2012 JEEP WRANGLER Electrical System Problems

VEHICLE STALLED (ENGINE QUITE RUNNING) THEN JERKED BACK ON. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY DO THIS OCCASIONALLY. NOW IT DOES IT FREQUENTLY IN ALL GEARS (SIX SPEED MANUAL).

INOP BATTERY, A/C AND HEAT BLOWER, ALARM SECURITY LIGHT, WINDOWS INOP INTERMEDIATELY

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE ENGINE WILL STALL AT IDLING OR LOW RPM'S. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER 4 TIMES NOW AND OF COURSE THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, THEY CAR WOULD SIMPLY NOT START AT ALL AND IT ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS, HORN, STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROLS, HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND REAR BACK POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP- THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN.

APPROX 4 MONTHS AND 3700 MILES OF HAVING MY 2012 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED, DURING REGULAR DRIVING ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE WARNING CHIMES WERE ON, ALL GAUGES DROPPED AND CONTINUED TO FLASH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED FLASHING AND FLICKERING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 20 SECONDS I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 30 TIMES SINCE THEN AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN REGULARLY AND AFTER SHOWING THEM 2 VIDEOS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NOW AT 47000 MILES MY WARRANTY IS GONE AND THIS TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIRBAG REMAINED ON. I DON'T KNOW IF THE TWO ISSUES ARE RELATED OR ARE SEPARATE, BUT NOW IT KIND OF "SPUTTERS AND PUT-PUTS" WHEN ITS IN PARK AND WON'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP WANTS...

I HAVE A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 40K MILES. AROUND 15K MILES, I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT WINDSHIELD HEATING/DEFROSTING NOT WORKING. HEATING WORKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT NOT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATING OR WINDSHIELD AREAS. THIS ISSUE CREATES A COMFORT PROBLEM DURING COLD DAYS DUE TO NO HEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DEFROST PROPERLY WITHOUT SUFFICIENT HEAT, CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING SCENARIOS. THIS ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, BUT OVER THE PAST 20K MILES HAS BECOME A FREQUENT COMFORT AND SAFETY ISSUE. THIS DEFECT/ISSUE/DESIGN FLAW IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CURRENT WRANGLER UNLIMITED AS A NUMBER OF OTHERS I KNOW WITH THE SAME VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AND YOU CAN FIND ENDLESS COMPLAINTS OF THE ISSUE ON LINE. MY DEALER ALSO EXPLAINED THEY RECEIVE FREQUENT COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM....

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES, HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE DASH LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 100 TIMES WHERE MY JEEP HAS STALLED AND JUST STOPPED RUNNING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I HAVE SLOWED DOWN, AND HAS STOPPED IN INTERSECTIONS. IT HAS STOPPED WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP ETC. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. IT SCARES ME , AND MAKES ME FEAR FOR MY LIFE. I HAVE CHANGED THE WAY I DRIVE BECAUSE OF IT, WITH THE FEAR OF WORRYING MY JEEP WILL JUST STOP RUNNING , WHEN I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE SWITCHES IN THE CAR NOT WORK, AND FUNCTION ERRATICALLY. LIGHTS STAY ON, WHEN TURNED OFF, AFTER TURNING THEM OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY FINALLY GO OUT. I HAVE HAD MY BREAKS RESPOND ODDLY, AND GET WEAK. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER NOT COME ON, THEN TURN SWITCH AGAIN AND IT WORKS. HAVE HAD DEFROST SOME ON WHEN DEFROST...

