general problems of the 2011 Jeep Wrangler - part 1

Jeep just quit while driving. Towed to dealership…. Dealership told us it was the tipm and they couldn’t get another one for at least a year. No other options given. Had to tow the vehicle to my house from there!!!!! this is a known problem/recall for my Jeep her but for some reason my VIN number is not part of the recall…even tho it is obviously the same exact issue of your recall!!!!.

I have had my transmission in my Jeep Wrangler fixed five times it is still barely working. As well as I am having an extremely bad death wobble when I drive, which is very unsafe for me and my son when we are in the vehicle. We have been trying to keep getting it fixed, but it seems like nothing is working. As well as my lights have been going in and out on my dashboard, which is again unsafe during the night. I am afraid for me and my sons safety and we are not wanting to keep driving this vehicle as well it barely passed emissions so I can get my tag for my plates. We are wanting to get something safer for me and my family.

Wipers immediately stopped working during heavy snow and rain mix. After spending a lot of money and time trying to repair they still did not work. All fuses and wires as well as wiper arms were inspected, the wiper motor and multifunction swith were replaced, my battery was replaced and no wipers. After verifying electrical circuits and power to the wiper motor, it was determined to be an issue in the tipm, apparently a frequent issue with Jeep vehicles. This is a dangerous issue that can cause accidents and certainly does not allow a vehicle to pass a state safety inspection, as in my case. This is an expensive repair that Jeep should be responsible for bt recalling these units on the Wranglers that are so often affected!.

All of my wires on the drivers side is unhooked and hanging. All of my emergency light have came on. The car is running hot and not catching up on proper speed. The car wobbles left and right when going over 40mph. My reverse camera is hanging covering my license plate causing m to consistently get pulled over. There are a lot of safety concerns. The dealer used profanity towards me and told me he was not fixing anything, I better use my warranty. I got what I got!.

We have been dealing with electrical issues with our Jeep for a few years now. About 2 months ago, the airbag light turned on the dash, along with the seatbelt light (although I am buckled in). I have now found that there are up to 6 recalls on the airbag malfunctioning, but have never receive a recall or mention of this kind of malfunction when buying the car. How can I get this corrected? this car will not keep us safe, better yet pass an inspection with this manufacture's malfunction.

On 10/18/2023 my 2011 Jeep Wrangler jk sport was driving on highway I-270 . After driving for 10 miles the Jeep started to jump back and forth like it was running out of fuel . Then the Jeep just died while driving in the fast lane. I managed to get it to the side break down lane by coasting it over with out injury's ,but almost caused tree car crash by them avoiding contact with my Jeep. I had the Jeep towed home by friend and had it checked out there was not dash lights , not radio , no headlights , and when the key was turned on the dash would not light up or start at all . I call the dealer for there information on this . They told me that the ignition switch was not working. I replaced it with 2 other switches and still same problem . I finally had an associate that works at a Dodge dealer come to look at it as a favor. He told me the tipm module was not working by not allowing power to distribute to the electrical components and also fuel pump. Therefore I would have to get the tipm module replace or repaired . This is not the 1st time he has seen this happen, he has seen lost of complaint on this issue from other owners and repair shops and then told me that I was very lucky that the Jeep di not get hit on me injured from it shutting off on the highway. I told him that I would not include his name in my report to you or the Dodge dealers , he does not want to get in any trouble or loose his employment and I respect that .

I have airbag failure. I had it diagnosed by a local mechanic. My Jeep had airbag failure in the past and the repair was done by Jeep. Jeep refused to pay for it, although the same year of Wrangler was recalled for the airbag failures. They returned my money almost 2 yrs later. The current code is b1b02 (clockspring). In addition to my airbag light being on, due to failure (defect), my other gauges are not working properly (gasoline etc. ) and the electronics will not work now (buttons on steering wheel for cruise control, radio, trip/mileage etc. Jeep dealerships in illinois have repeatedly stolen parts off my Jeep Wrangler rubicon, as it is a "special edition" black ops package. I have also caught a Jeep technician draining my coolant, which he spilled all over my radiator, in an attempt to tell me I had a "leak" and all the coolant is gone. He tried to "bend" my waterpump (in front of me) and I demanded he return my keys & I left. I've run out of reputable dealerships to take my Jeep. Please help! I have a disabled child who rides with me & I cannot be without airbags. Since day of purchase, this Jeep has been riddled with known defects. The local mechanic told me there was a recall. Jeep has not notified me of recalls or any information in several years, as a result of my complaints to the manufacturer's administrators about the continuous theft and fraud by their dealerships and the defects in my Jeep.

Air bag lights on traction control light on the clock spring is bad dealer won't fix is dispite recalling a haft million Jeeps.

Tipm failure. Lights, turn signals, fuel pump, windshield wiper malfunctions. 89,000 miles on car. Wipers went to constant on. Lights went to off. Turn signals ceased working. This was a know issue for Chrysler. The tipm was recalled on other Jeep and Chrysler models.

