2014 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

CRACKED OIL COOLER/FILTER HOUSING CAUSING OIL LEAK AND BURNING OIL AT TOP OF MOTOR. *TR

NOTICED OIL IN THE GARAGE AFTER FINALLY BEING ABLE TO PARK INSIDE. CALLED JEEP DEALERSHIP IN NIAGARA FALLS, NY BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SCHEDULE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR 5 DAYS. THE SNOW/ICE IN THE DRIVEWAY MELTED AND I DISCOVERED OIL STAINS ON THE CEMENT PAD WHERE I HAD BEEN PARKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN BATAVIA, NY TODAY AND THEY CALLED WITH THE BAD NEWS OF A CRACKED OIL COOLER SPRAYING OIL ALL DOWN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. ISN'T THIS A FIRE HAZARD. THEY HAVE REPLACED 4 ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE THIS YEAR (2015) ALREADY. THEE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH A PROPER REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT REPLACEMENT IS OEM STOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN EITHER CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120.

AT AROUND 3:45 AM, WHILE I WAS SLEEPING, THE HORN ON STARTED INTERMITTENTLY BLARING. I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS WERE ON (AT FULL BRIGHTNESS). FOR THE NEXT HOUR, IT WOULD START AND STOP RANDOMLY. I FINALLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN FRUSTRATION. EARLIER THE PREVIOUS EVENING, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I HAD NOT USED THE JEEP FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS. THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY RELATED TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE IN THIS VEHICLE (WHICH HAD CAUSED THE JEEP TO STALL -- AND COMPLETELY DIE -- SEVERAL TIMES). I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS ALREADY COST SOME PEOPLE THEIR LIVES. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS AND FORCE JEEP TO DO A RECALL. *TR

THE JEEP IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. IT WAS HANDLING VERY POORLY ON THE ROAD SO I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. JEEP CONSIDERS THESE WEAR ITEMS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY SHOP SAID THE ONE'S ON JEEP ARE JUNK AND THEY HAVE SEEN FAILURES AS LOW AS 326 MILES! MY DODGE TRUCK HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AT 75K MILES AND DODGE REPLACED THE WHOLE FRONT END. NOT JEEP. IF YOU SEARCH THE WEBSITES YOU WILL FIND THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE PARTS JEEP USES ARE JUNK. I REPLACED THEM WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS FROM MOOG WHICH HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. I WAS NOT GOING TO RISK MY FAMILY BY INSTALLING CHEAP DANGEROUS FACTORY PARTS. MY COST WAS $1600 TO FIX A NEW TRUCK! NO WONDER JEEP IS RATED THE SECOND WORSE VEHICLE MADE NEXT TO FIAT! THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT MOST CONSUMERS ARE UNAWARE OF. I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE AT FIRST. WHEN THEY SHOWED ME THE PARTS, WHICH I STILL HAVE, THERE IS ZERO RESISTANCE IN 3 OF THE 4 BALL JOINTS. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM WITH YOUR HARD. THEY ARE LIKE A PENCIL IN A CUP OF WATER. AMAZING THEY WOULD RISK THERE CUSTOMERS LIVES WITH SUCH GARBAGE PARTS ON A NEW 40K VEHICLE! I HAVE THE PARTS IF YOU WANT THEM. THIS LEADS TO DEATH WOBBLE AND DANGEROUS HANDLING VEHICLES. MY WIFE WAS COMPLAINING THAT THE RIG WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I DROVE IT AND AGREED IT WAS DANGEROUS AS YOU HAD TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE AND FIGHT THE WHEEL TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NOT A SAFE SITUATION AND VERY DANGEROUS. I FIGURED IS NO ONE BROUGHT IT TO YOUR ATTENTION IT IS ONLY GOING TO COST SOMEONE THERE LIFE. IT MOST LIKELY ALREADY HAS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE WRECKED JEEP APART TO SEE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS. VERY DISGUSTED ON JEEP'S DECISION TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS AT THE EXPENSIVE OF SAFETY. *TR

