general problems of the 2015 Jeep Wrangler - part 1

While driving on the highway, my Jeep completely shut off and I lost control of everything the staring and I have no clue why it just shut off. I’m worried if I drive it I could do this while I’m on the highway and the third lane and I may end up in a collision.

I purchased a used 2015 Jeep Wrangler from a dealership in new york. At the time of sale, the vehicle had an open urgent safety recall (19v-018) for a defective takata passenger airbag inflator. This recall was never disclosed to me by the dealership prior to or at the time of purchase. The recall advisory was noted on the nys inspection report conducted the same morning the vehicle was sold to me, but was not communicated to me in any way. I discovered the open recall after experiencing repeated mechanical failures following purchase. Four days after purchase the vehicle overheated and had to be towed — the coolant system was found to be completely empty. An independent licensed mechanic subsequently inspected the vehicle and stated on record that the mechanical defects appeared to be pre-existing conditions that existed prior to the sale. The vehicle currently has an unrepaired takata airbag inflator which the manufacturer has identified as capable of exploding and sending metal fragments into the vehicle interior at high speed, risking serious injury or death to occupants. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The recall remains unrepaired. The dealership was contacted and a manager verbally acknowledged they did not disclose the known defect prior to sale.

Horn no longer works and the seatbelt light is on. My mechanic said there’s a recall… the clock spring apparently is contaminated… also, I see there’s a recall on the airbag.

Our 2015 Jeep Wrangler jk unlimited just caught on fire. I happened to be in my daughter’s bedroom, 20 feet away from where the Jeep was parked. I thought I was seeing flames reflecting from the tv, but I realized that they were real. My next thought was that my husband was building a firepit fire. I thought that was weird because he was doing it in the front yard, but I didn’t think any more about it because I was so focused on my work. I went back to work for a second, but something told me to look again. I did, and then realized that it was the Jeep that was on fire. I screamed for my husband, but couldn’t find him; I was scared that he was in the Jeep. Actually, he had been in the back yard and heard me screaming, so he ran up front to see what was happening. I called 911 while my husband tried to put the fire out with the water hose, which didn’t help- the flames kept getting higher. It took firefighters a while to extinguish the flames and to get it cooled off. The engine appears to be melted. It is in our yard and available for inspection. The fire fighters made a report that my husband has requested. We’re waiting on the insurance company to contact us. The fire smelled electrical. We smelled no gasoline. I was absolutely horrified thinking about what might have happened if it had ignited at night when no one was looking. My daughter, my pets, my husband, and I could have all been casualties of this spontaneous fire. The fact that it was day time, the unusual coincidence that I was where I was so that I saw the fire, and the fact that my husband parked on a different side of the yard than usual, all probably are the reasons we are alive today. Had any one of those events not been in play, it could have been a very different outcome. My husband had no indication that there was a problem with the Jeep. He’d just driven it. He reported no odors and no problems at all. He takes excellent care of it, so it was in great condition.

The abs module needs to be replaced and the part isn't being made anymore.

Airbag clock spring has failed in my 2015 Jeep Wrangler. The airbag dash light is now on and the whole steering wheel system no longer functions properly. I see there was a documented recall for this year/model. It’s not showing on my VIN. The clock spring has failed in my vehicle.

The abs modular has went out in my 2015 Jeep Wrangler and [being that there is a nation wide backorder I am assuming this is a known problem by Jeep.

Abs module is faulty and cannot be replaced. Vehicle brakes spongy and unresponsive. Plastic oil module piece has been replaced several times, but less impacting than abs module.

The abs light came on all of a sudden. The mechanic says the abs module is bad. This seems to be a widespread problem as our Jeep has been out of commission for over a month now due to a replacement part lack of availability.

Abs module/brake and traction light came on in 2021. Jeep dealership said abs module is on backorder. The Jeep at that time was still drivable. Now, may 2025, the abs module has caused so many items to fail that I can no longer drive it. It is currently at the dealership and they just called to say that the transmission and 0 mph is due to the abs module and it is still on backorder with no time frame for them to come in if they do at all. How can this be legal? I can't drive it and I can't sell it! it is my only car! it is dangerous to have this problem with no fix! what can I do?.

The component that is failing is unknown. Unknown to mechanics because a code is not thrown. I can be driving in my neighborhood, on the highway or coasting and my Jeep stalls. Everything else is working, radio, heater just the rpm goes to zero. I have to quick turn on my hazards and prey I can coast to safety. Once out of traffics way and I am in park my car will restart no problem. My safety is at risk because it will happen on the highway. My mechanic has checked all the sensors, fuel pump and filter, battery cables, alternator you name it its been checked or replaced. I have read Jeep forums to see what others are saying and there are over 100 other Jeeps that have this same problem. People are spending thousands of dollars to change out computers several times for it to keep happening and Jeep has no answers. It first happened two years ago, then about one time 6 months later and then 6 months are that it happened again. But recently its been happening everyday. No matter it I am coasting, on the highway or in my local area it will stall. No warning lights no engine lights just no response in the gas peddle when it stalls. This is going to be super dangerous if other Jeeps keep stalling on the highways. Check out forums it happens all the time. Jeep dealers just want to keep changing sensors for 200 here and there.

