2011 Jeep Wrangler problems
The 2011 Jeep Wrangler has 682 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns air bags. After that come fuel system (15%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 682 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 38
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 517 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 | 85 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 95 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 99 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 92 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 75 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 30 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 14 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Among the 517 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 55,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (97 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 38 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler with enough data (408 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 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.
I was driving my 2011 jeep wrangler about 5-8 MPH when I heard a pop type of noise. I then saw a flame under the hood on the passenger side. All of a sudden, my throttle locked up and my car wouldnt stop. I had both feet on the brakes, but my tires kept spinning. My electrical was locked up and I couldnt get the jeep out of drive and into park. My boyfriend ran over, jumped in the passenger side to try to get the jeep into park, as I couldnt get it to move.
During the evening of october 16, 2019 while driving on interstate highway 84 near the eagle road exit 46 with my 5 year old grandson, my jeep had a catastrophic electrical failure. I could not get the turn signals, headlights, windshield wipers, or horn to work. Later I learned that at least the drivers air bag was also inoperable.
Auto shut off of gas fill does not work when filling fuel tank and gas spues all over the vehicle and ground when tank fills.