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2021 Jeep Wrangler Wipers & Visibility Problems

14 owner-reported wipers & visibility complaints from NHTSA data

14
Complaints
1
Recalls
Jan 2022Dec 2020
Date Range

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

Wipers & Visibility Recalls (1)

RECALLCampaign #24V111000

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Jeep Wrangler and 2022-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. A hybrid control processor (HCP) software error may cause the defrosting and defogging system to be inoperative. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."

Fix: Dealers will update the HCP software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 29, 2024. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is 04B.

Owner Complaints (14)

criticalVISIBILITY/WIPER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Filed: May 2022

Water leak and windshield cracked because windshield seal broken. Windshield seal found to be broken or cracked by dealership. Windshield cracked and water leaking into Forward Crash Collison Avoidance Radar housing and onto viewscreen which has quit working.

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NHTSA #: 11463494
mediumVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Jul 2023

The front defroster only blows out of the middle vents, no flow out of the left and right vents, causing issues with visibility in any instance where the window might fog up. I have an appointment with the service department at my local Jeep dealer on 8/02/23. As this is a known issue and there is still no recall to fix the issue I feel a complaint is warranted.

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NHTSA #: 11535180
mediumVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Mar 2022

My windshield has cracked 2 separate times. I got it fixed by safelife after the first, the second just happened today. Both times I never heard anything hit the window and the crack just appeared.

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NHTSA #: 11455585
mediumVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Jan 2022

Backup camera will periodically go black on screen when putting the vehicle into reverse. It had been replaced once under warranty after a certified dealer found it to be “defective” upon inspection. Problem persists even after replacement.

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NHTSA #: 11449539
mediumVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Nov 2021

I was driving and needed to use the driver side sun visor. As I took it off of the fixed mount, the swivel mount dropped out of the "socket". I pushed it back in and kept driving only for it to fall out again further on my trip.

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NHTSA #: 11440382
mediumVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Oct 2021

Drivers-Side Sun Visor broke loose while driving, momentarily blocking vision and disrupting driving, while at hwy speeds. New vehicle with < 10kms mileage at time of event. Due to apparent design flaw, and high frequency of failures, replacement visors are back-ordered for months.

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NHTSA #: 11436872
mediumVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Feb 2021

I was driving in fog with ambient temperatures of approximately 9 degrees, windshield iced over approximately 2/3rds from the outside in with only the middle of the windshield clear, front defroster only was on maximum, with no air flow to anywhere else, but would not clear the windshield in front of the driver nor the passenger side.

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NHTSA #: 11395953
lowVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Aug 2024

Driving on the expressway and a rock from a vehicle in front of me hit the top right corner of the windshield causing small pieces of glass to scatter on the inside of the vehicle.

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NHTSA #: 11609402
lowVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Mar 2023

Windshield cracked in the winter at less than 8000 miles due to front window defroster being way too hot. Windshield continues to crack and degrade every time the defroster comes on (automatically with remote start) and has made the windshield unsafe due to impairment of visibility.

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NHTSA #: 11510622
lowVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Dec 2022

Windshield defroster does not defrost the edges of the windshield.

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NHTSA #: 11498486
lowVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Jan 2022

Sun visor mount breaks. This is a known issue... several folks are complaining about it and the replacement part has been back ordered for months.

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NHTSA #: 11448179
lowVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Jan 2022

The front defrosters are terrible they only defrost the center part of windshield. Ice builds up making it impossible to see anything. This is a serious problem to all drivers and pedestrians.

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NHTSA #: 11447697
lowVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Jan 2021

The back up camera stopped working for a short period of time.

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NHTSA #: 11390573
lowVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Dec 2020

When driving during a medium snow fall: the front windshield defroster is terrible! Even with the front defroster on high heat, and full defrost mode, the defroster only blows hot air onto the center portion of the windshield. The right and left sides of the windshield get no hot defrost air (no air whatsoever) and snow and ice builds up on the right 12' and left 12' of the windshield.

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NHTSA #: 11384913

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