Adaptive Cruise Control problems of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler

Eight problems related to adaptive cruise control have been reported for the 2021 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler based on all problems reported for the 2021 Wrangler.

1 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 10/24/2025

I was driving 72 miles per hour on 4 lane highway and the steering wheel and front end of the Jeep was vibrating uncontrollably. The cruse control stopped working, I applied the brake and was able to slow down and pull over to the side of the road. No flat tires so I pulled back on to the highway and arrived at my destination without further incident. 10-24-25 the same thing happened last week but I thought maybe the lane assist went off because there were no road lines (newly repaved road) but my Jeep doesn't have lane assist. After researching on line I believe what occurred is what they call "death wobble" there were no bumps in the road - the road is in good condition so I'm not certain what prompted the death wobble.

2 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 05/16/2025

Purchased this vehicle used from Chrysler Dodge Jeep in mesa, arizona. I was told the tires were newer and in great shape they looked to have a good amount of tread on them. However, I had an issue with one tire and the dealership patched it incorrectly making it a safety hazard therefore they replaced one tire with the plug and when I went to a tire place for pressure issues and tps sensor they pointed out the tires were over five years old which means these were the original tires that came with the Jeep in 2021. After only owning this vehicle for two months, I now have to replace all four tires because there is a safety issue with the age and the tread. There was also issues with the steering damper, which they did repair due to wobbling, however there is a slight wobble still because I have one brand new tire from the dealer and three tires that are not new. The dealer refuses to take ownership of the sale of unsafe tires. . Dealer offered three month 3000 mile max care warranty and they still won’t address the tire issue.

3 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 10/10/2024

I had the most recent incident driving westbound in the evening hours shortly before sunset around October 10, 2024. It appears the sunlight from the setting sun triggered my adaptive cruise control and forward collision alert and triggered an alarm sound and activated emergency braking at the same time. I have had two previous incidents like this. One at the exact same location on my commute home at around the same time and maybe a week before. A third occurrence was on an eastbound morning drive with the rising sun. All three incidents triggered emergency braking from a speed of CA. 65mph. I was able to react fast enough to deactivate the acc by lightly pushing the brake pedal and could avoid serving or complete stopping of the vehicle. Luckily during all incidents I had no close traffic behind me, otherwise the incidents could have caused a rear end collision.

4 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 12/07/2023

Several times last two weeks while driving the power steering failed. Vehicle became almost impossible to steer. At 55 mph serious. Also the vehicle would start stopping as if the passive speed control saw something ahead when nothing was in road.

5 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 06/29/2023

6 - 29 - 23 when engine was started several warning lamps lit up including service electric stability control . As I drove the vehicle the power steering was out and vehicle was hard to control . Had vehicle towed to dealership service dept. Vehicle in warranty . No repairs done to vehicle and as of 8 - 7 - 23 vehicle is still in the shop. Safety of me and others at risk if vehicle continues in this condition without repair.

6 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 04/13/2022

Traveling about 55 mph and a car in front of me, exited to the right in a different lane. My Jeep slammed on the brakes as I was in the lane beside the turning car. Scared me to death, there was nothing in front of me and thankfully, there was no car behind me. Very scary feeling and almost lost control.

7 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 07/27/2021

I was driving down the highway when the engine on my Wrangler 4xe suddenly shut off forcing me to cut off traffic to get to the shoulder. Numerous error messages were displaying but I did not have time to see them all. Final message I could see was "charging system error". After turning the Jeep off then back one the problem cleared. I suspect this was caused by the adaptive cruise control system. It had started to brake hard for a car not actually in my lane. At the same moment people were pulling in behind me to move over for a police car on the shoulder. The adaptive cruise control started what was a hard brake check on this traffic, so I overrode it by pressing on the accelerator, at which point it died. At the dealer they determined from the codes that the transmission control unit had shut off the engine control unit. Otherwise nothing could be determined as being wrong with the vehicle. Seeing all the other complaints of similar incidents involving Wranglers I think there is bad software code in the vehicle's control systems.

8 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 03/16/2021

� immediately after purchase of my 2 door 2021 Jeep Wrangler jl (anniversary) the rear video camera stopped working at start up, and continued to be an ongoing issue, despite software reinstalls. � two and a half months after purchase and with just 2000 miles on it, while driving in the rain I noticed that approximately 10 seconds after I put on the windshield wipers, the dashboard light would dim significantly, which made it difficult and distracting to see the speed at which I was driving, or the cruise control. Dimming migrated quickly after that to the monitor which became hard to read or see. Uconnect was also not working with images and audio being in discernable. � not long after that, I noticed that the cruise control was also increasing the mph on its own while it was being set. Clearly having electrical issues. � five days later going somewhere between 40-50mph on a highway, the Jeep shifted into manual and I could no longer accelerate. Luckily, there was not a lot of traffic and I coasted to the side of the road and pulled into a parking lot where I stopped the car, shut it off, turned it back on. The car was still working, but I was scared by what clearly could have been a life-threatening circumstance. � at the dealership while the car was being delivered to me in the garage by an employee, it stopped driving in front of many employees and myself. The windshield wipers were going as fast as possible and rain was pouring down, and the car slipped into manual or park, and becoming undrivable. � the car clearly has serious safety problems with the transmission and my dealership seems unconcerned about the safety of their clients. The Jeep continues to be a concern for me, and I do not feel safe driving it. I also believe this is not a new problem for Jeeps.


Other Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler

Adaptive Cruise Control problems
8
Warnings problems
3
Automatic Emergency Braking problems
2


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