general problems of the 2013 Jeep Wrangler - part 2

At only around 20,000 miles while turning right and braking I would hear a crunch sound. Also the cloth top on the Jeep was manufactured very tightly against the side roll bars and are wearing out the cloth on the poles which will eventually end up with a torn material. I've had to replace the plastic back window at 17,0000 miles because of the lack of visibility. Currently the Jeep has 28,000 miles and is garage kept. The fender flares have started faded already too.

There is a loud squeal from inside the vehicle while braking, especially in colder conditions or when braking harder. It happens at slow or high speeds.

Parking/emergency brake does not work. I am in a few Jeep clubs and all Jeep Wranglers, 2007-present have major issues with the parking/emergency brake not holding. Most people do not care as we drive automatic transmission and its really not needed. My Jeep has been to the dealer over 4 times with them unable to fix it. It is a bad design that is prone to failure.

2013 Jeep Wrangler. Consumer writes with concerns to defects with the front brakes, rear brakes and hand brake system.

Parking brake on manual transmission with 29" wheels will not hold Jeep on incline. Have tried adjustments and unable to get parking brake to work. Seems to be a bad design.

2013 Jeep Wrangler with 15k miles, manual transmision, vehicle parked in garage with the parking brake engaged, (handle pulled up 4 clicks). Vehicle started and placed in neutral, allowed engine to run and exited for a brief moment, returned to find it rolling out of the garage and down my front driveway, crashing into a culvert in my front lawn. This is a serious and very dangerous design flaw with the parking brake by Chrysler. I have been driving for 30 + years and have never had a vehicle not hold with the e-brake engaged, (maybe weak but will always hold on basicly a flat surface such as a garage). This is obviously a known issue, there are many forums discussing it. I have aquantances with new 2011-2014 Jeep Wranglers with the same parking brake not holding issue. I feel that it is important that people are made aware of this design flaw by Chrysler. Dealer contacted, they inspected and stated “parking-brake working”, they would adjust but not covered under warranty (over 12k miles). The parking brake has been adjusted, but I always use a chock block on the wheel when parked. I do not trust the parking brake assemblly on this Jeep and feel there is a serious design flaw. With a standard transmission the parking brake has to be relied upon to hold the vehicle, this flaw inhibits safely leaving the vehicle while it is running.

Brake booster made excessive noise. Dealer replaced in September 2013. Parts were on back order. Dealer stated that they had over 3 others for same issue on order at dealership. Just had same brake booster replaced again for same complaint September 2015.

The hill start assist malfunctions constantly, this can stall the engine when starting out in traffic and cause excessive ware on the brakes and clutch. There are 2 switches that tell the computer when the clutch petal is pressed. One when you first start to press in the clutch and another that tells the computer when the clutch is pressed in all the way. The hill start assist is programmed to use the switch that tells the computer when you first start to press in the clutch instead of the switch that tells the computer when the clutch petal is fully pressed. This causes the brakes to stay locked up even after the clutch is fully engaged when starting on a hill. The computer needs to be reprogrammed to release the brakes as soon as you start to release the clutch petal before the clutch fully engages. The hill start assist should use the same switch that tells the computer the clutch is fully pressed which is the same switch that is used to prevent the vehicle from starting in gear and not the switch that tells the computer when the petal is lightly pressed which is the switch that turns off the cruise control.

Tl * the contact owns a 2013 Jeep Wrangler. While driving various speeds, the contact had to depress the brake pedal to the floorboard in order to stop the vehicle. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.

There has been an issue with my emergency brake since my Jeep was new. It does not hold adequately, and must be pulled extremely tight to even engage at all. I have been told by the dealer that "that's just how they are. " I don't believe this for one minute, and in fact find it insulting that Chrysler expects consumers to believe this. I have never owned a vehicle where the emergency brake won't hold it. I have friends who drive Wranglers too and they all say the same thing. Design flaw? this is a safety issue when driving a manual and would love a functioning emergency brake.

Since the day I bought the vehicle new while applying the parking brake it seems as though you hit a void or that it slips over like there is a stripped gear. I took it to the dealership for service and was told "they all do that, its not uncommon and nothing to worry about" but I have recently noticed that if it stops on the void the parking brake does not hold the vehicle in place and it rolls. I am wanting to take it in for service but not sure if this is a good idea right now until I have a complaint filed and have it check out by another source as I am worried that I will get the same answer. I know Chrysler issued recall for a similar problem but this vehicle was not included in that recall. I want everyone that has this type of vehicle to be aware of this problem since "its common and they all do it".