2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-DR.
Safety Ratings.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.
Rollover Risk: 27.9%
537 Complaints
Any time you fuel this vehicle the fuel gushes out of the filler neck. We have tried several different fueling stations . Different times of the day and night. Nothing changes , the fuel still blows out. Sometimes even if you pump slow it will still spew back out. Not every station has the rubber splash guards on their nozzles. The reason this is a danger is very obvious. Gasoline has a low flash point , not to mention the health risk of the vapors. One freak spark unrelated to me fueling could have deadly consequences. I spoke to jeep headquarters about this issue. They refused to give me the lot number for the faulty fuel tanks. The fuel tanks that had issues was on 2008 and earlier jeep Wranglers. Our jeep was manufactured in 2/2009 and from what I have gathered uses the exact same tank as the 2008 and earlier tanks back to a certain year. Is it to far fetched to believe that the tank installed could be faulty , just like the earlier ones. Just so we are clear this has been occuring since we purchased the jeep and continues to. I would like jeep to replace the tank or the valve in the tank. They could install the retro fit repair . I don't feel as an owner we should have the Burden of replacing the tank.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON OR OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD INADVERTENTLY LY TURN ON. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER CLAY COOLEY DODGE LOCATED AT 1261 E AIRPORT FWY, IRVING, TX 75062 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
TIPM HAS EVERYTHING GOING CRAZY. WHEN THE JEEP IS STARTED THE WRIPER START WIPING AND THE THE LIGHTS QUIT AND THERE ARE NO BLINKERS. ALSO HAPPEN WHEN IN MOVEMENT.
THERE IS NO SAFETY STOP ON THE FUEL LINE. EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED IT OVERFLOWS SPILLING GAS EVERYWHERE. THIS IS NOT NEW, BUT FINALLY REPORTING IT. THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET
DEAD WOBBLE ON JEEP AT 50 MPH SUV STARTS SHACKING LIKE IT'S GOING TO ROLL OVER
FIRST GEAR KEEPS POPPING OUT WHEN CROSSING INTERCEPTION IT COULD GET DANGEROUS
I HAVE A STOCK JEEP. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS TO FIX THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE AND THE MOPAR TRACK BAR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP IT! I HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES THIS YEAR!! THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS! I LOVE MY JEEP BUT MAY HAVE TO GIVE IT UP!
WHILE FUELING THE PUMP WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLICK OFF, BUT FUEL WILL SPILL OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE, MYSELF, AND THE GROUND, HUGE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.
EXPERIENCEING THE WELL KNOWN DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT SUSPENSION AT SPEEDS AROUND 50 MPH. HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE FIXES YET CONDITION STILL REMAINS. ALSO WILL GO INTO DEATH WOBBLE AT OTHER SPEEDS IF HIT A POTHOLE OR BRIDGE TO ROAD GAP, HUMP OR BUMP IN ROAD. THIS JEEP HAS NO CUSTOM MODIFICATIONS. 2009 JEEP WRANGLER WITH ONLY 26000 MILES, NEW TIRES, HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DEATH WOBBLE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT NEW FROM THE DEALER. I ALSO OWN RAM TRUCKS AND FIXED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON MY 2005 RAM WITH NEW TRACK BAR BUSHINGS. BUSHINGS IN MY 2009 JEEP SHOW NO PLAY AT ALL.
FIRST GEAR POP OUT
SO ON MY 4X4 TRANSFER CASE THE BUSHING KEEPS POPPING OFF I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT 4 TIMES AND KEEPS LEAVING ME STRANDED AND HAVING TO CRAWL IN THE MUD AFTER GETTING STUCK AND PUTTING IT IN 4X4 AND HAVE HAD IT COME OFF GOING DOWN RD
CRACKED FUEL TANK, FOUND THROUGH A SMOKE TEST
LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA, I WAS DRIVING IT AND WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY BUT NOT AS MUCH AS IT NORMALLY DID, IT PULLED TO THE LEFT, AND WOBBLED WHENEVER I PRESSED THE BRAKES CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOOSE CONTROL AS A RESULT OF IT FISH TAILING. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS IT NORMALLY TOOK TO DO SO. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO AN AUTO MECHANIC. I TOOK IT TO POPE DAVIS TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE LOCATED AT 631 S ASSEMBLY STREET IN COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE I WAS TOLD MY THE MANAGER, [XXX] THAT THE FLUID WENT BAD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ALL 2 HYDRAULIC HOSES, FRONT BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS, AND THAT THEY ALONG WITH MY PADS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME APPROXIMATELY $880. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE WAS AN RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. HOWEVER, MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER DID NOT HAVE THIS RECALL. I FEEL THAT IT WAS OVERLOOKED AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *BF CONSUMER STATED THE LEAKAGE COULD OF BEEN DUE TO RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT INNER FENDER LINERS CAUSED BY WEAR OF TUBES. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE JEEP HAS LESS THAN 40.000 IS AND IS NOT USED OFF ROAD. ABOUT 55MPH THE FRONT END GETS A OUT OF CONTROL WOBBLE. YOU HAVE TO SLOW WAY DOWN FOR IT TO STOP. IT HAS DONE A FEW TIMES BEFORE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS 4/29/20.THE TRACK BAR WAS REPLACED WITH OEM PART AND STILL DOES IT. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF WRANGLER JEEPS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. THIS JEEP IT COMPLETELY STOCK WITH THE SAME TIRES IT CAME WITH NEW.
AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN WITH NO LEAKS EVIDENT THE NEXT DAY THE CAR HAD THE WIPERS RUNNING EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS IN "OFF". THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SWITCHED "OFF" AND THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE ALL NON FUNCTIONAL AS WELL AS THE ODOMETER AND DOME LIGHT. REMOVING BATTERY CABLE FIXES THE ISSUE ONE TIME THEN IT GOES BACK TO NOT WORKING
ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TURNED ON AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT CHIME. FUEL GAGE DROPPED TO EMPTY, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAD. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER NO LONGER WORKED, I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST/SLOW I WAS GOING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAYED ON CONSTANTLY, IN THE OFF POSITION, EVENTUALLY DESTROYING MY BLADES. HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON CONSTANTLY IN THE OFF POSITION AND BLINKERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. HORN WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF AND DOORS WOULD LOCK & UNLOCK. AC BLEW HOT. IT KIND OF FELT LIKE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD SMELL STRONG FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST. I FIRST REPLACED THE TIPM AND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED, BUT NOT ALL. I THEN REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ALL PREVIOUS UNRESOLVED ISSUES, WERE RESOLVED. WHEN THE PROBLEMS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING, IT ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY. IT HAPPENED AT RANDOM TIMES, DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS OR STREETS OR SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT WAS CONSTANT AND WOULD START AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS STARTED.
AT 16000 MILES, MY DRIVER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED. THE DEALER REPLACED. IT HAS NOW BEEN REPLACE 6 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR THEIR ORIGINAL REPAIR WHICH OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WORK. I AM BREATHING INSAFE EXHAUST FUMES. CHRYSLER CORP HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (TSB 09-001-13) NOW CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX.IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST 4 TIMES IT CRACKED. CLEARLY IT IS A WARPED HEAD OR VALVE PROBLEM. EITHER WAY EXHAUST COMES IN THE CAR.
MANUFACTURER JEEP AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ARE AWARE OF THE SAFETY RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING GET THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF FOR OVER 6 MONTHS NOW, AND JEEP AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (ANCHORAGE CHRYSLER CENTER) REFUSE TO FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE. I BROUGHT IN MY JEEP TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A SCHEDULED RECALL FIX. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO ORDER A PART THEY WEREN'T AWARE THE RECALL REQUIRED. THEY INFORMED ME THE PART WOULD ARRIVE IN ABOUT 4 DAYS AND THEY CONTACT ME. THAT WAS OVER TWO MONTHS AGO. THEY HAVEN'T CONTACTED ME AND ON THE RARE INSTANCES I GET A HOLD OF THEM THEY JUST SAY THEY NEED TO ORDER THE PART EVERY TIME. SO THEY HAVE NEVER ORDERED THE PART AND CLEARLY HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING SO. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW BECAUSE OF JEEP AND IT'S DEALERSHIPS UNWILLINGNESS TO FULFILL THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.
MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO POPE DAVIS AND THEY SAID THE HYDRAULIC HOSES WENT BAD CAUSING THE CALLIPERS, ROTORS, AND PADS TO GO BAD. THEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WHEN I CALLED CHYSTLER THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WASN'T AFFECTED. YES OBVIOUSLY IT WAS. I SPENT $800 ON HAVING THE HYDRAULIC HOSES, CALLIPERS, PAD, AND ROTARS REPLACED.
SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN OVER 40 MPH. MAINLY AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE. DEATH WOBBLE !
I HAVE REACHED OUT TO GERRY WOOD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE RECALL POST CARD I RECEIVE EVERY COUPLE MONTHS REGARDING A RECALL ON S 33 AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING. I ALSO CALLED DODGE HEADQUARTERS WITH NO RESULTS BECAUSE THE TRANSFERRED MY CALL BACK TO JERRY WOULD CHRYSLERJEEP DODGE. THE JEEP AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON INTERMITTENTLY. THEY TELL ME THE PART IS NOT IN THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN IT IS DELIVERED. I NEVER HEAR BACK FROM ANYONE. IT HAS BEEN A YEAR GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THIS. I'M HESITANT TO DRIVE THE JEEP BECAUSE I COULD POSSIBLY BE INJURED OR INJURE OTHERS. I NEED HELP.
FIRST TIME FILLING THE TANK UP, AND OUT OF NO WHERE GAS EJECTED OUT ON TO ME AND WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO GRAB THE GAS NOZZLE OUT TO GET IT TO STOP. I WAS COVERED IN FLAMMABLE GAS, SMALL PUDDLES ON THE GROUND AND THE GAS THAT I COULDNT GET OFF THE PLASTIC BUMPER AND FENDER, RUINED THEM. NOT TO MENTION WAISTED $5 IN GAS AND EMBARRASSED WHEN I HAD TO TELL THE MANAGER OF THE SPILLED GAS.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR ON ACCELERATION FORCING THE DRIVER TO QUICKLY PUT INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND DOES CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR IT COULD EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED A LOST OF PRESSURE. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO FILL THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID; HOWEVER, HE LATER NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE LINE LEAKING BRAKING FLUID. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED WHITTEN BROTHERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 10701 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE, RICHMOND, VA 23235, 804-378-0707) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X, PURCHASED NEW. A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE I BEGAN EXPERIENCING 'DEATH WOBBLE.' A MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSTIC STATED MY TRACK BAR WAS BENT AND MY BUSHINGS WERE WORN AND NEEDED REPLACING AS A RESULT OF ALL THE VIOLENT SIDE TO SIDE SHAKING. THIS WAS REPAIRED AT GREAT EXPENSE OUT OF POCKET. THIS REPAIR SEEMED EFFECTIVE FOR SOME TIME BEFORE THE SPEED WOBBLE STARTED UP AGAIN THIS PAST YEAR. DURING ONE EPISODE, THE HARSH SHAKING CAUSED MY LEFT SIDE BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL. NO ONE SHOULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO OPERATE A VEHICLE WHEN IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY, UNCONTROLLABLY, VIOLENTLY, HARSHLY, AND DANGEROUSLY START SHAKING, ESPECIALLY WHILE IN OPERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AVOID DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BEFORE JARRING SHAKING WILL START. ANY DRIVING IS NOW INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO ME, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER NEARBY DRIVERS. THE UNCONTROLLABLY VIOLENT SHAKING IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, FRIGHTENING, AND FORCES ME TO ABRUPTLY PULL OVER, GREATLY INCREASING MY CHANCES OF BEING SEVERELY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR JEEP OWNERS TO SUFFER THIS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR JEEP. THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR AND REIMBURSE JEEP OWNERS ANY AND ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPAIRS, ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION, INJURIES, DEATHS, DISTRESS, OR ANY OTHER CONDITIONS OR COMPLICATIONS ARISING FROM, RELATED TO, OR OTHERWISE RESULTING FROM 'DEATH WOBBLE.' CAUSES FOR THIS HAZARD VARY, SO DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS CAN BE EXTREMELY LENGTHY AND COSTLY, NOT TO MENTION REPAIRS NEEDED FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE VEHICLE WORN AND DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF SUCH AGGRESSIVELY UNSAFE SHAKING. THIS IS NOT STANDARD WEAR AND TEAR, BUT A SERIOUS, DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED BY NHTSA, THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY, LAWYERS, AND COURTS.
WHEN GASSING UP AND THE TANK IS FULL, FUEL FREQUENTLY SQUIRTS OUT AND RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS SPLASHED ON MY CLOTHES, SHOES, AND SKIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS STARTED IN ABOUT 2011 AND HAS CONTINUED OFF AND ON SINCE. IT IS MORE PREVALENT IN COLD WEATHER.
APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO, THE HEATER CORE IN MY JEEP FAILED SUDDENLY, POURING ANTIFREEZE OUT ONTO MY PASSENGER FLOORBOARD REPEATEDLY. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS MY HEATER CORE. WE ASKED A MECHANIC TO LET US KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT. I AM SO GLAD THAT WE NOTICED IT IN TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE 3 DOGS THAT FREQUENTLY ARE IN MY VEHICLE AND ONE, SOME, OR ALL OF THEM COULD HAVE DIED. THIS WAS NOT A CHEAP FIX AS THEY HAD TO TAKE APART THE DASH TO GAIN ACCESS. I LOVE MY JEEP, BUT COME ON YOU GUYS.... NO CUSTOMER SHOULD HAVE TO FORK OVER SO MUCH MONEY FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS.
DURING A "DEATH WOBBLE" EVENT, MY PASSENGER SIDE BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. WE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE BULBS, FUSES, AND CHECKED THE WIRING UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO NO AVAIL. HOW MUCH MORE IS THIS VEHICLE COST ME?
FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, WHENEVER IT RAINS, WATER FLOWS IN FROM THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF BOTH FRONT DOORS. ALSO, IF MY VEHICLE IS PARKED AND IT RAINS, NEXT TIME I DRIVE IT WATER ABSOLUTELY POURS IN ALL OVER ME AND THE PASSENGER SEAT, OR MY PASSENGER.
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X WAS STRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ALMOST HEAD ON. ON A CITY STREET MOVING STRAIGHT. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS JEEP HAS HAD AT LEAST THREE CLOCK SPRINGS REPLACED AND IS ON A CLOCK SPRING WARRANTY FOR LIFE. THE JEEP HAD NO SIGNS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I.E. AIRBAG LIGHT NOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALTHOUGH WEARING SEATBELTS MY FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS INJURED.*DT
EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 40-50 MILES PER HOUR. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN
150,000MI ON MY JEEP AND MY HEAT HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT. I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE AREA IN THE NORTH EAST. . THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING MY WINDOWS TO FOG UP DRAMATICALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. THIS FOGGING HAS CONTINUED AND I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE WINDOWS BEING PARTIALLY CRACKED DOWN.
ON AN INCLINED BOAT RAMP W/PONTOON AND EMERG BRAKE ENGAGED DISCOVERED LOOSE DISENGAGED SHIFTER. GOOGLE SEARCH LED TO DISCOVERY DETERIORATED SHIFTER BUSHING. SAME AS RECALL V34. MANUALLY MANEUVERED SHIFTER ON TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO DRIVE HOME. IN GOOGLE SEARCH FOR REMEDY, SAW COUNTLESS POSTS FROM JEEPS WITH SAME ISSUE WHICH COULD EASILY BE SAFETY RELATED. WAS EXCITED WHEN I SAW V34, BUT WASN'T SHOWING UP FOR MY JEEP. WHAT CONSTITUTES A RECALL FOR ONE VEHICLE AND NOT ANOTHER WHEN THE ISSUE IS IDENTICLE?
HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT ACTIVATING. THIS WOULD OCCUR AT SPEEDS OF ZERO UP TO HIGHWAY AND WOULD COME AND GO WITHOUT WARNING. THE OBD-II CODE WAS B1B8F, DRIVER SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT OPEN. AFTER REMOVING THE DRIVER SEAT TO ACCESS THE WIRING HARNESS DISCOVERED THAT ONE WIRE WAS BROKEN AT THE SENSOR, PARTIALLY HELD TOGETHER BY A "THREAD" OF THE WIRE INSULATION WITH BARE METAL EXPOSED. THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN INSTALLED UNDER THE SEAT WITH THE WIRE PULLED TIGHT TO THE UNDER SEAT "SPRING" WIRE SUPPORT AND HELD IN PLACE WITH A ZIP TIE. I CONSIDER IT LIKELY THAT THE UP-AND-DOWN MOTION OF THE SEAT OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS CAUSED THE HARNESS WIRE TO BREAK. THE FIRST PICTURE SHOWS THE CONNECTOR TO WHICH THE BROKEN WIRE WAS ATTACHED. UNFORTUNATELY THE BROKE WIRE IS IN THE BACK, THE ONE WITH THE PURPLE STRIPE. THE SECOND PICTURE SHOWS THE BROKEN WIRE AFTER THE WIRE PLUG WAS PULLED OUT OF THE CONNECTOR,
WHEN IT HITS A BUMP AROUND 40 PER HOUR, IT WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL ON A BRIDGE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE RAPIDLY AND EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER AS THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE AGAIN GOING DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO LUG NUTS DETACHED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DUE TO THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ON THE INTERNET AND CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SHOCK IN THE FRONT END RODS OR STEERING DAMPENER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,600.*DT *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALKER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AND RAM (5757 COLISEUM BOULEVARD, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301, (318) 618-0103) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE 2007 AND 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS RECEIVED THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTED REPLACEMENT FOR THE FUEL NECK AND THE FUEL TANK; HOWEVER, THE 2009 WRANGLER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
HOOD PATCHES DON'T HOLD THE HOOD SECURE IT COMES LOOSE AT HYWAY SPEEDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT CALLED A CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,808.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED CAUSING THE VEHICLE ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES. DURING THE CRASH THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. NO FURTHER INFO WAS AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
WHEN FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE, THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL THEN GAS FLOWS BACK OUT OF THE CAR AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I OWNED THE JEEP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE $1500 TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW. THE GAS VOLUME THAT SPILLS IS AT LEAST A QUART AND CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
FUEL RUNS OUT WHEN FILLING UP JEEP AT THE GAS PUMP HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP
THE ENGINE WAS ON IDLE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT THE AIR CON / FAN ON THE DASHBOARD. I GOT OFF THE CAR AND LOOK UNDERNEATH IT. I SAW RED LIQUID POURING ONTO THE GROUND AND FLAMES. THE FIRE SUBSEQUENTLY EXTENDED TO THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE FIRE BRIGADE CAME AND MANAGE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF OVERHEATING OR ANY LIGHTS THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED (EVERY 10,000 KM) AT THE LOCAL JEEP SERVICE CENTER. THE CAR ONLY HAD 77000 MILES I HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD. I HAVE NEVER MADE ANY UPGRADE OR MODIFICATION TO THE CAR.
CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, HORN DOES NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. I DRIVE IN VERY DUSTY CONDITIONS WHILE DELIVERING US MAIL, RECORDS SHOW A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS JEEP AND THIS PROBLEM. RECORDS ALSO INDICATE THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED. BUT I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX? WHAT CAN I DO?
WHEN FILLING MY JEEP WRANGLER JK 2009 GAS TANK IT OVER FILLS WHEN PUMP SHUTS OFF THE SPILLING GAS ALL OVER MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER JK AND GROUND.
COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. UNABLE TO JUMP START VEHICLE.
LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, POWER WINDOWS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RADIO WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE JEEP WRANGLER
WHEN REFUELING, REGARDLESS OF FILL LEVEL THE GAS WILL NOT FLOW INTO TANK PROPERLY ON LEVEL GROUND, AND SPEWS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND/CAR/PERSON. IT WILL NOT TAKE FUEL IN ANY POSITION. IT TAKES ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES TO REFUEL FROM EMPTY. IT WILL TAKE GAS UNTIL THE FILLER NECK FILLS UP AND THEN YOU HAVE TO STOP AND LET IT DRAIN INTO TANK. YOU HAVE TO REPEAT THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL FULL.
WHEN FILILNG THE FUEL TANK, NO MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE, THE TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FULL, SPILLING GASOLINE BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTOFF CAN ACTIVATE. THIS IS STATIONARY, TURNED OFF, AND LEVEL. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE FEB 2015 AND IT IS A HIGHLY REPEATABLE PROBLEM.
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND UPON HITTING ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT ON THE JEEP BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. YOU MUST SLOW OR COME TO A STOP TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES TO ME. IT IS BY FAR THE MOST TERRIFYING THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME IN 50 YEARS OF DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME IT WAS WORN DAMPENERS AND REPLACED THEM. OF COURSE THIS DID NOT HAPPEN FOR THE FIRST 50K MILES, SO I MUST WAIT UNTIL THE CONDITIONS APPEAR AGAIN TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED.
GAS TANK SKID PLA RUSTED THROUGH. GAS TANK READY TO FALL OFF 2009 JEEP. 88K MILES AND PARKED IN GARAGE. PIECES MISSING AND CRACKED LENGTHWISE AND WIDTHWISE
MY WIFE CALLED ME FROM WORK SAYING HER JEEP WAS SMOKING AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. I RUSHED TO HER JOB AND FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE JEEP. WHAT I FOUND WAS DEBRIS WAS STUCK BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE EXHAUST PIPE IN THE CENTER OF THE JEEP. PINESTRAW BEEN COLLECTING THERE AND WAS SMOLDERING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A FLUKE BUT MUCH TO MY SURPRISE MY WIFE PULLED INTO THE GARAGE 2 DAYS AGO AND THE CAR SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING AND I REMOVED ABOUT 10 HANDFULS OF PINESTRAW THAT WAS SMOLDERING. WE DO NOT PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE ANYMORE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. WHAT MAKES NO SENSE IS THE DEBRIS NOT COLLECTING BEHIND THE TIRES BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. IT IS MY OPINION THAT JEEP SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH A RECALL OR AT LEAST TELL ME HOW TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLASS HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE DISTORTED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
DRIVERS MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE STATIONARY. THE INTERNAL BRACKET HAS CORRODED AND FAILED IT OBVIOUSLY A MATERIAL DEFECT.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON.
"TAKATA RECALL" DEALERSHIPS ARE SAYING THEY EITHER DON"T HAVE THE PARTS, OR AREN'T TAKING APPOINTMENT TILL AFTER OCTOBER 2018. I HAVE BEEN GETTING NOTICES AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET RECALLS FOR YEARS
EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS!!! LEAVING GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND, ME AND MY POOR JEEP. WITH GAS RUNNING ON MY BUMPER AND WELL DISCOLORING IT. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE.
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FUEL OVERFLOWING EVERY TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION. I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT PUMPS AND DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME. I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO AND IYHE OVERFLOW HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. THIS IS A COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE.
WHEN FUELING THIS VEHICLE THE NOZZLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF CORRECTLY RESULTING IN FUEL OVERFLOWING AND SPILLING OUT, APROX 1/2 PINT WORTH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN THE FALL WINTER AND SPRING BUT NOT THE SUMMER. NOT SURE IF THE TEMPERATURE OR FUEL BLEND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN '09 AND ITS BEEN DOING IT REGULARLY. JEEP RECALLED '07 AND '08 FOR THIS PROBLEM. '09 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
WHEN REFUELING THE PUMP ALWAYS STOPS EVEN IF EMPTY, THIS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO KNOW IF IT'S ALREADY FULL OR IF IT'S JUST ACTING UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW, AND IT HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIMES I REFUEL. I HAVE READ IN FORUMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SOME YEARS HAVE BEEN FIXED. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD SINCE FUEL SPILLS ARE VERY COMMON WITH THIS PROBLEM.
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS
DEATH WOBBLE IN SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE IN A VIOLENT MANNER AT A SPEEDS AT OR NEAR 60 MPH. THE WOBBLE IS PERSISTENT AND WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. JEEP REFUSES TO OFFICIALLY ACCEPT A PROBLEM EXISTS EVEN THOUGH WRANGLER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED IN THOUSANDS OF POSTS VIEWABLE ONLINE. I HAVE HAD MY JEEP IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.
WHEN USING A GAS PUMP TO AUTO-FILL THE TANK, THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THE TANK OVERFLOWS SOME OF THE FUEL ONTO THE PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO, THE STYLE OF NOZZLE, OR THE ANGLE THE NOZZLE IS USED AT. IT OVER FILLS EVERY TIME. THIS JEEP WRANGLER X WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2017 WITH 90, 961 MILES. STARTED EARLY NOVEMBER. I RECENTLY SOLD MY 1997 JEEP WRANGLER WHICH I HAD DRIVEN OVER 178,523 MILES IN THE 18 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM NOT EVEN ONCE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR UNTIL I READ THE COMPLIANTS ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND THE NHTSA WEBSITE.
CONSTANT OVERFLOW WHILE FUELING (~80% OF TIME). I DO NOT USE ANYTHING BUT REG GRADE FUEL. I DO NOT HOLD THE FUELING HOSE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I PUT THE HOSE IN ALL THE WAY OR SLIGHTLY OUT. IT TYPICALLY OVERFLOWS ABOUT 1/2 TO 1 PINT CREATING A FIRE HAZARD AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
WHENEVER I FILL MY TANK UP, THE GAS SPILLS OVER ONTO THE CAR, THE GROUND, AND MYSELF. ABOUT A QUART SPILLS OVER SO COULD BE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS.
EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. APPARENTLY THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE" BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET. MY BEST GUESS IS, AFTER MULTIPLE PEOPLE DIE FROM THIS MALFUNCTION AND SUE THE CHRYSLER/JEEP CORPORATION, THEN IT A RECALL MIGHT BE ISSUED AND THE PROBLEM FIXED! I AM HIGHLY AGITATED BY THIS ISSUE AND THE REOCCURENCE!!!!!
EACH TIME I FILL MY JEEP WITH GAS THERE IS A GUSHING OF GAS AT THE END OF FILL UP. EACH TIME I FILL IT UP THE JEEP DOESNT WANT TO TAKE THE GAS EITHER. IT WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AT A GAS STATION.
UPON FILLING THE JEEP WITH GASOLINE (SINCE OWNING THE CAR), NO MATTER THE PUMP/STATION, THE AUTOMATIC STOPPING MECHANISM WILL STOP FILLING WHEN IT IS FULL AND A "BUBBLE" WILL BACK FLOW CAUSING GASOLINE TO SHOOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SOAK THE BUMPER/FENDER/ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT A GAS STATION COVERED IN GASOLINE SO HAVE TRIED FIXING THIS. I HAVE REPLACED THE EVAP CANISTER BUT AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO RATHER THAN GET AN ENTIRE NEW GAS TANK.
