Five problems related to gas recirculation valve (egr valve) have been reported for the 2014 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Engine oil leak (fire hazard). The engine oil filter housing (part number 68105583aa) is widely reported to faulty by owners of this vehicle year (2014). This part cracks under routine driving and leaks engine oil onto hot system components, such as the exhaust cross over and transmission, where the oil burns and creates a fire hazard. Myself and my passengers have noticed this smoke before it ignited. However others have reported a fire. The oil leak generally occurs when the engine has come up to temperature and the vehicle has been in motion long enough to reach normal operating oil pressure and temperature. The problem occurs if the vehicle is stationary or in motion, regardless of road conditions. The leak is not immediately detected by a low oil pressure, high temperature, or other similar warning, further increasing the fire risk. Further, the leaking oil posses an environmental danger and is hazardous. Prior model years had a different, metal part which does not crack and leak under routine use. It is believed when this part was replaced with a plastic component in 2014+ models, the new, plastic part was defective or insufficient for its high temperature operating environment inside the engine. This part should be recalled and replaced by the manufacturer (fca). Attached photo shows: oil (light brown) pooling beneath leaking oil filter housing (foreground) on the engine block itself.
Drive the Jeep approximately 10 miles on 1/18/19. Parked it in my drive way for the night. Air temp got to between 15 and 20 degrees that night. At approximately 10:30 am I started the Jeep to allow it to warm up before driving 3 miles to town. At about mile 2 I noticed a burning oil smell. I pulled off the road and saw motor oil covering my transmission and exhaust. I checked the oil and it was about 1/2 a quart low. I drove the Jeep home at that point and parked it. Called the dealership and scheduled an appointment. I was told it was a crack in the oil cooler housing assembly. Service tech explained it was a common issue with this year model and that Jeep was aware of it. When I asked about pricing and recalls the tech said it wasn't a recalled part and the total repair cost would be around $1000. 00. Confused I called around to other Jeep owners as well as other authorized Jeep repair shops and was told this. It is a very common problem but not covered under any recall. This problem is all to common for there not to be a recall. The danger lies in the fact that had someone less knowledgeable been driving, fire could have erupted from the large amount of oil on the exhaust, engine failure due to a sudden loss of oil, and not to mention the oil that is now running onto the roadway. And the environmental issues as well.
Oil cooler keeps cracking causing oil to leak down my engine, potentially draining engine of oil while driving and catching fire. Chrysler corporate office is aware of this issue yet will not recall the part. Does it take someone getting injured or a death to occur in order to recall a faulty part? I've already had a Jeep dealer replace the oil cooler and it seems that it's going to continue to crack and leak oil everywhere down my engine. The flash point of motor oil is 232 degrees and my engine gets as hot as 230 degrees when pulling a trailer on the interstate. This is beyond frightening to think my engine could catch fire while my family and I are driving on the interstate due to Jeeps faulty part.
Was traveling in our 3 week old 2014 Jeep Wrangler 2 door automatic in central California. Heading west on a remote two lane highway in approx. 84 degree dry conditions. Speed limit in this area is 55. I came upon a farm truck who was traveling at approx. 45-50 mph. When conditions were safe, I pulled into the oncoming lane and proceeded to accelerate very hard to pass the farm vehicle in a safe distance. The cruise control was on but was currently not in use. As I was almost around the farm vehicle I took my foot off the gas but the vehicle continued to accelerate at full throttle. I first viewed the road ahead of me to see if it was clear while at the same time I stomped on the brake. I also turned the cruise control completely off. An error message flashed on the dash however due to the circumstances I did not see what it indicated. The braking helped but as soon as I took the foot off the brake it continued to accelerate at full throttle. I would estimate that the Jeep reached a speed of 100 when this happened. I then prepared to place the vehicle in neutral but first reached and grabbed the floor mat and yanked it as hard as I could to pull it away from the gas pedal as I was still unsure of what was happening. The issue felt more like an electronic issue then a gas pedal caught on a floor mat. However this did seem to stop the sudden acceleration. Once home I verified that I could not see in any way how the floor mat would hold down the gas pedal as the gas pedal snaps back with quite a bit of force when pushing the floor mat in front of the pedal. This very well may have been caused by the floor mat however I would like to document what happened.
Transition & engine coolant temp immediately rose to alarm status (300 degrees) in first ever light duty 4 wd application. Off road 4wd conditions and terrain consisted of a 5% grade in low cut hay field. Alarm indicated immediate corrective action was necessary. Vehicle temperature gauges were rising from normal tolerances to alarm status in two minutes. Corrective action included cutting engine to cool. Corrective action also required blower and heater on highest settings to cool block and maintain operable driving condition temperatures. Engaging in the slightest load while 4 wheel drive train was engaged (off road) immediately replicated severe overheating condition of both tranny and block coolant. Vehicle was operable at normal operating temperatures at high speeds in two wheel drive while on pavement only. Vehicle is a 2014 Jeep sahara unlimited Wrangler with "v" 6 cyl motor automatic transmission with 2,900 miles on odometer (vehicle is brand new purchased in March 2014 - date of this report is April 2014).