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2012 Jeep Wrangler Exterior lighting Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA

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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 10, 2020
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of 831 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Jeep Wrangler submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming exterior lighting

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Jan 10, 2020

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. REPAIRS MADE TO WIRING, AND REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT INSTALLED. LAMP STILL ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AFFECTING LOW LIGHT VISIBILITY. POTENTIALLY AN ISSUE WITH TIPM WHICH HAS LEAD TO OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. HAS CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE, AND CONTROL FAILURE IN OTHER VEHICLES. HAPPENS AT ANY TIME, STATIONARY, MOVING, FWD, REVERSE, TURNING, ETC.

NHTSA ID
11298423
Incident
Jan 9, 2020
Mileage
98,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Oct 23, 2019

FIRST MY POWER WINDOWS WOULDN'T WORK WHILE DRIVING, I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THAT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ISSUE (IT HAS HAPPEN TWICE SINCE). THAT SAME DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE USING MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT DOWN AND DISABLED ITSELF WHILE KEEPING THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON AND NOT ALLOWING ME TO TURN OFF OR RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL. (THESE LIGHTS WENT OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY). A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING, A WARNING OF THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL BEING OUT CAME ON (THIS COMES AND GOES NOW ALMOST DAILY). LAST NIGHT WHILE MY JEEP WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME THE HEADLIGHTS AND DOME LIGHT STARTED COMING ON RANDOMLY. THE HEADLIGHT AND DOME LIGHT SWITCH WHERE BOTH IN THE OFF POSITION AND THE KEYS WERE ON MY KITCHEN TABLE INSIDE THE HOUSE (THIS IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK ALSO). WHEN I GOT IN IT TO GO TO WORK AND WHILE IDLING THE HAZARDS LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY BLINK TWICE AND THEN STOP, WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES AND HAPPEN AGAIN. WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK I NOTICED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ALSO TURNING ON, THEY TURNED OFF AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT IS A RAINY DAY BUT BRIGHT ENOUGH THAT I COULD NOT TELL IF THE LIGHTS WERE RANDOMLY GOING IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. REGARDLESS THIS IS TURNING IN TO A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE ALL TOO COMMON WITH THESE FIAT-CHRYSLER VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID
11270394
Incident
Oct 14, 2019
Mileage
145,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Oct 18, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN ORDER TO HAVE VISIBILITY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT OPERATE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND OFF FOR THEM TO STOP WORKING. THE CONTACT CALLED SCOTT ROBINSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (20900 HAWTHORNE BLVD, TORRANCE, CA 90503, (424) 299-8800) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD COST $1,300. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500.

NHTSA ID
11269384
Incident
Jul 1, 2019
Mileage
6,500 mi
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Mar 16, 2019

HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. ALL WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. FUSES CHECKED AND ARE OK. FORUMS LIST MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TIPM FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN AND COULD NOT TURN IN MY HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS OR WIPERS.

NHTSA ID
11187266
Incident
Mar 16, 2019
Mileage
56,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 5, 2018

EXTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHICH INCLUDES HEADLIGHTS AND DIRECTIONALS. I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN ON MY LIGHTS DUE TO DARKNESS THEY DID NOT TURN ON. TIPM (FUSEBOX) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO MECHANIC.TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WILL COST BETWEEN $1100.00 TO $1200.00 TO REPLACE.

NHTSA ID
11124524
Incident
Sep 3, 2018
Mileage
47,923 mi
AirbagsElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jul 23, 2018

TAKATA RECALL- A FEW DAYS AGO MY AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF EACH TIME I STARTED MY CAR AND NOW THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON.

NHTSA ID
11113205
Incident
Jul 21, 2018
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Apr 26, 2016

THE TIPM UNIT WENT OUT, CAUSING LOTS OF ISSUES. THE ISSUES WE'RE AWARE OF ARE: THE DOORS WOULDN'T LOCK, SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK, RADIO/CD/BLUETOOTH WOULDN'T WORK, AND THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF LEADING TO A COMPLETE DRAIN OF THE BATTERY. THANKFULLY, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT (IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF IT DID). IT COST US $1100.00 TO REPLACE THE TIPM UNIT, WHICH WAS A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON US, BUT EVEN WORSE WAS THAT WE HAD TO GO WITHOUT THE JEEP (ONE OF OUR MAIN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION) FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THERE'S A WAITING LIST FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. WE CHECKED WITH 3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS JUST TO BE SURE, AND ALL SAID THE SAME THING: 1.) THAT THERE'S A WAITING LIST AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE LONG FOR THIS TIPM UNIT, AND 2.) THAT THEY'VE BEEN SEEING JEEP WRANGLERS LEFT & RIGHT FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM, AND THERE'S A WAITING LIST BECAUSE THE PART CAN'T EVEN BE MANUFACTURED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. I KNOW THE TIPM UNIT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR JEEP CHEROKEES, BUT WHY NOT JEEP WRANGLER WHEN THIS IS CLEARLY A MAJOR ISSUE FOR IT AS WELL??

NHTSA ID
10861536
Incident
Jan 25, 2016
Mileage
37,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Apr 11, 2016

ON 04/09/16, THE WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING, AND DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND ON HIGH BEAM. HAVE TO UNHOOK BATTERY TERMINAL IN ORDER TO GET LIGHT TO GO OUT. WAS TOLD THE TIPM TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
10854766
Incident
Apr 9, 2016
Mileage
49,000 mi
Driver assistanceExterior lightingSteering
Filed Feb 18, 2016

TIPM FAILURE. FAILURE ALSO AFFECTED STARTER AND STEERING MODULE. INITIALLY VEHICLES LIGHTS AND HORN WOULD GO ON WITHOUT VEHICLE TURNED ON. DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. AC AND HEATER WOULD SHUT DOWN AND RESTART. ON THESE INSTANCES, DEALERSHIP WAS ADVISED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A CODE PROBLEM AND CODES WERE RESET. LATELY VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR AT BOTH HIGH AND SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. FROM A START POSITION VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT IN TRAFFIC OR TURNOVER THEN DIE OUT AS IF FUEL PUMP WAS FAILING. INSTRUMENTATION PANEL WOULD FLASH AND MALFUNCTION NOT ALLOWING DRIVER TO SEE WHAT GEAR INDICATION WAS SHOWING. VEHICLE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. LAST INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER ADVISED. REMEDY FROM EACH IS "WE ARE LOOKING FOR PARTS, DO NOT KNOW WHEN OR CAN GIVE YOU A REPAIR DATE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SINCE BEING TOWED IN. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. INITIAL COST OF REPAIR QUOTED AT $1100.00+. OWNER REFUSED TO PAY THIS AMOUNT SINCE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. DEALERSHIP WILL LOWER COSTS TO $250.00. STILL UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO CHRYSLERS REFUSAL TO ADMIT A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND HAVE HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR ONLY AFTER THREAT OF LAWSUIT. BUT THEY HAVE LIMITED IT TO ONLY SPECIFIC MODELS AND YEARS. PROBLEM GOES BACK TO 2007. VEHICLE IN WITH THIS PROBLEM IS A HAZARD AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEEDS. NO OFFER OF VEHICLE ASSISTANCE WHILE WAITING TO SEE WHEN VEHICLE CAN BE PUT BACK INTO USE.

NHTSA ID
10836864
Incident
Feb 12, 2016
Mileage
42,900 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 28, 2016
1 injury reported

YESTERDAY WHEN DRIVING MY JEEP TO THE GAS STATION ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TURNING ON AND THE JEEPS BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON. KNOWING THAT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR I HEADED HOME IMMEDIATELY. A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THE BATTERY FINALLY DIED THANKFULLY SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO PUSH ME OUT OF THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE IT WAS DARK OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR A PENTASTAR 3.6 L V6 ALTERNATORS BUT I'M BEING TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BY SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDING MY VEHICLE FROM THE RECALL THEY HAVE RISKED MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND ME.

