130 of the 951 complaints filed about the Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 are about the electrical system — 14% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2007.
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14%
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Crashes
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Fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: DISPLAYED FALSE WARNING ALARMS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SAFETY RECALLS, JEEP SHOWED 81,000 MILES ON ENGINE COMPUTER, NOT THE 8457 SHOWING ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
NHTSA complaint #11219508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LEFT FRONT DIRECTIONAL HAS REPLACED BULB BUT STILL FLASHES FAST. COMPUTER WAS SCANNED FOR CODES AND TIPM CODE PRESENT. LIGHT SOCKET AND WIRING ALL LOOK GOOD. 2007 WRANGLER HAD A TIPM RECALL. 2009 SHOULD AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #11166331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN PHOENIX ARIZONA CALLED PRIME AUTO, PHONE 602-737-3275. I AM WORKING WITH THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND HAVE (WITHIN JUST A FEW DAYS) COLLECTED STORIES FROM 3 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, BEING SOLD A USED CAR THAT WAS UNSAFE ON THE ROADWAYS - MY SITUATION WAS A DEATH WOBBLE IN A JEEP WRANGLER, BLINKERS MALFUNCTIONING, WIPER BLADES NOT WORKING PROPERLY - TWO OF THOSE ARE A LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEALERSHIP (SELLER) TO ENSURE IN WORKING CONDITION AND THEY FAILED. THEY ALSO ATTEMPTED TO FRAUDULENTLY REPRESENT MY CARS TRADE IN VALUE BY SHOWING ME A KBB.COM PRICE THAT IS ONLY FOR CARS TRADED IN REQUIRING REPAIRS, I TRADED IN A NEAR NEW JEEP. IF THE AG'S OFFICE DOES NOT ACT ON THIS CLAIM I WOULD HOPE THAT YOUR OFFICE WOULD, OR AT LEAST WORK TOGETHER IN BRINGING CHARGES TO STOP PRIME AUTO FROM SELLING CARS UNTIL A FULL INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE AND ALL PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS CONTACTED AND MADE AVAILABLE THEIR LEGAL REMEDIES FOR THE DEALERSHIPS ACTIONS IN SELLING UNSAFE VEHICLES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HARM MULTIPLE, VICTIMS, NOT JUST THE BUYER. THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE HAS MORE COMPLAINTS SIMILAR IN NATURE TO MINE, HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PG/PRIME-AUTO-SALES-133282653449388 SO DOES YELP. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE A LEGAL INJUNCTION TO PREVENT THEIR SALES UNTIL A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES CONDUCTED OTHERWISE WITH NOTIFICATION, FAILURE TO DO SO WOULD MORALLY AND ETHICALLY BE WRONG AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS OFFICE AS WELL AS THE ARIZONA AG! THANKS FOR HEARING THIS COMPLAINT AND TAKING ACTION WHERE LEGALLY AND RESPONSIBLY NEEDED. REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11150821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM MODULE IS ACTIVATING THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS. IS NOT ALLOWING TURN SIGNALS TO WORK AFTER DISCONNECTING BATTERY. DASH LIGHTS BLINK, ODOMETER WILL BLANK OUT FOR A SECOND AT TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #11141397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON FROM THE KEY TRANSMITTER, THE LIGHTS, HORN, WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID ALL START GOING OFF. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVED TO REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTS FLASHING. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE TIPM. 2008 JEEP IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE TIPM
NHTSA complaint #11115117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE M-19 FUSE KEEPS BLOWIG
NHTSA complaint #11062197 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A CONVINCE STORE AND HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 3 MILES AFTER SITING FOR OVER 12 HOURS OVERNIGHT. WHILE EXITING THE STORE THE HORN, BLINKERS, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED ACTIVIATING. THE HORN WAS HONKING, WASHER FLUID SPRAYING, BLINKERS FLASHING AND DOOR LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY. I WAS UNABLE TO EXETER THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB AND HAD TO USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THEN AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ABOVE ISSUES CONTINUED. I CYCLED THE KEY WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER I OPPENED THE HOOD THE ABOVE MENTIONS ISSUES STOPPED TEMPORARILY FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS THEN STARTED AGAIN. I TAPPED THE TIPM AND ALL OF THE ABOVE ISSUES STOPPED. I KNOW THAT JEEP HAS HAD ISSUES WITH TIPM BUT A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED TO CORRECT THE DEFECTIVE PART. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFTETY HAZARD AS I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE FOR MALFUNCTIONING. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE DUE TO THE ERRATIC NATURE OF THE WASHER FLUID SPRAY AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT FUNCTIONING.
