2009 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4X4 Owner Complaints

LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA, I WAS DRIVING IT AND WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY BUT NOT AS MUCH AS IT NORMALLY DID, IT PULLED TO THE LEFT, AND WOBBLED WHENEVER I PRESSED THE BRAKES CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOOSE CONTROL AS A RESULT OF IT FISH TAILING. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS IT NORMALLY TOOK TO DO SO. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO AN AUTO MECHANIC. I TOOK IT TO POPE DAVIS TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE LOCATED AT 631 S ASSEMBLY STREET IN COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE I WAS TOLD MY THE MANAGER, [XXX] THAT THE FLUID WENT BAD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ALL 2 HYDRAULIC HOSES, FRONT BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS, AND THAT THEY ALONG WITH MY PADS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME APPROXIMATELY $880. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE WAS AN RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. HOWEVER, MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER DID NOT HAVE THIS RECALL. I FEEL THAT IT WAS OVERLOOKED AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *BF CONSUMER STATED THE LEAKAGE COULD OF BEEN DUE TO RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT INNER FENDER LINERS CAUSED BY WEAR OF TUBES. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11326004

Incident

Jan 6, 2020

Mileage

156,000 mi

WHEN REFUELING, REGARDLESS OF FILL LEVEL THE GAS WILL NOT FLOW INTO TANK PROPERLY ON LEVEL GROUND, AND SPEWS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND/CAR/PERSON. IT WILL NOT TAKE FUEL IN ANY POSITION. IT TAKES ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES TO REFUEL FROM EMPTY. IT WILL TAKE GAS UNTIL THE FILLER NECK FILLS UP AND THEN YOU HAVE TO STOP AND LET IT DRAIN INTO TANK. YOU HAVE TO REPEAT THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL FULL.

NHTSA ID

11171292

Incident

Jan 21, 2019

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHEN FILILNG THE FUEL TANK, NO MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE, THE TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FULL, SPILLING GASOLINE BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTOFF CAN ACTIVATE. THIS IS STATIONARY, TURNED OFF, AND LEVEL. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE FEB 2015 AND IT IS A HIGHLY REPEATABLE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11153459

Incident

Nov 24, 2018

Mileage

69,500 mi

MY WIFE CALLED ME FROM WORK SAYING HER JEEP WAS SMOKING AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. I RUSHED TO HER JOB AND FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE JEEP. WHAT I FOUND WAS DEBRIS WAS STUCK BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE EXHAUST PIPE IN THE CENTER OF THE JEEP. PINESTRAW BEEN COLLECTING THERE AND WAS SMOLDERING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A FLUKE BUT MUCH TO MY SURPRISE MY WIFE PULLED INTO THE GARAGE 2 DAYS AGO AND THE CAR SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING AND I REMOVED ABOUT 10 HANDFULS OF PINESTRAW THAT WAS SMOLDERING. WE DO NOT PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE ANYMORE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. WHAT MAKES NO SENSE IS THE DEBRIS NOT COLLECTING BEHIND THE TIRES BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. IT IS MY OPINION THAT JEEP SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH A RECALL OR AT LEAST TELL ME HOW TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11120218

Incident

Aug 13, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS!!! LEAVING GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND, ME AND MY POOR JEEP. WITH GAS RUNNING ON MY BUMPER AND WELL DISCOLORING IT. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11090382

Incident

Apr 11, 2018

Mileage

97,800 mi

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FUEL OVERFLOWING EVERY TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION. I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT PUMPS AND DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME. I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO AND IYHE OVERFLOW HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. THIS IS A COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11084247

Incident

Apr 9, 2018

Mileage

42,000 mi

WHEN FUELING THIS VEHICLE THE NOZZLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF CORRECTLY RESULTING IN FUEL OVERFLOWING AND SPILLING OUT, APROX 1/2 PINT WORTH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN THE FALL WINTER AND SPRING BUT NOT THE SUMMER. NOT SURE IF THE TEMPERATURE OR FUEL BLEND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN '09 AND ITS BEEN DOING IT REGULARLY. JEEP RECALLED '07 AND '08 FOR THIS PROBLEM. '09 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11083733

Incident

Dec 7, 2010

Mileage

10,000 mi

EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. APPARENTLY THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE" BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET. MY BEST GUESS IS, AFTER MULTIPLE PEOPLE DIE FROM THIS MALFUNCTION AND SUE THE CHRYSLER/JEEP CORPORATION, THEN IT A RECALL MIGHT BE ISSUED AND THE PROBLEM FIXED! I AM HIGHLY AGITATED BY THIS ISSUE AND THE REOCCURENCE!!!!!

