2012 Jeep Wrangler Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE AT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,618 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AS THE ENGINE SLIGHTLY STALLED. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY FRONT WHEEL HUB AND WHEEL BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT THE CONTACT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE STEERING BOX NEEDING TO BE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15...UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF

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 THE KEY BACK IN AND TURNED THE IGNITION AT WHICH POINT IT TURNED OVER AND AFTER ABOUT 5 OR 6 SECS IT FINALLY RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I CHECKED AROUND THE ACCELERATOR AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS SECURELY IN PLACE AND THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND THE ACCELERATOR TO CAUSE IT TO STICK. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE IN MY LIFE AND AM 110% SURE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DRIVER ERROR. MY FEET WERE COMPLETELY OFF ANY OF THE PEDDLES WHILE THE JEEP CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND AS I HAD A CLEAR ROAD AHEAD OF ME, I VERY METHODICALLY AND CALMLY TOOK THE ACTIONS I OUTLINED ABOVE IN THE ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE ENGINE SPEED WITH NO AFFECT UNTIL I FINALLY HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING A UPHILL, TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN , STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. KMJ

CHRYSLER PENTASTAR 3.6L RECALL NEEDED FOR MAJOR DEFECT THAT IS REQUIRING MAJOR ENGINE REWORK AND COMPLETE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT AROUND 12K MILES. THIS IS GOING ON NOW AND NEEDS PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT/RECALL. *TR PLEASE GOOGLE "CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE PENTASTAR" THIS IS ALREADY REPORTED BY ~25% OF 2012 OWNERS.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. INITIAL TRIP TO DEALER AND THEY DECIDED TO JUST RESET THE CODES. LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. RETURN TO DEALER AND THEY REPORTED A BAD CYLINDER HEAD. TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING, CAR NOW HAS MORE ENGINE NOISE AND POWER LOSE. (AS A SIDE NOTE THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO REPLACED, ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, A"BAD"PVC VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIR FILTER AND HOUSING COATED WITH ABOUT A 1/2 INCH OF ENGINE OIL.). HAVE BEEN WAITING ON PARTS GOING ON 10 DAYS. NOT STUPID ENOUGH TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS THE DEALER SUGGESTED. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR DEALERS TO TELL CLIENTS TO KEEP DRIVING WHEN THIS VEHICLE HAS POWER ISSUES AND APPEARS AT RISK FOR STALLING. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN , STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT BEING SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. AZ

THIS COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN QC'D. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL. TL* WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH ONCOMING TRUCKS COMING BY, THE HOOD OF MY 2012 JEEP WRANGLER WOULD LIFT UP TO THE LIMITS OF THE HOOD LATCHES. THESE FACTORY LATCHES ARE MADE OF HEAVY DUTY RUBBER AND DO NOT HOLD THE HOOD DOWN/IN PLACE FIRMLY AS THE AIR FROM THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC PUSHES ON THE JEEP. THE HOOD CAN BE VISUALLY SEEN TO MOVE UPWARDS AND BOW WITH A LOUD BANG. I CONTACTED JEEP CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE DEALER (PRESTIGE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA). I DID THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WAS A CHRYSLER ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MOPAR HAS METAL LATCHES BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM. SINCE THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HOOD BEING LIFTED BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD, IT CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW; I FEEL THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD MAKE CHRYSLER REPLACE THE HOOD LATCHES WITH THE STEEL ONES AT NO COST TO ME. THIS IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY THE NHTSA BECAUSE CHRYSLER WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATES THIS BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE IS KILLED. UPDATED 11/14/12 *CN UPDATED 11/14/2012 *JS UPDATED 11/30/12 *CN

VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY (DEC 2012) AT DEALER HAVING HEADS/VALVES REPLACED (10TH DAY AFTER WAITING 10 DAYS FOR PARTS), ORIGINAL REPORT 9 NOV: IDLING ENGINE CONTINUES TO BE VERY ROUGH, MUCH ROUGHER THAN WHEN REPORTED TO DEALER ON NOVEMBER 9 2012, DEALER DID PCM REFLASH/UPDATE AS STALLING MANEUVER, AFTER WHICH PROBLEM WORSENED AND MIL CAME ON VEHICLE IS VIBRATING ABNORMALLY WHEN STOPPED AND IDLING, ALL PASSENGERS FEEL THE CAR SHAKING, ALMOST STALLS AT TIMES IDLING ENGINE CHANGES SPEEDS AND SOUND INTERMITTENTLY AND IS RUNNING VERY LOUD ENGINE ALWAYS HAD SLIGHT TICKING ON LEFT SIDE SINCE NEW BUT WAS NEVER LOUD OR ROUGH LOSS OF POWER FELT AT ACCELERATION AT TOP OF GEARS (MANUAL) WHITE EXHAUST EMISSIONS AFTER COLD START, THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE ENGINE LIGHT MIL IS ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY - READS P0306 CYLINDER 6 MISFIRE GAS MILEAGE SEVERELY AFFECTED (APPROX 25% WORSE), CAR NOW HAS 18K MILES; DEALER SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE IT - HOWEVER DRIVING IT MAY CAUSE OTHER DAMAGE THIS IS 3RD VISIT TO DEALER - WHEN PROBLEM FIRST REPORTED DEALER SERVICE DEPT SAID I MIGHT HAVE PUT WATER IN THE GAS. I HAVE HAD TO PUSH THE DEALER TO FIX THIS AND THE GENERAL ATTITUDE HAS BEEN ADVERSARIAL AND NOT HELPFUL. *TR

JEEP WRANGLER 2012 REVERSE GEAR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE ON MANUAL 6-SPEED. AFTER PLACING GEAR IN REVERSE AND INITIATING MOVEMENT IN REVERSE GEAR, THE GEAR POPS OUT OF PLACE. POSES SAFETY ISSUE: NOT ABLE TO GO INTO REVERSE WHEN EXPECTED; CAR STOPS SUDDENLY WHILE TRYING TO GO INTO REVERSE; DRIVER MUST KEEP HAND ON REVERSE GEAR RATHER THAN BEING ABLE TO TURN AND LOOK BEHIND SHOULDER. BROUGHT MATTER TO ATTENTION OF MANUFACTURER DEALER REPRESENTATIVE IN FEBRUARY 2013 AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT REPLACEMENT PART IS ON BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION FOR 2+ MONTHS. *TR

I HAVE RECEIVED 3 CHIPS ONE LEADING TO A SERIOUS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD ALL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF ROAD TIME. THIS IS MY SECOND JEEP AND MY FIRST NEVER GOT A CHIP. I FEEL THE WINDSHIELD IN MY 2012 JEEP RUBICON IS OF INFERIOR QUALITY AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I FEAR MY SAFETY IF ANOTHER ROCK HITS THIS WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP MANUFACTURE AND FILED COMPLAINTS SO IT WILL BE ON FILE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND WILL DO IN NEAR FUTURE BUT I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT/CONCERN WITH YOUR AGENCY TOO. I DO NOT HAVE MUCH FAITH IN THE DEALERSHIP AS TO MAKING A RESOLVE WITH THIS ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PLEASE HELP. I HAVE RECEIVED MANY CHRYSLER NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL ON MY JEEP. (ONE COMPONENT RUBS UP AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSES IT TO LEAK). I STARTED GETTING THESE RECALL NOTICES IN NOVEMBER, 2013. I HAVE CALLED GRAPEVINE JEEP MANY TIMES TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PARTS FROM CHRYSLER AND I AM ON A WAITING LIST OF OVER 40 PEOPLE. WHY ARE THERE NO PARTS AND CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO SEND OUT NOTICES OF SAFETY ISSUES. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND PUT THE HEAT ON CHRYSLER TO MAKE US SAFE. I WILL BE HAPPY TO CONTACT THE LOCAL NEWS STATIONS HERE. I LOVE MY JEEP, HOWEVER, I'M FAR FROM EXCITED ABOUT THE SALES/SERVICE THAT CHRYSLER (MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP) OFFERS. I DREAD DEALING WITH THEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PROMPT NEEDED ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER HAD LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DOOR SEALS, THE ROOF SEALS, AND THE REAR TOP BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,980. *TR

LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS QUIET PREVIOUSLY, THERE WAS NO TICKING NOISE. *TR

LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS QUIET PREVIOUSLY, THERE WAS NO TICKING NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13C234000 (POWERTRAIN, STEERING) SEPTEMBER 2013; HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

