My vehicle has been suddenly shutting off while I am driving. There is no warning that anything is wrong with the vehicle. The first time it happened was October 2021. When it has these failures they happen multiple times. The next day the car operates normally. There are no consistencies when this happens - it has shut off when I am driving 20mph and 60mph. There are no error messages that come up on the vehicle. I took it to Chuck Patterson and they were unable to retrieve an error code and refused to diagnose intermittent issues. They did not find any visible issues with the vehicle. I have an open case with Stellantis but they have not done anything. This issue has happened when I am driving my 2 year old nephew and is life threatening. Stellantis has not sent out anyone to inspect my vehicle. I bought the vehicle brand new special order and it has 104,000. I have not had any issues until now.
2015 Jeep Wrangler electrical complaints
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The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle started to hesitate. The contact pulled over to the far right of the roadway. The contact then turned off the vehicle and while attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start-up. The contact had the vehicle towed to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the starter had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that while attempting to run the starter, the vehicle made a clunking sound and it was confirmed that the engine also failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 13V234000 (Steering, Power Train) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN nor the model year was included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the model year was not included. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 140,823.
The ABS light and Traction control light are displayed. Very common defect among Jeep Wranglers this can affect braking distance and speed control on various roads.
I I will be driving and the car will go out of gear and looses power. I have to stop , turn it off and start again for it to work. This has happened 5 times in the last year.
While driving, the vehicle loses propulsion; the rpms go to zero for about 3 seconds and then return to normal and acceleration is regained. No check engine light or code is given. This occurred randomly for the last year. In june of 2020 I took it to jeep dealer who was not able to replicate the problem and said that no code was given. Then in december of 2020 the issue became worse to where the vehicle would completely shut down and not regain power unless restarted. On one occasion it would not restart, leaving me stranded. I took it to an independent mechanic who also could not replicate the problem. The independent mechanic suggested that the symptoms sound like they are related to a fuel pump relay, but that part is not replaceable on my jeep. They said that other chrysler vehicles have had recalls for similar problems, but not my year model jeep. The problem continues to persist randomly. Sometimes it happens twice within an hour, sometimes not at all. When it happens it's always in motion. On january 16th I video recorded the incident while driving. I have the entire thing on video that I can share with you. In the video you can see that I'm driving at a steady speed at 2500 rpms. Then the rpms flash quickly to 3500 rpms and then instantly drop to zero, as though the ignition had been turned off. Although I still have electrical, as my radio and blinkers are working, the jeep very quickly loses power steering. If I had not been able to quickly pull off the highway my jeep would have been dead and stranded in the middle of a busy highway. I then attempted to restart the jeep, but it would not start. I would turn the key just once and let go, but the jeep would continue trying to start over and over for about 10 seconds before stopping. I was unable to start the jeep until waiting for a period of about 10 minutes. Then it started up and operated normally.
First owner of vehicle. Issues began with engine light appearing/blinking & vehicle struggling to run within 15k miles. Dealership diagnosed as cylinder misfire & repaired. Has occurred multiple times over life of ownership- always diagnoses as misfires. At apx 75k miles, upon cranking & during operation, heater became inconsistent in operation & this is still an issue. At apx 80k miles, upon cranking & during operation, ticking noise from front passenger side began. Faint at first & became increasingly louder within several days. Out of warranty. Solid check engine light began to appear off/on, remaining on for 24-48hrs then off 24-48hrs. Air conditioner conditioner has about a 15 sec delay before it turns on at every crank & power light for A/C slowly blinks until after the delayed start. Mechanic found 2 rocker heads damaged & they were replaced. Light not on at repair & code could not be pulled. Within 2 days of repair, a faint ticking noise became present on drivers side. Has been a week & ticking is now extremely loud. I am one of many with parallel issues & request this be addressed as my year & VIN do not fall in to the approved extended warranty to cover these very same issues.
While pulling out of my driveway I gently pressed the acceleration pedal and the vehicle started to glad the traction control light on the dash and the brakes were applied via the ABS system. The car lost all forward momentum . I thought maybe the car had just broke traction even though I was on a flat surface that was paved and dry. However, when pulling out of the end of my street the same event happened and put me in a compromising position because the vehicle stopped in oncoming traffic that I was attempting to pull across and there was a car coming. Thankfully I was able to get out of the lane of traffic before I was t-boned in the driver side door.
Clock spring is bad and caused failure of all electrical components on the steering wheel and horn no longer works. Clock spring fuse is good. The horn does not work at the steering wheel at all. Horn works when depressing the panic button. Almost been involved in an accident with my child in the car due to no audible alarm.