RECALL ON PASSENGER AIR BAG. TAKATA HAS FILED A CHAPTER 11
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT AT THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO PROVIDE HEAT, AND IT CAUSED THE DEFROST SYSTEM NOT TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AT TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH ADVISED THAT THE HEATING SWITCH CORD AND THE DOOR HEATING SYSTEM ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURERS VISIBILITY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
DEATH WOBBLE - SEVERE BOUNCING OF FRONT END WHEN HITTING A BUMP GOING AROUND 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPEN OVER 10 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND AFTER I HAD A NEW STEERING STABILIZER (HORIZONTAL SHOCK ABSORBER) INSTALLED ON FRONT AXEL.
CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH. FRONT STEERING STABILIZER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, "DEATH WOBBLE" STILL OCCURS. HAPPENS ON SMOOTH, NON-BUMPY ROADS AS WELL AS BUMPY ONES.
WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, SOMETIMES WON'T WORK WHEN DRIVING. RADIO CONSTANTLY REPROGRAMMING ITSELF. HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES COME ON WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON YET OCCASIONALLY WON'T WORK WHEN DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING I'VE HAD THE RADIO SHUT OFF, TRIP ODOMETER RESET, MILEAGE RESET, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE CPU RESETS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. LASTLY, IVE HAD THE ENTIRE JEEP STALL WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS. MOST TIMES IT TAKES 2-3 CRANKS TO GET IT STARTED. NOTHING LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH WHEN I TRY TO START IT. THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 30-40 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE RADIO REPROGRAMMING ITSELF HAPPENS DAILY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR, PITTMAN BAR, AND STABILIZING SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. A DEALER (ADVANTAGE DODGE RAM CHRYSLER JEEP 3200 E. MAIN STREET, FARMINGTON, NM 87402) WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. INTERNAL FLANGE IS EITHER NON-EXISTENT, DAMAGED, OR INOPERABLE AS THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. UNLESS I STOP THE FILL SHORT OF 16 GALLONS, GAS SPILLS ALL OVER THE JEEP & USUALLY ALL OVER MYSELF AS WELL.
WHEN FILLING TANK, FUEL OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME. HAVE TRIED TO DECREASE FLOW TOWARDS THE END, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. SEEMS LIKE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH FUEL SPILLING ON EVERY FILL UP.
AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V29000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL REMEDIED DUE TO THE DEALER'S REFUSAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR DUE TO NOT BEING COMPENSATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 31563516. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES, THE RECALLS WERE FORFEITED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
ON 17 APR 2017 I WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON US-31 & HIT A BUMP & MY JEEP WENT INTO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" & I HAD TO SLOW DOWN & GO TO THE SHOULDER. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VERY BAD. IE: THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER CALLED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE"!
SAME ISSUE AS WITH 2007-2008 JEEP JK FUEL SPITS OUT WHEN DONE FUELING, NO CHANGES TO FUEL SYSTEM SO WHY ONLY HAVE A RECALL ON 07-08 AND NOT ALL JEEP JK?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH DETACHED AND CAUSED THE SAFETY LATCH TO OPEN. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, USED A CARGO STRAP TO SECURE THE HOOD, AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL SPRAYING OUT OF THE OPENING INTO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V290000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SECOND NOTIFICATION WOULD BE SENT TO OWNERS IN LATE MARCH OF 2017. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED ON ABOUT JULY 1, 2016, THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN A RECALL. IT'S BEEN ALMOST 9 MONTHS. I CANNOT TAKE PASSENGERS FOR RIDES IN MY JEEP WITHOUT INFORMING THEM OF THE DANGER. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERS43 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V-352 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE
THE VEHICLE HAS SOME TYPE OF SHORT IN THE STARTER CIRCUIT, SO POWER DOES NOT TRANSMIT TO THE STARTER WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON JKFORUM AS WELL WITH A SOLUTION OF ADDING A GROUND WIRE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V290000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, FUEL SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER OPENING WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND GOES ON THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND.
DEATH WOBBLE AT APPROX. 45MPH.
I WAS DELIVERING MAIL, AND WHILE STOPPED AT A BOX I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST DRIVEWAY, AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WENT UP IN FLAMES.
ANYTIME I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ONLY FIX IS TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 25 MPH IN MY CURRENT LANE. ONCE I GET TO THAT LOW OF A SPEED THE SHAKING STOPS. WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT I CAN'T CHANGE LANES OR GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEREFORE, THE ONLY OPTION IS TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 25 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY CURRENT LANE WHICH ISN'T SAFE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING IN DECEMBER 2016.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT EXPERIENCED AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TUBE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *CN
WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ENTIRE FRONT END STARTED SHIMMYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THREATENING TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. IT STOPPED WHEN I REDUCED SPEED TO UNDER 55 MPH. WHENEVER I TRIED TO GO OVER 55 MPH, THE JEEP RESUMED IT'S DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE IN. *TR
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND HIT A ROUGH AREA ON THE PAVEMENT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND ROCK BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT, BUT HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR THIS VIOLENT ROCKING TO STOP. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM, BUT OCCURS WHEN CERTAIN ROUGH AREAS OF PAVEMENT SET UP THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. TRIED TO GET IT FIXED, SEEMED TO BE A MYSTERY. LEARNED THAT THIS IS EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS OF JEEPS AND OTHER SELECT VEHICLES. THERE ARE MANY, MANY DESCRIPTIONS AND VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET. I ALSO SEE COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON YOUR SITE. WHY DO YOU NOT CARE? WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING YOUR JOB? I DID NOT GET KILLED. IS THIS WHAT IT TAKES FOR YOU TO TAKE NOTICE? I WANT NOTHING, ONLY FOR THIS TO BE REMEDIED. IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN & QUITE FRIGHTENING, ESPECIALLY THEN THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
DEADH WOBBLE, REALLY BAD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT , ESPECIALLY AFTER GOING OVER POTHOLE OR RAILROAD TRACKS, SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH . ITS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IS VERY EASY TO SOMEONE TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD EASILY CAUSE HARD TO THE DRIVER OR OTHERS INCLUDING DEAD, JEEP SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT WOBBLES TO THE POINT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. A PERSON COULD GET HURT IF THIS PLOBLEM DOEST GET LOOK INTO IT. YOU GUYS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO TEST MY VEHICLE AND SEE IF YOU GUYS WOULD DRIVE A VEHICLE LIKE THIS ON THE DAILY BASIS, IS LIKE A BOMB READY TO EXPLODE AT ANY TIME. IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, I AM ALSO DOCUMENTING THAT I SUBMITTED THIS REQUEST TO YOU GUYS JUST ENCASE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR ANYONE. I WILL SAY I TOLD YOU SO.
THE WIPERS KEEP TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES AND SOMETIMES WON'T SHUT OFF. THEY ALSO SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE USED, AND AGAIN SOMETIMES WON'T TURN OFF. THEY SOMETIMES WON'T TURN ON. ALSO, BULBS, SUCH AS HEADLIGHT, MARKERS, AND FOG LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT ON AN EXTREMELY FREQUENT BASIS. ALL THESE THING HAPPEN WHEN THE JEEP IS BOTH IN MOTION AND IDLING BOTH ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY DRIVING.....GOING FOREWORD AND DURING MID TURN. WHILE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. ALL OCCURRENCES HAVE HAPPENED DURING ALL 4 NEW YORK SEASONS. AND AT NO SPECIFIC TIME OF DAY. WE HAVE NO PHOTOS BUT THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES AND HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THE JEEP WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2010 AND THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT PHYSICALLY "SEE" IT HAPPEN THEREFORE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. I WILL PUT A DATE IN THE "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN BOX" BELOW AS A START POINT...BUT KNOW IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TO THIS DAY. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT) EXTERIOR SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. MIRROR FELL INTO ROAD WAY POSING A HAZARD FOR OTHER DRIVERS. UPON RECOVERING MIRROR I FOUND THAT THE STRUCTURAL BASE THAT ATTACHED THE MIRROR TO THE BODY WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AWAY AND IT BROKE WHERE AN ATTACHING BOLT AFFIXED THE MIRROR TO THE MOUNT NOT AT THE POINT THE MOUNT ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. MY SELLING DEALER COVERED THIS UNDER OUR CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. BUT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AND POSES A SAFETY HAZARD BOTH TO THE OWNER AND OTHERS AROUND THE VEHICLE OR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR ROUTINELY. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND OCCURS WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC AT TURNS ELIMINATING DRIVE TO WHEELS AND LEAVING OPERATOR VULNERABLE TO INJURY OR DEATH FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. JEEP HAS ISSUES TSB TSB 21-001-10 REV A BUT NO RECALL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY VEHICLES WITH SAME TRANSMISSION. THERE WILL BE INJURY OR DEATH FROM THIS ONE DAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V290000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V292000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
DRIVING ON I-81, IN VIRGINIA AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION IN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND FORCED ME TO PULL OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS SAME EVENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES DURING THIS TRIP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V620000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT
EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE IN PAST MONTH - UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF FRONT END AT SPEED AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMP IN HIGHWAY. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. HAD TO SLOW TO NEAR STOP ON HIGHWAY FOR SHAKING TO SUBSIDE.
TAKATA RECALL (S43 / NHTSA 16V-352): I HAVE BEEN WAITING SEVERAL MONTHS FOR A REPLACEMENT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT AND GET NO ANSWERS OTHER THAN NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. WHAT ACTION IS THE NHTSA TAKING AGAINST CHRYSLER/JEEP/MOPAR AND TAKATA ON THIS? THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT I AM TOLD THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE A PASSENGER AS THIS THING CAN FAIL. IS THERE ANY LEGAL RECOURSE THAN CAN BE TAKEN? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A GAS STATION STATIONARY AND FILLING THE FUEL TANK GAS SPITS OUT AT THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE PUMP IS LEFT TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES WHICH S OUTSIDE OF THE 36 K MILES WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP AND SPILLS ABOUT A PINT OF FUEL OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. IT IS A CONSISTENT ISSUE THAT REPEATS AT EVERY FILL UP WHEN THE PUMP IS LEFT TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHEN SHIFTED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V290000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
******* TIPM ISSUES *******WHILE DRIVING 70MPH DOWN INTERSTATE THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL ABILITIES AND CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START UP AND WAS LIKE IT HAD A DEAD BATTERY. CARS WERE SWERVING AND BLOWING LIKE CRAZY TRYING TO AVOID ME AND NOT WRECK. ONCE TRAFFIC WAS SOMEWHAT STABLE I GOT OUT TO PUSH JEEP OFF TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND A ANOTHER MOTORIST STOPPED TO HELP. MY PASSENGER WAS HURT FROM THE SUDDEN STOP WHEN HER KNEES WENT INTO THE DASH. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER RESULTING IN HER LEFT KNEE GETTING BRUISED AND HER RIGHT KNEE GOT A CUT. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS. WE ARE BOTH LUCKY TO BE ALIVE FROM THIS BEING THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES NEARLY HIT US AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING OTHERS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WARNING ADDRESSED TO ALL OWNERS AS THIS BEING A POTENTIAL WRECK LESS CONDITION. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM CHRYSLER OR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
AT 1030 AM 08 SEPTEMBER 2016, MY JEEP WRANGLER CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS. I DROPPED MY JEEP OFF FOR A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION ON 06 SEPTEMBER 2016, I THEN RECEIVED A PHONE ON THE 8TH THAT MY JEEP HAD CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS IN POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO FILE A CLAIM THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY.
TAKATA RECALL I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT IS APPALLING THAT SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION CREATED BY THE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS AND INVOLVING A RECALL ACTUALLY HAS NO SOLUTION AND HAS NO TIMELINE FOR WHEN A SOLUTION WILL BE AVAILABLE, THIS IS INCREDIBLY SERIOUS AND IMPORTANT, YET THERE IS NO SOLUTION. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED IS PART OF THIS ENORMOUS, INEFFECTIVE RECALL, AND MY FAMILY AND I RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE, AND THE MANUFACTURERS ARE CLEARLY AND TERRIBLY FAILING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSUMERS.
KEEP CALLING LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE RECALL APPLIED AND CORRECTED AND EITHER THEY DO NOT RESPOND TO CALLS OR THEY CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND WILL CALL ME WHEN AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE MONTHS. JEEP OF RIVERDALE WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND YONKERS
VEHICLE NOT BEING REPAIRED IN A REASONABLE MANNER: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE S43 AND S33. I CALLED SUNLAND PARK DODGE, EL PASO, TX FOR SERVICE. WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND TO CALL BACK IN APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS. I CALLED APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS LATER TO SAME FACILITY AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. A REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF THE RECALLED PARTS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I ASKED IF I COULD ORDER THE PART AND SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. REQUEST WAS DENIED. THE REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDED TO TRY AND HAVE ME CALL THE NATIONAL DODGE PARTS DEPT TO INQUIRE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE IN. I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO SPEND MY PERSONAL TIME (AN EXPENSE) CHASING DOWN A PART THAT HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ORDER. I THEN ASKED IF HE WOULD MAKE THAT CALL AND GET THAT INFORMATION TO ME. HE REFUSED TO HELP ME AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO END THE CALL. THEN I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH HIS MANGER. AROUND 20 MINUTES LATER SOMEONE WHO WAS NOT HIS MANAGER PROCEEDED TO GIVE FALSE INFORMATION SAYING THAT THEY COULD REPLACE ONE OF THE PARTS AND 'INSPECT' THE OTHER RECALLED PART TO SEE IF IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I INFORMED THE UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN THAT, CONSIDERING THE QUESTIONABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WOULD NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TRUSTING THEIR DEALERSHIP TO MAKE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. SERVICE INCOMPLETE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 7 WEEKS. PURSUING SERVICE AT ALTERNATE DEALERSHIP.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V290000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED JULY 18, 2016 DUE TO RECALL. NOW THE VEHICLE WIPERS COME ON ANYTIME AND VEHICLE THEN STALLS. TAKES 5 MINUTES OR MORE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. DEALER CLAIM FAULTY WIPER MOTOR AND ABS MODULE. REPLACED BOTH AUGUST 1ST, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN DRIVING HOME THAT SAME DAY, PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE AGAIN. MY VEHICLE RAN GREAT BEFORE DEALER CHANGED CLOCKSPRING.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A POLE WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V290000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS THE REPAIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, HE HIT A STEEL RAIL, DAMAGING THE BUMPER. THE HIT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER OR PLASTIC INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A STORAGE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD BUMP, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER'S COLLISION BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE JEEP GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. THE LAST INCIDENT, THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL CAME ON AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TURN OFF SINCE THEN. HAPPENS MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT 45-55 MPH.
VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE OCCURRED WHEN WE HIT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY 55MPH. PULLED OFF ROAD, LOCAL MECHANICS COULD FIND NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE. TESTED JEEP ON ROAD AND DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE MECHANIC DROVE AT 60MPH (WE DID NOT HIT A BUMP ON THIS TEST DRIVE)
MY JEEP HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE TO GET IT FIXED AND SPENT OVER $3,000 SO FAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT BE RESOLVED! NEW PARTS AND NEW TIRES HAVE NOT HELPED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THE B1B02 (DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY) WAS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE NEEDED ATTENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
ON MY 09 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND CHIME COME ON AND OFF DURING MY DAILY COMUTE AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLES AIBAGS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. AT FIRST MY HORN STOP WORKING (ALSO CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING) AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, BUT I HAD TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER A LITTLE DEEPER WHEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON.
THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNING. THE CLOCK SPRING IS DEFECTIVE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART AND I AM NOT SURE WHY MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT BEING CHOSEN FOR THE RECALL WHEN IT HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS ALL THE VEHICLES THAT ARE RECALLED. I AM NERVOUS TO WAIT FOR IT TO POSSIBLY GET RECALLED IN CASE I AM IN AN ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V176000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
USUALLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP, THE TIRE(S) BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DO NOT STOP UNTIL SLOWING DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP OWNERS AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO ON MY JEEP AND APPEARS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY.
MY JEEP WENT ON FIRE DO TO A BAD OR FULTY FUSE BOX. REPORTS SAY ITS A BAD MODULE IN THE FUSE BOX.AND IT WILL GET HOT ENOUGH TO START A FIRE. AND WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY FOR 2 DAYS.
JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHT ON AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. AFTER GETTING IT LOOKED AT THEY TOLD ME IT THE CLOCK SPRING THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS MY 4TH CHRYSLER VEHICLE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 CLOCK SPRINGS IN THESE VEHICLE. I LOOKED ONLINE MANY PEOPLE ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT OR ANY FAULTS BESIDE THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER THERE ARE MANY OF US THAT HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.
CLOCK SPRING ON MY 2009 WRANGLER WENT OUT CLEARLY A RECALL SITUATION HERE. SAFETY FOR ME AS THE DRIVER AND FOR MY FAMILY AS THE PASSENGERS. COME ON JEEP THIS IS OBVIOUS !
A FEW WEEKS AFTER GETTING THE RHD CLOCK SPRING REDESIGNED STYLE I KEPT GOING OUT OF CONTROL ON TURNS,AND WHEN THE ROAD WAS COVERED IN SNOW THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP AND I WOULD GO OUT OF CONTROL AND SPIN IN A CIRCLE. THE NEW DESIGN CLOCK SPRING DIDN'T WORK FROM THE BEGINNING,AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC EVENT A NEW OLD STYLE CLOCKSPRING HAD TO BE INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE 7TH TIME
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER AS IT INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF THE FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND MULTIPLE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PART UNAVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND CHIMES WITH EVER TIME IT IS ENGAGED ON THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ
FUEL OVERFLOWS AND SPRAYS OUT WHEN FILLING TANK AT GAS STATION. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FILL THE TANK OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS OR SO. (OUR JEEP HAS NOT BEEN A PRIMARY VEHICLE UNTIL RECENTLY) I'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN OVER THE LAST 32 YEARS. WE HAD PLANNED TO LET OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD BE TOO DANGEROUS IN ITS CURRENT STATE FOR HER TO DRIVE. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLED IS SIGNIFICANT. I AM WRITING YOU NOW BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAD IT SPILL OUT ON HER TODAY.
DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 89 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, DROVE OVER A BRIDGE ABUTMENT AND THE FRONT END OF MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VIOLENT SHAKING DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO 30 MPH.
FUEL SPITS BACK WHEN FUELING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTHING WE FUEL UP AND IS CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER TELLS ME THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED FOR 2007 AND 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS BUT MY 2009 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FIRST GEAR SLIPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED IF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. I DROVE CROSS COUNTRY IN 2010 (MILITARY MOVE) AND GOT THE TIRES ROTATED AFTER THE LONG DRIVE. WHEN I DID, WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON DC, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO FALL OFF THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND FALL INTO THE WATER 100 FEET DOWN. LUCKILY IT STOPPED ONCE I SLOWED DOWN TO UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY BLAMED THE TIRES. THEY NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE KNOWN DEATH WOBBLE, SO WHILE I DIDN'T FULLY BELIEVE IT, I JUST REPLACED THE TIRES AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES FOR A WHILE. I RECENTLY MOVED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS SUMMER FOR WORK, AND HAVE TO NOW DRIVE OVER MORE BUMPY WINDY MOUNTAIN ROADS. NOW, ANY TIME I AM DRIVING OVER 45MPH ON THESE WINDY ROADS, PARTICULARLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL, THE WHOLE JEEP SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVEN'T GONE OFF THE SIDE OF A CLIFF YET - BUT I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT AT ANY POINT DURING ONE OF THESE DRIVES. AND WHERE I LIVE NOW, I HAVE TO DRIVE THESE ROADS, WHICH IS SCARY FOR MY WIFE AND I AND OUR TWO YOUNG KIDS. THE JEEP IS ALMOST PAID OFF - BUT NOT YET, SO I'D TRADE IT IN, BUT WILL LOSE ALOT OF MONEY TO DO THAT - AND WAS HOPING TO HAVE THIS JEEP FOR YEARS AFTER I PAID OFF THE JEEP - BUT AM NOT SO SURE NOW. I ALSO WAS A LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMER, UNTIL NOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED EVERYWHERE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY GRABBED HER BABY AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS MOMENTARILY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE AT THE SCENE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE REMNANTS OF THE VEHICLE AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
FUEL SPILLS EVERY TIME THAT I FILL UP THE TANK DURING THE WINTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT NOT WITH THIS MODEL YEAR/VIN. ALTHOUGH I HAVE ENTERED TODAYS DATE BELOW, THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
I JUST PURCHASED THE JEEP 2 MONTHS AGO AND EVER SINGLE TIME WITHOUT EXCEPTION I GET FUEL SPIT BACK WHEN FUELING THE JEEP. WHEN FUELING THE JEEP THE NOZZLE AT THE PUMP WILL CUT OFF AND 1-2 SECONDS LATER GAS COMES SHOOTING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. TODAY 3/2/2016 I COULD HEAR THE SOUND CHANGE JUST BEFORE THE NOZZLE CUT OFF AND TRIED TO STOP FUELING BEFORE THE SPIT BACK BUT WAS STILL TO LATE. THE BEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND SHUT OFF AT THE GAS STATION. THIS HAPPENS WEATHER IT IS HOT OR COLD HIGH ELEVATION OR LOWER. DENVER IS/WAS 60 DEGREES TODAY. 5280 ELEVATION. LAST WEEKEND IN WINTER PARK 28 DEGREES AND OVER 9000 ELEVATION. NEXT TIME I FILL UP I WILL FILM THE SPIT BACK.
ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY JEEP AND USE THE AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF ON THE PUMP, IT WILL SHUT OFF AND THEN PUKE SOME GAS OUT THE FILLER HOLE AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. JEEP WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT WASNT A 2007 OR 2008 MY WITH SAME KNOWN ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REQUIRED PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK WITH GAS IT OVER FLOWS. I HAVE TO TRY AND LISTEN FOR THE SOUND OF THE FUEL LEVEL GETTING CLOSE SO I CAN LET GO OF THE PUMP HANDLE IN TIME SO IT DOESN'T FLOW OVER BUT MANY TIMES WITH THE NOISE OF THE STATION I'M TOO LATE AND IT DUMPS FUEL DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR, SOMETIMES EVEN SPRAYING OUT THE TOP AND SHOOTING GAS OVER ME. IT'S DISGUSTING AND WASTES A LOT OF FUEL. I GO HOME STINKING LIKE GAS AND IT'S DANGEROUS! PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER FIX THIS ISSUE. THE 'WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN' QUESTION BELOW DOESN'T REALLY APPLY TO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP. I CHOSE THE DATE OF MY LAST FILL UP.
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY TURN THE IGNITION AND FINALLY IT WILL TURN ON. THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY BEGAN STALLING AND TURNING OFF WHEN I WOULD BE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND VIBRATING VERY SCARELY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO MY MACHANIC WHO STATED IT NEEDED TO HAVE A TUNEUP BECAUSE IT WAS MISFIRING ON FIVE CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF SIX CYLINDERS. THE WAS DONE BUT FIVE DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THIS TIME THE TAILLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ALONE WITH THE RIGHT SIDE SIGNAL LIGHT WERE BOTH OUT. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JEEP WHO CHARGED ME $140 JUST TO TELL ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME ANOTHER $870 TO REPLACE THE TIPM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE HAPPENING ON A VEHICLE WITH 72,000 MILES IF IT WAS NOT DEFECTED TO BEGIN WITH. BARBARA KING
EVERY TIME I HAVE FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND USED THE GAS PUMPS AUTOMATIC STOP, THE GAS OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS THIS MORNING, 2/15/2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
EACH TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK THE GAS OVERFLOWS AND ERUPTS OUT OF THE FILLING HOLE SPEWING GASOLINE ALL OVER THE BUMPER, FENDER, BODY AND MYSELF.
AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND REVIEWING RECALL INFORMATION JEEP HAS RECALLED CLOCK SPRINGS ON RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS ONLY. HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUES ARE OCCURRING ON THE LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS AS WELL. REGARDLESS OF RHD OR LHD JEEP USES THE SAME PART NUMBER. THEY SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR JEEP OWNERS EVERYWHERE INCLUDING MYSELF.
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD (MILEAGE 79,600), THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL SHARPLY, THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN WHEN COMING OUT OF THE TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SIMILAR JEEPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS AND THAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY MODEL AND YEAR AS WELL. ATTACHED IS THE ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER SHOWING THE NEED FOR REPAIR.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WOULD BE $500 TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM. I HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. ONE DAY I SIMPLY WENT TO START THE JEEP AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS HEADED TO WORK AND ALWAYS USE MY CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK.
THE SPEED CONTROL FAILED, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. JEEP SERVICE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING TO FIX THE ISSUES. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, IT WOULD ELIMINATE WHENEVER THE STIRRING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THEN RESET SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING TO CENTER. IF ANY FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE STIRRING WHEEL I.E. GENTLY PULLING ON IT OR PUSHING ON IT IT WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE SPEED CONTROL FAILURE WAS COMPLETE. IT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL AFTER FAILURE.
TAKATA RECALL - WHEN PUMPING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE GAS CONTINUES TO FLOW WHEN THE TANK BECOMES FULL AND GAS PUSHES OUT OVER THE OPENING AND SPLASHES GAS OVER THE PAINT AND MOLDINGS OF THE JEEP. I'VE ALSO BEEN SPLASHED AND IT USUALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY CHRYSLER/JEEP
THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TIE ROD ON BROKE OFF THE TRUCK AND HAD TO BE WELDED ON. DEATH WOBBLE FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS. REPLACED INNER & OUTER TIE ROD ENDS, 2 STABALIZER BARS, SHOCKS, SWAY BAR AND STILL SHAKES. CALLED JEEP CORP. AND THEY SAID SORRY BUT THEY WERENT PAYING TO GET IT FIXED
09 JEEP WRANGLER HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND GOES IN A VIOLENT VIBRATION (WOBBLING TO THE POINT YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. VERY SCARY! I OWN THE CAR SINCE NEW. INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE ON LINE AND AND FOUND OUT NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE!
WHEN FILLING WITH GAS, WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF ABOUT A PINT OR MORE OF GASOLINE COMES RUSHING BACK OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AT THE OPERATOR. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SEDE ON THE JEEPFORUM THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM, VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND HIT ANY BUMP THE LIGHT DINGS AND STAYS ON
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, THEREFORE THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 'CLOCK SPRING' AS JEEP IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEARS AND NOT OTHERS - JEEP NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE ON ALL JEEP MODELS, NOT JUST A SELECT FEW.
