2017 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

OCCASIONALLY THE HOOD LIFTS UP AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TYPICALLY WHEN AN ON ONCOMING SEMI TRUCK PASSES. I'M CONCERNED THE RUBBER HOOD STRAPS ARE GOING TO BREAK AND THE HOOD FLY OPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION CAUGHT FIRE WITH IT STARTING ON THE PASSANGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY. THE CAUSE WAS DEEMED 'UNCLEAR' BY AN INSPECTOR. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND IT WAS ON A CITY STREET.

2017 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT : WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I CHANGED LANES BUT STILL HIT THE CAR IN THE RIGHT REAR AND MY JEEP IN FRONT LEFT SIDE. JEEP ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN TOTALED. ( AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY)

IN HIGH WINDS OR PASSED BY APPROACHING LARGE VEHICLES THE HOOD FLUTTERS DANGEROUSLY. I HAD TO INSTALL AFTER MARKET HOOD HOLD DOWN LATCHES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. $100 TO CORRECT THE HOOD FLUTTER. IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE.

HOOD FLUTTER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT POSTED SPEEDS, IF WINDS ARE HIGH OR PASSING AN ONCOMING LARGE TRUCK, THE HOOD WILL FLUTTER DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THE WEAK RUBBER LATCHES THAT SECURE THE HOOD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. RESEARCH CLEARLY INDICATES THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IN SOME REPORTS I HAVE READ, THE LATCHES CAN BREAK AND CAUSE MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN HARMS WAY.

I HAVE SEEN HOOD FLUTTER NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN PASSING SEMI TRAILERS ON INTERSTATES. THE FLUTTER WAS WORRISOME SO I REPLACED ORIGINAL HOLDING STRAPS WITH STRONGER THIRD PARTY STRAPS. SINCE REPLACEMENT OF STRAPS THE FLUTTERING HAS CEASED.

WHILE DRIVING THE POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT, 55 OR 65 MPH THE HOOD ON MY JEEP WRANGER JKU, VIBRATES, SHAKES, LIFTS FROM ITS SEAT POSITION AS IF IT IS GOING TO BREAK LOSE AND FLY BACK TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONDITION IS MADE WORSE BY LARGE VEHICLES PASSING BY AT POSTED OR EXCESSIVE SPEED. CONDITION IS DANGEROUS. RUBBER HOOD LATCHES STRETCHED TO LIMIT CONSTANTLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) I ENCOUNTERED SOME STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING A LIFTING ACTION OF THE HOOD. THE LIFTING ACTION OF THE HOOD (ABOUT 1/2") GAVE ME ENOUGH CONCERN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE LIFTING ACTION STOPPED. IT APPEARS THAT THE HOOD LATCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HOOD, BEING MADE OF RUBBER, ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE HOOD FROM LIFTING. THE CENTER RELEASE DID NOT HOLD THE CENTER DOWN, ALLOWING FOR THE MOVEMENT.

2017 JEEP WRANGLER PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. INSPECTED AT 2 DIFFERENT JEEP SERVICE DEALERS AND BOTH STATE NO ISSUES FOUND. 2ND DEALER STATES NOTICES ISSUE BUT ALL WRANGLERS PULL TO THE RIGHT. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED SAFETY ISSUE

THE HOOD OF MY JEEP WRANGLER DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SECURE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S WINDY OR I'M PASSING AN ON-COMING SEMI TRUCK. THE HOOD BOUNCES AND FLUTTERS.