U.S. public vehicle records

2014 Jeep WRANGLER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

653 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

50,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 469 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 322 of 653 complaints (49.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	100	15.3%
Transmission and shifting	72	11.0%
Steering behavior	41	6.3%
Electrical and battery issues	27	4.1%
Engine operation	13	2.0%
Fuel system concerns	12	1.8%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine

322

Power Train

Electrical System

Air Bags

Service Brakes

Unknown Or Other

Steering

Vehicle Speed Control

Engine: 322; Power Train: 86; Electrical System: 81; Air Bags: 70; Service Brakes: 62; Unknown Or Other: 49; Steering: 26; Vehicle Speed Control: 20

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

116

25,000 to 49,999

116

50,000 to 74,999

132

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 116; 25,000 to 49,999: 116; 50,000 to 74,999: 132; 75,000 to 99,999: 62; 100,000 to 149,999: 35; 150,000 and above: 8

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (132). 184 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

109

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2013: 4; 2014: 37; 2015: 49; 2016: 43; 2017: 72; 2018: 61; 2019: 109; 2020: 80; 2021: 66; 2022: 31; 2023: 17; 2024: 19; 2025: 35; 2026: 30

Pattern summary

Engine leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 100 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 72 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 41 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10583624 · 2014-04-19 (April 19, 2014)

WENT TO STOP AT LIGHT, HIT THE BRAKE IT WAS HARD AND DID NOT ENGAGE, I STOPPED BECAUSE I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BRAKES NEVER ENGAGED, PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE EXITING THE VEHICLE TO CHECK ON THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKES SEEMED TO LET OUT AIR AND RELAX. THE BRAKES FELT NORMAL AT THAT POINT. POST ACCIDENT POLICE ESCORTED BE TO DEALERSHIP TO MAKE SURE THAT BRAKES CONTINUED TO WORK. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED NOTHING WRONG, SPOKE TO NEUTRAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL STATED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT WOULD OCCUR AGAIN AND T…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10583624 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10597003 · 2014-06-09 (June 9, 2014)

I JUST DROVE MY VEHICLE AND THEN PARKED IT AT MY HOME ON A DRIVEWAY THAT HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE. I PARKED VEHICLE IN 1ST GEAR (6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION), AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER I WAS IN MY YARD AND HEARD A MUFFLED POP NOISE AND THEN A CLICKING SOUND THAT RESEMBLED A ROLLER COASTER RIDE WHEN THE CARS ARE BEING PULLED UP A STEEP HILL. I TURNED AROUND AND SAW MY VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. IT COLLIDED WITH MY WIFE'S VEHICLE THEN HIT A TREE. THE VEHICLE HAS 2800 MILES ON IT. WHEN I GOT IN VEHICLE THE SHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10597003 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10585156 · 2014-04-27 (April 27, 2014)

TRANSITION & ENGINE COOLANT TEMP IMMEDIATELY ROSE TO ALARM STATUS (300 DEGREES) IN FIRST EVER LIGHT DUTY 4 WD APPLICATION. OFF ROAD 4WD CONDITIONS AND TERRAIN CONSISTED OF A 5% GRADE IN LOW CUT HAY FIELD. ALARM INDICATED IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY. VEHICLE TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE RISING FROM NORMAL TOLERANCES TO ALARM STATUS IN TWO MINUTES. CORRECTIVE ACTION INCLUDED CUTTING ENGINE TO COOL. CORRECTIVE ACTION ALSO REQUIRED BLOWER AND HEATER ON HIGHEST SETTINGS TO COOL BLOCK AND MAINTAIN OPERABLE DRIVING CONDITION TEMPERATU…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10585156 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10593343 · 2014-05-22 (May 22, 2014)

OIL NOTED DRIPPING FROM THE TRANSMISSION CASE SEAM ONTO THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE. PROBABLY DID NOT CATCH FIRE DUE TO THE COLD (11F) WINTER TEMPERATURES. OIL LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE REAR MAIN SEAL. PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE (THE FIRST ONE FOR THIS VEHICLE) PERFORMED PROFESSIONALLY. OIL REPLENISHED WAS "5.90 QUARTS" IN A NOMINAL 6 QUART SYSTEM. VEHICLE: 2014 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED JKU, 3.6L "PENTASTAR" ENGINE, 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,390 miles reported. Look up ODI 10593343 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10692528 · 2015-03-06 (March 6, 2015)

THE JEEP IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. IT WAS HANDLING VERY POORLY ON THE ROAD SO I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. JEEP CONSIDERS THESE WEAR ITEMS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY SHOP SAID THE ONE'S ON JEEP ARE JUNK AND THEY HAVE SEEN FAILURES AS LOW AS 326 MILES! MY DODGE TRUCK HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AT 75K MILES AND DODGE REPLACED THE WHOLE FRONT END. NOT JEEP. IF YOU SEARCH THE WEBSITES YOU WILL FIND THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE PARTS JEEP USES ARE JUNK. I REPLACED THEM WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS FROM MOOG WHICH HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. I WAS NOT GOING TO RIS…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10692528 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10706015 · 2015-04-16 (April 16, 2015)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE KEYS OF MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH MY KNEE, AND THE KEY TURNED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR OFF. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF, THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOST POWER. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND RE-START MY CAR. MY VEHICLE IS MANUAL, SO I COULD HAVE RESTARTED FROM NEUTRAL, BUT BASED ON DISCUSSION BOARDS, AUTOMATICS DO NOT HAVE THAT LUXURY. DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "JEEP BUMP KEY" YIELDS MANY DIS…

