general problems of the 2010 Jeep Wrangler - part 1

I will be driving down the road and a red lighting bolt will flash on my gauges then the Jeep will either lose power or shut off. I was almost hit by a semi truck due to this. Once I cycle the key goes away till the next time it happens. Also the brake assist will randomly kick on typically applying braking power to the left rear passenger tire. This is not fixed by cycling the key. Jeep has recalled newer Wranglers for these exact issues but when I contacted Jeep they said it would cost me out of pocket.

Abs module failure. Unable to get replacement. Manufacturer refuses to provide & unable to use used ones due to being programed to VIN#. It has been over 2 years and no resolution in site.

2010 Jeep Wrangler approximate 96k miles dealing with a faulty tipm: issues with electrical components such car not starting (battery, started all have been replaced) key fob being replaced every 12 months even after battery have been replaced. Power windows and power door locks working when they want to work. Transmission has also been replaced with a new one. This has been going on for about 3-4 years.

I was driving from the store, I was coming up to a cross road when my wipers just went wild for reasons unknown. When I went to turn them off it completely shut off putting at a sudden stop thankfully just before the crossroad and I'm blessed my kids weren't with me. Put it in park then tried to start it and it was shortly after when I was able to get it started again. Once it was able to start I put into drive and the whole dash was up in lights, and it was almost like it was bogging the rest of the way, under a certain rpm it was gunna die and I couldn't get it to sustain at a rpm. Almost like it was bogging down on me. Just hoping and praying it would last till home. Once I got it home it died on me. Once it was parked and I tried to figured it out it only tries to turn over after that it dies on me. For how sudden it happened I just don't think I can trust taking it out anymore especially with my children. I am greatful that myself and no one else was injured if it had happened seconds later it would of been a different story. I haven't been able to move it or get it checked because of work and towing costs. So I'm at a loss for what it could be.

I have a blank instrument cluster, my lights are on and wipers run constantly. No warning before this happened. I cannot turn wipers off or control lights. No safety at night with no interior lights and not to mention. I cannot know how much fuel I have. I have found from research that many Jeep Wrangler owners have the same issue from reading forums. I can disconnect the negative battery cable and it temporarily resets then reverts to the same problem. I have also checked the multifunction switch as I was told could be causing the issue and this is not the case because the issue is still there when the switch was unplugged. I then checked the instrument cluster . Unplugged and plugged back in with only a momentary reset and then back where I started. This is not safe and very frustrating when I know there are many people with the same issue.

Dealer is unable to provide me with a courtesy vehicle during the recall work and the recall takes several days to complete. Forcing me to pay for a rental vehicle during the recall repair is a cost to me to get the recall corrected.

Headlights stop working while driving because Jeep knows about a tipm issue but will not fix it. Tipm issue. This issue is common and described across the web but is a safety hazard! the headlights will flash 3-5 times then completely shut off. Restarting the Jeep and disconnecting the battery does not help. Jeep dealer says circuit in the tipm is the issue and that this is common! lordy have mercy for all the vecs on the road when my headlights started flashing at them and then went out on, of course, an unlit section of the road. But the crazier part is Jeep knew this could happen and doesn't warn the customers. I sure did not know that I might be driving blind at night becoming a safety hazard. The lights then decide to not work for a few days before going back to being reliable for anywhere from weeks to months until you happen to drive at night again and bam they go out again. Luckily the runner/ fog lights are unaffected but as a primary vehicle I can not just keep taking ubers every time it is dark outside! this is such a serious safety issue to loose your lights while driving! there are two common fixes for this. One you buy the tipm or two you buy non stock headlights and reroute them to your own switch but for most of us, buying a part that Jeep knows will break is crazy and not practical (plus we the consumer didn't know it would) and the alternative of having to buy a different company's lights to buy pass the wiring in just crazy. It is such a serious issue I do not understand why there is no recall! I'm also so unsure if I can even pass a safety inspection anymore. Also the automatic fuel stopper does not work which is another know glitch with the tipm. This is okay if you know about it because you can hold the handle the whole time while filling up but you can not trust it alone. It isn't like it is all the time either. Just enough to keep you on your toes and plosion the ground with spillage. The first time is scary though.

