130 of the 1,812 complaints filed about the Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 are about the engine — 7% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2007.
130
Complaints
7%
Share of all complaints
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Crashes
19
Fires
ENGINE
JEEP HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. JEEPS TIPM MODULE HAS CAUSED THE JEEP TO DIE WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE LACKING POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF AND SEEMS TO BRAKE ITSELF. I REPLACED ITNLESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH PCM AND PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.
NHTSA complaint #11204050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VALVE LIFTERS THAT CAUSE A TICKING OR KNOCKING SOUND WHILE STATIONARY & IN MOTION. WORSE WHILE IN MOTION, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE THE ENGINE HAS TO BE DISASSEMBLED.
NHTSA complaint #11194805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
RANDOMLY THE JEEP WILL COMPLETELY GO CRAZY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH FLUID RUN, BLINKERS, HORN, AND ----> THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER. I DID SOME RESEARCH IN JEEP FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP WRANGLERS FROM 2007 FORWARD. JEEP HAS A RECALL FOR THE MOST RECENT MODELS, BUT NO RECALL FOR THE PREVIOUS YEARS TO INCLUDE MINE. I'M REALLY CONFUSED HOW THIS HAPPENS TO SO MANY JEEP WRANGLERS AROUND MY YEAR, BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND DEFINITELY FOR OTHER VEHICLES AROUND.
NHTSA complaint #11181529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS INCLUDING BRAKES, STEERING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HORN STARTED CONSTANTLY GOING, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS GOING. TURNED KEY OFF AND REMOVED, BUT EVERYTHING WAS STILL GOING LIKE A POSSESSED CAR. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET EVERYTHING TO SHUT OFF. MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME IT IS LIKELY A FAILURE OF THE CAR'S TIPM, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. CALLED FCA AND THEY WON'T STSAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, SAYING IT'S NOT ASN ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #11174474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
THE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF EITHER STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. THE BLOWER MOTOR, FLASHERS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, HORN, AND THE WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY EITHER STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. EITHER THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE DISCONNECTED OR THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD NEEDS TO BE JIGGLED BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. SCHEDULED TO GO IN THE SHOP FRIDAY FOR THE REPAIR. ODDLY ENOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR WORSE IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED.
NHTSA complaint #11129313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ALL DASH LIGHTS TURN ON HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK WIPERS START WIPING AND WIPER WASHERS START SQUIRTING THE ENGINE STALLS AND WILL NOT START LOOKED INTO ISSUE AND TIPM IS BAD IN ALL 2007-2011 DODGE, CHRYSLER AND JEEP
NHTSA complaint #11093747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER, WHILE PARKED, WITH NO OUTSTANDING ISSUES, HAVING COME FROM THE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP IN FREEHOLD NJ JUST 3 DAYS PRIOR, BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED. NO FUMES, OVERHEATING OR OTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED DURING THE 1 HR TRIP TO THE PARKING SPOT. CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, ALL DOWN TO METAL. COMPLETELY LOST DUE TO FIRE/HEAT. FIREMEN WERE ON THE SCENE TO PUT OUT FLAMES BUT ALL WAS LOST. FIRE IS A MYSTERY TO US. ALWAYS SERVICED AT JEEP DEALERS, SO ALL RECALLS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN VIN INPUT FOR SERVICING...*BF
NHTSA complaint #11066086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS BEGUN EXHIBITING VERY STRANGE BEHAVIOR: 1) THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER SPRAY DOES NOT WORK. THE REAR WIPER SPRAY WORKS FINE. VERY UNUSUAL SINCE BOTH FRONT AND REAR SPRAY USES THE SAME PUMP. THUS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. 2) THE DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER LOCK WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED ON THE KEY FOB. THIS IS TRUE FOR EITHER FOB, AND YES, I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERIES. 3) THE CAR SOMETIMES DOES NOT START. THE ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM, AND CAN SOMETIMES BE RESOLVED BY REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, RE-INSERTING THEM AND TRYING AGAIN. SOMETIMES 5 OR MORE ATTEMPTS ARE REQUIRED TO GET THE CAR TO START. IN MY RESEARCH, ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS POINT TO A FAULTY TIPM MODULE.
NHTSA complaint #11056775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
08 WRANGLER HAS HEAT ISSUES WITH DRIVER SIDE BLOWING COLD AIR AND PASSENGER HOT. WITH RECENTLY THE BLOWER HARDLY WORKING. RESEARCHED THIS QUITE A BIT ONLINE AND SEEMS IS A VERY COMMON AND COSTLY ISSUE WITH THE WRANGLERS. POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP WITHIN HEATER CORE AND OTHER HEAT COMPONENTS SEEM TO BE THE CULPRIT. UNFORTUNATE JEEP DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A LARGE ISSUE AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY KIND OF VOLUNTARY REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #11048505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A MODERATELY HOT DAY (91 DEG AT START OF DRIVE, 80 DEG AT TIME OF INCIDENT ABOUT 55 MINUTES AFTER START), SOME STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC FIRST 40 MINUTES, THEN A STEADY NORMAL CLIMB INTO FOOTHILLS (FROM ABOUT 5400' TO 8200') ON PAVED ROADS, AS VEHICLE WAS TURNING RIGHT AT A Y-INTERSECTION AT TOP OF A HILL, A LARGE BANG WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF GREY SMOKE EMANATING FROM SAME. ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL AT THE TIME (FAN HAD ENGAGED A FEW TIMES ALONG THE WAY TO KEEP WITHIN RANGE) AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT BEFORE OR AFTER INCIDENT. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD. WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE OF STOPPING A SMALL FIRE BROKE OUT ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE MANIFOLD/CAT. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH USING A TOWEL, BUT NOT BEFORE THE FIRE HAD MELTED SOME WIRE BUNDLES. INITIAL INSPECTION INDICATED A POWER STEERING (ATF) FLUID RUPTURE THAT SPRAYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SUBSEQUENTLY FLASHING FROM THE HEAT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FORTUNATELY, SITUATION WAS HANDLED QUICKLY BEFORE THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED (AS I'VE NOW LEARNED HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL). VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO JEEP DEALER TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH JEEP REGARDING THIS INCIDENT, BUT FEEL A FAULTY DESIGN HAS PUT MY SAFETY AT RISK. I WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION TO THIS SUBMISSION ONCE AVAILABLE...
