2014 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

CURSE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL RESET ALL PROGRAMS, STORED INFORMATION, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO START ON OCCASIONS.

WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE KEY THE JEEP LOST POWER TO ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. AFTER WAITING FOR A BIT THE SYSTEM "REBOOTED" AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND GO. HOWEVER, THIS KEEPS HAPPENING SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AND SOMETIMES ONCE PER WEEK. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY UPDATED THE WCM SOFTWARE TO VERSION 0.20 AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD EPISODES OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SPUTTER, INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES DARK, RADIO SHUTS OFF, AC FANS SHUT OFF, ETC.. *TR

EASTER SUNDAY MORNING DROVE FROM COUNTRY HOME 7 MILES INTO TOWN TO CHURCH, NO STOPPING AND SLOWING DOWN JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES. PARKED, LOCKED VEHICLE AND WALKED INTO CHURCH LOBBY. STOPPED TO SPEAK TO A MAN WHEN HE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE IN THE PARKING LOT. TURNED AND SAW THAT IT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY JEEP. WITHIN A MINUTE FLAMES STARTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND RESPONDED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, BUT NOT BEFORE FLAMES FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE JUMPED ONTO THE CAR PARKED NEXT TO THE JEEP. BOTH VEHICLES WERE BURNED UP AND TOTALED. FLAMES STARTED ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER). *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THERE WAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK. I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD FIGURE OUT WHERE THE OIL LEAK WAS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL ADAPTOR AND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE KEYS OF MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH MY KNEE, AND THE KEY TURNED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR OFF. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF, THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOST POWER. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND RE-START MY CAR. MY VEHICLE IS MANUAL, SO I COULD HAVE RESTARTED FROM NEUTRAL, BUT BASED ON DISCUSSION BOARDS, AUTOMATICS DO NOT HAVE THAT LUXURY. DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "JEEP BUMP KEY" YIELDS MANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT JEEP CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN COMMANDERS AND GRAND CHEROKEES, BUT THERE IS NOTHING FOR WRANGLERS. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WILL NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPLACE ANYTHING FOR FREE WITHOUT AN ACTIVE RECALL. I AM 6' AND DO NOT SIT EXCESSIVELY CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. MY KEY CHAIN IS NOT LARGE OR CLUTTERED, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT EASY TO TURN OFF MY WRANGLER ACCIDENTALLY. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE 3/31/15. PUT 400 MILES ON VEHICLE AND NOTICED BURNING OIL SMELL. CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK ALL AROUND ENGINE COMING FROM THE UPPER PART OF ENGINE. TOOK INTO SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM OF THE OIL FILTER ADAPTOR PART#68105583AA BEING CRACKED AND OIL PUMPING OUT OF IT. THEY CALLED DEALERSHIP(DEWAYNE LANE) IN WA AND THEY ADVISED THEY "HAD PLENTY OF THOSE PARTS". MECHANIC THEN SAID, "OH! IT'S A RECALL THEN." DEALER THEN STATED, "AHHHHHHH....NO-BUT WE SURE REPLACE A LOT OF THOSE." *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, A DRIVER IN THE RIGHT LANE BEGAN TO CHANGE LANES AND NEARLY SIDESWIPED ME. I WENT TO HONK MY HORN, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC - I HAD TO MOVE INTO THAT LANE TO AVOID BEING HIT UNTIL THE OTHER DRIVER NOTICED ME. I CHECKED BOTH FUSES (APPARENTLY THERE IS A LEFT AND RIGHT HORN FUSE) AND BOTH LOOKED FINE. THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN. IT HAS ALREADY HAD THE TIPM MODULE REPLACED TWICE (NOVEMBER 2014 AND MARCH 2015) SO IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED YET AGAIN. *TR

I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL A FEW NIGHTS AGO BEFORE NOTICING AN OIL SPILL IN MY GARAGE. I LOOKED UNDER THE HELP AND SAW OIL EVERYWHERE! I WASN'T SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. IT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE A SEAL BUSTED FROM THE OIL PAN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS OIL ALL OVER THE REAR OF THE ENGINE,I FEEL IT WILL EVENTUALLY START A FIRE! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE MANY WRANGLERS AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PART, HAVING THE SAME ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE BY LIFTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE JACK, THE JACK FELL OVER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HAND INJURY DUE TO THE FAILURE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S HAND HAD TO BE AMPUTATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/25/15*CN