NHTSA ID

11052766

Incident

Dec 5, 2017

Mileage

85,000 mi

UPON FILLING THE JEEP WITH GASOLINE (SINCE OWNING THE CAR), NO MATTER THE PUMP/STATION, THE AUTOMATIC STOPPING MECHANISM WILL STOP FILLING WHEN IT IS FULL AND A "BUBBLE" WILL BACK FLOW CAUSING GASOLINE TO SHOOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SOAK THE BUMPER/FENDER/ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT A GAS STATION COVERED IN GASOLINE SO HAVE TRIED FIXING THIS. I HAVE REPLACED THE EVAP CANISTER BUT AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO RATHER THAN GET AN ENTIRE NEW GAS TANK.

NHTSA ID

11050963

Incident

Nov 28, 2017

DEATH WOBBLE - SEVERE BOUNCING OF FRONT END WHEN HITTING A BUMP GOING AROUND 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPEN OVER 10 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND AFTER I HAD A NEW STEERING STABILIZER (HORIZONTAL SHOCK ABSORBER) INSTALLED ON FRONT AXEL.

NHTSA ID

11021864

Incident

Sep 6, 2017

Mileage

214,000 mi

CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH. FRONT STEERING STABILIZER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, "DEATH WOBBLE" STILL OCCURS. HAPPENS ON SMOOTH, NON-BUMPY ROADS AS WELL AS BUMPY ONES.

NHTSA ID

11013527

Incident

Aug 6, 2017

Mileage

86,000 mi

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. INTERNAL FLANGE IS EITHER NON-EXISTENT, DAMAGED, OR INOPERABLE AS THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. UNLESS I STOP THE FILL SHORT OF 16 GALLONS, GAS SPILLS ALL OVER THE JEEP & USUALLY ALL OVER MYSELF AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11004108

Incident

Jul 6, 2017

Mileage

64,000 mi

ANYTIME I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ONLY FIX IS TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 25 MPH IN MY CURRENT LANE. ONCE I GET TO THAT LOW OF A SPEED THE SHAKING STOPS. WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT I CAN'T CHANGE LANES OR GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEREFORE, THE ONLY OPTION IS TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 25 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY CURRENT LANE WHICH ISN'T SAFE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING IN DECEMBER 2016.

NHTSA ID

10945047

Incident

Dec 19, 2016

Mileage

97,500 mi

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND HIT A ROUGH AREA ON THE PAVEMENT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND ROCK BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT, BUT HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR THIS VIOLENT ROCKING TO STOP. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM, BUT OCCURS WHEN CERTAIN ROUGH AREAS OF PAVEMENT SET UP THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. TRIED TO GET IT FIXED, SEEMED TO BE A MYSTERY. LEARNED THAT THIS IS EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS OF JEEPS AND OTHER SELECT VEHICLES. THERE ARE MANY, MANY DESCRIPTIONS AND VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET. I ALSO SEE COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON YOUR SITE. WHY DO YOU NOT CARE? WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING YOUR JOB? I DID NOT GET KILLED. IS THIS WHAT IT TAKES FOR YOU TO TAKE NOTICE? I WANT NOTHING, ONLY FOR THIS TO BE REMEDIED. IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN & QUITE FRIGHTENING, ESPECIALLY THEN THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10938810

Incident

Dec 25, 2016

DRIVING ON I-81, IN VIRGINIA AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION IN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND FORCED ME TO PULL OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS SAME EVENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES DURING THIS TRIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10924044

Incident

Oct 22, 2016

Mileage

27,500 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A GAS STATION STATIONARY AND FILLING THE FUEL TANK GAS SPITS OUT AT THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE PUMP IS LEFT TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES WHICH S OUTSIDE OF THE 36 K MILES WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP AND SPILLS ABOUT A PINT OF FUEL OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. IT IS A CONSISTENT ISSUE THAT REPEATS AT EVERY FILL UP WHEN THE PUMP IS LEFT TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY.

