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2015 Jeep Wrangler Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

2 owner-reported electronic stability control esc complaints from NHTSA data

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Dec 2017Dec 2015
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (2)

mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Dec 2017

13 THIRTEEN INCIDENTS ALWAYS IN MOTION. JEEP SLAMS BRAKES WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE BRAKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 SECONDS. SKIP CONTROL RED LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH AS WELL AS BUTTON. THEN CONTINUES DRIVING NORMALLY. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 13 DIFFERENT TIMES AND PLACES WITHIN ONE MONTH PERIOD. TRAVELING BETWEEN 20 TO 40 IN TOWN AND 11 TIMES ON MAJOR HWYS. I HAVE TAKEN JEEP TO SHOP AT DEALERSHIP OFFICIAL MANUFACTURERS OF JEEP TWICE NOW. SOON TO BE 3 I HAVE SAME COMPLAINTS REGARDING SAFETY ISSUES FOR OWNERS OF SAME TYPE OF JEEP AS ME BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT LIFTS SO THAT IS ELIMINATED. JEEP STABILITY BUTTON (SKID CONTROL) IS MAJOR PROBLEM (ELECTRICAL THAT MAY CAUSE OTHER ISSUES BEFORE TOO MUCH LONGER IDK (I AM NO MECHANIC BUT THERE IS PROCESS OF ELIMINATION UNDOCUMENTED INCIDENTS HAVE NOW HAPPENED TO ME AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DATES 13 TIMES! (I AM KEEPING TRACK) SPEEDS FROM 20 MPH AND 40 TO 45 MPH AND 70-75 MPH BOTH IN TOWN AND ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. I HAVE TRIED TO STOP PEOPLE TO GET WRITTEN STATEMENT TO NO AVAIL. USUALLY FLIP OFFS, PEOPLE SWERVING AT ME, VEHICLE GETTING IN FRONT OF ME THEN SLAMMING ON BRAKES, PROBABLY AROUND 5 TIMES I HAVE RUN PEOPLE BEHIND ME OFF ROAD INTO OTHER TRAFFIC OR DITCH/'SIDE' ONCE INTO CENTER CEMENT BARRIER BETWEEN N-S TRAFFIC IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO YOUR WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT ALL COMPLAINTS ARE REVIEWED! IF CERTIFIED LETTER IS REQUIRED REGARDING THE INCIDENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I DO HAVE THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH JEEP MANUFACTURERS TRYING TO REPAIR. I AM WOMAN SO NEITHER TIME DID THEY LOOK AT ALL THESE COMPAINTS, CHECK THEM OUT, OR DRIVE. AGAIN SOON TO BE THIRD TIME FOR SAME REASON. - AS FAR AS WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION, ONLY MANUFACTURES' REPORTS ARE LISTED UNDER VIN#. ACCIDENT//INCIDENT/TICKET NOT AVAILABLE. SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR JEEP IF I OR ANYONE CAUSES ANOTHER TO POSSIBLY DIE.

NHTSA #: 11053505
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Dec 2015

WE BOUGHT OUR JEEP IN JULY 2015. WENT ON VACATION TO OREGON IN AUGUST 2015 AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE DROVE TO WINCHESTER BAY TO A JEEP DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT A CYLINDER MISFIRED. BUT THEY SAID TO DRIVE IT BACK TO CALIFORNIA TO THE JEEP DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT. AFTER THAT WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING. THE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT 4-6 SECONDS, BUT SO DOES THE ACCELERATOR. THIS WAS HAPPENED 9 DIFFERENT TIMES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY KEEP THE JEEP FOR A WEEK. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, SO FOR 3 WEEKS WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR JEEP AND HAD TO RENT A CAR (WHICH JEEP PROVIDED). THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE TRACTION LIGHT GOING ON. AFTER THE THIRD TIME, THE DEALER WOULD NOT LET US BRING IN OUR JEEP TO THEM SO WE HAD TO CALL THE JEEP SOLUTION, WHICH IS A JOKE. THEY ONLY TRY TO FIND ANOTHER DEALER TO LOOK AT IT. SO WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING, HOW DANGEROUS IT IS WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH IN TRAFFIC AND THEN THE SPEED GOES DOWN TO 63 IN SECONDS. I WAS FLIPPED OFF, CUT OFF AND YELLED OUT BY OTHER DRIVES WHO THOUGHT I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON PURPOSE. I HAVE BEEN RENTING CARS TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY TOO FAR. SOME ONE NEEDS TO FIX OUR JEEP AND UNDERSTAND HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS. WE ARE AGAIN TAKING THE JEEP TO ANOTHER DEALER TO LOOK AT IT. THIS WILL BE THE 5TH TIME IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT GOING ON THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT SEE THAT THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. IS THAT POSSIBLE? PLEASE HELP!

NHTSA #: 10811876

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