2012 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BUTTON IS NOT RELEASING AFTER OPENING (STICKING). THEREFORE, DOOR SOMETIMES DOES NOT LATCH SHUT AND COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH, PROPERLY BUCKLED, SAFETY CONCERN IS DUE TO REAR PASSENGERS, SUCH AS CHILDREN. *TR

FROM: CUSTOMER VEHICLE: 2012 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT, PURCHASED NEW IN 2012. REFERENCE: PROBLEMS IN HEATING SYSTEM TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT FROM HENDRICK CHRYSLER JEEP IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC. FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER, I MOVED TO FLORIDA, WHERE THERE WAS NO NEED TO USE THE HEATER. UPON MY RETURN TO NORTH CAROLINA IN THE WINTER OF 2014, I NOTICED THAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT AS WARM AS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE FOLLOWING WINTER, THE HEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FADED TO A POINT WHERE IT WAS BARELY WORKING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AT HENDRICK JEEP SERVICE CENTER, I LEARNED THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS LIKELY THE PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO FLUSH THE HEATER CORE. IN JANUARY 2015, I TOOK MY JEEP TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE HEATER CORE FLUSHED, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. RESEARCH ONLINE AMONG JEEP OWNERS OF MY MODEL AND YEAR REVEALED THAT THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION IS A NEW RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE (NEITHER OF WHICH ARE UNDER WARRANTY OR UNDER RECALL). THE POOR CLEANING AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING HAS CAUSED THE CASTING OF SAND IN THE HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR, RESULTING BUILD UP THAT BLOCKS HEAT. NOW, IN WINTER OF 2016, MY HEATER DOES NOT WORK. I CANNOT FIND A RECALL OR A REBATE FOR THE MORE THAN $2,400 DEALER ESTIMATE I RECEIVED TO REPLACE MY HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR. I FOUND A CHRYSLER STAR CASE (SEE ATTACHMENT) THAT GIVES STEPS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING ITS ORIGINS IN MANUFACTURING. I HAVE EMAILED CHRYSLER WITH A REQUEST FOR SUPPORT, TO NO AVAIL. GIVEN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD AND CONSISTANT AMONG JEEP OWNERS OF MY MODEL AND YEAR, I WANTED TO SHARE THE CASE WITH THE RECALL AGENCY, ALTHOUGH I KNOW THIS IS NOT A DIRECT 'SAFETY ISSUE.'

THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER ENGAGES RANDOMLY. WHEN ENGAGED THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED SOMEWHAT. SOMETIMES THERE WILL BE COMING OFF THE DISC PADS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT I CAN CLEAR THE CONDITION BY FOLLOWING THE HILL START ASSIST ON/OFF PROCEDURE. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMPUTER FAILURE AND HE CAN FIX IT FOR $1300. I THINK IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I'VE SPENT $1500 ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE WOBBLING IN MY STEERING WHEEL, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I'VE ALSO SPENT $700 ON A POORLY DESIGNED REAR OIL SEAL. THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEPS.

TAKATA RECALL - MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN THE MORNING AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS YET TO GO OFF.

THE CLOCKSPING WENT BAD IN MY VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR IN RECALL!THE REASON I TOOK IT IN WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED TO PROTECT ME AND MY FAMILY.

ELECTRONIC SWAY BAR CONTROL MODULE SHORT CIRCUITED DUE MOISTURE INVASION. POOR WATER RESISTANCE IN HOUSING QUOTE REPLACE $2100 WITHOUT LABOR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY UNIT SHORT CIRCUITED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE MANUFACTURER OF MY VEHICLE,FCA HAS ISSUED A NUMBER OF RECALLS EG S33 COVERING JEEPWRANGLERS BUILT 2007-2010 AND RECENTLY S40 COVERING ONLY RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEPS BUILT 2022-2016. THESE RECALLS ARE FOR CLOCK SPRING FAILURES RESULTING IN COMPROMISED AIRBAG CIRCUITS WHICH WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE CLOCK SPRING FAILS BECAUSE DUST GETS IN IT. MY JEEP IS A 2012 WRANGLER WITH ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT HAS HAD THIS FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN EXTENSIVELY WITHOUT WINDOWS IN THE DESERT. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH FCA WITHOUT SUCCESS . WHAT IS MY RECOURSE???