Intermittent starting issue very frequent . It happens at least once a day even after I installed a new battery. When I turn the key on everything lights up but car wont start.
Stability control goes out at 70+ MPH over any deviation in the road surface and not just a major bump. I lose control of the jeep completely and have to take my foot of the gas and then it will right itself. This is a threat to life and safety and for a four year vehicle should not be happening. Also, all the electrical components went out and the fuel gauge goes down and up randomly, the stability control lights come on and off which terrify me and I am shaken to the core as I don't want to lose control of the vehicle as I have for the past weeks at 3 or 4 times a week on average! The speedometer goes down to 5 MPH then back up to 66mph then back down and my headlight lamps flickered on and off all at the same time. All fuses are intact and secure. Then the jeep would start and I checked the fuses and made sure they were secure and it started again. I need help and am fearful for my life using this jeep and have only had it a year. This should not be happening to a 4 yo vehicle. Please assist me. Thank you for your time.
Tipm failure while driving on freeway. Has happened 3 times out of the blue the vehicle loses power, the panel lights flash, and the brakes lockup. If not for the anti lockup system on the breaks I would have been hit. Vehicle panel warning lights stayed on after incident, when get in vehicle the next day everything works normal.
The vehicle's horn and steering controls, except cruise control, all stopped working. I was told the clock spring is bad and jeep did have a recall on the clock spring for 2007-2010 model year jeeps as well as some 2011-2016 right hand drive jeeps. If you also look through jeep forums, this still seems to be a consistent problem. The horn is a necessary safety feature and shouldn't be failing when the vehicle was purchased brand new a little over 3 years ago.
When ABS light, traction control light, and down hill assist light comes on at the same time while driving the brakes lock up. All these lights came on and the brakes started locking up while going 50-60 MPH. This is going to cause an accident and now I have to get my jeep towed because it will not allow me to go.
Air bag warning light is on and other functions on steering wheel stopped working .dealership mechanic says ongoing problem with jeeps. Says drive very carfully because air bag will not deploy when light is on. Clock spring has been recalled on many jeep wranglers. Thank you.
Steering wheel electronics failure. Likely due to clock spring.
I have been experiencing the "death wobble" the first time when it was only a year old with 10,000 miles. It was brief and I attributed the issue to road conditions. It happened again around 20,00 miles. It was brief and again on the same freeway attributed to road conditions. I recently experienced it again at 39,000 miles - it was so severe, and violent, shaking the entire vehicle- it was extremely difficult to control the vehicle. I made an appointment at the dealership. The diagnosis was a cracked drag link assembly, need front stabilizer shocks, and rear shocks. On top of that they said there is a crack in the radiator, believed to be from the violent shaking. It's no longer under warranty, with only 39,000 miles - 3,000 miles over and they won't do anything. I have been a long time customer at planet jeep in flagstaff, az. This has been a horrible experience. I will never go back there and won't recommend.
Navigation system stopped working due to a faulty head unit, 430n. The unit says 'can't unlock maps' when going to the navigation screen and then proceeds to say 'detailed maps are unavailable'. Navigation function will not work. This is a common and known issue at the dealership and on the forums, however jeep will only replace the unit while under warranty, regardless of how new the vehicle is. I have contacted jeep and chrysler directly and they said because of the miles they will not honor any requests, regardless if it by manufacturer fault or not.
Waiting on a red light jeep excerpted causing me to climb up car sitting in front of me causing that car to hit the one in front of her we started for the on coming traffic air bags never opened
Jeep wrangler jk unlimited sport s 35k miles. Vehicle wipers will not turn off. Issues where the wipers can be activated with the fog light control and vice versa. The fog lights can come on at random and begin to flash on and off. It is truly frustrating to not be able to turn my wipers off. I went to the dealer and they diagnosed it as both the wiper switch and headlight/fog light switch were shorting and both needed to be replaced. The estimate was $700 for repair. This is rediculous for a 3 year old vehicle and just months out of the 3 year warranty. My guess is that if replace both the switches, the issue will return and then the true cause, which I suspect to be the tipm, will need to be replaced for another $1200.
While driving down our jeep wrangler down the highway my husband stopped at a red light and said he heard something hissing then he saw flames coming from under the hood. At that point the jeep would not steer or anything so he shut it off and my husband and son got out of the jeep. Moments later the entire front end of the keep was engulfed in flames.
Was driving one night with 8 year old daughter sleeping in the back seat. The headlights suddenly started going off and on then off completely, then wipers started going off, then interior light and dashboard lights & locks like it was possessed then jeep suddenly died. Thank goodness we were almost home so my husband coasted it into our driveway then we noticed what smelled of electrical fire, I looked at the hood and could see a glow. My husband put it in park as I yelled for my daughter to wake up & get out. Mine & my husbands door were unlocked but the back two doors wouldn't unlock. I jumped back in the car (the fire was on my side ) to get my panicking daughter out right as the back doors unlocked again while still going off and on, and my husband got the fire put out and battery unplugged which was by this time on fire along with the fuse box.
