2010 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

FOR THE PAST MONTH, AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF AN HOUR OR SO, I HAVE NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP COMPLETELY AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS AT LEAST EIGHT OR NINE TIMES. I DO TAKE LONG TRIPS AND IT IS MY DAILY VEHICLE AND NOW THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT SOME 2010 JEEP WRANGLER MODELS EXPERIENCING VEHICLE FIRES, I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO ENSURE MY FAMILY AND I'S SAFETY AS WE TRAVEL. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME IN THIS ENDEAVOR AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOW WHEN GETTING GAS AT THE PUMP. AUTO-OFF DOES NOT CLICK OFF BUT ALSO, WHEN FUELING MANUALLY, PUMP DOES NOT CLICK OFF WHEN TANK IS FULL. ALSO, THE ANGLE OF THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE SEEMS TO AFFECT SEVERITY OF PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN JANUARY OF 2012. HAD THE JEEP FOR 8 MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS.

THE FIRST INCIDENT, WHICH OCCURRED IN MARCH 2011, TWO (2) VALVE STEMS DEVELOPED AIR LEAKS DUE TO RUST. THEY WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MARCH 21, 2011, ONE (1) VALVE STEM DEVELOPED AN AIR LEAK CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE VALVE STEM. THE STEM WAS REPLACED BY A JEEP DEALERSHIP AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEW VALVE STEM HAS A BLACK RUBBER COATING WHERE AS THE OTHER 4 STEMS DO NOT.. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 17200 MILES AND MY FEAR IS THAT MY WIFE OR MYSELF MAYBE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VALVE STEM FAILS CAUSING A BLOWOUT AND THEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAYBE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AT AN 800 NUMBER BUT THEY SAY NOTHING WILL BE DONE TO REPLACE THE 4 VALVE STEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE A RUBBER COATING. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES IN THE PAST, THAT THE VALVE STEMS ARE BEING MADE DIFFERENTLY NOW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TIPM IS CREATING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO WORK ON MY VEHICLE ON START UP OR ONCE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE JEEP AND STATED THE TIPM MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS INDEFINITELY ON BACKORDER FROM JEEP, AND COULD NOT EVEN BE REPLACED IF IT WERE UNDER WARRANTY. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THAT IS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS WITH THE TIPM MODULE ON JEEP / CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THIS WILL HAPPEN TO SOMEONE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE, AND CREATE A DEADLY EVENT. WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CORRECT THE ISSUE TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE MISSIONS OF PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK WHEN REFUELING AT A GAS STATION. IF I FILL UP THE TANK, LETTING THE GAS PUMP SHUT OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO, ABOUT A CUP OF FUEL COMES BACK OUT OF THE GAS TANK. I AM NOT TOPPING OFF THE TANK. *TR

ON JAN. 19TH, 2012 MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON EDITION (WITH AUTO TRANNY) CAUGHT ON FIRE. JUST PRIOR TO THAT THE ENGINE HAD CUT OFF. I LOST ALL POWER. MY CO-WORKER INDICATED THAT THE CARS COMING TOWARDS US WERE FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AND HONKING THEIR HORNS. I LOOKED IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROW TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMEONE BEHIND ME, AND SAW A TRAIL OF SMOKE FROM MY JEEP. I HAD NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM, AND ACCORDING TO THE DEPUTY SHERRIFF, WHO WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS ME DURING THE SITUATION, THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY ON FIRE. WE DRIFTED TO THE NEXT PULL OFF AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK. I REALIZED AT THAT TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD, AND HAD TO JUMP BACK IN TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING DOWN THE STREET. MY CO-WORKER SAID THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, AND I TOLD HIM NOT TO OPEN IT, SO HE WENT FOR HELP. I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE MY WORK AND HUNTING GEAR. I MANAGED TO GET MY PAYROLL CHECKS, DEPOSIT CHECKS, AND MY TOOL BAG OUT OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS FULLY INVOLVED, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. AS I REACHED INTO THE BACK TO GRAB MY TOOL BAG, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER COMPARMENT WAS ALREADY FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NEITHER OF US WAS HURT, EXCEPT FOR SOME SMOKE INHALATION. I AM THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME, THAT WE WERE NOT TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, OR THAT I DID NOT MAKE IT HOME AND PARK THE JEEP IN THE GARAGE. FROM THE TIME THE JEEP SHUT OFF UNTIL IT WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WAS APPROX. 45 SECONDS. IN TALKING TO ME "OFF THE RECORD" THE INSPECTOR FROM JEEP SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THAT "DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF BLOW-BACK DAMAGE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT, AND THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A FUEL LINE RUPTURE ISSUE. BUT HE DIDN'T WANT TO FORMALLY STATE THAT UNTIL HE WAS FINISHED. *JS

STOCK 2010 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON ~25,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ~ 25MPH ON A CITY STREET, BRAKES FAILED AND I DROVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN - I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BEFORE I COULD, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I NOTICED FLAMES FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. I JUMPED FROM THE JEEP. FIRE SERVICES WERE ON SCENE W/I 2 MINUTES AND JEEP WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES (AROUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT) W/I 30 SECONDS. *TR

EVERY TIME I GO TO FILL UP MY CAR WITH GAS, I GET A OVER SPILL OF GAS THAT SHOOTS OUT OF MY CAR ABOUT 2 INCHES AWAY FROM MY CAR. AND ALSO ALONG THE SIDE OF MY CAR. IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE TANK GAS SPILLS OUT WHEN THE HANDLE STOPS FLOW AT THE FULL TANK LEVEL. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU FILL THE TANK SLOWLY OR EVEN DECREASE THE GAS FLOW TO THE POINT JUST BEFORE THE HANDLE SHUTS OFF. IT STILL OVERFLOWS. I HAVE READ IN FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP JK MODELS, POSSIBLY A DEFECT WITH THE TANK CHECK VALVE OR THE OVERFLOW DRAIN LINE. THE TSB'S I'VE READ ONLY INDICATE A FREE DEALER WARRANTY FIX FOR THE 07 AND 08 MODELS BUT REPORTS CONTINUE THE BE NOTED FOR '09 AND '10 MODELS AS WELL. THIS SAFETY HAZARD MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR

2010 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, VEHICLE POPS-OUT OF FIRST GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSES DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER AND ENDANGERS OCCUPANTS. SOMETIMES RESISTS BEING PLACED INTO FIRST GEAR. *TR