Vehicle has 52940 miles on it only easy driving, never towed anything and all maintenance done at the dealership where it was purchased. Driving down the road has started whining. Transmission shot and needed rebuild or replacement. Jeep Wave and corporate not willing to help. 5 year/60,000 mile warranty that expired in July of 2022. Both dealerships and transmission shop stated that the transmission was done and needed rebuild or replacement.
2016 Jeep Wrangler transmission complaints
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By way of introduction, I am a seventy-five year old retired Arizona Highway Patrol officer, having left that service in 1992. In October 2016, I purchased new, a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon from York Chrysler in Prescott, Arizona, VIN: [XXX]. Sometime after the purchase, the vehicle began to have a disturbing, recurring problem. While in normal operation, the engine will stop. It is as if the ignition has been turned off. The drill I have developed is, while the Jeep is coasting, to shift to Neutral, re-start the engine, shift to Drive, and proceed. Sometimes, the Check Engine Light activates, and sometimes, although less frequently, this is accompanied with the Electrical Stability Control (ESC) Off indicator light. The first time I documented the phenomenon with a visit to the dealership was 17 May 2023. However, I believe that the problem had happened several times prior to that date. Since then, the vehicle has exhibited this problem numerous times; sometimes at a stop, more often while proceeding in normal operation. The engine has stalled several times on the Phoenix, Arizona, freeway system during heavy traffic. Today, the engine stalled again, but would NOT re-start while coasting. I was forced to come to a complete stop, shift to Park, re-start, shift to Drive, and proceed. Often after a re-start, the transmission has difficulty in going into gear, even while in Drive. I have been advised at the dealership that the problem has occurred many times, to many drivers, but that Chrysler cannot diagnose the problem, and thus can’t fix it. Logic suggests that if a collision has not yet been precipitated by this condition, it surely will be… I have discovered that a class-action suite is being considered. Chrysler must be very aware of the problem, yet is effectively forcing owners of the affected vehicles to operate unsafe Jeeps on the public streets. In my opinion, the Federal Government needs to intervene with a mandatory recall. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (
I had an error message for the thermostat last week had that replaced. Now there is a puddle of oil coming from the oil coolant assembly. Replaced the thermostat awaiting mechanic for the oil coolant issue now.
Cold start, engage reverse and the engine idles really low and sometimes stalls. If I move the shifter to neutral the engine revs back up and does not stall. Rolling down the driveway and then engage reverse the problem does not occur. The issue has been getting worse whether its in the dead of winter or summer.
Torque Convertor is going bad. On a cold start, when you put Jeep in reverse, it will stall. This started around 50k miles. At first, I thought I did something wrong. Then it started happening more often. I contacted Jeep, but they said they could not do anything because the Powertrain warranty was expired by a couple thousand miles. This is dangerous when I have to back out of my driveway in the morning as it will stall and can take a few times for it to restart. There has been no warning lights or codes that pull up on my OBD2 scanner that would lead me to knowing what the issue is.
Torque Converter was replaced due to internal failure. Vehicle had 62k miles when torque converter was replaced. Issue arouse around 40k when vehicle would die when placed in reverse after cold start. AutoNation dealership did not cover cost since vehicle had went over 2k of the power train warranty. When I researched online, I came to realize that this is a common problem within the JK models which is upsetting to pay out of pocket cost for defect parts from the manufacturer.
Engine oil cooler assembly leaking at back of engine. Oil leaking down back of engine and bell housing creating a possible fire. Very hot smell and smoking from engine bay
When transmission is cold and is put in reverse it will cause loss of control and stalling of the vehicle. When restarted the vehicle will run with a very rough low RPM idle, has happened many times over last few months. Will document from now on when it does it again.
My vehicle hasn't been driven much, I work from home, I noticed a pool of oil under it, took to dealership and he oil cooler is leaking.
Typically on first start of the day in cold weather (sub 40degrees) with foot on the brake while in putting the jeep into reverse causes it to lurch backwards, drop idle and then stall while in gear.
On cold days after the jeep has been sitting overnight, the engine will stall when the transmission is shifted into drive or reverse. This happens when the jeep is started and it makes no difference if the car is running for 30 seconds before it is shifted or running for 3 minutes, the engine will stall when shifting into drive or reverse. This happened last winter and has started doing it again now that its cold.
I have gone through over 4 sets of mud terrain tires over the last two years that are unevenly worn and no one knew why. Most recently, the rear right tire had a sidewall gash and had a flat tire, we began smelling smoke and ended up taking the jeep into brakemasters and was told the entire rear differential was failing and falling apart. We had the rear diff replaced, brakes, rotors and paid $5000 out of pocket and as I was driving from home to tucson the other day to my maternity appointment, the back right tire began screeching while not braking and began sizzling and burning with oil coming out from the tire. I immediately stopped at the nearest brakemasters and they said that an entirely new rear differential is needed. Not only could the jeep have caught on fire with this safety issue but I kept losing control of the steering in the middle of the city with a 2 year old and one on the way. I am hoping to see some sort of resolution on this and to be communicated with other jeep owners of this safety issue.
The oil filter housing assembly is made of plastic that cracks. This leads to oil leaking and several inches of oil sits in the v of the hot engine until it spills over. This is a definite fire hazard. Fca needs to recall with a redesigned part made of metal. I have already replaced mine twice in 1 yr. Replacing it with the same part is not fixing it. Failed at 29k miles and now at 42k miles. This is a $1000 repair each time. Mine was covered under power train warranty but this is unacceptable quality and practices. I noticed oil leaking underneath the engine again and this time I thought it was the rear main seal. I noticed burnt oil in the v of the engine block as well. To my suprise, same part has failed already. Parts failing at this low of mileage are a design flaw that is being ignored by fca. Something needs to be done. Oh... One last thing..while the mechanic had it apart, he noticed the head gasket was leaking too so he replaced that at 29k miles. No wonder chrysler/fiat is the worst car maker in the world.
Randomly driving on the road at various speeds this jeep will suddenly unexpectedly begin to shake violently and causes the driver to be unable to safely control the vehicle. Jeep dealership does not guarantee it can fix the problem but is aware of the problem. Other mechanics are aware of the problem and are unable to fix it. This has happened multiple times at multiple speeds on the city streets and at high speeds on the highway. It happens when driving straight and it also happens when turning. This vehicle has not been repaired or involved in an accident yet but it is unsafe to drive
My wife has had her gas pedal stick on her on three separate occasions, and I have had it stick on me once (10-4-20). The first time it did it to her was about a month or so ago, and then it did it to her twice this morning on her way to work (10-9-20). It seems to only do it under a hard acceleration. The pedal will drop to the floor, RPM will shoot up, and it will not disengage for a good 10 seconds or so. I have verified that the floor matt is not obstructing the path of the pedal. This seem sto be a common problem among the jk jeeps, but nothing has been done about it.
A common number 4 cylinder misfire that seems to common on all jeep forums. The code was found to be a no compression in the cylinder. Although so many people complain of this issue, jeep doesn't do anything about this? My engine is 4 years old and I'm being told I need a new engine and it's no longer under warranty.
Vehicle dies when putting into reverse first start of the day. A little bit of a clunk is also experienced when this happens
Upon first start of day, usually colder mornings, once the jeep has been warmed up, upon going from park into reverse, the jeep will shudder hard but keep running or it will completely die and need to be restarted.
Recurring issue. When starting jeep, typically in the morning after sitting for the night, it will stall after shifting into reverse. This requires putting the car back into park, removing the key and attempting to start again.
When I put the jeep in reverse and start backing out of driveway it stutters and dies. You can start it right back up and it may do it again or will run correctly. It has also back out of driveway properly and then stutters and died when put in drive.
When the vehicle is in park and switched to reverse, the vehicle stalls. When placed into park, and re-started the vehicle shifts without any issues. It has happened consistently for about a month.
Auto trans: slight rough idle at stop in gear, engine will shut off when put in reverse resulting in loss of power steering and power brakes. Has happened multiple times when first driving out of my driveway even when vehicle has warmed up.
Torque convertor stalls engine and shutters when cold. Start the engine, try to put in gear and it either stalls or makes the entire jeep shudder. The jeep has to be completely warmed up before putting into gear or it stalls/shudders. It has stalled once when going to a stop and I had no power anything (steering, ABS. . .) and ended up in the intersection. Warranty person went to dealer and denied repair work. I have on video (several times) that it stalls/shudders. This is a known issue from the several mechanics (not just my dealer) that I have spoke to. My dealership where I get all repairs has it on record of stalling/shuddering when I left it there to try getting the repairs. Unable to upload videos here to show what it does.
Upon my first start of the day (cold start) my jeep starts no issue at all both remote start and standard ignition. When I put my jeep into reverse, the RPM's drop and the jeep shutters and then stalls. Sometimes it does a hard shutter low idle and can stay alive but usually stalls. Dealer says they can't find the issue but I have found several forums that say it's the torque converter. Please help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that after the vehicle was started in the morning and was reversed out of the driveway, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated the failure recurred after driving and coming to a complete stop. An appointment was scheduled with reed chrysler located at 1724 n spring st, beaver dam, wi 53916 (920) 887-2300 which was still pending. The contact was informed that the failure may be due to a torque sensor failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 20,000.
When it is cold outside, only first thing in the morning, and I attempt to place the vehicle in reverse, it stalls out. On some occasions the rmp's will drop but it won't actually stall out. This problem is all over this site and all over the jeep forum. It is the torque converter, this was replaced in my vehicle. It took two different trips, to two different dealerships for them to diagnosis and fix the problem as it is intermittent. I am unsure why this is not a recall as so many jeep owners appear to have this same problem.
On cold start the vehicle stall when you place it into gear. Rpms drop before stalling. Happen with and without auto start.
Vehicle stalls when put into reverse when cold. This does not mean only first start of the day. When transmission fluid is under 120 degrees, it will stall in reverse with brake depressed. Upon restart, the starter will engage for a prolonged period even after the vehicle starts, the starter will continue to run too long. When the vehicle restarts after a stall, it will idle rough when shifted back into reverse. No problems in drive. Started at a mileage of around 35,000. Vehicle now at 58,000 and has progressively worsened.
On first start of the day in cold weather, after starting engine and shifting into r (with brake pedal applied), car will frequently drop into extremely low RPM range (<= 500rpm) and/or stall and die completely. This is primarily only on the first start of the day and in colder weather (sub 40f degree)
When we 1st start the vehicle in the morning and put into reverse the vehicle dies. We took it to the dealership one time and they were unable to replicate the problem. They flashed three computer and it stopped for a while but has started back up again.
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