Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2005 Jeep Wrangler has 2 recalls, 649 complaints.
2
Recalls
649
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
06E022000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR CERTAIN FORD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, AND JEEP PASSENGER VEHICLE...
05V460000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 42RLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARK PAWL AN...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2005 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2023 | STEERING | As I was driving home from work on Feb. 14, 2023, in Rocky Hill, NJ. the vehicle developed a sudden... |
| Aug 22, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Ecm computer , o2 heater sensor from ecm and controls transmission shift points . Replaced o2 senso... |
| Jul 14, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The dashboard will display odd behavior and all of a sudden the ignition will cut. Total loss of po... |
| Jun 27, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the ve... |
| Jun 27, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Engine failed, speedometer, tach went to 0, all gauges went to 0, power steering failed after I decl... |
| Oct 15, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ECU STOPED WORKING NO REASON. |
| Jun 15, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE PCM HAS A KNOWN HIGH FAILURE RATE DUE TO THE VIBRATION. THE COMPONENTS ARE COVERED IN A RESIN TH... |
| May 22, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | : I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. FOR THE LAST 10+ YEARS MY ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK AT FULL T... |
| May 8, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | Keep wobble almost caused head on collision afraid to drive vehicle over 55 mph |
| Jan 28, 2019 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | MY WRANGLER HAS SEVER RUST DAMAGE ON THE FRAME, WINDSHIELD FRAME, PASSENGER ROCKER, AND FIREWALL. TH... |
| Nov 12, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND PULLING FROM MY DRIVEWAY ONTO A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BOT... |
| Oct 9, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | At every fuel fill up, gasoline splashes back out onto the vehicle, the person filling the vehicle a... |
| Aug 4, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TAKATA RECALL, OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR, PCM POWERTERRAIN CONTROL MODULE I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAM... |
| May 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | JEEP STARTED STALLING EITHER WHEN PARKED OR IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL U... |
| Apr 25, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE POOR DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK ROLLOVER SAFETY FLOAT BALL IN THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ALLOW GASOLI... |
| Apr 20, 2018 | STRUCTURE | HOOD FLUTTER WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 50MPH. HAD TO REPLACE LATCHES WITH A NEW SYS... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | EVERY TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE 'BUR... |
| Jan 31, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK FUEL SPILLS OUT THE FILLER NECK CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT FUEL SPILL. THE... |
| Jan 26, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | GAS TANK OVERFLOW. ANYTIME I FILL MY TANK, A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SHOOTS BACK OUT OF THE TANK, ... |
| Jan 16, 2018 | AIR BAGS | I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALMOST EVERY MANUFATURER IS RECALLING AIR BAGS FROM YEARS 2002 AND UP, I CALLED ... |