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vehicle
2005 / jeep / wrangler
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
650 on file (2005-03-18 → 2026-08-21)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
86 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11510341 As I was driving home from work on Feb. 14, 2023, in Rocky Hill, NJ. the vehicle developed a sudden loss of steering control. I had it towed to Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM of Princeton, NJ
11206892 THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND PULLING FROM MY DRIVEWAY ONTO A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER CENTER SECTIONS OF THE FRAME RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT WITH NO VISIBLE INDICATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME RAILS
11174411 MY WRANGLER HAS SEVER RUST DAMAGE ON THE FRAME, WINDSHIELD FRAME, PASSENGER ROCKER, AND FIREWALL. THE FRAME HAS ROTTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE MOUNTING BOLTS TO PULL THROUGH
Fuel filler overflow during refuelingFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM120 complaints2012-08 → 2021-06jeep-wrangler-2005-fuel-filler-overflow
11420994 At every fuel fill up, gasoline splashes back out onto the vehicle, the person filling the vehicle and creates a very unsafe puddle of gasoline on the ground
10471960 EACH TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK, GAS GUSHES OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND SOMETIMES ON MYSELF. I AM AFRAID THAT SOONER OR LATER I'M GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE HELP
10592874 4/2009-FUEL SPITTING OUT WHEN GASSING UP ( WHEN FILLED, DOES NOT STOP) TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. STATES D/T BAD VENT VALVE. INSTALLED A NEW TANK. IN 2013- STARTED BACK DOING THE SAME THING AND CONTINUES
Steering death wobble at highway speedSTEERING, SUSPENSION25 complaints2012-08 → 2022-08jeep-wrangler-2005-death-wobble
11065450 AT 45-50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. IT HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE"
10919720 JEEP HAS SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING @60 MPH. FRONT WHEELS WILL START TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AT THIS SPEED AND SEEMS TO START WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR IMPERFECTION IN ROAD SURFACE
10505312 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 47 MPH WHEN I MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT SERIOUSLY FELT AS IF MY WRANGLER WAS GOING TO SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES RIGHT OFF
Camshaft and oil pump drive gear failureENGINE10 complaints2013-12 → 2026-08jeep-wrangler-2005-camshaft-oil-pump-failure
11419621 The camshaft sensor upper bushing does not get lubricated seizes up causes camshaft to wear out. In my jeep I replaced three of them on the inline 4.0 6cyl. I only have 66,660 miles on my jeep
10995570 JULY 2016 - 83,000 MI. -FAILURE OF OIL PUMP GEAR DRIVE. REPAIRED BY JEEP DEALER IN MONTROSE, CO. JUNE 2017 - 88,000 MI. - OIL PUMP GEAR DRIVE FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME CAM SHAFT GEAR DRIVE ALSO FAILED REQUIRING A MAJOR ENGINE OVERHAUL
11758518 The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light was flashing. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the residence
Powertrain control module and transmission shift failurePOWER TRAIN17 complaints2012-12 → 2022-08jeep-wrangler-2005-pcm-transmission-failure
11365817 ECU STOPED WORKING NO REASON
11128130 JEEP STARTED STALLING EITHER WHEN PARKED OR IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL UNIT (PCM OR COMPUTER). TWICE ENGINE STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING
10672363 THE BUSHING THAT ATTACHES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER LINKAGE CABLE BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE
10645022 FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, HAD TO PULL FUSE. MECHANIC FOUND LEFT SIDE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HAD AN INTERNAL DEFECT AND THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AT THE SWITCH. BOTH THE SWITCH AND THE CONNECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED
10550669 HAD BEEN NOTICING A PLASTIC BURNING SMELL FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, NEVER FOUND A CAUSE OR ANYTHING NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DRIVING HOME EARLY ONE MORNING I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THE BRIGHTS WORKED AND SO DID THE FOG LIGHTS, BUT NO LOW BEAMS
10627410 TURNED MY JEEP ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SENTRY KEY LIGHT, FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND FUEL GAUGE WENT TO 0, JEEP RAN FOR APPROX 30SEC AND SHUT OFF
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Jeep Wrangler vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/jeep/wrangler
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_jeep_wrangler_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Jeep Wrangler},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/jeep/wrangler}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
