2018 Jeep Wrangler Wipers & Visibility Problems
30 owner-reported wipers & visibility complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (30)
Driver's side sun visor mount failed while driving. Had visor unclipped to block sun in driver's door window while driving on freeway. Mount broke and the visor unexpectedly hit me on the left side of my head, startling me and and almost caused an accident.
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While my vehicle is being repaired for steering issues I was given a loaner vehicle which is a 2020 JLU Sport. Driving the vehicle went to put down the driver-side visor to block the sun. When I did that the visor fell out of the arm.
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Due to known factory defect of poorly soldered rear window defroster cable, the barely soldered end of that cable started produce a smoke when turned the defroster on, and few seconds later the rear tailgate window glass exploded, shattered in pieces while driving on a freeway.
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Our high defrost setting only works on the center 12" of our jeep windshield. The 1/3 on both sides, driver side and passenger side are getting zero defrosting air. My brothers 2019 and hundreds of other 2018 and 2019 jeeps also have this problem according to blogs.
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The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH and lowering the sun visor due to the sun glaring into his face, the contact stated that the sun visor detached from a retaining pin on the sun visor arm and hit the contact in the face.
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Sun visors repeatedly breaking and affecting visibility through windshield. I have taken it to the dealership twice for replacements and, despite very little use, the issue keeps happening. I am very gentle and careful with the sun visors but despite this it keeps happening.
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Sun visor arm has broken multiple times and fixed by Jeep multiple times at my expense. This is a known issue by Jeep. They used a cheap plastic pin in the design.
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wiper quit working. we replaced fuses and relay, we replaced wiper motor did not help problem, we replaced wiper switch didn't fix problem and still trying to order a new fuse box to try that and still not working we are still without wipers and trying to track down the problem to get them to work
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Both the Right and Left sun visors broke within a few weeks. The plastic retainer breaks allowing the sun visor to dangle in the driver’s field of vision. The visor now dangles by 12 volt visor feed lamp that could cause short. Factory price to repair - $80 for both parts. There are so many of these broken that there after market “hack” repair brackets sold on ebay and other sites to hold up the visor.
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Defrost is awful everywhere except in middle. Why would defrost run across entire front dash, and not blow out air anywhere except in center!! It's for looks my dealership told me.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY ROESCH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (200 W GRAND AVE, ELMHURST, IL 60126, (630) 333-9121) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
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THE DEFROST WILL NOT CLEAR THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT BLOWS IN THE CENTER OF THE VENT AND THERE IS NO AIRFLOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IF THE WINDOW FOGS UP YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER SO YOU DO NOT WRECK. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE ACTUAL WINDOW.
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Windshield on jeep wrangler 2018 and newer jl models are weaker than expected. I've had 2 cracks in the windshield in less than 5k miles. Other owners are experiencing similar issues, some as quickly as leaving the dealer lot.
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Driving my new 2018 jeep wrangler rubicon for the first time in snowy conditions, I turned on the front window defrost while pulling out of the driveway and immediately heard a popping noise. The windshield cracked due to the defrost coming on. The windshield cracked at the base of the windshield in the center of the SUV directly above the defrost vents.
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THE DEFROSTER ONLY SEEMS TO BLOW IN THE MIDDLE CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES ON THE WINDSHIELD IN EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS. IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND NOTHING THEY COULD FIX. IT CAUSED THE WIPERS TO ICE UP AND FOG INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE.
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While driving the driver side visor fell out of the ceiling, blocking forward visibility for the driver. The problem has been reproduced by many Wrangler owners. There was no indication of the issue prior to the failure.
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The sun visors regularly fall out of their sockets obstructing view of the road. It's surprising, alarming and distracting when it happens. This is a well known issue and Jeep refuses to create a recall.
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The driver's side sun visor falls down blocking your view while driving. It pops out of the socket meant to secure it. In researching how to fix it, I located many threads and concerns, including homemade fixes (due to costs) but many things fail causing it to fall down.
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Sun visor and post fall out of ceiling into line of vision any time you touch the visor. Has happened multiple times just going over a bump. There are 100s of reports of this issues on various jeep sites.
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The windshield defroster only defrosts and clears fog and ice on the middle third of the windshield, leaving the side two thirds obstructed. This also prevents the wilers from being warmed and being able to clear snow and ice from the exterior of the windshield. I have experienced this while driving also which made me pull over and wait for the middle to thaw out again so I can see.
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First time using the defrost the windshield cracked. I was stopped at a red light. Jeep is always garage kept.
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Windshield cracked. 2nd time in 1 year. Driving down road.
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The sun visors on either side are mounted with a retaining clip of very poor design. If the visors are swiveled out, the retainer would break and the visors would simply dangle uselessly, obviously affecting visibility and driving. Many owners have reported this problem in the forum ().
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While I was stationary in my driveway in my vehicle warming the car and defrosting the windshield, the front windshield cracked right before me. It seems that the defroster air is too hot, and the temperature difference from the outside (20f) caused a stress fracture on the glass. This issue is widespread.
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Windshield cracks and chips easily small rock chip spread to 10 inches within hours of impact vehicle has less than 175 miles
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How's it going. I entered my car in the parking lot of my work and turned the jeep on. Within a minute while sitting there I heard like a pop and a crack and I noticed a small crack about 5-6' in length.
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Windshield cracked in center while running defroster. 2000 miles on odometer, no rock strikes. Vehicle was stationary on a very cold day.
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Air flow for the defrost does not go infront of the driver side of the window. Window does not defrost or defog.
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Backup camera fails to work 100% of the time. Blue screen only
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