2010 Jeep Wrangler: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Aug 13, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 74,000 miles · IA

My 2010 jeep wrangler unlimited has been idling funny for a while. Today my windshield wipers started running without turning them on, the headlight came on high beam without turning them on and my turn signals stopped working. I was just trying to get hime from work. Sometimes the starter sticks & grinds when I try to start it..sometimes the cruise control makes the jeep shake violently like driving on 4 flat tires down the interstate. My husband unhooked the battery today to stop the wipers and it was sparking and the whole fuse control panel was too hot to touch. He done some research and found out it is the tipm and it's been a problem in almost all jeep wranglers, and has been recalled in most that had all my jeeps electrical issues, but has not been recalled in the 2010, even after many customer complaints, glad it didn't catch my jeep on fire. Now I'm worried about parking in my garage as it is part of my house. So now my jeep that only has 74000 miles and cost me 35000 dollars is a fire hazard and can't be parked in its cozy 350000 garage because I don't want to lose my home, jeep and possibly my life. Chrysler really needs to step up and do the right thing after making so much money off of us die hard life long jeep enthusiasts.*dt*dt

Filed May 4, 2012 · Transmission · 1,500 miles · GA

Around 1,500 miles my brand new 2010 jeep wrangler "sport" with a 6 speed manual transmission popped out of 1st gear very violently - thought I had hit something. About every 100 miles or so after that incident, it will pop out of 1st gear into neutral - or - grind gears. It was happening so often, I contacted my dealer who told me it wasn't "a problem of chrysler" maybe I wasn't driving it correctly. I started to "push" it into 1st gear with more attention, holding my hand on the shifter, this seemed to work okay, until one day, after I pushed it into 1st gear, it popped out so hard it almost broke my wrist! It seems to pop out of 1st several times a week now, driving around town (stop and go traffic); once it popped out of 1st so hard it went right into 2nd gear! Its extra scary when it happens at a red light intersection and when I start to proceed, it will pop out leaving me without power in the middle of the intersection, with people behind me - I have to quickly throw it into 2nd because it won't go back into 1st. I have 23,000 miles on my jeep now. I can confidently say it has happened over a 1,000 times!! I have started to "feel" when it might happen, while my hand is on the shifter, it seems to start to wobble - as if something isn't connected right. I have tried pulling it out of 1st gear when I stop, re-shift into 2nd gear/1st gear - doesn't fix it. I have tried to baby it, shifting softer, and even rev the engine and "peel" out - it doesn't matter, it happens no matter what I do. I'm taking it to a different dealer this afternoon, maybe they will listen to my plight. I will happily testify to a grand jury that this is a major problem with the 2010 jeep wrangler 6 speed manual transmission.

Filed Feb 4, 2012 · Brakes · 12,000 miles · TX

2010 jeep wrangler rubicon unlimited: roughly 10 months into owning my new jeep I noticed the brakes were squealing. This was not noticeable with the top on and music playing so I'm not sure how long they had been making the noise. I asked my husband to take a look and he said he couldn't replicate the squealing. We found it did not always make the noise when I braked. I took my jeep to the dealership for a recall and mentioned the squealing. They said pollen or other small particles could settle in them and cause a temporary squeak. Again, with the top on and music playing I didn't hear it. Recently I was driving downtown with my windows down and could hear the shrill squeal everytime I hit a light. Having another recall to attend to and an overflowing gas tank issue to address, I decided to have the dealership look at the brakes. I had also notice the ride had gotten much rougher and the idle felt shaky when sitting in traffic. The technician explained he believed there was debris between my brake pad and my rotor which caused significant pitting in the rotor. The pitting was so bad they could not resurface it, but it would need to be replaced. My husband questioned the likelihood for something to get lodged between the brake pad and the rotor and the technician agreed it was uncommon. The problem, however, was they said the same phenomenon occurred on both rear brakes. Both? Since the warranty only addressed the brakes in the first year / 12k miles, he explained this was not covered and I would need both rotors replaced at full cost.

Filed Feb 4, 2012 · Brakes, Fuel system · 20,000 miles · TX

2010 jeep wrangler rubicon unlimited: I recently took my jeep to the dealership to attend to another recall and check out some problems - overflowing gas tank, squealing brakes, rough idle in traffic, increasingly rough and loud ride. I purchased my jeep new 18 months ago and it now has approximately 22k miles. They replaced the gas tank which I now understand is a common issue on the 2010 rubicons. They told me I needed to replace both rotors which are no longer covered under warranty due to debris getting caught between the brake pad and rotor on both rear brakes. And, they explained the loud/rough ride was from the uneven wear on my front tires. The tread on my front tires showed severe cupping. The tech said it was from not rotating my tires often enough and this is a common problem on jeeps since the front has more "play" and the rear is more "solid". He said there was nothing wrong with my jeep. I questioned whether the significant uneven wear was acceptable after only 22k miles. He offered no other solution other than rotating the damaged tires to the back and wait for them to wear evenly. My concern was rotating the tires would just create issue with my other two tires as well. He said it's just normal and I'd need to replace all of my tires soon anyway. With the age of the vehicle being only 18 months with 22k miles, I question if this issue is not related to my suspension.

Filed Aug 23, 2011 · Body, Electrical · NY

Letter re the problems experienced with a 2010 jeep wrangler feels that vehicle falls under the new car lemon law (entire package not imaged, forwarded to nvs-200) *tgw the consumer stated there have been repeated attempts to repair the vehicle. However, the vehicle remains defective. The consumer stated the vehicle was running sluggish and burning oil, but no leaks were found. The problem went on for several months. The consumer believed the engine was defective, but the dealer would not approve a new engine, so they kept replacing parts. The vehicle was eventually returned to the consumer, with the same problem. The dealer checked the engine again, and discovered it was burning 1 quart of oil per hour and it was determined the engine needed to be replaced. The hard top was leaking and ruined the carpet. The starter was defective. Also the transmission was exhibiting a burning smell, it would slip and wouldn't go into gear and the fluid was no longer the correct color. Also, the temperature gauge rose just under the overheating point. The radiator cooling fan was defective. Also, there was a grinding noise coming from the transfer case.