DEATH WOBBLE SHAKES TERRIBLY WHILE DRIVING AND MOST OFTEN AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP.
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR JK SUFFERS FROM THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHENEVER DRIVING OVER 55 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP A CERTAIN WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSING THE JEEP TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVING TO STOP TO GET THE JEEP UNDER CONTROL. BECOMES A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION IF HAPPENS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY/BRIDGE/ETC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. THERE ARE COUNTLESS EXAMPLES FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO SUFFER FROM THIS SAME PREDICAMENT.
A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN I HEARD A POP AND THEN MY AIRBAG LAMP (DASH LIGHT) STARTED COMING ON AND DINGS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED (VERY ANNOYING)...I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND IT TOLD ME THIS MEANT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. I DID SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A KNOW ISSUE / RECALL FOR CLOCK-SPRING ASSEMBLY IN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT COULD CAUSE IT TO MALFUNCTION AND NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. I FOUND A FEW SITES THAT LISTED MY MAKE / MODEL OF JEEP AS ONE OF THE RECALLS ... BUT WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER / JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE & TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER / JEEP DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED- I WAS TOLD MY MAKE / MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET ($499.17 TO BE EXACT - SEE ATTACHED INVOICE). TALK ABOUT A SHOCK - I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED THAT IT WOULD BE THIS EXPENSIVE - BUT TO BE PROTECTED AND SAFE IN MY VEHICLE IT HAD TO BE DONE. I AM HOPING TO ALSO VOICE MY CONCERNS & HOPEFULLY PROTECT OTHER PEOPLE AND POSSIBLY PREVENT DEATHS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY CAN GET THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CLOCK-SPRING ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. I ALSO REQUESTING THAT THIS INCIDENT BE REPORTED, INVESTIGATED AND HOPE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS EXPENSE I PRAY THAT SOMEONE ELSE DOES NOT HAVE TO SPEND THE TIME, MONEY OR WORRY THAT I'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED... HOPEFULLY BEFORE IT CAUSES AN INJURY OR DEATH!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE TREMENDOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT TIE ROD END BOLTS, TRAC BAR BOLTS, AND THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WIRING FOR AIRBAG. REPLACED FOR $500.00 THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR RHD MODELS THAT HAS PROMPTED A RECALL. AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS, THE 2007 LHD MODEL WARRANTY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN EXTENDED AS WELL. HOWEVER, I HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH MY 2009 LHD MODEL (160,000 MILES). THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ABSORBED BY THE COMPANY AND NOT THE CUSTOMER!
I HAVE A BAD CLOCK SPRING .WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAGS NOT TO WORK AND I AM READING THIS A COMMON PROBLEM.THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SINCE THIS SEEMS TO COMMON PROBLEMS WHICH IS SAFETY RELATED.THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING
A FEW WEEKS AGO MY AIRBAG LAMP (DASH LIGHT) STARTED COMING ON AND DINGS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED (VERY ANNOYING) ... I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND IT TOLD ME THIS MEANT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. I DID SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MY YEAR, MAKE & MODEL JEEP HAD A KNOW ISSUE / RECALL FOR CLOCK SPRING IN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT COULD CAUSE IT TO MALFUNCTION AND NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE LIST OF RECALLS BUT THAT IT DIDN'T MEAN THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE LARGE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP MYSELF AND THEN FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM FOR RE-IMBURSEMENT... WHICH I FIND TO BE RIDICULOUS - IF ITS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE THEN THEY SHOULD HONOR IT AND FIX THE ISSUE WITHOUT ME BEING OUT THE MONEY!
KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES TO ME ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50-70 MILES PER HOUR. HAD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SEVERE SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD CEASE. VERY DANGEROUS AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER MUST ADDRESS AND STOP DENYING HAPPENS. THEY SHOULD ALSO REPAIR THE CAR FREE OF CHARGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEPT. 12, 2015, OCT. 4TH, 2015, OCT. 13TH, 2015, AND OCTOBER 25, 2015. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST INCIDENCE WHICH WAS ON A REGULAR ROAD GOING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR.
AS WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER LEFT HAND STEER JEEP OWNERS, OUR AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE. NHTSA AND JEEP HAVE DEEMED IT OKAY TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS ON THE RIGHT HAND STEER WHICH IS A VERY SMALL PERCENT OF ALL JEEPS. GET ON IT, START THE RECALL, IT IS UNSAFE, AND WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE WHEN JEEP/DODGE/CHRYSLER KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED AND TALKING TO OTHER 2009 OWNERS SINCE MARCH OF 2010. LET'S GO.
MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING AND WOULD DING WHEN IT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS BAD. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED MY AIR BAG WOULD WORK.
TRAVELLING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE A LITTLE THEN VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. I WAS SCARED TOO DEATH. I HAD THE JEEP CHECKED OVER AND NOTHING WAS BROKEN OR WORN. NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AS WELL AS THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN WILL THIS BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED?
CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD DRIVE SIDE, BROKEN BOLT ON PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD
WHILE WORKING MY MAIL ROUTE, ONLY ABOUT 20 MILES IN, MY RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLER STARTED TO SMOKE. I ASSUMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEVER TURNED OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO SMOKE IT WAS SOMETHING SMALL CAUSING THE ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE PASSANGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE UNDER AND BEHIND MY BATTERY, ROLLING UNDER THE VEHICLE MOVING VERY QUICKLY. I IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE HOOD, GOT MY BELONGING OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND WATCHED AS IT BLEW UP, AND I CALLED 911. MY VEHICLE IS TOTALED. I AM NOW LEARNING THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH JEEP! WHY ARE THERE NO PUBLIC WARNINGS!! WHERE ARE THE RECALLS!!!!!!!! I AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED!!!!
WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON BERTRAND DRIVE NEAR WEST CONGRESS STREET IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN WOBBLING VIOLENTLY. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT. I PERFORMED A CURSORY INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT OBSERVE ANYTHING WRONG. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND LEARNED THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAD RESULTED IN CHRYSLER ISSUING TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, BUT NOT A RECALL. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED, CHRYSLER WOULD NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT NO EXPENSE TO ME.
AIR BAG LIGHT BECAME CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED & THE WARNING DING MAKES A SOUND OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DETERMINED CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. LOOKED FOR A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT FOUND THERE WAS ONLY ONE FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEPS. I DID, HOWEVER, FIND AN OPEN INVESTIGATION & MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEPS.
ME AND MY DAD WERE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IT WAS 65 MILES AN HOUR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND IT DID IT 3 TIMES WHILE WE'RE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE JEEP WAS DOIN THE DEATH WOBBLE AND BOTH OF US WERE SHAKEN UP. THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING. IT'S RIDICULOUS AND I THINK THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I'M GONNA CALL DETROIT TOMORROW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILIZING BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/19/15*LJ
AIRBAG FAILURE ILLUMINATION, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY INDICATE THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS THE ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WITH OUT A CRASH. I CONTACTED JEEP THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY DID SAY THEY WOULD CHIP IN AND ONLY CHARGE ME $600.00.BUT THAT OFFER WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 30 DAYS AFTER I REPORTED THE ISSUE. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO OTHER RECOURSE OTHER THEN PAYING THE $600.00 TO PULL THE FUSE TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I NOW NOTE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES LIKE MINE. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE REFUSED TO COVER THIS ISSUE. SO KNOW I TURN TO YOU.
STARTED MY JEEP AND THE SEAT BELTS LIGHT RAYS ON. IT COMES AND GOES WHILE DRIVING.DEALER SAID SOUNDS LIKE THE CLOCK SPRING. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON RHD JEEPS BUT WHAT ABOUT TH LHD ONES.
CLOCK SPRING FAILED TO TO DATE THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED 3X AND NOW NEEDS ANOTHER ONE THEY ONLY HAVE A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. AIR BAG LIGHT ON HORN DISABLED NO CRUISE CONTROL NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ANTILOCK BRAKES WHAT CLOCK SPRING FAILS.
LINKAGE BROKEN THAT ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES TRANSFER CASE. BUSHING AND CABLE HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF AND ON AT ALL SPEEDS/DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS WOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CLOCK SPRING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON RIGHT SIDE STEERING MODELS ONLY. I HARDLY THINK THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE IN THE DEFECTIVE PART ON LEFT HAND MODELS EITHER AS IT IS THE SAME PART. IT WOULD BE NEGLIGENT NOT TO RECALL ALL OF THESE. LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS AND ONLINE FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE.
BAD DESIGN ON SHIFT CABLE BUSHING. IT DISINTEGRATED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE TRANSMISSION, BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE DEALER BUT IT WON'T STAY ON. SHOULD BE COVERED ON THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT DEALER SAYS IT ISN'T.
AIR BAG CHIME CONTINUOUSLY CHIMING. DEALER SAID CLOCK SPRING IS BAD.
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT $550 TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING WHICH HAS A RECALL FOR A SMALL MANUFACTURE DATE. STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER MODELS AFTER THE RECALL WHICH JEEP FAILS TO FIX. EVEN AFTER CONTACTED JEEP THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DURATION OF ILLUMINATION FLUCTUATES FROM SECONDS TO 20 MINUTES. THE FAULTY COMPONENT IS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. DUE TO YOUR INVESTIGATION PE 15-025, I'M IN DISCUSSION WITH CHRYSLER/FIAT TO REPAIR THE COMPONENT OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AS THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN WHICH THEY HAD FAIR WARNING TO CORRECT.
THE CLOCK SPRING CEASED TO WORK TURNING OFF THE AIRBAG, THERE WAS A SHUDDER AND THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROLLED SYSTEM) BEGAN BRAKING ON ITS OWN. THEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE SYSTEM WENT SHUDDERY AND QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2007 THRU 2013 JEEP WRANGLERS AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART, EXCEPT THAT CRYSLER HAS DETERMINED THAT IT ONLY AFFECTS A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF JEEPS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. A SEARCH ON GOOGLE WILL SHOW HUNDREDS OF CASES WHERE THE CLOCK SPRING BREAKS, CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO BECOME TURNED OFF AND THE END AND TCS SYSTEMS TO GO HAYWIRE, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE AND UNDRIVEABLE. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE PART IN WRANGLERS JEEP LIBERTY AND TWO OTHER BRANDS. THE HAZZARD IS COMPOUNDED IMMENSELY IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET (DEATH WOBBLE) YET ANOTHER UNFIXED ISSUE. THIS WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND DEATH, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY.
I HAVE AN ERROR LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAGS THAT GO ON AND OFF BY ITSELF.
THIS CAR HAS WHAT YOU CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE ORIGINAL PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, MAKING IT A TOTAL OF THREE SAME PARTS. IT IS A 2009 BUT ONLY HAS 27000 MILES ON IT. THE INCIDENT ALWAYS HAPPENED HIGHWAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 TO 65 MILES AN HOUR. FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE THEN SETTLED DOWN. NOT SURE OF THE PART NAME REPLACED TWICE, BUT IT IS I BELIEVE IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. OF COURSE BOTH TIMES REPLACED NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN HENCE THE NAME DEATH WOBBLE.
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING.
AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT GOING ON. I AM UPSET BECAUSE THERE IS A LARGE RECALL ON THE MOPAR AIRBAG MODULE LOCATED IN THE STERRING WHEEL. I HAD TO PAY 680.00 DOLLARS, WHERE THERE IS OVER 1MILLON VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SPECIFIC PART. SOMETHING IS JUST NOT RIGHT HERE. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008, 2009, AND 2010 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING."
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE SQUIB CONNECTOR, WHICH WAS OPEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V118000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. MA 10/15/2015 UPDATED 11/15/2017*CN
WE WHERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WE SMELT THE CLUTCH AND THERE WAS OIL ON THE ENGINE AND GROUND . WE SAW A CONNECTING ROD CAP HANGING OUT THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK.A MECHANIC REMOVED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND 2 CONNECTING ROD BOLTS BROKEN LAYING IN THE OIL PAN. IT WAS COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS. HAVE GOTTEN COMPLETE MOTOR FROM JEEP REMANUFACTURE
ON A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE ALSO NO LONGER HAS FUNCTIONING SPEED CONTROL. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007-2012 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THE FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE A SAFELY CONCERN DUE TO A POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT.
MY WIFE AND I WERE GOING SHOPPING, WE HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM OU HOME, WE WERE CROSSING OVER THE EXPANSION JOINT OF A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATING WILDLY. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CAME ALMOST TO A STOP, SO AS TO STOP THE SKAKING AND VIBRATING. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THEIR RESPONSE WAS "OH, SO YOU EXPERIENCED THE JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE". I ASKED WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. THEIR RESPONSE WAS, WELL WE CAN TRY A MORE HEAVY DUTY STEERING STABELIZER. I SAID OK, LET'S DO IT. THEY INSTALLED IT AND IT COST ME $204.05. I LEFT AND PROCEEDED TO GO HOME. THE SAME TYPE OF SHAKING AND VIBRATING STARTED AGAIN. I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, AND THE SAID THAT THEY WOULD TRY AN EXTRA HEAVY DUTY STABELIZER. THEY DID. IT COST ME $150.00. I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY ANYTHING, BUT THE GENERAL MANAGER AND I NEGOTIATED, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE EXTRA HEAVY DUTY STABELIZER DIDN'T STOP THE PROBLEM, THAT HE WOULD REFUND, TO ME, THE FULL AMOUNT THAT I HAD PAID. THE EXTRA HEAVY DUTY STABELIZER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AS OFTEN. I DID RECEIVE A FULL REFUND, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. MY FEELING IS, THAT THE EXTRA HEAVY DUTY STABELIZER SIMPLY COVERS UP THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I CAN FEEL THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTING TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET (JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE), IS A FAIRLY COMMON HAPPENING, AND THAT JEEP/CHRYSLER ARE FULL WELL AWARE OF IT, BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THUS FAR HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FORCE JEEP/CHRYSLER TO FIX IT. MAYBE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY/ENOUGH DEATHS YET!
2009 JEEP WRANGLER AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT. THIS IS THE RESULT OF A CLOCK SPRING WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO JEEP FOR YEARS. VERY MUCH A SHAME THAT THE US GOV'T RIGHT-HAND DRIVE JEEPS ARE COVERED BY A CLOCK SPRING RECALL BUT NOT LEFT HANDED DRIVEN JEEPS. IT IS THE SAME PART ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHICH GETS DUST ON THE LUBRICATED AND UNSEALED CLOCK SPRING. THE GUESS JEEP IS WILLING TO FIX THE GOVERNMENT JEEPS MADE THE SAME WAY BECAUSE OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR US CONSUMERS I HOPE JEEP TAKES A HIT ON THIS ONE PUBLICLY IN THE MEDIA IF THEY DO NOT FIX. THIS SAME PART WAS RECALLED IN EARLIER MODELS BUT SOMEHOW THE SAME PART IS OK IN LATER MODELS IF IT IS ON THE LEFT-SIDE AND NOT THE RIGHT-SIDE OF THE JEEP. JEEPS ARE NOT MADE TO GET DUSTY I GUESS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ELECTRICAL CURRENT/CLOCKSPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
BOUGHT A USED 2009 JEEP DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MPH HIT A BUMP AND THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ALMOST GOT HIT TRYING TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND STOP. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECASUE WE BOUGHT IT USED.
BOUGHT A USED 2009 JEEP, WHEN TAKING OFF IT JUMPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR.
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE JEEP SIGHT AND THIS WAS A RECALL IN RIGHT SIDE STEERING WHEEL JEEPS OF THE SAME AGE. ONLINE NUMEROUS JEEP OWNERS BLOG ABOUT A SIMILAR CONCERN. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS NOT A CONCERN, CONTRARY TO THE COMMON CONCERNS ON JEEP FORUMS. SOON AFTER THE RECALLS BEGAN TO OCCUR SO I THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN.
VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AROUND 55 OR WHEN I HIT A BUMB , TOOK THE JEEP TWO THE GARAGE AND EXPLAIN WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIRES SO BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND WASN'T THE PROBLEM , I LOOKED UP THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH JEEPS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND JEEP CHRYSLER WON'T DO A RECALL AND THEY SHOULD BECAUSE THIS CAN VERY MUCH CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL , THIS IS LEFT UP TO THE OWNERS WHOM THOUGHT THEY BOUGHT A GOOD PRODUCT TO FIGURE OUT AND PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT JEEP CHRYSLER SHOULD OF FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT PROFIT AND NOT SAFETY !!!
EVERY FEW MINUTES THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH A CHIME THEN GOES AWAY AFTER A MILE OR SO COMES BACK ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNING ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AND DINGING AT ME EVERY TIME THE LIGHT TURNS ON. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT IN EARLY 2009. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT INVOLVES A VERY EXPENSIVE PART CALLED THE CLOCKSPRING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEALER ONLY PART. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS THE FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL GAS STATIONS. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE JEEP FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND STILL NO RECALLS. A LOT OF GAS IS BEING SPILLED BECAUSE OF THIS, NOT TO MENTION IT COULD CATCH FIRE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO SPECIFY WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,907. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, GASOLINE "BURPS OR SPITSBACK" OUT OF THE VEHICLES GAS TANK AFTER THE FUEL HOSE HAS CLICKED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL SPILLS ONTO THE BUMPER OF VEHICLE AND GROUND. TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING I ONLY FILL MY TANK WITH 15 GALLONS AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT HAS COME ON. *TR
THE FRONT AXEL IS WEEK AND BENT DURING OFF ROAD USE. JEEPS ARE DESIGNED AND SOLD FOR OFF ROAD USE. WHEN I DROVE DOWN A ROAD WITH SOME RUTS AND DIPS THE FRONT AXEL BENT CAUSING THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO BE PERMANENTLY OFF. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION OIL TEMPERATURE GOT HOT AND BOILED OVER. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO JEEPS POOR TRANSMISSION COOLER DESIGN. IT IS ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE RADIATOR AND DOES NOT RECEIVE DIRECT AIR FLOW TO KEEP COOL. *TR
BROUGHT MY JEEP TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TO HAVE CRANK CASE AND TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGED. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT WAS IN DIRE STRAIGHT. THERE ARE 16 BOLTS; 8 AT EACH END THAT KEEP THE DRIVE SHAFT IN PLACE. 1 WAS COMPLETELY MISSING, 12 WERE BROKEN (IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON MULTIPLE BOLTS) AND 3 BOLTS WERE ALL THAT WAS KEEPING THE DRIVE SHAFT IN PLACE AND THEY WERE ALL ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE SHAFT. THE SHOP INSISTED THAT I SEE IT FIRST HAND AND THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. I WAS COMPLETELY HORRIFIED, THERE IS NO TELLING HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN THAT WAY. I AM NOT HARD ON MY VEHICLE, I DON'T HOT ROD, OFF ROAD OR GO MUDDING. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM AND THE JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T DISCOVER ANYTHING DURING THEIR "UMPTEEN" VEHICLE POINT INSPECTION. THE ONLY THING I CAN FIGURE IS THAT THE FACTORY TORQUED THE BOLTS TOO HARD OR USED DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR BOTH. THE COMPLACENCY IN QUALITY CONTROL IS DISTURBING; MY LIFE MATTERS AND THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF THAT PART DECIDED TO LET GO. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP GAS TAKE, IT DOES NOT STOP AUTOMATICALLY WHEN FULL LIKE IT USED TO. GAS OVERFLOWS OUT OF FILLER TUBE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. ISSUE DID NOT START UNTIL VEHICLE HAD 65K MILES ON IT. *TR
THE HEATER WORKED GREAT FOR 3 YEARS, THEN IT JUST BROKE 1 PART AT A TIME, NOW IT BLOWS ANTIFREEZE OUT THE DUCTS AND NO HEAT AT ALL, ALL THE BLEND MOTORS ARE BROKE ALL THE FLAPPERS ARE BROKE THE HOUSING IS WARPED THE SWITCH IS BROKE, THERE IS NO HEAT AT ALL IT TAKES 3 DAYS FOR SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE TO FIX IT AND THE DEALERSHIPS DON'T IMPROVE IT THEY JUST REPLACE PARTS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS, THIS IS A SHAME THEY WONT REDESIGN THIS HEATER OR THE PARTS AND IT WILL NEED A 2,000$ REPAIR EVERY 3 YEARS, PS. THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TOTALLY GONE TOO. *TR
WHILE OPERATING MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER FIRST MY CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND NOW WILL NOT FUNCTION, THEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF WITH A CHIME. LOOKED IT UP ONLINE ONLY TO FIND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS VERY FREQUENT AND TO HAVE RECALLED SEVERAL OTHER KEEPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, CHRYSLER NEEDS TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND RECALL ALL THE KEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY ACCESS ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH; SITUATION COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAKING STEERING STABILIZER WHICH WAS PROMPTLY REPLACED. SITUATION RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER AND THE STABILIZER WAS AGAIN LEAKING. ANOTHER STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED. SITUATION RECURRED AGAIN AFTER 3 WEEKS BUT THE STABILIZER WAS NOT LEAKING. THE TRACK BAR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE MOUNTING BOLTS AND THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED. SITUATION RECURRED WITHIN 24 HOURS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND ALIGNED THE FRONTEND. SITUATION RETURNED LATER THAT DAY AND REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS. SITUATION RECURRED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DUE TO BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SITUATION CURRENTLY UNRESOLVED. *TR
THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. FUEL HAS SUBSTANTIALLY CORRODED THE PROTECTIVE SKIDPLATE UNDER THE FUEL TANK. SOURCE OF LEAK LIKELY ABOVE FUEL TANK, PERHAPS THE FUEL LINE ITSELF. *TR
VIOLENT SHAKE THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE THE JEEP WAS GOING TO FALL APART...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE...THIS HAPPENED ALL OF SUDDEN...I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN...CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO....IT DOES IT EVEN AT 55-60 MILES PER HOUR... I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS TO BE FIXED...JOINTS, BARS, SHOCKS, AND TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. *TR
GAS TANK OVER FLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL GAS TANK, GOES ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR, ALL OVER THE GROUND AND GETS ON ME . IT'S DANGEROUS, WASTEFUL AND IS DAMAGING THE FINISH ON THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. MFG SAYS IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS. NOTE: HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHICH GAS STATION , WHICH SETTING ON THE PUMP HANDLE OR HOW FAR THE GAS NOZZLE IS INSERTED INTO FILLER TUBE. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS OTHER YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR CONDITION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE JEEP WRANGLER CLOCK SPRING IN 2007+ MODELS. CURRENTLY A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2007 AND 2008 LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS, AND 2007-2012 RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR ALL MODEL YEARS AND CONFIGURATIONS AS THIS ISSUE CAN LEAD TO THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CURRENT RECALL IS AS FOLLOWS: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2012 RIGHT HAND DRIVE (RHD) JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2007, THROUGH OCTOBER 10, 2011. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER'S AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLIES THAT COULD EXPERIENCE A COMPROMISED AIRBAG CIRCUIT RESULTING IN AN AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATION, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. CONSEQUENCE: A BROKEN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING WIRING ASSEMBLY CAN LEAD TO NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE DRIVER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES. REMEDY: CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REMEDY THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. CHRYSLER WILL MAIL TO OWNERS AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION DURING MARCH 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. NOTES: CHRYSLER'S RECALL NUMBER IS L37. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236. *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON THEN GOES OFF. DRIVE AWHILE, AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON TURNS OFF. THERE IS A RECALL FOR RIGHT DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY. THEY NEED TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE FOR LEFT DRIVE VEHICLES AS WELL. DEALER STATES ITS COVERED FOR RIGHT DRIVE ONLY VEHICLES NOT LEFT DRIVE VEHICLES. I KNOW THE POSTAL SERVICE DO NOT OWN JEEP WRANGLERS. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM CAME ON FOR NO REASON. IT NOW STAYS ON INDICATING THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT OPERATE. SAME PROBLEM LED TO A RECALL FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE BUT NOT LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS. GUESS THE USPS EMPLOYEES, SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE AVERAGE CONSUMER'S??? *TR
