2018 JEEP WRANGLER — Complaint #2017534
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS filed August 19, 2024
NHTSA complaint #2017534 (ODI reference 11609443) concerns a 2018 JEEP WRANGLER and was filed on August 19, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on August 19, 2024. The vehicle had 60,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Idaho based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers, 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: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. No VIN was supplied by the filer, so this complaint contributes to model-year trend data but cannot be tied to a specific vehicle.
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 electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers 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
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized, and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer. The contact was informed that the ABS fuse had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired regarding the failure of the steering wheel. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. The VIN was not available.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2017534 |
| ODI Number | 11609443 |
| Date Filed | August 19, 2024 |
| Failure Date | August 19, 2024 |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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