Catastrophic safety component failure and incident. The antilock brake system (abs) hydraulic / electronic control module suffered an immediate, internal electronic failure, triggering active diagnostic trouble code c2200. This structural internal defect completely disabled the anti lock brakes, electronic stability control, and traction control systems simultaneously. This total system shutdown caused a severe, life threatening incident on a high speed highway in texas. While driving with my children inside the vehicle, the brakes failed to respond normally during an essential braking event, resulting in a near-miss collision and nearly causing our Jeep to roll over due to the sudden loss of electronic stability and traction controls August 2024. The lack of basic safety infrastructure makes this vehicle completely unsafe to operate, posing an extreme risk to my family and other drivers on the road. The component failure and active code c2200 were officially inspected, reproduced, and confirmed by a factory authorized Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram dealership workshop. However, the manufacturer (Chrysler/mopar) has placed this critical safety component on an indefinite, long term engineering backlog. The dealership parts department formally verified a national backlog of over 436 unfilled consumer orders for this exact part, stating that many safety compromised owners have been left stranded without a repair for 1 to 2 years! mind you I immediately called Jeep customer care August 2024 and I am still dealing with them till today! the manufacturer is failing to provide safety critical parts within a reasonable timeframe, forcing consumers like my partner and I to choose between operating a vehicle with a severely compromised braking system or losing our primary livelihood transportation. This massive supply chain breakdown constitutes an ongoing, severe public safety hazard that requires immediate federal investigation and a mandatory safety recall!! what are our rights?.

Apparently this recall is from 2019 and I just got a call which I thought was spam advising of this dangerous recall.

I have experience a complete loss of control of the vehicle on both highways and streets that are bumpy due to dips, potholes, rough conditions due to the road. I received a misfire on cylinder 4 code p0304 and was told my vehicle isn’t covered for any recalls, but see that this is a common issue in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017 models. I want to know if any recalls or lawsuits are going on because my dealership informed me there aren’t any and it would take a week to even be able to diagnose the issue.

I had a 2015 2 dr Jeep Wrangler willy's edition. In March 2023, after sitting cold in the driveway for 10+ hours, it spontaneously combusted. It was very obviously an electrical fire based on the smell alone. It appeared that the most damage was in the area of the battery and fuse box. Vehicle was completely totaled and I found many reports online of similar issues, including many Wranglers that were completely totaled after the fire. There is no official acknowledgement of this recurring issue. The fire caught so fast, if I had not been parked in the driveway faced away from the house, I might not have a home either. Insurance did not do an investigation into the cause of the fire.

My vehicle has been suddenly shutting off while I am driving. There is no warning that anything is wrong with the vehicle. The first time it happened was October 2021. When it has these failures they happen multiple times. The next day the car operates normally. There are no consistencies when this happens - it has shut off when I am driving 20mph and 60mph. There are no error messages that come up on the vehicle. I took it to chuck patterson and they were unable to retrieve an error code and refused to diagnose intermittent issues. They did not find any visible issues with the vehicle. I have an open case with stellantis but they have not done anything. This issue has happened when I am driving my 2 year old nephew and is life threatening. Stellantis has not sent out anyone to inspect my vehicle. I bought the vehicle brand new special order and it has 104,000. I have not had any issues until now.

First, my vehicle intermittently would not allow me to scroll through the on dash menu, then the steering wheel audio controls began to do the same. Eventually, all steering wheel controls except cruise control ceased to operate including the horn. This was all just inconvenient until the horn ceased to work. Multiple times now I’ve been on the roadway while other cars have drifted into my lane with no way of making my presence known. Finally, my airbag light began intermittently coming on. Within two days, it’s now on all the time. I understand this to mean that my driver side airbag will not deploy in the case of a collision. This is a basic safety function that is not working and is due to a known manufacturer’s design flaw.

The manual shifting lever for the manual transmission came loose in my hand while driving and rotated freely preventing me from shifting into the proper gear. This occurred while shifting from 1st to 2nd gear while negotiating a corner. The vehicle was unable to be shifted into gear and I ended up blocking the traffic in the intersection. Very dangerous loosing the ability to move forward in a controlled manner at an intersection. This particular intersection was a "round about". Doing a little research online I found many of the same complaints. It seems that a rubber bushing fails and results in a loss of shifting ability. Poor design!.

Horn, and all controls on my steering wheel went out. Not sure about my airbag. I thought it may be due to airbag recall but when I went to my dealership to have the recall work done, they told me it was the passenger side airbag only but that it could be the clockspring because they have had several Jeeps come in for that same issue. I was actually driving, trying to avoid a car coming into my lane when I found out I had no horn! that's how I found out.