I AM REQUESTING THAT DOT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE STRESS FRACTURE TO MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH SUDDENLY OCCURRED IN LATE FEBRUARY OF 2015. THE JEEP WAS PARKED IN MY MOTHER'S DRIVEWAY IN NEW JERSEY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS DUE TO THE BIRTH OF MY BABY AND INCLEMENT WEATHER. DURING THAT PERIOD A GREAT DEAL OF ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATED. EVENTUALLY I STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND STARTED CLEARING THE CAR. I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING FROM THE BOTTOM TOWARD THE TOP, APPROXIMATELY 4"-5" LONG THAT HAD NOT BEEN THERE BEFORE. AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CRACK SPREAD TO 6" ACROSS AND THEN BACK DOWN THE WINDSHIELD TO THE POINT WHERE IT PARTLY BLOCKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE WINDOW FEELS PERFECTLY SMOOTH, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. IT CLEARLY FORMED INSIDE THE WINDOW. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A STRESS FRACTURE PROBABLY DUE TO FREEZING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE HEAT FROM THE DEFROSTER. THE INDIVIDUAL I SPOKE WITH CONCEDED IT WAS IN ALL PROBABILITY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SINCE HE HAD HEARD OF "A LOT OF OTHER CASES LIKE MINE" BUT WOULD NOT BE QUOTED ON THAT. HE CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO REFUSED TO COVER THE WINDSHIELD DAMAGE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR SEVEN MONTHS, THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 12,000. I HAVE CONTINUED TO INVESTIGATE INCIDENCES OF STRESS FRACTURE DAMAGE TO FRONT WINDSHIELDS IN THE JEEPS AND HAVE COLLECTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DATA THROUGH NUMEROUS COMPLAINT BLOGS THAT SUPPORTS THE FACT THAT EITHER THE JEEP WINDSHIELDS THEMSELVES ARE DEFECTIVE OR SOME PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE DESIGN ITSELF MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR CONSIDERABLE HEAT TO BE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD TO THE POINT WHERE STRESS CAUSES THE WINDOW TO CRACK. RATHER THAN ADDRESS THE ISSUE, CHRYSLER IS INSTEAD FORCING OWNERS TO GO THROUGH THEIR PRIVATE INSURANCE FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE FORMALLY INVESTIGATE." *TR

OIL HOUSING COOLER WAS APPARENTLY CRACKED AND LEAKING OIL ONTO MY ENGINE. THE CEL CAME ON AND VEHICLE ITSELF GAVE NO ERROR CODES. MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBABLY PUT 40 MILES ON IT IN BETWEEN NOT NOTICING OIL LOSS BEING PARKED ON THE STREET. SPOUSE NOTICED LOSS OF ACCELERATION DURING TRIP HOME FROM WORK. JEEP DIDN'T SEEM TO BE RUNNING ANY DIFFERENT SO DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DON'T KNOW HOW LOW MY OIL PRESSURE WAS AND IF IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. DID NOTICE A GOOD AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE GROUND AFTER THE FACT.

BURNING SMELL, OIL SPOTS AND PUDDLES UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED OIL LEAK COMING FROM CRACKED OIL FILTER ADAPTER HOUSING. PART IS DEFECTIVE AND ALLOWS SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF OIL TO COLLECT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TECHNICIAN FOUND VALLEY OF ENGINE FULL OF OIL, UNDER VEHICLE, ON TRANSMISSION AND OIL ACCUMULATED IN THE SKID PLATES UNDER THE VEHICLE. OIL ACCUMULATION POSES SIGNIFICANT DANGER AND FIRE HAZARD WITH POTENTIAL SERIOUS DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ENGINE AND ITS OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE ENGINE VALLEY. CHRYSLER CASE MANAGER AND SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED PART IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER REPORTED THEY ARE SEEING 2014 VEHICLES COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AND THE RPM'S WOULD REV UP TO 6000. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT ONCE OVER THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY. IMPLAUSIBLE DATA REPORTED FROM A MODULE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IS NOT EVEN IN THE VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO ABOVE ABOUT 1800 RPM AND 15 MILES AN HOUR. AT OTHER TIMES THE RPMS WILL SURGE UP INTO THE 5000-6000 RANGE AND NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS BUT THE SHIFTING PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. *TR