general problems of the 2019 Jeep Wrangler

Five problems related to seats have been reported for the 2019 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2019 Jeep Wrangler based on all problems reported for the 2019 Wrangler.

1 Seats problem

Failure Date: 02/06/2023

My pulled passenger seat forward to get access to rear seat. When I tried to return the seat to secure position it would not latch in place and plastic and metal parts including a spring fell out onto floor. Now the seat just slides back and forth. If that would have broke with a passenger in the seat they would have been severely injured. My Jeep only has 24747 miles on it. It is out of warranty and the dealer wants $716. 34 plus tax to repair it. This is outrageous and very dangerous. This vehicle is designed for of road usage. The seats should be much more durable.

2 Seats problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2022

The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while he was cleaning the vehicle, the front driver’s seat failed to recline. The contact also found an unknown plastic part on the floor in the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the front driver’s side seat frame to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,661.

3 Seats problem

Failure Date: 01/25/2022

Drivers seat became stuck folded forward making the vehicle undrivable. Needed to have the vehicle towed to the dealership for repair. Luckily this failure happened when we were in a safe location with cell coverage. The problem occured without warning after folding the driver's seat forward to access the rear seat. This is similar to Jeep's TSB 23-020-19 - "front seat will not unfold and lock into position / June 20, 2019". However the dealer tells me that the problem is not the same as the TSB and the seat frame needs to be replaced. This is the second time we have experienced this failure. The previous time I was able to return the seat to the normal position after much difficulty. In that case I was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for repair. That instance was apparently what is described in the TSB. Based on the owners forums this is a very common problem. It is obviously a major safety issue as it can occur without warning and strand the occupants.

4 Seats problem

Failure Date: 08/15/2020

Any time the upper seat reclining handle is used to recline or fold the seat forward, something in the cable mechanism breaks and the seat will no longer latch in any kind of locked position, causing the driver or passenger seat to not be stable easy to fling forward or backward.

5 Seats problem

Failure Date: 08/23/2019

Steering wobbles and drifts violently at speeds over 60 mph on the highway. There has also been a water leak under the drivers side steering column that twice now the dealer has not been able to fix, all wiring under the steering wheel is wet after a rain as well as puddles of water on floor mat. This car is a lemon.


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