Complaint volume
595 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
595 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2020 Jeep Wrangler, grouped by component category.
595 Total complaints
16 Crash reports
12 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, power train. 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, 12 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 208 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 20,586 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to steering, electrical system, power train?
- 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
12 Fire
6 Injury
0 Fatality
13 Towed
7 Medical attention
What are the most common 2020 Jeep Wrangler complaint categories?
STEERING 165
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 117
POWER TRAIN 30
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 30
STEERING,SUSPENSION 27
VISIBILITY/WIPER 26
ENGINE 22
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 17
STRUCTURE 12
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 8
595 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 2021 | STEERING | STEERING IS SO LOOSE THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CONTINUED MOTION BACK AND FORTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IS REQUIRED TO ATTEMPT TO KEEP MY VEHICLE IN IT'S LANE CAUSES IT TO WOBBLE AND BECOME UNSTEADY ON THE ROADWAY. IT IS LOOSE ALL THE TIME BUT IS MOST DANGEROUSLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS JUST ONE DATE THAT I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2021 | STRUCTURE | RIGHT HAND LATCH FOR SOFT TOP RELEASES ONCE YOU PASS A SEMI TRUCK WHEN YOU ARE DOING OVER 70MPH OR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD TRAVELING INTO THE WIND. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,750 |
| Mar 2021 | STEERING | UP TO 2 INCHES OF PLAY IN STEERING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO KEEP STRAIGHT | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Feb 2021 | POWER TRAIN | BRAND NEW JLUR FIRST ROAD TRIP, GOT LESS THEN 500 MILES OUT OF CO INTO HAYS,KS. VEHICLES HAS LEES THEN 5000 MILES, WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AT 68 MPH. LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS, GOT A CODE FOR VALVE BODY SILENOID HIGH VOLTAGE. JEEPCARES DID NOTHING FOR A TOW. IT'S A LITTLE SAD YOU PAY $55,000+ FOR A VEHICLE, JUST TO HAVE A VEHICLE SIT IN THE SHOP WITH NO LOANER. TRANSMISSION IS ON A 2 MONTH BACK ORDER. WORD OF ADVICE STAY AWAY FROM ANY THE NEW JL/JT MODEL JEEPS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Feb 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER DOESN'T REACH THE OUTER PORTIONS OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTS IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEAT ALL THE WAY ON HIGH AND THE FAN ALL THE WAY UP TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS HURTING MY EYES AND IT STILL DOESN'T PREVENT ICE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. I HAVE TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT TO SEE THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENS WHILE SITTING STILL, DRIVING, ETC. IT HAPPENS ANYTIME THE WEATHER IS BELOW FREEZING AND THERE ARE WET CONDITIONS | Crash: No Fire: No | 1 |
| Feb 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | MY VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AS OTHER JEEPS BUT HAS THE SAME STEERING VIBRATION DAMPENER DEFECT. AFTER HITTING A BRIDGE SEAM ACROSS THE HIGHWAY OR A POTHOLE THE WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY FORCING ME TO SLOW AND ATTEMPT TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Feb 2021 | STEERING | MY 2020 JEEP WRANGLER JLUR HAS A DEAD SPOT IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IS ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF STEERING TURN WITH NO RESPONSE. IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP IT FROM OVER STEERING ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS MORE THAN 50 MPH. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE MICRO-ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP IT IN MY LANE. WHEN LARGE TRUCKS LIKE 18 WHEELERS PASS ME IT GETS VERY DICEY. I'VE GOTTEN SCARED TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY JEEP NOW. THERE IS NO EXCUSE AT ALL FOR A VEHICLE TO DRIVE THIS POORLY. I PAID NEARLY $60K FOR THIS CAR AND IT ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT THUS FAR. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 2,700 MILES. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE YET. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHERS WITH JL'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FCA NEEDS TO RECALL THE STEERING ON JL WRANGLERS BEFORE PEOPLE GET INJURED OR DIE FROM THIS STEERING ISSUE. IT'S NOT SAFE!! | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,700 |
