DEPENDING UPON CONDITION OF THE ROAD OR WHETHER BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LANE AT TIMES WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WHEN UNDER SEVERE BRAKING. WHEN LOOKING AT STEERING SHAFT INTO THE STEERING BOX, IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE FREE MOTION BEFORE NOTICING MOVEMENT ON THE OUTPUT STEERING BOX SHAFT.

Steering
Filed Feb 7, 2020600 milesMA

AFTER GOING TO DEALERSHIP AND GETTING DEATH WOBBLE FIXED VEHICLE BY REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE STEERING DAMPENER THE CORRECT WAY AND EXHIBITED THE SAME ISSUE AND ONCE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT VEHICLE TRAVELLING AT 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY 290 HOLY CROSS CORNER AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH TO MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO ORDER A NEW STEERING DAMPENER

Steering
Filed Feb 7, 2020630 milesMA

ONGOING ISUE WITH DEATH WOBBLE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME AND THEY CHANGED OUT THE STEERING DAMPENER ASSURING ME THAT THIS WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH ON RTE 290 AUBURN MA VEHICLE HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED THE WHOLE JEEP SHAKING AND CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION

Steering
Filed Feb 5, 2020500 milesMA

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 50MPH ON RTE 290 AT COLLEGE SQUARE CORNER VEHICLE FELT LIKE WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF LOT OF SHAKING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL VERY DANGEROUS SLOWED DOWN TO 30MPH AND VIBRATIONS SUBSIDED THIS HAS HAPPEND ONCE BEFORE ON SAME DAY JEEP WRANGLER HAS 500 MILES ON IT DEALER "PUTNAM JEEP" HAS BEEN CALLED AND WILL BE BRINGING JEEP INTO SHOP ASAP

Steering
Filed Feb 3, 2020350 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE STEERING HAS ROUGHLY 1.5 INCH PLAY IN THE WHEEL TO EITHER SIDE THAT MAKES THE CAR FEEL LIKE IT IS FLOATING ACROSS THE ROAD. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN THERE IS WIND AS IT TAKES LARGE CORRECTIONS ON THE WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE.

Steering
Filed Feb 2, 2020200 milesWA

THE STEERING ON THE 2 DOOR WRANGLER JL IS VERY VAGUE WITH SIGNIFICANT PLAY . IT TAKES A MUCH EFFORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT AND TRUE IN A LANE.

Steering
Filed Jan 29, 20205,743 milesIL

WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH ON A CHICAGOLAND EXPRESSWAY, THE VEHICLE HIT A SMALL UNEVEN PORTION OF THE ROADWAY (I.E. SMALL BUMP OR HOLE) AND VEHICLE STARTED THE KNOWN "WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE", "...A BYPRODUCT OF THE WRANGLER'S SOLID FRONT AXLE DESIGN, AND CAN CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR OTHER ROAD IMPERFECTION AT HIGHER SPEEDS..." SO, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN WHILE IN THE THIRD LANE FROM THE RIGHT, CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN (I.E. AROUND 40 MPH) WHILE CHANGING LANES TO THE RIGHT, AND AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE WOBBLE STOPPED AND THEN I HAD FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE VEHICLE. 5,743 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

Steering
Filed Jan 28, 20209,000 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 12/14/19 AT A SPEED IN THE 70MPH RANGE THE JEEP WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN IT WENT OVER ROUGH ROAD OR A BRIDGE. MY DAUGHTER SAYS SHE HAD TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC. SHE SAYS IT ALSO HAPPENED ON THE RETURN TRIP 12/17/19. MY WIFE HAD AN EPISODE YESTERDAY 1/27/19 AFTER PICKING UP THE JEEP FROM SERVICE IN WHICH THEY REPLACED THE WARRANTY RECALLED JL STEERING DAMPER (PHOTO OF INVOICE ATTACHED). SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT A BUMPY SPOT. SHE SAID IT STARTED SHAKING AND WAS SCARED SHE WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I AM LEARNING OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AS THEY CALL IT. WE HAD A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER FOR 5 YEARS AND OVER 100K MILES AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS. IT IS NOT SAFE. I LEFT A VM THIS MORNING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT ED VOYLES IN MARIETTA, GA.