AS THE JEEP WAS BROUGHT UP TO SPEED IT BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND OUT OF CONTROL AS THE SPEED APPROACHED 50 MPH. THE SHAKING CONTINUED AS I BRAKED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE WITH THIS "DEATH WOBBLE". THE PROBLEM IS REPEATABLE AND HAPPENS AT THE SAME SPEED OCCASIONALLY WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT. *TR
EVERY TOP OFF ABOUT A QUART OF FUEL ESCAPES PAST THE HOSE HANDLE THAT HAS ALREADY CLICKED OFF. IT GOES OVER THE GROUND, CAR, AND ME. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, DURING A TURN, AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP: STEERING STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL IT SLOWED DOWN TO 15MPH OR LESS. *TR
AIRBAG WARNING CHIME AND LIGHT COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. BOTH RESET WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS BAD AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING. RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS BUT DOES NOT COVER LEFT HAND DRIVE WRANGLES. I AM A AVID OFF ROAD ENTHUSIAST AND BELIEVE THE EXPOSURE TO DIRT/DUST IS THE ROOT CAUSE. THIS WAS THE FINDING WITH RHD JEEPS DUE THE NATURE OF POSTAL SERVICE USE. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS USED OFF ROAD WITH THE DOORS REMOVED I DO FEEL THE CONDITIONS ARE CLOSE TO WHAT A POSTAL JEEP MAY EXPERIENCE. THIS IS THE INTENDED USE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE CLOCK SPRING SHOULD NOT FAIL. *TR
I OWN A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, I HAVE EXPERIENCED INCREASING ISSUES WITH MY WRANGLER IN THAT IT BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN I AM DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH AND HIT EVEN SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS PAST SUMMER I HAD IT WORKED ON TWICE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN STORAGE SINCE SEPTEMBER AND I DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS PAST WEEKEND. TODAY (12/23/14), I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IN LESS THAN 30 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP (OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS DIFFICULT, AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE, ON THE FREEWAY). THE SITUATION BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND THE DRIVERS AROUND ME. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO MY WRANGLER. *TR
THREE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55, STARTED THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. HAD TO STOP IN TRAFFIC TO STOP WOBBLE. STILL LOOKING FOR ISSUE. TIRES WERE REBALANCED, STILL GETTING DEATH WOBBLE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH THEN WENT OFF FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO,NOW IT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR SAME TIME (ON SOLID) CONSTANTLY WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. *TR
I WAS ON GRATIGNY PKWY, IN MIAMI FLORIDA GOING ABOUT 58 MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN I WAS CROSSING THE OVER PASS TOWARDS I-75 NORTH THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO BOUNCE VIGOROUSLY LIKE IF THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL APART. I SLOWED DOWN AND GOT TO THE SIDE BUT IT DID NOT STOP SHAKING TILL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE, BUT THE WARRANTY IS OVER OF COURSE. *TR
FUEL FLASHES FROM FILLER NECK AT EVERY FUEL UP. I'VE COVERED BY IT A FEW TIMES, AND HAD TO CLEAN UP FUEL AT 1 STATION. *TR
WHEN FUELING MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED (SAHARA), GAS SPEWS BACK OUT OF THE TANK FOLLOWING THE AUTO SHUT OFF OF THE GAS PUMP. THIS IS MY SECOND FILL-UP SINCE PURCHASING THE JEEP NEW AND IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH TIME. IT OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS SO IT ISN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE PUMP OR NOZZLE. THE JEEP IS NOT PROPERLY VENTILATING THE GAS AND DETECTING THE LEVEL SO AS TO PREVENT THE GAS BLOW BACK. *JS
WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, GAS BACK SPLASHES AND GOES EVERYWHERE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL FUEL TANK. YOU HAVE TO STAND BACK OR YOU WILL GET IT ON YOU. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, MAKE A TURN IT GOES OUT THEN COMES BACK ON AND CHIMES IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE, THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, THE TIMING COVER ASSEMBLY UNIT AND THE OIL PRESSURE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL SHOOK ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
DEATH WOBBLE, THE FRONT WHEELS WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT AROUND 55 MPH OR LOWER SPEEDS WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR ANYTHING ON THE ROAD THAT MAKES THE TIRES WOBBLE. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK. *TR
JEEP HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND FRONT END STARTED SHAKING. HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, TRYING TO PULL OFF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, BEFORE SHAKING(WOBBLE) STOPPED. AFTER THE JEEP STOPPED SHAKING, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, HIT ANOTHER SMALL BUMP, AND THE WOBBLE CAME BACK AGAIN. *TR
WHEN PULLING OUT INTO THE ROAD AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR. IT WAS DANGEROUS AS I LOST MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHEN I NEEDED IT THE MOST (CROSSING A BUSY ROAD). IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING OR POPPING OUT OF 1ST GEAR W INCREASING FREQUENCY. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN POSTED BY THE MANUFACTURE OF ESSENTIALLY A KNOWN ISSUE THAT OTHER PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE JEEP HAS 28K MILES ON IT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION OTHERWISE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND NOT CAUSES BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED AS THIS PROBLEM IS BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND KNOWN DEFECT. *TR
GAS SPRAYS OUT OF FILLER NECK DURING FUELING OF VEHICLE. DURING FILL UPS GAS WILL SPRAY OUT OF FILLER NECK BEFORE THE GAS NOZZLE CAN SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS RESULTS IN HAVING GAS SPRAYED ON MYSELF, MY JEEP AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR
GAS OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. *TR
LET ME MENTION, THAT I BOUGHT THIS JEEP BRAND NEW, AND STARTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. IT WOULD PULL TO THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND WHEN HITTING UNEVEN PAYMENT OR BUMP, FELT AS THOUGH STEERING WHEEL PULLED OUT OF MY HANDS. LEARNED EARLY ON TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHTLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY TIRES NEEDED ROTATION AND SET AIR PRESSURE. MILEAGE AT THIS POINT WAS 4734. OVER TIME, LEARNED TO AVOID POTHOLES, UNEVEN PAYMENT OR ANY ROUGH ROAD. WHEN I DID TAKE IT IN TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT IMITATE MY PROBLEM. STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THE JEEP WITH THIS CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WAS GETTING REALLY OLD. ON 11/25/11, 2 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS OF PUTTING UP WITH THIS CRAP, TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE STEERING WAS GETTING MORE OUT OF CONTROL AND I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY TEENAGE SON TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE. AT THIS POINT WAS TOLD NEEDED TIRES ROTATED AGAIN, AIR PRESSURE CHECK, REAR DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED, ALSO WAS TOLD NEEDED FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID SERVICE. HAD TO DECLINE, CAUSE AT THIS POINT, TOTAL WAS ALREADY UP TO 325.63. THEY WANTED ANOTHER 195.00 TO DO IT. ON 6/4/14, DURING INSPECTION, WAS TOLD I NEED NEW TIRES. MILEAGE WAS 26,753. HAD ENOUGH TREAD TO PASS. THEY WANTED 1017.00, WENT TO COSTCO, SAME TIRES FOR 300 LESS. 2/21/14, MORE STEERING PROBLEMS, THIS TIME NEEDED NEW DAMPER, STEERING DAMPER WEAK PLUS TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LINES NEEDED REPLACED. 6/14/14 STEERING/SUSPENSION EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD SEPARATED ON RIGHT SIDE HITTING OFF MUFFLER, ALSO FRONT AND REAR DIFF. SERVICE. COST 568.42, 8/14/14 BATTERY DIED. GETTING TO POINT, ON 9/12/14, ON PA I 79 TURNPIKE, HAD MY FIRST OFFICIAL DEATH WOBBLE AS I HAVE HEARD. LUCKY FOR ME, HAD A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER TO UNTIL IT STOPPED. SCARED THE S--- OUT OF ME. WHOLE FRONT END SHOCK SO VIOLENTLY, UNREAL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR HAD WATER INSIDE IT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
I PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER NEW. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED MY CAR IN ANY WAY, NOR HAVE I EVER TAKEN IT "OFF-ROAD OR FOUR-WHEELING". ' IN MARCH 2014 I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST "DEATH WOBBLE",' AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT, SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, RESULTING IN REPAIRS (THAT STILL HAVEN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM) TOTALING OVER $2000.00. I'M HESITANT TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I DON''T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP MAKING REPAIRS FOR AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM. CHRYSLER/JEEP NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS EXTENSIVELY AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE ONLY TIME IT HAPPENS IS WHEN I'M GOING 40 MPH OR MORE, PRIMARILY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO RE-GAIN CONTROL IS TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND PULL OVER OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY). CHRYSLER/JEEP MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY/RECALL AND MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK UP THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AND ALL THE GAS IN THE FILLER NECK COMES BACK OUT ALL OVER ME , THE JEEP AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. *TR
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RENDERING IT USELESS. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CLOCKSPRING. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART UP TO 2007. I HAVE A 2009 JKU AND CHRYSLER WON'T WARRANTY IT. THEY ARE STILL USING THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED IN 2007. THERE IS A RECALL ON CURRENT RHD JEEPS WITH THIS EXACT PART. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH A DOCUMENTED FAULTY PART THAT SHUTS OFF THE AIRBAG. CAN'T FIGURE WHY CHRYSLER WON'T FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO TOYOTAS STOCK WITH THE PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE. *TR
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVING UPHILL EVEN IN THE SNOW. (NEEDS A TRANNY COOLER). AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. NOT COVERED BUT SAME PART FAILED IN 2007 AND IS COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE (3.8L V6 4X4) IN FOR TRANS COOLER LINE REPLACEMENT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT COOLER LINE CONNECTION PARTS WERE BAD (NOTE: THIS IS A RECALL ITEM ON THE 2009 3.6 L ENGINE). *TR
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. I HAD TO HAVE THE JEEP SEALER IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS COST ME $569.43 AND I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,900.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, MAKE A TURN IT GOES OUT THEN COMES BACK ON AND CHIMES IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS. THIS I FOUND IS A BAD CLOCKSPRING, AND A VERY COMMON ISSUE. CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL FOR RHD ONLY. THEY NEED TO INCLUDE LHD ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AIRBAGS...WILL NOT INFLATE WHEN LIGHT ON. *JS
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VALVE STEM FELL INTO RIM THIS ,I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED DO THE FACT THE STEEL RIM HAS A LIP THAT HOLDS WATER IF THE VALVE STEM IS IN THE SIX O CLOCK POSITION IT SITS IN WATER /THE ONLY WAY THE WATER CAN BE REMOVED IS BY THE RIM TURNING ,THE RIM IS STEEL ,THE STEM IS ALUMINUM THE LOCK NUT IS ALUMINUM ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT METALS MIXED WITH WATER CREATES A CORROSION (ELECTROLASIS) PROBLEM INSIDE THE RIM THE VALVE STEM CONNECTS TO THE TPMS SENSOR ON OTHER MODEL JEEPS THE VALVE STEM IS RUBBER IT SEEMS TO ELIMINATE THE CORROSION PROBLEM I CALLED JEEP CASE#25386092 OFFERED NO RESULTS. UPDATED 4/24/15 *JS
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS RECENTLY COME ON ALONG WITH A BEEPING EVERY FEW MINUTES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD CLOCK SPRING, AN ESTIMATED $500-$600 TO FIX. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS PART IN 2007 AND WE BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR NEWER MODELS AS WELL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V528000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
CLOCK SPRING HAS GONE OUT ON MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. CHRYSLER WON'T ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS BUT I HAVE READ AND SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS ME. FRUSTRATING THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HAVE THESE REPLACED. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THE ABS ESP AND BAS LIGHTS COME ON WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, HAVING A CAR WASH OR GOING AROUND A CORNER. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. IT'S ALL OVER THE WEB ON VARIOUS ONLINE JEEP FORUMS.THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 REPLACING PARTS AND GETTING THE JEEP CHRYSLER CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND RESOLVE IT BUT TO DATE THEY HAVE NOT AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. *TR
LEFT HAND DRIVE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME KEEPS COMING ON ABOUT MINUTE GOES OUT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. LOOKING AT SEVERAL FORUM, EDMUNDS, MOTOR TREND WEB SITES, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER WONT ACCEPT THE PROBLEM WITH LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, ITS A SAFETY CONCERN, ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT FOR MAJOR LAW SUITS TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PLEASE PUSH THIS ISSUE . *TR
I HAVE A 2009 4 DOOR RUBICON. I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR RUST ON THE BODY UNDER THE DOORS, AND WITH OXIDATION ON NON STEEL PARTS SUCH AS THE MIRROR HARDWARE AND TIRE VALVE STEMS. I EXPERIENCED THE OXIDATION FROM THE VERY START OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. IN GENERAL EVENT SOME BOLTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAVE RUST ON THEM. CHRYSLER IS NOT WILL TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS MOSTLY STAYED ON FOR TWO WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE AND IT WILL COST BETWEEN $500-$600 TO REPLACE. THIS SAME PART HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SOME EARLIER MODELS OF RH DRIVE WRANGLERS AND 2007 LH DRIVE MODELS, HOWEVER, IT IS HAPPENING IN 2008-NEWER LH MODELS AS WELL, BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO REPLACE THESE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR MODEL YEARS COVERED BY THE RECALL/REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *TR
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. I HAD TO HAVE THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 200X JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 200X JEEP WRANGLER DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING FOR NEW MODELS THAN 2008 THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,938.
FUEL SPURTS OUT OF GAS TANK ALL OVER AFTER GAS NOZZLE IS REMOVED WHEN GETTING GAS. VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER BAR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE AIR VALVE WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
IT STARTED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. EVERYTIME I FILL MY TANK IT OVERFLOWS GAS EVERYWHERE. IT DOES NOT STOP AUTOMATICALLY LIKE IT SHOULD. GAS FLOWS ALL OVER THE GROUND AND NOT JUST A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2008 JEEPS BUT I FEEL IT HAS AFFECTED 2009 JEEPS AND NEWER. I READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON JEEP FORUMS ALL THE TIME. MY DEALER SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR
WAS DRIVING WITH LOW SPEED WHEN I HEARD THE CAR ALARM AND HEAVY SMOKE STARTED TO SHOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I HAD NO FULL COVERAGE ON THE TRUCK SO I HAD TO TAKE CHANCE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE BEFORE THE WHOLE CAR GOES ON FIRE. WAS LUCKY THIS IS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING. DOES NOT MATTER IF TURNING, ACCELERATING, ETC. READING PRIOR THREADS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CLOCK SPRING UNDER THE HORN IS THE ISSUE. CONCERNED THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND THE LIGHT IS ON. *TR
I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLER YEARS 2007, 08 AND 09 WHERE UPON FILLING UP THE TANK AND ONCE IT REACHES THE TOP, INSTEAD OF THE PUMP CLICKING OFF, FUEL (A LOT OF IT) SPITS OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE BUMPER AND THE GROUND. TO CHRYSLER'S CREDIT, IF YOU COMPLAIN, THEY WILL REIMBURSE YOU FOR THE REPAIRS BUT IT IS TEDIOUS AND OFTEN TIMES, PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THE MONEY UP FRONT SO CHRYSLER WINS BY ATTRITION ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WEREN'T FORCED TO HAVE A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA HAS CLOSED THIS ISSUE BUT IT IS BAD. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE FUEL POURING OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND ONTO YOUR SHOES, CAR AND THE GROUND, EVERY TIME YOU FILLED UP? MY NEXT STEP IS TO REPORT IT TO THE EPA FOR CERTAINLY, FUEL SPILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CANNOT BE LEGAL. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, CAN YOU RE-ADDRESS THIS FOR THE INEVITABILITY IS THAT A 'PERFECT STORM' SCENARIO WILL OCCUR AND WHILE FUEL SPEWING PROBLEM IS HAPPENING, STATIC ELECTRICITY FROM THE CONSUMER COULD IGNITE IT OR EVEN SOME CARELESS AND UNSAFE SMOKER IS TOO CLOSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN, STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
DEATH WOBBLE, UNCONTROLLABLE VIOLENT SHAKING BETWEEN 30 & 50 MPH. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BEING UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE'S STEERING OUT OF HARMS WAY. I HAVE HAD IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND I'M TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH ON JEEP DEATH WOBBLE WILL CONFIRM THIS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *JS
STARTED MY CAR WITH THE REMOTE STARTER. EVERYTHING FROM WIPERS TO ALARM TO WINDOW WASHER TO LIGHTS WENT ON A FRITZ. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HOOD. I MADE SURE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD TO DISCOVER A FIRE. I HAD A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS BARELY ENOUGH TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. ONCE EXTINGUISHED I CALLED THE DEALER WHO HAD JUST SERVICED THE CAR AND AM WAITING FOR AN IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED. IT MELTED THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS NEXT TO THE AIR DAM, WIRES AROUND THE BATTERY ETC. *TR
CPSC: I1440019A. 2009 JEEP WRANGLER XL. CONSUMER STATED THAT AROUND 32,000 MILES, HIS VEHICLE DEVELOPED WHAT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", UNCONTROLLED SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH ONLY RESOLVES BY BRAKING AND COMING TO A NEAR STOP. AFTER GREAT EFFORT, CHRYSLER REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER $849.07 OF THE $ 1793.47 HE PAID TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END REBUILT. *LN THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER WITH AN UPDATED ASSEMBLY WHICH REQUIRED DIFFERENT HARDWARE, TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER FOR REIMBURSEMENT, FOR $336.67. THEY REIMBURSEMENT HIM FOR THE PARTS ONLY. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS, SO THE DEALER DID A COMPLETE EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND ALL 4 BALL JOINTS AND DRAG LINK WERE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN
EVERY TIME I FILL MY JEEP UP, IT WILL OVERFILL AND SPILL OUT OF THE HOSE AND ONTO THE FENDER. I CAN STOP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE IT GETS FULL AND ADD GAS SLOWLY AND IT WILL STOP. I WIPE IT OFF EVERY TIME BUT IT STILL LEAVES RESIDUE ON THE FENDER AND SIDE OF MY JEEP. IT ALSO LEAVES A SMALL PUDDLE IN THE GROUND. THIS IS A VERY BAD ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR
AIRBAG LIGHT AND CHIME CONTINUES TO COME ON. AFTER RESEARCH, THIS IS AN CLOCKSPRING ISSUES THAT APPARENT ON NUMEROUS JEEP. A RECALL WAS SUBMITTED FOR 2007 MODELS FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT ON 2008 AND NEWER MODELS. *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER SOME QUICK INTERNET RESEARCH IT SEEMS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL OF 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 AND 2012 JEEP WRANGLERS FAILS. THIS CAUSES AND OPEN CIRCUIT AND AIR BAG DISABLES. VEHICLES WAS BROUGHT TO JEEP DEALER ON APRIL 19, 2014. DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS BAD AND THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT TO THE DRIVER AIR BAG. JEEP WOULD NOT ASSIST IN REPLACEMENT OF THE PART SAYING IT WAS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS PART FAILING EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGED ME $320 PARTS AND LABOR FOR THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD WARRANTY THIS ITEM INDEFINITELY SINCE IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND MOST PEOPLE WILL FOREGO THE REPAIR AND RISK THEIR SAFETY. *TR
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, HAD DIAGNOSTICS CHECKED, DRIVER AIRBAG CIRCUIT OPEN. JEEP STATES THAT JEEP IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER JK DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON AND CHIMES RANDOMLY (NO SPECIFIC TIME OR ACTIVITY CAUSED), AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER KDURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. CHRYSLER HAS APPROXIMATELY 5 DIFFERENT RECALLS ON JK JEEPS REVOLVING AROUND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *JS
VEHICLE WILL SPIT BACK FUEL WHEN PERFORMING A FILL UP (AT TIME OF FILLING.). THE FUEL FORCEFULLY SHOOTS OUT OF THE REFUILING ACCESS POINT. AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPITS BACK IS CONDIDERABLE (THE BETTER OF A PINT;) ENOUGH TO COVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE REAR BUMPER (AS WELL AS ON MYSELF) AND WILL LEAVE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE PAVEMENT AT THE GAS STATION. I WILL POINT OUT THAT I NEVER TOP OFF THE TANK. I SIMPLY FILL UNTIL THE FUEL NOZZLE STOPS - A NORMAL WAY OF FUELING. THE "SPIT BACK" OCCURS WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS AFTER FUEILING IS COMPLETED. I HAVE CHECKED WITH CHRYSLER, AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. IN FACT, A TSB (14-001-11) AS WELL AS A WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE THE EXTENSION WAS ONLY ISSUED FOR 2007 AND 2008 MODELS. MY MODEL (2009) IS THE SAME VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I AM NOT BEING AFFORDED (BY CHRYSLER) THE SAME CONSIDERATION SIMPLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY MODEL YEAR EXCEEDS 2008. I VIEW THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT I AT MANY TIMES, I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICL WHEN I NEED TO FUEL UP. I TRULY FEEL THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED FOR THE 2009 MODEL YEAR, AND FURTHER BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE AFFORDED THE SAME BENEFIT TO HAVE THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE - AS I AM EXPERIENCING THE IDENTICAL ISSUE. AGAIN, THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS IT REALLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I SELECTED THAT THERE WAS AN "INJURY" DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD BEEN COVERED IN GASOLINE, WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE TOXIC. -THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP/CONSIDERATION. I WELCOME A CALL TO DISCUSS FURTHER OR IF I CAN PROVIDE ANY MORE INFO TO HELP. *JS
AROUND 30,000 MILES I WOULD NOTICE A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN A SMALL BUMP WAS HIT. THIS WOULD USUALLY LAST A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DRIVE NORMAL. I READ SOME THING ONLINE ABOUT THIS AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A NORMAL THING FOR THIS 4DR JEEP MODEL. IN EARLY MARCH 2014 ABOUT 39000 MILES I HIT A BIG BUMP ON THE FREEWAY AND THE FRONT END SHIMMY WAS SO INTENSE I THOUGHT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT AT FIRST IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS COMING OFF. A FEW HOURS LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN BEFORE I MADE IT HOME. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THE REFERENCES TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND KNEW THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. I WAS THANKFUL NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. ANOTHER JEEP OWNER I KNOW KNEW THE TERM AND HAD HEARD ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. THEN APRIL 1ST HIT A BUMP I COULD NOT AVOID ON THE POT HOLE INFESTED MILWAUKEE STREETS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE TIRE FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING OFF AND ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE I WAS IN. CALLED DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER SWITCHED THE DAMPENER/BRACKETS AFTER THE 2009 YR MODELS WHEN THEY NOTICED PROBLEMS. FUNNY HOW THAT REPLACEMENT I HAD TO HAVE DONE COST ME $ 400+. YOU WOULD THINK IF THEY KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM THIS WOULDN'T COST THE CONSUMER A PENNY. ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY. *TR
WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK, GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AND SPLASHES GAS ON ME, THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED, GASOLINE HAD SPRAYED OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AND ONTO ME AND MY CLOTHES. NOW WHEN I FILL THE TANK, I MUST STAND UPWIND AND AWAY FROM THE FILLER TUBE TO AVOID GETTING SPRAYED WITH GAS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! THE SAME DEFECT WAS REPORTED IN THE 2007 & 2008 JEEPS. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE SAME DEFECT IS NOW BEING REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE 2009 MODEL. GASOLINE THAT IS SPRAYED ONTO PEOPLE AND THE GROUND IS A FIRE HAZARD! I REFUSE TO LET MY WIFE AND KIDS PUT GAS IN THE JEEP, IN FEAR THAT THEY WILL BE SOAKED IN GASOLINE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL AND NO SAFETY BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2009 MODEL. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
I JUST PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X THAT IS ENTIRELY STOCK. WITHIN ONE WEEK AND THE SECOND TIME ON A HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCE WHAT HAS BEEN NAMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WITHIN SECONDS IT WILL GO FROM A SHIMMY TO A VIOLENT SHAKING THAT FORCES YOU TO SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ON A HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE DOING 55MPH! SINCE IT STARTED IT HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG JEEPS BUT CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THIS DEFECT AND STATING IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY DOING ABOUT 20 MPH STILL ACCELERATING MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH A DING, STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED BACK ON AGAIN WITH A DING THEN REMAINED ON. UPON LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM I WAS TOLD IT IS MY CLOCKSPRING AND I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN ALL 2007-2011 JEEP WRANGLERS. SO FAR JEEP HAS ONLY RECALLED CLOCKSPRINGS ON GOVERNMENT ISSUE RIGHT HAND DRIVE TRAIN JEEPS AND PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON THE 2007 WRANGLERS CLOCKSPRINGS. YOU'D THINK THEY'D WANT TO KEEP THE INDIVIDUALS VOTING IN THEIR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS JUST AS SAFE AS THE GOVERNMENT WORKERS THEMSELVES. WHEN HUNDREDS UPON THOUSANDS OF JEEP OWNERS REACH OUT ONLINE TO DISCOVER WHAT THEIR PROBLEM IS AND ALL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AND YET JEEP REFUSES TO SEE THE SAFETY ISSUES IN A MALFUNCTIONING PIECE OF FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT THAT CAUSES AIRBAGS TO EITHER DEPLOY AT RANDOM OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION OR ACCIDENT. JEEP CHRYSLER HAS TRULY TURNED INTO A MALICIOUS CORPORATION MORE CONCERNED WITH THEIR BOTTOM LINE THAN THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE PUTTING MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PURE AND SIMPLE, PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP YOU IN BUSINESS NOT JUST THE GOVERNMENT WORKERS. *TR
