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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2020 | STEERING | STEERING WANDERS LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT WITH NO SMOOTH TRANSITION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSTANTLLY HAVING TO MOVE THE STERRING WHELL TO STAY IN THE LANE | Crash: No Fire: No | 48 |
| Jul 2020 | SEATS | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RELEASE HANDLE SEPARATED FROM CABLE. SEAT WILL ONLY MAINTAIN THE SLID FORWARD POSITION IT WOULD BE IN FOR ALLOWING ACCESS TO BACK SEATS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 950 |
| Jul 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE REAR WINDOW ABOVE THE SWING GATE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. JUST SUDDENLY EXPLODED OUTWARD WITH NO WARNING. TRAVELING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY IN GOOD WEATHER 80 F SUNNY DAY | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |
| Jul 2020 | ENGINE | WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEN IT STARTED MAKING A WEIRD SOUND. PULLED OVER TO PARK AND BRAND NEW CAR STARTED OVER HEATING. WITH ONLY 500 MILES, I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. I HAVE NOT HEARD AN UPDATE AND HAVE NO ETA. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FOR OVER A MONTH. | Crash: No Fire: No | 524 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | PURCHASED 2020 RUBICON JL - DEAD SPACE ON STEERING AT HWY SPEEDS, DRIVING MORE THAN 30 MINUTES IS MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTING TRYING TO KEEP IT IN LANE. TAKEN TO SERVICE AND THEY AVOID ADMITTING ANYTHING WRONG. NEEDS A MAJOR STEERING BOX OVERHAUL OR RECALL, SOFTWARE UPDATE . SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS NOT COMMUNICATING. DEATH TRAP. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | JEEP WILL WANDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ,NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, DEALER JUST PASS IT OFF 2020 RUBICON 4 DOOR 1500 MILES. JEEP WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY CONCERNS , BEEN 5 DAY NO FOLLOW UP. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,500 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | BOUGHT THIS SATURDAY JULY 18TH 2020. THE STEERING IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT TAKES 2 HANDS TO DRIVE. DRIFTS SIDE TO SIDE. YOUR CONSTANTLY TRYING TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. I NEVER THOUGHT JEEP WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF HORRIFIC VEHICLE LEAVE THERE PLANT. LOTS AND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS AND STILL NOTHING. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP IN STERLING IL WITH JERRY THE MANAGER SAYING THEY ARE ALL LIKE THIS WHEN DRIVING A JEEP. TERRIBLE.... | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | STEERING HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PLAY AT ALL DRIVING SPEEDS BUT MORE NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER SPEED(55MPH) BEING SPEED LIMIT. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RE-CENTER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EXHAUSTING JUST TO STAY IN LANE. DEALERSHIP MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO GEARBOX BUT NO CHANGE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | JUST BOUGHT THIS JEEP 3 DAYS AGO, AND IT EXIBITS LOOSE STEERING TO THE POINT THAT IS HARD TO KEEP VEHICLE IN LANE. ON ONE OCCASSION WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE JEEP HIT AN UNEVEN SURFACE IN THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATLY VEERED TOT HE RIGHT ALMOST DRIVING US INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE UNEVEN SURFACE WAS JUST A VERY MINOR DIP. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I AM REGISTERING MY COMPLAINT TODAY AS PRROF THAT I MADE JEEP AWARE AND FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE LITIGATION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 152 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE, ALL OVER THE ROAD CONSTANTLY LEFT AND RIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE! THIS IS NO JOKE AND A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION! | Crash: No Fire: No | 24 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | THERE IS A 3" DEAD-ZONE IN THE STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE - MEANING, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT UP TO 3", THERE IS NO STEERING RESPONSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS ALL OVER THE ROADWAY AND BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP STRAIGHT ON THE ROADWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER WILL ENCOUNTER UNCONTROLLED DRIFT INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAVEL . | Crash: No Fire: No | 67 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | THE STEERING IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY OVER CORRECT (LEFT & RIGHT) THE STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR ON A STRAIT LINE WHICH MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE AND HARD TO DRIVE. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE.PLEASE RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | STEERING IS VERY SLOPPY AND REQUIRES A LOT OF STEERING INPUT AND EFFORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT DOWN NORMAL ROADS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 450 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | THE STEERING HAS 1.5" DRIFT TO EACH SIDE WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 200 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | NEW JEEP JLU HAS DANGEROUS WONDERING WHEEL (EXCESSIVE WHEEL PLAY). NEED TO TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER. SEEMS MANY ONLINE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,500 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | MY NEW 2020 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT HAS EXCESSIVE STEERING-WHEEL PLAY RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE AT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATES. UNLIKE MY PREVIOUS 2018 WRANGLER SAHARA, OR CURRENT 2020 GRAND CHEROKEES, WHICH PERMIT TOTAL STEERING CONTROL, THE SPORT MOVES FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE, I.E., "FLOATS," IN THE DRAFTS OF TRACTOR TRAILERS AS THEY PASS, OR IN CROSSWINDS, OR ON BUMPY ROADS. CAN'T MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE IN THE LANE, ONLY ABLE TO RECOVER AS THE VEHICLE DRIFTS FROM CENTER. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT SAYS IT'S NOT FIXABLE; CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER CONCERN DEPT SAYS IT'S A "FACTORY BUILT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND CAN'T BE ADJUSTED." AS I'VE DRIVEN ALL MODELS OF JEEPS FOR SOME 30 YEARS, I'M QUITE DISAPPOINTED INASMUCH AS IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO FULLY CONTROL THE FRONT END AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 300 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | I HAVE HAD MY JEEP FOR 9 MONTHS NOW. STEERING IS HORRIBLE AND AT HIGH SPEEDS DANGEROUS! IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A "JEEP" THING AND THAT I WOULD GET USED TO IT, BUT I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT OLDER JEEPS DO NOT HAVE AN ISSUE AS BAD AS THE 2019/2020 MODELS AND THAT I NEED TO GET IT LOOKED AT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH IN MY JEEP. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEEKLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (50 MAIN ST, BUTLER, OH 44822, (419) 883-2461) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING | VEHICLE HAS LOOSE STEERING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER ON THE ROAD. IT IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR DEATH. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON THE ROADS FOR FREEWAYS. TIRE PRESSURE WAS SET TO RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF 36PSI. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,300 |
| Jun 2020 | ENGINE | WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, A TAPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE BAY. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A CAMSHAFT ISSUE FOR A TAPPET THAT HAD FAILED AND WAS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE DEFECT. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A REPLACEMENT OF THE ROCKERS, TAPPETS, AND INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFTS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 346 |
| Jun 2020 | STEERING | BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ON 06/19/2020. SINCE DRIVING THE STEERING HAS BECAME SIGNIFICANTLY LOOSE. ALOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL. DRIVING ON ROADS ITS VERY HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LIKE IM GOING TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. THERE IS ALOT OF DEAD ZONE IN THE WHEEL. THIS MUST BE LOOKED AT. THIS OS NOT A "JEEP THING". *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2020 | STEERING | AM UNABLE TO KEEP VEHICLE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. AM HAVING TO CONSTANTLY KEEP MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT. STEERING WHEEL HAS ABOUT AN HALF TO INCH PLAY BEFORE IT AFFECTS STEERING WINDT ROAD OR NARROW ROADS VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEYSAY THEY CAN NOT HELP. THE STEERING ISSUE IS KNOW ISSUE ON 2018 AND 2019;AND APPEARS TO BE ON 2020. THIS NEED TO BE RESOLVE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS STEERING ISSUE. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 630 |
| Jun 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS SOLD A NEW AUTOMOBILE WITH A SERIOUS OPEN SAFETY RECALL, NHTSA RECALL # 20V-124, THAT WAS NO DISCLOSED AND NOT REPAIRED BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME AND I TOOK POSSESSION OF IT. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2020 | ENGINE | FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SIX MONTHS, OUR 2020 WRANGLE UNLIMITED HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER TO ATTEMPT TO FIX A SIGNIFICANT CHIRPING SOUND COMING FROM THE SERPENTINE AREA. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TENSIONER PULLEY TWICE AND IT'S ACTUALLY WORSE. SO FAR, FOR THE SIX MONTHS WE'VE HAD IT, WE'LL BE GOING ON 3 WEEKS IN THE SHOP. INITIALLY IT WOULD ONLY BE ON A COLD START BUT NOW IT'S LOUDER AND WE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYWHERE. THE DEALER HAS HAD ALL THE TECH LOOK INTO IT AND THEY STILL BELIEVE IT'S RELATED TO THE TENSIONER. IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE RECENT TENSIONER RECALL EITHER. THIS IS A LEMON AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,000 |
| Jun 2020 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL HAS A LOT OF PLAY IN IT AND DOES NOT STAY STRAIGHT WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE DRIVING. DEALER SAID IT'S NORMAL ON THE NEW JEEPS. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 14 |