2012 Jeep Wrangler: multiple warning lights

Filed Sep 18, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 56,000 miles · NC

Jeep loses all power while driving. I have a 1 year old and this is very very dangerous. Ive had to stop and pull battery power terminal off multiple times to reset it. The jeep completely dies then all lights and switches start firing. Jeep will not restart. Debating selling it and getting something other than a jeep product. Battery is good and alternator is good. I had both checked by a mechanic. This has happened multiple times and I take great care of my jeep as well.

Filed Dec 30, 2019 · 22,000 miles · FL

Attempted to start my jeep on the street parking and the alarm went off, horn blaring, wipers and fluid on constant, all lights flashing, reverse lights on, and it would not start. Pulled the total integrated power module (tipm) and sent it out for repair. Was told the tipm was in complete failure and had to be replaced. Searched the web and found that 2007-2015 tipms should be recalled and it was rejected.

Filed Sep 10, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 44,902 miles · IL

Driving down the road when suddenly all the lights started flashing, radio flashed and then the jeep started to loose power. Pulled over, put in park and turned it off. Exterior and interior lights were flashing. Clicking noises where coming from the tipm even with the key off. Everything was locked up once it was put in park and wouldn't unlock to tow. The only recourse was to unhook the battery and try to reset everything after waiting for about 20 seconds. I hooked the battery back and was able to drive it home. This is the second time this happened however the first time was in park and everything went haywire. Was able to restart w/o disconnecting the battery. It is getting worse. We are looking at a $1000 repair bill. We are hesitant to drive it.

Filed Jun 8, 2018 · Electrical · 87,000 miles · CO

While driving straight on a county road at 25 MPH, the vehicle's gauges turned off and all warning lights lit up on the dash. The vehicle stopped and would not restart, lock, or unlock doors. All fuses and the battery were good. Dealership confirmed it was a failed tipm (totally integrated power module) and quoted $1300 to replace.

Filed Feb 15, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · 52,119 miles · NC

12 jkru 52,000 miles. It first happened at night while wife was driving on interstate jeep went crazy mode all lights in cluster illuminated warning lights flashing and with hot oil msg, warning dings going off, heard electric fan running . It seemed that nothing was controllable, auto trans went into and would not shift out of first gear. Scared the hell out of my wife. Got home after shut off I tried to restart but nothing happened. I disconnected battery to reset cpu that did not work. I stopped by auto zone to get codes scanned . They told me every system was reporting failure and needs to go to dealer. After restart every thing was normal. After 100 yards down the street it all happened again. Pulled into store parking lot, turned jeep off and would not restart till 4th try. Drove it strait to dealer in first gear with all. They said that it was tipm and not under warranty, gave ma a rental car for 10 days because part is on back order. After 10 days chrysler quit paying for rental car and still have no part to fix jeep it has been 16 days. I guess there are alot of failures for the tipm causing back order and do not know when they will get one.

Filed Jan 28, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 39,500 miles · OH · 1 injury

Yesterday when driving my jeep to the gas station all of the warning lights started turning on and the jeeps battery light turned on. Knowing that it could be a problem with the alternator I headed home immediately. A block from my house in the middle of an intersection the battery finally died thankfully someone was able to push me out of the intersection because it was dark out and I didn't have any lights. I had the car checked and it is the alternator. I searched online and found that there is a recall for a pentastar 3.6 l v6 alternators but I'm being told that my vehicle is not included in the recall. By specifically excluding my vehicle from the recall they have risked my safety and the safety of those around me.

Filed May 28, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 3,700 miles · MS

Approx 4 months and 3700 miles of having my 2012 jeep wrangler sahara unlimited, during regular driving all dash lights came on, the warning chimes were on, all gauges dropped and continued to flash, the vehicle slowed down and the lights remained flashing and flickering for about another 20 seconds I couldn't accelerate. This has happened over 30 times since then and almost caused a serious accident on the interstate. This still continues to happen regularly and after showing them 2 videos on separate occasions dealership says they can't duplicate the problem so there is nothing they can do. Now at 47000 miles my warranty is gone and this time when it happened the check engine and airbag remained on. I don't know if the two issues are related or are separate, but now it kind of "sputters and put-puts" when its in park and won't accelerate properly. Dealership wants $150.00 just to look at this issue again and tell me they can't duplicate the fault. This is a serious safety issue; it has never been driven off road, is garage kept, and not used everyday. I don't want my jeep to catch fire or continue to put me and my children in a position where when could get hurt because of these issues. If anyone else has had these issues any help would be appreciated.

Filed Jun 16, 2014 · Electrical · 17,000 miles · CO

Ignition switch ? I was driving with my family and the car shut itself off. The engine stopped, the dash panel flickered, and then I lost all power. The brakes started losing pressure and my swaybar disconnect became disconnected. 1.5 seconds later the jeep came alive and I had all the lights on the dash light up with warning bells like you do when you start the vehicle. This happened 13 or so times on the way home. It's currently at the dealer getting fixed. While I was there this morning there were 3 others with chrysler group vehicles with the same problem. The jeep forums also have several posts about this.

Filed Oct 17, 2013 · Electrical · 11,028 miles · MI

We could not start vehicle with only the center brake light working. The tow truck driver had to disconnect drive line to tow vehicle to dealership. The dealership diagnosed as tipm failure (total integrated power failure). Numerous complaints on internet were found with this same failure. We are very concerned of potential for car crash since all lights and vehicle are disabled without warning. If you are successful to coast your vehicle of the road there is still a danger of being hit by another car since the light are disabled. Also occupant cannot lock doors to defend against criminal activity. One more point is that this is an off road vehicle. We had just be using it in a very remote location. I don't know if we could safely get ourselves back including the vehicle from this very remote location.