2012 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

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  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - HATILLO, PR

    I'M BEING THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS UNIT & I HAD CHANGED THE OIL ON TIME. A VALVE LIFTER IS SOUNDING VERY HARD, I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S A RECALL FOR THAT MATTER, CAUSE I KNOW A BUNCH OF WRANGLER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

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  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - ORLANDO, FL

    TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING AND STAR RAINING. TURN ON THE WIPER ,NO FUNCTION I CHECK WASHER, NOT WORKING. THEN I NOTICE NO HEAD LIGHTS,NO HORN'S,NO TAIL LIGHTS. 4 WAYS AND BRAKES LIGHT DOES WORK.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - SCOTTSBURG, IN

    THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS QUIT WORKING, LATER ALL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS QUIT WORKING. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH WAS UP UNTIL MODELS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 2011. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. MINE IS A RIGHT HAND DRIVE MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 2012. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT HAPPENED OUT OF WARRANTY.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - MORGANTOWN, WV

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING THE FLOOR MAT, THE FLOOR WAS SATURATED WITH WATER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAPE FOAM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND DOOR SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DOORS NEEDED TO BE READJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000....UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF UPDATED 05/09/18 *JB *CN

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - LOS ANGELES, CA

    I JEEP PURCHASED THE JEEP NOV. 2, 2015. I JUST STARTED DRIVING THE JEEP. I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK IT A POTHOLE AND THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY LIKE MY FRONTED WAS GOING TO COME APART AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - 714-337-5482, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED AND VIBRATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DRY SHAFT, THE TIRES WERE BALANCED, AND A LARGER U JOINT ON THE DRY SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - HIALEAH, FL

    BASICALLY GOING 80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR DECIDES TO SHUT OFF, ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. FORCING US TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL A TOW, KEEP IN MIND THIS ALL HAPPENED AT 2 AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A DARK EMPTY HIGHWAY. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND AFTER RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTICS THEY TELL ME IT IS A FAULTY TIPM. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME A $1,000 IN REPAIRS TO REPLACE A PART THAT COMES FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - HARRISONBURG, VA

    DATE OF OCCURRENCE: 10/30/2015 AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES UNATTENDED, THE PARKING BRAKE SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, COMING TO REST AFTER HITTING A TREE IN THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THE LOCAL POLICE WERE NOTIFIED; NO REPORT FILED DUE TO THE ONLY PRIVATE PROPERTY INVOLVED. INJURIES TO THE OWNER WHEN TRYING TO CATCH THE VEHICLE INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SEVERE FACIAL TRAUMA AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER REQUIRING SURGERY, BROKEN 4TH AND 5TH RIBS, BROKEN BONE IN LEFT HAND.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - WEST FRIENDSHIP, MD

    THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE: I CANNOT DRIVE OVER 55 MPH WITHOUT THE WOBBLE OCCURRING. NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THERE APPEARS TO BE HUNDREDS OF REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM ON LINE. WHEN WILL JEEP OFFER A SOLUTION?

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP WRANGLER
    - EASTHAMPTON, MA

    SEVERAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED ELECTRONICALLY WITH MY WRANGLER IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. 1. HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE 2. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (4CYL. MISFIRE) BUT CLEARED ITSELF AFTER 100 MILES 3. WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A RED LIGHT, THE DASH WARNING LIGHT LIT UP AND FLICKERED AS WELL AS CHIMED FOR A MINUTE. 4. WHILE CRUISING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 70MPH, THE JEEP SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND TURNED BACK ON BEFORE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE