2009 Jeep Wrangler problems
The 2009 Jeep Wrangler has 502 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns air bags. After that come fuel system (16%) and steering (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 502 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 20
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 396 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 47 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 72 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 104 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 53 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 52 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 31 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 13 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 396 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 52,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 64,000 miles (73 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 20 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 21st most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler with enough data (285 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep wrangler. While sitting idle in the garage with the engine turned off, the vehicle caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed accordingly. The fire originated from the engine compartment but the cause was deemed as unknown. The vehicle was destroyed. There was also fire damage to the contacts home. The failure mileage was 667.
2009 jeep wrangler. Consumer writes on behalf of his wife who was involved in a motor vehicle accident when another vehicle made a left turn in front of her. Right after the impact, the jeep remained in drive and continued to move forward. The engine compartment also ignited, resulting in a fire *tgw after the vehicle was brought to a halt, and a fire retardant was applied to extinguish the flame, as the jeep was being set up for towing, the fire re-ignited and caused additional damage.
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 jeep wrangler. While driving 35 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained a head bump, but did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the dealer's collision body shop. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.
While driving on highway at approximately 55-60 MPH my jeep has started to violently shake and shudder after hitting a bump. It will only stop shaking after pulling over to the side of the road and slowing down to 15-20 MPH or stopping all together. The day it started we were taking a trip to new orleans and it happened 6 or 7 times in less than 100 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle began to shake violently and caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle until the speed was reduced to 5 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that some front end parts needed to be replaced. The contact was not aware of the specific parts that needed replacing. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred.