general problems of the 2018 Jeep Wrangler - part 2

On Dec. 31, 2021, we discovered the left rear brake had "frozen" the brake pads to the rotor, causing it to drag and smoke. My wife was alone in the car at the time. We managed to limp it to the mechanic and got it replaced. On Feb. 8, 2022, it happened again on the front right wheel. This time she was again alone, 2 hours from home, and it smoked so severely she thought the car was on fire. We got it towed to the garage and this time, with a history developed, we got the other 3 calipers replaced along with the parts they ruined. There is no doubt that her safety is at risk with faulty brakes, whether they freeze or fail to grab. The problem was confirmed by the mechanic and he showed me how he confirmed it. He fixed it; no other entities inspected it. Fca us llc did verbally acknowledge brake problems with that model. Wheel drag and a "burnt" smell started in December, 2021; cause discovered 12/31/21. No other prior warnings.

The 2018 Jeep Wrangler began having problems in oct of 2019 with a racing engine and electrical issues, may of 2020 the car had severe electrical issues and the dealership could not find anything wrong. The car was at the dealership for 5 days. In June the same electrical problems occurred and it was at the dealership for 6 days. When the car was returned to us the dealership said not to drive it very far. On July 23rd. The car went rogue in reverse at 60 miles an hour backwards. No pressure to the accelerator, it just took off, it has been determined that the braking system did not work. It was in our driveway.

My vehicle failed to brake and steering wheel was not responding either causing me to crash into a vehicle parked in front of me there is video surveillance that will show how long I was trying to control this vehicle and was not able too I took it to a Jeep dealer and they state that nothing was wrong there are multiple forums https://. . Read more...

I have had an issue since the vehicle was 6 months old, when applying the brakes, the pedal is low (half way to the floor), not a good feeling. When I do a quick pump, the pedal comes up to safe, responsive level and I get a good safe stop. I don't tow much, but I occasionally tow a small boat, I then don't feel safe at all. I have had it in to the dealer no less than 6 times for the issue and they claim all is ok. I have also paid to have an independent shop look at it and they do find it a problem and even a fix as when they pinched off the front hoses, the pedal was right up top. The last time at the dealer I was told that Jeep does realize that they have an issue but cannot supply replacement parts as they are needed for the cars being built. . . Please help!.

My Jeep began wobbling a few months after I purchased it last July 2018. Wobbling has only occurred while driving on the highway. They did a computer update last year that was suppose to fix the problem but on 10/5/19 my Jeep began to wobble uncontrollably any time I reached 50 or above. I took it in on Monday 10/13 and was told the problem was repaired but the next day while doing 50mph it began to wobble. The temperature reads 800 degrees randomly since the start and they finally told me problem was fixed. The cars stalls randomly at red lights and I need to turn it off and restart it. When this happens the gas petal locks and I am not able to do anything unless I restart the car. This also happened one time while I was reversing the car when I shift to drive the car did not move and the petal locked. My radio has been replaced 3 times because it does not work properly and they though that was the reason why the temperature was reading 800 degrees. Still read 800 degree 3 radio's later for. The engine makes a click sound every so often not sure what that is about.

This was found during a tire replacement. The left rear brake was coated with "oil" that I was told came from the rear transmission seal next to the wheel leaking. The vehicle was, at times, hard to stop. I was forced to "slam" on the brakes to get vehicle to stop. The anti-lock brake feature seemed to stop working and I would skid to a stop. There was no consistency in the occurrence of this symptom. The dealer told us that they were replacing the rear axle assembly to fix the problem.

This is regarding what's known in the Jeep community as the �death wobble. � I bought my car brand new in September of 2018, and I've experienced the death wobble. I'll be on the freeway, driving 65+ mph, all of the sudden hit a bump or rumble in the road and then lose control of my steering. The Jeep starts vibrating (wobbling) uncontrollably. The only way to stop this is by slowing down enough to come to a stop, which can prove difficult and dangerous on the freeway. This is something I feel should be fixed. My car has never been in an accident, has all new parts since I bought it brand new and shouldn't have this problem.

Trying to avoid a large dirt clump left in the road by the road maintenence crew I swerved to the left at 35 miles an hour and the esm/esc light came on and the Jeep took over the car I could not apply the brakes or control the steering the speed did not deminish and the vehicle crossed an intersection rolling up an embankment so that the front of the Jeep went in the air and came down hard causing the frame to break and the front axle to bend. If I could have at least been able to control the steering I could have turned in the direction I had intended to go this could have been avoided. Jeep is now trying to fix the control system after the damage was repaired. The light remained on even after the Jeep stopped. I see others have had trouble with this system. I had a 2012 rubicon that had trouble with this system and took it to the dealer numerous times and they could not find the problem so I traded off for another vehicle. This also cause me a broken back. The seat belt was deployed and the air bags did not deploy. I was on a county road and was going to turn left onto another county road but could not turn the wheel. These roads are dirt and were just graded leaving loose dirt and ice which were not there when I had traveled this road about 2 hours earlier. I was in two wheel drive and have fount blogs where others have had this problem and that you should turn the system off on dirt roads.