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

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 WAS OFF. NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, MALFUNCTION. I DON'T BOTHER WITH JEEP, AS MY MILEAGE IS OVER 36,000- NO MORE WARRANTY, BUT THESE THINGS BEGAN, ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO INTO JEEP OWNERSHIP. THESE PROBLEMS USED TO BE INFREQUENT, BUT NOW THIS POWER FAILURE HAPPENS OFTEN. SOME DAYS IT HAPPENS 4-5 TIMES. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER, I DO NOT WANT TO BE INJURED OR KILLED, DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S HURT ,BECAUSE OF IT EITHER. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, IT IS COMMON. I ALSO HAVE A WHISTLE IN THE BRAKE LINE, VACUUM I THINK??? IT CAUSES THE BREAKS TO NOT BE STRONG AT TIMES. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES COMPLETELY REPLACED AND THIS CONDITION PERSISTS, IT ALSO SEEMS MANY WITH MY MODEL OF JEEP EXPERIENCE THIS AS WELL. ALL OF THE HINGES ON THE DOORS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT, AS WELL, I SEE THE PAINT BUBBLING UP . *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN 4 LOW IN 90 DEGREE AND 3000 FEET ELEVATION GAIN. I COULD SMELL A STRONG GAS VAPOR. IT WAS IN THE CAB AND OUTSIDE. IT IS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE EVAP SYSTEM. THE JKDEPENDS ON A SPRING VALVE TO RELIEVE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE/VACUUM IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE ESIM IS A CRUDE DEVICE MEANT TO MEET MONITORING REQUIREMENTS. THE REALITY IS ON HOT DAY WHEN VAPORS ARE PREVALANT, ESPECIALLY IN 4WD LOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING SLOW AND THE ENGINE ARE HIGH REVS ARE HIGH YOU MAY SMELL FUEL. THIS REALLY BOTHERED ME WITH MY FAMILY ON BOARD. *TR

MANY MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES FOR THIS VEHICLE 1) 6TH CYLINDER HEAD ON THE NEW PENSTAR ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 2) WIND AIR LEAK CAUSING WHISTLING IN THE CABIN 3) SERPENTINE BELT SHREDDED AND CRACKED 4) BELT TENSIONER WAS BINDING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 5) MAJOR VIBRATIONS- INTAKE AND EXHAUST PHASERS SHORTED 6) MOTOR MOUNTS WORN 7) VIBRATION GOT WORSE MOTOR MOUNTS TRANS AND EXHAUST HAD TO BE REMOUNTED. *TR

I AM A RURAL MAIL CARRIER. I DRIVE A RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER SPORT TO DELIVER MY MAIL. MY JEEP HAS NOT DRIVEN RIGHT IN A LONG TIME, IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING. MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN TOLD THAT HE NEEDED TO GET NEW TIRES WHICH HE GOT, HE WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE IT REALIGNED WHICH HE DID. THE PROBLEM REMAINED AND GOT WORSE AND WORSE. ONE OF THE MECHANICS TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT HE NEEDED TO CHECK THE STEERING GEAR BOX; HE DID AND IT WAS THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING GEARBOX WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY, HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY HUSBAND WENT ROUND AND ROUND WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY FINALLY AGREED TO FIX IT AS A GOODWILL REPAIR PLUS $150. MY JEEP WAS LEFT FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 11TH AND WAS RETURNED ON AUGUST 18TH. ON SEPTEMBER 15TH AT 40084 MILES THE SAME PROBLEMS WERE BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. MY HUSBAND WENT BY THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY JEEP. THAT SAME DAY AS I AM ON MY ROUTE THE STEERING GEARBOX LOCKED UP AND I ALMOST WENT INTO THE DITCH. I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT YET MY JEEP WAS GOING TO THE RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN, STEERING) AND SHE WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

REALLY HAVE 3 ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST IS THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO TICK NOTICEABLY AT AROUND 5000 MILES, SOUND DEFINITELY COMING FROM #2 CYLINDER. WAS INITIALLY TOLD NOT TO WORRY, NOISE WAS NORMAL, ODDLY IT DID NOT TICK PREVIOUSLY. THE SHORT STORY IS THAT IT SET A P0302 CODE AT AROUND 12,000 MILES. CHRYSLER DID NOT AUTHORIZE A RENTAL AND THE DEALER WAS LESS THAN CORDIAL. THEY PUT THE THING BACK TOGETHER AND DAMAGED AN EMISSIONS VALVE, SO MORE DELAY. GET THE VEHICLE BACK, RAN SILENT FOR 2,000 MILES, THE TICK IS BACK. NOW AT 19,000, NO CODE YET, BUT I FEAR ITS COMING. PROBLEM #2, EXHAUST SMELL, GET IT NEARLY ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY UNDER LOAD, NO RESOLUTION YET. PROBLEM #3, WET CARPET ON DRIVERS SIDE, NO RESOLUTION YET. OH, I FORGOT TO MENTION, THERE IS A FOURTH, I HAVE JUST INSTALLED THE THIRD WINDSHIELD IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. ITS NOT THE QUALITY OF THE GLASS, ITS THE STEEP ANGLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU BUY A WRANGLER. I HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO US BRANDS, THIS IS OUR 32ND NEW VEHICLE, WON'T BY A WRANGLER AGAIN. *TR

