19 of the 496 complaints about the 2009 Jeep Wrangler are about the other systems — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 100,000 miles.
19
Complaints
2
Crashes
3
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The AC hose line is making contact with power steer hose line and burned the AC hose. It needs to be properly covered with some kind of mesh so it doesn't happen again
NHTSA complaint #11549635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SO ON MY 4X4 TRANSFER CASE THE BUSHING KEEPS POPPING OFF I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT 4 TIMES AND KEEPS LEAVING ME STRANDED AND HAVING TO CRAWL IN THE MUD AFTER GETTING STUCK AND PUTTING IT IN 4X4 AND HAVE HAD IT COME OFF GOING DOWN RD
NHTSA complaint #11353455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO, THE HEATER CORE IN MY JEEP FAILED SUDDENLY, POURING ANTIFREEZE OUT ONTO MY PASSENGER FLOORBOARD REPEATEDLY. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS MY HEATER CORE. WE ASKED A MECHANIC TO LET US KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT. I AM SO GLAD THAT WE NOTICED IT IN TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE 3 DOGS THAT FREQUENTLY ARE IN MY VEHICLE AND ONE, SOME, OR ALL OF THEM COULD HAVE DIED. THIS WAS NOT A CHEAP FIX AS THEY HAD TO TAKE APART THE DASH TO GAIN ACCESS. I LOVE MY JEEP, BUT COME ON YOU GUYS.... NO CUSTOMER SHOULD HAVE TO FORK OVER SO MUCH MONEY FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS.
NHTSA complaint #11288750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, WHENEVER IT RAINS, WATER FLOWS IN FROM THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF BOTH FRONT DOORS. ALSO, IF MY VEHICLE IS PARKED AND IT RAINS, NEXT TIME I DRIVE IT WATER ABSOLUTELY POURS IN ALL OVER ME AND THE PASSENGER SEAT, OR MY PASSENGER.
NHTSA complaint #11288742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X WAS STRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ALMOST HEAD ON. ON A CITY STREET MOVING STRAIGHT. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS JEEP HAS HAD AT LEAST THREE CLOCK SPRINGS REPLACED AND IS ON A CLOCK SPRING WARRANTY FOR LIFE. THE JEEP HAD NO SIGNS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I.E. AIRBAG LIGHT NOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALTHOUGH WEARING SEATBELTS MY FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #11288035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON AN INCLINED BOAT RAMP W/PONTOON AND EMERG BRAKE ENGAGED DISCOVERED LOOSE DISENGAGED SHIFTER. GOOGLE SEARCH LED TO DISCOVERY DETERIORATED SHIFTER BUSHING. SAME AS RECALL V34. MANUALLY MANEUVERED SHIFTER ON TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO DRIVE HOME. IN GOOGLE SEARCH FOR REMEDY, SAW COUNTLESS POSTS FROM JEEPS WITH SAME ISSUE WHICH COULD EASILY BE SAFETY RELATED. WAS EXCITED WHEN I SAW V34, BUT WASN'T SHOWING UP FOR MY JEEP. WHAT CONSTITUTES A RECALL FOR ONE VEHICLE AND NOT ANOTHER WHEN THE ISSUE IS IDENTICLE?
NHTSA complaint #11278493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, POWER WINDOWS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RADIO WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE JEEP WRANGLER
NHTSA complaint #11174462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY.
NHTSA complaint #10993027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DELIVERING MAIL, AND WHILE STOPPED AT A BOX I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST DRIVEWAY, AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WENT UP IN FLAMES.
NHTSA complaint #10948591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT) EXTERIOR SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. MIRROR FELL INTO ROAD WAY POSING A HAZARD FOR OTHER DRIVERS. UPON RECOVERING MIRROR I FOUND THAT THE STRUCTURAL BASE THAT ATTACHED THE MIRROR TO THE BODY WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AWAY AND IT BROKE WHERE AN ATTACHING BOLT AFFIXED THE MIRROR TO THE MOUNT NOT AT THE POINT THE MOUNT ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. MY SELLING DEALER COVERED THIS UNDER OUR CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. BUT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AND POSES A SAFETY HAZARD BOTH TO THE OWNER AND OTHERS AROUND THE VEHICLE OR OTHER DRIVERS.
NHTSA complaint #10935403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEATH WOBBLE SHAKES TERRIBLY WHILE DRIVING AND MOST OFTEN AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP.
