2013 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

THE HOOD WOULD FLUTTER AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH OR MORE, NORMALLY ON INTERSTATE DRIVING. SEEMED WORSE WHEN HIGH WINDS (WEATHER) WERE PRESENT. WHEN MY HOOD WAS DAMAGED BY HAIL IN MAY 2018, I CHANGED THE ORIGINAL HOOD LATCHES ALSO TO AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT THAT NO LONGER ALLOWS THE HOOD TO FLUTTER AT THESE SPEEDS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (01/2014) UNTIL LATCHES WERE CHANGED TO AFTERMARKET PRODUCT (05/2018).

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY HOOD SHAKES AND FLUTTERS. LOOKS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO FLY OPEN. SCARED TO DRIVE PAST TRUCKS (SEMIS) BECAUSE OF DAMAGE IT MAY CAUSE

THE HOOD LATCHES DO NOT PREVENT THE HOOD FROM FLUTTERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE HOOD LATCHES MAY FAIL AT ANY MOMENT.

MY JEEP HAS BEEN TO FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH IT AS I DID WHEN I BOUGHT IT ONE YEAR AGO. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER IS LOST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE VEHICLE IS USUALLY IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT SEEMED TO JUST BE A SENSOR. THEN I WENT TO START IT ONE NIGHT AFTER WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START. SO I HAD TO CALL AAA AND THEY SAID MAYBE BATTERY. SO REPLACE BATTERY AND NOW AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT STRUGGLES TO START AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, THE CYLINDER HEAD MADE A METAL TO METAL RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DULUTH (2473 PLEASANT HILL RD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (678) 369-6704) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROCKERS AND BEARINGS WERE FAULTY. THE DEALER ASSUMED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CAM SHAFT AND WOULD NEED TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO CONFIRM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY TO FINALLY STOP THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RECONNECTED TO THE BATTERY AND THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING EVEN WITH THE CABLES UNHOOKED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL FUSE NUMBERS 10 AND 12 BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY SHUT OFF. ALL AMERICAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT OF SAN ANGELO (4310 SHERWOOD WAY, SAN ANGELO, TX 76901, (866) 575-2743) STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED TO BRING A NEW IGNITION SWITCH IN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,100. *BF *AS

STARTING ISSUES: THE IGNITION WILL NOT START THE ENGINE, NO LIGHTS COME ON, THE BATTERY IS CONNECTED FINE AND I HAD IT CHECKED (GOOD). THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE APRIL, AND TODAY IS THE MOST RECENT. MY JEEP HAS BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE SINCE THURSDAY EVENING AND IT WOULD NOT START TODAY (6/30/19).

CLOCKSPRING RECALL: OTHER YEAR MODELS OF THE SAME GENERATION WRANGLER SHOW A CLOCKSPRING RECALL, BUT MY YEAR MODEL DOESN'T. MY CLOCKSPRING HAS FAILED NOW AND I LOST MOST OF THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, INCLUDING MY SAFETY HORN, AND IF MY RESEARCH IS CORRECT, MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY NOW IF IN A COLLISION ACCIDENT. WHEN TURNING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON RANDOMLY, AND THEN WHEN DRIVING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I WENT TO HONK AT ANIMALS IN THE ROAD AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO AND DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK EITHER.

TAKARA RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT 16 W LANCASTER AVE SHILLINGTON PA 19607. I HAD IT PARKED IN THE BACK PARKING LOT. THE OWNER OF THE STORE CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HE HEARD IT FROM INSIDE THE STORE AND WENT OUTSIDE IMMEDIATELY TO INVESTIGATE. HE DIDNT SEE ANYONE LEAVE THE PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD THAT DAY BUT I FEEL THAT SHOULDNT HAVE CAUSED MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED I CALLED THE FCA RECALL NUMBER AT 1-833-585-0144 AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THEY HAD AN INSPECTOR CALL ME BACK AND I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT SAVAGE 61 IN READING PA TO HAVE HIM INSPECT MY JEEP. I WAS GIVEN CASE #[XXX] AND WAS TOLD THE DEALER AUTHORIZED REPAIR TO MY AIRBAG/STEERING WHEEL. SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THEM FIX MY AIRBAG. ON 3/14 I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO TRY AND RESOLVE AND THEY TOLD ME I'D BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. BUT MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG IS THE ONE THAT DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON IT JUST WENT OFF. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED I'VE BEEN TRYING WITHOUT SUCCESS TO HAVE SOMEONE FIX MY JEEP. I CANT GET IT INSPECTED UNTIL MY STEERING WHEEL IS REPLACED AND IT'S MY DAILY DRIVER. I REALLY NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED ASAP SO I CAN HAVE MY JEEP INSPECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT