Electrical problem causing starting problems, issues with windshield wipers and no lights on dash or headlights/break lights. At times while driving all lights on dashboard will turn off and windshield wipers go on on their own. The headlights and break lights will also not work. The interior lights and radio will still function. Dealership could not find the problem or solution.
Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 headlights problems
26 of the 1,366 owner complaints about the Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 describe headlights failing or too dim, most of them for the 2008 model year.
- owner complaints
- 26
- worst model year
- 2008
- typical mileage
- 70,000
By model year
Often reported together
Wipers 10Warning lights 8Stalling 5Loss of power 5Won't start 4Door locks 2ABS 2Power steering loss 1
What owners say
Headlights will flash 4 times and then turn off. Sometimes I am able to drive it and sometimes not. I have brought to mechanic twice now for that issue. The first time they worked fine for him,even though I had to drive with just fog lights the night before. The second time he put in a new switch but found that wasn't the problem and the lights were working again.. I brought it home and again the lights didn't work. Upon research I have found that a lot of others complain about the same issue and have spent hundreds of dollars on parts it may be, only to continue to have the same problem. I have a vehicle that may or may not work properly and it is very concerning to whether or not the headlights will go out during driving. This is a safety concern and should be addressed immediately.
While driving all dash lights turn on headlights do not work wipers start wiping and wiper washers start squirting the engine stalls and will not start looked into issue and tipm is bad in all 2007-2011 dodge, chrysler and jeep
Jeep tipm failure numerous times. Headlights stop working completely, airbags reportedly non working, winshield wipers work when they want to, horn blows on its own. Door locks cycle on their own. Engine wont shut off with the key unless unhooking the battery.
All headlights go off randomly. Started intermittent, then more often causing safety issues at night. Checked everything multiple times, now they come on and blink 3 times. Tipm model was causing problems but no codes. Looks like repeating issue with chrysler and should be recall
As the vehicle was travelling at night on a two-lane country road at 35 MPH, the electrical power of the vehicle shut off, including headlights, radio, interior power, ventilation, and engine. The duration of the outage was approximately 10 seconds. This power outage occurred just prior to a curve and caused loss of vision and ABS braking, causing a skid and narrowly missed colliding with a guardrail. The power then came back on, and all systems appeared to return to normal. There appears to be a power distribution problem that affected the operability of the vehicle, creating a hazardous condition. Battery and alternator check out ok, so a power supply problem is not a root cause of the issue.
Opened passenger door. Front and rear wipers turned on by themselves on high. 30 seconds later horn went on constant blast. Started vehicle, wiper and horn still on. Pulled keys from ignition, but vehicle stayed running. Popped clutch to shut off. Pulled battery cable. Everything reset. Later in day, tried to start, wipers turned on by themselves again, hazzard lights started flashing - but jeep would not start. Power locks and windows would not work. Radio did work along with headlights. Starter would not click or engage, it was just dead. Towed to dealership. Tipm replaced twice previously 5 months and 9 months earlier. Now at dealership, battery rehooked up, everything is fine.
As soon as I turn the car over, my dash lights, headlights come on. The headlight stalk and the windshield wiper stalk are inoperable. It's a safety hazard to drive my car. And after researching through multiple forums and sites online, it looks like this is a fairly common problem, with a non-standard resolution. Not looking forward to the hours I'm going to have to spend getting this addressed. I was driving 8/14 when I noticed the issues.
Head lights come on by them selves. Turn signal does not turn off.
The security system activated without cause. I removed the key, tried locking the door and unlocking, inserting the key in the door to turn it off. Nothing worked. I to had to pull the fuse for the lights and horn so my neighbors could get some sleep. I took another vehicle to work. It has not acted up since. The week before the alarm system activating the lights would come on without cause as well. We were sitting in the house and the lights would go and off for no reason. We took the batteries out of the key thinking it was the batteries going bad. This did not fix the intermittent lights issue. I had the tipm replaced july 2015 because the headlights stayed on all the time then would flash from time to time. The wipers would go on and off on their own. The horn blared when it felt like it. All these symptoms happened while driving. The jeep dealership ran a diagnostic and said the unit was bad. Surely an $800 part without labor is suppose to last more than 5 months!!!!
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 years have headlights failing or too dim problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2008 (17 complaints) and 2007 (9 complaints).
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