Steering
Filed Jan 27, 202015 milesHI

STEERING WANDERS FROM THE FIRST TIME I TOOK POSITION OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WOULD PULL TO ONE SIDE AND WHEN MAKE A LITTLE CORRECTION, IT WOULD PULL TO THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH OR 50 MPH. I THOUGHT IT WOULD IMPROVE THE MORE I DRIVE IT BUT IT DID NOT GET ANY BETTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES. THE STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED ON THE THIRD TIME THAT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THEM. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RETURNED BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SINCE DECEMBER 26, 2019. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR A TECH FROM FICA HOPEFULLY BY MID-FEBRUARY 2020. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT FICA ADVISED THEM THAT THEY'VE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO AND NOT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE UNTIL A TECH FROM FICA CHECKS THE VEHICLE. I ADVISED THE MANAGER THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS NOT TAKING IT BACK ON THE ROAD. SO THE VEHICLE IS SITTING AT THEIR PARKING LOT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 3 MONTHS SO FAR AND COUNTING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 27, 2020640 milesOR

UNABLE TO DISABLE SIRIUSXM TRAVEL LINK WEATHER ALERTS. THEY BLOCK THE WHOLE SCREEN AND DISTRACT THE DRIVER BECAUSE THEY FORCE THEM TO MAKE A RESPONSE. SOME MANUFACTURERS WITH XM ALLOW ALERTS TO BE DISABLED, BUT FCA DOESN'T. THESE ALERTS ARE OFTEN IRRELEVANT- I'VE SEEN SOME FOR AREAS OVER 100 MILES AWAY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY COMPLAINT FOR FCA VEHICLE OWNERS.

Steering
Filed Jan 23, 202012,500 milesGA

UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY

Steering
Filed Jan 22, 202013,396 milesMI

SECOND ATTEMPT AT RECALL BY DEALER, DEALER IS CLAIMING FAULTY PARTS BY FCA. WITHIN 12 MILES OF DRIVING THE JEEP AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED FOR A SECOND TIME DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK. HAPPENS WHEN GOING OVER BRIDGES ON HIGHWAY AT AROUND 72 MPH. EXTERIOR TEMP 31. SHAKE HAPPENS TILL SPEED IS DROPPED TO BELOW 60 MPH.

Steering
Filed Jan 22, 20204,000 milesCA

VEHICLE WANDERS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRACK BAR HAS BEEN REPLACED PER TSB 02-003-19, STEERING DAMPER REPLACED PER V41 RECALL, AND TO DATE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (EVEN ON MULTI-LANE FREEWAYS) DESPITE THE REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER.

Steering
Filed Jan 21, 202013,337 milesMI

AFTER RECALL FOR DEATH WOBBLE, REPAIR MADE CONDITION WORSE, AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD, REQUIRES DROPPING SPEED TO BELOW 50 MPH TO GET SHAKING TO STOP

Engine
Filed Jan 21, 202010 milesFL

I PURCHASED A 2019 JEEP WRANGLER JL IN SEPTEMBER 2019 BRAND NEW 8 MILES ON THE CAR . I GAVE THE CAR TO MY WIFE AS A GIFT . SO SHE STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STEERING SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A COUPLE OF STEERING PARTS LEFT THE DEALER AND RIGHT AWAY I NOTICED THAT IT WAS STILL DRIVING THE SAME WITH TO MUCH PLAY ON THE STEERING . CALLED THEM RIGHT AWAY AND THEY SAID BRING IT BACK THEN A STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED STILL NO CHANGE HARD TO KEEP IN THE LINES SOME TIME IT HAS A HARD SHAKE ON THE RIGHT FRONT . SO WE TOOK IT BACK THEY MAID ADJUSTMENT, STILL THE SAME WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT . SO TOOK IT BACK 7 DAYS LATER THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG IT DRIVES AS DESIGNED SO 1 1/2 TO 2' PLAY ON THE WHEEL IS NORMAL STILL THE JEEP IS ALL OVER THE LINES AND TO TOP IT OFF MY WIFE WAS PULLED OVER BY FL KEY POLICE THING SHE WAS DRUNK AND HAD TAKE A ALCOHOL TEST AND SHE WAS CLEAN AND LET GO. THIS WAS A HORRIBLE FOR HER . WE DON'T WANT THE CAR ANYMORE WHAT CAN WE DO. MUST OF THIS HAPPENS AFTER 45 MILES PER HOUR . MY CONTACT NUMBER IS 7862852804

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 19, 202013,500 milesSC

STEERING/WANDERING ISSUE WITH 2019 UNLIMITED SPORT STOCK TIRES/CONFIGURATION. SEEMS DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND RETURN TO STRAIGHT AFTER TURNING. WON'T GO BACK TO STRAIGHT AFTER TURNING AND SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF SLACK IN THE STEERING.