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10706015 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10629054 · 2014-08-28 (August 28, 2014)

I HAVE A TWO MONTH OLD JEEP WRANGLER 2014, 4 DOOR WITH 1898 MILES ON IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WE TRIED TO JUMP START IT AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WERE PERPLEXED AND NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY WERE NOT GETTING POWER TO ANYTHING AT ALL AND HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. AFTER KEEPING IT FOR A DAY THEY SAID IT WAS THE PDC BATTERY MAIN POWER CABLE THAT WAS NOT ELECTRICALLY TIGHT. THE INTERESTING THING IS IT STILL HESITATES TO START ON OCCASION AND…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,898 miles reported. Look up ODI 10629054 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10659627 · 2014-11-20 (November 20, 2014)

JEEP COMPLETELY DIED (LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING ALL ELECTRICAL, BRAKE LIGHTS, PANEL LIGHTS, ETC) IN CONDO PARKING LOT. GOT OUT TO START PUSHING IT BACK TO PARKING SPOT, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE DOOR CHIME STARTED AND POWER WAS RESTORED. RADIO WAS BOOTING UP FROM COLD START (SHOWING GARMIN LOGO). RESTARTED CAR, IT TURNED OVER AND STARTED NORMALLY. STARTED DRIVING FORWARD AGAIN, AND IN ABOUT 20 FEET, IT COMPLETELY DIED AGAIN IN THE SAME WAY, AND CAME BACK TO LIFE ABOUT TEN SECONDS LATER. DECIDED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND WAS ABLE TO …

Owner-reported narrative. 7,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10659627 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10672592 · 2015-01-14 (January 14, 2015)

I AM SEEING AN ISSUE WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE FIRST TIME IN THE MORNINGS MAYBE 5-7 DAYS A WEEK. I OWN A 2014 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SPORT (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), WITH A RUBICON EXPRESS LEVELING KIT, TIRE SIZE 315/17 AFTER I START THE VEHICLE WEATHER I LEAVE A MINUTE AFTER OR LET IT IDLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. I LEAVE A MINUTE AFTER OR LET IT IDLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES MOST TIMES AND THEN I AM ON MY WAY. AFTER REACHING AN INITIAL SPEED OF 40-45 FOR THE FIRST MILE, I SLOW DOWN NORMALLY APPROACHING THE FIRST STOP (FOOT…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10672592 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10693767 · 2015-03-12 (March 12, 2015)

AT AROUND 3:45 AM, WHILE I WAS SLEEPING, THE HORN ON STARTED INTERMITTENTLY BLARING. I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS WERE ON (AT FULL BRIGHTNESS). FOR THE NEXT HOUR, IT WOULD START AND STOP RANDOMLY. I FINALLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN FRUSTRATION. EARLIER THE PREVIOUS EVENING, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I HAD NOT USED THE JEEP FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS. THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY RELATED TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE IN THIS VEHICLE (WHICH HAD CAUSED THE JE…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10693767 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10560816 · 2014-01-21 (January 21, 2014)

EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE TANK OF MY 2014 JEEP WRANGLER IT SPURTS OUT GAS AND OVERFLOWS SPILLING GAS ALL OVER MYSELF AND THE GROUND, WHICH CAUSES SAFETY AND BIOENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. I HAVE TRIED GAS PUMPS AT NUMEROUS OTHER GAS STATIONS AND I GET THE SAME RESULTS EVERYTIME. WANTING TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE BEHIND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE OTHER CASES WITH OTHER MOPAR CUSTOMERS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FIXED BY HAVING THE GAS TANK REPLACED, BUT IN SOME CASES THE ISSUE RETURNED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10560816 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10892088 · 2016-08-01 (August 1, 2016)

CLOCKSPRING RECALL (NHTSA RECALL # 16V-288) ( MANUF RECALL # S40) AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE AIRBAG BUT.. ALSO....."CAUSES A NON WORKING HORN". NO HORN IS A SAFETY HAZARD BY NOT HAVING IT WORKING AT ANY TIME WHILE OPERATING (STOPPED OR DRIVING) THE JEEP. JEEP DEALERS HAVE "NO" EST OF WHEN REPAIR PART WILL BE AVAILABLE???? ""NOT ACCEPTABLE ON THE PART OF JEEP/CHRYSLER!!!!!''' THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WIRES, ENGINE ROCKERS, FRONT U JOINTS, ENGINE HARNESS AND FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS, FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ADN SUSPENSION ALL FAILED AND NEEDED T…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10892088 at NHTSA ↗