Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) Problems of Jeep Wrangler

We had just reached highway speed of 70mph and the Jeep began a normal regen cycle. However, the engine revved up on it’s own and the check engine light came on and a message that stated the exhaust filter was 100% full see a servicing dealer. Then without any warning, the Jeep went into limp mode from 70mph-50mph. With no notice, we were thrown forward due to the sudden decrease in speed. This action caused the vehicles behind us to swerve to avoid collision. My adaptive cruise control shut itself off and the electronic throttle control warning light started flashing. My throttle control was weak and unreliable, taking a lot of pedal to respond and then not needing hardly any pedal and would surge forward with sudden speed. It was a very dangerous situation. We continued driving in limp mode as there were no safe locations to stop and we didn’t have any cell service. Both malfunction lights remained on and we drove straight to our dealer. They said the egr cooler failed and clogged up all of the egr system with soot and then burned out the catalytic converter. They were able to clear the soot out of the system and cleared the malfunction lights so we could drive it home as they didn't have any loaners to offer us. The service advisor told us if we had another vehicle we should park the Jeep and not drive it until the parts come in. They have no eta on either the egr cooler nor the catalytic converter. I have been in contact with the manufacturer and there has been no progress on sourcing parts, I am looking in to pursuing a lemon law claim as this vehicle is not compliant with any emissions standards and if not repaired will injure us and others. It is available for inspection with notice, as it is parked at my house I would prefer advanced notice of any inspectors arrival. The warning lights are no longer on, but it sounds and runs like crap and even if the parts are replaced I will always worry that it will do it again. We could have been killed.

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Engine oil leak (fire hazard). The engine oil filter housing (part number 68105583aa) is widely reported to faulty by owners of this vehicle year (2014). This part cracks under routine driving and leaks engine oil onto hot system components, such as the exhaust cross over and transmission, where the oil burns and creates a fire hazard. Myself and my passengers have noticed this smoke before it ignited. However others have reported a fire. The oil leak generally occurs when the engine has come up to temperature and the vehicle has been in motion long enough to reach normal operating oil pressure and temperature. The problem occurs if the vehicle is stationary or in motion, regardless of road conditions. The leak is not immediately detected by a low oil pressure, high temperature, or other similar warning, further increasing the fire risk. Further, the leaking oil posses an environmental danger and is hazardous. Prior model years had a different, metal part which does not crack and leak under routine use. It is believed when this part was replaced with a plastic component in 2014+ models, the new, plastic part was defective or insufficient for its high temperature operating environment inside the engine. This part should be recalled and replaced by the manufacturer (fca). Attached photo shows: oil (light brown) pooling beneath leaking oil filter housing (foreground) on the engine block itself.

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I own a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. In mid-2019 I noticed the heating system was not operating well. For example, when I turned the heat on, it would intermittently send warm and then cool air out of the blowers. One 38 degree day, it sent out no heat at all. In October 2019, the anti-freeze fluid level was low and it was filled. In Dec 2019, the entire reserve tank was empty. No fluid was visible in the radiator when the radiator cap was removed. I have observed when the car has been driven for 3-5 miles and then turned off, there is a slight odor of anti-freeze. It appears my vehicle may have a defective heater core.

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Under hard acceleration, like passing a car on the highway, the vehicle goes into limp mode which has nearly caused me to wreck 4 to 5 times due to being unable to accelerate. Once I pull of the road and restart limp mode goes away but the engine light stays on. The dealership says that the wiring harness is the issue. The vehicle has codes popping up about torque management. I would like for this to be fixed free of charge due to the wiring harnesses being an integral part if this vehicle.

