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2010 Jeep Wrangler Lights Problems

17 owner-reported lights complaints from NHTSA data

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Complaints
Jan 2015Oct 2016
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (17)

mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Oct 2019

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FOG LIGHTS WORK, BUT HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THEN RANDOMLY WILL TURN ON. THIS CAN LAST FOR DAYS OR EVEN MONTHS. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

NHTSA #: 11267316
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Feb 2019

THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY FLASH WHEN I START THE JEEP AND WHEN I TURN ON THE LIGHT SWITCH. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I CHANGED THE BATTERY. I CAN'T DRIVE IT AT NIGHT ANYMORE. THE WEB IS FULL OF THIS SAME COMPLAINANT. I HAD THE SYSTEM SCANNED AND GET CODES B162F & B162B. HOW CAN THIS PROBLEM EXIST? I'M TALKING ABOUT HEAD LIGHTS. THE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED.

NHTSA #: 11183168
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Aug 2017

TIPM ISSUES. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY FLASH 3-5 TIMES EQUAL IN LENGTH AND THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WILL NOT RESET EVEN IF JEEP IS TURNED OFF AN TURNED BACK ON. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHTS CAN RANDOMLY BEING TO FLASH AN THEN SHUT OFF.

NHTSA #: 11012847
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: May 2017

DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). I DISCOVERED MY CAR HAS PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT (WHICH INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF) WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE FROM HOME AT NIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $1757.57 FOR REPAIRING BY REPLACING THE TIPM WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF DEFECTIVE ON MILLIONS OF CARS MADE BY CHRYSLER. IT'S DON'T MAKE SENSE!

NHTSA #: 10991712
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Feb 2017

FIRST, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE BRAKES, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOCKED ALL THE BRAKES COMPLETELY, THE VEHICLE STARTED SKIDDING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I WAS DRIVING UP THE HILL WHEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS LIGHTED UP, I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF BUT THEY DID NOT WENT OFF . I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE (68067458AA) COSTING $215.00 PLUS $160 ON LABOR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT A FEW CUSTOMERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. RIGHT KNOW THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE CHECK ENGINE CODE IS B162F, RIGHT LOW BEAM CONTROL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IT COST AROUND $400. WHEN I LOOKED IN THE INTERNET, THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF THAT ISSUE SINCE 2010.IT CREATES A POSSIBLE HAZARD DRIVING AT NIGHT.

NHTSA #: 10953661
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Oct 2016

MY HEADLIGHTS DO WORK RIGHT. SOMETMES THEY COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY JUST TURN OFF AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T TURN ON AT ALL. THE JEEO DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TIPM AND APPRX. $1,200.00 TO FIX. I THINK JEEP SHOULD RECALL !!!

NHTSA #: 10916726
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE
Filed: Oct 2016

LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED AT NIGHT MAKING IT VERY HARD TO HANDLE CAR AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. ALS OLET ME STRANDED IN THE DESSERT (PUMP WOULD NOT PUMP GAS)

NHTSA #: 10914178
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Jul 2016

CODES B162B AND B162F... LINKED TO THE TIPM. WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER THEN TURN OFF. NO LOW BEAMS AND NO HIGH BEAMS. THE HEADLIGHTS REMAIN OFF AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT NIGHT AND IS DANGEROUS TO SELF AND OTHERS. NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.

NHTSA #: 10883575
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: May 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA #: 10865121
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS
Filed: Oct 2015

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL DEALER TELLS ME ITS THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. WHEN I TURN ON MY BLINKER TO TURN LEFT IT DOESN'T TURN OFF SINCE I'VE BOUGHT IT. MY CAR HAS 66,567 MILES ON IT

NHTSA #: 10781485
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Sep 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ILLUMINATE THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

NHTSA #: 10765053
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2015

WENT TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN IT WENT OFF, THEN IT CAME ON. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS SINCE THE INCIDENT DATE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10669929
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jul 2014

THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE JEEP SPORADICALLY GO OFF. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL WORK. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR UP THEY WON'T WORK, BUT THE MOST DANGEROUS IS WHEN THEY GO OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVE NO IDEA THAT THEY HAVE SHUT OFF. THE HIGH BEAMS WON'T WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT THE PARKING AND FOG LIGHTS CAN BE USED AS SOME KIND OF BACK UP. *TR

NHTSA #: 10617890
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jul 2014

DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROADWAY AT 4 AM , SPEED WAS 55 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED 4 TIMES AND THEN STAYED OFF. SINCE THIS FIRST OCCURENCE THIS HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED. A MAINTENANCE VISIT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER IN MANASSAS, VA INDICATES A FAULTY TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER CONTROL MODULE (TIPM) FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10607897
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jul 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE PART WOULD BE ON BACK ORDER FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

NHTSA #: 10468195
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jan 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED WHEN SUDDENLY, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO OPERATE. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE THE HEADLIGHT WIRES WERE RECONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

NHTSA #: 10445814
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jun 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVER DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LIMITED ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY AHEAD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BRACKET WHICH WOULD CONNECT THE CASING TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,182 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,482.

NHTSA #: 10408673

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