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2014 Jeep Wrangler steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 26 complaints for the 2014 Jeep Wrangler, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
26 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
38,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2014 Jeep Wrangler Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 38,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 38,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 56% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep wrangler. While driving at 15 MPH and making a left turn, the steering wheel seized without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no injuries reported and no police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.

Reported at 10,000 miles, April 2015 Crash

I started jeep, the radio channel mysteriously changed, drove approx 1 mile, came to a stop light at a busy mountain intersection and the entire jeep blacked out, I lost all functions, we were almost rear ended and t boned at the same time, returned the jeep to park and restarted. I took the jeep to dealer they said they couldn't recreate problem, I drove jeep off the property only to have it die at the first traffic light, put into park restarted only to have it die again.

Reported at 3,300 miles, December 2014

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