NHTSA complaint #11048845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE HORN, LIGHTS AND WIPERS RANDOMLY GO OFF AND SPRAY FLUID EVERYWHERE. NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO STOP IT AND EVEN TURNING THE CAR OFF DOESN'T. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS SINCE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY MY HORN IS GOING OFF FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. I DON'T WANT TO BE BEHIND SOMEONE AT AN INTERSECTION WITH MY HORN AND WIPERS GOING OFF. LOOKING ONLINE I CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND SHOULD BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
NHTSA complaint #11016543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH CLUSTER FLICKERS, JEEP SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES STARTS THREW OUT STALL ON ITS OWN. WON'T START ALL THE TIME. HAVE AN ISSUE WE'RE MY BATTERY CABLES ARE MASSIVELY MELTED CAUSING SMOKE.
NHTSA complaint #11013800 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE JEEP'S HORN, WIPER BLADES, WIPER FLUID AND HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THEN THE JEEP BEGAN CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #11003225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OPENED THE DOOR TO THE JEEP AND THE WIPERS, HORN AND WIPER FLUID ENGAGED NON-STOP WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THEM WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. WHEN THE BATTERY CABLES ARE RECONNECTED, THE HORN, WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID SPRAYER ARE AGAIN ENGAGED. ON QUICK RESEARCH, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN TIPM FAILURE ISSUE THAT CAN ALSO EFFECT THE AIRBAG (PREVENTING DEPLOYMENT AS WELL AS RANDOMLY ENGAGING IT WHILE DRIVING), FUEL INJECTION CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE CONTROL AS WELL AS ISSUES WITH LIGHTS AND GAUGES. ISSUES WERE SEVERE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL ON 2007 YEAR MODELS BUT SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE 2008 ARE NOT ADDRESSED. I WAS FORTUNATE THE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE TIPM FAILED AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
NHTSA complaint #10994059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GOT INTO THE JEEP, STARTED AND PLACED INTO REVERSE, SUDDENLY, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND RANDOMLY THE HORN STARTS GOING OFF, WIPER FLUID SHOOTING OUT AND THE WIPERS GOING LIKE CRAZY, AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING AND RADIO BLASTING AND GOING QUIET. . NOTHING YOU CAN DO WILL MAKE IT STOP, THIS WILL BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSSUE IF IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS MAKES IT A PROBLEM TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR, AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE WIPERS AND HORN WILL START GOING CRAZY. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL??? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE JEEP CONCEDE THIS IS A PROBLEM?
NHTSA complaint #10971261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS I WILL BE DRIVING, IN A PRETTY AVERAGE WAY, NOT SPEEDING OR BRAKING TO HARD, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY HORN, ALARM, WIPERS, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, AND LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND WONT STOP FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES, IT HAS DONE THIS WHEN THE JEEP IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, OR EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION
NHTSA complaint #10915472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERAL ISSUES PRESENTED WITHOUT WARNING: SUDDENLY THE WIPERS STARTED GOING, WINDSHIELD FLUID SPRAYING, HORN BLARING AND LIGHTS FLASHING. ENGINE THEN CUT OUT WHILE UNDERWAY ON A CITY STREET RENDERING POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL INOPERABLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THIS AS A BAD TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM)
NHTSA complaint #10907309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RANDOMLY WON'T START. TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. TRY 2ND OR THIRD TRY, THEN IT'S STARTS. HAVE REPLACE BATTERY, STARTER, TESTED ALTERNATOR , IGNITION, RPM MODULE BOX AND THE FUSE BOX MODULE.CAR DEALER CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PLAGUING MANY JEEP OWNERS. JEEP MESSAGE BOARDS ARE FULL OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FIX.
