2014 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

BURNING SMELL OF OIL, PART WAS CRACKED. DEALERSHIP EVEN SAID IT IS A POOR DESIGN. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS COULD'VE BEEN A FIRE OR AN ENGINE DISASTER WITH THE AMOUNT OF OIL COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I EXPERIENCED THE OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL COOLER. REPLACED WITH THE AB PART. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A DEVASTATING INCIDENT. EITHER TOO FAR AWAY FROM DEALER\SHOP OR A FIRE. THE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING WAS ABSURD. CLEARLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON THE FREEWAY (JUST EAST OF SNOWVILLE, UT) AT APPROX 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT 80), WHEN THE JEEP SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO A MUCH LOWER GEAR (1ST OR 2ND). OF COURSE WE SPUN OUT--FIRST ONE WAY, THEN THE OTHER AS I FOUGHT FOR CONTROL I EITHER GOT IT INTO NEUTRAL OR IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL ITSELF AND I REGAINED CONTROL AND GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE ROLLED THE VEHICLE OR HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AND MY WIFE SAID SHE WOULD HAVE ROLLED IT. AFTER I GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR FOR SOMETIME AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER THREE OR FOUR TRIES, IT EVENTUALLY WENT INTO GEAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, AND WE DROVE THE 60 MILES OR SO BACK HOME AT A MUCH SLOWER SPEED. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK ON MONDAY, WHICH I DID AND THEY KEPT IT SEVERAL DAYS BUT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ALL NOW, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THOUGH IT NOW SEEMS TO BE DRIVING OK. OF COURSE I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN, BUT I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE WITH LESS DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND KILL SOMEONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2014 WRANGLER JK WITH 10,900 MILES AND I HAVE A 5 MILE DRIVE TO WORK. TWO DAYS AGO, JANUARY 14, 2015 AS I EXITED THE VEHICLE, I SMELL BURNT OIL. I LIFTED THE HOOD, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE OIL. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH FOR A DRIP OR PUDDLE, BUT I SAW NOTHING. AS I LEFT WORK LATER THAT AFTERNOON, I LOOKED UNDER THE JEEP AND THERE APPEARED TO BE A SLIGHT PUDDLE OF LEAKING OIL. I DROVE 5 MILES HOME. AFTER I GOT THERE, I OBSERVED A GOOD SIZED OIL PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY MIDWAY UNDER JEEP WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST! I HAD JEEP TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND I WAS I JUST ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE OIL COOLER/ADAPTER HOUSING. I HAD 10,900 MILES ON ODOMETER WHEN IT OCCURRED. I HOPE CHRYSLER ENGINEERS A REPLACEMENT PART FAST! OTHERWISE, THE FINE FOLKS AT JEEP MAY BE LOOKING AT CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND/OR FIRE FROM OIL COMING IN CONTACT WITH HOT ENGINE OR DRIVE LINE PARTS ON ALL OF THE MY 2014 JKS! THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT WAS FIRST REPORTED IN MAY 2014. *TR

I AM SEEING AN ISSUE WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE FIRST TIME IN THE MORNINGS MAYBE 5-7 DAYS A WEEK. I OWN A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SPORT (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), WITH A RUBICON EXPRESS LEVELING KIT, TIRE SIZE 315/17 AFTER I START THE VEHICLE WEATHER I LEAVE A MINUTE AFTER OR LET IT IDLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. I LEAVE A MINUTE AFTER OR LET IT IDLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES MOST TIMES AND THEN I AM ON MY WAY. AFTER REACHING AN INITIAL SPEED OF 40-45 FOR THE FIRST MILE, I SLOW DOWN NORMALLY APPROACHING THE FIRST STOP (FOOT ON BRAKE). AT THIS POINT THE TACHOMETER IS DOWN BELOW THE 1500-1000 RANGE; THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHUTTER AS IF I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AS WELL. COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE TACHOMETER IS ERRATIC FROM IDLE TO THE 1500 OR SO RANGE AND THE VEHICLE IS VIBRATING AND IF I DON?T LET OFF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE STALLS. PUTTING IT IN PARK IT STARTS NORMALLY DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, ONCE AFTER WORK ONE NIGHT. THE WORST HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN I RESTARTED AND WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, IT SEEM TO STAY IN PARK AS THE RPMS WENT UP BUT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. I PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND THEN TO DRIVE AND IT MOVED AS IT SHOULD. COULD NOT DECIDE WHAT TO CHOOSE FOR AFFECTED PARTS COULD ALSO BE; ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION, ELECTRICAL? I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT OF COURSE THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING! WILL TAKE IT BACK AGAIN WITH THE FOLLOWING REFERENCED HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/JEEP/WRANGLER/2014/ENGINE/RUNS_ROUGH_STALLS_FREQUENTLY_WHEN_STOPPING.SHTML. *TR

I STARTED JEEP, THE RADIO CHANNEL MYSTERIOUSLY CHANGED, DROVE APPROX 1 MILE, CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AT A BUSY MOUNTAIN INTERSECTION AND THE ENTIRE JEEP BLACKED OUT, I LOST ALL FUNCTIONS, WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED AND T BONED AT THE SAME TIME, RETURNED THE JEEP TO PARK AND RESTARTED. I TOOK THE JEEP TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T RECREATE PROBLEM, I DROVE JEEP OFF THE PROPERTY ONLY TO HAVE IT DIE AT THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT, PUT INTO PARK RESTARTED ONLY TO HAVE IT DIE AGAIN. FINALLY MADE IT BACK TO JEEP, THEY'VE HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND THEY CLAIM THEY STILL CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. I DON'T TRUST THE VEHICLE NOR DO I FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHICH IS WHERE I LIVE. ALSO NOTE, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, SO DOES THAT MEAN THE AIRBAGS WONT DEPLOY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

THE ENGINE OIL COOLER/FILTER UNIT ON TOP OF THE ENGINE CRACKED SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND DOWN IN THE ENGINE VALLEY. THEN THE OIL LEAKED DOWN AND COVERED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AT A RAPID RATE AND SMOKING - COULD CATCH ON FIRE CANNOT GET IT INTO A DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA - WAS TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF LACK OF ROOM/OVERCROWDED. WARRANTY IS TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO TAKE IT TO BUT IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE NOTHING TO DRIVE AND HAVE A JOB AND A CHILD TO GET TO SCHOOL. *TR

DURING A SNOW EVENT ON JAN 3, 2015, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER (IT WAS SNOWING AND ABOUT 36 DEGREES). I COULD HEAR A CLICK COMING FROM BELOW THE FUSE BOX, BUT THEY WERE NOT WORKING SO I HAD NO VISIBILITY AND HAD TO PULL OVER. I PULLED THE FUSE FROM THE BLOCK THINK MAYBE IT SOMEHOW BECAME LOOSE AND REPLACED (WITH THE SAME) AND THE WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I CONTINUED ON WITH MY DAY. ON JAN. 6, DURING ANOTHER SNOW EVENT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I PULLED OUT OF A 40 DEGREE GARAGE. THIS TIME I COULD NOT GET THEM TO START WORKING SO I NEEDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THIS IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND SO FAR THE EVALUATION HAS BEEN THAT THE WIPERS ARE NOW WORKING, BUT THERE IS A CODE DISPLAYED THAT THE WIPERS HAD A FAULT, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE. I SURE HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN I'M ON A HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH NEXT TO A TRUCK THROWING UP ROAD SALT ONTO MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING IN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.