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2012 Jeep Wrangler visibility/wiper problems

30 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2012 Jeep Wrangler cite visibility/wiper, 4% of all 835 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
30
4% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the visibility/wiper

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. REPAIRS MADE TO WIRING, AND REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT INSTALLED. LAMP STILL ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AFFECTING LOW LIGHT VISIBILITY. POTENTIALLY AN ISSUE WITH TIPM WHICH HAS LEAD TO OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. HAS CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE, AND CONTROL FAILURE IN OTHER VEHICLES. HAPPENS AT ANY TIME, STATIONARY, MOVING, FWD, REVERSE, TURNING, ETC.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 10, 2020Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Visibility/wiperODI 11298423
“DRIVING MY VEHICLE IT STARTED RAINING I WENT TO USE MY WIPERS THEY DO NOT WORK. MY ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. MY MECHANIC SAID IT'S THE TIPM. PLEASE ADVISE IF JEEP WITH HELP ME WITH THIS COSTLY PROBLEM”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 20, 2019Electrical system, Electronic stability control (esc), Visibility/wiperODI 11281267
“HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. ALL WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. FUSES CHECKED AND ARE OK. FORUMS LIST MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TIPM FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN AND COULD NOT TURN IN MY HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS OR WIPERS.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 16, 2019Exterior lighting, Visibility/wiperODI 11187266
“FOR THE 2012 WRANGLER, TIPM 68105503AB WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL RELAYS INSTALLED DUE TO WIPER FAILURE. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2009/RCRIT-09V438-9017.PDF”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 28, 2019Visibility/wiperODI 11172656
“DEFROSTERS DO NOT WORK DUE TO HEATING SYSTEM CLOGGED WITH SAND FROM THE ENGINE DIE CASTING. DURING TIME OF MANUFACTURING, JEEP DID NOT CLEAN OUT THE SAND FROM MOLDING THE ENGINE WHICH IS NOW PLUGGING THE HEATER CORE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE WINDSHIELD FROSTS OVER DUE TO NO HEAT. I HAVE ATTACHED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT DEMONSTRATES HOW WIDE SPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 12, 2018Visibility/wiperODI 11151092
“CONTINUING ISSUE WITH LITTLE OR NO HEAT BEING PRODUCED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIME IN THE PAST SIX YEARS. IT WORKS FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE ISSUE REOCCURS. THIS EFFECTS THE ABILITY TO DEFROST/DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS MAKING THE INTERIOR VERY COLD DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. CHRYSLER CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE EVEN WITH A TSB HAVING BEEN ISSUED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 3, 2018Unknown or other, Visibility/wiperODI 11133219

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.