When the 4 doors are removed and the electrical connection is unplugged the battery will drain over night to 5. 6 volts, Jeep will not start. Charge battery to 12. 6 volts doors are still off battery will die again. Putting the doors back on battery is good with no problems. Battery dies to a no start condition only when doors are removed. This is while parked in a garage, key out vehicle off with no doors attached battery dies, battery has checked good several times. It is not the battery.

Car will randomly stall while driving. It starts right back up after we are safely able to pull over. There are no error codes. Brought the vehicle to the Jeep dealer with no answers. Spent $1,600 and still have a huge safety issue driving this car.

40,000 miles on car. Driving on highway from FL to GA. Jeep made 2 banging noises, and lost acceleration. Pulled over on side of highway to see what happened. When door was opened, Jeep was on fire from underneath . Within a minute or so, car was totally engulfed in flames.

Known issue with Jeep Wranglers since 2012- oil pressure sensor becomes faulty prematurely causing the engine light to turn on. In result, in the event of the oil system failing, the engine will fail without warning. The part is placed in a poor location with these vehicles engines.

Recall was preformed on this vehicle approx 4 mounts ago. . . The clock spring has failed.

Driving thru intersection at 40 mph. When it shifted it stopped forward motion. The engine continued to run as I stepped in gas,the Jeep would not move. . I was stuck in the passing lane with cars going. 50 mph. Almost rear ended a couple of times even though I had the hazards on. The turned off and the on. It started right up wouldn't move though. Had it towed to the dealer and they checked for codes and it didn't I have any. At this point they don't know. They have had it for three days. They want me to come get it. . I am afraid to drive this vehicle. It went from fine to gliding to a stop, it felt like it was in neutral ,then fine was running but no motion I have never had it off road. No sand or gravel. If you can help with this mystery or if anyone else has experienced this ,I would appreciate your help. I don't want to drive a car that can stop when it shifts.

Car feels like it over heats driving long periods of time & brakes traction is off when I have to make sudden stops.

Takata recall. Hello my Jeep is affected by the vo1 airbag inflator recall. I have researched this and the air bags in my Jeep can seriously harm or kill me or someone else. I attempted to take my Jeep in to have the recall performed but I am told Chrysler has placed a parts freeze on all air bags for my Jeep. I asked when this will be resolved and have been told several times by local dealerships and chrsyler that it will be about 4 months. They said they have no other answers. How can I not drive my vehicle for 4 months. That is absolutely not acceptable. How can there be a parts freeze for vehicles that are unsafe and potentially deadly. Not being able to drive your vehicle to and from work is also a economical burden. I need this recall performed as soon as possible. What is being done about this. This could easily lead to law suits. It is not realistic to just tell people to not drive their vehicles. Can the NHTSA please look into this and get back to me. Thank you in advance!.

My Jeep stops responding and shuts off while driving for no reason. When it happens at slower speeds, I have to put it in park, turn the key to off, and then start it back up again. This happens while I am in the middle of the road. If I am traveling at a faster speed, the engine will kick back on on its own. It has been happing for about a year.

Takata recall: I've been trying to schedule the takata recall but all the dealers in my area do not have the part on stock. Vehicle is in brazil.

My Jeep caught fire from the dash, reasons unknown. Insurance is investigating and fire dept put cause as unknown. Jeep is a total loss and my husband barely made it out of the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames. He was driving from school to home and about a mile from home on the highway about to exit.

My horn and steering wheel buttons do not work. I have not been in an accident, so I am not sure how this is going to affect my airbags.

Vehicle caught fire and burned to a total loss, claim with Jeep was closed without resolve, requested information from the investigation and received nothing , after several calls and notes being put on the account nothing was resolved and my case was closed against my will and now they wont do anything. Vehicle caught fire traveling down the highway at approximately 65 mph and upon pulling over found a fire in the front passenger fender area, attempted to extinguish fire without success and Jeep burned to the ground.

Was driving down the highway when the passenger side had a little bit of smoke, pulled over and there was a small fire, multiple fire extinguishers failed to put out the fire and it spread engulfing the entire Jeep and pop up camper until they were both total losses.

The horn on my Wrangler has been very stiff since day one. You have to really push darn hard on it to activate the sound, so much that it is a real safety concern. A couple times I was very close to being hit and I sincerely believe that the delay in being able to beep quickly is a major concern. I read on a Jeep Wrangler forum that this is a known issue that many others have as well. I will be bringing this topic up at my next service but honestly this inability to do a quick beep could be the difference in saving lives. I entered today's date for �when did this happen� but this has come up a few times over the course of owning the car. Thank you for listening.

"takata recall" my Jeep airbag light came on, my thermostat housing started leaking, and my 2015 Jeep only has 40k miles.