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9/27/2019. 4:30pm. Accelerated normally on city street from stop light and made left turn. As I turned, engine choked and stumbled and vehicle had reduced power, slowing vehicle. Traction control dash light came on. Car behind almost hit me. After about 10 seconds, engine returned to normal and vehicle picked up speed. 10-15 seconds later same thing happened again with traction control and anti lock brake dash lights coming on. Engine reduced power and vehicle slowed again in traffic. After 10 seconds, engine returned to normal, dash lights went off. Vehicle has been normal since then. Weather at the time: sunny, 85 degrees, daylight. Roads completely dry. Vehicle did not drive thru water, etc. Had been driving on city streets 25-40 mph for 20 minutes. Called dealer. No help on phone. Took vehicle to Jeep dealer on Nov 6, 2019 and they found code "c1043 performance" but said nothing more. Tech write up says "left rear tone wheel performance code has gone stored. No cause present. Reset code". About 35,800 miles on vehicle. Vehicle has never been off road or modified in any way. Stock Wrangler 4 door sport.

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Constant ticking noise coming from the top of the engine. This ticking noise is made from worn out rocker arms/ cam lifters as the camshaft rotates. The bearing material in the lifters is not hardened steel and can degrade. All 3. 6l pentastar engines are affected by these defective rocker arms. If the rocker arms are damaged no code will show. The first sines will be a loss in fuel efficacy. As the camshaft wears down changing the displacement of the cylinders this will start causing misfire and stalling during normal driving/ acceleration. Eventually, ware debris can fall into the cylinder and damage the head. I first took my Jeep to the dealership at 60k miles to diagnose. With no codes showing I was told everything in the engine checked out and the ticking noise was from the valves. Now at 84k miles one of the rocker arms is definitely failing and still not showing codes. The dealership will not cover replacement under warranty because the purchase date was 5 1/2 years ago. This is a known issue with the 3. 6l pentastar. Chrysler has provided technical bulletins to visually identify defective rockers but are not providing extended warranty or recall on this part. While at the dealership the technician said they handle a lot of rocker arm replacements on pentastar engines, 5 to 10 a week! Chrysler should take responsibility for sourcing and installing defective parts in their engines.

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Drive the Jeep approximately 10 miles on 1/18/19. Parked it in my drive way for the night. Air temp got to between 15 and 20 degrees that night. At approximately 10:30 am I started the Jeep to allow it to warm up before driving 3 miles to town. At about mile 2 I noticed a burning oil smell. I pulled off the road and saw motor oil covering my transmission and exhaust. I checked the oil and it was about 1/2 a quart low. I drove the Jeep home at that point and parked it. Called the dealership and scheduled an appointment. I was told it was a crack in the oil cooler housing assembly. Service tech explained it was a common issue with this year model and that Jeep was aware of it. When I asked about pricing and recalls the tech said it wasn't a recalled part and the total repair cost would be around $1000. 00. Confused I called around to other Jeep owners as well as other authorized Jeep repair shops and was told this. It is a very common problem but not covered under any recall. This problem is all to common for there not to be a recall. The danger lies in the fact that had someone less knowledgeable been driving, fire could have erupted from the large amount of oil on the exhaust, engine failure due to a sudden loss of oil, and not to mention the oil that is now running onto the roadway. And the environmental issues as well.

Tl the contact called on behalf of his daughter who owns a 2010 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the number 3 spark plug wire and egr valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. South county Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram (7127 s lindbergh blvd, saint louis, mo 63125, (888) 486-1749) was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic for a second diagnostic test. The contact was informed that the egr needed to be reprogrammed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 Jeep Wrangler. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle automatically went into limp mode and the hot oil and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The contact also mentioned that the rpms failed to increase. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle for the indicators to dim. The vehicle was taken to feeny Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram of midland (7400 eastman Ave, midland, mi 48642) where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced and there was corrosion in the totally integrated power module. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred a year later. In addition, the vehicle failed to start. The contact mentioned that the starter was replaced and the vehicle was driveable for two days; however, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they stated that the fuel pump module needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 62,521.

