Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/18/2011 | 52220 | ||
| While pulling out of a driveway, my jeep jumped out of 1st gear. as i let off of the clutch and began to roll it violently jumped out of gear. i had enough speed for my jeep to actually enter traffic. by the time i figured out what had actually happened i was in traffic and was almost hit by an oncoming car. this is a well known problem and jeep is only offering to repair it if it is under warranty. my jeep only has 53k miles on it and it has done this a few times over the last couple of months. in my opinion jeep should recall this as a safety recall before someone is injured or killed. | |||
| 01/12/2011 | |||
| Vehicle stalls out in traffic, despite battery being fully charged. with a restart, the battery symbol remains illuminated, and eventually the vehicle will stall out again. occurred in heavy traffic creating traffic hazard. remains a recurring problem that is only remedied by completely shutting off engine and waiting several minutes, then restarting it and checking to confirm that the battery symbol is no longer illuminated. sometimes a battery jump-start is required. one dangerous alternative is to turn off the ignition while vehicle is rolling, restarting the vehicle, but obvious hazards of locked steering wheel, loss of control and possible crashes would result. | |||
| 04/03/2009 | 31662 | 1 | |
| 2007 jeep wrangler saraha - smoke/steam coming out from under the front of the hood (twice). i have taken it to the dealership and they could not find any leaks yesterday, my transmission was slipping, stalling me in the path of online traffic. this vehicle is only 2 years old and i am a single mother that is afraid for the safety of myself and my children who are passengers in this vehicle. each time i voice my concerns to my jeep dealership they can't find anything wrong. i know that vehicle as well as you would your own body, and there is definitely something wrong. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/14/2010 | |||
| An open recall dated feb 19, 2010 was ignored by my authorized chrysler/dodge/jeep dealer dealing with transmission fluid temperature warning. the recall was incomplete and still open, yet the dealer still sold it to us without any warning of the recall, and even denied there was more than one recall when asked. they ignored safety recall j30, but did acknowledge recall j24. | |||
| 10/22/2009 | 24000 | 1 | |
| While driving on paved roads at speeds of 35 mph or less in a local park, a loud chime began to sound with no corresponding indicator light. i pulled over and shut the engine off, waited a few seconds, restarted the engine, the chime was not sounding, so i drove home. once on the highway, the torque converter would not lock up properly and continued to slip for several miles until normal operation resumed. after checking everything once home, it appears that the chime was indicating the transmission was overheating, explaining the malfunction of the torque converter. i have read of others having similar experiences. i need to stress that this over heating occurred under normal operating conditions. *tr updated 05/24/10*jb | |||
| 07/23/2007 | 5070 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler sahara. when the contact engaged the accelerator pedal driving various speeds including approximately 25 mph, the vehicle failed to move forward although the rpms continued to increase. the transmission failed whenever the vehicle was driven for more than 45 minutes or an hour. the dealer attempted to diagnose the failure on 12 occasions. eventually, the contact was unable to shift into reverse gear. the dealer flushed the transmission and made other adjustments including rebuilding the transmission. the failure no longer occurred while driving in reverse; however, the vehicle intermittently failed to accelerate normally. she called the manufacturer who stated that they were unable to offer any assistance. she also wrote them a letter regarding the failure. the current mileage was approximately 25,170. the failure mileage was approximately 5,070. updated 03/30/10 *bf | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Intermitant slipping out of first gear. dangerous to the driver at intersections and when starting from a nuetral position. | |||
| 04/12/2007 | 35227 | ||
| Transmission pops (clutch slap) out of first gear on acceleration from a stop. | |||