2013 Jeep Wrangler: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jan 31, 2023 · Engine · 114,000 miles · AZ

The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while at a stop light the vehicle started to stall while accelerating. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the crank shaft sensor was replaced, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was notified of the cylinder #2 misfire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was 114,000.

Filed May 25, 2022 · Engine · IL

For the past 2 years my Jeep has been stalling a lot, have taken it to 2 mechanics and 2 times to the dealer. None of them know what’s going on because there’s no light coming on, except for the first time it happened the ETC light came on but went away a few minutes later.

Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 86,800 miles · IN

I was leaving a grocery store and as I was turning onto the busy main road my jeep wrangler sahara unlimited stalled with no warning no lights it just died it would not start at all. After 20 minutes it then started. It was very dangerous because the person behind me could have hit me if there wasn't any other traffic. This has happened before at traffic lights where it would stall out of no where but then I could turn the key and it would start. I am terrified to get on the highway afraid it will do that again and harm me or others on the road.

Filed Nov 24, 2020 · Engine · 64,000 miles · OH

When the jeep is put into reverse first thing after sitting for a while the vehicle stalls when the brake pedal is applied. If the break pedal is slowly released, the jeep will stutter and almost stall but stays running.

Filed May 17, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 75,679 miles · WA

My jeep shuts off while driving on city roads and going up hills with other vehicles present, no codes show up, dash lights turn red when vehicle is off, my jeep makes funny noises when turned off, take it to the dealership over 3 months since I bought it 3 months ago and they can't fix it. They don't know what is wrong with it. They've tired everything and still nothing. It's going back in again because it shut off on me going up a hill. This jeep is now becoming dangerous to myself. Yet the jeep still isn't giving codes. I had to go buy a car scan device plug it in and record data of what is going on with the jeep so that the dealership can see. Do I have to go off a cliff or get into a really bad accident before this problem is found or fixed. I've only had this vehicle for 3 months. I bought it on february 21,2020 and it started acting up on february 28,2020 and still is on may 16, 2020 and it is becoming a nightmare. I'm spending money to get it fixed because the dealership is charging me because my extended warranty doesn't cover it. I was told when I bought it that there was nothing wrong with it but that was a lie. I need help figure this out. The dealership didn't make sure that this vehicle was safely operational before selling it. It over heated because they didn't check fluid. My heated seats were burnt out. My dash lights flicker on and off. They replaced something behind my dash but it didn't fix the issue. I think it made it worse. As of right now my jeep shuts up at least once a week which puts me in a dangerous position because I get stuck either on the side of the road sitting sideways or almost off of a cliff or in the middle of the road with nowhere to go because I have no power steering the jeep does it start back up for anywhere between 5 to 15 minutes.

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Transmission · 93,000 miles · MI

Car shuts down while driving and seems to kick a lot going from gear to gear.

Filed Nov 6, 2019 · Engine · 132,000 miles · CO

The 3.6 engine has developed a tick from inad rocker arms. The arms are known to be faulty and many vehicles have stalled at high speeds due to the issue. This is a huge safety issue that needs to be recalled

Filed May 8, 2019 · Engine · 118,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. While driving 65 MPH, the engine stalled and the vehicle was coasted to the shoulder. The check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to rock city dodge chrysler of ny (520 rock city st, little valley, ny 14755, (716) 938-6936) where it was diagnosed that the engine failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and wanted to submit this as a goodwill case. The failure mileage was 118,000. The VIN was unknown.

