2018 Jeep Wrangler electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 269 complaints for the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 269 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 94 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 54 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 94 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 6 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The 2018 jeep wrangler began having problems in oct of 2019 with a racing engine and electrical issues, may of 2020 the car had severe electrical issues and the dealership could not find anything wrong. The car was at the dealership for 5 days. In june the same electrical problems occurred and it was at the dealership for 6 days. When the car was returned to us the dealership said not to drive it very far. On july 23rd. The car went rogue in reverse at 60 miles an hour backwards.
Vehicle stalled in highway, stop and go traffic for no reason and was extremely hard to restart. A few days later, the radio and backup camera went out and came back an hour or so later. The radio, which controls all electronics and backup camera, went out again. Dealer replaced some sort of interface for the infotainment system (radio) on 07/30/18. Then vehicle stalled again in highway, stop and go traffic on 08/03/2018 and was difficult to restart.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Jeep Wrangler
- Steering 1,117 complaints
- Suspension 344 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 177 complaints
- Engine 103 complaints
- Body & structure 100 complaints
- Brakes 70 complaints
- Wheels 61 complaints
- Stability control 46 complaints