Steering
Filed Jan 16, 2020100 milesPA

THE VEHICLES WANDERS THE ROAD AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS A NIGHTMARE TO KEEP IN THE LANE . I AM ALWAYS STEERING TO KEEP IN BETWEEN THE LINES OF TRAVEL, AT LOW SPEEDS AND DEFINITELY HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Suspension
Filed Jan 13, 20207,645 milesFL

AT 70MPHON THE HIGHWAY, WRANGLER WAS SHAKING ITSELF APART, IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE (WRANGLER 2019 TWO DOOR). HITTING A BUMP (ROAD AND BRIDGE SHIFT OF MATERIAL). HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP TO EXTREME VIBRATION. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ONCE AND DEALER STATE " THAT IT WAS FIXED". WHOEVER ON 9 JAN 2020 DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES (THREE TIMES WORST THEN THE FIRST TIME).LUCKY THAT NO ONE GOT INJURED OR KILLED AND CAR DAMAGES. THIS WRANGLER IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Jan 12, 20204,500 milesMI

THE CAR HAVE MULTIPLE DEFECTIVE PARTS INCLUDING STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE, CONSOLE SHIFT MODULE. THE CAR HAVE A HARD TIME SHIFTING IN TO APPROPRIATE GEAR. THOSE DEFECTIVE PARTS CAUSE ABS TO FAIL. WHEELS KEEP GETTING LOCKED WHEN BREAKING, LEADS TO INCREASED BREAKING DISTANCE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jan 10, 20203,500 milesPA

MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AT 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF STEERING ON INTERSTATE 99. SHE DESCRIBED IT AS A FLAT TIRE. UPON INSPECTION- NOTHING FLAT. I AS HER MOTHER DROVE- SANE CONDITIONS. SHE ALMOST WRECKED AND CAUSED A SERIES OF VEHICLES BEHIND HER TO DO SO AS WELL. IT IS A PROBLEM OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR. RECALL PERFORMED AND YET STILL PRESENT. IT'S A VERY VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE. SHE'S IN COLLEGE AND UNABLE TO DRIVE TO CLASS. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS INFECT THERE. I WILL SUE WHOMEVER IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HER OR ANYONE ELSE. I LOVE THE JEEP PRODUCTS. THIS HAS LESS THEN 6000 MILES ON IT. I HAND ANOTHER ONE SAHARA. 2019- SANE BULL BEGINNNJNG AT 3790 MILES. I AM SEEKING A LAWYER. BOTH MY OLDER TEENS ARE IN DANGER AND IT'S NOT RIGHT. WE PAID CASH IN FULL AND THE JEEPS HV TO SIT HERE!

Steering
Filed Jan 9, 2020NY

UNCONTROLLABLE "WANDERING" AND "DRIFTING" ISSUE WITH VEHICLE AND STEERING AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES THUS FAR AND THE ISSUE HAS BEEN VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY TECHNICIANS. HOWEVER, OUR UNDERSTANDING IS TECHNICIANS ARE CURRENTLY UNWILLING TO GO ON RECORD OR TO FIX IT PER JEEP CORPORATE INSTRUCTIONS.

Steering
Filed Jan 8, 20205,928 milesTX

ONCE I HIT A SPEED OF 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IF I HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, MY ENTIRE JEEP STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IF I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT MY STEADY SPEED, IT JUST GETS WORSE. THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE, AND HOPE I DON'T CRASH BC AT THAT POINT I HAVE NO CONTROL. I CANNOT MERGE INTO OTHER LANES TO TRY TO MAKE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY AND I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ACCEPT WAIT FOR THE VIOLENT SHAKING TO STOP. ALSO TO HOPE ALL VEHICLES SURROUNDING ME THAT ARE GOING HIGH SPEEDS ARE PAYING ATTENTION SINCE MY SPEED DRASTICALLY CHANGES AND THEY DON'T CRASH INTO ME. I HAVE TWO TODDLERS AND THEY SCREAM AND THEIR HEADS ARE JOLTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THEIR CAR SEATS AS I WAIT FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST, IF NOT ALL, ANY TIME I GO ABOVE 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT HAS NOT BEEN ONE TIME ONLY. I NO LONGER CAN DRIVE MY BRAND NEW JEEP WRANGLER ON THE HIGHWAY AND I DO NOT TAKE MY TODDLERS IN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I COMMITTED TO THE LARGE MONTHLY AUTO LOAN PAYMENTS TO ENSURE MY KIDS WOULD BE SAFE WHILE DRIVING AND I WOULD HAVE A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEITHER BUT I STILL HAVE THE LARGE MONTHLY PAYMENT.