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL WENT OUT. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE BATTERY TERMINALS, THE NEXT 2 AGREED IT WAS THE TIPM FOR THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE START/RUN RELAY IS MOVED AT ALL, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP HAVE REPORTED THE PART ON BACKORDER AND HAVE NO ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

JEEP. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON VEHICLE FOR THE HEATED POWER SIDE VIEW MIRROR WIRE HARNESS RECALL. HOWEVER, HE WAS GIVEN A DOCUMENT TO SIGN. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FAULTY TIPM. SINCE BUYING THE JEEP BRAND NEW IT HAS DONE WEIRD THINGS (IE: LOCKS WON'T WORK, WINDOWS WON'T WORK, RADIO WON'T WORK) BUT IF I JUST TURNED THE JEEP OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, NOW MY LOCKS QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND ONLY SOLUTION IS REPLACE THE TIPM BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TIME UNTIL NOW AND NOW THE JEEP IS OUT OF IT'S WARRANTY AND COST $1000 TO FIX. *TR

P61-NHTSA 14V-631 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (REFERENCE ABOVE) AND CALLED MY DEALER TO FIX SAME. WAS TOLD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CALL BACK IN 6 MONTHS. CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNREASONABLE. DEALER: BRUNSWICK AUTO MART, 3031 CENTER ROAD, BRUNSWICK, OHIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN UPDATED 10/9/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2012 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT 3.6L VEHICLE DOES NOT START AT RANDOM. VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL ELECTRICAL WILL TURN ON BUT JEEP WILL NOT CRANK OVER OR MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO START. WIPERS TURN ON, THEIR OWN. BATTERY, AND STARTER HAVE BOTH BEEN CHECKED. EVIDENCE LEADS TO FAULTY TIPM SENSOR BUT BECAUSE THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE ERROR AFTER 5 TRIES THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THE TIPM. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY CAN NOT JUST THROW PARTS AT IT TO FIX THE ISSUE EVEN WITH HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN, STEERING) AND 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V631000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MAY NOT BE IN THE NHTSA'S ARENA BUT I WASN'T SURE WHERE ELSE TO TURN. AROUND THE 21ST OF NOVEMBER 2014 THE HEADLIGHTS, BLINKERS, CABIN LIGHTING AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO CAPITAL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN GARNER NC ON THE 25TH OF NOVEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ELECTRICAL CLUSTER IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORTING OUT. THE PART IS AN EXCHANGE PART AND ONE OF CHRYSLER'S VENDORS WOULD SEND A NEW PART CALIBRATED TO MY MILEAGE TO REPLACE MY SHORTED CLUSTER AND THEY WOULD SEND MY CLUSTER BACK TO BE REPAIRED. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE DRIVEN, DESPITE PHYSICALLY WORKING, BECAUSE THE NEW CLUSTERS MILEAGE HAD TO MATCH THE VEHICLES MILEAGE AND THEY HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED THE MILEAGE TO THE VENDOR. AROUND THE 5TH OF DECEMBER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT GOING TO SHIP...

WAS SLEEPING AND WOKE UP TO A POPPING NOISE THAT HAPPENED TO BE MY JEEP UP IN FLAMES AT APPROX 4:30 AM. CALLED CHRYSLER THEY CAME OUT N TOLD ME IT WAS ELECTRICAL NEAR THE BATTERY. I HAD NO AFTERMARKET ELECTRICAL TO CAUSE THIS. CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I LOST MY JEEP. I AM AT A LOSE OF WORDS, MY JEEP WAS MY BABY... VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER AND DON'T KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE FOR THEM TO HELP ME OR RECTIFY THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WENT TO START IT BACK UP AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO DASH LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, HORN, BRAKELIGHTS, HEATED SEATS, ETC. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY OCTOBER 20TH. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CLUSTER WAS OUT AND IT WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS TO GET ONE. AT THE END OF THE WEEK THEY TOLD US IT WOULD BE NOV 1ST. I CHECKED IN ON OCT 30 AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE PART WAS NOW TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR NOV 22. OPENED A CASE WITH JEEP AND HAVE A CASE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE NEW TENTATIVE DATE IS NOV 28. THE PARTS SEEM TO BE UNAVAILABLE AND OUR JEEP HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR 33 DAYS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT SHORT OCCURRING UPON ACTIVATING THE PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS. THERE WERE ALSO NO AUDIO CONTROLS, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO HELD THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,500.

TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) FAILURE CAUSED THE STARTER MOTOR TO BURN OUT AND FRIED THE TIPM. *TR

2012 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SPORT; 1ST INCIDENT WITH HOT OIL MESSAGE, RESULTED IN DEALERSHIP FIXING THE RECALL THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD PARTS FOR (THAT WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS-AND FOR A RECALL). WHEN I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I HAD A CASE ID WITH CHRYSLER, THEY CHANGED THEIR TUNE AND HAD THE PART(S). THIS WAS AT 26000 MILES. 2ND INCIDENT: I HAD DRIVEN TO NY FROM SC WITH NO ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. NEXT DAY, COLD START, HOT OIL WARNING. TOOK TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY "CLEARED THE ERROR" STATING THERE WAS NO APPARENT CAUSE AND THEY "DIDN'T KNOW WHY" THE ERROR OCCURRED. 3RD INCIDENT: CALLED DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE JEEP FROM AND TOLD THE GUY (WHOM I KNOW BY NAME) THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, "HOT OIL MESSAGE." HE STATED, "HOT OIL MESSAGE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!" REALLY??? HE WAS...

ONE MORNING THE CONTROLS, HORN, & I'M ASSUMING, AIRBAG STOPPED WORKING (NO LIGHTS OR FUNCTIONALITY). JUST NOTICED THE FIRST TIME GOING OUT FOR THE DAY. THE REMOVABLE HARD TOP PANELS WHERE OFF, AND SOME DEW WAS PRESENT IN THE AIR EARLIER THAT MORNING.... BUT IT'S A JEEP. THE HORN HONKED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ONCE AND THEN NO MORE. IT DOES STILL WORK WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS AND SUCH REMOTELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED, AND THEN STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,263.

THE ENGINE HAS ALWAYS HAD A TICKING SOUND. IT'S BEEN EVALUATED AS A HEAD REPLACEMENT. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS. MISFIRE #2 CYLINDER IS THE CODE. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH ? I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY AND THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE ENGINE STOPPED, THE DASH PANEL FLICKERED, AND THEN I LOST ALL POWER. THE BRAKES STARTED LOSING PRESSURE AND MY SWAYBAR DISCONNECT BECAME DISCONNECTED. 1.5 SECONDS LATER THE JEEP CAME ALIVE AND I HAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP WITH WARNING BELLS LIKE YOU DO WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 13 OR SO TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. IT'S CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER GETTING FIXED. WHILE I WAS THERE THIS MORNING THERE WERE 3 OTHERS WITH CHRYSLER GROUP VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE JEEP FORUMS ALSO HAVE SEVERAL POSTS ABOUT THIS. *TR

PURCHASED MY JEEP WRANGLER IN MAY OF 2012. SINCE PURCHASE THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE WIPERS TURNING ON WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. WIPERS MAKE A SINGLE PASS AND STOP. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. IT ALSO OCCURS AT TIMES WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. I BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALER REPLACED A SWITCH. BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN STOPPED I AM UNABLE TO VIEW VIDEOS ON THE DVD PLAYER. THE PLAYER HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT NOW IT IS DOING THE SAME THING.

AFTER COMMUTE OF 35 - 40 MINUTES FROM WORK I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND CLOSED THE DOOR DOWN FOR THE NIGHT AS USUAL AND WENT INSIDE . I DID SMELL A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL BUT THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO OUTSIDE FRIDGE THAT FAILED. AFTER BEING INSIDE A FEW MINUTES WE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE GARAGE. I WENT TO CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND THE STARTER ON THE JEEP WAS SPINNING ON ITS OWN. MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN FLAMES UNDER JEEP. I MANAGED TO GET JEEP OUT OF GARAGE AND FIRE PUT OUT AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE FIRE WAS BASICALLY CONTAINED TO THE AREA AROUND THE STARTER AND RELATED WIRING/HOSES. THE JEEP DEALER PICKED UP THE JEEP AND HAS IT NOW. I CONTACTED JEEP FACTORY CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE REP WITH THE SPECIFICS OF THE INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD MY FILE WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO...