NHTSA complaint #10807871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE WORKING MY MAIL ROUTE, ONLY ABOUT 20 MILES IN, MY RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLER STARTED TO SMOKE. I ASSUMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEVER TURNED OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO SMOKE IT WAS SOMETHING SMALL CAUSING THE ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE PASSANGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE UNDER AND BEHIND MY BATTERY, ROLLING UNDER THE VEHICLE MOVING VERY QUICKLY. I IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE HOOD, GOT MY BELONGING OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND WATCHED AS IT BLEW UP, AND I CALLED 911. MY VEHICLE IS TOTALED. I AM NOW LEARNING THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH JEEP! WHY ARE THERE NO PUBLIC WARNINGS!! WHERE ARE THE RECALLS!!!!!!!! I AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10775476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT A USED 2009 JEEP, WHEN TAKING OFF IT JUMPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10724737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AROUND 55 OR WHEN I HIT A BUMB , TOOK THE JEEP TWO THE GARAGE AND EXPLAIN WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIRES SO BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND WASN'T THE PROBLEM , I LOOKED UP THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH JEEPS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND JEEP CHRYSLER WON'T DO A RECALL AND THEY SHOULD BECAUSE THIS CAN VERY MUCH CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL , THIS IS LEFT UP TO THE OWNERS WHOM THOUGHT THEY BOUGHT A GOOD PRODUCT TO FIGURE OUT AND PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT JEEP CHRYSLER SHOULD OF FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT PROFIT AND NOT SAFETY !!!
NHTSA complaint #10717498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EVERY FEW MINUTES THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH A CHIME THEN GOES AWAY AFTER A MILE OR SO COMES BACK ON
NHTSA complaint #10715603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DROVE OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I TRULY FELT THE CAR WAS COMING APART AND I WOULD WRECK. I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND FEEL THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.
NHTSA complaint #10521060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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DRIVING TO WORK AT 5 AM, AND HIT A UNEVEN PATCH OF PAVEMENT AND FRONT END OF JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY; LIKE BOTH TIRES WENT FLAT. I INSPECTED, BUT TIRES WERE NOT DAMAGED. AFTER A FEW MORE DAYS OF THIS HAPPENING ON REGULAR OCCURENCE, I MADE APPT. AT AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP IN MY HOMETOWN. THEY INSPECTED AND SAID STEERING DAMPNER WENT BAD. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. MADE APPOINTMENT AND DEALER SUGGESTED THAT BALANCE AND ROTATION WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HAD THAT DONE AND PROBLEM STARTED UP AGAIN VERY NEXT DAY. MADE ANOTHER APPT. WITH SAME DEALER AND THEY INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THE DAMPNER THAT WAS INSTALLED WEEK PREVIOUS WAS BAD, SO THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN. WHEN THEY FINISHED INSTALLING SECOND DAMPNER, I ASKED WHAT NEXT STEP WAS IF THIS DIDN'T REMEDY ISSUE. THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME "WE DON'T KNOW. REPLACING DAMPNER AND BALANCE/ROTATION OF TIRES USUALLY FIXES IT." WHILE SEARCHING THE WEB FOR SIMILAR ISSUES ASSOCIATED, I CAME ACROSS ARTICLE AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE." AFTER READING THRU NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS, AND WATCHING RELATED VIDEOS, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT MY JEEP IS EXPERIENCING EXACT AFFECTS. CALLED CHRYSLER AND REGISTERED COMPLAINT ON 11 MARCH 2013. ODDLY ENOUGH, THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" NOR HAD ANY RECENT COMPLAINTS OF THESE ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10502440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE ( HIGHWAY SPEEDS) AND HIT A BUMP THE WHOLE VECHILE WILL SHAKE SO VIOENTLY THAT YOU THINK YOU ARE LITERALLY GOING TO DIE. IF YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES, IT ONLY GETS WORSE. ON THE OUTSIDE THE TIRES WOBBLE IN OUT OUT, LOOKING AS THOUGH BOTH AXLES JUST BROKE OFF. I HAVE HAD MINE IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP OVER 10 TIMES AND HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. I WIL GET IT BACK FROM THE SHOP AND WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING IT BACK THE DEATH WOBBLE ( SHAKING OF VECHILE) IS BACK AND ONLY GETS WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THEN I BOUGHT IT AND THEY FOUND THAT THE LIFTKIT THAT WAS ALREADY INSTALLED ON MY JEEP BEFORE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW HAD MISSING PARTS AND THEY USED A LUG NUT FOR A NUT ON IT. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THEY ARE JUST THROWING PARTS AT IT.
NHTSA complaint #10482990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD THIS JEEP IN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY 2 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN WAS APPROX 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW. THEY HAVE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN YOU DRIVE APPROX. 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, AND POSSIBLY HIT A LITTLE BUMP, THE CAR WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLABLY. YOU CANNOT HIT THE BREAK OR IT GETS WORSE BUT SOMETIMES YOUR FORCED TO BECAUSE YOU WILL CRASH OTHERWISE. THE WHOLE FRONT END WOBBLES TO A POINT WHERE YOU LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALSHIP STATED THE FIRST TIME AFTER IT HAPPENED THAT THEY FIXED IT... THE OTHER TWO TIMES THEY SAID THE SAME THING . THE FOURTH TIME THEY DECIDED TO SAY IT WAS MY TIRES. ( I DONT KNOW WHY THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN CHANGED THE PROBLEM). ROTATING THE TIRES FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS UNTIL I HAD TO BRING IT IN AGAIN AND THEY NOW STATE THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. BUT APPARANTLY THERE IS. VERY FED UP WITH THE WHOLE SITUATION. AND VERY NERVOUS DRIVING THE TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #10427681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.