Vehicle stalls at random times but most often when putting into reverse after sitting for a while. It has stalled while driving on major roads which could have been life threatening. The transmission also shifts very jerky at times for no real reason. The windshield wipers will come on randomly and usually seem tied to turn on the turn signals which happen to be on the other control knob. Lights will dim on nav/radio when windshield wipers are turned on. I would say there is an obvious electrical/computer issue that must be causing these things to happen. I have read hundreds of similar complaints.
2013 Jeep Wrangler visibility complaints
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The wipers come on intermittently with no input. Dealer would not fix because they could not recreate the issue. I believe this to be a problem with the tipm which controls many functions, including the airbag deployment. I'm concerned this malfunction is pointing to a larger underlying problem.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the vent controls failed to work for the heat and air conditioner intermittently. In addition, there may have been toxic fumes emitting through the vents when the heat or air conditioner were activated, which affected a child passenger's breathing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than three times, but they were unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. In addition, the contact was not experiencing any engine failures before the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a manufacturer recall where the dealer replaced the engine sensors and the transmission. The service engine light illuminated after the repair. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who provided no solution after the recall repair. The contact noticed that shortly after leaving the dealer, smoke emitted into the vehicle and flames appeared under the hood. The contact was able to exit the vehicle and the fire department extinguished the flames. A report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed and was towed to the contacts residence. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would provide an investigation. The contact was still waiting on a response from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was not available.
This is the 3rd time I have to replace the front windshield. Please, this is not of stones or pebbles, or chips. Each time the windshield cracked I either had the heater or air conditioner on.
Windshield wipers do not work. Fog lights do not work. Engine light and traction control lights come on and off at random. Dealer advised tipm is bad and must be replaced. Back log on replacement part and ship date is unknown.
Vehicle upon leaving a store, (just began to rain hard), the lights, wipers, cruise control, horn, and all functions on the steering wheel and left and right stalk stopped working. I assume the airbag is also not functional. No codes were registered in the vehicle for malfunction either. It has been a week and it is still not functioning. Possibly the clock spring which was recalled for 2007-2012, but 2013+ vehicles were excluded even though it is the same part used in the later model vehicles. Huge safety hazard!
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the recall part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Thus far in two years of service my vehicle has had four windshields replaced due to cracks. Cracks were from stones thrown from other vehicles while jeep was being driven on highway. I have done some research and there are many, many other jeep owners having the same problems. An installer from safelight auto glass told me the windshields are being made much lighter to help reduce the weight of the vehicle. There are so many windshields breaking the last I heard there were 4000 oem on back order. The only choice is to get a non oem installed to get the vehicle back on the road. Never in over 50 years of driving have I had four windshields broken from stones. Problem is costing insurance companies and individual's a lot of money.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 4/20/15*cn the consumer stated the parts arrived. Updated 04/23/15
This incident happened february 23, 2015 around 9am . It was snowing that day and the temperature was in the 20's. I was in the vehicle and had the defroster/heater turned up all the way. About 5 minutes later of sitting, I heard a popping noise. About a few seconds later of hearing this popping noise I slowly see a crack on the bottom of the driver side windshield just over 16 inches but no more than 2 feet long. I recently just moved from san diego and my jeep has never seen snow or had experience with the cold weather before. I went on wranglerforum.com (jeep enthusiast website) and that is where I found out that I wasn't alone. More jeeps had their windshield crack during the winter due to them turning the defroster/heater abruptly. I think there is a defect on the windshield or the insulation and needs to be addressed. Chrysler/jeep had declined the warranty because they claim its from an external factor. And I assure you, I don't have a chip on my windshield.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The night before and morning of we had snow (01/26/2015-01/27/2015). I went out to my jeep, cleaned it off, started it up, turned the defroster, put it in drive, and a 8 inch crack appeared on the lower part of the windshield. The crack started right above the windshield frame then ran parallel above the defrost vents.
Extreme temps warming the jeep up and turned on the defrost. The windshield cracked in a circle type pattern then multiple long cracks along the entire bottom of the glass. Vehicle was only a few months off the lot and no rock chips in the windshield.
I was driving my 2013 jeep wrangler and the wiper was iced up so I turned the defroster on high and my windshield cracked. There were no vehicles on the road with me and nothing hit my windshield. The crack is about 6 inches long running laterally toward the driver side and originated right above the right defroster vent the crack has no external ridge and appears to be related to a body stress issue. The temperature was 20 degrees and the issue occurred at 3:20 pm.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the temperature control knob was adjusted but it failed to respond and the vents began to blow extremely hot air. As a result, the windshield fractured and the cigarette lighter fuse blew out. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the temperature gauge, the windshield and the fuse needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated and both the front driver and passenger side windows became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v631000 (electrical system, visibility). The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 13,000.
Right hand drive sport unlimited. Cruise control failed to set until after multiple attempts, cruise control disengaged, cruise control refused to disengage when applying brakes. Windshield wipers intermittently turn on by themselves. Turn signals turn on intermittently without driver input.
While driving from olympia wa. To marysville wa. I turned on the vehicle defroster and my windshield cracked. There is a small rock impact toward the bottom of the windshield and the crack extends from there. The nearest dealership is trying to sell me a $650.00 or more replacement windshield which will not crack and the chrysler corp will not return e-mails or assist over the phone. I believe they are using substandard windshields which will crack upon first impact where other vehicles will not. It poses as a safety issue limiting visibility due to not being able to run my defroster. When the defroster is run the crack expands. Being in the military I personally can not afford to replace my windshield every time something bounces off of it.
Sitting in vehicle and heard a loud pop from front windshield. Noticed a crack near bottom of front windshield which continued to grow in length. Vehicle was in park and not moving at time of occurrence. Heat was on in the vehicle and it was very cold outside. I have read multiple comments in forums regarding the same situation.
Driving in the cold & snow at a speed of approximately 25 miles. Roads were snow covered we were the only ones on the road...heard a pop and noticed bottom center a crack develop and within a couple minutes we heard another pop and the windshield cracked bilateral x2.
Mysterious crack on passenger side windshield about 2.5" from the bottom up and then spread about 2.5" to the right and continues to spread. No point of impact noted.
3 months after purchasing my brand new jeep I received a crack in the windshield at a speed of 40 MPH city driving. I think it was a small stone by the sound of impact. One month after that my jeep being 4 months old, I received another crack in the windshield while freeway driving at a speed of 60 MPH, again I think a small stone hit the windshield by the sound of impact. A month later and 5 months old I received another crack in the windshield while city driving at a speed of 45 MPH, again I think a small stone hit the windshield by the sound of impact. My jeep mileage on the final crack at 5 months was 8,400 miles. I have only heard 3 stones hit my windshield, with each impact my windshield was cracked. These cracks are severe with minimal impact and obstruct visibility. There is an obvious issue with the quality of the glass/windshield in my jeep. I have owned many vehicles without receiving one cracked windshield under the exact driving conditions over an average 5 year vehicle ownership. I cannot afford or be expected to replace a windshield every month and therefore this issue is a major safety concern.
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