NHTSA ID

10917219

Incident

Oct 15, 2016

Mileage

127,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10914191

Incident

Jul 1, 2016

******* TIPM ISSUES *******WHILE DRIVING 70MPH DOWN INTERSTATE THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL ABILITIES AND CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START UP AND WAS LIKE IT HAD A DEAD BATTERY. CARS WERE SWERVING AND BLOWING LIKE CRAZY TRYING TO AVOID ME AND NOT WRECK. ONCE TRAFFIC WAS SOMEWHAT STABLE I GOT OUT TO PUSH JEEP OFF TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND A ANOTHER MOTORIST STOPPED TO HELP. MY PASSENGER WAS HURT FROM THE SUDDEN STOP WHEN HER KNEES WENT INTO THE DASH. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER RESULTING IN HER LEFT KNEE GETTING BRUISED AND HER RIGHT KNEE GOT A CUT. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS. WE ARE BOTH LUCKY TO BE ALIVE FROM THIS BEING THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES NEARLY HIT US AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING OTHERS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WARNING ADDRESSED TO ALL OWNERS AS THIS BEING A POTENTIAL WRECK LESS CONDITION. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM CHRYSLER OR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10913554

Incident

Sep 30, 2016

AT 1030 AM 08 SEPTEMBER 2016, MY JEEP WRANGLER CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS. I DROPPED MY JEEP OFF FOR A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION ON 06 SEPTEMBER 2016, I THEN RECEIVED A PHONE ON THE 8TH THAT MY JEEP HAD CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS IN POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO FILE A CLAIM THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY.

NHTSA ID

10905617

Incident

Sep 8, 2016

KEEP CALLING LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE RECALL APPLIED AND CORRECTED AND EITHER THEY DO NOT RESPOND TO CALLS OR THEY CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND WILL CALL ME WHEN AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE MONTHS. JEEP OF RIVERDALE WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND YONKERS

NHTSA ID

10903316

Incident

Aug 4, 2016

Mileage

111,000 mi

CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED JULY 18, 2016 DUE TO RECALL. NOW THE VEHICLE WIPERS COME ON ANYTIME AND VEHICLE THEN STALLS. TAKES 5 MINUTES OR MORE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. DEALER CLAIM FAULTY WIPER MOTOR AND ABS MODULE. REPLACED BOTH AUGUST 1ST, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN DRIVING HOME THAT SAME DAY, PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE AGAIN. MY VEHICLE RAN GREAT BEFORE DEALER CHANGED CLOCKSPRING.

NHTSA ID

10892576

Incident

Jul 18, 2016

Mileage

68,720 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A POLE WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V290000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS THE REPAIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, HE HIT A STEEL RAIL, DAMAGING THE BUMPER. THE HIT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10885879

Incident

Jul 11, 2016

Mileage

145,000 mi

VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE OCCURRED WHEN WE HIT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY 55MPH. PULLED OFF ROAD, LOCAL MECHANICS COULD FIND NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE. TESTED JEEP ON ROAD AND DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE MECHANIC DROVE AT 60MPH (WE DID NOT HIT A BUMP ON THIS TEST DRIVE)

NHTSA ID

10876643

Incident

Jun 25, 2016

JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHT ON AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. AFTER GETTING IT LOOKED AT THEY TOLD ME IT THE CLOCK SPRING THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS MY 4TH CHRYSLER VEHICLE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 CLOCK SPRINGS IN THESE VEHICLE. I LOOKED ONLINE MANY PEOPLE ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT OR ANY FAULTS BESIDE THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER THERE ARE MANY OF US THAT HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10864463

Incident

May 6, 2016

Mileage

1,000 mi

CLOCK SPRING ON MY 2009 WRANGLER WENT OUT CLEARLY A RECALL SITUATION HERE. SAFETY FOR ME AS THE DRIVER AND FOR MY FAMILY AS THE PASSENGERS. COME ON JEEP THIS IS OBVIOUS !

NHTSA ID

10864272

Incident

Apr 17, 2016

Mileage

65,000 mi