Jeep Wrangler / 2018
2018 Jeep Wrangler problems
Owners have filed 2,634 complaints about the 2018 Jeep Wrangler with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 42.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of suspension at 13%.
Complaints2,634
Crashes37
Fires46
Injuries24
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 42.3% · 1114
Suspension 13.0% · 343
Electrical system 10.0% · 263
Unknown or other 7.9% · 209
Power train 6.6% · 173
Structure 3.8% · 100
Engine 3.7% · 98
Wheels 2.3% · 61
Severity
Of those complaints, 37 describe a crash, 46 describe a fire and 24 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler in this data, 2018 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 421 in the last three years against 587 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 6,780 miles.
In owners' own words
Steering wheel locks up at highway speeds, making it very difficult to make any turns. This can be a life threatening issue in many circumstances. No warning lights come on. It happened to me on 03/17/22 , only after a day of owning the vehicle. I found many threats online reporting the same issue. Not sure why this is not a recall yet. https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/steering-wheel-locking-up.20839/ Steering
While driving down highway beginning to go around left-hand curve, when you start to turn steering wheel toward the left, it will not turn. To get the vehicle to turn to the left, you have to apply the brake, but when you do apply the brake, the steering wheel releases the pressure that is holding it from not turning to the left. As a result the vehicle will dart into the on coming lane, head on to on coming traffic. Steering · reported at 7,500 miles
Jeep attempted a second fix of the death wobble problem. By changing out the dampeners and extending some rod. Well it did help with the death wobble, if you hit certain bumps just right with the wheel turn, it still feels like there's a slight wobble, that is quickly corrected . After this second fix. My Jeep no longer rides like it used to. I find myself drifting more easily and the steering not as it was before Steering · reported at 13,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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