2018 JEEP WRANGLER — Complaint #1823323
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NHTSA Complaint about POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:LINKAGE:CLUTCH CABLE/ROD/ARM filed July 4, 2022
NHTSA complaint #1823323 (ODI reference 11472253) concerns a 2018 JEEP WRANGLER and was filed on July 4, 2022. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 4, 2022. The report was geocoded to Maryland based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as power train:clutch assembly:linkage:clutch cable/rod/arm, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: yes, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same JEEP WRANGLER cohort independently describe similar power train:clutch assembly:linkage:clutch cable/rod/arm failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2018 JEEP WRANGLER shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
I had the Y03 recall done on August 30, 2021. My 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL Sahara Unlimited has 53,00 miles. On my way home from vacation, June 4, 2022, my clutch plate overheated, exploded through the bell housing and transmission, burnt the wire casing, and melted the fuel line. I had to leave my Jeep in NC and get a rental car to make it home. After being at a dealership 7 hours away from home for a week in Jacksonville, NC, I am told by the dealer that Chrysler will not honor my Powertrain warranty because the clutch is not a covered component; however, the issue that occurred with the clutch and how it occurred is exactly what both the Y03 and W12 recall said could happen. The W12 recall is still showing "incomplete in every location I've checked, including Chrysler and Mopar; however, I am being told that the simpler fix noted in the Y03 recall supersedes the W12 recall instructions - which required service techs to perform a hydraulic clutch system bleed and also perform of clutch h
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1823323 |
| ODI Number | 11472253 |
| Date Filed | July 4, 2022 |
| Failure Date | June 4, 2022 |
| VIN | 1C4HJXDG0JW |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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