Filed Feb 20, 2019 · Engine · 84,000 miles · OR

Constant ticking noise coming from the top of the engine. This ticking noise is made from worn out rocker arms/ cam lifters as the camshaft rotates. The bearing material in the lifters is not hardened steel and can degrade. All 3.6l pentastar engines are affected by these defective rocker arms. If the rocker arms are damaged no code will show. The first sines will be a loss in fuel efficacy. As the camshaft wears down changing the displacement of the cylinders this will start causing misfire and stalling during normal driving/ acceleration. Eventually, ware debris can fall into the cylinder and damage the head. I first took my jeep to the dealership at 60k miles to diagnose. With no codes showing I was told everything in the engine checked out and the ticking noise was from the valves. Now at 84k miles one of the rocker arms is definitely failing and still not showing codes. The dealership will not cover replacement under warranty because the purchase date was 5 1/2 years ago. This is a known issue with the 3.6l pentastar. Chrysler has provided technical bulletins to visually identify defective rockers but are not providing extended warranty or recall on this part. While at the dealership the technician said they handle a lot of rocker arm replacements on pentastar engines, 5 to 10 a week! Chrysler should take responsibility for sourcing and installing defective parts in their engines.

Filed Jan 23, 2019 · Seats, Visibility · 92,000 miles · WI

No heat on drivers side only causing visibility issues as defrost on drivers side is blowing cold air. Shop has done colant flush 2x in 1 year plus changed the thermostat which have all only been temporary fixes. Issue always returns. Heated seats fail to function as colder the outside temp is and when engaged doesnt feel as hot as they should. Jeep engine stalls out in reverse, worse when cold outside, will also dies occasionally when putting into drive. Dealer fail to find the cause as no warning lights are ever on as this did not happen in their presence and no codes come up although this happens almost every morning during winter when attempting to back out of my driveway. Occasionally if engine is stalling upon reverse it will also stall in the street again when shifting from reverse into drive. This stalling issue will happen no matter if I warm the engine before attempting to drive or not it makes no difference but it is more often in winter. Don't remember having this issue during summer but I've only owned it 1 year. Jeep also occasionally shakes terribly when I hit 60mph. So badly, I have to slow down or pull over as I feel like its going to lose control. My entire front end starts shaking, stealing wheel bouncing its awful. This 1st happened shortly after purchasing and I took it back to the dealer. Was told the front passenger caliper was falling off, they replaced that and 1 wk later that same caliper was again hanging on by jist 1 bolt. Shaking is again happening starting at exactly 60mph but calipers are in tact so I don't believe this was the real issue either. This $26k jeep is turning out to be a money pit. One thing after another. I keep reading about jeep owners all with my same problems so why are none of these issues being recalled???

Filed Dec 20, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 62,521 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle automatically went into limp mode and the hot oil and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The contact also mentioned that the rpms failed to increase. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle for the indicators to dim. The vehicle was taken to feeny chrysler dodge jeep ram of midland (7400 eastman ave, midland, mi 48642) where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced and there was corrosion in the totally integrated power module. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred a year later. In addition, the vehicle failed to start. The contact mentioned that the starter was replaced and the vehicle was driveable for two days; however, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they stated that the fuel pump module needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 62,521.

Filed Nov 21, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 60,000 miles · WA

At approximately 60k miles my 2013 jeep wrangler sport unlimited started "stalling" inexplicably. When this happens you lose all throttle control, and your power steering. Which can be challenging when your in the left hand lane of a four lane interstate going 65mph. This caused a tractor trailor to jack knife and slide down the interstate... Luckily, I and the few others on the road at the time survived. After taking my vehicle in for the fifth time for the same problem I started researching myself. I was shocked to find it appears to be an epidemic problem with the 12-14 jeeps with the new pentastar engines. It also appears that no fca/jeep dealership in the country has figured it out. If those were the first with the new motor, it stands to reason if it doesn't appear there is a fix, that it will continue. And I can tell you from personal experience, people are going to die from this safety issue. This typically happens when down shifting to get power, or when shifting into gear after backing out of a parking stall. The throttle is lost completely and the power steering as well. You can try to crank the vehicle, but it will not start until after about five to ten minutes. It will then start up and drive like nothing happened. No codes are shown and dealerships have no way to identify the problem unless they can replicate it. That would be the beginning anyway. Some serious effort needs to be put into this, again, it doesn't appear to be being addressed, and it will only get worse as the jeeps from 2012 on get older and get to the 60k range.