Steering
Filed Jan 7, 202017,300 milesMD

PURCHASED A 2019 JEEP WRANGLER JL ON 01/03/2020. HIT A BUMP AS I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO "WOBBLE" ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STOPPED WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TWO DAYS LATER TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE TRACK ARM, WHICH MAY CAUSE THIS ISSUE BUT IT APPEARS THE WELD IS GOOD AND THE BOLTS ARE TIGHT. HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AS THE WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE DROVE OVER A BRIDGE AND AS SHE CROSSED ONTO IT OVER THE JOINT, IT BEGAN AGAIN. STOPPED AS SHE SLOWED DOWN. SEARCHED FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING BOX, WHICH JEEP KNOWS ABOUT BUT WON'T REPLACE WITHOUT A HASSLE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES (YET).

Steering
Filed Jan 7, 202015,460 milesNC

WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 25 MILES PER HOUR THERE IS SHIMMYING, WOBBLING, LOOSE PLAY, IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IT IS IN MOTION AND ON THE ROAD. HIGHWAY MORE THAN CITY STREETS.

Steering
Filed Jan 6, 202050 milesMN

BOUGHT THIS CAR WITHOUT DRIVING, WAS SENT FROM ANOTHER DEALER. THE CAR I DID TEST DRIVE SEEMED TO WANDER A BIT WHEN DRIVING. REPORTED THIS TO SALESPERSON. HE RESPONDED YES THEY DRIVE DIFFERENTLY. I SAID I GUESS IT JUST TAKES SOME GETTING USED TO. PICKED UP MY CAR A WEEK LATER. ALL OVER THE ROAD, SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE. IT WANDERS SO BADLY ON THE HIGHWAY I CANNOT CONTROL IT. I HAVE PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE WITH 175 MILES ON IT AFTER OWNING FOR 10 DAYS. DROVE TO WORK 2 TIMES AND BACK. TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT ISSUE, WAS TOLD THAT IS RIDICULOUS, THAT THEY TOLD ME IT DRIVES "DIFFERENTLY" AND THAT I KNEW THAT. I TOLD THEM I EXPECTED A DIFFERENT RIDE, BUT NOT A RIDE WHERE I FEEL I AM GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND DIE! THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAVE HEARD OF NO ISSUES WITH THE STEERING ON THESE CARS, WHEN I AM FINDING IT EVERYWHERE I LOOK! THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP, SAYING I CAN ONLY TRADE IT IN FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT THEY SELL. I PAID $40,000 CASH. THIS IS NOT BUYERS REMORSE, IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM NOT GOING TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE A 2019 PORSCHE MACAN BUT WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE MORE TRACTION FOR WINTER. THE TRACTION IS FINE ON THE 2019 JEEP, BUT I CANNOT DRIVE IT AS I FEEL SO UNSAFE. NOR DO I WANT TO TRADE IT IN AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE BUY IT AND GET HURT IN IT

Steering
Filed Jan 6, 20206,000 milesSC

STEERING FEELS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND REQUIRES CONSTANT MINOR CORRECTIONS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 4, 2020100 milesIL

DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING MY JEEP WRANGLER DRIFTS SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SINCE THE FIRST TIME DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I HAVE COMPLAINED AT DEALER IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY AND WAS TOLD IT'S NORMAL. I ALSO HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX, THE DEALER SERVICE MAN FOUND A SHORT IN A JUNCTION UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THAT WAS PREPARED, THE RADIO, INFO. SCREEN WENT BLANK. IT CAME BACK ON. A SEAT BACK RELEASE HAD TO BE REPLACED TOO. ALL OF THIS AND LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON ODOMETER.

