Jeep Wrangler / 2012
2012 Jeep Wrangler problems
Owners have filed 1,287 complaints about the 2012 Jeep Wrangler with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 22.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 15.9%.
Complaints1,287
Crashes35
Fires28
Injuries46
Deaths6
What owners report breaking
Power train 22.1% · 285
Steering 15.9% · 204
Engine 13.4% · 172
Electrical system 11.5% · 148
Air bags 9.9% · 128
Unknown or other 4.0% · 52
Service brakes 3.4% · 44
Fuel/propulsion system 3.3% · 42
Severity
Of those complaints, 35 describe a crash, 28 describe a fire, 46 report an injury and 6 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler in this data, 2012 sits 4th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 54 in the last three years against 101 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 42,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 13v234000 (power train , steering) had surpassed a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the part was not become available for at least 29 weeks. The manufacture was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 04/04/14*lj updated 04/11/2014 Power train
Received recall for a potential transmission cooler line failure. Multiple dealers have been unable to get the parts needed from the manufacturer, with backlog at my current dealer of almost a year. As this could potentially cause transmission failure and potential fire, it seems chrysler is not sufficiently pursuing efforts to improve part availability, limiting each dealer to one part every 7 - 10 days. Power train
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that there was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 13v234000 (power train , steering). The recall was expected to begin in december of 2013. The contact was displeased with the amount of unreasonable time taken for the remedy repair to begin. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced any failures. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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