Oil cooler keeps cracking causing oil to leak down my engine, potentially draining engine of oil while driving and catching fire. Chrysler corporate office is aware of this issue yet will not recall the part. Does it take someone getting injured or a death to occur in order to recall a faulty part? I've already had a Jeep dealer replace the oil cooler and it seems that it's going to continue to crack and leak oil everywhere down my engine. The flash point of motor oil is 232 degrees and my engine gets as hot as 230 degrees when pulling a trailer on the interstate. This is beyond frightening to think my engine could catch fire while my family and I are driving on the interstate due to Jeeps faulty part.

This is an update to NHTSA complaint 10919983 - regarding chrylser e05 campaign camshaft replacement - I still need a new camshaft but have performed a temporary fix in replacing the opda. The new gear on the opda has prevented enough wear gap for the engine to not go into limp mode and will start immediately when temps are under 40 degrees f. I still need a new camshaft to complete this fix. I may try the Chrysler customer service to resolve, but the e05 recall does not cover my manufacture date and the campaign has been closed. I am stuck with a used lemon! buyer beware of this model year, there is a camshaft gear issue that will prevent engine timing to run correctly and ability to pass emissions! codes p340 and p344 plus engine will not rev beyond 2500rpm (limp mode) are the tell tale signs. A new opda is worth a try temporary fix $80. But do not buy this year or 2004, 2006 without checking if camshaft has been replaced, or plan on doing some major engine work/engine rebuild.

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My Jeep was parked on the street in front of my house for about 13 hours and a electrical fire started on the front passenger side at around 3am. It burned half the vehicle before being put out and totaled out my Jeep. It also damaged the entire back end of the car parked in front of me. The fire department ruled this was a electrical fire and not arson. Days before I noticed the outside temp was reading at 119 degrees out side when the temp was actually 99 degrees. I'm not sure if this had anything to do with it but I found it very odd. I have read thousands of incidents similar to this some involving worst property damage and even cases with fatalities. I think Chrysler/Jeep need to be held accountable for this and get these dagerous vehicles off the streets ASAP.

Another Jeep same year and model had to have all their front end parts replaced too at the same dealership. Second water pump in two years egr valve replaced but check engine light still on maintenance was done by the manual with this Jeep.

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Car did not have any power when pressing the gas peddle. Engine light was on. Even though car was brought to dealer for service November 1 2014. Two fault codes were found the dealer (papa Dodge) replaced egr and gasket valve. I called the dealer about 10 days later and told them the car still did not have power when pressing the gas peddle. The supervisor of the service department took Jeep for test drive and said he didn't see a problem. On December 25 engine light came on. On December 26 I was driving about 5 miles per hour and saw smoke came to completed stop. Under the car front in the front under hood was on fire passenger side. Police and fire department was called immediately and put out fire under hood engine. Car was completely burned out.

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The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-dr 4x4. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the total integrated power module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Was traveling in our 3 week old 2014 Jeep Wrangler 2 door automatic in central California. Heading west on a remote two lane highway in approx. 84 degree dry conditions. Speed limit in this area is 55. I came upon a farm truck who was traveling at approx. 45-50 mph. When conditions were safe, I pulled into the oncoming lane and proceeded to accelerate very hard to pass the farm vehicle in a safe distance. The cruise control was on but was currently not in use. As I was almost around the farm vehicle I took my foot off the gas but the vehicle continued to accelerate at full throttle. I first viewed the road ahead of me to see if it was clear while at the same time I stomped on the brake. I also turned the cruise control completely off. An error message flashed on the dash however due to the circumstances I did not see what it indicated. The braking helped but as soon as I took the foot off the brake it continued to accelerate at full throttle. I would estimate that the Jeep reached a speed of 100 when this happened. I then prepared to place the vehicle in neutral but first reached and grabbed the floor mat and yanked it as hard as I could to pull it away from the gas pedal as I was still unsure of what was happening. The issue felt more like an electronic issue then a gas pedal caught on a floor mat. However this did seem to stop the sudden acceleration. Once home I verified that I could not see in any way how the floor mat would hold down the gas pedal as the gas pedal snaps back with quite a bit of force when pushing the floor mat in front of the pedal. This very well may have been caused by the floor mat however I would like to document what happened.