NHTSA complaint #11006282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS.
NHTSA complaint #10957070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
FIRE STARTED UNDER THE CAR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. GLOW OF THE FLAME WAS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE CAR. FIRE WORKED ITS WAY FORWARD AND ENGULFED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS IN MOTION EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY ONTO AN OFF RAMP WHEN ISSUE WAS NOTICED.
NHTSA complaint #10919833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND PARKING. IT APPEARED TO ORIGINATE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. CHRYSLER WAS OUT TO INSPECT TO DETERMINE CAUSE ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME A COPY OF THE REPORT. THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED OVERHEARD THE INSPECTOR SAY SOMETHING ABOUT OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOW TOTALED MY JEEP.
NHTSA complaint #10916840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
AT 1030 AM 08 SEPTEMBER 2016, MY JEEP WRANGLER CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS. I DROPPED MY JEEP OFF FOR A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION ON 06 SEPTEMBER 2016, I THEN RECEIVED A PHONE ON THE 8TH THAT MY JEEP HAD CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS IN POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO FILE A CLAIM THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY.
NHTSA complaint #10905617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
JEEP WILL START HONKING HORN, WIPERS ON , WASHER FLUID SHOOTING OUT, DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK. THEN IT ALL CLEARS UP, THERE ARE TIME WHEN THE BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED . BUT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. ALL BELLS AND LIGHTS WENT ON, WIPERS ON HIGH, HORN WAS STUCK ON, AND THEN ENGINE JUST DIES! LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO GET IT TO THE SHOULDER. JUMPED OUT TO PULL THE HORN WIRE, I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 5 A.M. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE STARTED BACK UP, WITH THE KEYS IN MY POCKET! EVERYTHING FINALLY STOP RUNNING AND I WENT ON TO MY JOB RELUCTANTLY. NOW SPORADICALLY THE WIPERS GO ON, DOORS WON'T UNLOCK, ENGINE WON'T START, HORN BLARES, WASHER FLUID GOES ON ALL BY THERE SELF. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR TO DRIVE, I'M GOING TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER TO GET IT HOOKED UP TO SCAN THE COMPUTER, AND HOPEFULLY FIND THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10893904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2008. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER , I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING. PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURN IT AND YOU HEAR A CLICK. INITIALLY, IT SEEMED TO OCCUR SPORADICALLY NORMALLY AFTER IT RAINED . NOW, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY (DAILY) ABSENT ANY RAIN. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER TO NO AVAIL. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO A JEEP DEALER TO NO AVAIL .
NHTSA complaint #10881376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY DO ALL OF MY SERVICE AND OIL CHANGES, AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE THAT ARE MAKING THE NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #10837323 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
HAD TO ADD OIL AT NEARILY EVERY FILLUP. THE DEALER SAID THAT WAS NORMAL TO ADD OIL EVERY 1000 MILES!!! ENDED UP SHORT ON OIL, OIL LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND TRASHED ENGINE. IT MADE A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE. I REPLACED IT AT A COST OF $6118 AS THE CAR ONLY HAD 49560 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10817442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
3.8L V6 ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL OVER 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. THE OIL ALSO DESTROYS THE FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS WHICH HAVE TO REPLACED EVERY 75K MILES AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER $500. MY REAR EXHAUST DRIPS OIL AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT REEKS OF BURN OIL. THIS ISSUE HAS DEVALUED MY VEHICLE WORSE THAN THE VW DIESEL SOFTWARE SCANDAL. ALSO THE OIL LIGHT IT SET TO COME ON WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE REACHES 0 PSI OF PRESSURE, WHATS THE POINT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU JUST DAMAGED YOUR ENGINE? SO STUPID. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL AND PRINTED OUT A STATEMENT FROM CHRYSLER'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT STATING MOTORS OVER 50K MILES WILL BURN 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 750 MILES. HOW DOES THIS JEEP PASS POLLUTION SMOG TESTS? ON THE PLUS SIDE THERE ARE LESS MOSQUITOES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WHO WILL PAY FOR MY LUNG CANCER WHEN I'M 50 YEARS OLD?
NHTSA complaint #10783611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY GIVEN TIME/SPEED. WIPERS WILL START GOING OFF WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE STALLING, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. MEANWHILE, MY WHEELS LOCK UP LEAVING ME UNABLE TO STEER. VERY DANGEROUS. ALREADY HAD THE TIPM REPROGRAMMED IN 2010, AND THEN AGAIN 2 DAYS AGO. (OCTOBER 16TH, 2015). ON THE WAY HOME FROM GETTING IT "FIXED", WIPERS GO OFF AGAIN AND ENGINE STALLS. PAID $825 FOR NOTHING. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH.
NHTSA complaint #10783162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.