| Feb 2021 | STEERING | I PURCHASED THE JEEP 7/4/2020 NEW OFF THE LOT WITH 9 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY DRIVING HOME THAT THE CAR WANDERED A LOT AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME CORRECTING THE STEERING TO STAY IN THE LANES. IT WAS SCARY. I HAD EVEN MORE DIFFICULTY ON THE BACK ROADS HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY WITH ANY KIND OF WIND. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE JEEP BOARDS AND FOUND THE TSB BULLETIN THAT CAME OUT ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALUMINUM STEERING BOX WITH 2 SCREWS WITH THE STEEL STEERING BOX WITH THE 4 SCREWS. I TOOK IT IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER AND THE BOX ARRIVED MID-OCTOBER DUE TO THE BACKLOG. IT WAS INSTALLED BUT IT MADE LITTLE DIFFERENCE. I HAD OTHER WARRANTY ISSUES WITH THE JEEP AND CONTINUED TO ASK EACH TIME I WENT IN AND WAS TOLD THAT'S JUST JEEPS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAD AN OLDER JEEP AS A RENTAL FOR A WHOLE WEEK AND IT DIDN'T HAVE THIS STEERING ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO COMPARED THE NOTES OF WHAT WAS DONE AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO AS PROTOCOL WAS FOLLOWED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS. I CAN'T LET MY KIDS DRIVE IT AS IT IS REALLY ONLY FOR AN ADVANCED DRIVER WHO CAN DEAL WITH THE CONSTANT WANDERING IN AND OUT OF THE LANES. I HAVE A VIDEO I CAN SUBMIT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MOV FILES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU WANT A COPY OF THE MOVIE AFTER THE STEERING BOX REPLACEMENT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9 |
| Jan 2021 | STEERING | THE JEEP WANDERS SO I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT STEERING ALSO IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND DARTS BACK AND FORTH WEN IM PASSING OTHER CARS OR ON WINDY DAYS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT MY WIFE WONT DRIVE IT AT ALL I EVEN GOT A FOR WEEL ALIGNMENT IT DIDN'T HELP THE PROBLEM THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,500 |
| Jan 2021 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 65 MPH, I NOTICED MY STEERING GETTING HARD TO CONTROL, I THEN REALIZED THAT IT WAS LOCKED IN THE STRAIGHT FORWARD POSITION, AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF FORCEFULLY TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL IT FINALLY BROKE FREE, I EXITED THE HWY AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE HOUSE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME. QUIT SCARRY IN TRAFFIC I MUST SAY. IT DOES DRIVE NORMAL NOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. | Crash: No Fire: No | 17,400 |
| Jan 2021 | STEERING | VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVEN AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. EACH INSTANCE REQUIRES IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE OF VEHICLE AND THE NEED TO SEEK EMERGENCY ROAD SIDE AREA TO PULL OVER ONTO FOR SAFETY. THIS FRIGHTENING EFFECT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,000 |
| Dec 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | FRONT WINDSHIELD FAILS TO DEFROST DURING COLD DRIVING CONDITIONS, ALLOWING SNOW/ICE TO BUILD UP, DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN PARKED WAITING TO TRY AND DEFROST SO I COULD SEE CLEARLY OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEFROSTER, ON HIGH FULL HEAT DOES NOT REACH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PORTIONS OF THE WINDSHIELD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,500 |
| Dec 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE THE JEEP HAS DEFROST VENTS ACROSS THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD, IT ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR FROM THE CENTER, LEANING THE SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD TO COLLECT SNOW AND ICE, EVEN WITH DEFROST ON ITS HIGHEST SETTING. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2020 | STEERING | MY JEEP IS ALL OVER THE ROAD, I CAN HARDLY KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES. IT ZIGS, IT ZAGS, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A 30 DEGREE DEAD SPOT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THEY REPLACED MY STEERING BOX. THAT DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS JEEP IS DANGEROUS! | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,800 |
| Dec 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 8 SPD TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY UP AN DOWN SHIFTING AT HIGHWAY 5TH6TH7ENTH GEAR MAYBE 8TH AND CITY DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS IN ROUNDABOUTS . NO DECELERATION DOWNSHIFT UNTIL 2ND GEAR SLAM YOU INTO THE DASHBOARD .STAYS IN GEAR AT STOP HAVE PUT IN NEUTRAL . POORR FUEL MILEAGE 13-14MPG HIGHWAY 12-14MPG CITY. STEERING LOTS LANE WONDERING CONTINUOUSLY STEERING EASY-TO-CROSS LANES ON CURVES IF TIRE HITS GROVE IN ROAD MAY SHOOT IN OTHER LANE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT'S NORMAL | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |