2013 JEEP WRANGLER Service Brakes Problems

ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED BRAKE LIGHT/ ABS LIGHT/ TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON BRAKES SPONGEY- LOW PEDAL-NOT RESPONSIVE-, FRONT & REAR END WOBBLEY-UNSTABLE "UNSAFE TO DRIVE" NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR REPLACEMENT PART- DEALER SAID THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A YEAR 1/2 ALREADY WITH NO ESTIMATED PARTS REPLACEMENTS. NO WRECKING YARDS HAVE PARTS, AND NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE, AS WELL AS NO ONE CAN REBUILD

ABS system has failed and Jeep dealer said the parts are on back order and has been for over a year. Depending on who your speaking to at Stellantis they are either re-engineering the part or they are no longer manufacturing it. While my Jeep still drives, there is a major safety concern due the ABS and traction control being unavailable. There is a whole thread set up online and this problem is affecting many people. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The ABS brake module failed, and apparently this is a pretty widespread issue with this module, and it's near impossible to get a replacement. The ABS, traction control, and brake light are on, as well as throwing several transmission related check engine codes. The car is undriveable.

Jeep Wranglers 2013 has a ABS Module issue that Mopar is not having this part avaialble for replacement. There has been years of backorder on this module and everywhere you go they tell us the same. Mopar has a backorder on these and it has taken at times 2 to 3 years to get them. There has not been a recall knowing this is a known issue with Jeep all over.

My dash lights went crazy while driving. I couldn't get the vehicle into the correct gear ( automatic transmission) I shut off waited then restarted drove home. After having the codes scaned it shows C2200 code ( faulty brake ABS module) called dealer they had none to sell or buy and told me no time was given to them when or if it would be available. I asked them what's the solution to using my vehicle safely then Park it and don't drive it.. Since then I've found thousands of people just like my situation. How can you build a vehicle and be unable to supply the public with replacement parts to operate as intended and not have a recall or offer a solution to trade off said vehicle. It's definitely a safety issue when a100,000 + owners have the exact same issue and no help In sight.

ABS Module Failure and no replacement part available for this vehicle. After researching this issue, it should be a recall based on the highly excessive number of complaints and failures on this part. Has been ongoing for over 4 years and dealership says that Jeep Chrysler is aware of the issue and cannot get the part.

ABS module has gone bad and Jeep Chrysler dealership has told me that they only have nine parts in the nation to replace it and the engineers are not confident in the replaced part, they won’t know when the part would be available and I was also told that if I continue to drive it I could potentially damage other components of the Jeep Wrangler. I was also told by personal mechanic that I shouldn’t drive it as I don’t not have Anti lock breaks..

While I was attempting to park my jeep across the street from my grandson's school to pick him up at 3:18, as I proceeded to pull in front of the apron so I could backup to a parking spot. In the process of going forward before I got a chance to put the jeep in reverse my brakes failed, hitting a parked car in front of me. I had my jeep towed to Old Center Island Auto Service. The mechanic removed a defective power brake booster and replaced it with a new one.

Abs light illuminated on dash causing loss of power

Parking break slips a lot. Started about 30,000 miles now has 49,000. It is a standard transmission & Slips on flat or any incline progressively getting worse.

Car surges at times when braking. Increased brake pressure to stop vehicle causes engine to accelerate rapidly when pressing hard to stop vehicle. Dangerous situation. This has happened numerous times when trying to stop at a traffic signal.

Wednesday may 11th approximately 5pm. Was sunny and dry. Turned out of mcdonalds driveway. All of a sudden my brake pedal went to the floor. There was very slight pressure just before it bottomed out. I was lucky no one was in front of me. I could not stop. No dash lights came on. I coasted to stop at gas station. While I waited for a tow truck I started car to move into a better spot. Using parking brake. I then just started pumping brakes. And all of a sudden pressure came back and brakes worked as normal. I immediately towed jeep to dealership. They could not recreate the issue. Everything works fine.

I own a 2013 Wrangler Unlimited. Since new, the parking brake has been ever-more-difficult to engage. On October 26, I was using the Jeep around my property and had to exit the vehicle while in neutral (auto transmission) and attempted to engage the parking brake. If the handle is pulled slowly, SOMETIMES the brake engages enough to hold. In this particular instance, I pulled the handle slowly, felt some resistance to indicate the brake engaged, and exited the vehicle. The brake then relieved enough pressure to allow the vehicle to roll back into a hole form where a stump had been. Fortunately I was not injured and the Jeep did not collide with anything. This emphasized to me a previously-known safety issue with the product. The design of the brake lever is supposed to be self-adjusting, however in reality, the clutch mechanism to do this allows slippage to the point where the handle hits the backstop prior to engaging the brakes on many Wrangler JKs that are only a few years old. This is a well documented problem in JK forums and many owners have created workarounds to force the mechanism to maintain tension on the parking brake cables. I have not done this to mine, and consequentially have not had a reliably functioning for years. For obvious reasons, this flaw in the parking brake design (especially on vehicles offered with manual transmissions puts public safety at risk. Ilderton Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Winston Salem failed this vehicle on safety inspection in 2020 as a result of this, but I did not authorize a diagnostic investigation, as I was already aware of the problem. I was able to jiggle the parking brake enough to cause it to engage enough to pass inspection. Within 1 - 2 pulls, the brake was completely unusable again. I have checked parking brake shoe to drum clearance and verified that the rear is adjusted correctly for engagement. The problem only exists in the design of the lever. No warning lamps related to the lever/integrated switch.

I just left my house and drove 2 miles at 25mph. My brakes went out then my vehicle caught fire with me and my two children inside. It is being inspected by insurance but there were no warning signs besides my brakes going out.

MY JEEP STARTED SMOKING SMELT A BADD OIL BURNING SMELL AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN I FINALLY GOT STOPPED LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND I COULD SEE OIL FLOATING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE EVERYWHERE AND GOING ALL DOWN THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION LOOKS LIKE A PART OR SOMETHING MAY HAVE A CRACK IN IT CAN'T REALLY TELL OIL IS ALL OVER THE UNDER CARRIAGE ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR END HAS GOT ALL OVER THE BRAKES HAD TROUBLES AND ISSUES WITH ITS SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT IT SMELLING LIKE AN OIL FIRE AND SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY

Mileage: 120,000

ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS SEIZED UP. TRAVELING FROM WORK ON SECONDARY ROADS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH. I WAS SMELLING HOT BRAKES. WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE JEEP PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN I GOT HOME I TOUCHED THE WHEELS AND ALL WERE SUPER HOT TO THE TOUCH. HAD THE VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR. SERVICE REPORTED ALL FOUR CALIPERS SHOW SIGNS OF BEING SEIZED UP. PADS AND ROTORS SHOW DAMAGE FROM OVERHEATING. NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS.

Mileage: 79,164

IN ORDER FOR EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ACTUALLY WORK IT HAS TO BE PULLED UPWARDS WITH GREATER FORCE THAN SHOULD BE REASONABLY EXPECTED. THIS PRESENTS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS.

Mileage: 50,000

AFTER SITTING IDLE ALL NIGHT, STARTED VEHICLE IN MORNING AND ABS AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AS THE REAR BRAKES WERE BEING ENGAGED BY A FAULTY SENSOR. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE AND LIGHTS WENT OUT AND BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE AND THE JEEP STUTTERED UPON ACCELERATION AND FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER BEFORE IT STOPPED. BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER SHIFTING BACK TO NEUTRAL, I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ONTO THE STREET AND TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS CONDITION OCCURRED IN THIS VEHICLE. IN JULY OF 2016 THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY FITZGERALD JEEP IN CLEARWATER. CODES C1035 AND C1049 WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR. THIS FAULTY SENSOR COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES, AT BEST, OR A FATALITY/FATALITIES AT WORST. THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS A FAULTY SENSOR TO OVERRIDE THE DRIVERS ACTION IS A MALFUNCTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 60,888

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.

Mileage: 124,000

CAMPAIGN #: 16V288000,..14V631000......13V234000.......13E010000......2013 JEEP WRANGLER......... THOSE ARE THE RECALLS.....

WHEN I'M DRIVING THE JEEP, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I GOING UP OR GOING DOWN ON A HILL AND I APPLY THE BRAKES AND STOP, THEY STAY APPLIED AND NOT RELEASED.

Mileage: 80,000

I PARKED THE JEEP, SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, WITH ENGINE OFF. WHILE INSIDE THE BUSINESS LOBBY, THE JEEP STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD INTO A BUSY ROADWAY. THE JEEP GAIN SPEED DUE TO THE INCLINE. AND I DESPERATELY ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE JEEP, BEFORE IT COULD ROLL-AWAY ONTO THE BUSY ROADWAY AND CAUSE INJURIES OR FATALITIES. I WAS RAN OVER BY MY JEEP ' DURING MY DESPERATE AND UNSUCCESSFULL ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ROLL-AWAY JEEP. THE JEEP STOPED, AFTER CRASHING INTO AN ELECTRICAL UTILITIES POLE AT THE CURB-SIDE. I SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY LEG REQUIRING IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE JEEP WAS TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALER, FOR AN INSPECTION. WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP, CHRYSLER SENT OUT A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. AS PART OF THE INSPECTION, THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER (ORC) CRASH-DATA WAS RETRIEVED. I MADE SEVERAL REQUESTS TO CHRYSLER, FOR A COPY OF THE FINAL INSPECTION REPORT. AND WAS REPEATEDLY DENIED THE (ORC) DATA, RETRIEVED FROM MY JEEP WRANGLER. THE CHRYSLER DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE OF THE JEEP. THE OUT-OF-POCKET COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $6,859.92. ALSO, I HAD THE JEEP TAKEN TO DIFFERENT JEEP-CHRYSLER DEALER, FOR A SECOND INSPECTION. AFTER PERFORMING DIAGNOSTICS, THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, WHILE ENGAGED ' WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE E-BRAKE WAS REPLACED AT OUT-OF-POCKET COST OF $1,138.41. THE FAILURE MILEAGE, FOR THE 2013 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON WAS 46,600. THE 2011 NHTSA DATABASE POSTED CHRYSLER RECALL NO. B03ALSO, FOR JEEP WRANGLER ROLL AWAYS RESULTING FROM PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILURES. HOWEVER, THE PROBEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND CONTINUES AFTER RECALLS. THIS IS A SERIOUS, AND VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE ' IN THAT YOU CAN SEE THESE VEHICLES TURNING INTO UN-GUIDED MISSLES. AND DOING DAMAGE TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, AS A RESULT OF PARKING BRAKE FAILURES.

Mileage: 46,600

2013 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES WITH CONCERNS TO DEFECTS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES, REAR BRAKES AND HAND BRAKE SYSTEM. *AS *JS

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.

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN YOU PULL ONTO THE ROAD IT STARTS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND WHEN YOU TRY TO HIT THE GAS IT STILL HITS THE GAS THEN THE ABS COMES ON THAN THE ANTI SLIP COMES ON AND THAN THE OTHER ONE COMES ON LIKE YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE HILL COMES ON. IT KEEPS UP HITTING MY BRAKES THAN FOR A LITTLE WHILE IT LETS UP OFF MY BRAKES BUT THE LIGHTS STAY ON.

FRONT BRAKES ARE STICKING. AFTER I STOP AND PROCEED TO GO THE BRAKES DON'T RELEASE COMPLETELY. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS DRAGGING AND MY BRAKE PAD WERE BURNING.

Mileage: 45,000

AT ONLY AROUND 20,000 MILES WHILE TURNING RIGHT AND BRAKING I WOULD HEAR A CRUNCH SOUND. ALSO THE CLOTH TOP ON THE JEEP WAS MANUFACTURED VERY TIGHTLY AGAINST THE SIDE ROLL BARS AND ARE WEARING OUT THE CLOTH ON THE POLES WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY END UP WITH A TORN MATERIAL. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC BACK WINDOW AT 17,0000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF VISIBILITY. CURRENTLY THE JEEP HAS 28,000 MILES AND IS GARAGE KEPT. THE FENDER FLARES HAVE STARTED FADED ALREADY TOO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAL AND EMIT A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKES WOULD EMIT A SQUEAL NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE'S CALIBER, ROUTER, AND REAR BRAKES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 31801254 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM: ABS SYSTEM LOCKS WHEELS AND RELEASES THEM EVERY TIME I TRY TO MAKE A TURN WHILE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 49,000

THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAL FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING, ESPECIALLY IN COLDER CONDITIONS OR WHEN BRAKING HARDER. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW OR HIGH SPEEDS.

Mileage: 20,000

EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE CAUSING ROLL BACK WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY RUNNING INTO A TREE AND FENCE AT SLOW SPEED.

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE 24,000 MILES AND NOTICED GRINDING COMING FROM MY PASSENGER REAR WHEEL. I WENT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CALIPER IS PARTIALLY FROZE AND NEEDED A NEW ONE. IT ALSO RUINED MY BRAKE AND ROTOR ON THAT SIDE. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED TO NOT INSTALL ONE SIDE BUT TO MAKE BOTH MATCH. DUE TO A FAULTY CALIPER I AM OUT $500. THE AUTO MECHANIC SAID HE HAS ODDLY SEEN THIS ON RELATIVELY NEW JEEP WRANGLERS TOO FREQUENT. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT FROM JEEP FORUMS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING OFTEN. I'M NOT TOO SURE ON HOW THE RECALL PROCESS WORKS... BUT I WOULDN'T MIND TRYING TO RECOVER SOME/ALL OF MY COSTS DUE TO FAULTY OEM EQUIPMENT.

Mileage: 24,000

PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. I AM IN A FEW JEEP CLUBS AND ALL JEEP WRANGLERS, 2007-PRESENT HAVE MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT HOLDING. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT CARE AS WE DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ITS REALLY NOT NEEDED. MY JEEP HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES WITH THEM UNABLE TO FIX IT. IT IS A BAD DESIGN THAT IS PRONE TO FAILURE

Mileage: 29,000

THE PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD THE VEHICLE UNLESS PULLED TO IT'S VERY MAXIMUM POINT AND EVEN THEN THE HOLD IS NOT STRONG. BRAKE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS.

Mileage: 25,000

BRAKE BOOSTER MADE EXCESSIVE NOISE. DEALER REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2013. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD OVER 3 OTHERS FOR SAME ISSUE ON ORDER AT DEALERSHIP. JUST HAD SAME BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED AGAIN FOR SAME COMPLAINT SEPTEMBER 2015.

Mileage: 8,000

MY ABS BRAKES COME ON AT LOW SPEEDS USUALLY WHEN I'M JUST STARTING OUT DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING IS TO DISABLE THE SKID CONTROL. THE ABS LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND THE ANTE SKID CONTROL LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OFF AND SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST STAY ON. THE ONLY TIME THAT IT SEEMS TO NOT HAPPEN IS WHEN THE CAR IS ON A FLAT SURFACE AND I JUST STARTED OUT AND ALL TIRES ARE STRAIGHT. I TESTED A THEORY THAT I COULD PUT IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND START DRIVING AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULDN'T COME ON AND THAT WORK FOR THE LONGEST TIME. THE MINUTE I DESCRIBED IT TO A FRIEND OF MINE AND TESTED IT OUT IT FAILED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAME ON WHEN I WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AT LOW SPEED.