While travelling country road (divided highway) cruising at approximately 65 mph (cruise control engaged) the message indicator went "ding" and the check engine light began flashing. I turned on flashers, slowed down and found a commercial driveway into which I could exit and stop off roadway. After turning off ignition I immediately raised the hood and found active fire (flames) to the rear of the intake manifold and forward of the firewall where the wiring harness is located. I instructed my passenger to immediately exit the vehicle. I had bottles of drinking water with us (hot day in texas) so I took three or four bottles of water and extinguished the flames from both sides of the upper engine. The flames were immediately extinguished indicating no presence of petroleum products fueling the flames. After ensuring that fire was fully extinguished I called a local towing service to come pick us up and drop the Jeep at a local napa repair shop. Shop located and ordered a new wiring harness as opposed to trying to repair existing harness. May file a claim with auto insurance after repairs are made.

Unknown but suspected deterioration of steering column clock spring. Radio controls and horn stopped working, then the cruise control stopped working.

When braking since these lights are on it will cause issue with the brakes themselves as if they don’t want to brake fully. Now I’m a 32 year old man and am aware of making sure your brakes are good and fully functioning. I’ve noticed also the steering when slowing down too from this. Nothing underneath the vehicle is an issue for steering. All steering components are fully functioning. I’ve noticed issues with the clock spring in the Jeep as well. Sometime it comes and goes (most likely and electoral problem) geez who knew! haha, however when I’m turning the airbag light will stay on then go off and the lights on the steering wheel themselves with turn off. They’ve been off for awhile now. Since this is happening on a daily basis. When owing down it’s cause a very big issue for me because it will make the Jeep want to turn in any direction it may feel and sometimes that direction is in another lane mostly on coming traffic! I have not had the Jeep looked at by a dealer but has been by a mechanic with a $3000 scanner and he still has the codes stored for me. No and no.

There is a bad connection with the gears according to the transmission. It's slipping and delayed movement to the vehicle. From time to time, the vehicle will slow down or stop all of a sudden when driving or turning a corner. It's very dangerous especially if someone is on your butt.

So they (mopar/Jeep) have had this Jeep clock spring recall issue for a while now. . . We have had it replaced twice now under the recall and it is still doing the exact same thing. . . So the recall fix was nothing but a sham. . . It did not fix the problem and the problem still persists and I am not fixing it for a third time when the solution they came up with for the recall is not a solution it just masks the problem for a little while. . . So now once again the clock spring is out in it and I am at my wits end with it!.

Tipm. All warning lights flash on and off . Wipers go on and off headlights stay on engine stalls. In motion.

Clock spring needs replacement on the Jeep. The vehicle has 43000 miles and has been driven lightly off-road. The warning light constantly goes on/off with a warning sound. The error code displays "air bag sensor", but my neighborhood mechanic tells me its the clock spring that needs to be replaced. The city of riverside, Dodge dealer (moss bros) in CA says no recalls are noted for my 2011 Jeep.

I was driving 45 mph southbound on highway 101 in California. I started smelling a burning smell from under the hood. I was coming up to traffic and began to press the brake pedal and realized that I had very little brake pressure. I then switched lanes in preparation to get off the highway. As I got off the next exit with very little brake pressure, the smell got worse and smoke began to come out from under the engine bay. As soon as a I got off the next exit, I pulled into a parking lot and hand to use the hand brake to get the car to stop. I had no brake pressure left. As soon as I put the car in park, flames started coming out from under the engine bay. I grabbed what I could and exited the vehicle and called 911 requesting the fire department to put the fire out. The fire started under the left hand side of the engine bay. That is where the flames were seen visibly first. I have no aftermarket parts or mods outside of mopar (oem). Car has been maintained and service by putnam Jeep in burlingame. No offroad usage either.

Takata recall - bought my vehicle, no light was ever on. About 4 months after purchasing vehicle till present - airbags light comes on with dings, stays on. Electrical is failing, can't seem to find the reason for the electrical malfunctions. Cruise and trac control kick on and off whenever they want to, that has been scary (moving all 4 times, 4 on interstate, 1 as I was turning a sharp turn after I had slowed). In the date slot below, I will put the 1st known time it happened to me, as there has been several.

Fuel spit back, airbag malfunction, tire pressure sensor, navigation system freezes.

I was driving at under 10 mph, on a texas state road when the plastic fuel line which is connected to the underside of the body with some type of adhesive failed. This dropped the fuel line directly on the catalytic converter, which melted the fuel line causing a fire that spread to the engine compartment. Apparently this is an issue on the 4 door model Wranglers as the 2 door Wranglers have a plate preventing this. This issue should be looked at on all 4 door models, ranging from 2008 through at least 2013. I have looked at other 4 door Jeeps and see that they have the same potential issue there is nothing that prevents the fuel line from coming into contact with the exhaust and potentially causing a fire.

The tipm has failed no trun signals and or brake lights.

Tipm module - why has there not been a recall on the tipm modules. This is a safety hazard. There are tons of complaints on this. Jeep needs to stand behind their product. I have less than 50,000 miles on the Jeep and should not be having to replace this module. This is a $1500 fix and they are notorious for going out.