2012 JEEP WRANGLER STARTED TO HAVE ENGINE TICK. TOOK TO 2 LOCAL GARAGES, AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT. ONE SAID IT WAS A CHRYSLER RESTRICTED WARRANTY WORK THE OTHER IT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL SOUND OF THE ENGINE. IT DID NOT MAKE TICKING SOUND WHEN PURCHASED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD TO TAKE BACK TO PURCHASE GARAGE WHERE I HAD TO PUSH FOR IT TO GET FIXED. THAT WAS NOVEMBER. ENGINES IN SOME OF THE 2012 JEEPS HAD A VALVE CUT WRONG AND CHRYSLER WILL ONLY SEND OUT 1 VALVE PER ENGINE PER WEEK. MY MILEAGE HAS DROPPED AND THE TICKING IS WORSE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A BAD "MISS" WHEN AT IDLE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. IT IS GETTING WORSE. IT IS SCHEDULED TO GO IN THE SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY TO GET FIXED. I HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM GARAGE TO LET ME KNOW THE PART IS IN. I HAD 4 OTHER JEEP WRANGLERS BEFORE ME GETTING THE PART IN TO BE FIXED, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO TAKE A WEEK OR TWO AT THE GARAGE. I ONLY HAVE 9200 MILES ON THE JEEP. *TR

FOR SAFETY RECALL N28/NHTSA 13V-234. I HAVE REQUESTED TWICE THAT THE RECALL BE HANDLED AND FIXED AND THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO DO SO AFTER 4 MONTHS. THE DEALER IS STEVE CHRISTY CHRYSLER JEEP IN TUCSON ARIZONA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN , STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER RECALL BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS ONLY AVAILABLE TO PERFORM ONE REPAIR PER WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVERS SIDE CYLINDER HEAD TICKING NOISE THAT 2012 PENTASTAR BASED JEEP WRANGLERS HAVE. CHRYSLER HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE AND MAKES YOU RUN THROUGH HOOPS TO GET RESOLVE. THIS IS THE POTENTIAL CAUSE OF FIRES AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND REFUSE TO FIX IT IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A HAZARD TO ALL OWNERS AND SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED. *TR

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 OWNERS ON JUST THIS SITE ALONE HAD TO HAVE THEIR HEAD REPLACED. WTF? THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A COUPLE DAYS LATER SO I TOOK IT BACK IN. THEY CONFIRMED THE SAME RESULT AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW HEAD. THE LOCAL DEALER HERE IN SAVANNAH (HOOVER) TOLD ME IT WAS IN. TOOK IN THE JEEP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 DAYS. BIG LIE. AFTER 3 DAYS, I CALLED TO GET STATUS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 2-3 WEEKS!!! THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME WITH SAME ISSUE AND ONLY ONE GUY FIXING THEM. WITH A MAJOR ISSUE LIKE THIS ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, THIS CALLS FOR A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. I GET SMALL GLITCHES HAPPENING BUT A NEW HEAD??? THEY DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ON THE 2013'S SO THIS WILL LIKELY BE A HUGE HEADACHE FOR JEEP. BE WARNED!!!! *TR