Mileage: 68,000

PARKING BRAKE ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 29" WHEELS WILL NOT HOLD JEEP ON INCLINE. HAVE TRIED ADJUSTMENTS AND UNABLE TO GET PARKING BRAKE TO WORK. SEEMS TO BE A BAD DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

2013 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 15K MILES, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, (HANDLE PULLED UP 4 CLICKS). VEHICLE STARTED AND PLACED IN NEUTRAL, ALLOWED ENGINE TO RUN AND EXITED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, RETURNED TO FIND IT ROLLING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DOWN MY FRONT DRIVEWAY, CRASHING INTO A CULVERT IN MY FRONT LAWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW WITH THE PARKING BRAKE BY CHRYSLER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 + YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE NOT HOLD WITH THE E-BRAKE ENGAGED, (MAYBE WEAK BUT WILL ALWAYS HOLD ON BASICALLY A FLAT SURFACE SUCH AS A GARAGE). THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE, THERE ARE MANY FORUMS DISCUSSING IT. I HAVE ACQUAINTANCES WITH NEW 2011-2014 JEEP WRANGLERS WITH THE SAME PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING ISSUE. I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE ARE MADE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW BY CHRYSLER. DEALER CONTACTED, THEY INSPECTED AND STATED ?PARKING-BRAKE WORKING?, THEY WOULD ADJUST BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (OVER 12K MILES). THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED, BUT I ALWAYS USE A CHOCK BLOCK ON THE WHEEL WHEN PARKED. I DO NOT TRUST THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON THIS JEEP AND FEEL THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION THE PARKING BRAKE HAS TO BE RELIED UPON TO HOLD THE VEHICLE, THIS FLAW INHIBITS SAFELY LEAVING THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

THE HILL START ASSIST MALFUNCTIONS CONSTANTLY, THIS CAN STALL THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING OUT IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE WARE ON THE BRAKES AND CLUTCH. THERE ARE 2 SWITCHES THAT TELL THE COMPUTER WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED. ONE WHEN YOU FIRST START TO PRESS IN THE CLUTCH AND ANOTHER THAT TELLS THE COMPUTER WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED IN ALL THE WAY. THE HILL START ASSIST IS PROGRAMMED TO USE THE SWITCH THAT TELLS THE COMPUTER WHEN YOU FIRST START TO PRESS IN THE CLUTCH INSTEAD OF THE SWITCH THAT TELLS THE COMPUTER WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY PRESSED. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO STAY LOCKED UP EVEN AFTER THE CLUTCH IS FULLY ENGAGED WHEN STARTING ON A HILL. THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO RELEASE THE BRAKES AS SOON AS YOU START TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH PETAL BEFORE THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGES. THE HILL START ASSIST SHOULD USE THE SAME SWITCH THAT TELLS THE COMPUTER THE CLUTCH IS FULLY PRESSED WHICH IS THE SAME SWITCH THAT IS USED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING IN GEAR AND NOT THE SWITCH THAT TELLS THE COMPUTER WHEN THE PEDAL IS LIGHTLY PRESSED WHICH IS THE SWITCH THAT TURNS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 500

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Mileage: 21,000

THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SINCE MY JEEP WAS NEW. IT DOES NOT HOLD ADEQUATELY, AND MUST BE PULLED EXTREMELY TIGHT TO EVEN ENGAGE AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT "THAT'S JUST HOW THEY ARE." I DON'T BELIEVE THIS FOR ONE MINUTE, AND IN FACT FIND IT INSULTING THAT CHRYSLER EXPECTS CONSUMERS TO BELIEVE THIS. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WHERE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WON'T HOLD IT. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO DRIVE WRANGLERS TOO AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. DESIGN FLAW? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING A MANUAL AND WOULD LOVE A FUNCTIONING EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 3,250

SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW WHILE APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH YOU HIT A VOID OR THAT IT SLIPS OVER LIKE THERE IS A STRIPPED GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD "THEY ALL DO THAT, ITS NOT UNCOMMON AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT" BUT I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IF IT STOPS ON THE VOID THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE AND IT ROLLS. I AM WANTING TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE BUT NOT SURE IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA RIGHT NOW UNTIL I HAVE A COMPLAINT FILED AND HAVE IT CHECK OUT BY ANOTHER SOURCE AS I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL GET THE SAME ANSWER. I KNOW CHRYSLER ISSUED RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I WANT EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE "ITS COMMON AND THEY ALL DO IT". *TR

Mileage: 7

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE EXHIBITED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A BOLT MISSING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPER. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE CALIPER BRACKET, ROTOR AND SIDE WHEEL WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 312.

Mileage: 312