KNOWN FAULTS · Jeep
Jeep Wrangler (JL) 4xe common problems.
2018–2026 · Plug-in hybrid
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
2 known faults with sources
Jeep 4xe batteryHigh-voltage battery
- Engine / equipment
- Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe (plug-in hybrids)
- Period mentioned
- 2020–2025
- Symptoms
- Usually none. In rare cases, a battery fire, including when parked.
- Possible cause described
- Some cells may have a damaged internal separator. Stellantis has run several recalls since 2023, the latest in the US for about 320,000 cars; until a fix is available it asks owners not to charge them and to park outside. The repair is a software update and, if needed, a battery replacement.
- Check for the garage
- Confirm the recall status by VIN; if one is open with no fix, do not charge and park away from buildings.
- Cost cited in the source
- Free under the recallsA rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
Transport Topics: Stellantis recalls 320,000 Jeep hybridsTFLcar: 4xe recall and fire risk warningAuto123: 340,000 Jeep hybrids in North America
View full entryApplies if: Weak points of this model from inspections, breakdown statistics and recalls; anything specific to one engine is stated in the sheet.
Frame, fuel system and instrument cluster on the Wrangler JLKnown weak points
- Engine / equipment
- Jeep Wrangler JL (2.0 Turbo, 2.2 Multijet and 4xe)
- Period mentioned
- 2018 onwards
- Symptoms
- Front track-bar brackets badly welded that can separate from the frame (2018–2019); a badly welded intermediate steering shaft (2018) and mis-machined column shaft (2019); a 2.0 Turbo fuel-line connector that cracks and leaks petrol (2020); a frame stud that can puncture the tank in a crash (2020–2022); an instrument cluster that goes blank from an internal short (2018–2024).
- Possible cause described
- Manufacturing defects documented by US recalls (NHTSA 18V-675, 18V-343, 19V-201, 21V-665, 23V-191 and 24V-652). European cars may have equivalent campaigns: check by VIN.
- Check for the garage
- Check campaigns by VIN; look for a fuel smell on the 2.0 Turbo; check the track-bar welds.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
NHTSA: recall 18V675 (track-bar brackets)NHTSA: recall 21V665 (2.0 fuel-line connector)NHTSA: recall 23V191 (frame stud and fuel tank)NHTSA: recall 24V652 (instrument cluster)
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