2012 Jeep Wrangler: jerking or lurching

Filed Dec 2, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · 79,000 miles · FL

The vehicle is stalling while driving or acting as if its going to cut off while in motion causing a very uncomfortable jerking motion. It also powers off and will not move until 3-5 minutes later regardless of what gear it's in. This vehicle has cut off on me numerous times while driving and has even caused me to be stuck in the road blocking traffic. I've contacted the dealership multiple times over the past few months and I also have diagnostic receipts that claim they can't find any issues with my vehicle when they inspect it. However, about a week ago I was watching channel 4 news and they reported a recall for 2011-2013 jeep grand cherokee and durangos for engine stalling issues related to the fuel pump. I also find an article online related to this issue as well (https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-11-21/jeep-dodge-suvs-recalled-due-to-risk-of-engines-stalling). I would like for this issue to be investigated because it's a major safety concern.

Filed Sep 19, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 40,000 miles · VA · crash · 1 injury

I was involved in a single vehicle accident on 10/2/2015 involving 2012 jeep wrangler, my vehicle jerked to the right suddenly causing me to lose control. The jeep was jerked off the road into a ditch on the right, hit the front end of the ditch and was launched airborne, then crashed on the cement wall of a second ditch, bouncing twice before landing in the ditch and hitting the front end of that ditch. I repeatedly slammed on my brakes but they did not engage. My airbags did not deploy. My seat belt tensioner did not engage, causing me to be thrown forward and backwards repeatedly. I suffered a closed head injury and herniations to multiple discs in my neck as well as trauma to the facet joints in my neck, resulting in severe foraminal stenosis at multiple levels that requires neurosurgical intervention. I slammed my head on the steering wheel 4 times, my chest once. This accident forever changed my life. I have repeatedly called fca to file a formal complaint, am always told someone will call me back. It's been almost two years and no one has called me back. I was given a case number and told someone would come look at my vehicle to inspect it, never happened. As I face urgent surgery to my spine with pain to my neck radiating down my right arm, all I can think about is chrysler. They recalled 2016-2017 jeep wranglers for faulty wiring of the occupant restraint control module, as well as jeep patriots and compasses made the same year as my vehicle along with millions of other chrysler vehicles. Fca refuses to return my phone calls, how many more people are they ignoring? They need see what happens when they don't recall all vehicles built with the same components, knowing there are more vehicles not included in the recall that pose a safety risk.

Filed Jun 27, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 55,000 miles · CA

Driving at freeway speeds some bumps or uneven surface cause car to lurch. Engine shuts down to no throttle; this is very disconcerting for driver. Happens 2-3 times a month on such roads. I suspect the skid control. When that is turned off it does not do it. Jeep needs to fix this. Car recovers after 2-3 seconds but in meantime this could easily cause car behind to hit you. So far have been lucky this did not happen.

Filed Apr 29, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 43,576 miles · VA · crash · 1 injury

I was involved in a single vehicle accident on 10/5/15, traveling approximately 30mph, when my jeep suddenly jerked to the right without warning, causing it to swerve off the road and into a ditch. The jeep hit the front end of the ditch at an angle that launched it airborne, then landed on the cement wall of a culvert approximately two feet away. The jeep bounced twice on the cement wall, cracking the frame in two places, then landed in the culvert, hit the front end of the culvert, then hit a small pole where it finally stopped. Despite slamming on the brakes the entire time, nothing in the vehicle seemed to be working. My airbags did not deploy and my seatbelts did not engage, causing me to slam my forehead on the steering wheel with each impact (3-4 times, I honestly don't recall) and hitting my chest once on the steering wheel. I called chrysler to report the incident after the insurance adjuster raised concerns about the airbags not deploying, and was given a case number and told I would be contacted. After a number of further attempts to contact them, they have refused to return my calls or acknowledge my complaints. I am now aware of a number of recalls regarding the orc module in many chrysler vehicles, and wonder if this could have been a contributing factor in my accident. I suffered a severe concussion and was out of work for three months. I had to quit my second job, causing significant financial strain on my family. I have since had chronic neck pain and migraines, an mri showed traumatic disc herniations at c2-6, for which I have to see a neurosurgeon. I have had multiple injections and other procedures on my neck since the accident, but continue to have pain daily. At my request, my insurance company has kept the totaled jeep, untouched, in a secured lot, until I can find someone to help me determine why the seatbelts failed to protect me.

Filed Apr 29, 2016 · Airbags, Driver assistance · VA · crash · 1 injury

I was involved in a single vehicle collision, with "multiple front end impacts" and significant damage to the vehicle. I was driving approximately 35-40 MPH, when the vehicle jerked to the right I hydroplaned (this is my best guess and veered to the shoulder. The street is narrow, with only a very thin shoulder. The jeep then went off the road, drove through a deep rain-filled ditch, hit the front end of that ditch, launching the jeep airborne. During that impact, the front axle was ripped off. I then landed in another ditch (a culvert with 2 cement walls), where the jeep bounced twice on the cement wall, cracking the frame each time, then landed in the ditch, where I kept going until I hit a small construction pole. My jeep had the additional side airbag package. Despite the severity of the crash, my airbags did not deploy, and my seat belt never tightened. This resulted in me being thrown forwards and backwards multiple times (at least 3 that I recall). I suffered a tbi, and missed 2.5 months of work. I had to quit my second job. I have also had ongoing neck pain, initially thought to be muscular. An mri recently completed shows disk herniation of c3-c6.

Filed Jul 14, 2015 · Electrical · 32,500 miles · CO

Vehicle stalled (engine quite running) then jerked back on. At first it would only do this occasionally. Now it does it frequently in all gears (six speed manual).

Filed Jun 15, 2015 · Suspension · 25,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked, rattled, and wobbled out of control while driving 45 MPH. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel to be able to keep the vehicle under control. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer found nothing wrong with the vehicle. The contact also took the vehicle to a specialized mechanic, but was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Filed Feb 1, 2015 · Driver assistance, Engine · 42,000 miles · OK

The (rhd) vehicle check engine light and traction control (skid) light come on regularly while driving straight on dry roads and when the traction control light is on it causes the vehicle to slow speed. When driving over 40 MPH, it takes a while to gain speed and if you let off gas it jerks like you are driving a standard transmission. I recently had the powertrain control module replaced costing myself over $600 and it still does the same thing. I have made a stop at a stop sign before and this jeep died and started right back. Occasionally the gascap light comes on and stays for a couple days and then goes away. Another strange thing that happens a lot is the temperature on dash is set to fahrenheit, but often I have to change it back because I will look and its showing celsius. The most recent thing that happened scared even my children. I had just took off at a 4-way intersection on highway and while gaining speed with no lights on, I reached about 40 MPH and it just jerked as hard as it could and then check engine light and traction control light come on causing us to almost get run over by the people behind us gaining speed because we were being slowed down by this event. This is by far the strangest vehicle I've ever owned, sometimes there are no lights, sometimes just check engine or gascap light is on, and sometimes the check engine and traction control lights are on at the same time. You never know what you are gonna get on any given day. I have taken it to dealer again for the 6th time but they don't seem to be very knowledgeable or have any idea why this is happening.