2012 Jeep Wrangler Lights Problems
5 owner-reported lights complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (5)
HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. ALL WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. FUSES CHECKED AND ARE OK. FORUMS LIST MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TIPM FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN AND COULD NOT TURN IN MY HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS OR WIPERS.
EXTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHICH INCLUDES HEADLIGHTS AND DIRECTIONALS. I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN ON MY LIGHTS DUE TO DARKNESS THEY DID NOT TURN ON. TIPM (FUSEBOX) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO MECHANIC.TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WILL COST BETWEEN $1100.00 TO $1200.00 TO REPLACE.
MY COMPLAINT IS WITH MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER (JACK KEY MOTORS) WHO I CALLED 5 TIMES TO GET THIS RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. I WAS EITHER TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE KIT BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS ONLY GIVEN SO MANY, OR THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK TO SET UP A TIME, AS WELL AS I WENT THERE AND WAITED 20 MIN FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER TO GO "SEE" IF HE HAD A KIT, BUT AFTER 20 MINUTES OF WAITING I LEFT.SO I CALLED ANOTHER DEALER 39 MILES FROM MY TOWN, THEY ARE GETTING ME RIGHT IN. I FIND IS UNEXCEPTIONABLY, AS I AM A SERVICE WRITER IN A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP.AS WELL PAID OVER 35,000 DOLLARS FOR A JEEP.
A SMALL STORM MANIFESTED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TOP DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO PUT ON THE SOFT TOP. AT THAT TIME I REALIZED THAT I NO LONGER HAD HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, OR WINDSHIELD WIPER CAPABILITIES. THE ISSUES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTIONING CLOCK SPRING. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CAPABILITIES. THERE IS NO INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD TO ALERT THE DRIVER THAT THESE CAPABILITIES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. *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 JEEP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE DURING THE SERVICE VISIT. *TR