Power Train Problems of Jeep Wrangler - part 2

After a software update on 10/10/25, the Jeep Wrangler has become unreliable, with the hybrid powertrain failing while driving, leaving the driver and passengers in dangerous situations in traffic. This occurs at any speed and results in a total loss of the high voltage system, including motive force and power steering. This has happened in an intersection, while making an unprotected left turn, while in parking lots and other typical traffic situations.

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Did a ota uconnect update that showed up sat am 10/11/25 - cel came on along with a wrench icon - Jeep experienced a total loss of power. Instrument display showed car was off and I coasted to a stop. Was able to drop at dealer Saturday. Tech at dealership indicated I was the 3rd one that morning and said another local dealer had 5 issues that morning. A check of the internet intimates there are anecdotally hundreds of affected Jeeps.

The newest update caused the car to turn off while driving the vehicle. Check engine light is still turned on and I can’t drive the vehicle in any of the 3 modes it has.

After downloading the latest uconnect update, I turned on my Jeep and started my drive. About 500 feet later all the dash lights came on, told me to shift into drive to drive (I was) and I lost all power and steering control. I turned the Jeep off and back on and I could drive. This time I made it 1/4 mile and it shut off again, same situation in the middle of an intersection making a left turn. I was nearly hit by other vehicles and had to rely on the downhill slope to roll into the closest parking lot. The software update is bricking all 4xe Jeeps that download the software update. Uconnect help said they didn’t have a solution and to call Jeep customer support. I called them and a man answered the phone and said “we can’t help, call back on Monday” and hung up. I called my dealership and they didn’t know what was wrong with it either. I now do not have a vehicle until Tuesday at the soonest due to the holiday and the weekend.

On 10/10/25, my 2025 Jeep received an over-the-air (ota) software update intended for the uconnect infotainment system. Following the update, the vehicle experienced a complete powertrain failure. It became undrivable, shut off entirely, and refused to shift out of park. This occurred without warning and posed a serious safety risk, especially had it happened while driving. The issue appears to be related to the hybrid control module, which was affected by the software update. The vehicle displayed multiple warning lights and fault codes (including service hybrid drive system). I had to contact roadside assistance and have the vehicle towed to a dealership. Jeep has since acknowledged the issue and pulled the update, but I am concerned about the potential for permanent damage to the powertrain and the safety implications of such a failure. I am requesting that NHTSA investigate this matter to ensure proper accountability and prevent similar incidents for other owners.

After a recent over-the-air (ota) update, our Jeep Wrangler 4xe does not drive.

Sudden loss of power every 2-5 minutes after the latest over the air software update.

Uconnect update was pushed and car shut off while driving saying to put in park and turn back on. Vehicles engine literally shut off twice while driving all due to a system update.

After an automatic uconnect software update on Saturday 10/11/25, my vehicle stalled out multiple times while driving. Even though it's in drive, the vehicle automatically shifted into park, the dashboard lit up, and the vehicle dead stopped in the middle of traffic. I took it to a Jeep dealership near me where they said many drivers are having the same issue. Worst than that, is that I had to call Chrysler just to get a rental car approval, but since the incident happened on a Saturday of a holiday weekend, I have been 4 days without a car.

After the the latest u-connect update, my Jeep will not run after about 30 seconds while driving. Stalls while in motion. Will restart, but then shuts off again. Has an engine code on dash.

After applying an ota (over the air) update from Jeep on 10/11/25 at approximately 1pm est, the vehicle would drive for about 100 yards and then lose all power. Check engine light came on and a message saying to put in park. This happened when I pulled out of a parking lot and was lucky enough to have enough momentum to get to the side of the road. Restarted the Jeep, drove another 100 yards in the shoulder and it happened again. Was able to get into a parking lot and had to get the Jeep towed to the dealership. I am waiting to hear from the dealership as to the resolution. As of this writing (10/12/25 @ 5:30 pm est, I have seen 100's of posts regarding the same issue from other Jeep owners and I have yet to see a formal notice from the manufacturer acknowledging the issue with an action plan. The complete lack of quality control from Jeep has put 1,000's of drivers in danger as the vehicle just shuts down without warning. I seriously hope no one is injured or killed due to the gross incompetence of this manufacturer.

On [xxx] Jeep sent out a software update to my car. I did not agree to the update but it obviously updated my vehicle. The next day I went to drive the vehicle and after 1/4 mile the car started flashing the check engine light, it said to put in park and the vehicle died including no braking or steering. It happened three more times before I could get it to a safe place to park. Since it was a Saturday and I was in western north carolina, there were no Jeep technicians available to help me. I hit sos on my Jeep and connected to stellantis. They were having to send a tow truck. I finally read a blog where someone figured out how to rest the uconnect system. ( the one Jeep recommended did not work). It worked and the check engine light came off. However, this was extremely dangerous and irresponsible of Jeep. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The uconnect system updated last night this morning the Jeep shuts off while driving about every . 5-1 mile.