NHTSA ID
10822742
Incident
Jan 27, 2016
Mileage
39,500 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Jan 26, 2016

2012 JEEP WRANGLER HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT TROUBLE FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. TURN CAR OFF AND HEADLIGHTS STAY ON. FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IF I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND ROLL FORWARD A LITTLE I CAN SOMETIMES TURN LIGHTS OFF. SAME PROBLEM TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON. ROLLING THE CAR A FEW INCHES USUALLY CORRECTED THE HEADLIGHTS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START ON THEIR OWN OR STOP DURING USE WITH NO WARNING. THIS BEGAN IN LATE 2014 BUT THE PROBLEM WAS SO INTERMITTANT WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT ON DEMAND UNTIL AUGUST 2015. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS BUT BEFORE WE EVEN DROVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT BOTH THE LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DOING THE SAME THING. THEY KEPT IT A FEW DAYS AND "SEALED THE CLUSTER". DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THE CAR IS NOW 700 MILES AWAY AT SCHOOL WITH DAUGHTER. AROUND SEPT 2015 INTERMITTENT ISSUES AGAIN BUT NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE AT DEALER. RECENTLY (JAN 2016) THE PROBLEMS ARE DAILY AND INCLUDE THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT EVERY TIME THE CAR MAKES A TURN AND THEN COME BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER. IN ADDITION THE TURN SIGNAL CUTS OFF. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN BUT THE LIGHTS ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT IT'S GOING BACK TO A DEALER BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS WITH DAUGHTER AWAY AT SCHOOL IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT DEALER. WE ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT TAIL LIGHTS BECAUSE THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND INTERMITTENTLY BUT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS HAS MADE THIS ISSUE A MAJOR ACCIDENT/INJURY RISK.

NHTSA ID
10822269
Incident
Jan 15, 2016
Mileage
28,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Dec 13, 2015

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING AND STAR RAINING. TURN ON THE WIPER ,NO FUNCTION I CHECK WASHER, NOT WORKING. THEN I NOTICE NO HEAD LIGHTS,NO HORN'S,NO TAIL LIGHTS. 4 WAYS AND BRAKES LIGHT DOES WORK.

NHTSA ID
10809906
Incident
Dec 13, 2015
Mileage
16,319 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Nov 3, 2015

SEVERAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED ELECTRONICALLY WITH MY WRANGLER IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. 1. HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE 2. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (4CYL. MISFIRE) BUT CLEARED ITSELF AFTER 100 MILES 3. WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A RED LIGHT, THE DASH WARNING LIGHT LIT UP AND FLICKERED AS WELL AS CHIMED FOR A MINUTE. 4. WHILE CRUISING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 70MPH, THE JEEP SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND TURNED BACK ON BEFORE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME.

NHTSA ID
10788024
Incident
Oct 31, 2015
Mileage
58,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Oct 12, 2015

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK USING FOB OR ROCKER SWITCH / WINDSHIELD WASHER WILL NOT WORK/ HEATER WILL NOT WORK/ RADIO DIMS WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON/ DOME LIGHT WILL NOT TURN ON UPON OPENING DOOR

NHTSA ID
10781415
Incident
Sep 11, 2015
Mileage
20,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Oct 3, 2015

