Clutch Fire (1 Day After Recall) Burns 2018 JLU to the Ground

[Rico1111]

Yeah, they all seem fine until they're not, then without warning(it seems) all hell breaks loose!

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[21Moja]

Jt guy lurking on this side...19 pages and not a peep from Jeep Cares, I find that interesting. I thought this was the exact reason they were created, to help the buyer when things go south and we need a bit of help.

 

[LLRubylady]

Jeep doesn’t care is more like it.
I think this service on the forum could be and should be utilized better.

 

[JessBiron]

Did you get the overheating warning message on your dash?

No, truly the only thing that altered me that something was wrong was the pedal dropping to the floor.. thats when I saw a guy waving me over.

 

[krweatherl]

Here’s another one from 2021 in this thread. https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...rheating-clutch-pressure-plate.47887/page-110

 

[krweatherl]

Here’s another clutch with a destroyed tranny https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...-transmission-under-warranty-50k-miles.85831/

 

[John VonJeep]

 

[krweatherl]

Another failed clutch, this one only melted the throw out bearing, and warped the flywheel.
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...rheating-clutch-pressure-plate.47887/page-127

 

[krweatherl]

Here’s another thread started by someone with a catastrophic failure and others reporting that it’s happened to their Jeeps also. https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/2021-jeep-jl-clutch-pressure-plate-failure.83726/

 

[krweatherl]

And here’s another https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...rheating-clutch-pressure-plate.47887/page-137

 

[ChuckQue]

Jeep Cares likely won’t respond to this because of litigation. We all know how bean counters and lawyers are, they will fight this to the death.

 

[TroyMclure]

Honestly. Even tho it was MY jeep.. I am still considering the manual, even after this ordeal.. I've been driving manuals since age 16. Drove an automatic for a year and a half and turned back to manuals. I just feel (ha) safer cause I have more control. This was definitely a mechanical failure. Jeep knew there was an issue. Which is why they issued a recall.. and sadly the recall was "band-aid" fix to the real problem. This recall was to lower torque from the engine so the clutch didn't slip.. they put a poor clutch in it for those years. And it seems as if they fixed it later realizing their error. It has been a tragic week (and day) but it was the way they made it

Hi. Sorry this happened to you. It must have been scary as hell.

I've been following this clutch problem for a while. I had been thinking about getting a JL, and in looking up reviews came across the first guy to start a thread about this problem. He experienced the same thing as you - driving on the freeway, foot off the clutch, heard a bang, and then his jeep caught on fire. It's been a while since I've read that thread, but if I remember right no one believed him - he must not know how to drive a manual transmission, etc. I think he started posting on facebook or twitter and found other people with this problem.

Anyway, I know this just happened recently, but have you been in contact with anyone at FCA? I'm curious what they have to say about the fact that the clutch grenaded after you had the recalls done. I've seen some other people report the clutch going out after they had the recalls done, so FCA should be made aware of this.

 

[Cutterone]

It’s just too much to risk with little kids, I’m ordering the CF 2, in the meantime lucky to have a spare grand Cherokee to drive with kids if need be.

 

[OBJLU]

Another failed clutch, this one only melted the throw out bearing, and warped the flywheel.
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...rheating-clutch-pressure-plate.47887/page-127

Flywheel looks glazed too

 

[58Willys]

Wow, a melted throw out bearing - that’s a first!

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