Steering
Filed Jan 4, 202012,500 milesNY

EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 75 MPH. WHEN ISSUE OCCURS, VEHICLE CAN STILL BE STEERED BUT WITH GREAT EFFORT. THE ISSUE LASTS UP TO SEVERAL MINUTES THEN SPONTANEOUSLY RESOLVES. TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT BUT LASTS INTO TURNS. DEALER IS CLOSED NOW BUT WILL BE SCHEDULING SERVICE MONDAY, 1/6/20.

Steering
Filed Jan 3, 20205,500 milesNV

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. THE CAR SHAKES AND THE STEERING ABILITY BECOMES UNSTABLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WITH THE CAR AND WE NEED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AT VARIABLE SPEEDS. THE DEALER TRIES TO APPEASE US WITH FIXES THAT DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT DANGEROUS AND DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE WITHOUT ANY FIX (MOST RECENTLY DECEMBER 24, 2019) WHERE THEY CHANGED OUT A STEERING DAMPER BASED UPON A RECALL. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.FOLLOWING THAT WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON VACATION THROUGH THE DESERT AND THE CAR WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE 10 TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON RETURNING HOME WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THESE MULTIPLE EPISODES. THE VEHICLE IS GOING BACK IN ON JANUARY 6, 2020. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WE WERE NOT INFORMED PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH THE WRANGLER.

Steering
Filed Jan 3, 202017,000 milesCO

I OWN. A 2019 JEEP WRANGLER JV. WITH 17000 MILES ON IT. NO MODIFICATION WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MILES A HOUR JUST PASS A BRIDE HIT A BRIDE STRAPPING BUMP THE JEEP WAS ALMOST OUT CONTROL EXTREME SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE. I TENSE UP FOR FEARS OF LOSING CONTROL I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THIS SCARY.. WHEN YOU HAVE YOU FAMILY WITH YOU.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 1, 20203,200 milesCA

THREE WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW JEEP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ETC AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TOO. THE ENGINE WAS OFF TWICE ON THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING LOST POWER SEVERAL TIMES.

Steering
Filed Jan 1, 202015,000 milesPA

WHEN I HIT A BUMP WITH MY JEEP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES OR WOBBLES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. TO MAKE IT STOP I NEED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP.

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 29, 20195,963 milesWA

MY POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS, HIGHWAYS, AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER, INCLUDING RAINY DAYS AND DRY DAYS, SO THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY SORT OF IMPACT ON THE ISSUE. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP THE VEHICLE THROWS AROUND 50 CODES, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP HAS RESET MORE THAN ONCE. EACH TIME THE STEERING LOCKS UP I HAVE TO SLAM ON MY BREAKS AND TURN MY CAR ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THE STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE - ON 11/30/2019 AND TODAY (12/29/2019) - AND HAVE CALLED MANY, MANY TIMES TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE OR KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED MY JEEP UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME EARLIER TODAY, AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AGAIN AFTER DRIVING IT 20 MILES. THIS TIME NOT ONLY DID THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCK UP, BUT THE BREAKS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. EACH TIME I TAKE MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIM THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE SWAY BAR DISCONNECT, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THERE AND MANY, MANY STOCK 2019 WRANGLERS THAT ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. IF THIS ISSUE ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY, SOMEONE IS GOING TO END UP LOSING THEIR LIFE. I AM TIRED OF GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING PUSHED OUT THE DOOR EACH TIME BEING TOLD THAT THE ISSUE IS FIXED WHEN IT CLEARLY ISN'T. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO GET RE

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Dec 19, 20191,750 milesAZ

PLEASE CHECK IF THERE IS A FLAW IN 2018-20 JEEP WRANGLER WINDSHIELDS. THEY EASILY CRACK, MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE ARE ENTIRE WEBSITES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO OWN A 2014 WRANGLER, AND HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD TWICE. WITH MY 2019 MODEL, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS AND REPLACED TWO WINDSHIELDS IN UNDER 3500 MILES OF A BRAND NEW CAR. YET, THE 2019 MODEL HAS A MORE ANGLED WINDSHIELD THAN THE PREVIOUS MODEL. THE ISSUE OCCURS AT ROAD TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SIMPLE PEBBLES. AGAIN, MY TWO REPLACED WINDSHIELDS HAD MULTIPLE STREAKS, CRACKS, SPIDERS, ET AL BEFORE REPLACING. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE GLASS JEEP/MOPAR USE.

