I have a 2010 jeep wrangler with 16,000 miles that the airbag light has come on. Have taken to certified dealer who diagnosed as faulty module and not covered under warranty, including extended warranty. Reading online comments discovering jeep did a recall for this issue up to model year 2008 and also recalled right hand drive models beyond 2008 for this issue. In my opinion the only reason they are not recalling this for post 2008 jeeps is there are too many on the road, over 300,000. I also have issue with the dealer (stetler york, pa) diagnosing at $95.00 then stating they do not have the part and need to order it, it has been 3 weeks now. Additionally, they, dealer could not tell us if the airbag would operate correctly in the event of an accident. One final note, the dealer stated this is common from jeeps rough ride. Excuse me, they proclaim/advertise rugged readiness. I have never off road-ed this vehicle. I am completely frustrated with this condition. I think jeep should stand behind their products. Regards, [xxx] [xxx] york, pa. [xxx] ph. [xxx] sent from my ipad information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
2010 Jeep Wrangler electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the horn was not working. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the horn clock spring had needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the horn switch harness needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that when the engine was started, the horn and the windshield wiper fluid activated independently as smoke and flames emitted from under the hood. The contact was able to extinguish the fire and disconnected the battery to avoid further fire damage. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for further inspection. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 86,000.
On the 2010 jeep wrangler (lhd) dashboard, the airbag warning light flashes on every other minute with a chime, an indication that there is something malfunctioning or interfering with the vehicle's airbags. This has been a recurring issue and concern for many 2008, 2009 and 2010 jeep wrangler (lhd) owners, including myself, and has been shown time and time again to be caused by a faulty clockspring within the vehicle's steering wheel. This faulty clockspring is the culprit for potential airbag failure in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 jeep wrangler (lhd) during an accident or premature deployment when simply driving around. Daimler chrysler has refused to address the safety concern of their faulty clockspring that can cause failure of the vehicle's airbags from properly deploying.
I brought my 2010 jeep wrangler to armory garage because my airbag light was coming on. Armory garage told me that "I had a broken electrical circuit int he airbag clockspring wiring assembly". The recall is for right hand drive - I have a left hand drive jeep. I hope I get refunded the $600 in repairs. [xxx] this is what I read on your website: report receipt date: nov 02, 2011 the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v528000 component(s): air bags all products associated with this recall details 10 associated documents manufacturer: chrysler group llc summary: chrysler is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 right hand drive (rhd) jeep wrangler vehicles manufactured from february 1, 2007, through october 10, 2011. Some vehicles may be equipped with driver's airbag clockspring assemblies that could experience a compromised airbag circuit resulting in an airbag lamp illumination, which indicates that the airbag may not deploy. Consequence: a broken electrical circuit in the airbag clockspring wiring assembly can lead to non-deployment of the driver frontal airbag and will not be able to properly protect the driver in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injuries. Remedy: chrysler will notify owners and remedy the vehicles as necessary free of charge. Chrysler will mail to owners an interim notification during march 2012. Owners may contact chrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Notes: chrysler's recall number is l37. Owners may also contact the federal safety agency's vehicle safety hotline at 1‑888‑327‑4236 (tty 1‑800‑424‑9153), or go to .
When performing a left hand turn while accelerating away from a stop my air bag warning light and associated chime came on. While driving in a straight line with the wheel centered the light stayed locked in, during a sweeping right hand turn the air bag warning light extinguished. This pattern continued until I returned home and checked that the steering wheel position was in fact the cause of the air bag warning light and associated chime. Any steering wheel position left of center would immediately cause the light and chime and any position right of center of would extinguish the light within 10 seconds. I knew at this point that the steering wheel clock spring wiring assembly was faulty and scheduled a dealership appointment for verification and repair. Dealership performed a troublecode check and received dtc: b1b02-driver airbag squib 1 circuit open. Dealership further confirmed by cycling the steering wheel and code went from active to stored. The clock spring was replaced and retested similarly to my above steering wheel position check and no more lights, chimes, or trouble codes were expressed. Faulty clockspring ribbon wire assemblies are a recurring quality and safety issue with chrysler vehicles and jeep wrangler jk's specifically. Per this website, actions have been taken to recall 2008-2012 rhd jk's and a customer satisfaction warranty extension has been issued for 2007 lhd jk's of 10 years, 150000 miles. This is most certainly a safety issue as a faulty clock spring can result in the driver side airbag not deploying in an accident if the proper conditions are met, and depending upon the nature of the fault in the clockspring the ESC system can also malfunction due to the lack of steering input signal to the system. Further investigation for all affected makes, models, and model years, must be completed in the interest of public safety.
Intermittent lighting of ABS/airbag. Horn no longer works.
2010 jeep wrangler. Consumer states electrical issues. Vehicle shuts off while driving. *tgw the consumer stated the dealer installed a black box in the vehicle on april 10, 2012. However, the next day, the black box stopped working.
This jeep has never been used for any type of off roading, yet it has a burnt smell coming from the transmission. It was taken to the dealer where it was checked however they could not determine what was causing the burnt smell and smoke coming from the transmission. It has now been checked a couple of times, where only an transmission oil change was performed because they never found out the problem. I can only hope I do not become a statistic, before the problem is found.
Tipm is creating a major safety issue with my 2010 jeep wrangler. On multiple occasions, the headlights fail to work on my vehicle on start up or once the vehicle is in operation. The dealership looked at the jeep and stated the tipm module was bad and needed to be replaced. The part was indefinitely on backorder from jeep, and could not even be replaced if it were under warranty. Driving this vehicle that is under 2 years old and has a major safety issue is unacceptable. This appears to be a wide spread issue for a number of years with the tipm module on jeep / chrysler vehicles. This will happen to someone while driving at night without their knowledge, and create a deadly event. Would like to see chrysler take responsibility for this dangerous situation and correct the issue to protect the safety of the missions of people driving their vehicles.
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.
I was driving and ask of a sudden my airbag light came on. I could hear a clank/clunk in steering column. Also horn nor cruise control would work. Dealership replaced the clockspring the next day. No reason why. Just stated they go out. Mine went out at 20xxx miles!!! No recall!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that they had to upgrade the vehicle every two years since 2004. The contact stated that they had the 2004, 2006, 2008 and now 2010 models and all had an issue with a defective horn. The dealer installed an auxiliary horn and a relay harness. The horn and horn button were replaced as well but the failure continued. A mechanic stated that the problem was because of the fact that the horn was run through the radio which caused an electrical wiring problem. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 50 and the current mileage was approximately 33,000.
I have a 2010 sport wrangler unlimited 4dr, at approx 3800 miles the car went dead on the highway at approx 60mph. All the indicator lights came on and the steering and brakes were hard to control. Momentarily the car resumed and went back to dealer. Have maintenance slips and initial complaint. Same incident happened at approx 4700 miles went back to same dealer. Checked online with chrysler although the first time they replaced the ignition coil. It hasn't been resolved and I don't believe it will be resolved at the dealer level.
2010 jeep wrangler hood bounces up, and down while driving on interstate. Also, ignition housing has become loose at 4900 miles.
1 new jeep went dead while driving,engine won't crank this was at 181 miles on car 2 tow to dealer 3 connector c1 @PCM pins 34 & 35 were reversed installed new tipm also. Could not get car off road.
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