Complaint volume
585 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2020 Jeep Wrangler Complaints
585 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2020 Jeep Wrangler, grouped by component category.
585 Total complaints
16 Crash reports
11 Fire reports
6 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are steering, electrical system, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 16 crash reports, 11 fire reports, 6 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 205 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 19,716 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to steering, electrical system, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2020 Jeep Wrangler?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2020 Jeep Wrangler
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How severe are the 2020 Jeep Wrangler complaints?
16 Crash
11 Fire
6 Injury
0 Fatality
12 Towed
7 Medical attention
What are the most common 2020 Jeep Wrangler complaint categories?
STEERING 164
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 113
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 30
POWER TRAIN 29
STEERING,SUSPENSION 27
VISIBILITY/WIPER 26
ENGINE 21
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 16
STRUCTURE 12
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 8
585 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | SEATS | As I moved the passenger seat forward to allow access to the backseat I heard plastic break. The seat will not go back in it's up right and locked position. The seat could move freely forward when breaking and backwards when accelerating. The vehicle is under warranty and I took it to the dealership and they told me they have to order the seat bracket in order to fix it and that would take 4 to 5 weeks at the earliest. This vehicle is unsafe to drive in this condition and others should be warned of these defective plastic parts used in the seat. I cannot utilize my vehicle to transport anybody because of it being a safety risk to any passenger as well as myself do to the seat not being able to perform accurate side airbag protection. This same problem has been reported by other people on Jeep Forms. I just spoke to Jeep Parts manager to find out when my part will be available and she said there is a backlog of over 85 customers with Jeeps with the identical problem and the parts are not currently available so this is NOT an isolated issue and IS NOT BEING REMEDIED QUICKLY TO PRECLUDE A SERIOUS INJURY. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On 7-13-21 rear defroster for the jeep wrangler sport hardtop rear windshield was repaired at Larry H. Miller chrysler/jeep/dodge at 8528 Lomas blvd ne, Albuquerque NM 87110. On 10-1-21, I used the rear defroster for the first time since repaired. 5 minutes into my commute to work, rear windshield shattered while driving. Luckily it did not cause an accident. I could smell something burning and remaining glass was hot to the touch. There were no pedestrians or vehicles nearby. There were no signs of any external projectile causing the shattered glass. Took to dealership where they refused to cover under warranty and would not admit that the defroster was responsible. In fact, they say it is impossible the defroster could cause that. Checking online, it appears that it is not only possible, but pretty common. I believe fiat/chrysler is intentionally trying to cover up this problem. Luckily there was no accident and no one was hurt in this instance. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | *Radio, navigation / all sound loss (intermittently) *Radio freezes as well as display (intermittently) *Blind spot warning - beeps at inappropriate times for example when 2 lanes turn left it beeps making you think you are going to hit someone *Back-up Camera - freezes on screen and/or turns black *climate control - does not remain on the setting you put it on *bluetooth - randomly begins to play something when it should not *vehicle is turned off, door closed and locked, but radio will remain on and continue to play in vehicle. All of these things cause immense distraction and pose great danger to a driver as well as other drivers on the road. This vehicle had a little over 4,000 miles on it when I purchased it. Purchased dec 2020 and Uconnect replaced by dealer early 2021. The same issues are occurring with the replacement system. Took jeep in today, on 10/4/2021 and they say they have ordered another Uconnect system however, I doubt it will fix these issues. Very disappointed in this vehicle for it to be such an expensive purchase. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The sun visor broke and fell down blocking my visibility which almost resulted in an accident. The part has been on order through my local dealer, Milosch Jeep, for over a month. This is my second jeep that this has happened to. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | STEERING | The Jeep wanders across the road when on the highway. It is extremely susceptible to road dips, lines, and other highway like surface deviations. The Jeep will be pulled rather violently from side to side when large trucks pass by. The issue is the steering will not easily correct the direction of the Jeep as it has a large dead spot (2 inches) in the middle of the steering circle. This is my 3rd Jeep and 4th solid axle automobile and I have never had this experience with any of the other autos I have owned. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle was taken to a local repair shop after hearing an occasional clicking sound on the front passenger side. After inspection the mechanic determined the weld connecting the control arm to the chassis had failed. If the pieces had completely separated at a high enough speed, serious injury could have resulted. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | STEERING | Same problem as other Jeeps. Seems like any time driving over 50mph and hit some type of bump/hole, big or small, my steering wheel shakes violently. All 3 times this has happen, I had to exit to the emergency lane/reduce speed below 15mph in order to get the Jeep back under control. I tool Jeep in and all they did was align the front end. Since then, the problem is still occurring. The Jeep is back at the dealership now. It has less than 11500 miles since I bought it in 09/2020. I see there was a recall of this type of vehicle, but mind was not included. The problem seems to include my Jeep which was not in the recall. I am hoping something can be done to correct the problem since it is still on going and the dealership can not fix it. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | STEERING | Vehicle is always in need of correction while driving at higher speeds, will not stay in lane. Excessive play in steering wheel. Steering wheel will not return to center after turns. I have had this in the shop on numerous occasions for a fix, and no fix to this day. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2021 | STEERING | I bought this 2020 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon as a factory order, assembled in August 2019, delivered in September 2019. Since I got it, it has had incredibly loose steering. I was assured by the dealer this was standard. I previously owned a 2016 Jeep Wrangler (previous generation) that did not have the same looseness in steering. At my dealer's recommendation, I purchased and had them install a new steering stabilizer ($250) and upgraded control arms ($400). This helped the handling of the vehicle but did not improve the steering. I recently had the TSB 08-074-20 performed which replaced the steering gear box. It did not improve the steering at all and it continues to be loose. I can turn the steering wheel from 10 oclock to 2oclock and the wheels do not turn at all. This makes it incredibly difficult to drive, especially at high speed. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle above 55mph, especially around curves on the highway. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2021 | STEERING | While driving at around 30mph on a winding hill the steering locked forcing a crash into a guard rail. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed Medical attention | Unknown |
| Aug 2021 | POWER TRAIN | This started in May. The rear locker light came on by it self while driving, and at one point, service locker light was also lit up. I wanted to make the appointment but the light went out so I continued driving. In June, It came back on so I made an appointment with the dealer who was not able to get me in. The dealer kept the car for almost 2 weeks, changed a part and sent me home. As I was driving home from the dealership, the light came back on. If the axle is locked at a high speed(which is for off road, low speed only) this could potentially damage the rear axle differential and have catastrophic failure, which could lead to a crash. This issue is occuring at random. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | driver side sun visor, moving from the frontal position to the side position fell out and jammed between the brake and the gas petal. Falling out caused me to swerve and i was unable to apply the brake. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | When in the automatic shut off mode, the car will lurch forward forcefully when trying to park. The vehicle will jump the cement parking barriers and can cause the vehicle to hit what is beyond the barrier, such as the wall of the building beyond the barrier. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | Unknown |
| Jun 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Wrangler. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21V028000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact they do not know when the parts would be available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2021 | STEERING | A bunch of lights started to pop on my dashboard and said things like Service Airbag System, Service Shifter, Traction Control On while I was driving on a busy road. My steering wheel was also locked so I was unable to turn left or right. Thankfully, I was on the right side of the road so I was somehow able to get on the side of the road and pull over. When I put my car on park, the car would start jerking forward. I turned my car on and off and it was still doing the same thing. I turned it off again and after about 15 minutes, my steering wheel was unlocked. I took my car to the dealership and had them take a look at it. A few days later, they "fixed" it and told me it was a battery issue and that it was resolved. Two days later, the exact same thing happened AGAIN while I was on a 1 way street. It was INCREDIBLY dangerous, because it happened right before I had to go up an S curve. It was in the middle of a storm and there were a lot of cars going the other way and a lot of cars behind me. I turned on my hazard lights and had to go up the curve very slowly and there was somewhere I could turn right. Since my steering wheel was locked, I wasn't able to turn onto the street and ended up in a patch of grass. My car is currently at the dealership again. They told me it was a wiring issue and they are going to keep it and test drive it a few times. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2021 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | We began to notice a strong smell of gas in and around the vehicle, which was not normal or present for the first year of ownership. Knowing that this was not 'normal' we scheduled a service appointment with the dealership. Upon inspection, it was found that the gas line was leaking due to rubbing on a component. The resolution was the dealer replacing the line, rerouting, and verifying the repair. It should be noted that: 1. The vehicle is stock & has not been modified 2. Despite the strong smell of gas, there were not any warning messages/check engine lights, performance issues, etc. that would otherwise signal an issue | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The AutoPark sensors, ( Park Collision Warning), in my 2020 Jeep Wrangler randomly triggers and engages AutoPark. The false triggers randomly occur when the vehicle is in reverse. The condition occurs at very low speed after the brake is touched. The false triggers occur during daylight or night conditions. Once AutoPark is engaged the vehicle will not move. The engine must be turned off and sometimes the AutoPark switch must be turned off before the vehicle will move. There is usually no object within 15 feet of my vehicle to trigger the autopark sensors. I videotaped some of the occurrences using my cell phone. The Jeep service department is not able to diagnose the problem. In addition, the false triggers are not creating system log entries to prove the event occurred. Jeep service department will not use my videos as evidence the event happened. Jeep Service will not escalate the problem unless their service department can recreate the condition. My video is 200MB, exceeds your upload limits. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | On 4 occassions two while being towed behind our RV the Jeep started jumping violently. Looked on the camera and felt like we were driving over big boulders but there were none. Thankfully we were going slow enough to stop without having an accident. On all four times it did not come back when we were going again. We are terrified of driving it and more so of towing it. Dealer found nothing wrong... We don't understand. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2021 | SEATS | Seat folding mechanism is a single wire attached to a plastic lever. This has failed on both front seats at different times leading to the seats getting pushed into full forward tilt which is a potentially deadly failure. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2021 | STEERING | Steering has become increasingly problematic. Excessive play in the steering wheel and feels dangerous to drive in some conditions. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The infotainment screen will freeze when the backup camera is active. May lead to an accident since the screen may give impression you are clear but it is actually frozen. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER ONLY BLOWS AIR ONTO THE WINDSHIELD IN MIDDLE AND MOST OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. I GET NO AIR FLOW TO DRIVER SIDE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED 3 OTHERS ON THEIR LOT AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Apr 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE NEUTRAL AUTOMATIC START/OFF SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED AS I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND JERKED AS I WAS PROCEEDING TO GO ON A GREEN LIGHT AND VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO TURN BACK ON UNTIL 20 MIN LATER. | Crash: No Fire: No | 14,900 |
| Mar 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SUN VISOR ATTACH PIVOT POINT BROKE. PASSENGER SIDE IN OCTOBER AND THE DRIVERS SIDE 0N 03/29/2021. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. VERY BAD DESIGN. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING INTO THE SUN AND I LOWERED MY VISOR AND THEN THE PLASTIC SHAFT BROKE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,500 |
| Mar 2021 | STEERING | I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON JLU INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR LOOSE STEERING AT 7,507 MILES. THE TSB PART NUMBER 08-074-20 WAS ORDERED AND TOOK OVER A MONTH TO COME IN. ONCE COMPLETED THE STEERING DID FEEL BETTER FOR 2,000 MILES AND THEN BECAME VERY LOOSE AGAIN. IT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE SPEEDS OVER 45MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A JEEP WRANGLER. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS THE STEERING WAS FINE FOR 7,000 MILES WITH ZERO COMPLAINTS AND THIS WAS NOW MY THIRD WRANGLER I'VE OWED. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |