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2011 Jeep Wrangler Other Problems

19 owner-reported other complaints from NHTSA data

19
Complaints
1
Crashes
4
Fires
Jan 2020Dec 2019
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (19)

mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Filed: Oct 2024

Your heater core may be malfunctioning, which could affect your vehicle's heating and cooling system performance. You might notice reduced heat output from your dashboard vents or coolant leaks inside the cabin. Fixing this typically involves replacing the heater core unit.

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NHTSA #: 11619529
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Sep 2022

My clock spring has malfunctioned and I think it should have been in either one of these two recalls M31 or 16V288000. I had or they said they fixed airbag recall but warning symbol is still illumated and steering wheel button s do not work.

NHTSA #: 11482871
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES
FireFiled: Feb 2021

PURCHASED 2011 SAHARA MANUAL 2DR IN 3/2016. ON 2/24/2021 NOTICED SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL COMING FROM LEFT FRONT SIDE AS I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A DOCTOR VISIT ON LOCAL 4 LANE 35 MPH HIGHWAY. STOPPED AT LOCAL JEEP DEALER,ROSS JEEP, 2 BLOCKS AWAY AND FIRE WAS VISIBLE FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL. WAS TOLD FIRE DUE TO BRAKE "SEIZED" CAUSING FIRE TO ROTOR/BRAKE. 22,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON JEEP. HAVE SERVICED REGULARLY AS RECOMMENDED AND GARAGED WITH NO "OFF ROAD" DRIVING. MECHANIC/DEALER SUGGESTED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS ON FRONT OF JEEP. WHY WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES WOULD I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM ? FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I FEEL LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF JEEP AND MY LIFE DUE TO FIRE. I HAD JEEP COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT PRIOR TO PURCHASE ALONG WITH CHECKING FOR RECALLS AND NO ISSUES SURFACED.

NHTSA #: 11397866
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jan 2020

HEATING SYSTEM - CLOG ON DRIVERS SIDE OF HEATING AIR VENTS - NO HEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE OF JEEP WRANGLER

NHTSA #: 11299479
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
FireFiled: Dec 2019

DRIVING TO WORK MY WRANGLER DIED AND BURST INTO FLAMES MOVING FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT. I WAS NORTHBOUND ON HWY 265 WHEN VEHICLE DIED AND STARTED BURNING.*DT*JB

NHTSA #: 11292338
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Feb 2019

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THEY SAID MY PCM FAILED. MY JEEP WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS THE COMPUTER IS NOT OPENING AND CLOSING MY EGR VALUE.

NHTSA #: 11175869
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
FireFiled: Aug 2018

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA. I STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS COMING UP TO TRAFFIC AND BEGAN TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REALIZED THAT I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE. I THEN SWITCHED LANES IN PREPARATION TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. AS I GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE, THE SMELL GOT WORSE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE ENGINE BAY. AS SOON AS A I GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT, I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAND TO USE THE HAND BRAKE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE LEFT. AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE ENGINE BAY. I GRABBED WHAT I COULD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911 REQUESTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY. THAT IS WHERE THE FLAMES WERE SEEN VISIBLY FIRST. I HAVE NO AFTERMARKET PARTS OR MODS OUTSIDE OF MOPAR (OEM). CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND SERVICE BY PUTNAM JEEP IN BURLINGAME. NO OFFROAD USAGE EITHER.

NHTSA #: 11123225
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Aug 2018

DRIVERS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. REPAIR SHOP SAID IT IS BAD

NHTSA #: 11118040
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Jul 2018

JEEP HAS A LEAK AT MOULDED VALVE FOR EVAP SYSTEM ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK

NHTSA #: 11111746
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2017

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. BELIEVE BAD CLICK SPRING, AS HAS BEEN STARTING TO MAKE NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA #: 11056226
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Nov 2017

GASOLINE/FUEL SPIT OR SPRAY-BACK AND OVERFILL SPILLAGE WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, ESPECIALLY WHEN/AFTER FUEL FILLING NOZZLE SHUTS OFF (AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF). OCCURS PRACTICALLY EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK.