I GOT WHAT IS DESCRIBE AS THE DEATH WOBBLE ITS WHAT THE MECHANICS SAY.ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS THIS BIG WHY HASNT THERE BEEN A RECALL. IVE BEEN TOLD THIS VERY COMMON. IS JEEP/CHRYSLER WAITING TILL PEOPLE DIE TO ADMIT THERES A PROBLEM OR JUST COVERING IT UP. *TR
I JUST PURCHASED MY 4 DOOR, 09 WRANGLER ON THURSDAY MARCH 13. I FIRST HAD TO FILL IT UP THAT SATURDAY THE 15ND. WHEN I DID, THE GAS TANK CLICKED OFF BUT GAS STILL CAME POURING OUT OF THE TANK (NOT THE NOZZLE). I WAS INCREDIBLY IRRITATED I JUST BOUGHT THIS JEEP AND NOW THERE WAS GAS POURING DOWN THE SIDE AND FENDERS. AFTER CLEANING IT UP I CHAULKED IT UP AS FAULTY EQUIPMENT AT THE GAS STATION . HOWEVER, THE NEXT 2 TIMES I FILLED UP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING. NOT ONLY IS IT DANGEROUS BUT ITS DISGUSTING. NOT TO MENTION THESE VEHICLES AREN'T CHEAP, WE DON'T NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT GAS EATING AWAY AT THE VEHICLE AS ANOTHER EXPENSIVE. I'VE HEARD THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT. I FIND THIS EMBARRASSING ON THEIR PART AND SHOWS POOR BUSINESS PRACTICE. *TR
MY WIFE TOOK MY WRANGLER TO GET GAS AND WHEN THE GUY PULLED OUT THE NOZZLE GAS SPRAYED OUT AND SOME GOT ON HIM AND MY JEEP THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WAS 2/20/14 SAME GAS STATION DIFFERENT GUY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
WHILE FUELING UP AT GAS STATION, STATION FUEL NOZZLE DID NOT SHUT OFF AFTER TANK WAS FILLED. IT IS NOW MARCH OF 2014. THE PROBLEMS WITH FUELING UP HAVE GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. IT SEEMED TO BE SPORADIC WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS A COUPLE YEARS OLD. WHEN TRAVELING OUT OF NJ, I CAN USUALLY STOP THE GAS FLOW BEFORE IT OVERFILLS. CURRENTLY, NJ IS NOT SELF SERVE, AND THE ATTENDANTS TELL ME THAT THIS IS A JEEP ISSUE. I BECAME CURIOUS AND LOOKED AT THIS NHTSA SITE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. 2009 JEEP IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN WOULD RANDOMLY HONK. DEALER ADVISED THEY FIXED THE CLOCK SPRING. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO; HOWEVER, IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. MINE IS LEFT HAND DRIVE. RIGHT HAND DRIVES WERE RECALLED AND IT MAKES NO SENSE FOR THE OTHERS NOT TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED WHEN IT IS DOING IT AGAIN!! WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME, DEALER DID NOT HAVE UPDATED PART. I'M NOW PENALIZED AND HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR CHRYSLER'S FAULTY PART. I READ THE RECALL AND RHD UNITS BECAUSE THEY HAVE WINDOWS DOWN AND THIS IS "SEVERE DUTY." PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A POORLY SEALED CONVERTIBLE AND DUST IS SIMPLY PART OF A JEEP WRANGLERS EXISTENCE. EITHER WAY, THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO RHD; IT SHOULD INCLUDE ALL THOSE THAT MANIFEST THE PROBLEM OR SEE SIMILAR SEVERE DUTY. *TR
IN AUGUST 2013 MY JEEP WRANGLER BEGAN TO DEVELOP AN UNPREDICTABLE, UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETIMES A SMALL BUMP OR A LANE CHANGE WOULD SET AN EVENT OFF. SHIMMY DID NOT STOP WITHOUT HARD BRAKING AND COMING TO A NEAR STOP. COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT REPAIR, MILEAGE 30,381, WAS TO REPLACE THE FACTORY INSTALLED STEERING DAMPER WITH A UPGRADED STEERING DAMPER. THE NEW STEERING DAMPER REQUIRED DIFFERENT HARDWARE TO INSTALL. MY COST, $366.77 WHICH CHRYSLER REIMBURSED THE COST OF PARTS @ $266.77. I AM $100.00 OUT OF POCKET FOR LABOR COSTS TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART WHICH WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY! THE PROBLEM OF UNCONTROLLED SHIMMY WAS NOT FIXED! THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, MILEAGE 32,982, WAS TO BALANCE AND ROTATE ALL TIRES. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED! THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, MILEAGE 33,902, INVOLVED REPLACING ALL FOUR DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS AND A DEFECTIVE DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY. COST TO ME, $1793.47. CHRYSLER EVENTUALLY REIMBURSED THE COST OF PARTS @ $849.07. ON THIS REPAIR I AM OUT OF POCKET $944.40 LABOR COSTS TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS AS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY! I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (CASE #9919310) AND THE CASE IS STILL ONGOING. NO VEHICLE OPERATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE MAJOR COMPONENTS, WHICH AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND SAFETY, FAIL AND NEED REPLACEMENT AT LESS THAN 34,000 HIGHWAY DRIVEN MILES! I DO NOT READ ANYWHERE ON MY SERVICE RECEIPTS STATING THE PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED CARRY ANY WARRANTY. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT GENUINE JEEP PARTS ARE OF THE SAME QUALITY AS ORIGINALLY USED BY JEEP TO MANUFACTURE MY VEHICLE, AND WILL FAIL AGAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 30,000 TO 35,000 MILES, IF NOT SOONER! *TR
MADE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOP SIGN AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. JEEP HAS INFORMED ME I AM AT RISK BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED ONLY RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS AND THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR TEN YEARS. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME HOW OR WHY THIS ISSUE DOES NOT WARRANT A RECALL. *TR
FIRST A WHINING SOUND BEGAN IN THE CASE AND GOT WORSE OVER THE NEXT 10,000 MILES, THEN AT 90,000 IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE FOR A VARYING AMOUNT OF TIME MAYBE 15 SECONDS ONE TIME OR 10 MINUTES OTHER TIMES ETC. WHEN IT DID SHIFT OUT OF 4 WHEEL IT WOULD BANG SO LOUD AND HARD IT FELT LIKE YOU RAN OVER A LARGE OBJECT, IT ACTUALLY THREW YOU UP IN THE AIR A BIT .WHEN YOU GOT STUCK IN SNOW AND NEEDED 4 WHEEL IT ONLY WOULD MAKE A RATCHETING SOUND. JEEP REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS A RHD POSTAL JEEP. IT COST $1744.00 TO FIX IT WITH A REBUILT CASE THAT CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM JEEP. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN IT SHIFTED IT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WHEN YOU WERE STUCK IN SNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF 4 WHEEL. *TR
WHEN FUELING UP THE GAS PUMPS CONTINUALLY SHUT OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS. GAS COMES OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE ONTO ME, THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. NO FIRE YET. HAD THIS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY A COUPLE YEARS BACK AND NOW HAPPENING AGAIN??? *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY ,FLASHING AND DINGING, CALLED CHRYSLER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS ONLY A RECALL ON 2007 AND 2008 MODELS AS WELL AS MODELS BUILT IN FEB 2009, APPARENTLY MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN APRIL 2009. *TR
DRIVERS AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND PARTIALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
WHEN FILLING MY VEHICLE WITH GAS IT OVER FLOWS AFTER THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. CAUSING GAS TO SPILL ON ME. MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH I ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED FOR ANY VISIBLE ISSUES, BUT FOUND NOTHING, SO I CONTINUED WITH MY TRIP. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN LATER THAT SAME DAY IN VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES, I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD, AT A TRANSITION WHERE THE BRIDGE OVERPASS MEETS THE ASPHALT, THE CAR AGAIN BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE SHAKING. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I LEARNED THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH JEEPS KNOW AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. *TR
AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY GOES OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR
I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT A YEAR AGO I STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. I WAS TOLD IT IS CALLED THE CLOCK SPRING. WITH A BAD CLOCK SPRING, MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND ALSO MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE KNOWING MY AIR BAGS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO, WITH A BAD CLOCK SPRING THERE ARE CHANCES OF MY AIR BAG ACTIVATING RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON SO THAT REALLY WORRIES ME. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN WRECKED INTO SEVERAL TIMES AND I AM NOT ABLE TO HONK MY HORN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT IT HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2008-2012 JK JEEP WRANGLERS BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT. I FIGURED THERE WOULD BE A RECALL FOR IT SINCE IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ONLY THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS HAD A CLOCK SPRING RECALL. I BELIEVE THE RECALL NUMBER FOR THOSE ARE M31 AND L37. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE LEFT HAND DRIVE 2009 JK JEEP WRANGLERS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS AND I FEEL UNSAFE KNOWING MY AIR BAGS MAY NOT WORK AND ALSO KNOWING I COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF MY AIR BAGS GO OFF RANDOMLY. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT I KNOW MORE JEEPS LIKE MINE THAT ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF THIS ISSUE COULD BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY JEEP SHUT DOWN. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TRYING TO MISS CARS BUT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY TIPM MODULE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT CHRYSLER TO HAVE THEM PUT IN A RECALL SO THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MY AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I GOT AN AUDIBLE CHIME. THE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF EVERY 10-15 MILES AND CHIME EACH TIME. NOW, NEARLY A MONTH LATER, THE LIGHT STAYS ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS IS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT LOOKS LIKE IF IT'S NOT CORRECTED THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIR BAG WON'T GO OFF IN THE CASE OF A COLLISION. I KNOW THAT CERTAIN YEAR MODEL OF THE WRANGLER ARE COVERED BY A PREVIOUS RECALL. I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE RECALL EXTENDED TO ALL YEAR MODELS THAT UTILIZED THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
MY AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEPS TURNING OFF AND ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE JEEP HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON MOST VEICHLES AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING. I CALLED MY DEALER AND I WAS TOLD I AM NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO WHERE MY JEEP WAS MADE. SO THAT BEING SAID A COMPANY THAT TOOK OUR TAX PAYERS DOLLARS AND GOT BAILED OUT CANT HELP MAKE SURE A JEEPER OWNERS AIRBAGS WILL WORK! *TR
FILLING UP GAS AT STATION - SPLASH BACK ON 2 OCCASIONS, TODAY (03 FEBRUARY 2014) AND LAST WEEK (26 JANUARY 2014), THE GAS NOZZLE WAS IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION. IN BOTH TIMES, A SPLASH BACK OF GASOLINE OCCURRED WHEN THE GAS NOZZLE REACHED THE FULL LEVEL AND THE HANDLE CLICKED. THIS OCCURRED AT 2 DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. APPROXIMATE 1-CUP OF GAS SPLASHED OUT AT EACH OCCURRENCE. I DROVE HOME AND WASHED THE SPLASH AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. END *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FILLER NECK VALVE WOULD SPEW GASOLINE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
WHEN MY JEEP HITS A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
I FOUND LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ON MY JEEP WRANGLER. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER/JEEP BY PHONE TO INQUIRE ABOUT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION L05 TRANSMISSON OIL COOLER LINES ISSUE PERTAINING TO TSB: 2008-2010 JK WRANGLER: TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES MAY WEEP TRANSMISSION FLUID. TSB: 2008-2010 JK WRANGLER: TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES MAY WEEP TRANSMISSION FLUID SUBJECT: EXTENDED WARRANTY -TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES MAY WEEP TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE HOSE TO TUBE CRIMP JOINTS (7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES WARRANTY EXTENSION) OVERVIEW: THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES INSTALLING NEW TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER SUPPLY & RETURN LINE ASSEMBLY. MODELS: 2008 -2010 (JK) WRANGLER NOTE: THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINE (SALES CODE EGT) AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (SALES CODE DGV) BUILT BEFORE MARCH 10, 2010 (MDH0410XX). SYMPTOM/CONDITION: WEEPING TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES AT THE HOSE-TO-TUBE CRIMP JOINTS. DIAGNOSIS: IF THE SYMPTOM/CONDITION IS EXPERIENCED PROCEED TO THE REPAIR PROCEDURE. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THIS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IF THESE LINES WERE TO BURST OR OPEN UP ENOUGH TO SPRAY FLUID IT WOULD IGNITE OFF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND BURN THE VEHICLE TO THE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS I HAVE FOUND IN MY RESEARCH AND ONE OWNER HAD THEIR VEHICLE BURN EVEN AFTER THE LINES WERE IMPROPERLY REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP EVEN. MY JEEP MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA IN THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION L05 YET I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED. *TR
THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING AIRBAGS TO BE DISABLED. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD ISSUE ON 07-2011 JEEP WRANGLERS, WELL DOCUMENTED ON MANY OWNER BOARDS. AN OFFICIAL RECALL EXISTS, BUT ONLY FOR RHD MODELS AND 2007 LHD MODELS. THAT IS IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE FAILURE PRONE OE PART WAS USED ON WRANGLER MODELS THROUGH 2011. THE PART NUMBER OF THE IMPROVED DESIGN REPLACEMENT PART IS 5156106AC, WHICH SERVICES ALL WRANGLES 2007-2014. *TR
EVERY TIME I PUMP GAS INTO MY VEHICLE, IT SPITS BACK GAS AS IT NEARS THE FULL PORTION OF GAS TANK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PUMP GAS INTO VEHICLE EITHER WITH AUTO PUMP OR BY HOLDING FUEL PUMP NOZZLE. *TR
WHEN FILLING WITH FUEL THERE IS ALWAYS A LARGE BURP OF FUEL WHERE THE GAS SPILLS ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN TANK IS FULL. *TR
STARTING ON 12/23/2013, THE AIRBAG SENSOR DINGED AND BECAME LIT ON DASH, REMAINS LIT FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS, DINGS AND DISAPPEAR ONLY TO REAPPEAR AGAIN WITH A DING IN ABOUT 8 SECONDS. THIS REPEATS THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED NW JEEP/CHRYSLER AND THEY INFORMED THIS WRITER IT IS LIKELY THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUED OF A PRICE AROUND $250 TO FIX IT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE, KNOWING 07 AND 08 JEEPS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE, THAT THIS WRITER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING A FAULTY SENSOR IMPERATIVE FOR SAFETY. *TR
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN THAT MY 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR FAILURE IN ITS AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM. I'VE CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD NO. I THEN WROTE TO JEEP WHICH INVOLVED A TIMELY PROCESS OF JOINING A JEEP MEMBER CLUB. AFTER COMPLAINING TO JEEP I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY LEFT ON MY VEHICLE. HOW CAN YOU SELL A VEHICLE AND OFFER FINANCING BUT THEY CANT WARRANTY A PART THAT HAS FAILED , AND IS NOT A COMMONLY REPLACED OR WEARABLE ITEM. ONLY TO FIND ITS REPLACEMENT PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEALER. I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED A REPAIR FACILITY FOR 7 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLOCKSPRING ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE . BEING A RARE FIX EVEN ON AN OLDER VEHICLE. USUALLY ONLY REPLACED AFTER AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP!! *TR
AFTER BEING ALERTED TO A LOW TIRE PRESSURE ON MY JEEPS TIRE PRESSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, I STOPPED TO CHECK THE TIRES AND ADD AIR. WHEN I REMOVED THE VALVE STEM CAP ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, THE VALVE STEM WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, CRUMBLED AND FELL APART. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE STEM REPLACED. THE MECHANICS THAT FREQUENTLY CHANGE MY OIL HAVE STATED THAT ALL OF THE OTHER VALVE STEMS ARE IN THE SAME CONDITION AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THESE ARE COSTLY ITEM TO HAVE REPLACED. *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER LEFT HAND DRIVE. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME. THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING IN THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ON THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES TO 150,000 MILES, YET THERE IS NO EFFORT ON CHRYSLER'S PART TO ADDRESS THE LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007 - 2012 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THE FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IS A POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. CHRYSLER HAS ADDRESSED THE ISSUE IN THE 2007 RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN ANY OF THE 2009-2012 LEFT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCK SPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. *TR
THE JEEP CAUGHT FIRE FROM WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE VEGETATION CAUGHT UP AND UNDER THE SKID PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON AND OFF ROAD. *TR
WHEN FUELING THE NOZZLE CLICKS AND GAS STOPS FROM THE PUMP TO THE VEHICLE, A SECOND LATER YOU CAN HEAR A RUSH OF FUEL COMING UP THE NECK OF THE TANK AND THEN SPITS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OR MORE IS SPILLED ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, PERSON FILLING AND THE GROUND. I HAVE ATTEMPTED OVER TIME TO LISTEN AND PAY ATTENTION TO HOW MUCH GAS IS ALMOST FULL IN THE TANK BUT THE PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PUSH THE FUEL OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD WITH ALL THE GAS THAT IS SPILLED ON THE LOCATION AND LATER WASHED AWAY INTO DRAINAGE. ALSO, WHEN ME FILLING NOT AS CONCERNED BUT SOME INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO YOUNGER MEMBERS OF HOUSEHOLD HAVE ME CONCERNED. *TR
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND WARNING TONE STARTED COMING ON AND TURNING OFF IN APPROX. ONE MINUTE CYCLES.I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT WARNED OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG AND IT NEEDED TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER ASAP. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND SAID THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING, IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SERVICE CONSULTANT WARNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY GO OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN BEING OPERATED NORMALLY OR, NOT AT ALL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS JEEP IS A LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLE AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IN DOING ON LINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME KIND. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT AT THEIR COST BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE, ALSO THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE CARS ARE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
ON MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES EVERY FEW MINUTES WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. I HAVE MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008, 2009 AND LATER JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. I HAVE CALLED JEEP/CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. I EVEN POINTED OUT TO THEM THAT 2007 (LHD) JEEP WRANGLERS HAD THEIR WARRANTIES EXTENDED TO 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND ALL 2008-2012 (RHD) HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11019. RECALL 11V528). TO SUPPORT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE, WHEN I CALLED A JEEP DEALERSHIP'S PARTS DEPARTMENT THEY TOLD ME THE CLOCKSPRING FOR MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY 8 PART NUMBERS. THAT IS 8 TIMES THEY HAVE WORKED ON FIXING THIS PART, BUT THEY REFUSE TO WARRANTY ON MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. NO ACCIDENTS. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS CLOCKSPRING AND IS WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER BASIC WARRANTY WHICH IS NOW EXPIRED. I DIDN'T KNOW SAFETY RELATED COMPONENTS ARE ONLY WARRANTEED FOR 36MO, 36K MILES. TELL THAT TO MY THREE YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN THIS VEHICLE DAILY WITH ME. *TR
BOUGHT MY 2009 WRANGLER X 2 DOOR AUTOMATIC WITH 13K MILES AND PERFECT CONDITION WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. SIGNED LOAN PAPERS AND DROVE AROUND THE CORNER TO MY WORK TO FILL UP ON GAS. WHILE PUMPING GAS, GAS SQUIRTED BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND COVERED MY PANTS, BOOTS, THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND RAN DOWN THE PAINT AND ONTO THE TIRES AND RIMS AS WELL. GAS EVERYWHERE! HAD NO CHANGE OF CLOTHES AND NOTHING TO WIPE GAS OFF THE PAINT, TIRES, AND PLASTIC FENDER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! EVERY FILL UP RESULTS IN GAS SPEWING OUT ONTO THE JEEP AND GROUND AND IF MY WIFE, KIDS, OR ME ISN'T PAYING ATTENTION THEN WE ARE WEARING THE GAS AS WELL. THANK GOD NO OPEN FLAME OR KABOOM. I SEE FIXES FOR 2007/2008 BUT APPARENTLY OTHER YEARS SUFFER AS WELL WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IMMEDIATE FIX NEEDED. MAY CONSULT LEGAL ADVICE ON THIS MATTER AS DEALERSHIP REFUSES HELP. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX 50MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. I HAD TO GRAB THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS PUSH ON THE BRAKE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THINKING MY TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF (EVERYTHING WAS STILL THERE). WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS, THEY HAVE LABELLED IT "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE". I LIVE IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, WHICH HAS WINDY ROADS WITH NO GUARD RAILS. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON TIOGA RD. I DON'T DOUBT IT COULD END IN A FATALITY. THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" NOW HAS ME SCARED TO DRIVE MY JEEP AND I'M NOT THE ONLY JEEP OWNER THAT FEELS THE SAME WAY. *TR
WARNING LIGHT FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING EVERY 30-50 SECONDS. CONTACTED MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY STATED IT IS A "CLOCK SPRING" IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. APPARENTLY, THERE ARE MANY CLAIMS FOR THIS FROM JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME. THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING IN THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007 AND 2008 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THE FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IS A POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCK SPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. *TR
VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH. SEEMED TO TYPICALLY BE INITIATED BY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP . LESS THAN 10 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB
AIR BAG LIGHT/CHIME BEGAN ILLUMINATING FREQUENTLY (APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY FEW MINUTES) THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF EVERY DRIVE, REGARDLESS OF DISTANCE OR SPEED. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. PART WAS REPLACED UNDER A CONSUMER PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007-2010 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MY DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS CHRYSLER, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (10YR/150,000MI) ISSUED TO THE 2007 MODEL YEAR AND A RECALL ISSUED FOR 2008 (RHD) MODELS. FOR ANY OTHER MODEL YEARS, CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, KNOWING THAT IT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING, THUS PUTTING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AT RISK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROX A WEEK AT THIS POINT, AT VARYING SPEEDS AND VARYING ROAD CONDITIONS. BEING THAT I DRIVE APPROX 30,000MI PER YEAR, THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN! *JB
WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 17 MILES ON IT, EVERYTHING WORKED AS IT SHOULD. BUT JUST UNDER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK- DOESN'T MATTER WHAT STATION I GO TO- FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. I TAKES STEPS TO AVOID IT BY LISTENING TO THE FILLING PROCESS AND STOPPING THE PUMP MANUALLY WHEN I HEAR THE FUEL NEARING THE TOP, BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. AND WITH THE PRICE OF FUEL, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE QUART OR SO THAT ENDS UP AT MY FEET!
AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKING, I RETURNED TO FIND ONE TIRE FLAT. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND RETURNED HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I CHECKED THE DAMAGED TIRE AND FOUND THE VALVE STEM MISSING. I DROVE TO A SERVICE CENTER AND HAD THE TIRE REMOVED. THE STEM (WITH SPEED SENSOR ATTACHED) WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE TIRE. WE CHECKED THE REMAINING THREE WHEELS AND FOUND ALL WHEELS HAD BADLY CORRODED STEM NUTS, AND THAT ONE OF THE NUTS WAS CRACKED INTO THREE PIECES. REMOVING ALL STEM NUTS DAMAGED THE SENSORS AND ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE "NEW" PARTS ARE ALL OF THE SAME MATERIALS AS THE ORIGINAL ITEMS, THUS I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSORS, STEMS, AND STEM NUTS EVERY 2-3 YEARS UNLESS A FIX IS INITIATED. *TR
AFTER ABOUT 7500 MILES ON MY ODOMETER, I ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH; WHEN I ENCOUNTER A ROUGH SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 5 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHOCK. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 7500 ADDITIONAL MILES AND AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 3,000 ADDITIONAL MILES AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 3,000 ADDITIONAL MILES. *TR
THE IGNITION COIL CRACKED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS THE FOURTH IGNITION COIL TO BE INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
GASOLINE SPLASHES BACK FROM TANK UPON FILLING, SPILLING FUEL ON ME, THE VEHICLE, AND GROUND. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION WITH EVERY FILL-UP FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE PULLING OUT OF RESIDENCE. THE HORN NOR THE CRUISE CONTROL CURRENTLY WORK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, DISCOVERED THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM (CLOCKSPRING). CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEMS WITH THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION OF JEEP WRANGLER, AND THE 2007 LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS, BUT NOTHING AFTER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER, THEY TOLD ME THEY SIMPLY "DON'T CARE, BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF A SINGLE COMPLAINT REGARDING IT", WHICH IS QUITE SURPRISING CONSIDERING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I WAS ABLE TO FIND ONLINE. *TR
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ACTUATED AND UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS SYMPTOMATIC WITH THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER WITH NO RESOLUTION. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR THE CLOCK SPRING IN 2008-2012 MODELS BUT IT IS IN A LIMITED LOT NUMBER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT AND ONLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ROTATED. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. A RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT ONLY FOR RHD 2008-2012 JEEP WRANGLERS. *TR
AT HIGHWAY SPEED (50-70 MPH) VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP. VEHICLE NEEDS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO CORRECT THE WOBBLE. AFTER A LITTLE ON LINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED "DEATH WOBBLE." SERVICE WRITERS AT BOTH MILOSCH PALACE JEEP AND AL DEEBY JEEP KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS. IT SEEMS EVERYONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF JEEPS IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS\INTERSTATES, ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO COME TO A STOP TO IN ORDER TO STOP THE WOBBLE. I AM SURE NO ONE REALLY CARES WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, BUT JEEP IS VERY DIRTY ON THIS ONE. I AM A 45 YEAR MECHANICAL ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS? *TR
DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND FASTER, WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP THE STEERING STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE WHEELS SHIMMY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND ONLY STOPS WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO BELOW 40 MPH, AND IN SOME INSTANCES ONLY STOPS WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY, AS YOU NEED TO WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC AT A HIGH SPEED TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE JEEP COMMUNITY, AS IT HAS IT'S OWN NICKNAME THE "DEATH WOBBLE". CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THEIR VEHICLES; HOWEVER, HAS DONE NOTHING IN THE FORM OF RECALLS OR SERVICE TO HELP CUSTOMERS FIX THE ISSUE. IN A REPORT BY ABC NEWS, THEY STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 600 REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER CERTIFIED AUTO SHOP TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT ON MY CAR SAYING THAT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE 5 TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT IN APRIL. *TR
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND CONTINUES TO BEEP WHILE DRIVING. NOTICED RECALL FOR CERTAIN VIN#'S, BUT NOT ALL. SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, MORE VEHICLES NEED TO BE ADDED TO THIS SAFETY RECALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SOME FRONT END PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SPECIFIC PARTS THAT NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC BUT THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
I DROVE OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I TRULY FELT THE CAR WAS COMING APART AND I WOULD WRECK. I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND FEEL THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR
GAS COMES OUT WHILE FUELING THE JEEP. THE GAS SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND IS CAUSING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I FUEL THE JEEP AT THE GAS STATION. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP WRANGLER 2009, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WENT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE - VIOLENTLY SHAKING FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A NEAR STOP AND THEN CONTINUE. IT DOES THIS VERY OFTEN NOW - USUALLY STARTS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 35-55 MPH AND JUST AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR
ESP/BAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCK SPRING, THEY FIXED IT SINCE IT WAS JUST UNDER THE 50K MILE WARRANTY, THREE WEEKS LATER I WAS OVER THE 50K WARRANTY AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK AND IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING AGAIN DEALERSHIP FIXED IT AGAIN THEN A BIT OVER A YEAR LATER IT WENT AGAIN, I DON'T GO OFF ROADING OR ANYTHING CRAZY NOW I HAVE TO DROP 600 BUCKS (PARTS+LABOR) TO FIX IT AGAIN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THE AIRBAG GOES OFF IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT CRAZY THIS IS NOT A RECALL YET, A COMMON JEEP PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS AIRBAGS AND SUSPENSION. *TR
WHILE FUELING MY VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ON THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF AND SHORTLY AFTER FUEL BEGINS TO COME BACK UP OUT OF THE JEEP AND DOWN THE SIDE. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR
COUPLE THINGS. WHILE IN MOTION IN 1ST GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL POP OUT OF GEAR SUDDENLY, MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. ALSO, WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK, IT WILL OVERFLOW. *TR
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT,TURNED GREEN, AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, IT POPPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR LEAVING ME STRANDED AS ONCOMING/OPPOSING TRAFFIC APPROACHED. NEARLY CAUSING A SEVER ACCIDENT.MY FAMILY WAS I. EXTREME DANGER OF BEING HIT HEAD ON BY A TRUCK GOING 45 MPH. (WITHIN HIS DESIGNATED SPEED LIMIT). HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MY ISSUE BUT HAVE VIDEO DOCUMENTATION PROVING IT. THEIR IS CURRENTLY A TSB ON MY ISSUE BUT VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF JEEP KNEES W/THIS SAME ISSUE! HOW MANY PEOPLE/FAMILIES HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS A CALLED BACK FOR REPAIR BY THE CHRYSLER CORP. *TR
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER IS SPITTING OUT ABOUT A PINT OF GAS AT EVERY FILL UP JUST AFTER THE AUTO SHUT OFF FOR THE PUMP ENGAGES. IT RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL, ONTO THE BUMPER AND THEN ONTO THE GROUND. THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. I AM CURRENTLY USING MY TRIP ODOMETER TO ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I CAN PUT IN BASED ON MY ESTIMATED GAS MILEAGE AND MILES DRIVEN. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK ONTO THE FENDER AND GROUND. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS COMES OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE PUMP NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS PUMPS AND GAS STATIONS. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IS RELATED TO THE GAS CAP. I SUSPECT THIS OVERFLOW PROBLEM MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE VAPOR CANISTER AND IS THE ULTIMATE CAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE GAS CAP CODE. NO FIRE YET, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS A LOT GREATER WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED, REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION, THE GAS ALWAYS GUSHES OUT THE FILL SPOUT. THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THEN A RUSH OF AIR, FOLLOWED BY FULE SPITS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AMOUT OF FULE IS PROBABLY ON THE ORDER OF 2 CUPS. *TR
FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I NEVER TOP OFF AFTER THE PUMP STOPS. THIS FIRST OCCURRED A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEN DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE, BUT LATELY, IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, AND SEEMS TO BE WORSENING. AT FIRST, THE SPILL WOULD BE MINOR AND OCCURRED ONLY WHEN I TOOK THE NOZZLE OUT OF THE TANK. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, GAS WAS SPILLING OUT OF MY TANK JUST AS THE PUMP STOPPED. TODAY, GAS WAS SQUIRTING OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO ME. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL DANGERS OF SPILLED FUEL--FIRE, ENVIRONMENTAL, PERSONAL INJURY FROM CONTACT WITH GAS, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR
TODAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH KIDS HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AT 35 MPH AND THE JEEP WENT INTO DEATH WOBBLE. THEN SOMETHING BROKE AND I LOST ALL STEERING POWER AND COULD NOT TURN WHEELS. ALMOST HAD A WRECK. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE TO A PLACE TO LOOK AT IT THE STEERING BOX HAD BROKEN OFF. *TR
EVERY TIME SINCE FEBRUARY WHEN I HIT A BUMP THE JEEP STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I KEEP HEARING OF IT BEING THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS TORN UP MY TIRES AND AFFECTED MANY PARTS AND NOW I CAN NOT EVEN HIT A BUMP AT 30 MPH WITHOUT IT STARTING TO SHAKE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO TO FIX. I CALLED MY DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY SUGGESTED AND THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE WHICH CHRYSLER HAD APPARENTLY SENT OUT A NOTICE TO ALL COMPANIES ABOUT IT. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS. MY JEEP IS STOCK AND NEVER BEEN MODIFIED AND NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD. IT IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND NOW I JUST WANT TO GET RID OF IT! *TR
LAST NIGHT I TURNED MY CAR ON...I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON LONGER THAN USUAL IT WENT OF BUT A COUPLE MINUTES LATER IT LIGHTED UP AGAIN FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND FROM THEN IT HAS BEEN DOING IT, WHILE DRIVING IT I NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ARE NOT WORKING. I READ A LOT ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I CAN FOR SURE SAY ITS THE CLOCK SPRING, THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2009 I RECEIVED THE CAR WITH A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING I HAD TO GO BACK THE NEXT DAY SO THEY COULD REPLACE IT. *TR
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL AUTO SERVICE. AFTER TESTING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A NORMAL LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER 2009. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND WAS ON RECALL DURING THOSE YEARS. DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE LIGHT ON IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE YET RESOLVED BY JEEP. I AM LOOKING TO HAE MY MONEY REFUNDED FOR THE CORRECTION OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE THE PART AND NUMBERS ARE ON THE PART. HOW DO I BACKTRACK THSES NUMBERS. THIS PART MAY HAVE BEEN A 2008 PART USED IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS PRODUCTION. *TR
WHILE DRIVING OFF ROAD ON A WASHBOARD TYPE SURFACE AT ABOUT 5 - 10 MPH WHEN MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER AND MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. (IT'S STILL COMES ON AND OFF). WHEN WE STOPPED THE BATTERY WAS HOT AND HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED, ALSO WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEM THE HORN HARDLY MAKES A SOUND. MY MECH SAYS THE CLOCKSPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AND IT'S A "RUBICON" :( *TR
ANYTIME YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY/SHAKE. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU MUST EXIT THE ROADWAY IMMEDIATELY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE YOU CAN GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY, NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. I WORK IN A GARAGE ON VEHICLES AND HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF MECHANICS OF VEHICLES. THERE IS NO BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, BUSHINGS ETC. THAT HAS WEAR THAT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. WHEN YOU CONTACT JEEP, THEY SAY TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE JEEP. THIS IS WHY I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK TWICE SO FAR. *TR
GAS IS EJECTED OUT OF FUEL FILLER WHEN TANK IS FILLED EVERYTIME. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATIONS ALL WITH THE SAME RESULT OF ABOUT 3 CUPS OF FUEL EJECTED ON CAR AND THE GROUND. TWO SERVICE STATIONS HAVE ASKED THAT I DO NOT RETURN BECAUSE OF THE FUEL SPILL DANGER THIS CREATES AT THE SERVICE STATION. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP AND TWO DEALERSHIPS BOTH ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND RECALLED THE 2007 AND 2008 WRANGLERS FOR THIS BUT 2009 HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL. THIS IS A FIRE AND EVIROMENTAL HAZARD TO HUMANS AND THE ENVIROMENT. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, IT SPITS BACK ABOUT A PINT OR TWO OF GAS AFTER THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE GAS PUMP TURNS OFF. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME NOW AT ANY GAS STATION. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARD OF SPILLED FUEL SHOOTING AROUND. *TR
THE WHOLE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD ON TO. HAD TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. MY JEEP IS STOCK, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRACKBAR WHICH SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE, BUT IT'S BACK AGAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,691. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH I EXPERIENCED A VIOLET SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE SPEED SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 15MPH. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SOMEONE SAID JEEP USED A BOLT SMALLER THAN THE HOLE ON A TRACK BAR THAT CONNECTS THE FRONT AXLE TO THE VEHICLE AND THIS GETS WALLOWED OUT AND CAUSES THIS. *TR
EVERYTIME I FILL UP FOR GAS AND HAVE IT USE THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE TANK AND OVER MY CAR, I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 07 AND 08 WRANGLERS BUT SEEMS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR ALL WRANGLERS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE NO MATTER THE YEAR. *TR
I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING SO BADLY I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT IT IS VERY RANDOM WHEN IT HAPPENS AND TYICALLY I NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT. THIS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS ON A BUSY ROADWAY AND I HAVE TO SLOWDOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT. *TR
INTERMITTENT FUEL OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. AT FIRST IT WAS A ONCE IN A WHILE THING, MAYBE ONCE EVERY 10 FILL UPS, BUT RECENTLY HAS STARTED TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE. ABOUT 2-4 CUPS OF GAS WILL COME OUT OF THE FILLER NECK, DRIPPING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. SOME OF THIS MODELS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS HAD A RECALL OR SAFETY UPDATE THAT REPLACE PART OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE TO INCLUDE A CHECK VALVE. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODEL YEAR THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE READ ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS ISSUE AS WELL. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE FIX FOR THE EARLIER MODELS APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE, CERTAIN THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO NEED REPLACEMENT AND AS A VEHICLE OWNER, I NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS NEEDED IS CONTROLLED BY CHRYSLER AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, THIS BECOMES ANOTHER ISSUE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO FIND A DEALER THAT WOULD SELL ME THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PART. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPEW OUT OF THE FUEL TANK AND SPLASH ONTO THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BY A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FUEL TANK AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,100. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF UPDATED 05/22/2013 *JS
ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE JEEP STARTED SPITTING OUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE AT THE FUEL PUMP 10 SECONDS AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL NOW AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS YOU HAVE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE WITH THE REAR CORNER COVERED IN GASOLINE. I DID RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON CHRYSLER/JEEP ISSUE YET THEY SAID IT'S NOT A COVERED REPAIR ON MY YEAR MODEL AND COULD COST $1000 TO FIX... THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I URGE ALL DRIVERS WITH THIS ISSUE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS IT'S DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY IF NOT, RECALL. MY JEEP IS STOCK EVERYTHING AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT OCCURRED OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. *TR
HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, GAS FILL-UP OVERFLOW. GAS SPEWS OUT ALL OVER JEEP AND ANYONE STANDING NEAR IT. *TR
WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE UP AT A GAS STATION AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL WILL KICK BACK OUT OF THE TANK AND GET ON THE INDIVIDUAL, THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT NEARS A FULL TANK. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON A 2007 THAT WAS RECALLED BY CHRYSLER, BUT THEY TELL ME THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE 2009. THIS CONDITION IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE THAN MY OLD 2007 AND POSES AS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
DRIVING TO WORK AT 5 AM, AND HIT A UNEVEN PATCH OF PAVEMENT AND FRONT END OF JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY; LIKE BOTH TIRES WENT FLAT. I INSPECTED, BUT TIRES WERE NOT DAMAGED. AFTER A FEW MORE DAYS OF THIS HAPPENING ON REGULAR OCCURENCE, I MADE APPT. AT AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP IN MY HOMETOWN. THEY INSPECTED AND SAID STEERING DAMPNER WENT BAD. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. MADE APPOINTMENT AND DEALER SUGGESTED THAT BALANCE AND ROTATION WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HAD THAT DONE AND PROBLEM STARTED UP AGAIN VERY NEXT DAY. MADE ANOTHER APPT. WITH SAME DEALER AND THEY INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THE DAMPNER THAT WAS INSTALLED WEEK PREVIOUS WAS BAD, SO THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN. WHEN THEY FINISHED INSTALLING SECOND DAMPNER, I ASKED WHAT NEXT STEP WAS IF THIS DIDN'T REMEDY ISSUE. THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME "WE DON'T KNOW. REPLACING DAMPNER AND BALANCE/ROTATION OF TIRES USUALLY FIXES IT." WHILE SEARCHING THE WEB FOR SIMILAR ISSUES ASSOCIATED, I CAME ACROSS ARTICLE AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE." AFTER READING THRU NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS, AND WATCHING RELATED VIDEOS, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT MY JEEP IS EXPERIENCING EXACT AFFECTS. CALLED CHRYSLER AND REGISTERED COMPLAINT ON 11 MARCH 2013. ODDLY ENOUGH, THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" NOR HAD ANY RECENT COMPLAINTS OF THESE ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE!!!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A SOUND FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER MY TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND THE VALVE STEM HAD COME LOOSE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE FIRST WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER. THE TIME SPAN FOR THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS APPROX. 10-15 SECONDS. A RAPID DEFLATION. I HAD JUST PUT NEW TIRES ON THE JEEP IN NOV. NOW ONE OF THEM IS DESTROYED. I TALKED TO TWO JEEP DEALERS SINCE THE EVENT ON 3/8/13. BOTH OF THEM SAID THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS FAILING IN NORTHERN STATES DUE TO CORROSION AND THAT IF " I LIVED IN CALIFORNIA, THIS WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE." I WAS OFFERED NEW RUBBER TMPS STEMS FOR $433.00. NOT SATISFACTORY. I FEEL I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS WAS NOT A FRONT TIRE! *TR
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON (AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD RECENTLY. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING CHRYSLER'S RECALL DEPT., I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT ONLY A SELECT FEW HAVE BEEN ISSUED RECALL NOTICES. THIS IS APPARENTLY AFFECTING A BROADER NUMBER OF JEEPS THAN CHRYSLER HAS INCLUDED IN THEIR INITIAL RECALL (NUMBER L37). UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO FIX THIS ON MY OWN, APPARENTLY MY SAFETY IS AT RISK IF MY AIR BAG FAILS TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
RECURRING PROBLEM OF FUEL OVERFLOW SPILLAGE AT THE GAS PUMP FOR THE PAST YEAR. REGARDLESS OF WHICH FUEL STATION I USE, THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS IT MAY BE BASED ON A FAULTY MANUFACTURER PART (FUEL TANK). IF THIS OCCURS ON OTHER JEEPS, THE FUEL SPILLED AT THESE GAS STATIONS CREATE POTENTIAL TPH CONTAMINATION ON THE PROPERTY. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE ROLE I PLAY ON A POTENTIAL BENZENE PLUME IN GROUNDWATER DUE FROM SPILLS AT GAS STATIONS AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE I AM DOING TO THE EXTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE FROM FUEL SPILLING OVER THE SIDE CAUSING ACCELERATED CORROSION ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 60-65MPH FROM BALTIMORE WITH MY COUSIN, FIANC AND AUNT WHEN I HIT A MINOR POTHOLE. THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL/FRONT SECTION STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT UNTIL I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO ALMOST 25 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST DROVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED 4 OTHER TIMES FOLLOWING THAT INCIDENT IN A MATTER OF 2 WEEKS? TIME. FINALLY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PART, EVEN THOUGH I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON ON JEEPS AND ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY REPORTED DEATHS, I AM POSITIVE THIS WILL ONE DAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND /OR DEATH. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT ON JEEP'S PART AND THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEONE. BY THE WAY, MY CAR ONLY HAS 37K MILES ON IT. STILL FAIRLY NEW! *TR
I HAVE EXPERIENCE WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE" ON OVER THREE OCCASIONS. THESE ARE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE THE STEERING BEGINS TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY SIDE TO SIDE. THE VIOLENCE OF THE WOBBLE INCREASES QUICKLY MAKING IT TOUGH TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAINTAIN CONTROL, ESPECIALLY IF THIS OCCURS IN MULTI-LANE ROADS. INCREASING SPEED RESULTS IN THE WOBBLE BECOMING MORE VIOLENT. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER IS TO BRAKE QUICKLY AND BRING YOUR VEHICLE TO A NEAR STOP (AT LEAST UNDER 5 MPH) BEFORE THE WOBBLING SUBSIDES. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" APPEARS TO BE BROUGHT ON BY THE JEEP TIRES HITTING A POT HOLE, RAILROAD CROSSING, OR OTHER ROUGH SPOTS IN THE ROAD AT A SLIGHT ANGLE. USUALLY AROUND 35+ MPH. FASTER SPEEDS, SUCH AS HIGHWAY (55-75) DO NOT SEEM TO CREATE THE ISSUE BUT ACCELERATING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY DOES, AND HAS IN MY CASE AS YOU PASS BETWEEN 30-40MPH. TO RECOVER THE DRIVER AGGRESSIVELY APPLY THE BRAKES (WITHOUT WARNING TO THOSE BEHIND THEM) AS THE WOBBLE SEVERITY INCREASES QUICKLY. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. THE WOBBLE ALSO HAS AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE STEERING DAMPERS WHICH SOON BEGIN LEAKING FLUIDS FROM THE VIOLENT WOBBLES. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK AND I WAS IN A PANIC. I SLOWED DOWN TO AN UNSAFE SPEED TO MAKE IT STOP. THEN I EXITED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT TO MY SURPRISE EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SO I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND CONTINUED ON. THEN I HAD TO EXIT AND IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THIS TIME IS WAS SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE EXIT AND CRASH. I HAVE NEVER HAD A LIFT ON MY JEEP OR ANYTHING IT IS ALL MANUFACTURE PARTS. I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT JEEP HAS MADE A FAULTY FRONT END. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. PLEASE RECALL THIS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR
EVERYTIME I FILL ME TANK FUEL SPITS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I FILL THE TANK SLOW OR FAST. I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND STILL NO LUCK. ITS SO BAD THAT IT SPITS UP OVER THE ENTIRE REAR QUARTER PANEL, THE GROUND AND YOUR CLOTHS AND SHOES IF YOUR NOT AWARE ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2007-2008 AND THEY ARE RECALLING THE TANKS. *TR
STARTING LAST FALL, THE VEHICLE SPITS BACK A CUP OR TWO OF FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. *TR
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND CONTINUES TO BEEP WHILE DRIVING. *TR
WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, AFTER THE PUMP AUTO-SHUT OFF ENGAGES, COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF FUEL ARE PROPELLED FROM THE TANK INLET; SPILLING ON THE VEHICLE, SERVICE STATION FLOOR, AND SOMETIMES THE DRIVER. THIS RECENTLY STARTED AND HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE THE INITIAL TIME, AT SEVERAL STATIONS AND SEVERAL PUMPS. OUR OTHER VEHICLES DO NOT DISPLAY THIS BEHAVIOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT END LINKAGE AND RACK BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
THE PAST 3 TIMES FILLING UP THE 2009 WRANGLER, FUEL GUSHED OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE PUMP SHUT OFF. I TRIED DIFFERENT FUEL PUMPS EACH TIME, AND THEY WERE NOT THE CAUSE. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RECALLED ON THE 07 AND 08 YEAR GROUPS, BUT NOT RECALLED ON THE 09 YEAR. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX IMMEDIATELY. *TR
GASOLINE SPIT-BACK AFTER PUMP AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF. REPEATED INCIDENT, OCCURS EVERY FILL-UP, AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. SEEMS LIKE THE PUMP NOZZLE SITS HAPHAZARDLY IN PLACE. THE JEEP REGURGITATE A FAIR AMOUNT OF GAS, WHICH GUSHES OUT ALL OVER THE GAS CAP, SIDE OF THE CAR, AND BUMPER. *TR
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
FUEL SPILLS OUT AFTER FUELING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WOULD NEED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE RELEASED IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHING WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 12/21/12 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13
HIT RAILROAD TRACKS AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHICH CHANGED STEERING DAMPENER. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER. TWO MORE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO SOLUTION. *TR
ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, I NOTICED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE(2009 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON - LHD), THAT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS LIT, INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAD NOTICED PREVIOUSLY THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THEN GO AWAY, SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. HOWEVER, ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A THIN PLASTIC WRAPPER "CRINKLING" AS IF CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STATIONARY PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ROTATING REAR SECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A FLAT STRIP PLASTIC ENCASED COPPER WIRE LEADS APPEARED TO BE UNRAVELING FROM BETWEEN THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ROTATING REAR SECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO MY AUTO REPAIR GARAGE, AND THE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THE PART AS THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THE ASSEMBLY APPARENTLY FAILED DURING NORMAL VEHICLE USE AND NOW RESULTS IN A REDUCED LEVEL OF PROTECTION FOR MYSELF IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2008, 2009 AND 2010 JEEP WRANGLERS (LHD) HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES WITH THEIR AIRBAGS. THE REPAIR GARAGE ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON RHD JEEP WRANGLERS OF THE SAME MODEL YEARS FOR THE SAME ASSEMBLY. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL WILL SPIT BACK OUT OF THE TANK. THIS HAS OCCURRED EACH TIME I FILL MY TANK FROM 3 SEPARATE GAS STATIONS. IT APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 72MILES PER HR, MY JEEP STARTED SHAKING FROM THE FRONT AND BACK. IT WAS SO INTENSE I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS GOING TO CRASH. I HAVE HAD TIRES BLOW AND U JOINTS GO BAD AND THIS DIDN'T COMPARE. I DON'T DRIVE IN A ROUGH TERRAIN AND NOT OFTEN AT THESE SPEEDS. BUT I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD NO CONTROL. WHEN I DECELERATED TO 50 THE SHAKING HAD STOPPED. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN TAKING IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY UNIVERSALS NEED REPLACED, AXLE SEALS ARE BAD AND MY DRIVE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. *TR
EVERY TIME FILLING THE JEEP WITH FUEL WHEN THE GAS PUMP KICKS OFF FUEL SPILLS OR SHOULD I SAY BLOWS BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK COVERING WHO EVER IS FUELING VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE SIDE OF VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ABNORMALLY, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE IS. I SEE ALL OVER ABOUT PEOPLE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOCK THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE ( HIGHWAY SPEEDS) AND HIT A BUMP THE WHOLE VECHILE WILL SHAKE SO VIOENTLY THAT YOU THINK YOU ARE LITERALLY GOING TO DIE. IF YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES, IT ONLY GETS WORSE. ON THE OUTSIDE THE TIRES WOBBLE IN OUT OUT, LOOKING AS THOUGH BOTH AXLES JUST BROKE OFF. I HAVE HAD MINE IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP OVER 10 TIMES AND HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. I WIL GET IT BACK FROM THE SHOP AND WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING IT BACK THE DEATH WOBBLE ( SHAKING OF VECHILE) IS BACK AND ONLY GETS WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THEN I BOUGHT IT AND THEY FOUND THAT THE LIFTKIT THAT WAS ALREADY INSTALLED ON MY JEEP BEFORE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW HAD MISSING PARTS AND THEY USED A LUG NUT FOR A NUT ON IT. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THEY ARE JUST THROWING PARTS AT IT.