MY SON PURCHASED (LEASED) HIS FIRST NEW VEHICLE (JEEP WRANGLER) IN MID-2012. IT DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS THEY WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS CONCERNED ME AS THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF HE WERE TO DRIVE THE JEEP IN SNOW OR RAIN. INITIALLY, THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT MIS-DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND WE WERE TOLD THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACED. ONCE THAT WAS REPLACED, WE ARE NOW TOLD THE TIPM MODULE IS BAD AND THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I CALLED CHRYSLER FOR HELP (MINIMAL SUPPORT FROM DEALER AS THEY ASKED ME TO FOLLOW-UP) AND IT APPEARS THE ORDER # THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED ME WITH WAS FOR THE WRONG PART. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY ARE EXPECTING A SHIPMENT OF THE PART IN MAY, 2014. I CALLED CHRYSLER BACK AND THEY ARE NOW WORKING TO EXPEDITE (AGAIN) BUT IT MAY BE A WEEK BEFORE...

DRIVING & NOTICE THAT WINDOW STARTED TO FROST UP, AT THE SAME TIME NOTICE THAT THE HEAT WAS NOT GETTING WARM AFTER DRIVING FOR OVER 20 MINS. TURNED THE DEFROST ON AND IT STARTED TO FROST MORE, PUT MY HAND TO THE BLOWERS & NOTICE THAT IT WAS BLOWING COOL AIR. DOUBLE CHECKED THAT I HAD THE HEAT ON AND PUT IT TO HIGH AND IT CONTINUED TO BLOW COOL AIR,REACHED OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. MADE AN APPOINTMENT TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AS IT ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE HEATER, THEY SAID THAT THE PART FOR MY HEATER WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO GET IN & THEY WOULD CALL. ONE WEEK LATER HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING, WENT BACK TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP(COLORADO CHRYSLER JEEP) SERVICE & ASKED ABOUT THE PART,...

WE COULD NOT START VEHICLE WITH ONLY THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT WORKING. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO DISCONNECT DRIVE LINE TO TOW VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS TIPM FAILURE (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER FAILURE). NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET WERE FOUND WITH THIS SAME FAILURE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED OF POTENTIAL FOR CAR CRASH SINCE ALL LIGHTS AND VEHICLE ARE DISABLED WITHOUT WARNING. IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL TO COAST YOUR VEHICLE OF THE ROAD THERE IS STILL A DANGER OF BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR SINCE THE LIGHT ARE DISABLED. ALSO OCCUPANT CANNOT LOCK DOORS TO DEFEND AGAINST CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. ONE MORE POINT IS THAT THIS IS AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE. WE HAD JUST BE USING IT IN A VERY REMOTE LOCATION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD SAFELY GET OURSELVES BACK INCLUDING THE VEHICLE FROM THIS VERY REMOTE LOCATION. *TR

ON OR ABOUT 10 AM ON 8-16-13 OUR AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND ALL STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS QUITE WORKING. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE EDR SYSTEM REPORTED THAT, NO AIRBAG WENT OFF AND THERE IS NO RECORDED EVENT. THIS FROM JEEPS CORPORATE INVESTIGATION. THE SRS MODULE IS ALSO FINE AND HAS NOT TRIGGERED ANY EVENT. THIS LEADS BACK TO THE CLOCK SPRING AND A SHORT THAT THEY NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED AT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE KNOW PART THAT WAS FAULTED/FAILED. *TR

I HAVE A 2012 WRANGLER SAHARA 4DR AND THIS PAST WEEK I HAD TO TOW MY JEEP INTO A DEALERSHIP IN TEXARKANA. I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND NOT TRYING TO GUN THE RPMS. I HAD TOTAL SHUTDOWN BUT WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED IT UP AND TOLD ME THAT MY ASD 25 AMP FUSE HAD BLOWN BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. MY JEEP RAN OKAY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BUT BY NIGHT IT BLEW ANOTHER FUSE AS I ACCELERATED FROM A GREEN LIGHT AND INTO THE INTERSECTION. I REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER 25 AMP FUSE BUT FEAR THAT IF I PUT A 30 AMP IN THAT IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR A BURN OUT BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GOT HOME. I DROVE BACK HOME (AN HOUR DRIVE UP AND DOWN HILLS) AND IT SEEMED TO ALWAYS WANT TO RAMP...