The air bag light keeps going on and off as I'm driving, conditions (street or highway) are more pronounced while cornering. . . The clock spring was replaced 2 years ago, its doing the same thing again.

Driving on the highway approx 70 mph (speed limit) when the battery light sensor notification came on. Moved over to the slow lane to get off the next exit. Within ~ 5 miles of driving, the car completely shut down. Total engine loss and loss of all electrical including power steering making it extremely difficult to safely exit the lane onto the shoulder.

The driver's side heat blows colder than the passengers side heat. Problem lays with either faulty heater core, air diversion switch, or improper channeling. This problem occurs when sitting idle, and while driving. Prevents proper defrosting measures when driving in cold, wet weather.

The center console gets hot (like worry about a fire hot) , the radio will not work sometimes, sometimes the radio will be on but you can not shut it off or turn the station or anything with it, now the wipers will not shut off, it will not come out of park, random lights come on on the dash and go off, the windows and blinkers do not work. Thank god mine happened while in the parking lot at work and not driving down the highway at 70 mph heading home as I take 95 home from work. . So many people are complaining on line. Look it up.

My parked/stationary 2010 Jeep Wrangler caught fire from the center console by itself with no outside factors involved. It was parked inside my detached garage.

Pcm power control module is a known problem with Jeep Wranglers and there is no recall?.

Totally integrated power module (tipm) failed while driving causing the Jeep to die at highway speed making it very difficult to control on the north texas expressway with no exits. Jeep came to a stop on a blind curve and would not come out of park to be moved. Shifted transfer case to nut neutral and with another drives assistance pushed off the expressway.

Lights on dash went haywire and the vehicle just died while going 35 mph would not restart or come out of gear when it was stopped. I was stuck on a city street with no lights of any kind. Very thankful my daughter was not with me!!.

When driving down the road the vehicle would violently start shaking if it hit a pot hole or the road would curve. When the vehicle started to violently shake, steering the vehicle was impossible and it also killed the engine once. This happened driving on the highway and also on residential roads. Turned on the vehicle the wipers are going nonstop without being turned on, the turn signals and all of the gauges are not working. The headlights stay on when the Jeep is on. This happens with starting the vehicle and also driving.

Wipers will not turn off, blinkers will not work, dash board lights flash, vehicle stalls while driving due to fuel relay not working.

My windshield wipers suddenly refused to turn off. You must remove the fuse or disconnect the battery for the wipers to stop. Was informed by dealership that it was a faulty tipm. The tipm is the electrical brains of the vehicle. Chrysler is well aware of this faulty part and have recalled certain vehicles but denied the petition to recall the part in the 2010 Jeep Wrangler. It's disappointing that the company refuses to stand by their product and fix what they know to be faulty. The dealership quoted a $1200. 00 price to fix the tipm.

Key fob works intermittently, causing a safety concern for vehicle access.

On 5/12/17 my wife left for work about 7:20 am, about 20 min. Later she came back in our home and said the Jeep went crazy, she explained about half way down our drive way which is about a 1/4 of a mile, the wipers speeded up all the lights in the gauge cluster lit up,a constant noise like a smoke alarm started and lasted for a few seconds, then the wipers were going real slow and jumping, the engine shut off and smoke came out from under the hood on the left side. She switched off the Jeep and all the cluster lights stayed on. I went to the Jeep the cluster lights were still on, I open the hood and smoke was coming from the fuse box. I disconnected the battery and removed the fuse box cover, there were melted fuses in the box and I could see some melted wires under the fuse box. I called a local body shop to come and pick up our Jeep. I called my insurance and filled a claim. Since there was no fire we had no claim. I rented a tow dolly and took it to stateline Dodge in fort mill, s. C. I decided to call Jeep for help. They sent someone from engineering analysis to determine what happen. I don't remember his name but he told me it was a massive tipm failure. Jeep sent me a letter saying it was not a manufacturer defect and would not help us our Jeep has only about 67000 miles on it.

The contact owned a 2010 Jeep Wrangler. While the vehicle was parked, it caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.