Electrical SystemCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 18, 201917,800 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING CHIMED AND A VISUAL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED AND CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO REAR END THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN, BUT THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,800.*DT*JB

Steering
Filed Dec 17, 2019LA

STEERING DRIFTS ALL OVER THE LANES. MUST CONSTANTLY CORRECT STEERING TO KEEP IT CENTERED IN THE ROADWAY. THIS THING WILL WEAR YOU OUT AFTER A RELATIVELY SHORT DRIVE. WHEN YOU ARE BEING PASSED, ATTENTION MUST BE PAID TO THE STEERING TO KEEP YOU FROM DRIFTING INTO THE PASSING VEHICLE. WITH NO INPUT FROM THE DRIVER, THE VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT ON IT'S OWN. THIS IS THE WORST DRIVING VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED.

Steering
Filed Dec 16, 2019800 milesGA

LOOSE AND 'FLIGHTY' STEERING. VEHICLE SEEMS NEEDS CONSTANT STEERING DIRECTIONS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. STEERING WHEEL REQUIRES A FEW INCHES OF INPUT IN EITHER DIRECTION TO KEEP STRAIGHT.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 14, 20198,665 milesPA

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. WOULD NOT RESTART. MANY WARNING LIGHTS. WAS TRAVELING IN THE PASSING LANE MOVING AT ABOUT 70MPH WHEN VEHICLE TURNED OFF. ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING WENT OUT AT NIGHT. AND I HAD TO COAST AND WAIT FOR A TOW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 14, 2019PA

FRAME WELDS HAVE SPATTER AND LOOK INCOMPLETE. IMAGES WERE TAKEN NOVEMBER 1ST WHEN I HEARD ABOUT BAD FRAME WELDS.

Steering
Filed Dec 14, 20197,367 milesPA

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. FIRST OF MANY TIMES. WAS DRIVING AS NORMAL AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON.

Steering
Filed Dec 13, 20191,000 milesFL

SINCE TAKING POSESSION OF THE JEEP I HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR STEERING WANDERING. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE AS A RESULT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT ALL THEY DO IS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. I AM FEARFUL FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY AT THIS POINT. ACTUAL ISSUE DETAILS: THE STEERING WILL TURN RIGHT OR LEFT UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE IS EASILY 2 INCHES OF PLAY IN THE STEERING AS IT IS SO WHEN THE TRUCK WANDERS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. THIS ISSUES IS MOST APPARENT ON THE HIGHWAY BUT YOU CAN FEEL IT AS YOU DRIVE AROUND TOWN.

Steering
Filed Dec 11, 20196 milesWV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME VERY WOBBLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK MYERS CHRYSLER JEEP (1711 S MAIN ST, HARRISONBURG, VA 22801) FOUR TIMES BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED IN WRITING THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT THE FAILURE AND WAS WORKING ON A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT A FIELD MECHANIC INVESTIGATOR WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 10, 20191,000 milesCA

JEEP HAS LESS THAN 1,000 MILES JUST LEFT WORK ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY JEEP STARTING SHAKING VIGOROUSLY I SLOWED DOWN AND STARTED TO PULL OVER WHEN I DID IT STOPPED SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN SET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. I WILL NOT DRIVE UNTIL IT'S INSPECTED READ ARTICLES AND IT SOUNDS TO BE THE 'JEEP DEATH WOBBLE' OR STEERING DAMPER. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE.

Steering
Filed Dec 7, 20194,000 milesFL

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-70 IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE JEEP IN IT'S LANE. WHEN A SEMI PASSES IT IS DANGEROUS AND MY WIFE NOW WON'T DRIVE THE JEEP.

Steering
Filed Dec 6, 201910,720 milesOH

SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITH 10000 MILES ON THE JEEP. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AS PER RECALL. DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES SINCE CHANGE OF DAMPENER. THE WOBBLE LASTED APPROXI. 2 TO 3 SECONDS.I KEEP THE SPEED AT OR BELOW 65 MPH. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR NOTHING WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE.

Steering
Filed Dec 5, 20191,056 milesTX

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY, CAN'T CONTROLLER STRAIGHT, NEED TO MUCH INPUT LEFT AND RIGHT TO TRY TO GO STRAIGHT

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