2011 Jeep Wrangler: engine failure

Filed Feb 25, 2021 · Brakes · 22,000 miles · NC · fire

Purchased 2011 sahara manual 2dr in 3/2016. On 2/24/2021 noticed smoke and burning smell coming from left front side as I was returning home from a doctor visit on local 4 lane 35 MPH highway. Stopped at local jeep dealer,ross jeep, 2 blocks away and fire was visible from left front wheel. Was told fire due to brake "seized" causing fire to rotor/brake. 22,000 miles currently on jeep. Have serviced regularly as recommended and garaged with no "off road" driving. Mechanic/dealer suggested new brakes and rotors on front of jeep. Why with only 22,000 miles would I have a problem with brakes and what would cause this problem ? From reading other complaints I feel lucky to not have had a total loss of jeep and my life due to fire. I had jeep completely checked out prior to purchase along with checking for recalls and no issues surfaced.

Filed Mar 24, 2020 · Engine · 125,000 miles · TX

Engine failure. While traveling at 75mph on the highway, the vehicle lost power and threw a check engine light. I pulled over to the side of the road and shut off the vehicle and attempted to restart it. The vehicle did not immediately restart, but did so on the second try. I drove away and approximately a mile down the road, the vehicle began to knock and make banging noises, I pulled over once again and called a tow tuck. Vehicle was later diagnosed with failed rod bearings and required a full rebuild. Vehicle had 125k miles at the time of failure.

Filed Mar 31, 2019 · Engine · 56,500 miles · PA

Drivning on interstate in ohio after stop at service plaza and just got off ramp pulling onto interstate and oil light popped up and at same time engine made a noise. Immediately pulled off road. Turned off jeep, called aaa. They towed me. I'm told it needs a new engine. I have records of good care of this vehicle. It only had 56,500 miles. I'm finding out others online others went through same. The garage tells me that jeep knows of the problem and put a new upgrade to engines. These engines should have been recalled. Now I'm facing thousands for a new engine and I am without a vehicle. I have contacted jeep and waiting for a response.

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · Engine · 99,100 miles · TX

I bought my jeep with 67,000 miles, within a year before reaching 100,000 miles it was only at about 99,000miles when this happened and apparently the engine wasn't lubricating correctly and a bearing in the engine shattered. Even though I change my oil every 3,000 miles with high mileage because my spouse works on cars he is always making sure. After looking into this further this engine is known throughout the jeep community to fail before reaching 100,000 miles yet jeep still has not used an extension for the engine. I spent almost 20,000 dollars on this vehicle one year ago and now I'm driving around with an engine that will fail soon because I have to get to work somehow and the warrenty on the vehicle was only a five year 100,000 miles warrenty so it doesn't cover it. I think jeep should be ashamed for selling people these engines knowing they will fail before 100,000 miles and that they should be responsible and extend the original warranties to 10 yr 150,000 miles for people who expierience this kind of engine failure and now have to purchase a new engine out of pocket. I need someone to contact me regarding this issue I will not sit back and remain silent until it is resolved. I am a single mother living on limited income and have to take from my savings to cover an entire new engine. For a car I bought 1 year ago and didn't even go 100,000 miles before exploding. And I didn't even put the most miles on it. I've only gone about 40,000 miles. So in reality this was most likely an issue before I bought the vehicle.

Filed Jul 20, 2017 · Fuel system · 85,000 miles · MD

Bought jeep new. Has always needed oil between changes. Constant ticking sound started a few weeks ago while engine was running. Mechanic says engine needs to be replaced.

Filed Apr 19, 2017 · Engine · 20 miles · CA

1. Last year I had to replace my engine because chrysler said it ran low on oil which caused engine damage. I had 11 oil changes and proof of service from oil change shops that entire year. I paid the 8k to put a new engine in to get it out of stevens creek chrysler jeep and dodge. I was told to take chrysler to small claims court. I never got a chance to because I could not "serve" anyone at chrysler corporation properly. 2. The new engine that I bought had the same problem. They did an oil compression check and it lost all of its oil in 1000 miles. My car is in the shop now. Chrysler will come back and probably replace the engine for free this time. 3. While my car has been in the shop this weekend , it was broken into. Both windows broken and speakers stolen. The dealership said they would pay for this and fix it. What I want is not a new engine. I want my money back for the entire jeep since they sold me a car that has had two blown engines now and I have all the reciepts to prove the first time I was not at fault. I do not want to take chrysler to small claims. I want it done for me. I cannot get to the right people at chrysler in order to push this further. I spoke to a few lawyers and they said it isnt neccesarily a lemon law case but it is more of a dealership/chrysler warranty case. What can I do? Thank you. Here is a link to my receipts for oil changes (I will put receipts up on server for costs soon) https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vh0b4cxxkcb36at/aabtpuwdk1zvc3frhxd6yjtta?dl=0

Filed Oct 24, 2016 · Engine · 62,000 miles · DE

Engine blew out the oil, no warning lights, engine blew a rod. Engine locked up.

Filed Jun 16, 2016 · Transmission · 63,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep wrangler. While turning the vehicle, the tires seized and caused the vehicle to stop independently. In addition, the vehicle made an abnormal noise once shifted into drive. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.

Filed May 17, 2016 · Engine · 56,000 miles · MD

The engine cunsumes oil at a very high rate! Told 1 quart every 1,000 by the dealership! In august 2013 while driving on a highway I had a rod baring snap and shoot metal chips into the oil pan at 52,000, the whole engine locked up and needed replaced. On may 7th 2016, again driving on the highway at 56,000 miles on the new engine, same exact thing rod baring snapped, metal hips into the oil pan, engine locked up and needed replace! The dealership inspected the oil pan and I was told there was absolutely no neglect on my part! I always has the oil changed between 3,000-5,000 miles.. I was told by the dealership this is a common issue. I can not believe this engine has not been totally recalled!!

Filed Jul 17, 2015 · Engine · 67,766 miles · CA · fire

While frwy. Driving at approx. 72 MPH / 2600 rpms and without warning or indication of malfunction, we heard a pop, and immediately noticed smoke coming from the vehicle. The driver maneuvered the vehicle to the right shoulder. Upon exiting the vehicle I noticed smoke and flames coming from the underside and engine compartment. My family immediately exited the vehicle and I used a fire extinguisher to extinguished the fire that was engulfing the engine compartment and undercarriage of the jeep. After extinguishing the fire, I was able to inspect the vehicle. I noticed a large hole in the lower engine block just behind the oil pan on the passenger side. Additionally, the metal heat shield that sits just to the side of the engine was bent backward. It appears that the engine malfunctioned and threw a bearing or other engine part through the outer motor casing releasing oil and causing the resultant fire and damage. However, I can not rule out a computer malfunction resulting in engine failure vs. Pure mechanical engine failure. It has been over two weeks since the incident and chrysler has just informed me they will not cover the repairs under the existing 5 year/50,000 mile drive train warranty that had not expired and was provided as part of the original purchase agreement in july 2011. Their response was "we have had the opportunity to review the inspection report and must inform you that we are not LED to believe that the incident was due to a manufacturing responsibility."

Filed Jun 16, 2014 · Engine · 90,000 miles · PA

I own a 2011 jeep wrangler rubicon unlimited which I purchased as a new vehicle. It presently has over 90,000 miles on it. Recently, I noticed a ticking sound coming from the motor - detectable from outside the car, but not noticeable when driving. A fellow at a car wash mentioned that he had the same issue with his jeep and said that the issue turned out to be "valve lifters" and that the problem was resolved under the car's drive train warranty. I took my car to a dealer in for a regular oil change and asked to have the ticking sound checked by a mechanic. I was told that the sound was coming from the "top end" of the motor - and would have to bring it in again for a more lengthy evaluation - which I did. I made an appointment for service - took the vehicle in - and rented a car for what I expected to be several days of service. That was about a month ago. Subsequently, I've been told that the repairs to the top end of the engine did not resolve the problem and that the entire engine would have to be replaced. The dealer apparently ordered a "long block" replacement engine from chrysler, but has been having problems obtaining other parts that are involved in the repair. The dealer also told me to contact chrysler's warranty guys about seeking some relief for the cost of the car rental - which I did, but to no avail. I should add that I have been continually assured that the engine replacement is covered by the car's drive train warranty. However, I also came across an article in "autoweek" detailing problems chrysler was experiencing with jeep engines of my car's vintage - and that the engine replacements were being exacerbated by failures in chrylser's parts supply chain. This had resulted in both nhsta's involvement and to payments to other owners to offset the financial burden of the attenuated warranty repairs. I'm reporting this on this basis.

Filed Apr 25, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 3,000 miles · TX

Potentially a root cause of the rash of fires in jeep wranglers that are sitting parked: failure of the tipm (totally integrated power module). In dec 2011, my daughter drove her new (3000 miles) 2011 jeep wrangler unlimited to church, parked it, turned off the key, took the key out of the ignition, exited the vehicle and locked the door, and went into the church building - never realizing that motor was actually still running!! (they're very quiet when idling and she was talking to a friend.) about 20 to 30 minutes later, a man came running into church that knows of her vehicle and said "your jeep is running, there's smoke or steam coming out from under the hood, the door is locked, and I can't get in to turn it off! My daughter checked and she indeed had the ignition key in her hand. She ran out of church and unlocked the door, put the key in the ignition but it would not kill the engine! We had to engage the clutch in a high gear on the manual transmission to kill it. Radiator coolant all over the ground. We found that radiator fluid was just about all boiled out of the engine. The tipm was allowing the engine to continue to run even though the ignition was off and key removed - but the tipm did shut off the electrically operated cooling fan in front of the radiator. There was electrical power going to the motor ignition so that the motor continued to run - but w/o a fan. The coolant boiled out of the engine and had our friend not intervened our motor definitely would have boiled itself dry and continued to run until it either seized up due to excessive heat and/or ignited a fire due to the excessive heat (potentially by igniting the fuel within the fuel system?? Electrical wire insulation causing an electrical fire?? Battery boiling and fire??). As you're aware, there are several potential secondary sources for fire ignition under the vehicle hood.