I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP DOWN THE HIGHWAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND IT VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AFTER I DROVE OVER A BUMP. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN VERY QUICKLY DURING RUSH HOUR AND WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER CARE SO THE WOBBLE WOULD GO AWAY. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND WAS AMAZED. FOR A NEWER VEHICLE I WAS FLOORED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY JEEP. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TOO. I TOOK IT TO JEEP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY TO FIX IT, SO WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO DRIVE AND UNSAFE CAR (AND IT IS UNSAFE, ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME). I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED A DAMPER AND GUESS WHAT THERE IS STILL A WOBBLE. THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS ISSUE AND YET JEEP WILL NOT STAND BEHIND A POOR DESIGN THAT THEY CLEARLY KNOW IS A PROBLEM. SO, I AM LOOKING FOR HELP MAKING IT KNOW THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE ADVISED JEEP AND NOW NHTSA. I WILL SURELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY AND BECOME VERY PUBLIC THAT THERE HAS BEEN WARNING OF THIS. ALL I WANT IS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS TO BE SAFE IN A CAR. JEEP SHOULD STEP UP AND CORRECT THERE PROBLEM. *TR
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO A DANGEROUS SPEED IF YOU CANT PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY TO STOP. THE CAR SHAKES AS IF IT IS FALLING APART. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC. THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO JEEPS ALL OVER AND THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT COVERING REPAIRS. AFTER MY MECHANIC FIXED THE STEERING DAMPENER, THEY TEST DROVE IT AND FOUND THE SHAKE TO STILL BE THERE AND DID FURTHER INVESTIGATING. THEY FOUND THAT MOST OF THE PARTS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM WERE DAMAGED, IE. TIE RODS AND STEERING DRAG LINK. I AM BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO MY JEEP DEALER AND HAVE INFORMED CHRYSLER OF THE SITUATION. I AM HOPING THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE BAD PARTS BUT DO NOT HAVE A GOOD FEELING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD FRACTURED CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE VALVE STEM. THE VALVE STEM ON THE SPARE TIRE WAS ALSO REPLACED WITH A RUBBER VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VALVE STEM ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE ALSO CRACKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK AND WHEN THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS DUE TO THE TANK BEING FULL, A SIZEABLE AMOUNT OF GAS SPILLS OUT TO THE PAVEMENT. IT HAD INITIALLY BEGUN AS A SPORADIC OCCURRENCE A WHILE BACK WHICH I THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO CERTAIN STATIONS BUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IT HAS OCCURRED EVERY FILL-UP REGARDLESS OF WHERE I HAVE GONE. THE AMOUNT OF GAS IS ENOUGH THAT I NEED TO CLEAN IT UP AT THE STATION OFF THE GROUND AND AROUND WHERE THE PUMP CONNECTS TO THE JEEP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE ENGINE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 12/22/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED AS HE PULLING OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. UPDATED 10/22/12 UPDATED 12/12/12 *CN UPDATED 12/12/12
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF AFTER THAT UNTIL I HAD IT FIXED. IT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WITH A FREQUENCY OF ABOUT ONE EVERY OTHER MINUTE SOUNDING OFF A WARNING CHIME. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THIS SYMPTOM IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL YEAR OF VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MODEL YEARS 2007 AND UP. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAG. IT APPARENTLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG AND IS ALREADY THE SUBJECT OF RECALLS ON OTHER MODEL YEARS AS WELL AS A RECALL ON THE 2009 RHD VERSION OF THE WRANGLER. THEY CLEARLY ARE USING THE SAME PART ON THESE MODELS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL MODELS THAT HAVE THIS PART. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED AND JEEP DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM AND I HAD IT REPLACED AS IT OBVIOUSLY IS A SAFETY RISK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND HAVE THEM RECALL ALL MODELS WITH THE SAME CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. I AM CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION REGARDING THIS REPAIR BUT I PAID FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR MYSELF. *TR
SPLASH BACK OF GASOLINE WHEN BEGINNING TO FUEL VEHICLE. GAS PUMP CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF THROUGHOUT THE REFUELING PROCESS AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. GASOLINE CAN ONLY BE ADDED A FEW SECONDS AT A TIME. SPLASH BACK THROUGHOUT THE REFUELING PROCESS. *TR
DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE ROAD AT 55 MPH I HIT A BUMP ON A SMALL BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MOVED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFICS LANE AND ALMOST OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP DUE THE FRONT TIRES SHAKING SO BAD. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 MORE TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS (65-75 MPH) AND USUALLY ON SMALL BRIDGES WHERE THE PAVEMENT IS SLIGHTLY UNEVEN AND ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HIT A LARGE POT HOLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TRACK BAR, STEERING DAMPER, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD ENDS, AND DRAG LINK MOSTLY WITH UPGRADED PARTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. IT HAS ALSO BEEN ALIGNED 4 TIMES AT 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND THIS DOES NOT HELP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY MOVES TO GET AWAY FROM VEHICLE. WITH ALL NEW PARTS THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN DESIGN BY JEEP. IF NOTHING IS DONE BY JEEP SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP/NEAR-STOP, THE CAR WILL VIOLENTLY JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I THOUGHT I WAS REAR-ENDED. IT IS DIFFICULT TO INTENTIONALLY REPEAT: THE ONLY PATTERN IS THAT IT IS A FIRST GEAR, ACCELERATING FROM SLOW SPEED ISSUE. BEGINNING TO BE INTIMIDATED TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. IT IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY. LITHIA DEALER SAYS IT IS A JEEP ISSUE. JEEP SAYS IT IS A DEALER ISSUE. I MISS MY 1999 SAHARA. *TR
DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL ROTATION, I WAS ALERTED TO ALL 4 OF THE NUTS THAT SECURE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS (AND THE VALVE STEMS) BEING CRACKED ALONG THEIR LENGTHS. IF ONLY ONE HAD BEEN CRACKED, I WOULD CONSIDER IT ODD, BUT ALL 4 MEANS AN OBVIOUS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT. WHEN (NOT IF) ONE FELL ONE FELL OFF, IT WOULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND, VERY LIKELY, AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD NO ABUSE, DAMAGE, OR ACCIDENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE CRACKS TO OCCUR. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A SLIGHT TURNING RADIUS, THE RIGHT FRONT STARTED TO VIBRATE, THEN IT WENT TO THE LEFT SIDE, BACK TO THE LEFT SIDE,BACK AND FORTH. EACH TIME IT TRANSFERRED, IT INCREASED.THE SEVERITY OF THE WOBBLE EFFECT. I HAD TO PUT A "DEATH GRIP" ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD STOP THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WAS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS LIKE A DEMON TOOK CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER(AGE 29). THIS TIME ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD GOING AT 45 MPH. SHE THOUGHT THAT THE TIRE FELL OFF! AGAIN, THE ONLY WAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE WOBBLE WAS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS COULD HAVE ENDED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS! THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED STOCK VEHICLE WITH BALANCED TIRES. *TR
WHILE CROSSING 2 LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY THE ABS, ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT LET ME PUSH THE GAS ALONG WITH THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE "LOCKING UP". BECAUSE OF THE TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, EVEN SLOWLY, THE ENGINE RESPONDS AS IF I WAS SLIPPING AND LOSING TRACTION, SPUTTERING POWER AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOPS. NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WHICH IS VERY SCARY CONSIDERING THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ SOME OTHER FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE PRETTY COMMON WITH THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHRYSLER AS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN
THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS AND VALVE STEMS IN THE JEEPS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. WE HAVE HAD TWO LITERALLY "BLOW OUT" OF OUR TIRE IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME MY HUSBAND AND SON WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND LUCKY THEY WEREN'T HURT OR KILLED AS AFTER IT BLEW OUT THE TIRE SHREDDED AND THEY ENDED UP ON HIS RIM. I CALLED CHRYSLER/JEEP AND THEY HAVE ME A CASE #. OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND A LOCAL TIRE STORE APPARENTLY TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE VALVE STEMS/MONITOR RUST AND THE SEAL ISN'T GOOD ON THE TIRE ANYMORE SO THEY BLOW OUT...WE COULD REPLACE FOR $80 IF WE WANTED...HOWEVER THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE ALL MONITORS WITH RUBBER VALVE STEMS. I WASN'T WILLING TO WAIT ON THE "CASE" AND HAVE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AT RISK SO I HAD THEM REPLACED ON OUR JEEP. OF COURSE CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO NOW B/C WE HANDLED IT OURSELVES. WE WEREN'T ASKING FOR MONEY OR FOR THEM TO PAY -- ALL WE WANT IS TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. THESE CAN BLOW OUT AT ANY TIME OR PLACE. MY HUSBAND AND SON ARE JUST LUCKY. PLEASE HELP GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR DIES!!! *TR
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING OF THE JEEP IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH RANGE, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING OF OVERTEMPERATURE COMES ON. THIS IS TO WARN OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HELP PREVENT THE OIL FROM OVERFLOWING ONTO THE EXHAUST AND CAUSING A FIRE. THIS WARNING HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE JEEP IS DRIVEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH RANGE ON ANY SANDY SURFACE. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PROPER SIZING OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS PERSONS WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE IS TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WITH THE AUX COOLER NOW OFFERED, BUT THIS IS A THE OWNER'S COST. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY A CLAIMS AGENT, [XXX], AT CHRYSLER THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SO THEY DECLINED MY CLAIM. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT I WANT TO BE PROACTIVE IN PREVENTING A KNOW ISSUE WITH MY JEEP AND THE ANSWER IS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SO THE ARE DECLINING TO ADDRESS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS MORE INFORMATION THAT I CAN GIVE ON THE SITUATION. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
CLOCK SPRING FAILED. *TR
ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I WAS FILLING UP AT PUMP AND THE AUTO-SHUT OFF DID NOT WORK CAUSING GAS TO GUSH OUT ALL OVER MY JEEP AND THE GROUND. TRIED SEVERAL GAS STATIONS AND IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. TOOK JEEP TO DEALER AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE - SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL, THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, O-RING, FUEL PUMP AND LEVEL UNIT. LUCKILY I HAVE A WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I DID HAVE TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. MY HUSBAND WAS RESEARCHING AND SAW THAT THIS IS AN EMISSIONS ISSUE AND READ THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EMISSION ISSUES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MADE THE SAME CLAIM AS I AND I DO HOPE THAT SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE - THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ISSUE WHERE IF IT HAPPENS, CHRYSLER/DODGE SHOULD BE COVERING THE WORK/PARTS. *JS
FROM NEW THIS ENGINE BURNS OVER 1 QUART TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES TRAVELED, IF YOU DO AN OIL CHANGE AT 5000 MILES AS IS RECOMMENDED THERE IS NO OIL LEFT IN THE MOTOR, MOPAR SAYS THIS IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY IMMEDIATE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A LIFT KIT WAS INSTALLED ON THE SUSPENSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT VARIOUS DEALERS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
VIOLENT FRONT WHEELS WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON A ROAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL THE CONTACT DECREASED SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION AND STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH AND I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL JEEP UNTIL I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND BROUGHT THE JEEP TO UNDER 40 MPH OR A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
MY WIFE HAD JUST TAKEN OUR 2009 JEEP WRANGLER TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WHICH INCLUDED AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. ON HER WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING DRAMATICALLY SO SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED ME. I TOLD HER THAT IF THE TIRES WERE REBALANCED THEN A WEIGHT MIGHT HAVE FALLEN OFF CAUSING ONE OF THE TIRES TO BE OUT OF BALANCE AND TOLD HER TO TRY AND DRIVE IT HOME AT A SLOW SPEED. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE SHAKING DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. A COUPLE DAYS LATER SHE TOOK THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO RECHECK THE TIRE BALANCING. THEY INDICATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS OUT OF BALANCE SO THEY FIXED IT AND WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN WE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND IT STARTED A RATHER VIOLENT SHAKING AND WOBBLING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE SHAKING AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT. I STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE MORE OFTEN IN ORDER TO TAKE NOTE OF ALL THE CONDITIONS PRESENT WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS AND TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I STARTED TO RESEARCH IT ON THE INTERNET AND IMMEDIATELY FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES DISCUSSING A CONDITION REFERRED TO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE SYMPTONS DESCRIBED ARE PRECISELY WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED. THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKING AND WOBBLING OF THE VEHICLE AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY TO REGAIN CONTROL. OUR JEEP IS STOCK AND NO AFTER-MARKET MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE PLASTIC TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WAS ALSO DETACHED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ
GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPITS OUT WHEN FILLING THE TANK. *TR
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HIT A UNLEVELED SURFACED JEEP WENT JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE AND DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT LATER. BUT IT IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. I HAVE A APPT. TUESDAY WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF MY WARRANTY WILL COVER THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT DRIVE IT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!! *TR
JEEP RANDOMLY JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP. LEAVING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS A BUSY STREET. *TR
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ ROUGHLY 55 MPH, MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO SAFELY SLOW THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO ME. I PULLED-OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THIS VIBRATION REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS EACH AND EVERY TIME I AM TRAVELING BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH AND, I BRAKE OR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT IS AN AWFUL SENSATION. *TR
JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP IN ROAD, CAR TAKEN TO JEEP DEALER TSB WHICH CALLS FOR LARGER STEERING STABLIZER INSTALLATION DONE, ALL SUSPENSION PARTS FOUND TO BE GOOD INCLUDING TIRES AND BALANCE, HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, FEAR FOR LIFE FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY WHEN DRIVING CAR ESPECIALLY IN WINTER. *TR
I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS BEING REFERRED TO AS "WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE" ON OR ABOUT 11:55 P.M. ON MARCH 15, 2012, WHILE I DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR EAST LOS ANGELES. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN AND SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE/SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE WELD OF THE TRACK BAR HOUSING/BRACKET ON THE AXLE SIDE WAS RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FRONT AXLE. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES AND HOLDING ON TO THE VIOLENTLY SHAKING STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR SWERVED INTO ADJACENT LANES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS NEXT TO ME A THE TIME. I PURCHASED THE 2009 WRANGLER FROM FOLSOM LAKE FORD IN FOLSOM, CA ON JANUARY 28, 2012, ONLY 46 DAYS BEFORE I EXPERIENCED THE WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRACK BAR HOUSING WAS RE-WELDED TO THE AXLE AND A GUSSET ADDED IN LOS ANGELES TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN HOME. I INCURRED SIGNIFICANT COSTS FOR REPAIRS. TWO EXPERT TECHNICIANS HAVE EXAMINED THE SUSPENSION AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION THE DEFECT EXISTED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE OBVIOUS DEFECT AND "PLAY" SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY ROUTINE VISUAL INSPECTION. FOLSOM LAKE FORD V.P. OF OPERATIONS, JOHN SEARS REFUSES TO EVEN INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHETHER IT IS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE OR TAKE ANY ACTION AT ALL TO FIX THE DAMAGE. [XXX] HAS STATED IN WRITING THAT MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST FOLSOM LAKE FORD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHEN FILLING MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS, THE FUEL OVERFLOWS - OFTEN SO MUCH THAT IT SPILLS ONTO THE GROUND. NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY OR CAUTIOUSLY I PUMP THE FUEL, IT STILL OVERFLOWS! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS! I HAVE HAD OTHER PEOPLE FUEL MY VEHICLE TO MAKE CERTAIN IT WAS NOT PERSONAL ERROR - AND IT STILL OVERFLOWS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE MATTER AND FOUND THAT APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I ASK THAT THIS BE DEEMED A RECALL - AND THAT THE COMPANY PAYS TO FIX IT. THIS MALFUNCTION COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO GASOLINE EXPOSURE. IT IS NOT ETHICAL THAT I CAN NOT FILL MY VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE WITHOUT DEALING WITH THE EXTRA COST, DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, AND HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AN OVERFLOW! *TR
DEATH WOBBLE AS SHOWN ON WEBSITES, GOING 50 OR SO MILES PER HOUR , FRONT END WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY!! UNCONTROLLABLE, EXTREMELY UNSAFE AT TIME ,WHEN SHAKING AND WOBBLE STARTS!!! HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON EACH OF THE <<<3>>> TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED!!! WHY IS NHTSA AND JEEP WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO BE KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO HELP EVERYONE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE??? VERY SCARY AND FRUSTRATING. THINK OF YOUR FAMILY'S LIFE AS WELL AS ALL OF US!!! WE ARE ALL AT RISK . HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO BE LOST???? *TR
ALL THREE OF OUR SAME LIKE VEHICLES AT WORK HAVE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER YOUR GAS JUST CUTS OFF YOU CAN COUNT A SECOND OR TWO AND GAS COME FLYING OUT WHERE YOU PUT IT IN. JUST DO A SEARCH ON UTUBE AND YOU CAN SEE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS. PUT IN SOMETHING LIKE JEEP WRANGLER FUELING. ALSO ALL THREE OF OUR FOUR DOOR JEEP 2009 WRANGLER RIGHT HAND DRIVE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BUT JEEP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FORE US. IN THE MEANTIME OUR AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 11V528000 AIR BAGS FRONTAL. THEY SAY OUR OURS ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS CRAZY. WHAT CAN WE DO. THANK YOU *TR
WE HAVE A 2009 RIGHT HAND DRIVE 4 DOOR WRANGLER. IT IS USED FOR POSTAL WORK. AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR IT ON OURS FOR SOME REASON THERE IS A RECALL NUMBER OF11V528000 AIR BAGS FRONTAL. THEY WANT US TO PAY FOR ALL WORK ON THIS AND IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. IN THE MEANTIME AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK IF NEEDED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPILLED OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK WHILE REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AFFECTING THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER OFFERED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR, MINUS A $102 DEDUCTIBLE. THE TANK WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/06/12
NOT SURE ABOUT THE EXACT DATE OR MILEAGE BUT APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, GASOLINE BEGAN SPILLING OUT OF MY GAS TANK WHILE FILLING UP THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOT TRYING TO "TOP IT OFF" AS IT DOESN'T EVEN CLICK. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL UP SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS. I NOW HAVE TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS TO ENTER INTO MY VEHICLE SO IT DOES NOT OVERFLOW. SEVERAL TIMES GASOLINE HAS SPILLED ONTO MY CLOTHING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,500.
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS, IT SPILLS OUT. CHRYSLER/JEEP KNOWS OF THE "FUEL SPILL BACK DURING REFUELING" DANGER. GAS SPLASHES OUT OF TANK DURING REFUELING (APPARENT CHECK VALVE MANUFACTURER DEFECT). ALSO, POSSIBLE GAS SPILL DURING ROLL OVER. CHRYSLER ISSUED TRAFFIC SAFETY BULLETIN, DATED FEBRUARY 11, 2011, (TSB) # 14-001-11 FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY (LIFETIME) FOR JEEP WRANGLERS WITH 3.8L ENGINE BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2007 & MARCH 31, 2008. GAS TANKS BEING REPLACED. MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (SAME ENGINE, EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE) ALSO, SPLASHES GAS BACK AT YOU DURING REFUELING, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN BULLETIN, DUE TO MY VEHICLE 'BUILT ON' DATE BEING TOO LATE. NEITHER GAS TANK NOR CHECK VALVE HAD BEEN REDESIGNED TO MAKE SAFE, AS OF THE CUT OFF DATE IN BULLETIN. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THAT THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME (THEY CALL IT 'BURPING'). *TR
SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! 3RD TIME....VALVE STEM BLOW OUT.. VALVE STEM CORRODES AND FAILS..3RD TIME..ALLOWING TIRE TO DEFLATE INSTANTANEOUSLY..DESTROYED NEW TIRES/WHEEL AND JEEP FENDER. WIFE AND DAUGHTER THIS TIME AT 65 MPH... 2 INDEPENDENT CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANGER SAY "VERY COMMON PROBLEM. NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO STOP FROM HAPPENING AGAIN". BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS SAY THEY" WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE, IT IS THE OWNERS PROBLEM." .. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND STARTED CASE # WITH THEM... SAID SAME THING." WILL NOT WARRANTY ISSUE..NOTHING CAN BE DONE AT THIS TIME TO FIX..JUST BRING IT TO A DEALER AND HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.." SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER SENT CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO RECALL FOR CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND GOING AROUND A BEND WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING WOULD ONLY STOP ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.
FUEL TANK SPILLS OUT EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP FELT LIKE IT WAS VIOLENTLY BOUNCING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I COULD HARDLY KEEP THE VEHICLE IN MY OWN LANE. I WAS TERRIFIED. I GOT OFF THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I GOT OUT, LOOKED AT IT AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. I CALLED MY HUSBAND, AND HE WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE IT HOME. HE DROVE IT TO OUR MECHANIC, AND OTHER THAN MY BRAKES NEEDING WORK, HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE MECHANIC FIXED MY BRAKES AND I TOOK IT HOME. THE NEXT TIME I TOOK IT OUT, IT DID IT AGAIN. MY MECHANIC TOOK IT BACK, DROVE IT HIMSELF, AND THE JEEP DID THE SAME THING. MY MECHANIC DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND SAID IT WAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HE TIGHTENED SOME BOLTS ON THE BAR THAT AREN'T THE RIGHT SIZE FOR THE VEHICLE.. IT DIDN'T HELP. NOW I HAVE A JEEP THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE, AND REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX, IF IT CAN EVEN BE FIXED. FROM WHAT I RESEARCHED ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO ONLY GET BETTER FOR AWHILE, THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNS. WHY ISN'T JEEP TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING? THE LEMON LAW MAY BE MY ONLY OPTION IF IT CAN'T BE FIXED, AND I MAY HAVE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME BEFORE THAT COULD GO THROUGH. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE JEEPS WITH THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR
VEHICLE REPEATEDLY JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP. TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHAKES THE VEHICLE AND JUMPS THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. TRAILING VEHICLES ARE FORCED TO SLAM ON BRAKES, OR SWERVE TO AVOID MY VEHICLE WITH NO FORWARD MOMENTUM. *TR
APPROXIMATELY 1/4 GALLON OF GAS BACK FLOWS FORCEFULLY OUT OF FILLER NECK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE HANDLE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE HANDLE IS LOCKED DOWN IN THE FUELING POSITION AND AUTOMATICALLY CLICKS OFF AND WHEN I'M HOLDING THE HANDLE TO FILL THE TANK. AT NO TIME AM I ATTEMPTING TO OVERFILL THE TANK BEYOND THE SAFETY SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME WITH THE RESULT OF FUEL LANDING ON THE REAR FENDER, BUMPER, MY CLOTHES, SHOES, AND LEAVES A MANHOLE COVER SIZE SPOT OF FUEL ON THE PAVEMENT. *TR
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011 WITH 27K MILES ON IT AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK I END UP WITH GASOLINE OVERFLOW. BASICALLY, I STICK THE GAS NOZZLE IN AND WHEN IT IS AUTOMATICALLY FINISHED, SOME GASOLINE SPITS BACK OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER THE CAR, THE GROUND AND AT TIMES MYSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME, REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION OR WHAT STATE I AM IN (INDIANA, ILLINOIS AND KENTUCKY). THE ONLY SOLUTION IS THE MANUALLY PUMP THE GAS AND ESTIMATE WHEN IT IS ALMOST FULL AND STOP. THIS IS HARDLY PRACTICAL AND SHOULD BE FIXED. I SEE THAT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY A SIMPLE GOOGLE.COM SEARCH BUT ONLY FOR THE 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLERS. MINE IS A 2009 WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR
I EXPERIENCED A CLASSIC "DEATH WOBBLE" AS DESCRIBED ON JEEP PROBLEMS.COM. EXTREME SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN BELOW 20 MPH. *TR
ON THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER WILL VIOLENTLY SLIP OUT OF 1ST GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN FAIRLY FREQUENTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009. WHEN THIS DOES OCCUR IT IS A VERY LOUD NOISE AND THE FORCE OF THE SHIFTER COMING OUT OF GEAR CAN INJURE A HAND. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP GAS AT THE END GAS POURS OUT ALL OVER THE CAR AND GROUND. *TR
FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK AS FUELING IS NEAR COMPLETED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE AUGUST AND I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS SOLUTIONS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY JEEP WRANGLER NOW HAS 37,257 MILES AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS. *TT
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND DINGER COMES ON CONSTANTLY, WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT IS A CLOCKSPRING FAILURE, I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMMENTS ON JEEP FORUMS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, JEEP IS A RHD. *TT
JEEP FRONT END BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN CROSSING HIGHWAY SEAMS, SMALL BUMPS, ETC ESPECIALLY WHEN TIRES HIT THEM ONE TIRE AT A TIME. JEEP MUST BE STOPPED TO CORRECT SHAKING. NO MODIFICATIONS COMPLETELY STOCK. DEALER CLAIMS EVERYTHING IS GOOD WITH VEHICLE AND IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER AND OVER. *TR
AUTO WON'T START. MAJOR COMPUTER FAILURE. CRACKED IGNITION COIL. REPLACEDPCM & REPROGRAMMED. *TT
DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAILURE IN THE CLOCKSPRING CIRCUIT. AIR BAGS WILL NOW NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. *TT
AUTO WON'T START. ACTS AS IF IT IS TRYING TO START WHILE IN GEAR. POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR PROBLEM. HAS OCCURED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TT
I HAVE HAD THIS JEEP IN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY 2 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN WAS APPROX 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW. THEY HAVE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN YOU DRIVE APPROX. 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, AND POSSIBLY HIT A LITTLE BUMP, THE CAR WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLABLY. YOU CANNOT HIT THE BREAK OR IT GETS WORSE BUT SOMETIMES YOUR FORCED TO BECAUSE YOU WILL CRASH OTHERWISE. THE WHOLE FRONT END WOBBLES TO A POINT WHERE YOU LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALSHIP STATED THE FIRST TIME AFTER IT HAPPENED THAT THEY FIXED IT... THE OTHER TWO TIMES THEY SAID THE SAME THING . THE FOURTH TIME THEY DECIDED TO SAY IT WAS MY TIRES. ( I DONT KNOW WHY THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN CHANGED THE PROBLEM). ROTATING THE TIRES FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS UNTIL I HAD TO BRING IT IN AGAIN AND THEY NOW STATE THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. BUT APPARANTLY THERE IS. VERY FED UP WITH THE WHOLE SITUATION. AND VERY NERVOUS DRIVING THE TRUCK. *TT
THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MY PREVIOUS RIGHT HAND JEEP ALSO. SEVERAL MAIL CARRIERS RIGHT HAND JEEPS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE SPRING CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON AS WELL AS AFFECTING THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
AT 55 MPH ON INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF 635 IN DALLAS MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER ( WITH 28,000 MILES ) UNLIMITED'S STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY UPON DRIVING ACROSS THE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE ROAD AND OVERPASS SEAM MEETS ...I HAD TO SLOW TO 35MPH TO GET THE WOBBLING AND SHAKING TO STOP. I HAVE NOW HAD THIS RE-OCCUR AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2000 MILES WITH 6 SERVICES VISITS IN 2000 MILES! ON THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE JEEP DEALER THE SERVICE AGENT ACTUALLY WROTE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" !! WHAT?!? THE ISSUE ACTUALLY HAS A NAME CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE, THAT A CHRYSLER JEEP SERVICE AGENT USES???? MY FIRST VISIT WAS TO NTB TIRE TO GET THE TIRES, ROTATED AND BALANCED, THEN TWO WEEKS LATER AFTER THE SECOND, SAME INCIDENT, I TOOK IT THE LAST 5 TIMES TO HUFFINES JEEP DEALER WHERE THEY , BALANCED THE TIRES 3 MORE TIMES , DID AN ALIGNMENT, TIGHTENED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER TWICE?!? I NOW VIDEO TAPED THE CAR SHAKING PROFUSELY ON HWY35 9/12/11 45 MILES AFTER THE LAST SERVICE VISIT .. NO CLASS ACTION, NO RECALL, HOW DO I SELL THIS DEFECTIVE CAR WITH CARFAX AND NOT TAKE A HUGE LOSS ON THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT LEMON? *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED (STOCK) APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES INTO A TRIP THE VEHICLE HIT A DEFECT IN THE ROADWAY AT 65MPH AND WE EXPERIENCED SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE, IE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT WAS NOT STEERABLE. WHEN SLOWED TO 30MPH THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL AND WE STOPPED TO CHECK THE FRONT COMPONENTS NOTHING WAS BROKEN OR APPEARED TO BE ASKEW. AS WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP WE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME CONDITION/PROBLEM 5 MORE TIMES AT SPEEDS OF ANYWHERE FROM 55-70 MPH AND THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERYTIME WE HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE ONLY ON SOME. AFTER THIS CONDITION HAPPENED FOR THE 3RD TIME I JACKED UP THE FRONT END AND CHECKED THELUGS AGAIN NOTHING VISUAL SHOWED WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR TRIP AT THAT TIME DUE TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN. THE 4TH AND 5TH TIMES WERE ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE RETURN HOME HOWEVER WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COULD BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. ( MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THE DEALER WILL AGAIN SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM) THIS VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED BY A DEALER AND AFTER THEY WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT 40 MPH.THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECTS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. IN ADDITION 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS TRIP WE ALSO HAD THE TIRES AND WHEELS ROTATED AND BALANCED TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THIS CONDITION WHICH I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ( HOWEVER OWNING A JEEP VEHICLES FOR 24 YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE BEFORE BUT NOT LIKE THIS) BUT MY WIFE HAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING IT THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A REVERSED WIRING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V118000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/21/11
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP QUICKLY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINED OUTSIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS WATER IN THE VEHICLE ALONG THE FRONT AND BACK FLOORBOARDS. THE CARPET WAS CONSTANTLY WET WHICH CAUSED HER FEET TO SLIP OFF OF THE PEDALS WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THEY SPRAYED WATER, REPLICATED THE LEAK, AND REPLACED SEALS; NONE OF THE REPAIRS PREVENTED THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,400.
2009 JEEP WRANGLER X-UNLIMITED (COMPLETELY STOCK) WITH 20K MILES. THIS IS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN LABELED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BY MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS AFTER A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, AS WELL AS HORRIFIC YOUTUBE VIDEOS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A POT HOLE OR BRIDGE JOINT INITIATES A HORRIFIC WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. COUNTLESS INCIDENTS OVER THE LAST 3K MILES WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS JERKING LEFT AND RIGHT AND TIRES BEGIN HOPPING ON THE ROAD. THE WOBBLE FORCES YOU TO HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AS LOW AS 30 MPH OR EVEN ALMOST STOP TO ELIMINATE THE WOBBLE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE WOBBLE, IT IS EXTREMELY LIKELY TO HAPPEN SOMEDAY. SLOWING OR STOPPING SUDDENLY ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY WHEN OTHER MOTORISTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATING ANY NEED TO STOP OR SLOW WILL RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION. IF UNABLE TO SAFELY SLOW DOWN, CONTINUING DRIVING WITH THE WOBBLE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX. MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT BY CHANGING VARIOUS FRONT END COMPONENTS BUT THE WOBBLE RETURNS. A JEEP ENGINEER STATED "IT IS NOT A JEEP ISSUE IT IS MORE OF AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE FUNDAMENTAL ARCHITECTURE OF A SOLID FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS". A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, ONSET AT 17K MILES ON OUR JEEP AND AS LOW AS 6K MILES ON OTHER JEEPS, IS A JEEP PROBLEM. BASED ON ACCOUNTS OF MANY OTHER OWNERS, DEALING WITH A JEEP DEALERSHIP IS A VERY LONG PROCESS OF MANY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, WITH NO END RESULT AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I FEEL NEEDS THE ATTENTION OF A HIGHER ENTITY BEFORE THE NUMBER OF PROPERTY DAMAGE OR WORSE, PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS CLIMB AS A RESULT OF THIS 'NON-JEEP' PROBLEM. *TR
THE FAILURE OF A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN THE RANGE OF 40MPH TO 65MPH AND YOU GET IN TO A ROUGH SURFACE OR HIT ANY BUMP ON THE ROAD THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE REALLY VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPEN NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT TO A LOT OF JEEP OWNERS. THEY ALL SEEM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE NEVER ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND ITS GETTING REALLY BAD AND IT COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO END UP DYING. I MYSELF HAVE CHANGED THE PARTS TO MY OWN VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW THE SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ITS NOT ONLY ME WHO THIS HAS HAPPEN THEIR IS A LOT OF SCARED PEOPLE THAT HAVE RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO WAY OR THE KNOWLEDGE TO ADDRESS IT TO ANYONE. I JUST WANT THIS TO RESOLVE THIS BEFORE ANYONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN DEATH. *TR
500 MILES AFTER PURCHASING NEW THE FRONT END WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION AFTER HITTING MINOR SEAM IN PAVEMENT. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND COME TO COMPLETE STOP TO KILL VIBRATION. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH MY JEEP HAS STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND SHUDDER AFTER HITTING A BUMP. IT WILL ONLY STOP SHAKING AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOWING DOWN TO 15-20 MPH OR STOPPING ALL TOGETHER. THE DAY IT STARTED WE WERE TAKING A TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS AND IT HAPPENED 6 OR 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING, BUT AFTER A QUICK SEARCH OF THE NHTSA DATABASE IT SEEM THIS HAS BEEN A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AND RECURRENCE WITH JEEPS FOR MANY YEARS. LUCKILY WE WERE ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND NOT ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AT 70-75 MPH (YET). THE WIFE IS NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND I'M NOT TO COMFORTABLE WITH IT AT THIS POINT. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE WE'RE BEING STATIONED OVERSEAS AND PLANNED ON LETTING OUR SON IN COLLEGE USE THE VEHICLE WHICH DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A GREAT OPTION AT THIS POINT. WE'VE ALSO NOTICED, FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN TAKING OFF. I LOOKED FORWARD TO OWNING A JEEP 4-DOOR FOR SOME TIME AND THIS IS RATHER DISAPPOINTING AND I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED BUYING IT IF I HAD BEEN TOLD THIS WOULD HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT, NONE OF WHICH ARE OFF-ROADING MILES. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD HAVE TO WARN IT'S POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO BOTHER FIXING AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD HAVE TO REMOVE ALL THEIR "TRAIL RATED" BADGES FROM ALL VEHICLES. IT'S NO WONDER CHRYSLER IS HAVING FINANCIAL TROUBLES SINCE THEY CAN'T MAKE A 4X4 THAT CAN HANDLE A BUMP.
