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Problems with 2013 Jeep Wrangler POWER TRAIN

On average, the 2013 Jeep Wrangler starts to “feel” problems with the POWER TRAIN and its various aspects after 28 143 miles.

Components Affected by POWER TRAIN Issues

We have classified the 218 complaints from 2013 Jeep Wrangler about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.

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Recently reported POWER TRAIN problems on 2013 Jeep Wrangler

Car shuts down while driving and seems to kick a lot going from gear to gear.

I was driving with my children in the jeep to a dental appointment driving 45 miles per hour. i hear a cling clunk sound and abs light comes on and then a loud bang and jeep does not want to go. i pulled over right away i smell a awful smell. so i shut my truck off. called my husband and leave my truck and get a ride to dental appointment. we called a tow truck next day to have it towed to auto repair shop. i get a call two days later stating my emergency break system had faulted and engaged it's self snapping my axel, speed sensor and break rotor. all of these things were ripped and everything will need to be replaced due to emergency break system failure. if i had been going on the high way at high way speeds i could have flipped my vehicle with me and my children. this issue needs to be replaced by the manufacturer do to it being faulty emergency brake system.

I pulled into parking space, foot on brake,( zero speed naturally) as i started to move shifter from drive to park, the engine roared and jeep accelerated up over curb and ~ 20ft till i hit the corner of the la fitness building ( my destination) all the time with my foot depressed very hard on the brake. damaging front bumper, grill , headlight and windshield on left corner (driver side). i deployed all my strength to brake during event with no effect, turned off car, and put it in park. air bag did not deploy. 1-10-2019 at ~ 8:45am. carrolton texas (75007 ) police report # 2019008855, officer elmore # 680 filed on 1-10-2019. i called huffines jeep dealership to inquire if issues with sudden acceleration had been reported (officer reccomend i check before i drive to their repair shop) bob in customer service said he did not know of any issues or recalls. so i slowly drove with warning light active at ~ 20 mph to shop to start repairs (geico ins. claim # 0529467460101044 )

I have had the clutch replaced once already and it is now exibiting the same error as before. the clutch will depress but not fully disengage for a prper and safe shift. the vehicle is in motion and the clutch does not fully disengage if the vehicle ia sitting the clutch will disengage on one out of three pumps of the clutch.

My 2013 wrangler unlimited has recently started to stall while driving. it happens randomly, 4 times in the last 3.5 months - the latest was today and yesterday. it starts again after sitting about 5-10 minutes or disconnecting the battery and seems to drive fine otherwise. no lights go off, it just dies and i loose power steering. this has happened in lower gears as well as higher. the dealership states they have never heard of this problem and advised me that they would not be able to do much since no dash lights go off. i have bought a code reader and no codes are thrown. it happened while driving on a major highway doing 65-70 mph while in the middle lane. the car literally just shuts off with no notice. my family could have been killed! in short...car was moving then shut down for no reason.

Please refer to nhtsa campaign number: 18v524000. this is happening to my jeep. at times it would do a quick "chug". other times it has stalled. after about 25 minutes, i would be able to start the jeep. this began last november. the most recent stall was august 20, 2018.

Both times my problem occurred i was driving down the highway at about 70-75 mph and the sway control and check engine lamp would both illuminate. the vehicle would go into power derate mode and you couldn't accelerate. hooked a diagnostic code reader to the vehicle and found chrysler trouble codes p0369, p2638, and c121c. had to do with camshaft sensor, and transmission torque request being denied. i took it to the dealership and they couldn't find any problem. i have found multiple people on online jeep forums that have had the same issue occur. the dealership just had me go and pick up my vehicle exactly as it was when i brought it in. hoping to find out if anybody had this issue and actually got it fixed. had this issue occur twice. one time was the day that i bought the vehicle 7/28/2018 and the second was on my way to the dealership on 7/31/2018.

My jeep wrangler is stalling and once i get it restarted the transmission will jerk when shifting. i have taken it to my local jeep dealer and they were not able to locate the problem. when this happens the check engine light is not coming on so they can't diagnose it. this typically happens when in reverse or when coming to a stop in drive. this has happened several times in traffic. i am afraid this will cause an accident. the reason i took it to the dealership, i was in traffic at a stoplight and it stalled on me 5 times before i could get it to keep running. this has also happened when sitting still and idoling. i love my jeep and have wanted one since i was a kid. i was very disappointed that the dealership was not able to fix the problem. i found online where 2017-18 models were having this same issue. my wrangler is a 2013 sport unlimited. i think you should consider looking into expanding this recall to include older years. i am asking for your help to fix this issue in my jeep. please advise my local dealership of how to find ...

2013 jeep wrangler had 72,000 highway miles, never towed or beat on jeep. while driving at 70mph on highway car suddenly swerved violently to right and left multiple times, almost flipped over. had it towed to belle tire and found right rear axel went out, affected calipers and brakes all had to be replaced. i was less than 2 months out of powertrain, called they wont reimburse since it was not repaired at jeep dealer. the car abs/tracktion control lights went on, hardly went forward due to brakes locked up and smelled like it was burning, actual right rear rim too hot to touch, wouldn't even move in gear unless gassed it. never had a warning, rear brakes had just been replaced two months earlier.

Numerous events of sudden stalling of vehicle at high speed in drive, at low speed in drive and reverse; creating a very dangerous situation involving near-miss rear end collisions. can take up to 15 minutes to restart engine. engine sometimes appears to restart with a ticking sound, has no power and automatic transmission can't be shifted into drive or reverse. other times, engine starts and transmission can be shifted into drive or reverse, but gears do not engage. numerous events, as common as stalling events, involving sudden and sometimes violent shocks to the drivetrain, which happen at all speeds, usually when accelerating. everyone knows this is a tipm issue, with serious safety implications related to the potential for high speed rear end collisions by following vehicles, that chrysler and the nhtsa have not taken adequate action to remedy except on limited affected vehicle types. substantial information exists on this known issue, including information and documentation submitted to chrysler and nhtsa. this particular vehicle was purchased new, started to exhibit this series of problems at the beginning of 2018 after 60,000+ miles, and has been back and forth to the dealer multiple times. there are no recorded error codes according to ...

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep wrangler. while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle automatically went into limp mode and the hot oil and check engine warning indicators illuminated. the contact also mentioned that the rpms failed to increase. the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle for the indicators to dim. the vehicle was taken to feeny chrysler dodge jeep ram of midland (7400 eastman ave, midland, mi 48642) where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced and there was corrosion in the totally integrated power module. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred a year later. in addition, the vehicle failed to start. the contact mentioned that the starter was replaced and the vehicle was driveable for two days; however, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated continuously. the vehicle was able to restart. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they stated that the fuel pump module needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 62,521.

No heat! clogged heater core! grit and slime in dirty/discolored oem coolant (10 yr/150k mile rated). never touched or added to, unless undocumented by dealer. this is our family vehicle that my wife/kids use daily, and it is about 10f here in vt right now. very common chrysler issue apparently and dealer does nothing but attempt to flush multiple times which does not solve the problem and is a huge inconvenience! i am still under 5 yr/100k powertrain warranty, since when is cooling system not part of power train? heat was reduced last winter, this winter virtually none. dangerous to constantly clear the windshield with no defrost! this needs to be a recall

Is not shifting into gear while driving it-was told my another mechanic that is reading as a shift control module issue under diagnostic testing machine- should be covered by power train warranty- vehicle only has 69k miles- calling chrysler jeep

Stalls out when driving. transmission jumps out of gear. press on gas doesn't move. happens out of now where. very scary driving the vehicle. took it to dealer and they can't "duplicate" the issue. i have did my own research and found this is a very common issue with this year of wrangler. many have had the same complaint and dealer couldn't duplicate. my issue here is that when you know that something is wrong with your car and the dealer can't duplicate the issue and send you on your way knowing this can cause an accident. i have found this below link with the same issue from other owners https://www.carcomplaints.com/jeep/wrangler/2013/engine/engine_stalls_dies_while_driving.shtml

Vehicle first started having issues moving into drive or reverse a couple of times. vehicle then started stalling at traffic lights. vehicle always starts back up, but sometimes does not change into drive immediately. restarting/shifting into manual mode works. vehicle finally started losing power intermittently while driving/accelerating causing it to jerk significantly while driving. it mostly happens at lower gears while accelerating from stop.