KnownCarProblems2015 Jeep Wrangler Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 477 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Jeep Wrangler, most often about the brakes (28% of complaints, typically around 61,000 miles). It is 15th of 27 Wrangler model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
⚠ Safety advisory1 recall for this car came with a do-not-drive warning. See below and check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most common 2015 Jeep Wrangler problems
Brakes
134 complaints · 28%Half of these problems showed up before 61,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, antilock.
Last friday afternoon (12/13/19) I had a significant brake malfunction where I believe the ABS system falsely thought a wheel was locked up and released the brakes or made them much less effective during a normal stop (my interpretation of what happened ' especially after some online research). I was travelling at…
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake and the traction control warning lights illuminated, and a message stating that the cruise control was inoperable, was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and to an independent mechanic, where it was…
Engine
132 complaints · 28%Half of these problems showed up before 45,500 miles. Parts named most often: cooling system.
Significant oil leaking from oil coolant housing on the engine. Engine started smoking thought it was on fire. Shut off car imediately and sent car to dealership
Jeep 2014 and older are issued a part called the oil cooler/filter housing which is prone to leaking oil on all chrysler engineers using this part. This is defective and or a design flaw resulting in replacement and costly repair and is a reoccurring failure on all chryslers using this part. This failed on my Jeep…
Electrical
81 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 34,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument panel, starter assembly, wiring.
Jeep Wrangler jk unlimited sport s 35k miles. Vehicle wipers will not turn off. Issues where the wipers can be activated with the fog light control and vice versa. The fog lights can come on at random and begin to flash on and off. It is truly frustrating to not be able to turn my wipers off. I went to the dealer and…
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while performing routine maintenance on the vehicle, he moved the wires located near the engine compartment and the wire coating crumbled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was contacted but the vehicle was not diagnosed or…
Air bags
73 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 40,500 miles.
This vehicle was being repaired at our shop and when our technician was completed with repairs he was driving the vehicle down to be cleaned up. Once he started backing up into a parking spot the drivers airbag blew and hit him in the arm and left a huge bruise.
Airbag sensor light came on without incident and is now on constantly. Took to dealership and told it is the airbag control module is bad and needs to be replaced.
Other or unspecified
58 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 38,000 miles.
40,000 miles on car. Driving on highway from fl to ga. Jeep made 2 banging noises, and lost acceleration. Pulled over on side of highway to see what happened. When door was opened, Jeep was on fire from underneath . Within a minute or so, car was totally engulfed in flames.
While driving down our Jeep Wrangler down the highway my husband stopped at a red light and said he heard something hissing then he saw flames coming from under the hood. At that point the Jeep would not steer or anything so he shut it off and my husband and son got out of the Jeep. Moments later the entire front end…
Transmission
51 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 33,000 miles. Parts named most often: driveline, clutch assembly.
When driving in 1st (manual transmission) it jerks out of gear. Occassionaly it will do it in 2nd gear as well. Jeep tried to fix the "recall" on this, but in reality its not the correct "fix" for the issue.
We have been having problems with the powertrain as in an earlier report we sent in where the Jeep while driving down the road will shake and rattle violently and we have to pull over wait a minute and put it into park then drive to continue. It has happened 2 times. Now to add to the list this weekend when we tried…
Speed control
32 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 52,000 miles. Parts named most often: cruise control.
Stopped at stop light. Car stationary. Out of nowhere engine accelerates on it's own and runs into an 18 wheeler truck that is passing through in intersection. I tried to stop forward thrust by putting both feet on brake, taking out of gear which wouldn't budge, then pulling up on hand brake. After hitting back…
Driving thru intersection at 40 MPH.when it shifted it stopped forward motion.the engine continued to run as I stepped in gas,the Jeep would not move.. I was stuck in the passing lane with cars going. 50 MPH. Almost rear ended a couple of times even though I had the hazards on. The turned off and the on. It started…
Steering
29 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 15,000 miles.
My Jeep has 15000 miles and for the past year I has been suffering what is call the "death wobble". The car all the sudden will start shaking uncontrollable making it very hard to control the steering. I took it to westgate Jeep service in raleigh nc. They said nothing is wrong with it but it keeps doing it. I'm…
At 11600 miles, the front tires on the vehicle are severely cupped and chopped on the inside driving surface. The vehicle has had poor handling since delivery. At 2400 miles, the vehicle was serviced for poor handling, wandering, tire oscillation at highway speed. The dealer did "steering repairs" and returned the…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2015 Jeep Wrangler recalls
Seat belts: anchorage
Risk: A separated or severed seat belt buckle strap will result in an inoperable seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Fix: Fca US will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt buckle, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed november 19, 2019. Owners will received a second letter and the recall began march 26, 2020. Owners may contact fca customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Fca's number for this recall is va6.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2011-2018 jeep wrangler right hand drive vehicles. The driver's seat belt buckle mounting strap may fracture and separate from the seat frame.
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began february 4, 2019. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is v01.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2010 dodge ram 3500, ram 4500/5500, 2010-2011 dodge dakota, 2010-2014 dodge challenger, 2010-2015 dodge challenger, chrysler 300, and 2010-2016 jeep wrangler vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: Failure of the air bag circuit may prevent the driver's frontal air bag from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clockspring, wheel back cover, and column shroud, free of charge. The recall began on august 11, 2016. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is s40.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 right hand drive jeep wrangler vehicles manufactured february 16, 2010, to may 2, 2016. The clockspring assembly may become contaminated with dust and cause the air bag circuit to fail.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Seat belt buckle bracket failure
Summary
On july 17, 2019, NHTSA's office of defects investigation (odi) opened preliminary evaluation (pe) 19-008 after receiving three vehicle owner questionnaire (voq) reports alleging the driver's side seat belt buckle separated from the seat frame, rendering the seat belt non-functional. The voqs involved model year (my) 2015 and 2016 jeep wrangler (jk platform) that were configured for right-hand drive (rhd) use. On august 8, 2019, odi issued an information request (ir) letter to fca.the scope of the ir included all jk wrangler produced for sale in the u.s. (both left- and right-hand drive), and amongst other things, requested any reports or allegations of driver's seat belt bracket failures on
Electrical overstress
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.â during the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (acu) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) electronic control unit (ecu) manufactured by zf-trw. â the ecu receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with m
Questions about the 2015 Jeep Wrangler
- What are the most common problems with the 2015 Jeep Wrangler?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: brakes (134 complaints, typically around 61,000 miles); engine (132 complaints, typically around 45,500 miles); electrical (81 complaints, typically around 34,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2015 Jeep Wrangler have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from September 26, 2019 (seat belts). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2015 a bad year for the Jeep Wrangler?
- It is 15th of 27 Wrangler model years by number of complaints, with 477 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.