NHTSA complaint #10885320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIPLE TIMES YESTERDAY, STARTING WITH (WHICH I THOUGHT NOTHING OF INITIALLY) THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNING ON WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN PARK NOT MOVING. SHORTLY THERE AFTER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT 45-55 MPH A KNOCK OR CLUNK WAS FELT BENEATH THE FLOOR, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE EAS, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED, THE WIPERS RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE OFF, A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND HIGH RUNNING/INCREASING RPM'S ON A LEVEL ROAD WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I HIT THE HAZARDS, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, LOOKED AT, IN AND UNDER THE JEEP, NOTHING LOOKED AMISS. MY HUSBAND TOOK OVER THE DRIVE, MADE IT ROUGHLY 8-10 MILES WITH OUT ISSUE AND THAN AGAIN EVERYTHING ABOVE BUT IN ADDITION THIS TIME THE HORN BLARED FOR PROBABLY 2 MINUTES, IF NOT MORE, HE PULLED OVER SHUT IT OFF TURNED IT ON WE WENT HOME, WAITED ABOUT 2 HOURS, DROVE ABOUT 15 BLOCKS CITY ROADS WITH HILLS AND TURNS LESS THAN 25MPH ROUND TRIP AND NOTHING HAPPENED. MIGHT BE WORTH MENTIONING, FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO IN HIGH HEAT 80 DEGREES AND UP, IT HASN'T BEEN STARTING THE FIRST FEW TURNS, BUT THE BATTERY IS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD.
NHTSA complaint #10874531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND TURNING OFF. FINALLY I HAD MY JEEP LOOKED AT AND I CAME BACK THAT THE CLOCKSPRING IS BAD. ITS ABOUT $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I DONT HAVE THE MONEY. ALSO IT HAD 60,000 MI ON IT AT THE TIME. I'VE BEEN ON JEEP FORUMS AND THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE WITH JEEPS. WHY HAVE THE 08'S BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NOT THE 07'S? CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO PLEASE? I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND THEY DONT CARE I WOULD REALLY HATE TO GET INTO A WRECK SEEING HOW I DONT HAVE AIRBAGS
NHTSA complaint #10864050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS COMPLAINT REFERS TO THE EXISTING AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING WIRING FAILURE BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER EA 15-007 AND PREVIOUSLY PE 15-025. IT IS ALSO CLOSELY RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL 11V258 WHICH INVOLVES THE SAME PART FAILURE. LIKE OTHER OWNERS OF MY 2007-2012 JEEP WRANGLERS THE CLOCKSPRING UNIT IN MY VEHICLE HAS INDICATED IT HAS FAILED WITH THE ABS ERROR CODE B1B02 - "DRIVER AIRBAG SQUIB 1 CIRCUIT OPEN". THE ISSUE HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND HAS PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 55,000 MILES AND DURING MY OWNERSHIP IT HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED TO EXTRANEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. JEEP CUSTOMER CARE WAS NOTIFIED OF MY ISSUE (CASE # 29226734) BUT DID NOT PROVIDE OR OFFER REMEDY.
NHTSA complaint #10863091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR 4X4 FROM FREDERICO DODGE CHRYSLER IN WOODRIVER ILLINOIS ON 04/04/2016. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIN MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER. RED LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON AS WELL. I TOOK IT BACK AND GOT ISSUES WITH THEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS REPLACED. THE RED LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. (ELECTRICAL ISSUE). I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT I HAVE A REAR MAIN SEAL (ENGINE) THAT IS LEAKING AND TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES LEAKING ( TRANSMISSION). I TOOK BACK TO THEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEAK/SEEPAGE AND THAT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY 3000 MILE/3 MONTH (ENGINE/TRANSMISSION) WARRANTY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED NEW DODGE VEHICLES AND WAS TREATED WITH PROFESSIONALISM. I BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE WITH THE WARRANTY GIVEN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS INSPECTED AND WAS TREATED LIKE MY PROBLEMS WERE NOT THERE PROBLEM. I AM ASKING THAT THIS MAINTENANCE ISSUE GETS RESOLVED UNDER MY WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10859866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM IS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE ON THERE OWN WITH NO CONTROL. THE GAUGE CLUSTER SHUTS DOWN AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS TURN ON. YOU LOOSE ABILITY TO CONTROL TURN SIGNALS AND HEADLIGHTS. THE RADIO TURNS OFF. THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THIS MAY OCCOUR AT ANY TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10853428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.