Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Jeep Wrangler.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The factory weld on the front end driver's side stabilizer was bad and it came apart on the highway while driving , fr… |
| 2023-05-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Frames on all these tj’s(97-06) rust and become a huge safety risk for everyone on the road. |
| 2023-03-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while her daughter was attempting to park the vehicle, t… |
| 2021-12-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 05 & 06 wrangler has recall for the exact problem my 03 has. Parking pawl slides out of the brackets and then vehicle w… |
| 2021-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while driving 30-40 MPH, the vehicle hit a bump in the roadwa… |
| 2021-02-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | Violent shaking after hitting holes in the road during acceleration-less tan 30 MPH. My vehicle has been inspected by m… |
| 2017-01-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2013 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INTERMITTENT ENGINE PROBLEMS, WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS ACCELERATION SP… |
| 2016-04-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY JEEP WRANGLER HAS HAVE THE PASSENGER SAFETY AIRBAG ALARMING SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND I… |
| 2016-01-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG COVER PLASTIC ON STEERING WHEEL WAS BREAKING DOWN. THE PLASTIC BECAME VERY STICKY, AS IF SOMEONE POURED A SODA O… |
| 2015-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD HESITATE TO START. SEVERAL A… |
| 2015-10-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE JEEP WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK - HIT A POWER POLE AT AROUND 50 MPH KNOCKED IT DOWN AND THE FLIPPED THE AIR BAGS NEVE… |
| 2015-08-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TERRIBLE WOBBLE AT 45-55 MPH. TIRES AND FRONT END WOBBLE UNTIL I STOP OR SLOW BELOW 40 MPH. IT CAUSES DRIVER TO SLOW AT… |
| 2014-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS NO LOW, MED OR HIGH FAN SETTINGS ON MY HEATER FAN. REPLACED HEATER RESISTOR, AND WIRING HARNESS DUE TO MELTED … |
| 2014-06-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AT 55 MPH THE JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY, FROM SIDE TO SIDE, UNTIL VEHICLE IS SLOWED TO 35MPH. |
| 2014-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO I TOOK MY JEEP IN BECAUSE WHEN I HIT BUMPS MY RADIO WOULD GO OFF AND ON, WHEN I WOULD SHAKE THE IGNIT… |
| 2014-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE WRANGLER "DEATH WOBBLE". VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER REACHING SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. MUST SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST … |
| 2013-11-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH - 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HITTING A BRIDGE JOINT, POT HOLE, OR OTHER ROAD SURFACE BUMP, THE VE… |
| 2013-06-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE START SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING … |
| 2012-03-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VI… |
| 2011-08-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN THE JEEP IS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE, A "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENS. SOMETIMES BY ITSELF AND SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT A P… |
| 2011-07-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE FAMOUS JEEP WRANGLER "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN I BRING OUR 03 WRANGLER TO 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. TOD… |
| 2011-05-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2003 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. THE FACTORY FOG LAMPS SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. PROBLEM … |
| 2011-03-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS TANK OVERFLOW ON JEEP WRANGER. *TR |
| 2010-12-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM I HAVE … |
| 2010-08-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. *TR |
| 2010-05-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 0 | I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT BEHIND A FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I LIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND … |
| 2010-05-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | INCIDENTS WITH STOCK 2003 JEEP WRANGLER X 35,000 MILES . VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING OVER… |
| 2010-03-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK, I FILLED THE TANK TO THE BRIM. NOT ON PURPOSE, GAS CAME GUSHING OUT OF MY JEEP WRANGLERS GAS … |
| 2009-11-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRAVELING AT 60-65MPH VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NO LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. PULLED OUT OF WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC AN… |
| 2009-10-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2003 JEEP WRANGLER HAS A AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT THAT STAYS ON. ALONG WITH THIS THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. FROM WHAT I HAV… |
| 2009-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT… |
| 2009-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN … |
| 2008-12-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I SEEN SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINS ON THE 2003 JEEP WRANGLER SEAT BELT SYSTEM. … |
| 2008-10-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE LATCH PLATE ON MY 2003 JEEP WRANGLER SNAPPED IN HALF, RENDERING ME WITH NO SEATBELT IN A VEHICLE THAT IS RATED AT A… |
| 2008-06-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT CAME APART. *TR |
| 2008-04-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY ON 2003 JEEP WRANGLER...100% STOCK EQUIPMENT...SHIMMY FIRST NOTICED SUMMER 2007...HAD WHEEL ALIGN… |
| 2008-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY LEADING TO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. VEHICLE WARRANTY FOR THESE ITEMS IS ONLY… |
| 2007-10-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | No | 0 | 2003 JEEP WRANGLER TJ, THE CONTACT POINTS FOR THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ARE OPEN TO THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. HAD A HOCKEY STICK… |
| 2007-09-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AS IF IT WERE LOSING P… |
| 2007-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND THE CHECK EN… |
| 2007-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WARPED ROTORS ON 2003 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 23,000 MILES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, C… |
| 2007-05-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SHIMMIED AT 45 MPH UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE THE SAME EXACT SCENARIO AS IN ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED … |
| 2007-04-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONTEND OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAI… |
| 2007-04-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW POPS OPEN WHEN THE FORWARD DOORS ARE CLOSED. ALSO POPS OPEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LETS THE RAIN IN AN… |
| 2006-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. THE PROBLEM: THE RIGHT FRONT ROTOR CONTINUES TO WARP. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICL… |
| 2006-05-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | "DEATH WOBBLE". ON AN INCONSISTENT BASIS THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MP… |
| 2006-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL, HIS FOOT WOULD S… |
| 2006-04-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY 2003 JEEP WRANGLER HAS DEVELOPED A SEVERE SHAKE AT 55 MPH, AND IS CUPPING ITS TIRES. I HAVE REQUESTED HELP FOR THIS… |
| 2006-04-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER (UNDER WARRANTY FOR ABOUT 1 MORE WEEK) THAT HAS ONLY BEEN USED TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK, A… |
| 2006-03-21 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | IN JULY 2005, AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY, I EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END OF MY 2003 JEEP … |