2020 Jeep Wrangler Power Train
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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VEHICLE CHASSIS VIBRATION AT ROUGHLY 83 MPH AND 2100 RPM IN GEAR 7. VIBRATION SEEMS BE COMING FROM CENTER OF VEHICLES BASE NEAR GEAR SELECTOR. IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE UNDER LOAD. VIBRATION ECHOS THROUGH VEHICLE WITH A HARMONIC SOUND.
2020 JEEP WRANGLE JL WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES WILL PERIODICALLY LOSE ACCELERATION AND NOT GO PAST 3 GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER DRIVING FOR A BIT AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I HAVE NOTICED IF YOU TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND BACK ON, IT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND ABILITY TO REACH NORMAL OPERATING SPEED HAS PUT ME IN DANGER SITUATIONS NUMEROUS TIMES. NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED BUT I ALSO NOTED THAT THE AUTO START/STOP WARNING LIGHT WAS ON THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED.
I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE CLUTCH FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST FORWARD PROPULSION. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF CLUTCH PRESSURE AND PROPULSION, A STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED COMING FORM THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GOING THROUGH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, ON A CITY STREET. I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 20V124000. THE VEHICLE HAS 138 MILES ON IT AND WAS BEING DRIVEN HOME AFTER BEING PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
I WAS SOLD A NEW AUTOMOBILE WITH A SERIOUS OPEN SAFETY RECALL, NHTSA RECALL # 20V-124, THAT WAS NO DISCLOSED AND NOT REPAIRED BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME AND I TOOK POSSESSION OF IT. *TR
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The 2020 Jeep Wrangler has 29 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.