On cold mornings while parked, the brake will not depress and the car will not start. After multiple attempts or after the car warms up, it will start. This has happened on multiple occasions. On christmas morning after finally getting the car to start, the steering wheel locked up while I was driving on the highway (65 mph) on a straightaway. It happened twice that day. I was told until they can duplicate it, they cannot fix it. I do not feel safe in this vehicle.

Driving on highway, when trying to slow down and applying brakes vehicle was veering to the right. Almost went off road and hit guard rail. Vehicle also has an issue with steering on straight aways wants to wander all over highway, had tires/wheels/and alignment inspected everything came back fine no answer for why vehicle wanders and vehicle constantly goes right while braking.

I purchased my 2018 Jeep Wrangler unlimited jl in June of 2018. Within the first month of having the vehicle the problems began. I initially had windshield seals that were missing so the Jeep would fill up with water from behind the dashboard. The dealership said they "fixed the problem" and then my windshield cracked because they didn't install properly, now it is leaking again behind the steering wheel. This will be my 3rd visit to the dealership for this problem. Then the "death wobble" began around 8/9,000 miles, almost causing multiple accidents. My vehicle has been in two dealerships since October 2018 trying to fix all of the issues occurring. The Jeep is being sent to the dealership for the 5th time on April 10, 2019 for ongoing steering issues. The damper (recall) in the vehicle was replaced 4 times without success and the steering continues to worsen. Keep in mind, the damper recall fix was only available at my dealership in January of 2019. I now have 18,000 miles on the vehicle, loose and wobbling steering, can't maintain a lane while driving, vibration and wobbling while breaking, the emergency break is no longer engaging (manual transmission), and just put in a complaint with Jeep a few weeks ago after little success with the dealership. Jeep is telling me that my unsafe, unstable vehicle has too many miles on it to buyback. I have had the vehicle for less than 10 months and have never had this many issues with any of my other vehicles in my life. The vehicle will be going back to the original dealership I purchased it from for the 5th time for steering issues and 3rd time for the windshield seals, along with many other issues. I no longer feel safe in my own vehicle in which I am paying a high price for every month.

This is the second time the vehicle has experienced a total computer failure while it was being driven. My fiance' was driving this time and lost power steering, brake assist, as well as the ability to shift gears or even turn off the engine. As before, indications are a complete failure of the can network - multiple cels and error messages, from fuel low to tpms fail to electronic start stop disabled to check shiftier, as well as a loss of power steering and the engine going into limp mode. The first time this happened I was doing 70mph on the freeway. It occurred at night, thankfully, as it caused me to swerve between lanes during the sudden loss of power/steering assist. If it had been during rush hour, I would have hit another vehicle. This time the computer failed while in a parking garage. Thankfully it occurred after turning into a straight away as my fiance' took the entire length to stop due to the loss of breaking; she blew through a pedestrian walkway and could not stop and, if it had happened during a turn, she most likely would have hit a car or hit the edge of the parking garage. Both times we were very lucky that we did not have an accident that resulted in major damage or a fatality. Jeep has found 2 electrical wiring problems so far with this Jeep and obviously there are additional wiring defects present in the vehicle.

Tl- the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that due to the distance of the brake pedal they inadvertently press the accelerator pedal. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 654. Kh.

My vaccum booster failed. My son was driving my Jeep that only has 2000 miles on it. He was driving in dry warm condition. He drove in the suburbs on a main street. He hit the brakes and nothing happened which caused him to rear end someone. Edr report has been done. Insurance has investigated and well. Unfortunately Chrysler wont own up to the fact that the vaccum booster was faulty.

Unintended acceleration: bought a 2018 Jeep Wrangler rubicon on 14 may 2018. On 15 may 2018, I brought it to the car wash. After pulling out of the car wash onto to adjacent road, vehicle accelerated without any interaction from myself. I pressed the brakes and the vehicle continued to rev the engine as I released the brakes, the vehicle continued to accelerate. I continued to tap and them slam the brakes to bring the vehicle to a halt. On the vehicle screen, it indicated something along the lines of "electronic throttle requires service" and had the icon for the "stop-start" feature as disabled with an exclamation point. After getting the vehicle under control and out of traffic, I was able to cycle the engine by powering off. The problem did replicate. But I brought it directly to the dealership, where they diagnosed faults (but unaware of those faults. ) I received poor service from gator Chrysler Jeep who said they'd look at it but it was most likely a cruise control issue (not true as the vehicle started under 20 mph and tapping the brakes did not stop the acceleration. ) vehicle is currently being examined at boniface-hiers Jeep.