2013 Jeep Wrangler: sudden loss of power

Filed Nov 1, 2023 · Brakes · FL

Abs light illuminated on dash causing loss of power

Filed Mar 11, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 105,500 miles · NV · crash · 2 injuries

Driving approx 65 MPH on highway. Rpm jumped then car lost power. Would not shift past neutral and unable to remove key. Auto door unlock failed. Vehicle was evacuated and then struck from behind at high speed.

Filed Dec 2, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 85,500 miles · UT

As I research what is wrong with my jeep it has been a happening for quite a bit of people. Nobody has been able to find a solution for this issue, what has been happening is when driving my 2013 jeep wrangler at all my check engine light comes on and I instantly lose power plus my ABS and traction control lights turn on and I end up going into limp mode. It mostly happening on the freeway and going up hills, but has also been happening even when it is in park. My jeep has been in the shop with a trusted mechanic for 3 months and he has not been able to find the issue either. All of the research I have done tons of people has been having this issue but seems as though no one can find the cause of the problem either... I'm unsure of what to do now.

Filed Nov 15, 2019 · Engine, Steering · 111,250 miles · CO

All power was lost while driving down the freeway at 65 MPH. Lost power steering and the engine died. There was no warning that there was a problem. This could have been a serious accident. Found other instances of this happening on the internet: http://www.carproblemzoo.com/jeep/wrangler/2013/engine-shut-off-without-warning-problems.php

Filed Sep 8, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 65,000 miles · CO

Driving on highway and the engine shut off for no apparent reason. When the engine is off there is a loss of power steering etc. This has happened several times. Starting at about 32,000 miles. The dealership has tried to fix it but the vehicle still has this problem.

Filed Aug 6, 2019 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 80,000 miles · MI

The vehicle keeps losing power at the most inopportune times (passing a vehicle; in a construction zone with no shoulder; on a highway). I have almost gotten into 4 accidents b/c of this problem. Whenever the vehicle goes faster than 70 MPH...power is lost. It continually throws off a code of 0369. The dealership has replaced the following to try to fix the problem: replaced ABS system; replaced stability control system; replaced oil filter housing; replaced the cam twice; swapped the cam; replaced the cam phaser; replaced all 4 cam phasers; re-flashed the PCM; replaced the PCM. Today it goes in to the dealership for the 10th time to try to get it fixed. It is a death trap to all that share the road with it, not to mention extremely unreliable. It has never been off-roaded and is well maintained.

Filed May 15, 2019 · Airbags · 80,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. While driving 60 MPH, the control features on the steering wheel lost power and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to glendora chrysler dodge jeep ram (located at 931 s lone hill ave, glendora, ca 91740, (909) 480-4070) where it was diagnosed that the clockspring sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed May 7, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 60,888 miles · FL

After sitting idle all night, started vehicle in morning and ABS and ESC lights came on. I was unable to accelerate as the rear brakes were being engaged by a faulty sensor. I shifted into neutral and back to drive and lights went out and back to normal operation. I pulled out onto the main thoroughfare and the jeep stuttered upon acceleration and felt like it was losing power before it stopped. Both lights came back on. After shifting back to neutral, I was able to get back onto the street and to the dealer for service. This is the second time this condition occurred in this vehicle. In july of 2016 the right rear wheel speed sensor was replaced by fitzgerald jeep in clearwater. Codes c1035 and c1049 were present at the time of the repair. This faulty sensor could have caused an accident with injuries, at best, or a fatality/fatalities at worst. The computer program that allows a faulty sensor to override the drivers action is a malfunction that needs to be addressed.

Filed Jul 24, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 159,224 miles · NC

My vehicle has been broken into more than 5 times in the past 6 months and I have all these people following me around on every location I am while serving my mail route...I spent over 2500 on sensors and wiring but my vehicle continues to flash check engine lights and chimes constantly while driving down the road. I am very concerned the computer system has been compromised several different occasions and I have went too 2 different jeep dealerships and both are pulling different codes on the exact same day.the codes were reset I drove 25 miles to the next dealership when all sorts of lights started flashing and the engine lost power. I got to the next dealership that pulled codes and said nothing was happening. I even had a person contact me from one of the dealerships telling me to come in for a service part that I had not confirmed to be ordered . My fear for my safety is of high concern if someone is deliberately trying to sabotage my vehicle.

Filed Nov 11, 2017 · Fuel system, Steering · 97,000 miles · CO

My jeep wrangler has stalled out while driving 2x and then does not restart even though it is cranking over. After 15 minutes of sporadic attempts to restart it starts and runs fine. I replaced the cam position sensor and the map sensor at the dealer after the first instance and drove 4000 miles without a problem. It just happened again today. It does not stutter like poor gas delivery or cough it just quits losing power steering and power breaks while I am going down the road.

Filed Oct 4, 2017 · Engine · 78,500 miles · AZ

The vehicle is consuming an excessive amount of oil (more than a quart per 250 miles) and is overheating when under load on long climbs. Overheating and/or excessive oil consumption causes the vehicle to go into "limp" mode which is a sudden and complete loss of power where the engine will not go over 3000 RPM. When oil level drops to about 3 quarts low, the check engine light comes on and the jeep goes into limp mode. The dealership has replaced valve tappets, the left camshaft and the left cylinder head under my chrysler "maxcare" lifetime warranty, but the problem persists. Jeep customer care is now telling me the repair may no longer be covered by my lifetime service contract (reference jeep customer care case number 32175924). The sudden loss of power when at highway speeds from overheating and/or oil loss is a safety issue.

Filed Jun 14, 2017 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · VA

Vehicle first started having issues moving into drive or reverse a couple of times. Vehicle then started stalling at traffic lights. Vehicle always starts back up, but sometimes does not change into drive immediately. Restarting/shifting into manual mode works. Vehicle finally started losing power intermittently while driving/accelerating causing it to jerk significantly while driving. It mostly happens at lower gears while accelerating from stop.