NHTSA Complaint #10474569 — 2012 JEEP WRANGLER ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10474569
Vehicle	2012 JEEP WRANGLER
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 3, 2012
Date Filed	September 10, 2012
Mileage	6,200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

THE ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A LOUD TICKING NOISE STARTING AT ABOUT 1000 MILES. THE TICKING IS LOUDER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE NORMAL VALVETRAIN RELATED NOISE. WITH REPORTS OF BAD PENTASTAR V6 HEADS MAKING IT INTO PRODUCTION JEEP WRANGLERS, I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERS FOR ANALYSIS. BOTH DEALERS SAID THAT THEY THINK THE NOISE IS NORMAL, BUT DID ADMIT THEY COULD HEAR THE LOUD TICKING. MILEAGE HAS BEEN DROPPING AND THE ENGINE HAS STALLED TWICE. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE AFFECTED ANYTHING. *TR

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