Transition & engine coolant temp immediately rose to alarm status (300 degrees) in first ever light duty 4 wd application. Off road 4wd conditions and terrain consisted of a 5% grade in low cut hay field. Alarm indicated immediate corrective action was necessary. Vehicle temperature gauges were rising from normal tolerances to alarm status in two minutes. Corrective action included cutting engine to cool. Corrective action also required blower and heater on highest settings to cool block and maintain operable driving condition temperatures. Engaging in the slightest load while 4 wheel drive train was engaged (off road) immediately replicated severe overheating condition of both tranny and block coolant. Vehicle was operable at normal operating temperatures at high speeds in two wheel drive while on pavement only. Vehicle is a 2014 Jeep sahara unlimited Wrangler with "v" 6 cyl motor automatic transmission with 2,900 miles on odometer (vehicle is brand new purchased in March 2014 - date of this report is April 2014).

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed, which located a failure at the exhaust gas recirculation valve. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,618 and the current mileage was 50,100.

While driving at night, the horn, front wipers, washers, rear wipers, and reverse lights all came on without warning. Pulled to side of road and turned off car but engine did not turn off. Opened hood and hit top of t. I. P. M. (totally integrated power module). Horn, wipers, washers, and engine stopped. This is a common problem with 2007-2009 Wranglers that Jeep fails to accept. It is unsafe because you cannot stop the engine or see where you are going when the washer fluid starts running. This is the 3rd time in 2 years this has done this.

Potentially a root cause of the rash of fires in Jeep Wranglers that are sitting parked: failure of the tipm (totally integrated power module). In Dec 2011, my daughter drove her new (3000 miles) 2011 Jeep Wrangler unlimited to church, parked it, turned off the key, took the key out of the ignition, exited the vehicle and locked the door, and went into the church building - never realizing that motor was actually still running!! (they're very quiet when idling and she was talking to a friend. ) about 20 to 30 minutes later, a man came running into church that knows of her vehicle and said "your Jeep is running, there's smoke or steam coming out from under the hood, the door is locked, and I can't get in to turn it off! my daughter checked and she indeed had the ignition key in her hand. She ran out of church and unlocked the door, put the key in the ignition but it would not kill the engine! we had to engage the clutch in a high gear on the manual transmission to kill it. Radiator coolant all over the ground. We found that radiator fluid was just about all boiled out of the engine. The tipm was allowing the engine to continue to run even though the ignition was off and key removed - but the tipm did shut off the electrically operated cooling fan in front of the radiator. There was electrical power going to the motor ignition so that the motor continued to run - but w/o a fan. The coolant boiled out of the engine and had our friend not intervened our motor definitely would have boiled itself dry and continued to run until it either seized up due to excessive heat and/or ignited a fire due to the excessive heat (potentially by igniting the fuel within the fuel system?? electrical wire insulation causing an electrical fire?? battery boiling and fire??). As you're aware, there are several potential secondary sources for fire ignition under the vehicle hood.

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I am having a problem with my integrated power module (ipm). It is causing my safety bag lght to come on (not knowing if it would deploy) but that is not the only problem with the module. It's also causing my front lights to come on when the car is off and I am getting electrical shocks every time I touch my door. The most important issue is it sometimes turns off or I can't turn it on because my electronics goes completely off. I know this because when it happens I go into the box remove and replace the cable or plugs and it starts working. I would hate this to happen when I'm driving, which would cause my power steering and shifting to lockup leaving me with no options and maybe with no safety bag. I know this to be true because the vehicle has turned off on me when I was leave my parking space at work. I could not turn or shift the vehicle because all the electronic turned off. I have already replace my battery terminal cable (battery to the ipm) due to corrosion.

On two separate occasions my unmodified 2008 Jeep Wrangler x has given me an audible "ding" warning and the airbag warning light came on and stayed on while stuck in very slow moving highway traffic (approximately 0-10 mph). Both times it was approximately 85-90 degrees f outside and the air conditioning was off. The second time this happened the "hot oil" warning recall fix had already been performed but I did not receive that warning nor did the temperature gauge rise more than half the width of the needle. On the second occasion the "ding" and airbag warning light came on repeatedly over a period of a half an hour each time traffic slowed down.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle stalled. Upon restart, the vehicle operated as normal. The failure recurred on an intermittent basis and the contact also stated that the engine would not always restart immediately. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the contact was informed that a faulty oxygen sensor caused the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure continued to occur on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the entire engine was replaced. The failure continued. The vehicle would not restart after the most recent failure and was towed to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the total integrated power module failed. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 35,000.

I guess I am writing with more than one issue. Sorry for the inconvenience of such a long explanation but I thought long and hard before delving into this. I purchased my 2007 Jeep Wrangler unlimited x 4-door 2wd in October of 2006. I was one of the lucky victims that while going 70 mph, the entire Jeep shut down and then restarted on it's own. This happened twice. Took it in once, I got the "I'm sorry look" and was let go. Didn't even bother with the dealership the second time and finally was lucky enough not to have a wreck before the recall was sent. Within one month, not more than 1200 on the vehicle, it would not start. Called tow trucks twice. Each time, it took the tow truck 30-45 minutes to arrive and in that time frame, with repeated efforts, I was able to get the vehicle to start. This has not happened again for about 6 - 9 months then came February 2007. It was about 45 degrees outside and I walked out to get the mail. As I looked up at the Jeep, I was stopped dead in my tracks and did not even want to face what I knew had happened. Right below where the windshield starts, right above the hood, on the drivers' side was an approximate 1" crack. I went back outside 3 times thinking maybe I "thought" I was seeing something that wasn't really there. Within one week, the crack had extended up about 1/2" and cracked horizontally about 4 inches across. So sorry again for the long, indepth letter. I just don't know what to do anymore. Would really appreciate some advice. Lana jackson lawton oklahoma.

I bought a 2008 Jeep Wrangler (4) door unlimited rubicon. I did not have more than 150 miles on it before the engine would stall while making a turn at an intersection. I went on a vacation with about 1000 miles on it. I parked the vehicle at about a 15 to 20 degree angle; front facing down. The gas tank was 1/2 full, and I left the vehicle running for about 2 minutes. The engine shut down (stopped) running. I attempted to start the engine but it would not turn over. I checked all the gauges and there were no blown fuses. I checked the gas gage and it read that there was no gas in the tank. Because I was on a county road, in the middle of nowhere, I winched the vehicle to a level plane. I started the engine on the second try. After a very high rev cycle, the gas gauge again showed the gas tank being 1/2 full. With the vehicle stalling, and completely stopping on a hill, this could be a life ending situation in the future while in an intersection or going down a hill. The last incident happened on 11-25-2007.

Jeep 2007 Wrangler, engine stall Saturday June 23, 2007, some time around 10:30 - 11:00 a. M. While driving the Jeep on freeway at 62 to 63 miles per hour, with out warning engine felt like it cut out, car then started slowing down, instrument panel lights were coming on, noticed tachometer and speedometer dropping off, did not have to restart engine came back to life on its own, then the dash lights started going out, what seemed like one by one till they were all off, this all happened with in seconds. Circumstances: 5,732 miles on odometer, automatic transmission, driving with foot on accelerator (cruise off), gas tank just over half full, 71 degrees out side, very humid day, rained previous night car parked outside. Drove from home to store about 6 -8 miles, parked at store for 30 to 45 minutes then went on to freeway about 5 to 10 minutes later this all happened, ran ok rest of day. Side note radio was on do not remember if it went off or not.

I was driving toward a red light, and slowing down at 35 mph, I and had my father in the vehicle when the radio shut off, there was a slight jerk in the vehicle, all the lights on the dash came on, and then everything continued like normal. I had 1/8 of a tank of gas, and it was 87 degrees out. This was the third time that my vehicle stalled. The last time I was reversing out of a space, and damage was caused.