After a system software update the vehicle bricked. Driving and engine would stop. Check engine light appeared as well as other lights.

Complete loss of power and power steering. Repeated every 1. 5 minutes after restart.

After an update, the Jeep died completely in the middle of the road with a bunch of errors on the dash and would not restart. After about 10 minutes, it restarted but died again shortly after. A third try a while later and it ran in manual transmission mode to where we could get it home. Check engine light is on and vehicle is still acting odd.

Coming out of our driveway, the Jeep randomly flashed d at us and told us to put the car in park to restart. We thought that was weird as it was, but it only got worse from there. Well over 30 minutes later, while driving northbound i35 in the left lane, we experienced full power failure. We had to make it across three lanes of traffic in the midst of a busy highway with 18-wheelers all around using the only energy left over from our 70mph drive. Once we were on the side of the highway, we were finally able to get the Jeep on and moving again. At this point, the check engine light is on. We were just trying to make it to the next city so we could make a plan, and everything was fine for about 2 more miles. We got onto a bridge and the power failed again. Now, even though we opted to stay in the right lane out of fear for our safety, we have nowhere to go, no shoulder, just guard rail and whatever was below, and still have traffic all around us going at speed. We took the access roads where we could, but the car continued to lose power at a faster rate. Finally, at the Jeep dealership in hillsboro, the service team plugged the Jeep in and said a code was thrown but they would not look at it until Monday.

The vehicle shuts itself off randomly after having installed an over the air update to the uconnect system. In a span of one hour my vehicle shut itself off without warning, while driving, eight times. This is apparently happening with several wrangle 4xe models nationwide. Per Jeep customer care, there are "hundreds of thousands of vehicles being affected" and for now owners are being instructed to take them to the dealership. Per the customer service rep, no communication is being sent out by Jeep to any customers or through local media as they are choosing to handle it internally.

Got an ota update last night, this morning saw some post on the internet about that update went to check my Jeep and it came on but once it kicks the gas engine for like 2 or 3 seconds the vehicle shut off and asked to shift to park, if I don’t see this internet news I’d have been stranded on the road.

Had an update, and now the Jeep is flashing lights everywhere, there was a thud, and it won’t drive. If this happened while I was driving, it could have caused a big issue and accident.

Last night my Jeep Wrangler 4xe had a automated over the air software update come up on the screen. As normal I pressed update so the computers updated themselves. This morning I was approximately . 5miles away from my house (first time driving since update), and I got multiple warning lights and errors on the dash. The motor then turned off while the vehicle was in motion. I pulled over, I was able to get the vehicle restarted and turned around. I made it about 1000feet from my house when the car turned off completley again. This time it would not restart. Luckily I was able to coast onto a side street off of a busy main road. I had to have the vehicle towed to a dealer. I later learned that Jeep pushed this update out and this same thing happened to thousands of 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe. Myself, my wife and my infant son could have been killed due to Jeep's negligence and carelessness, there is no way that a software update should be pushed out without it being tested and vetted. Oh and the dealers have no solutions or loaners so I am already out $300 for a 3-day rental.

After accepting a prompted uconnect over-the-air (ota) software update, my 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe began experiencing complete loss of motive power while driving. The vehicle suddenly lost acceleration capability and had to be restarted multiple times. I took the vehicle to mcpeek’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram in anaheim, CA, where technicians confirmed that multiple Wrangler 4xe vehicles had arrived the same day with the same failure following the same uconnect update. The dealership performed a rollback to the previous software version, but the issue was not resolved. During the post-rollback road test, the technician confirmed that engine and propulsion issues persisted, and my service advisor advised that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. As a result, the Jeep was not released back to me and remains at the dealership pending further direction from stellantis engineering. Diagnostic codes reported by other affected owners and visible in forums include u0293-00 (lost communication with hybrid control module), u0010-00 (can bus communication failure), and p1e1d-00 (hybrid control processor fault), which appear consistent with a communication breakdown between the uconnect and hybrid powertrain systems. Jeep customer care has opened case #[xxx] for this incident and is coordinating with the dealer. This appears to be a safety-related defect, as the vehicle can unexpectedly lose power while in motion. Dealer: mcpeek’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram 1221 s auto center dr, anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 635-2340.

Vehicle lost power transfer while in drive and dash instructed to press brake to shift into park. Check engine light came on. Dash said something about fuel transfer issue. Happened 5 times in . 25 mile. Had to turn car off and restart to drive and it happened again. This all happened after a uconnect update.

Loss of all motive power on 4xe while driving, put my daughter at risk of a crash. Vehicle loss all power steering and motive power when from driving to rolling.