I was told that the tipm malfunctioned and affected the door locks and may result in other failures.

This Jeep has a recall for the electrical harness for the heated mirror for possible fire. The autonation dealer in golden colorado says they don't have the part and Jeep recall department says they do. It is believed that the dealer doesn't want to fix recall items do to the profitability. The dealership told us that the part was not available. Jeep recall is saying that isn't the case. The manufacture and dealers need to take responsibility for this hazardous risk before something bad happens. We have been trying to take care of this for some time now and Jeep should be more cooperative.

The dealer have failure to remedy this defect.

The clockspring on my 2011 Jeep Wrangler (left handed drive) has failed causing the airbags to become dysfunctional and airbag light to engage. Fca has recalled right handed drive Jeep Wranglers 2007-2012 under the attached recall notification. Fca has also recalled 2007 lhd Jeep Wranglers for this same issue. The root cause of these recalls was determined to be dust accumulation in the grease of the clockspring as seen in the attached recall notification. The clockspring part in both lhd and rhd variations of this model Jeep Wrangler include a similar, if not the same, clockspring part. The amount of dust that a Jeep Wrangler is subject to does not correlate to the position of the steering wheel and clockspring. I would suspect that a vehicle with less that 70,000 miles and 5 years of use should not have airbag failure. I have contacted my local Jeep dealership which then instructed me to contact the fca Jeep warranty/recall 800 number in addition to the fca headquarter's 800 number. After speaking with a representative at the fca headquarters hotline I was told that the recall does not apply to my lhd 2011 Jeep Wrangler and the repair was to be made from out of my pocket. As of June 2015 there has been an open investigation into this issue for lhd Jeep Wranglers as seen in the link below. . Read more...

Jeep Wrangler 2011 stalled on the city street and highway in several occations. It occur several times. I was on the road, the Jeep went out completely, it did not brake, it did not turn on, it did not honk, I did not respond. Several times this dangerous situation happen exactly the same and I almost risked my life. I already been on the edge of crashing and I had to stop in the grass or green areas to not kill myself. Mechanics do not come up with the problem. In the dealer there are several Jeep Wrangler with the same problem. Last visit to a professional and authorize repair center 6/11/18. This is clearly a defect that attends life and security.

I have a bad clockspring which has been recalled on right handed Wranglers for the same year but has not yet for the left handed Wranglers and it is causing my airbag light to illuminate while I am driving and while I am staying still and could affect my airbag from deploying when needed.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled in traffic, the windshield wipers stopped functioning, and the vehicle stalled while idling. The vehicle was able to be restarted after five minutes. The failure happened without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the tipm module malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

I have uploaded a pdf document that explains my problem. Thanks for your help.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle, which caused several warning lights to become illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the lower back and neck, which required medical attention. The contact also stated that the crash caused the vehicle to go into limp mode. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the totally integrated power module (tipm) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

Takata recall, these airbags remain in my vehicle with the recall of temperature and humidity in my area make my vehicle a constant danger to my life and all those on any road or highway I may drive on. They contain metal components that kill. Nhtsa is not doing nearly enough to get the manufacturer to take immediate action to replace said airbags before, highly possible multiple deaths occur. There are several problems with this vehicle, water accumulating on the floor in 8 to 12 inches on both front passenger sides. Not a drop was found anywhere else within the vehicle. It took 4 attempts to fix this problem and there is no, report other than those I have on a hard drive from someone my dealership had to call in to fix this issue, by the name of,"the waterman. " why are there no reports on file with the service department of my dealership. There are constant electrical problems, icons lighting up, repair department claiming they cannot repeat the issue. Though I have taken in photos of the dashboard as proof and evidence. The vehicle was under extended warranty mechanical and body outside s well as the entire interior. The carpet requires replacing refused by the service dept. The water caused the carpeting to become loose, the cheap plastic clip to hold the mat on the driver's side does not hold it in place ,causing it to punch up under the accelerator and brake pedals. There is also a rip about an inch or so beside the plastic clip meant to hold the mat in place. This is a deadly defect waiting to happen. After twice being deemed repaired, both side view electric heated mirrors that are supposed to keep them clear from water, the dangerous problem still exists. The water damage has caused rust and corrosion to accumulate under the carpet where most of the wires and parts to the electrical system are placed and compromised. There are suspension problems,visibility.

The door locks are sporadically locking and unlocking and not responsive some of the time. Online research indicates that many other 2011 Jeeps are also having faulty tipms.

The air bag light has been turning on and off, it is mostly on. The dealership told me it was the "clockspring" and it would be about $500 to repair. I declined to repair because I cannot afford it right now.

On my 2011 Jeep Wrangler rubicon unlimited (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 has been a recurring issue and concern for many 2007 and newer Jeep Wrangler (lhd) owners, including myself, and has been shown time and time again to be caused by a faulty clockspring within the vehicle's steering wheel. This faulty clockspring is the culprit for potential airbag failure in the 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.