Jeep Problems and News Tagged #recall

Over 34,000 of 4th generation Grand Cherokee SUVs are being recalled because their EcoDiesel's EGR coolers are cracking

, allowing coolant to leak and greatly increasing the chances of an engine fire.

Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) systems trap exhaust gases and, as the name implies, recirculate them back into the engine. This helps cut down on Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) being released into the environment. The EGR cooler makes sure those hot exhuast gasses won't melt the engine's air intake by exchanging heat with engine coolant.…

The 2021 Cherokee has been recalled because its front lower control arms can fracture.

The problem is dangerous enough that Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is advising owners not to drive until the vehicles can be inspected. That's an ominous start for the latest iteration of the popular SUV.…

A tiny group of 2019 Jeep Cherokees shipped with defective instrument clusters.

That means no working gauges, warning chimes, or gauges. You know, little stuff like that. The recall is already underway.

Is that a light at the end of the Takata recall tunnel?

Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) says they’ve entered the _ fourth and final stage_ by recalling 1.6 million passenger-side inflators.

The bulk of the vehicles are in the US and include the 2010-2016 Jeep Wrangler.…

A petition is asking federal regulators to look into a slew of welding issues with the 2018-2019 Wrangler frames.

NHTSA says the petitioner provides a laundry list of problems with the frame welds, including problems with weld penetration, areas where the welds dripped or splashed, porous welds and areas of "excessive slag.”…

Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is recalling 24,000 Wranglers because the front track bar brackets weren’t welded properly and could separate from the frame.

Before the bracket completely separates from the frame, a driver may hear noise from the front-end and notice the steering wheel is off-center. In addition, a “Service Electronic Stability Control” message may appear and the stability control light will illuminate.

The affected Wranglers are all from the 2018-2019 model years, and built between 05/07/2018 and 08/21/2018 at the Toledo assembly plant.

The 2018 Wrangler is being recalled to repair a steering shaft weld that can create a dangerous driving situation.

Engineers found the Wranglers have incomplete long seam welds that can cause a split, and combined with high steering wheel torque, the steering wheel will lose center positioning.…

Just when you thought the Takata nightmare was over, they pull you back in.

There is an industry-wide spike in recalls for the dangerous inflators and as part of that, Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is recalling 317,000 vehicles.…

It didn’t take long for a Jeep to be recalled in 2018, although this one is a little bit different.

Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling more than 62,000 vehicles because of fire extinguisher problems. The extinguishers were made by Kidde between May 5, 2008, to August 6, 2009.…

Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is recalling 470,000 cars with active head restraints after an internal investigation revealed there were problems with the occupant restraint control modules that can degrade.

The investigation came after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) inquired about AHR complaints in the 2012 Jeep Liberty SUVs and 2012-2013 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger cars.

The Liberty was involved in another AHR recall back in 2013.

ZF North America is recalling over 500,000 of its 9-speed transmissions (number 9HP48 or 948TE) because they can suddenly slip into neutral.

The problem is caused by a terminal crimping issue with 26-way connectors on the sensor cluster harness assemblies.  The company says the star-shaped connector was not properly crimped and the problem wasn't caught at the factory because of a manual setting used for measurements.…

A transmission defect known to cause a sudden loss of propulsion is being recalled in over 400,000 Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) vehicles.

[FCA] was examining warranty data and opened an investigation that determined an insufficient crimp in a wire harness could cause a fault code in the solenoid. If that occurs, the vehicle will stop moving, something Chrysler says can temporally be fixed by stopping the vehicle and re-starting the engine.…

A few days ago hackers took control of a Jeep Cherokee in an effort to exploit technical vulnerabilities in the vehicle’s infotainment system.

Well, it worked.

Now Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is responding with a two-pronged approach.…

The 2011-2013 Liberty has been recalled because a faulty microcontroller in the active head restraints could cause the system to fail.

The silver lining? If an active head restraint fails, it just becomes an inactive head restraint until you can get your module replaced or software updated.