After a prompt on the infotainment system to update “uconnect” I accepted. The car was parked for the duration of the update. 30 minutes later, I was driving on a 45mph road and lost power and an error stating to put the car in park and restart the vehicle. The check engine light stayed on after restart. I was able to drive about a mile home and Jeep towed the vehicle to the nearest dealer.

Update was prompted on uconnect system. Vehicle randomly shuts off when driving, specifically in hybrid or electric mode. Restarts and shuts down again.

After an over the air update, when driving the vehicle all of the sudden thought the car was parked and lost all power. After coming to an immediate uncontrolled stop, I was able to shift into park and then drive again however due to the issue and many others reporting I am not comfortable driving above 25 mph.

Since buying this Jeep in 2024 I have had numerous issues that Jeep has not been able to resolve. The first issue I experienced was the key-fob not being able to unlock the doors or start the Jeep. Tomball Jeep kept my Jeep for about 3 weeks trying to figure out what is causing the issue, with the help of the engineer team they could never figure out the problem. I am still experiencing this issue as of today. Around September 2025 I started experiencing issues with my radio turning itself off and rebooting by itself, other times all it would do is give you loud noise of static and then reboot. This affects the Jeeps back up camera and all the electronics on the dash. Then the weekend of October 11,2025 my Jeeps powertrain stopped and gave me a notice to put my Jeep in park and restart the engine, this happened as you were driving down the highway no matter what speed you were going. I had taken my Jeep to the dealership on October 13,2025 and Jeep wanted to keep my vehicle for 5-7 days for diagnosis without giving me a loaner vehicle for me to get back and forth to work.

Updated vehicle last night via u-connect, vehicle died today while driving, lost all power. Check engine light on, hundreds of posts via social media with the same problem.

My 2024 Jeep Wrangler stopped in the road as my husband was driving. On the dash it said to shift to park. And push start. When he did it would not move. He had it in drive and was stuck in the road for about 2 minutes. We are so thankful that no one hit us as we were just over a hill.

I was driving down the street and my car turned off in the middle of the road with an electrical stability control failure and brought me to a stop in the middle of the road of busy traffic. I turned the car off and back on, and it was able to get me to a parking lot before shutting off again. From there, I had to get it towed to the dealership out of concern for my safety. Looking into the issue online, looks like a software update I had installed the night before caused the failure and resulted in my car shutting off. This is a major safety concern for me.

I was slowing down for a stoplight vehicle shut off, came to an abrupt stop and shifted itself into park. I then had to use the shifter knob to adjust it to park to get the vehicle to turn on. This almost caused and rear end accident as I was not fully to the stop line area of for the light. The vehicle would then not go over 2500 rpms and had to be limped off of the roadway. There were no warnings before this happened. All of it happened in a split second and my partner and I were jolted forward. I immediately reported this to the Jeep dealership and they were very concerned about this. After this incident, my service engine light came on and stayed on later in the day it disappeared on its own without any clearing of any devices. I have attached pictures of what showed up as warning lights as soon as this incident happened.

A software update was installed overnight on 10/10/25 by the manufacturer. During this time the vehicle remained garaged. On 10/11/25 I attempted to drive the vehicle. It started fine but when I put it into “drive” and began pulling out of our garage, it only went about 15 feet before it came to an abrupt stop on its own and shut off. I restarted it and now the check engine light is on. Looking for answers, I went to the 4xe forum where I see a ton of messages from other Jeep customers having the same issue with this model year after this software update. I called the Jeep dealership where I purchased it last spring and was told they’ve had a bunch of calls today and I should not drive it and should have it towed to them on Monday so they can investigate the issue.

On October 11, 2025, while traveling approximately 50 mph, my 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe suddenly and without warning lost motive power. The vehicle rapidly decelerated to around 10 mph. Thankfully, no vehicle was immediately behind me; had there been, a rear-end crash likely would have occurred. I was able to pull to the shoulder and had to completely shut down and restart the vehicle to temporarily restore power. I drove the vehicle directly to the authorized Jeep dealership after the incident, and it has remained there since that date. A recall related to this exact failure was issued afterward. My VIN is confirmed as included, and NHTSA status currently shows “recall incomplete — remedy not yet available. ” despite the safety failure already occurring and no remedy existing, Jeep customer care closed my case prematurely. I do not feel safe operating this vehicle until a repair is defined and completed. I am reporting this because the hazard remains unresolved, and owner support and protection feel inadequate. This defect occurred before the recall announcement and represents a confirmed loss-of-power safety event that could have resulted in a serious crash.

While driving I suddenly lost power and the vehicle came to an abrupt and suddenly stopped. The check engine light came on after it abruptly stopped. Jeep is now aware of this issue happening to multiple cars and has not made any attempts to notify us that our vehicle is not safe to drive.