Tipm is faulty. Power locks non functional. Washer pump non functional. Passenger headlight stays on high beam constantly even when vehicle is not in use. Unplugging battery is mandatory to keep lights off and battery from draining. Factory installed remote start does not work. Problem occurred while vehicle was in motion at high speeds down the highway. Inabilty to wash the windshield is a huge safety factor. As well as the constant high beam to other motorists.

Just purchased this Jeep a few weeks ago and, even though we knew the tipm was a known issue, we thought perhaps it would not surface for a few months or years. Well 2 weeks ago, the check engine light started beeping. A few days later, it would not start. Then today the dashboard lights started flashing & beeping and a few minutes after that, the engine stalled. Although I was able to restart it, 10 minutes later it stalled again & I could not restart it & nothing was coming on - no hazards / lights / engine lights. Another 10 minutes and I noticed the lights were back on so I tried to start it again . Engine tried to turn over but unfortunately it didn't start. Waited another few minutes & it finally started. Was able to drive it home & am not going to make the appointment to get the tipm replaced. Jeep needs to own this problem and make it a recall. Its terrifying knowing that I could have been on the highway when the car died.

The vehicle headlights will randomly cut off while driving. The headlight issue effects both headlights and fog lights and will stay out for seconds and on several occasions require several minutes before coming back on both while stationary and while driving. I had the switch on the steering column replaced which did not correct the issue. The problem has been diagnosed to the fuse box. The headlights cutting out is a major concern and when I called Jeep for a price they had it in stock which would indicate this is a known and normal issue.

''takata recall'' defective tpm, almost coused me to have an accident while driving in mexico during my vacation the lights went out whle doing 75 miles per hour. . . . Took it to mechanic and it has a bad tipm module.

Drove my car and everything was fine. Parked car at my apartments and smelled something that smelled like a fire. Went to the other side and saw fire coming from under the hood. Within minutes the fire consumed the entire front of my Jeep Wrangler. I never had any problems before this not even a check engine light was on.

The tipm failed which resulted in the headlights not working. There was not a specific event that caused the failure.

Cruise control stopped working a few months ago. Today I started getting the airbag warning light flashing on and off. Looks like I'll be dropping $500+ for a new clock spring. How is this not already listed as a recall?.

Tipm problem. Code reader codes are b10ec blower motor over current, b219a ignition start/ lock unlock over current. Suggested fix, replace tipm. Quoted from Jeep to repair is $1100. 00.

Dashboard doesn't illuminate, directional signals don't operate, wipers won't stop. The totally integrated power module (tipm) needs to be replaced as I had this diagnosed by a professional mechanic. And I had the clock spring replaced by a Jeep dealer as this didn't correct the existing electrical problem. This problem happened after the Jeep was parked overnight in my garage and it happened January 2016.

While parked engine began to repeatedly cranked and moved over curb over 20 feet until stop by striking over vehicles and exhaust battery power.

On my 2010 Jeep Wrangler (lhd) dashboard, the airbag warning light flashes on every other minute with a chime, an indication that there is something malfunctioning or interfering with the vehicle's airbags. This is happening when the vehicle is stationary and while in motion either on the highway or city roads. This is caused by a faulty clockspring within the vehicle's steering wheel. This faulty clockspring is the culprit for potential airbag failure in the 2010 Jeep Wrangler (lhd) during an accident or premature deployment when simply driving around. Daimler Chrysler has refused to address the safety concern of their faulty clockspring that can cause failure of the vehicle's airbags from properly deploying. ".

Abs, esp and trac cont. Lights all came on simultaneously. Diagnosed as a faulty clock spring mechanism. $587. 58 bill from the dealer, to repair. Approximately 66, 140 miles at the time of failure. Wrangler, 2 door, 4 wheel drive. Highway speed, approximately 65 mph. Apparently it was not covered by NHTSA 13v176000, Chrysler recall m31.

Tipm module is unpredictable and shuts down without notice. If it happens in motion it can be fatal.

I have been getting radom warning chimed and an air bag warning light when turning the steering wheel while cornering. Now it is almost always on and needs to be fixed before next inspection is due. Its a clockspring failure in the steering column, a problem common to the current Wranglers from 07-2014. There has already been a recall for the rhd models for the same thing but not lhd Jeeps. This is my second failure,my 2007 had the same problems as my 2010. Its time for Jeep to offer a recall and replace this part of the airbag system.