2014 Jeep Wrangler: windshield wiper failure

Filed Jan 23, 2024 · Visibility · AL

The windshield wipers just stopped working. They worked two days before. Turned the car on, windshield wipers came up even though they were not turned on, stuck in the up position and stopped. Replaced motor & switch, checked the fuse and wiring, still not working. TIPM in it is bad and needs to be repaired or replaced. This is a known problem in the wranglers from 2008-2017 and causes other safety hazards. They have replaced them in other Chrysler vehicles, but not the wranglers. If this would have happened during a rainstorm or in other situations, this could cause someone to wreck.

Filed Aug 15, 2021 · Electrical · TN · fire

Fuse box on right hand side of engine compartment caught fire and was smoldering. Jeep at time was turned off and in a parked position when this occurred. Tail lights were flashing and windshield wiper were going without being turned on. Remote would not unlock Jeep and entire cabin was filled with smoke. If I had been driving vehicle, I would have been unable to stop. Auto Gear Shifter locked up and I would have been unable to see how to drive due to amount of smoke entering cabin and all power components failing.

Filed Feb 8, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 125,000 miles · TX

While driving moderate speed on a rural rd (est miles 115k), all red & yellow lights came on, "no bus" light came on which is not listed in the ops manual, windshield wipers came on, RPM gauge went to zero, fuel gauge went to empty, engine light flashing and engine running rough to possible stall. Within a period of time 10 min or so everything came back to normal and jeep ran ok. This has happen to my wife who is a rural mail carrier on many occasions. In fact in 1 week it happened every day and it has happened many times over a long period. Jeep service folks don't know what is causing the problem as the codes do not pin point the problem. They "think" possibility it could be pwr fuse box, main computer or fwd instrument panel ea at a cost of over $1000 to replace. Service folks want t jeep brought to them with lights on, gauges zero, engine light flashing but it's an intermittent problem and they are 30 miles or more away depending where the problem happens. Service folks have had the jeep for a total of 3 days in jan & feb and drove it over 150 mile and the problem never appeared. In feb 2015 while driving (24,171 miles) the engine light came "on" and jeep stalled in the middle of the road. It was restarted and driven so jeep was then taken to dealer and they found that a fault code said "wiring does not have enough slack between sensor & wiring causing poor connection". Replaced cam sensor & wiring. Fault cleared. Have photos of dash with "all lights and gauges showing zero and no bus light on and wipers going back and forth. I'll send if you need them but it all lights and gauges which are depicted in the ops manual. This possible engine stalling while driving and possible electrical fire is a safety issue. This problem has occurred over many months throughout 2018.

Filed Oct 21, 2018 · Transmission, Visibility · 74,000 miles · MA

Wiper stopped working during a rainstorm while driving on the raod when putting on new tires noticed the seal is leaking

Filed Feb 6, 2018 · Lights, Visibility · 55,000 miles · NC

Multiple issues with lights not working, horn not working, wipers not working or not cutting off, clock spring repair, (any and all steering column controls failing)

Filed Aug 29, 2017 · Visibility · 16,400 miles · TN

Vehicle was in motion while raining and the windshield wipers did not work on low or high. Unable to get parts from jeep. Wiper switch is on back order for several weeks. Unable to drive vehicle if there is a chance of rain.

Filed Aug 25, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 62,701 miles · VA

Overnight failure while parked: started jeep in the morning and discovered no interior dome light upon entering, no turn signals, no headlights, no wiper controls, no steering wheel controls, no seat heaters, no esp control. Troubleshooting revealed a grounded clock spring causing critical system failures rendering the vehicle unsafe to drive. These same clock springs were recalled by the federal safety agency on may 11, 2016 under campaign number 16v288000 only on right-hand drive vehicles for "contamination failures" causing air bag failures where they were replaced and a more protective steering wheel trim shroud was installed. It's safe to say that the left-hand drive vehicles are experiencing the same failure and are no more exempt from these contamination failures. It's also safe to say, I have the same failure and the same air bag malfunction that, thankfully, I did not discover. Thank god I was not in an accident where the air bag didn't fire, or I would have had need to hire an attorney.

Filed Aug 12, 2017 · Electrical · 40,564 miles · MS

Jeep was totally dead on 8/9/2017. ..I replaced battery and it cranked but none of the electrical controls on steering column work, I.e. Blinkers, horn, lights, stereo controls, wind shield wipers..etc. (anything on the steerimg column minus the ignition switch). I took it to a mechanic and he stated the ipcm is bad and needs to be replaced. Mechanic stated he has seen 3 off these this week alone from chrysler products. It is a 2014 with 40k miles, never been off round. Check engine light came on about a month ago with the code p054c but went off at the next crank up and hadnt come on again. Why would this part just fail? It's nothing I did. Sounds like a faulty part.

Filed Jun 15, 2017 · Electrical · 35,000 miles · CT

Jeep wrangler steering column electrical issues, possibly related to tipm issues with other jeep/chrylser/dodge vehicles. Issue occurred when starting vehicle in parking lot at night. Jeep lights would not turn on even though lights were in the on position from the steering column left stem for lights. Repeated on/off attempts, including vehicle restarts, did not fix no lights issue. When the steering wheel was rotated the lights suddenly turned on. Other related issue is intermittent windshield wiper cycle when windshield wipers are in the off position on the right stem of the steering wheel column.

Filed Jan 7, 2015 · Visibility · 13,800 miles · NJ

During a snow event on jan 3, 2015, my windshield wipers stopped working all together (it was snowing and about 36 degrees). I could hear a click coming from below the fuse box, but they were not working so I had no visibility and had to pull over. I pulled the fuse from the block think maybe it somehow became loose and replaced (with the same) and the wipers started working again. I continued on with my day. On jan. 6, during another snow event, the same thing happened as I pulled out of a 40 degree garage. This time I could not get them to start working so I needed to have it towed to a garage. This is still under warranty, and so far the evaluation has been that the wipers are now working, but there is a code displayed that the wipers had a fault, but they don't know what to replace. I sure hope this doesn't happen when I'm on a highway going 65 MPH next to a truck throwing up road salt onto my windshield.

Filed Jul 26, 2014 · Electrical · 5,475 miles · IL

3rd time at this point. While driving the vehicle suddenly the wipers turn on and dashboard lights begin to flash followed by vehicle shutting off by itself. Once the vehicle dies it will not restart. 1st trip to dealer could not replicate. 5 hours later vehicle died while driving and was towed back to dealer-dealer able to replicate and replaced tipm (totally integrated power module). 3 days later problem returned with vehicle failing to start while parked in driveway. Going back to dealer this morning. This is an incredibly dangerous situation if vehicle unexpectedly and randomly dies while in motion and in traffic.