The navigation system that is part of the 430n radio has crashed. This started over a 3 month period where the screen would blank when you tried the navigation display. It has now crashed and only displays "cannot unlock maps". The dealership says that the head unit has crashed and needs to be replaced. Because I have over 43,000 miles on the jeep they say it will be at my expense. This is a known issue through jeep customer care. It has been discussed on jeep owner forums for the past two years. I purchased the jeep with the navigation system so that my wife could find her way when she traveled. The jeep is on 27 months old and this is not a "moving" part that develops wear from use. Again jeep is well aware of this issue and has not taken any steps to correct the problem. The other features all still work, radio, bluetooth. I have contacted jeep customer care and was assigned a customer care number. Since then I have called back for the last four days and my assigned representative has not been available. This is ridiculous that the jeep/ chrysler corporation does not stand behind a product that is less than 3 years old.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning numerous times while driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to ferman chrysler jeep dodge ram in port richey, florida 34652, phone: 727‑847‑5555 several times for diagnostic testing. The computer system, radio module, throttle body, and fuel coil packs were replaced, but the failure recurred. The vehicle continued to stall. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
When the vehicle is under acceleration the brakes will lock-up causing an abrupt stop. The vehicle then has no acceleration power at the brakes are being applied with no input from the driver. Basically the ABS is engaging brakes without pressure applied to the brake pedal. It is likely and highly probably that this will cause a fatal or near fatal rear end collision. In traffic or when pulling into a lane of traffic it occurs without warning. ****** please address this problem. It is extremely dangerous***
2015 jeep wrangler safari right rear signal light work intermittingly. Verified that not power is being transmitted to the right rear signal light from the tipm. Jeep will not warranty because they didn't install the after market towing wiring kit. The kit was installed when the vehicle was new and the problem first started after the vehicle had over 13,000 miles. At the time the problem was very intermitting and was only noticed because the inside signal blinker would suddenly brink at a very fast rate. A few minutes late it was ok. Now if you turn the sign light on, after about 5 seconds, it start blinking very rapidly indicating the right rear signal has failed again. The vehicle now has 16,000 miles and the situation is that the vehicle behind me may or may not know that I am making a right had turn.
2015 wrangler sahara engine fire I have just purchased 10 days ago a certified 2015 wrangler sahara certified pre owned from avondale dodge in phoenix az. It was a gorgeous hardtop grey, with 30" tires, mags and an LED light bar. I had been looking for 3 months and finally found my dream wrangler. Still with a temp plate and one tank of gas in it the engine caught fire sitting idle at my work. I had literally drove from the dealer how it happened. I had gone for lunch with co workers and parked in covered parking at my office in phoenix. There was no foul smells and the vehicles performance was normal. I was notified by the facilities managers 2 hours later while in a meeting that fellow employees saw it smoldering through the grill and phoned the fire department. When I got outside the engine compartment was completely charred. *bf
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle lost acceleration and stalled. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, depressed the clutch, and turned off the vehicle. Once restarted, the vehicle operated normally. The contact stated that the failure occurred approximately ten times. The vehicle was taken to furmann chrysler/jeep in new port richey, florida, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 31754410. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000.
The vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment and was totally destroyed. It was parked in a parking lot and had not been driven for over 24 hours. It had approximately 2500 miles on the odometer. The vehicle had not been modified from factory condition. This vehicle is leased
I own a 2015 jeep wrangler unlimited 4 door 4x4 automatic transmission. Intermittent loss of power and traction control light comes on.. . I wrote up a report a couple of weeks ago--but I understand the issue better now...so, my jeep basically conks out--often at highway speeds...and re-starts in about 1 second...at least it feels like it conks out--all of the dash lights come on as they do when I first start the jeep...but the traction control light stays on--does not blink and it has remained on since then...also the cruise control will not turn on...I have checked the fuses...and I have run an obdii diagnostic--the fuses are fine and the diagnostic finds nothing wrong I have read that this issue is occuring frequently on jeep renegade and dealership says nothing is wrong. This occurs while the vehicle is in motion, on streets and on highways...while going straight and while turning...
Vehicle, in motion, on highways, and streets, shuts off. The lights go out, sometimes the radio turns off, the steering goes out, the gauges fall to zero...then, the battery light comes on, and the engine begins operating as usual. It feels as though someone has turned off the key and then turned the key back on.
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