2012 JEEP WRANGLER WAS A "POSTAL VEHICLE", IN THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER ERROR OCCURRED, IN THAT DRIVER WAS ON RIGHT SHOULDER OF TWO LANE HIGHWAY, BUT PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC TO PERFORM "A 180" DEGREE TURN IN ORDER TO REVERSE DIRECTION. DRIVER DID NOT PROPERLY YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ONCOMING, SPEEDING CAR. CRASH RESULTED. IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT FEMALE PASSENGER IN BACK SEAT WHO WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT WAS EJECTED (AND KILLED). SEAT BELT WAS TORN DUE TO FORCE. ROOF COVER WAS INSUFFICIENT TO STOP EJECTION. MALE PASSENGER IN BACK SEAT, ALSO BELTED, WAS ALSO KILLED. INJURIES TO TWO PASSENGERS IN FRONT SEAT. POSSIBLE DEFECTS INCLUDE THE DESIGN DEFECTS INHERENT IN RIGHT-SIDED STEERING WHEEL, AND ALSO THE SEAT BELT SHEARING, PLUS ROOF COVER FAILURE DURING CRASH.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125 AND THE CURRENT 1,474. UPDATED 10/3/12 *CN UPDATED 10/05/2012*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE WHILE ON A CLIFF THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARDED INSTEAD OF REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

I HAD BOUGHT MY 2012 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 2200 MILES ON IT. I TOOK MY 2012 JEEP WRANGLER TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 3000 MILES WHEN I NOTICED AFTER THE OIL CHANGE I HEARD A TICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I DROVE IT AROUND THINKING IT MIGHT GO AWAY UNTIL AFTER 1000 MILES IT DID NOT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP JUNE 15TH AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING AND SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC, MANAGER, AND MY SALESPERSON SAID, SINCE IT HAD ONLY BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY HAD 4 JEEPS IN THERE THEY HAD TO DO REPAIRS ON WITH THE NO.2 CYLINDER. HE TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY UNTIL IT THREW A CODE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AT YOUTUBE AND FORUMS, AND MY CASE IS NOT THE ONLY CASE. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THESE NEW 2012 JEEPS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THIS PENTASTAR ENGINE THAT CHRYSLER HAS RELEASED FOR 2012. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS SATURATED WITH WATER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN IT RAINED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUCAS CHEVROLET (1622 NJ-38, LUMBERTON, NJ 08048, (609) 447-4152) WHERE BOTH FRONT DOORS WERE RESEALED AS WELL AS THE BPOST MUCKET AND PASSENGER SIDE FREEDOM PANEL SUBLET TO THE WATER DOCTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 5/8/12. LIGHT OFF ON 5/8/12. LIGHT ON 5/10/12. ON 5/11/12 TOOK TO JEEP DEALER FROM WHICH PURCHASED. CODE FOR MISFIRE ON CYLINDER #6. CODE CLEARED. CEL RESET. GOT ONE MILE TOWARDS HOME AND CEL ILLUMINATED AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. TOLD TO RETURN 5/14/12. RETURNED 5/14/12. ON 5/15/12 DEALERSHIP INDICATED CRACKED/BROKEN SPARK PLUG (#2) CODE. PLUG REPLACED. CODE RESET. GOT FOUR MILES TOWARDS HOME AND CEL ILLUMINATED AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. AWAITING RESOLUTION.

VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN AUDIBLE TICKING FROM THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES, INCREASING WITH ENGINE SPEED. INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ENGINE TICKING COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. TOOK IT TO ONE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE TICK. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ACT. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THAT REPAIRS WERE ON HOLD. TOOK IT BACK TO THAT DEALER AND SERVICE EMPLOYEE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM. TICKING HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND ENGINE POWER IS DECREASING. *TR

MY 2012 JEEP HOOD LATCHES DO NOT HOLD DOWN THE HOOD FIRMLY IN HIGH WIND OR WHEN VEHICLES PASS ON HIGHWAYS. THE HOOD WILL MOVE UPWARDS AND BOW AND VIBARTE. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS, THE LATCHES MADE OF HEAVY RUBBER COULD BRAKE AND DAMAGE THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN PALESTINE, TEXAS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TESTED MY JEEP AND DROVE ANOTHER NEW JEEP AND I WAS TOLD THEY ALL DO IT AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER MW3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE FELT THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 328 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,400.

SIDEWALL BLOWOUT, P225/75R16 M+S , WRANGLER ST 104S. DOT M671 EYER4611. VEHICLE UNDER TOW 121 MILES AT FAILURE, CA210FWY @ 57 MPH. DRIVER SIDE REAR. 1109 TOTAL MILES ON VEHICLE AND ALL TIRES. 285 TOTAL MILES TOWED. NO TREAD FLAT SPOTS, NO INDICATION OF TIRE DAMAGE AT START OF FINAL TOW. NO HEAT NOTED IN OTHER TIRES AT FAILURE. WHEEL SPUN FREELY ON JACK, TRANSMISSION IN PARK, TRANSFER CASE IN NEUTRAL. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS WHEN I FILL UP. *TR

2012 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR RUBICON 2 PROBLEMS THE 6 SPD TRANSMISSION SHIFTER BOUNCES ALL OVER ON LIGHT OFF ROAD USE HAVE CRACKED MY KNUCKLES SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO TAKE HOLD OF THE SHIFTER. DEALER SAYS THAT'S THE WAY THEY ARE(???) ALSO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL COMES ON AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS EVEN CHANGING LANES AT UNDER 25 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND ALIGNED IT 3 TIMES BUT STILL DOES IT. *TR

THIS JEEP HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SINCE FIRST MONTH PURCHASED. BEEN IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, NOT A FEW, NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. RECENTLY IT BECOME TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE AND COULD NOT HANDLE IT AT ALL. "DEATH WOBBLE" DEALER IN WHICH I PURCHASED REFUSES TO BACK UP THE ISSUE & LEFT ME ON MY OWN TO FIX. WHEN YOU GOOGLE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH IS THE TERM I WAS GIVEN BY DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD OF, YOU WILL FIND WHAT MY JEEP HAD BEEN DOING ALL ALONG. *TR

MY 2012 JEEP WRANGLER SUFFERS FROM THE COMMON AND WELL DOCUMENT "ENGINE TICK". I HAVE HAD THE TICK FOR A LEAST A FEW THOUSAND MILES. I MIGHT HAVE HAD THE TICK SINCE DAY ONE BUT NEVER NOTICED IT BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST JEEP AND QUITE HONESTLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW THE ENGINE WAS SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. BY APRIL MY WIFE STARTED TO HAVE CONTINUOUS VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUES. EVENTUALLY I TOOK OUT THE CARPETS AND FOUND IT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON SOME OCCASIONS AFTER IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS ALLEGEDLY FIXED, THERE WAS STANDING WATER ABOUT THREE INCHES IN THE FOOTWELL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAD TO TAKE OUT THE DRAIN PLUGS AND DRAIN THE WATER THE CARPET IS INFESTED WITH MOLD AND MILDEW. MY FAMILY CANNOT MAKE EXTENDED TRIPS IN THE VEHICLE UNLESS I THOROUGHLY VACUUMED DRY AND WIPE EVERY CREVICE OF THE VEHICLE DOWN. I HAVE SEEN THE LEAKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY I'VE ALSO SEEN THE VEHICLE LEAKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED FCA (FIAT CHRYSLER OF AMERICA) ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHICH I'VE ALREADY DONE SO I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE JEEP COMMUNITY AND I'VE TALKED TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY STATED SINCE THE VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN AND PAY NUMEROUS FEES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIX THE VEHICLE FROM LEAKING WHICH THEY HAVE REPLACE THE SEALS ON THE DOOR ONCE AND THAT HAS NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT THE OWNER WHO HAS REALLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE OUT OFFROAD THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY TOUCHED SAND AND GRAVEL ROADS AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING EXTREME. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW FROM FCA DEALERSHIPS ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF FAMILY'S HEALTH AND SAFETY BY NOT FIXING THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW. THE MOLD AND MILDEW CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER AND THEIR PASSENGERS DO YOU HAVE ASTHMA ATTACKS AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT OR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME (4-5 HOURS), THE ACCELERATION APPEARS TO BE SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN CALIFORNIA SO COLD WEATHER SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE IS NORMALLY WARMED UP FOR A SHORT PERIOD PRIOR TO DRIVING TO ALLOW THE RPM TO LOWER AND SETTLE. THE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO EXERT MORE FORCE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAINTAIN A STEADY ACCELERATION. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHER WITH LESS STRAIN ON THE ENGINE. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ,, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADS. AND ONE OF THE HEADS THEY PUT ON WAS BAD AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO GET ANOTHER HEAD AND I HOPE IT WILL BE A GOOD ONE, MY JEEP HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR ALMOST 2 MO. AND I STILL DON'T HAVE IT BACK YET AND ITS COSTING ME A LOT OF MONEY TO RENT A CAR. I WILL TRADE IT IN THIS YEAR IF I DO GET IT BACK,,, LOOKING AT A GMC 4/W/D. *TR