2013 Jeep Wrangler: won't start

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 22, 2019 · Electrical · 59,000 miles · TX

Changed spark plugs on jeep, when done turned it on. Vehicle stayed running for 5 secs and shut off. Did that 3 times, then never turned back on. Lights, locks, and alarm worked fine. Vehicle would not start at all. Put in a new battery and wouldn't turn on. Left sitting for a day. Checked it again the next day, battery was hot and cables were melting on it. Towed it to the repair shop. Said it was tipm . Ordered a new one. And jeep still will not turn on. Jeep has been at a repair shop for 3 months with no solutions yet. Bill is racking up just trying to get it running.repair shop has checked everything and still having problems with tipm.

Filed Jul 11, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · CA

My check engine light came on and I took it to my mechanic who said it seemed to just be a sensor. Then I went to start it one night after work and it wouldn't start. So I had to call aaa and they said maybe battery. So replace battery and now again, check engine light and it struggles to start and jerks while driving. My check engine light is on again.

Filed Jun 30, 2019 · Electrical · 92,000 miles · CO

Starting issues: the ignition will not start the engine, no lights come on, the battery is connected fine and I had it checked (good). This has happened four times since april, and today is the most recent. My jeep has been parked in my garage since thursday evening and it would not start today (6/30/19).

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.

Filed Nov 19, 2018 · Engine · 83,000 miles · NC

P0302 misfire cylinder 2. P0300, p0304 & p0306 jeep/dodge is very aware of this cylinder issue and has a service bulletin for several models. (journey, wrangler, 200/avenger, challenger, charger, grand caravan, durango and grand cherokee). And they will not recall this part. The only way to know if you have the problem is the service light indicator. So you car will not start if it malfunctions. Of course they want you to only have extended warranty to possible help. As of right now they will not assist with the problem.

Filed Jun 11, 2018 · Engine · 49,100 miles · CO

Twice my vehicle's engine has simply turned off while driving. Both times were at low speeds. The first time I was in reverse in a parking garage. The engine simply stopped. All the lights still remained on. I thought I must have put the car in neutral by mistake, but have had this car for 3 years and have never donee that before.. Turned the car off and back on and went on my way. There were no indicator lights on before or after this incident. The next day I was turning at an intersection and the car engine again completely shut off. There were no warning lights at all to show the vehicle had an issue. And there was no way this was a mistake on my end. Then the engine would not turn over. I was stopped in the middle of a traffic intersection. It was not on a main road, but still on an active road, where in the span of 5 minutes 50 cars must have driven by. It was dark out and I am lucky there was good lighting in the area. Someone helped me to push the car out of the intersection. All the lights continued to work. After 20 minutes, the car started again. I brought the car into the dealership today. They tested the vehicle and found no codes or errors that popped up. They had no idea what to recommend. But now I am fearful to drive my car less I find myself in an even more precarious situation than before. The fact that this issue is unidentifiable is unacceptable. Further below there is a link to a website, carcomplaints.com, where it is possible the issue has been identified as being associated with the crank shaft.

Filed Jan 6, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 27,000 miles · WA

Out of the blue the jeep would not start one morning. There were no warning signs. It had to be towed to the dealer. Turns out the wcm (wireless control module) failed in the ignition so the keys were not recognized by the module. They replaced the part (would not cover under our extended warranty we purchased!!!!) and reprogrammed both our keys. $385.00 later it now starts.

Filed Nov 26, 2017 · 35,000 miles · KS

My jeep stalls when going down the highway and there is no power steering or brakes I have taken it in to local jeep dealer and can find nothing wrong it also stalls when backing up or going forward it does start back up but on the highway it doesn't start right away it takes 10 to 15 minutes it's very dangerous this is getting to be a common thing somebody is going to get hurt or killed thank you for your time this really needs to be address

Filed Nov 14, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 57,000 miles · AZ

The vehicle stalled out on one occasion several months ago. It cranked and cranked but wouldn't turn over. Today when trying to leave, I couldn't get it to turn over...after about half an hour and my battery almost dying I disconnected the negative connection to battery and it fired up after reconnecting. I'm reading there are 50,000+ vehicles with a tipm issue and believe this is impacting my jeep. It's a $1300 fix that I think chrysler/jeep should own.

Filed Sep 27, 2017 · Engine · 3 miles · PA

I have 2013 jeep wrangler unlimited sport. I'm having an issue the the vehicle shutting off while in operation. There are no warning light or any indications. This has happened 3 times to me so far. First time was in late august, my girlfriend and I were heading home from work. 2nd time was on 9/16/17, and most current was yesterday 9/26/17. It happens at any speed, once it shuts off, it won't start back up right away, usually you have to let it sit for 10-15 minutes. If you try to start it before it will sound like it is trying to turn over but will not. The 1st time it happened I took it to my mechanic, he hooked it up to the computer and it came back with no open codes. At the point I'm not sure what to do. Dealership will not return call. Hate to just replace items if it is not going to fix the problem. All 3 times this had happened on local road ways, on sunny clear days, and the vehicle was in motion all three times. I do feel lucky so far our kids have not been in the jeep nor have we been on an interstate traveling 70 MPH. Having your vehicle just shut off puts you in danger from all the other drivers.

Filed Mar 13, 2017 · 97,000 miles · MN

2013 jeep wrangler unlimited rubicon 4x4 vehicle stalls while driving and then will not start again for 4-5 minutes. This happens at all speeds and has put us in some very unsafe situations. Dealer has not been able to find a solution and cannot recreate the problem even though it happens to us multiple times per week. Yesterday it took me 20 minutes to drive 4 miles because it stalled three times. I see blogs with many other complaints about the same issue but still no recall. The dealers do not know how or do not want to fix and meanwhile consumers are stuck with unreliable, unsafe vehicles.