Problems with 2012 Jeep Wrangler ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

After commute of 35 - 40 minutes from work i pulled into my garage and closed the door down for the night as usual and went inside . i did smell a slight burning smell but thought it was related to outside fridge that failed. after being inside a few minutes we heard a noise coming from the garage. i went to check it out and found the starter on the jeep was spinning on its own. my wife noticed smoke and then flames under jeep. i managed to get jeep out of garage and fire put out and disconnected the battery. the fire was basically contained to the area around the starter and related wiring/hoses. the jeep dealer picked up the jeep and has it now. i contacted jeep factory customer representative rep with the specifics of the incident and was told my file would be turned over to the "special investigations" department. i can't imagine what the outcome of this incident would be had we not heard the noise coming from the garage or if my commute had been an additional 20 -30 minutes longer. *tr

2012 jeep wrangler unlimited sport; 1st incident with hot oil message, resulted in dealership fixing the recall they all of a sudden had parts for (that were on back order for months-and for a recall). when i told the dealership i had a case id with chrysler, they changed their tune and had the part(s). this was at 26000 miles. 2nd incident: i had driven to ny from sc with no issues while driving. next day, cold start, hot oil warning. took to a local auto repair shop and they "cleared the error" stating there was no apparent cause and they "didn't know why" the error occurred. 3rd incident: called dealership i bought the jeep from and told the guy (whom i know by name) that i was having the same problem, "hot oil message." he stated, "hot oil message, i don't know what you're talking about!" really??? he was clearly lying, and i knew right then he was of no help to me. so, i went to the nearest chrysler in a town 15 minutes away where i had moved to as it was closer anyway...letting the liar-part go, thinking the other dealership would surely do the right thing. this is at 34000 mi. the dealership has my jeep currently and told me today that the dealership i bought it from wrote "added computer to jeep," as the supposed fix for the original issue (recall). the guy at the closest dealership told me the computer wouldn't even "talk" to him so he couldn't diagnose the problem until he figures out how to get the 1st computer to "talk" to him so he can get to the 2nd computer and try to diagnose an issue with the 2nd computer. got a call this afternoon that it was driven around town with no problems after clearing the error message again. awaiting final results now. i'm 2000 miles away from being out of warranty. researching internet reveals numerous accounts of same issue with many people barely escaping engulfed in flames jeeps. this is an issue. class action sought. *tr

My son purchased (leased) his first new vehicle (jeep wrangler) in mid-2012. it developed a problem with the windshield wipers as they will not turn on. this concerned me as this could be a safety issue if he were to drive the jeep in snow or rain. initially, the dealer's service department mis-diagnosed the problem and we were told the wiper motor needed replaced. once that was replaced, we are now told the tipm module is bad and the part is on national backorder. i called chrysler for help (minimal support from dealer as they asked me to follow-up) and it appears the order # the dealership provided me with was for the wrong part. now, the dealership told me they are expecting a shipment of the part in may, 2014. i called chrysler back and they are now working to expedite (again) but it may be a week before we even have a date. in the meantime, it is unsafe to drive the car and the dealership will not offer a loaner. instead, they asked me to contact chrysler to complain about this to try to expedite the part. *tr

Approx 4 months and 3700 miles of having my 2012 jeep wrangler sahara unlimited, during regular driving all dash lights came on, the warning chimes were on, all gauges dropped and continued to flash, the vehicle slowed down and the lights remained flashing and flickering for about another 20 seconds i couldn't accelerate. this has happened over 30 times since then and almost caused a serious accident on the interstate. this still continues to happen regularly and after showing them 2 videos on separate occasions dealership says they can't duplicate the problem so there is nothing they can do. now at 47000 miles my warranty is gone and this time when it happened the check engine and airbag remained on. i don't know if the two issues are related or are separate, but now it kind of "sputters and put-puts" when its in park and won't accelerate properly. dealership wants $150.00 just to look at this issue again and tell me they can't duplicate the fault. this is a serious safety issue; it has never been driven off road, is garage kept, and not used everyday. i don't want my jeep to catch fire or continue to put me and my children in a position where when could get hurt because of these issues. if anyone else has had these issues any help would be appreciated.

Driving & notice that window started to frost up, at the same time notice that the heat was not getting warm after driving for over 20 mins. turned the defrost on and it started to frost more, put my hand to the blowers & notice that it was blowing cool air. double checked that i had the heat on and put it to high and it continued to blow cool air,reached over to the passenger side and it was blowing warm air. made an appointment took my vehicle in as it already had a recall on it for something else explain to them what was going on with the heater, they said that the part for my heater would take 2 days to get in & they would call. one week later had not heard anything, went back to the jeep dealership(colorado chrysler jeep) service & asked about the part, was told that it was nothing put in or shown about my complaint about my heater.set r another appointment to bring my jeep in to have the heater repaired & was told it would take 4 hours, after being there for over an hour they said it was going to be a 2 day repair...it was a recall but not a recall & that they would be replacing the radiator and heater core. appointment for 1/3/14 and was told it would be ready on 1/6/ or 1/7/14. my jeep was not ready until 1/22/14 and when i picked it up on 1/23/14 they told me they the flushed heater core, radiator and overflow tank...flushed entire system filled and bleed system with new coolant and checked temp at 155 degrees. that should fix it and if it did not then they would replace the radiator and heater core. then got in the jeep let it run for over 8 mins heater on left side was stilling blowing cool and right was blowing warm. took over 18 mins for the left side to blow warm but was not as warm as right side. taking jeep to different jeep dealership service department tomorrow as the service simply show that they did not do the job they should have. *tr

