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2011 Jeep Wrangler Lights Problems

1 owner-reported lights complaint from NHTSA data

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Oct 2019Oct 2019
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (1)

mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Oct 2019

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. THE NEXT MORNING MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER (LARRY H MILLER, BOISE, ID) DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE 'CLOCK SPRING' THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME AND SAID THAT DUE TO THE ONGOING RECALL OF CERTAIN RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS:16V288000, 13V176000, AND 11V528000, ALL INVOLVING THE CLOCK SPRING) A NEW, REDESIGNED, CLOCK SPRING IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NON-RECALLED VEHICLES. HE TO INSTALL AT MY EPENSE A NEW CLOCK SPRING, BUT OF THE OLD DESIGN, WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL.

NHTSA #: 11269536

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