Carrier/rack Problems of Jeep Wrangler - part 1

While driving the Wrangler the dash will freeze go black and reset itself without waring. You could be parked or driving and it will happen. According to your website it not involved in the recall for the dash yet it is doing exactly what the recall is stating in the bullentin. It's quite nerveracking and dangerous when it happens while driving on the highway. It's been happening for months now and we are told it's not part of the recall. The headlight also randomly go out and you have to shut them off and turn them back on to reset them. That happens randomly at all hours of the day and night.

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Oil filter housing oil cooler kit - has crack and leaking oil needs replacement.

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Sun visor falls out of the plastic bracket. Is now held in place only by the electrical wire. The small plastic clip holding it in place has broken. Appears by on-line complaints to be a problem experienced by many! many broke well before 40k miles mine broke about 1000 miles past warrantee ended. Was driving at the time. I'm actually expecting the passenger side visor to break any time. In my opinion, horrible design flaw.

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I took my Jeep in to have it looked at because it started making a clicking sound. They told me I needed to file an insurance claim to repair the Jeep. The actual wording was "upon inspection found impact damage on lower right control arm. Drop down shackle bracket from frame has broken at weld points. Recommend taking to the body shop for repairs. " the service man told me I would have noticed when I did this. . . I have not done any off roading recently and have certainly not done anything to cause this issue. Then I looked at the issue. . . . . I also had a professional welder look at it. . . The weld was not done correctly. There is no welding marks on the second part of the weld.

My oil filter cover cracked and is causing oil to leak down onto my transmission.

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While driving I observed smoke was coming out from my vehicle engine compartment with the odor of burning oil. I was just around the corner from my house so as I pulled into my driveway I looked under my vehicle and noticed oil dripping from under the engine on to the exhaust pipe. I am aware that 2014 Jeep Wranglers have a problem with the oil filter housing cracking over time. I opened my hood and looked at the oil filter housing and there was oil all over the top of the motor. I went to my local Jeep dealer and was told that this year Wrangler has a big problem with this and that there is no recall. I don't understand how a safety issue like this that mopar has not been called on the carpet for a fire hazard like this and that they are aware of the premature failure of this part. I was told the repair would be roughly $600. Could you help me resolve this issue and what appropriate action I can take. My vehicle only has 35,000 miles on it. Not to mention my driveway is a mess :(.

Rapid jarring and shaking of steering wheel occurred when driving speeds of 65 -70 mph encountered an expansion crack the violent shaking of the Jeep caused me to have to pull off the road to avoid a collision. This happened on January 29, 2020 the Jeep has 13,000 miles on it and has never bee off-road. The Jeep has been parked since the incident, deemed unsafe for transportation. It is scheduled to go to into dealership on Feb 4th for evaluation and repair if possible.

While driving 55 mph or over, on highway, the vehicle started shaking violently and was unable to control vehicle until the speed dropped to 35 mph. I have already had the recall done to the vehicle to replace the steering damper and the problem is still continuing to occur any time I hit a small bump or crack in pavement I have called Jeep to have the vehicle repaired once again still waiting after a month to have a call back to have repaired meanwhile the vehicle is not safe to drive over 50 mph I also have seen another complaint identical to mine from another Jeep owner in ohio.

Oil filter adapter housing cracked due to cold weather.

My 2002 Jeep Wrangler tj x, frame rails rotted from the inside out on both the sides and rear curve up of the frame. It was difficult to realize that it was rotting because it rotted from the inside out. While on the outside of the frame looks perfectly fine and paint was still well coated, it was rotting from the inside. The problem did not disclose itself until the bracket got the spring are the axle attaches to the frame broke off when the rot from the inside made it all the way through. When it broke off, it caused my vehicle to crash. There was no foretelling that this was going to happen because the rot from the inside was invisible and not able to be detected. Myself I believe this is a big enough flaw that should become the responsibility of the manufacturer to repair or replace. My Jeep was treated like my baby. I took extremely well good care of the entire vehicle inside and out. Inspecting the frame and body every year in the spring to make sure it all paint was touched up and frame parts were kept coated with paint. Nowadays pretty much unheard of for only a 12 year old vehicle. When purchased brand new in 2002 at a cost of $21,000, a significant amount of money, but only to last for 12 years is a high price to pay. I believe it's in the best interest that a recall ruling be made for all 2002 and other years that has the internal rotting of the frame rail. Either new patch frame rails be installed, or a nominal amount a money be compensated for the cost of a entire new frame, for those wishing to replace the frame entirely. I believe that if the NHTSA fails to make a recall for this problem, could incur future accidents that could result in injury or even death because of the inability to detect the rotting of the rail from the inside.

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Issue with the uconnect operating system. System continually freezes and fails to respond while driving. Backup camera freezes and at times does not turn on when backing. Apple car play and android auto malfunctions. The calls stay connected but drop from the in-car audio back to the phone forcing you to unplug and then plug back in the phone while driving. System operates most of the cars electrical functions. Been in for service 3 times and have shown proof of malfunction and Chrysler and dealer refuse to replace unit. Chrysler says the phones and carriers are the issue. System fails with both iphone 7 on verizon and samsung note 8 on t-mobile. It is illegal to operate a motor vehicle in georgia and use your cell phone at the same time and the system failure puts you at risk when you are required to unconnect and reconnect phone while driving.

I go and get in my Jeep, it's raining a little turn on defrost and the windshield cracks, just sitting still, it's not snowing sleeting or freezing rain just raining.

Improper welds leading to track bar separation. Okayed by the dealership and Chrysler (fca).

Windshield cracks without any seen projectile hitting it.

This new vehicle was sold to me with open recall on track bar frame welds that they never told us about the dealer had me drive it back to them which was s 3 hour drive which I did but I'm very upset when I found out that they could be fined and the dealer put my whole family at possible risk twice home and back because of there mistake I do believe that there holding documents from being finalized with this car but am not sure.

Jeep was recalled in October over a track bar weld issue where some vehicles we improperly welded. Mine had to go to the dealer 3x as the dealer was unsure what to do. Was told it was fine. Just received another recall that the recall may not have been done properly and will need to be reinspected. I have 0 faith in the safety of this Jeep.

Frame welds are pitted, rusting, incomplete, and have numerous inclusions and porosity. This is all over the frame. Included is a picture of a weld on a body mount. Appears to be cracked. The dealership where we bought the vehicle and Jeep both looked at the vehicle and say it is safe and normal.

Hello. This is regarding my 2018 Jeep Wrangler jl rubicon. I have been reading extensively about the frame welding recall (issued 10/5/18) that unfortunately does include my vehicle. We spent over fifty five thousand dollars on this Jeep, and are extremely disappointed in the build quality. Just to make sure that the welds are bad, I looked under the Jeep and several extremely important welds (some involving the steering bracket) were not done properly, and will fail. Also, some of the welds have several pocks in them and will develop rust. If a weld isn't done properly (or repaired) properly, it will fail and that for fca to release a vehicle, in this condition to the general public is disgusting. I have a wife and a baby on the way� my wife no longer feels safe in our new Jeep. I am writing you to voice my concern and warn others about this unsafe vehicle. We no longer drive the Jeep and it sits in our driveway. I cannot drive a vehicle that may fail structurally and injure or kill us.

Welds on track bar mount not lined up correctly. Throughout the rest of the frame, lots of slag, misaligned welds, bad penetration, malformed weld caps, spatter, and porosity.

I'm unable to get my Jeep in reverse a lot of the time and the gears are constantly grinding being that I paid an additional in upgraded track. Misrepresentation from the dealership( gwinnett Dodge Jeep ram) they altered my paperwork and committed fraud. My Jeep I purchased brand new is covered in rust and I've submitted warranty twice. They keep deleting actual information from other dealerships that have reported the rust oxidation problem. This Jeep is dangerous I've cut my hand sever times on this Jeeps seats because of the rough edges from factory where they cut to fit in my Jeep. So rough that my grandson grabbed his ball and the seat gashed his hand as well. This Jeep shakes so much when driving over 50 at times. As well it is very loud when on the hwy. The soft top on my Jeep seems like it may be to big and the extreme shaking is very loud scary when driving on hwy. My grandson and I are mostly in this Jeep and we get hurt from the design of the seats. This is covered in excessive rust. The gears are not safe and never able to go into reverse. This Jeep is not safe to have. If you reach under the seat you will definitely gash your hands open. The actual deal ship is fraud. The engine on my Jeep and the speakers installed in my Jeep are not that of what is on the window sticker and I do have my original window stick still. . Everything I've done it gets blocked somehow and Chrysler will not do anything. Everything is either been deleted from their system. I've reported this issue when discovering it as well as in the roof of my Jeep alone new at that finding about 10 leaks over a year ago. I have no carpet and my Jeep smells like the swamp. They will eventually hear my story because I will never give this up and accept this. My grandson is only 3and he has hurt himself on this Jeep a few times as well.

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There has been a major recall related to the track bar welds on the jl model Wranglers and when I search my VIN it is not included but many of the welds on my frame are rusting already and appear to be "bad" welds. I am a professional welder and I know what a good weld looks like. Please help me address the issue with the many "bad" welds on my brand new Jeep.

Track bar bracket and other welds are very poorly done, which can lead to serious malfunction or injury. Welds have poor porosity with pinholes, slag inclusions, lack of fusion, underfill, etc. The welds on my new 2018 Jeep rubicon jlu that cost $52,000 are all malformed. I don't see how there could have been an inspection pass on these welds, as they are dangerous. I've had them inspected by two professional welders with a combined 45 years of experience and they both immediately agreed. One user on the jl Wrangler forums with very similar welds had a complete failure of the track bar bracket at a higher rate of speed (highway posted speeds) and was somehow able to get the vehicle to the side of the road without killing himself or anyone else. This post can be found on jl Wrangler forums dot com, search for "track bar sheared off at the weld" the track bar bracket weld on my Jeep doesn't cover the top of the bracket but instead the weld sits almost on top of the bracket edge as you can see from the added pictures. The side welds are simply weld blobs and do not follow any weld standards. This is simply dangerous and shows that the vehicle was not inspected when leaving this stage of the build from fca. Just to note, most all other welds that were visually inspected are just as poorly done.

Welds on 2018 Jeep Wrangler jlu sport frame are bad in many ways. Problems include: -incomplete weld if track bar weld which could cause failure and loss of steering control -porous welds - many of the welds are porous -lack of penetration -overweld aka weld drip -nearly 90% of the welds have weld slag that was not cleaned off before painting. Resulting in parts of the weld not being painted and prone to rust and eventual faulure -there is also a great deal of weld spray that should have been cleaned off -there are also welds that were not completed. . . For instance there is one on each side in the rear where they only welded half of the tubing that should have received a complete weld around its circumference. Welds were examined by prestige Jeep and a district rep who said their were fine however this was not a certified welding inspector. Case was brought to the attention of Jeep cares/Jeep waves who looked over some 160 photos I sent of the welds at which point they said this isn't a concern. Irregardless of the safety issues. . . At minimum there should be paint on the welds on my frame. The safety issues themselves are frightening as one other owner of the same vehicle has already had his track bar bracket break off while driving down the freeway. He is lucky to be alive. I have many photos that I am happy to send in however, your site only allows 5. This Jeep is 3 weeks old at the time of these photos and has seen rain 4 times. As you can see in the pictures there are holes and porosity in these welds. The copper spots on the welds are slag that should have been cleaned off before paint as paint will not adhere strongly to slag and when the slag falls off it will leave the welds uncovered. Jeep is refusing to take care of the issue and I am now searching for a certified welding inspector to examine before bring it to the associated press.

I bought this 2013 Jeep not even two years ago and I've sank over 8,000 dollars in repair into it. Their should be a ton of recalls on these Jeeps around the same year. I'm a mail carrier and my first route was all paved roads. This had nothing to do with delivering the mail. These Jeeps are junk and Jeep won't take initiative for it. The traction control and check engine light stay on. Every time it's been fixed it's been cam shafts, rocker arms, cam shaft sensors, steering sensor, clock spring, and wiring harness. It shouldn't have to be fixed that many fines and continue to happen. These Jeeps should be able to withstand more being made for postal vehicles. Every carrier or person I know with one has the same exact issue. When those lights come on the Jeep literally loses all power, it still runs but ticks and sounds like it is about to blow up. The vehicle does it while sitting and driving. It's got a constant tick too. It's been to surrounding dealerships and I get told the same thing. I pay 500 dollars a month for a piece of crap. Jeep needs to take responsibility for this. Their are law suits against them, and I have no doubt the customers will win. Something needs to be done. This is America, we work our butts off to pay for something Jeep is responsible for, its not right.

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While the defrost was on heat, and with cold teperatures outside, the windshield cracked on its own.

Exhaust manifolds cracks letting fumes into vehicle.

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Mounting bracket for rear trailing arm became detached from the frame. Due too corrosion from the inside out. Cause vehicle to be unsafe and unable to drive. Contacted Jeep dealer and insurance company was told that there was no coverage or assistance in regards to repair. Vehicle is only 13 years old can't believe Jeep/NHTSA would not have a recall on failure such as this. It renders my vehicle worthless, unsafe, and unable to drive.

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The frame is rotting terribly and the front control arms are about to crack off and the trans/skid plate has already rusted through causing the transfer case and trans to fall off of the frame, vehicle was city driving when this happend.

Jeep Wrangler effected. 2014 with 17000 miles the oil filter/oil cooler housing failed and leaked 3qts of oil in less then 24hours. The oil was changed 5 months prior to this problem and the dealer claimed the oil filter was put on to tight which caused cracks in the housing and would not complete the work under warrenty. After the repair I requested to keep the part that was taken out. After close examination and using compressed air to see if I could find a crack there was crack to be found. Only thing I could see that could cause a leak was a missing gasket on botton of house.

I have a 2012 Jeep Wrangler unlimited with 26000 miles. It has never been off road or damaged. It recently started stalling. It has been to the dealership 3 times for this problem. Initially none of the diagnostics found anything and they gave it back. It continued to stall while stopped and stalled, temporarily, on the metro train tracks. I took it back to the dealership and they again could not find anything wrong-based on my reading I suggested it might be the tipm. The dealership drove it again and said it did stall on the mechanic. So they fixed something ($700) dealing with the power. I picked it up and it stalled on me again on the next day. I called the dealership (river oaks Jeep in houston) and they did not return my call. I have also submitted an online report. 2 days ago, the Jeep again stalled while I was reversing out of a driveway. I put it back into park from reverse and restarted it. It restarted but would not go into gear. I then turned it off again, restarted again and it then went into gear and allowed me to get out of the way of oncoming cars. This pattern of stalling, being unable to go back into gear, requiring turning it off and restarting has been recurrent and has occurred exactly like that about 8 total times now. It additionally will be full of gas, going at a consistent speed down the road and the engine just "gives" and almost feels like it pauses. When it's in motion, it hasn't actually stalled, only when idling or in reverse. . I feel like at this point this is a major safety concern. The vehicle is no longer under warranty just due to the years since purchase but is under the required mileage. I see online that Jeep/Chrysler has had multiple issues with the tipm in other models and believe that this may bee the cause of these electrical problems.

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Takata recall my vehicle was in motion traveling about 50 mph when it lost control on a wet road. The car slid across the road, over a small ditch, and head on into a tree. The car bounced from the tree and swiped the drivers side with another tree and finally bouncing back towards the road. The road was slightly curved downhill in a small town. I attempted to use my brakes while out of control but they were ineffective. The weather conditions were thunderstorms on and off, raining in the area of the accident. I believe the airbag is the safety risk. The car hit the tree in the center of the grill which cracked the radiator, twisted the motor mounts, damaged the suspension, folded the frame and several other fractures. The airbag never deployed, both a body shop and the towing company said it should have deployed. The car is considered totaled. I was immediately taken to the emergency room. Injury's to the driver include broken ribs, sprained ankle, bruised muscles, and a cut on my forehead that required 5 stitches among a few more minor injury's. I also believe the tall steering wheel kept me from being ejected.

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I was involved in a single vehicle accident on 10/5/15, traveling approximately 30mph, when my Jeep suddenly jerked to the right without warning, causing it to swerve off the road and into a ditch. The Jeep hit the front end of the ditch at an angle that launched it airborne, then landed on the cement wall of a culvert approximately two feet away. The Jeep bounced twice on the cement wall, cracking the frame in two places, then landed in the culvert, hit the front end of the culvert, then hit a small pole where it finally stopped. Despite slamming on the brakes the entire time, nothing in the vehicle seemed to be working. My airbags did not deploy and my seatbelts did not engage, causing me to slam my forehead on the steering wheel with each impact (3-4 times, I honestly don't recall) and hitting my chest once on the steering wheel. I called Chrysler to report the incident after the insurance adjuster raised concerns about the airbags not deploying, and was given a case number and told I would be contacted. After a number of further attempts to contact them, they have refused to return my calls or acknowledge my complaints. I am now aware of a number of recalls regarding the orc module in many Chrysler vehicles, and wonder if this could have been a contributing factor in my accident. I suffered a severe concussion and was out of work for three months. I had to quit my second job, causing significant financial strain on my family. I have since had chronic neck pain and migraines, an mri showed traumatic disc herniations at c2-6, for which I have to see a neurosurgeon. I have had multiple injections and other procedures on my neck since the accident, but continue to have pain daily. At my request, my insurance company has kept the totaled Jeep, untouched, in a secured lot, until I can find someone to help me determine why the seatbelts failed to protect me.

Picked up approximately one half cord of wood using my utility trailer, over-drive disabled when pulling trailer. Backed trailer into yard to unload the already seasoned and split wood. Put Jeep into park, engaged the parking brake and left the Jeep to drop the trailer, heard a pop and flames began to shoot out from under the Jeep. I reached into the vehicle to turn off the engine and remove the key. I heard another pop and saw that flames were now shooting into the engine compartment. I ran into my house to get a fire extinguisher, came back out, opened the hood carefully and began to try and extinguish the flame. In order to fully put out the fire it took the fire extinguisher and multiple buckets of water. After the fire was fully extinguished I contacted my insurance carrier.

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Tailgate swings beyond allowable limit, even when the vehicle is parked on a level surface, causing the swing arm to break, brake light to crack and interior trim panels to be damaged.

I had a cracked oil filter housing adapter that caused a big oil leak.