We could not start vehicle with only the center brake light working. the tow truck driver had to disconnect drive line to tow vehicle to dealership. the dealership diagnosed as tipm failure (total integrated power failure). numerous complaints on internet were found with this same failure. we are very concerned of potential for car crash since all lights and vehicle are disabled without warning. if you are successful to coast your vehicle of the road there is still a danger of being hit by another car since the light are disabled. also occupant cannot lock doors to defend against criminal activity. one more point is that this is an off road vehicle. we had just be using it in a very remote location. i don't know if we could safely get ourselves back including the vehicle from this very remote location. *tr

I have a 2012 jeep wrangler unlimited with 40k miles. around 15k miles, i started experiencing issues with the driver side and front windshield heating/defrosting not working. heating works on the passenger side, but not on the driver's side seating or windshield areas. this issue creates a comfort problem during cold days due to no heat on the driver's side but more importantly, creates a safety issue because the front windshield does not defrost properly without sufficient heat, creating unsafe driving scenarios. this issue was intermittent at first, but over the past 20k miles has become a frequent comfort and safety issue. this defect/issue/design flaw is a known problem with the current wrangler unlimited as a number of others i know with the same vehicle experience this issue and you can find endless complaints of the issue on line. my dealer also explained they receive frequent complaints for this problem. i brought my jeep to the dealership. they explained i need the heating core replaced, and due to its location behind the dashboard will cost me $1000+ to repair, primarily due to the labor required to pull off the dashboard and other car parts to reach and replace the heating core. this issue should be a recognized safety recall or service bulletin by jeep/chrysler with no out of pocket repair expense for the vehicle owners who expect to receive safe, high quality, well designed products from jeep/chrysler.

On or about 10 am on 8-16-13 our air bag light went on and all steering wheel functions quite working. about 20 minutes latter the air bag deployed. the edr system reported that, no airbag went off and there is no recorded event. this from jeeps corporate investigation. the srs module is also fine and has not triggered any event. this leads back to the clock spring and a short that they never even considered at the investigation of the know part that was faulted/failed. *tr

First thing that happened with this vehicle while driving on a highway the air condition and defogger for the winshield went out, winshield fogged up could not see on a rainy foggy night when i had to open all windows for air to take mist off winshield.second incident when i pulled into a service area to check the a/c the vehicle above was locked in park when suddenly the vehicle started going in reverse with engine running almost running over my brother who was in rear of vehicle.

I have a 2012 wrangler sahara 4dr and this past week i had to tow my jeep into a dealership in texarkana. i was driving 45 mph and not trying to gun the rpms. i had total shutdown but was able to get off the road. the dealership hooked it up and told me that my asd 25 amp fuse had blown but couldn't figure out why. my jeep ran okay for much of the day but by night it blew another fuse as i accelerated from a green light and into the intersection. i replaced it with another 25 amp fuse but fear that if i put a 30 amp in that it would be too much for a burn out but i wanted to make sure i got home. i drove back home (an hour drive up and down hills) and it seemed to always want to ramp up the rpms suddenly. i would love to know if anyone else has had this kinda issue? i have less than 25,000 miles on my jeep. update... i have now had three fuses blow and two tows to dealerships because i couldn't keep a good fuse. i hope someone can please help me point out the direction the dealership needs to be looking for. this is getting frustrating. it seems to blow a fuse when i hit any type of bump in the road. no electrical mods were made except my warn winch, which was installed at the dealership for warranty reasons. currently my jeep remain in a tow yard until tomorrow where they tow it back to the dealership * no warning lights are indicated * new air filters * no electrical mods * factory sound system * rides rough * when fuse blows, total vehicle shutdown occurs including power steering and brakes. *tr

Purchased 2012 wrangler sahara april 2012 new experienced check engine light in november 2012 with approx 17000 miles went to dealer, code was cylinder 2 re-set the computer they said they had to reprogram the computer based off a tsb they had received. day later light came on again along with tire pressure light and also the remote start will not work because of the engine light error. loud ticking noise, loss of power occasionally at start up. loss of gas mileage. *tr

I experienced a serious problem with my 2012 jeep sahara. after accelerating and passing another car while driving, i lifted off the accelerator, but my jeep continued to accelerate. i tapped several times on the accelerator, then tapped the brake a couple of times in case the speed control somehow engaged. i then tried to see if i could lift the accelerator from below with my foot, but it wasn't depressed. the jeep was continuing to accelerate and at this point i was going well over 80 mph. finally i was left with no choice but to depress the clutch and take the vehicle out of gear. i quickly shut down the engine as the revs went through the roof. i coasted onto a side road and attempted to restart my jeep, but it wouldn't turn over. i turned the ignition to the off position and removed the key, put the key back in and turned the ignition at which point it turned over and after about 5 or 6 secs it finally restarted and everything seemed normal. i checked around the accelerator and the floor mat was securely in place and there was nothing around the accelerator to cause it to stick. i have never experienced anything like this before in my life and am 110% sure that the problem was not driver error. my feet were completely off any of the peddles while the jeep continued to accelerate and as i had a clear road ahead of me, i very methodically and calmly took the actions i outlined above in the attempt to reduce the engine speed with no affect until i finally had to shut it down. *tr

I have had at least 100 times where my jeep has stalled and just stopped running. it has happened when i have slowed down, and has stopped in intersections. it has stopped when starting from a stop etc. i have had numerous manual transmission cars and this has never happened. it scares me , and makes me fear for my life. i have changed the way i drive because of it, with the fear of worrying my jeep will just stop running , when i pull out into traffic. i have had the switches in the car not work, and function erratically. lights stay on, when turned off, after turning them off numerous times, they finally go out. i have had my breaks respond oddly, and get weak. i have had the heater not come on, then turn switch again and it works. have had defrost some on when defrost was off. numerous electrical functions, malfunction. i don't bother with jeep, as my mileage is over 36,000- no more warranty, but these things began, about a month or two into jeep ownership. these problems used to be infrequent, but now this power failure happens often. some days it happens 4-5 times. please help me with this matter, i do not want to be injured or killed, due to this problem. i also do not want my family or someone else's hurt ,because of it either. i started doing research about these issues and find i am not the only one, it is common. i also have a whistle in the brake line, vacuum i think??? it causes the breaks to not be strong at times. i have had my brakes completely replaced and this condition persists, it also seems many with my model of jeep experience this as well. all of the hinges on the doors are rusting from the inside out, as well, i see the paint bubbling up . *tr

I bought my 2012 jeep wrangler unlimited sport in november 2011. it was working just fine until the summer of 2012 when my wipers would turn on all by themselves for a few seconds, and then off again. this happened several more times during the summer. in addition, the radio would just power off. the only way it would come back on was to hit the top of the dash and it powered back on. took it in and they flashed a module which stopped the wiper issue but not the radio problem. this was july 2012. after that in same month, i noticed an engine light came on solid. took it in, they reset it saying it was a cylinder #2 misfire. people on wranglerforums.com were talking about it too (see jk section and look for "ticking pentastar" thread). it was the biggest thread actually. apparently, over a hundred owners on just this site alone had to have their head replaced. wtf? the light came back on a couple days later so i took it back in. they confirmed the same result and told me they would order a new head. the local dealer here in savannah (hoover) told me it was in. took in the jeep and they said it would take 2-3 days. big lie. after 3 days, i called to get status and they told me it would be 2-3 weeks!!! there were several people in front of me with same issue and only one guy fixing them. with a major issue like this on a brand new vehicle, this calls for a class-action lawsuit. i get small glitches happening but a new head??? they did not change anything on the 2013's so this will likely be a huge headache for jeep. be warned!!!! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep wrangler. the contact stated that the top was opened as it began to rain and saturated the interior of the vehicle. several hours later, the contact he started the vehicle and discovered that the windshield wipers, turn signals, exterior and interior lights, and the horn all failed. in addition, the steering wheel buttons had become inoperable. all of the inoperable components became operable within 24 hours. the dealer was contacted but advised that there were no failures to diagnose. the failure and the current mileage was 3,600.

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

Purchased a 2012 jeep wrangler sport on 3/3/12 at roughly 2pm cst. at about 4pm cst, i parked the jeep in my apartment's parking garage. i decided at about 6pm cst to go get some dinner, and to cruise around as well in the new vehicle. i observed smoke coming from the parking garage, and when i got into the garage, i observed my new jeep on fire. the entire front end of the vehicle was engulfed in flames. both front tires exploded as a result of the fire, and the entire front end was completely damaged. the interior is destroyed; basically totaled out. vehicle was purchased with 11 miles on the odometer, and ended with about 17 total. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep wrangler 4x4. the contact stated that she could smell fumes entering the vehicle from the ventilation. the fumes caused the driver and any other passenger that entered the vehicle to become nauseous and endure headaches. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised that the failure was a normal characteristic for the particular model vehicle. in addition, the contact stated that the removable hard top would flex when driving at approximately 30 mph or higher. the failure would cause extreme cabin pressure and causing the driver and passengers to suffer severe headaches. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the mechanic advised that the hard top was performing as designed. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 77. the current mileage was approximately 3,080. updated 01/02/2013*lj updated 1/7/2013 *js