PURCHASED 2012 WRANGLER SAHARA APRIL 2012 NEW EXPERIENCED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN NOVEMBER 2012 WITH APPROX 17000 MILES WENT TO DEALER, CODE WAS CYLINDER 2 RE-SET THE COMPUTER THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER BASED OFF A TSB THEY HAD RECEIVED. DAY LATER LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ALONG WITH TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT AND ALSO THE REMOTE START WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE LIGHT ERROR. LOUD TICKING NOISE, LOSS OF POWER OCCASIONALLY AT START UP. LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 JEEP SAHARA. AFTER ACCELERATING AND PASSING ANOTHER CAR WHILE DRIVING, I LIFTED OFF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT MY JEEP CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I TAPPED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE ACCELERATOR, THEN TAPPED THE BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES IN CASE THE SPEED CONTROL SOMEHOW ENGAGED. I THEN TRIED TO SEE IF I COULD LIFT THE ACCELERATOR FROM BELOW WITH MY FOOT, BUT IT WASN'T DEPRESSED. THE JEEP WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE AND AT THIS POINT I WAS GOING WELL OVER 80 MPH. FINALLY I WAS LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH AND TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. I QUICKLY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AS THE REVS WENT THROUGH THE ROOF. I COASTED ONTO A SIDE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART MY JEEP, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED THE KEY, PUT...

I BOUGHT MY 2012 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SPORT IN NOVEMBER 2011. IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2012 WHEN MY WIPERS WOULD TURN ON ALL BY THEMSELVES FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN OFF AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES DURING THE SUMMER. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO WOULD JUST POWER OFF. THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD COME BACK ON WAS TO HIT THE TOP OF THE DASH AND IT POWERED BACK ON. TOOK IT IN AND THEY FLASHED A MODULE WHICH STOPPED THE WIPER ISSUE BUT NOT THE RADIO PROBLEM. THIS WAS JULY 2012. AFTER THAT IN SAME MONTH, I NOTICED AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOLID. TOOK IT IN, THEY RESET IT SAYING IT WAS A CYLINDER #2 MISFIRE. PEOPLE ON WRANGLERFORUMS.COM WERE TALKING ABOUT IT TOO (SEE JK SECTION AND LOOK FOR "TICKING PENTASTAR" THREAD). IT WAS THE BIGGEST THREAD ACTUALLY. APPARENTLY, OVER A HUNDRED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP WAS OPENED AS IT BEGAN TO RAIN AND SATURATED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE CONTACT HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND THE HORN ALL FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. ALL OF THE INOPERABLE COMPONENTS BECAME OPERABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES TO DIAGNOSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,600.

45 DAYS AND 1960 MILES AND IT IS AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH STEERING COLUMN AND DASH ALL APART. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED THEY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONICS IN STEERING COLUMN. SO FAR DEALER DOESN'T KNOW OR IS NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE WAITING ON A REPLY FROM MANUFACTURE AND THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE RUNNING TESTS THROUGH CLUSTER. I WILL BE REQUESTING FOR JEEP TO EXCHANGE THIS ONE FOR ANOTHER ONE AS I DON'T TRUST THEY WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHAT IF I AM FAR FROM HOME AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN. I COULD HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

PURCHASED A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT ON 3/3/12 AT ROUGHLY 2PM CST. AT ABOUT 4PM CST, I PARKED THE JEEP IN MY APARTMENT'S PARKING GARAGE. I DECIDED AT ABOUT 6PM CST TO GO GET SOME DINNER, AND TO CRUISE AROUND AS WELL IN THE NEW VEHICLE. I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PARKING GARAGE, AND WHEN I GOT INTO THE GARAGE, I OBSERVED MY NEW JEEP ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPLODED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE INTERIOR IS DESTROYED; BASICALLY TOTALED OUT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 11 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND ENDED WITH ABOUT 17 TOTAL. *TR