NHTSA #: 11045069
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Oct 2017

JEEP ACCELERATION WAS UNCONTROLLED AND CONTINUE TO RAISE TO HIGH RPM WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WAY AND TOOK IT DEALER AND REPORTED TO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WE WERE BY JEEP CUSTOMER CARE MANAGERS CHRIS AND SAMATHA IS THAT THE OEM MAT EVEN THOUGH STILL HOOKED TO THE HOLE WAS TURNED AND CAUSE THE PROBLEM TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLED MANNER AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA #: 11031805
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Jul 2017

BOUGHT JEEP NEW. HAS ALWAYS NEEDED OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. CONSTANT TICKING SOUND STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. MECHANIC SAYS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA #: 11006575
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
FireFiled: Mar 2017

WHILST PARKED ON DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR THE ELECTRIC GATE TO OPEN TO CONTINUE ON TO WORK (ENGINE RUNNING WITH HEATED SEATS ON AND REAR WINDOW HEATER ON), FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BURNING JEEP WRANGLER 2011 RUBICON TO THE GROUND. JEEP WAS A DAILY DRIVE, ONLY MODIFICATION WAS 2" LIFT WHICH WAS ON THE JEEP WHEN PURCHASED FROM PERKINS MOTORS COLORADO SPRINGS CO. PERKINS MOTORS ARE A CHRYSLER DEALER, JEEP WAS FULLY INSPECTED AND UP TO DATE WITH ALL RECALLS, SERVICES AND OIL CHANGES

NHTSA #: 10969573
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Mar 2017

MY 2011 JEEP WRANGLER OVERFLOWS GASOLINE EVERYTIME I FILL UP AT THE PUMP AND I'M FINDING OUT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, WHILE JEEP DENIES IT! I SPOKE WITH THE EPA AND THEY ASK ME TO ALSO MAKE YOU AWARE OF IT. I HAVE PAID FOR IT TO BE "REPAIRED" AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 2 OCCASIONS AND IT STILL CONTINUES. I LIVE IN NJ AND YOU CAN NOT PUMP YOUR OWN GAS (BESIDES I'M HANDICAPPED), SO IT'S OUT OF MY CONTROL AND MY CAR AND OUR ENVIRONMENT IS GETTING RUINED FROM GASOLINE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLERS THAT ARE DESTROYING OUR ENVIRONMENT WITH THE SPILLED GAS! I SUBMITTED A PICTURE, BUT I WISH IT COULD BE ONE OF THE SEVERAL VIDEOS I TOOK. PLEASE HELP US!

NHTSA #: 10959616
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2016

THE HEATER IN MY JEEP HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE WE BOUGHT IT! THE DRIVER SIDE ESPECIALLY! WE TOOK IT BACK WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THE VENT WAS STUCK AND IT JUST CONTINUES TO GET WORSE NOW ITS FREEZING. ONLINE THE INTERNET IS BLOWING UP W/ PEOPLE W/ THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE. VEHICLES. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? THIS SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUITE IF YOU DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS ASAP!

NHTSA #: 10935605
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
CrashFiled: May 2016

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING ACCIDENT AND RISK OF LIFE !

NHTSA #: 10865809
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Sep 2015

MY GAS CAP KEEPS FALLING OUT AND A LIGHT THAT SAYS GAS CAP ON MY DASH WITH ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE THEY PUT IT ON THEIR MACHINE AND IT SAYS NEED TO REPLACE GAS CAP SO WE DID THE LIGHT DIDNT GO OUT BUT TODAY SEPT 8,2015 THE GAS CAP THAT I BOUGHT FELL OUT AND BROKE TO PIECES ON PAVEMENT GOING 55 MILES PER HR. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PROBLEM HOW DO I CORRECT IT. AND NOW I ALSO HAVE A LIGHT ON MY DASH THAT LOOKS LIKE A CAR SKIDDING BUT MY ANTI SKID BUTTON IS WHERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE. I TOOK IT A MONTH AGO THEY TOLD ME THEIR MACHINE WOULDNT PICK IT UP BUT THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT IT HAS TO DO WITH ANTI BRAKING SYSTEM. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME

NHTSA #: 10762255
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2010

MY JEEP HAS A SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT POPS OUT OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL SINCE PURCHASED NOV. 06, 2010. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY SAID THAT IT MUST POP OUT WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. I AM SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT. BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WILL BE EVENTUALLY REAR ENDED. WHY ISN'T THIS ON A RECALL?

NHTSA #: 10371709

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