I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT A LOT OF JEEPS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRED BUT THIS IS THE 2ND 4DR JEEP WRANGLER THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN. THE FIRST JEEP WAS MY FATHERS 2007 AND HIS ENDED UP BEING REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. MY JEEP RECENTLY HAS BEEN DOING THIS WHENEVER I AM ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 60 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BACK AND FOURTH VIOLENTLY AND THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE JEEP SHAKES SO HARD I FEEL LIKE I CAN HARDLY CONTROL IT. I HAVE TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO ABOUT 35 MPH FOR IT TO FINALLY RECOVER, WHICH IS NOT AN EASY TASK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. MY WIFE HAS BECOME FRIGHTFUL TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND I AM NOT THAT COMFORTABLE MYSELF SINCE IT IS CERTAINLY LACK OF CONTROL OF A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED. THIS IS DEFIANTLY A SAFETY CONCERN AND IT WILL BE AWFUL WHEN SOMEONE'S LIFE WILL BE THE COST TO HAVE THIS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULE SOFTWARE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,100. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR
AIRBAG ICON CAME ON, WITH CHIME. TOOK TO DEALER, CODES INDICATED A SHORT IN THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DAMPER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SAME EXACT DAMPER SIX DAYS PRIOR TO IT GOING OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DAMPERS ARE POORLY MANUFACTURER AND DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER IT'S REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER THAT SPEWS GAS EVERYTIME I FILL UP, THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE 2007-2010 JEEPS. IT ALSO HAVE A BAD CLOCKSPRING FROM HITTING A BUMP, ANOTHER THING THAT GOES BAD OFTEN IN THE 2007-2010 JEEPS. *TR
WITHIN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I CANNOT FILL UP MY GAS TANK WITHOUT GAS SPILLING OUT BEFORE THE TANK CUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL GAS STATIONS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TUBING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO THEY DID IT. BUT, I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THE CHARCOAL CARTRIDGE IS CLOGGED AND HAS BLOCKED THE VENT INTO THE GAS TANK. THIS WILL NOW NEED REPLACING. BECAUSE I AM JUST OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY, CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO COVER MOST OF THE COST. EACH TIME I HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE THE DEALER KEEPS DECIDING IT IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEPS. WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM? I READ THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE PROBLEM IN '07-'08 JEEPS, BUT ONLY THOSE YEARS. IF THE PROBLEM WAS ACKNOWLEDGED, WHY IS IT STILL HAPPENING IN '09 JEEPS? *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4 DOOR 4X4 STOCK: EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40-65 MPH FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING SMALL OR LARGE BUMPS OR POT HOLES. HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS JUST UNDER 30K NOW. SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETED STOP EVEN IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS AS A CAR SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES BEHIND ME ON THE LEFT LANE OF THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NEARLY SETTING OFF A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. STEERING DAMPER REPLACED BY DEALER CLAIMING THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NEXT TIME THE DEALER REPLACED RUINED BALL BEARINGS DUE TO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND REALIGNED & WHEELS BALANCED AND ROTATED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS HURT OR DIES TO INTERVENE. CLEARLY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THESE JEEPS, JUST GOOGLE AND YOU WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS NOT FORMALLY LODGED HERE! MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO COME OUT WITH A VIABLE RESOLUTION AS THE DEALERS SEEM STUMPED. *TR
ON 03/31/2011 I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN MY JEEP WRANGLER HIT A BUMP CAUSING DEATH WOBBLE. THE WOBBLE WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I HAD TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT ONCE BEFORE FOR THIS EVENT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BALANCE ISSUE WITH THE TIRES. I CAN FEEL AND HEAR A SLIGHT CLUNK FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE STEERING AREA, MOST LIKELY THE TRAC BAR BUSHINGS ARE FAILING. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK NO MODIFICATIONS EXCEPT A STEERING STABILIZER REPLACEMENT TO HEAVY DUTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW. JEEP SAYS IT IS RELATED TO THE ALIGNMENT OR BALANCING BUT DEFINITELY NOT RELATED TO BUSHING OR STABILIZER ISSUES. I DISAGREE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THE TRAC BAR NEEDS TO BE BEEFED UP. *TR
WHEN I GO TO FILL THE GAS TANK OF MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED GAS COMES BURPING OUT OF THE HOLE WHERE YOU FILL IT. *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT STARTING GOING OFF AND ON IN MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER XUNLIMITED ABOUT 62,000 MILES. NOW IT IS ON MORE THAN OFF. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE IS UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON WHILE THEY HOOK IT UP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HAVE REVIEWED VARIOUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO REPORT TO YOUR WEBSITE. IT IS A RIGHT HAND DRIVE RURAL MAIL JEEP. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR
EVERYTIME I FILL MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON WITH GAS, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PUMP TURNS OFF, GAS STARTS FLOWING OUT OF THE FUEL NECK SPILLING ON ME THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATIONS USING DIFFERENT PUMPS. I CAN TAKE MY OTHER VEHICLE TO SAME PUMP AND NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED NOT ONLY OF THE DAMAGE THIS IS DOING TO THE BODY OF MY WRANGLER BUT ALSO THE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE OF ALL THE GAS SPILLING ON THE GROUND. *TR
2009 JEEP RUBICON SPURTS GAS BACK AT END OF REFUELING-STARTED THIS PROBLEM AT 27,000 MILES. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS NOTED IN JEEP FORUMS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED AND BALANCED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" ON JEEP FORUMS. WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE JEEP. *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4 DOOR 4X4 STOCK: EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50-65 MPH FRONT END WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE. SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETED STOP EVEN IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO JEEP DEALER WHO REPLACED STEERING DAMPER, CLAIMING THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP IT HAPPENED APROX 10 TIMES VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY, WHERE DAMPER, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER PIECES WERE REPLACED AND WHEELS BALANCED AND ROTATED. ONCE IT WAS PICKED UP TO DAYS AFTER IT WAS BROUGHT IN, THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. HOWEVER NOW IT DOES IT AT RANDOM TIMES WITHOUT HITTING A BUMP. DEALER CLAIM THEY WILL OPEN A CASE WITH JEEP TO INVESTIGATE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE REPLACED TWICE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
JEEP RECALL K13- I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO LAWLESS JEEP (WOBURN MA) TWICE TO HAVE THE K13 RECALL DONE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LINES DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY BRAKE LINES ARE WORN FROM THE FENDERS AND ARE STARTING TO RUST. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM RECALL CORRECTLY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON A CONSISTENT BASIS FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 06/30/11 THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 01/10/12
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A TRAFFIC STOP AND WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL OFF THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ESP/BAS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS IN THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CLOCK SPRING MODULE WAS BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2009 JEEP UNLIMIED X HAS A PROBLEM WITH GAS OVERFLOW WHEN FILILING THE TANK. IF YOU USE THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE ANY GAS PUMP GAS SPRAYS EVERYWHERE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. DEALERSHIPS SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS CHECKED. YET IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. *TR
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP UNLIMITED WRANGLER X 4 DOOR. THE JEEP IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD ON 1/20/2011 AT 39,313 TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER PIPES HAD TO BE REPLACED. WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY I BOUGHT FROM ACURA DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009 FROM THE ACURA DEALER WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. IT IF I DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL UP AT GAS STATION MY TANK OVERFLOWS. IS BECOMING A BIG CONCERN. KNOW OF OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK UP, GAS WILL OVERFLOW OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE, ONTO THE SIDE OF MY JEEP, ONTO THE BUMPER AND ONTO THE GROUND WHEN IT IS FULL OR CLOSE TO BEING FULL. THE GAS NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF, BUT A LOT OF GAS POURS OUT. EVEN WHEN I MANUALLY HOLD THE NOZZLE TO SLOW THE FLOW DOWN, IT STILL SPILLS OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT PUMPS AT THE SAME STATION. THE STATION IS A NEWER STATION, AROUND 5 YEARS OLD. *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER. RIGHT AFTER THE IMPACT, THE JEEP REMAINED IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALSO IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE *TGW AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A HALT, AND A FIRE RETARDANT WAS APPLIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME, AS THE JEEP WAS BEING SET UP FOR TOWING, THE FIRE RE-IGNITED AND CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. *JB
FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN USING AN AUTOMATIC FUEL FILL NOZZLE. FUEL WILL SPILL ON THE GROUND AND SOMETIMES ON THE OPERATOR. CAN BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. BUT DOES VARY. SLOW MANUAL FILLING IS A MUST TO AVOID THIS. *TR
LAST NIGHT AS I WAS WATING FOR MY SON IN OUR DRIVEWAY. I LITERALLY SAW MY WINDSHIELD CRACK FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHILED FRAME. NO ROCK OR OBJECTS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AS I MENETIONED, I WAS PARKED IN DRIVE. HEAT AND DEFROST WAS ON AS IT IS WINTER TIME. *TR
RANDOMLY AS YOU START IN FIRST GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER JUMPS OUT OF FIRST INTO NEUTRAL. THE JUMP HAPPENS SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. WITH THIS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR I FEAR THAT DRIVING INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF MOVEMENT GOING INTO OR THRU TRAFFIC. *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD THE WARNING SYSTEM BEEN WORKING PROPERLY, HE COULD HAVE STOPPED AND PREVENTED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *JB
I OWN A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR MODEL THAT HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. I HAVE SEEN ON NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS MATTER. WHEN I USE THE PUMP TO FILL MY TANK IT WILL AUTO SHUT OFF THE PUMP THEN SPEW AT LEAST 2-3 CUPS OF GASOLINE OUT OF THE GAS INTAKE ONTO THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, GROUND AND ON OCCASION MYSELF. I HAVE READ THAT MANY HAVE ALSO FILLED A COMPLIANT SO THAT CHRYSLER WILL PERFORM A RECALL WHILE OTHERS HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS ISSUES. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS FAIR TO HAVE PAYING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN OR FUEL SYSTEM FLAW.
WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS SPILLING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND AND ON ME. *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HOOD LATCHES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN 18-WHEELER PASSED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION GOING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SPEED, WHEN SUDDENLY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HE THEN NOTICED THE HOOD VIOLENTLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. THE CONSUMER FOUND A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE HOOD LATCH. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE FUEL WOULD SPEW FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE CONTACT AND THE GROUND. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE FUEL TANK FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,100.
TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EXPERIENCED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. UPON EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE WORN THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V236000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,905. SM.
GAS OVERFLOWS FROM TANK THROUGH FUEL FILLER NECK AS GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF. CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT TOPPING OFF FUEL. FUEL RUNS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD ?
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION BROKE, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE AXLES WERE SPLIT IN TWO PLACES. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,300. UPDATED 01/21/11 *BF UPDATED 04/15/11
CLUNKING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. SEEMS TO AFFECT EVERY JEEP JK WRANGLER FROM 2007 ON. CHEAP/DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS AND STEERING SHAFTS. *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON LEAKS AXLE OIL FROM RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL ONTO TIRE. SEAL WAS FIRST REPLACED IN JUNE 2010, THEN IN AUGUST, AND IS SCHEDULED AGAIN FOR OCT 2010 REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 24K MILES. JEEP DEALER REPLACED SEALS FIRST TWO TIMES AND IS SCHEDULED AGAIN FOR REPLACEMENT BY DEALER IN OCTOBER. LEAKING SEAL IS A HAZARD AS AXLE OIL IS LEAKING ONTO TIRE AND COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE IS NOT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE LEAK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT END DAMPER SHOCK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
I AM AWARE OF SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM OCCURRING WHICH I FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED AND ALMOST EVERY TIME I FUEL IT, AFTER THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY CLICKS OFF, I GET A SPLASH OF FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING, OFF AND ON, SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR
I EXPERIENCED THE"DEATH WOBBLE" IN A 2009 4DR JEEP WRANGLER LAST WEEK. SHORTLY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD,WE EXPERIENCED VERY ERRATIC SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT WHEELS WERE SHAKING AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. WHEN WE SLOWED DOWN TO A SLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH,THE SHAKING STOPPED. WE PROCEEDED TO OUR DESTINATION AND TWO MORE TIMES THIS ACTION HAPPENED AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. ONE TIME ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY IN NEW JERSEY,WE HAD A TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER PULL UP NEXT TO US AND TELL US TO PULL OVER,BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE OUR FRONT WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF.WE HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE WHICH HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HE MADE IT OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND I JUST WONDER WHY I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ANYWHERE BEFORE.I SEARCHED DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY WEB BROWSER AND GOT THOUSANDS OF HITS AND VIDEO ON U-TUBE. COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND FIND OUT WHY THIS SO SECRET ,BUT YET SO COMMON. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD, UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATIONS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. THE REMEDY LASTED FOR TWO WEEKS AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
I BOUGHT MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER AROUND OCTOBER, NOVEMBER 2009, USED WITH ABOUT 16,000 MILES FROM WORLD CAR NISSAN WITH A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILE WARRANTY. THE JEEP CAME WITH AN AFTER MARKET LIFT KIT OF APPROX 4 INCHES WITH 33 INCH TOYO OPEN COUNTRY TIRES "RANCHO SHOCKS, SKY JACKER LIFT" WORLD CAR TOLD ME THE JEEP CAME LIKE THIS ORIGINALLY FROM THE DEALER. WORLD CAR ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE THE JEEP AND TEST DRIVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. AFTER RETURNING THE JEEP I TOLD THEM THAT I LIKED THE JEEP BUT IT HAD HANDLING ISSUES ON THE ROAD. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE JEEP ON NORMAL ROADS I NOTICED THE JEEP WOULD TRACK HARD AND PULL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WORLD CAR SAID THEY WOULD CHECK OUT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE THE TIRES. I PURCHASED THE JEEP. WHEN PICKING UP THE JEEP THEY TOLD ME THEY TOOK CARE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. JEEP ASSURED ME THE HANDLING ISSUES WERE DUE TO THE LIFT AND LARGER TIRES. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER LEAVING WORK I TURNED A CORNER AND MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE STARTED KLUNKING AND WOBBLING. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS MISSING 4 OF 5 LUG NUTS AND HAD ONE BROKEN STUD. ONLY ONE LUG NUT WAS HOLDING MY TIRE ON. THE JEEP HAD TO BE TOWED. WORLD CAR GAVE ME A LOANER CAR, REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, WITH NO APOLOGY AND NO EXPLANATION. AROUND JULY 2009, I DROVE TO PORT ARKANSAS TEXAS, I DROVE TO THE BEACH. I ONLY DROVE IN THE NORMAL TRAFFIC LANES NO FOUR WHEELING. THE NEXT WEEK ON FRIDAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN IH 35 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. ON SATURDAY I NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK HANGING DOWN.THE UPPER SHOCK SUPPORT PIN WAS BROKEN OFF. JEEP ACCUSED ME OF FOUR WHEELING AND ABUSING THE JEEP, THEY REPAIRED IT AT NO COST TO ME. SOME TIMES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM COMES ON PRE-MATURELY WHILE MAKING CORNERS MAKING THE JEEP HARD TO HANDLE. NOW THE ESP BAS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. ON JEEPFORUM.COM ESP BAS FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TENSIONER BROKE. IT RENDERS THE E-BRAKE INOP. THE CAR MUST BE PARKED IN GEAR IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING AND MAY STILL ROLL DEPENDING ON THE HILL. THIS IS NOT A ONE OF A KIND OCCURRENCE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES IN THE JEEP JK FORUMS. THE TENSIONER SPRING IS TOO BRITTLE AND BRAKES AT THE CRIMP POINT ON THE BRAKE HAND LEVER. *TR
SHIFTER CABLE ON TRANSFER CASE BROKE, DURING NORMAL USE. I WAS SHIFTING THE TRANSFER CASE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE SHIFTER JUST WENT LIMP AND FLOPPED AROUND. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER THREE HOURS AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOTIFICATION CODE OF J31. THE CONTACT WAS IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE RECALL REMEDY RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. HE WAS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE INSUFFICIENT RECALL REMEDY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2009 JEEP WRANGLER. S10 COMEBACK-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE JEEP STABILITY PROBLEMS (REPLY DIRECTLY TO CONSTITUENT). *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WARNED HIM THAT HE WAS SLIDING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH WAS DRY. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS BEING FORCED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A GRASS EMBANKMENT. THE ESP/BAS INDICATOR THEN INDICATED THAT THE SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM AND HAD BEEN DISABLED. BECAUSE THE SYSTEM HAD SHUT DOWN, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WHERE HE COLLECTED INFORMATION ON THE ESP SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *JB
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FIRST GEAR SLIPS OUT VIOLENTLY TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES NEW TRANS HAS BEEN PUT IN EVERYTHING AND ITS STILL HAPPENING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED I WAS STOPPED ON A HILL IN SYLVANIA OHIO WENT TO DRIVE OFF FOR THE GREEN LIGHT IT VIOLENTLY POPPED I ROLLED BACK AND HIT A CAR BEHIND ME.. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS AND ITS EXTREMELY COMMON I'VE TALKED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAYS IT HAPPENS ON ALMOST EVERY 6SPEED MANUAL HE'S HAD IN THERE THIS HAPPENS TO ME AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND I DON'T DO ALOT OF DRIVING.. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS AND PUSH FOR RECALL. *TR
TRANSMISSION OIL OVERHEATING.... WHILE MAKING LONG ASCENTS (CLIMBS) UP HILL IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS OVERHEATED TWICE IN MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNDER NON-RIGOROUS CONDITIONS (DIRT ROAD). THIS OCCURRED TWICE OVER THE PAST 4 WEEKS, WHERE I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND LET IT COOL OFF EACH TIME. I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE I RECEIVED A "HOT OIL" WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE TRAVELED THESE ROADS IN OTHER 4X4 VEHICLES IN THE PAST WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. EACH TIME THIS OCCURS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND LET IT COOL OFF, OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE DUE TO THE HOT TRANNY OIL BOILING OUT AND COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I TOOK IT THE TO THE DEALER (MOORE JEEP IN PEORIA, AZ) TWICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO KNOWN CORRECTION FOR THIS AND SINCE NOTHING WAS TECHNICALLY BROKEN, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THEY OFFERED TO PUT IN A TRANNY COOLER AT MY EXPENSE, HOWEVER, THIS WOULD VOID MY LIFETIME TRANSMISSION WARRANTY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. I ASKED THAT THEY SUPPORT ADDING A TRANSMISSION COOLER OR REPLACE THE TRANNY TO THE JEEP, AND THEY DENIED THE REQUEST BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE ITEMS THAT ARE BROKEN. SINCE THE TRANNY HAS NOT COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN, THEY DON'T SEE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FIXED. THEY APPLIED RECALL J31, WHICH MAKE A CHIME WHEN THE TRANNY OIL OVERHEATS - TELLING ME TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND LET COOL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. I HAVE A 9 MONTH OLD GRANDCHILD WHO TRAVELS WITH ME IN A CHILD SEAT AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE VEHICLE STARTS ON FIRE, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO UNBUCKLE HIM OUT OF THE CARSEAT IN THE BACK FAST ENOUGH. *TR
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE A 2009 FOUR DOOR JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY SYSTEM. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MAY 2010, THE DASH BOARD SLIPPING INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE CLAMPED DOWN ON THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE DRIVING ME OFF THE INTERSTATE INTO THE GRASS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THE SYSTEM THEN INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THE ESP DISARMED ITSELF WHILE DISABLING THE ESP. THE BAS INDICATOR LIT. SHORTLY BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE, THE ESP MODULE APPARENTLY RESET ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT (FRONT RIGHT BRAKE AGAIN CLAMPING DOWN) WHILE I WAS GOING 30MPH. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE 3 MPG VIDEOS OF THIS 2ND INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO HAVE MY CAMERA IT THE PASSENGER SEAT. VIDEOS OF 2NF INCIDENT AND REPAIR RECEIPT: HTTP://WWW.ECJONES.ORG/JEEPESP/ ON MAY 20, 2010, COGDILL DODGE (865-690-1611) REPLACED THE ANTILOCK-BRAKE/ESP MODULE. UNFORTUNATELY, LAST SATURDAY JUNE 4, 2010 WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE ESP SLIPPAGE INDICATOR AGAIN FLASHED AND THE JEEP SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. MY SON [XXX] WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. [XXX] STATES THE JEEP WAS ALSO TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLYING THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAILURE OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR GETTING THE SPEED INDICATION TO THE ESP MODULE. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. [XXX] P.S. THE JEEP IS CURRENTLY PARKED WHILE I AWAIT A 2ND REPAIR BY JIM COGDILL DODGE THIS WEDNESDAY.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM FIRST GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, THEY COULD INSTALL A FIRST AND SECOND GEAR SYNCHRONIZER. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT AWAITING THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
I HAVE HAD A "HOT OIL" LIGHT COME ON MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER A FEW TIMES. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL OUT ON THIS ISSUE ALREADY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE "HOT OIL" LIGHT. THIS IS NOT A FIX! ALL THIS LIGHT IS DOING IS SAYING THAT YOUR TRANSMISSION IS HOT ENOUGH TO THE POINT TO CAUSE A FIRE.
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER AT SPEED OF 45 MPH AND IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING ALSO AND IT TOOK ALOT TO KEEP THE JEEP IN CONTROL. HAD TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT SEEM TO STOP AFTER I PULLED OVER AND I SLOWLY DROVE HOME THE REST OF THE WAY. MY CONCERN IS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR JEEPS AND THERE ARE MANY VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL AND NO REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON THIS JEEP AND IT IS ONLY A YEAR OLD. I ALSO HAD MY MOTHER AND 15 YR OLD SON WITH ME AND CAN CONFIRM THIS INCIDENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE SITTING IDLE IN THE GARAGE WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT THE CAUSE WAS DEEMED AS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS ALSO FIRE DAMAGE TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 667.
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. I MANAGED TO STEER OFF TO THE SIDE, BUT THE MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. *TR
DRIVERS SEAT SINKS DOWN WHEN ADJUSTED UP. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS IN MIRROR. THE SEAT WILL EVEN SINK DOWN WHEN IT IS PARKED OVERNIGHT WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND IS NOT A ONE TIME PROBLEM. *TR
WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED MY JEEP WRANGLER AND PUT THE DEFROST ON. MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR DEFECTS IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AND STILL IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
AFTER REMOVING THE REAR-MOUNTED SPARE TIRE ON MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON (4 DOOR, 4WD) I NOTICED THAT THE OUTER INSULATION (CONDUIT) PROTECTING THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAD RUBBED AGAINST THE HARD PLASTIC GROMMET WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS EXITS THE REAR (OUTSIDE) PANEL OF THE TAILGATE. THE INSULATION HAD RUBBED DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THE INNER WIRES AND THEIR INSULATION WERE SHOWING. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT SINCE, IF NOT ADDRESSED, THE RUBBING WOULD EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES, CAUSING A SHORT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SPARE TIRE. I REPORTED MY FINDINGS TO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OEM GROMMET WITH A RUBBER PIECE, AND THEN ORDERED AND INSTALLED A NEW WIRING HARNESS. *TR
THE HOOD ON MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER WILL BOUNCE 5 TO 6 INCHES HIGH IN NORMAL DRIVING. IF THIS BREAKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I FEAR LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
CAR REAR END, BACK TIRES AND GAS PEDAL SHAKE WHEN TRY TO BACK UP ON INCLINE. *TR
MY DAUGHTERS 2009 JEEP WAGONEER X WHICH SHE HAS OWNED NEW SINCE MAY HAD THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FALL OFFWHILE SHE WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED (THANK GOODNESS). THE FONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MADE THE BACK OF THE JEEP TO COME UP OFF THE GROUND. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED HE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE HE HAD TO COME AFTER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CURRENTLY THE ONLY MAINTENANCE THAT THIS JEEP HAS HAD IS NORMAL SERVICE OF THE ENGINE( OIL CHANGES). *TR
MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR CAUGHT FIRE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. IT HAD 6,000 MILES ON IT. THE JEEP WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY SAFETY INSURANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED SINCE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL BUT FORWARDED US TO THE MANUFACTURER . WE HAVE BEEN GETTING THE COMPANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RUN AROUND. CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT { NO PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT THEM DIRECT}TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW. BEWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE NOT SO FRIENDLY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT FOLLOWS. ITS BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE THE COMPANY IS MORE INTERESTED IN A LAW SUIT THAN A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHICLE. ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME, THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION WILL THRUST OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS OFTEN IS DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO BUSY TRAFFIC OR MERGING ONTO CROWDED HIGHWAYS. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4X4 RUBICON. POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR UPON STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND PRESS THE GAS THE SHIFTER POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT IS QUITE ALARMING. NEVER ON DECELERATION OR ONCE THE CLUTCH IS LET OUT. *TR
MANUAL TRANSMISSION SPONTANEOUSLY POPS OUT OF GEAR IN COLD WEATHER. THIS RESULTS IN A MOVING VEHICLE BEING IN NEUTRAL. AFTER FAILING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM CHRYSLER ADVISES TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON IN COLD WEATHER. THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IS WARNED AGAINST IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR
PURCHASED NEW 2009 JEEP RUBICON AND PICKED IT UP AT THE DEALERSHIP ON WED. 3/3/09 WITH 6 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DROVE LESS THAN 2 MILES TO PRIVATE PROPERTY AND DROVE UP DIRT HILL (NOTHING THAT A JEEP COULDN'T HANDLE) & IT GOT STUCK. LEFT REAR WHEEL WASN'T TURNING EVEN THOUGH IN 4W LOW. THE WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE DRIVER GOT OUT TO CHECK THE WHEEL AND THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE & A LOOSE HOSE WAS LEAKING SOME LIQUID. THE DRIVER TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE AND WAS UNABLE TO. THE FUEL TANK CRACKED (UNKOWN IF DUE TO FIRE OR IF IT CAUSED THE FIRE) AND JEEP CONTINUED TO BURN SINCE TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE LOSS. DRIVER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEGS. NO OTHER INJURIES. THE CAR FIRE STARTED A SMALL GRASS FIRE THAT WAS QUICKLY CONTAINED. NO STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED, LESS THAN AN ACRE BURNED. THE DEALERSHIP TOWED AWAY THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. IT IS STILL UNKNOWN AS TO THE REASON FOR THE WHEEL FAILURE AND THE START OF THE FIRE. *TR
VERY COLD WEATHER FOR AREA WITH DEFROST ON HIGH CAUSES FRONT WINDSHIELD TO CRACK AND THEN SPREAD THE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
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