JUST OVER A MONTH AGO I WAS GOING TO WORK, AND NOTICED THAT MY TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING. I TRIED MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL UP AND DOWN TO NO AVAIL. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I PULLED OVER AND THOUGHT MAYBE A FUSE WENT BAD OR SOMETHING AND FOUND EVERY SINGLE FUSE TO BE FINE. I THEN ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DIGITAL COMPASS READOUT ON THE DASH WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, AND I COULD NOT SCROLL THROUGH THE MENUS WITH THE MAIN COMPUTER USING THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD WORK PROPERLY...AND THE LIGHTS WOULD FLASH PROPERLY WHEN I LOCKED THE DOORS WITH MY KEY FOB...WHICH TOLD ME THAT THE CIRCUIT WAS STILL WORKING. AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES OF FIDDLING EVERYTHING SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE AT WORK I WENT TO LUNCH, AND WHEN I RETURNED TO WORK AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPOT, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY TURNED ON WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM ON...AND I COULD NOT GET THEM TO TURN OFF...EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THEM TO GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS THE TIPM I FIGURED WELL...NOW I DO HAVE A NEW UNIT AND SHOULD BE FINE. THAT FANTASY WAS DESTROYED YESTERDAY WHEN I WENT TO GO HOME FROM WORK, AND SUDDENLY MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON...THEN GOT STUCK ON AND COULDN'T TURN THEM OFF...AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL...AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT FUNCTION...ALL WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA, AND WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUGE RAIN EVENT, SO THE WIPERS AND LIGHTS FOR SURE NEEDED TO WORK IN ORDER FOR ME TO DRIVE HOME. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET EVERYTHING TO TURN OFF. AFTER DOING THAT...THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON...AND THE WIPERS REMAIN THE SAME AND NOT WORKING. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME AFTER I MADE IT BACK TO WORK...HAVING TO LEAVE IT AT WORK.

NHTSA ID
10779467
Incident
Oct 2, 2015
Mileage
50,452 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 23, 2015

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER (JACK KEY MOTORS) WHO I CALLED 5 TIMES TO GET THIS RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. I WAS EITHER TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE KIT BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS ONLY GIVEN SO MANY, OR THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK TO SET UP A TIME, AS WELL AS I WENT THERE AND WAITED 20 MIN FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER TO GO "SEE" IF HE HAD A KIT, BUT AFTER 20 MINUTES OF WAITING I LEFT.SO I CALLED ANOTHER DEALER 39 MILES FROM MY TOWN, THEY ARE GETTING ME RIGHT IN. I FIND IS UNEXCEPTIONABLY, AS I AM A SERVICE WRITER IN A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP.AS WELL PAID OVER 35,000 DOLLARS FOR A JEEP.

NHTSA ID
10775409
Incident
Sep 1, 2015
Mileage
31,056 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Jul 7, 2015

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS, HORN, STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROLS, HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND REAR BACK POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP- THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN.

NHTSA ID
10732423
Incident
Jul 2, 2015
Mileage
38,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Apr 13, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

NHTSA ID
10705283
Incident
Oct 7, 2014
Mileage
38,000 mi
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Jun 3, 2014

A SMALL STORM MANIFESTED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TOP DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO PUT ON THE SOFT TOP. AT THAT TIME I REALIZED THAT I NO LONGER HAD HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, OR WINDSHIELD WIPER CAPABILITIES. THE ISSUES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTIONING CLOCK SPRING. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CAPABILITIES. THERE IS NO INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD TO ALERT THE DRIVER THAT THESE CAPABILITIES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10595829
Incident
Jun 2, 2014
Mileage
31,000 mi
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Feb 27, 2013

PURCHASED MY JEEP WRANGLER IN MAY OF 2012. SINCE PURCHASE THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE WIPERS TURNING ON WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. WIPERS MAKE A SINGLE PASS AND STOP. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. IT ALSO OCCURS AT TIMES WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. I BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AND JEEP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE DURING THE SERVICE VISIT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10500649
Incident
Feb 26, 2013
Mileage
7,300 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed May 18, 2012

45 DAYS AND 1960 MILES AND IT IS AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH STEERING COLUMN AND DASH ALL APART. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED THEY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONICS IN STEERING COLUMN. SO FAR DEALER DOESN'T KNOW OR IS NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE WAITING ON A REPLY FROM MANUFACTURE AND THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE RUNNING TESTS THROUGH CLUSTER. I WILL BE REQUESTING FOR JEEP TO EXCHANGE THIS ONE FOR ANOTHER ONE AS I DON'T TRUST THEY WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHAT IF I AM FAR FROM HOME AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN. I COULD HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10458984
Incident
May 17, 2012
Mileage
1,960 mi

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