r/4xe

For context, I currently have a fully electric BMW i4 but I’m really leaning towards getting a 2024 Wrangler 4XE. I’m looking at the 2024’s since I hear so much about ‘23 and before being terrible on reliability. I’d love to hear what maintenance has been like (if any) and what your issues have been now that you’ve had the car for a while (If any).

While I’ve loved my i4, I’m a mom with a kid who plays club soccer so we drive a lot at times and when driving for out of town trips I hate having to stop and charge. I already have a level 2 charger at home and would just love more space for his friends and our dog.

So, I had this issue before where the gas engine won't turn on. Pedal to the floor, e-save, open hood, nothing would turn on the gas engine. There were no codes, nothing to indicate anything was wrong. Car could still drive just fine on the electric motor. First time I brought it in they tried to tell me that the issue was that I had e-save mode set to charge, which makes no sense. This time they're trying to tell me that the gas engine won't turn on because I drive in 4auto. That I must only drive it in 2wd. For a Rubicon this is absolutely bonkers. I'm going to continue to drive it in 4auto, and if I have to take it in again, it's lemon law time. I don't care if my lease is almost up. I hate that I like this car so much, but they've screwed this up so bad. Even if my car has no issues at all, and it has been pretty trouble free, this service department is not instilling any confidence.

Here's a link to when I talked about this before. https://www.reddit.com/r/4xe/s/ayTqPBzgcP

Got my Wrangler Rubicon 4xe 3 weeks ago. Love it around town being able to run electric only. My drive to work though I set cruise at 55-60mph. The jeep will be fully charged and running in hybrid mode. It seems it can't maintain the cruise speed and will slowly fall back then kick the gas engine on to regain speed. It will do this constantly running the gas engine for only 5-6 seconds to get back to cruise speed before kicking back to electric for 5-10 seconds and repeating this process. I talked to my local jeep dealer and they advised this is normal. Anyone else have experience with this? Seems like a lot of strain on the gas engine starting and stopping constantly to gain 1mph.

Bittersweet, because I did love the effing b**ard, but my 4xe is officially back in the hands of FCA, and a juicy check in mine.

Since people are tracking these things:

State: California

I worked with a Lemon Lawyer who was a waste of space--in Cali, and, unless unique, I am not sure that you need one. Even the lemon lawyer had me do everything myself.

Process:

Ask for a buyback. Cite things that qualify it for Lemon Law (I believe it's like 30+ day in the shop total and/or 3x times back for the same issue, but you'd need to double check)-- mine well exceeded any parameters, having had the hybrid battery replaced twice and 5+ trips due to this coolant thing that nobody seems to have a solve for. 83+ overnights + countless day-long dealer service visits.

They will ask for your dealer invoice and payment history/payout amount from your financer (if applicable.) They will make you an offer and you accept or don't the offer.

My offer was in line with Lemon Law, so I accepted the offer. (Total payments made- including interest and extended warranty-- plus anything like tows, rentals, etc., less mileage to the first reported issue.)

One last-minute hiccup was that the first buyback appt failed-- It had damage from when I rolled into a guardrail when all the traction systems failed in the middle of a snowstorm- the straw-that-broke-the-camel's-back system failure that finally had me seek Lemon Law help.

That damage (when padded with a shady dealer thing reporting damage that was confirmed to be not there by a third party body shop, which I will be reporting to BBB) was in excess of what it's allowed to be for a LEASE RETURN (ie: agent was following Lease return protocol- lemon law doesn't care if you vinyl wrapped, repainted, drilled holes in the thing, so long as that cosmetic "damage" didn't CAUSE the lemon issues), so he rejected it.

While trying to get a human on the phone to sort that out, I got a ping that they had paid off my car loan on the day of the first buyback. Then, I got a check in the mail for a car rental I had also claimed reimbursement for. That had a phone number and case number on it, and, once I got that human on the phone, it was smooth sailing.

Anyhow, I will miss that cute little motherhumper. 😞

Ok, So I bought a 2022 4xe Rubicon 2 weeks ago. I was messing around with Jscan, and it says that my Jeep was charged with 13,779 KWHR over its life. Depending on how you do the math that means that it had ennough electricity to go 18K to 24K miles ( lets call it 20K). Does that mean that of the 46K on the odometer, 20K were electric and 26K were gas? Does that seem reasonable to you guys that have had them a while. ( also Battery SOH is 92.2%, so I'm pretty happy with that)

Good morning,

I leased a 2024 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4xe in April 2025. I wanted a vehicle that was a plug in hybrid, could tow, was comfy for the family, and could do light off-roading. I have a 99 XJ for the heavier trails. Unfortunately, the vehicle has had recurring electrical and reliability issues ever since I got it. I actually really like the vehicle when it works, but at this point my family and I have completely lost confidence in it.

Issues have included:

• Regular no-start / dead battery events requiring a jump. Battery replaced in 12/25 by dealership. It is very surreal to be jumping my 2024 $65k 4xe with my 1999 $4k XJ.
• Vehicle becoming completely unresponsive after sitting outside overnight in damp or mountain conditions
• “SOS Call unavailable. Please visit an authorized dealer.” warning every startup recently.
• Multiple recalls, including the fire-risk advisory requiring me to park outside for a few months and the sand casting scare.

The weirdest part is the vehicle often becomes unresponsive after overnight condensation/moisture exposure. My dog sleeps in the back of the Jeep overnight when we're camping and last Fall he was trapped in the back because the locks wouldn’t respond and I had to use the manual key, which triggered the alarm that I couldn’t shut off because the Jeep was completely unresponsive. This did not make me very popular at the campground. I now just leave it unlocked overnight if I'm parking it outside because it usually won't respond until it warms up outside and dries off.

The Jeep is currently back at the dealership AGAIN. They said the overhead console is throwing codes (thus the SOS error) and has a parasitic draw so the battery will keep dying. The part is back ordered with an estimated arrival of June 8th.

I've asked if I can just end the lease and walk away. I only have 11 months left on it. I've connected with Stellantis directly. They are telling me only the dealership can take the lease back, while the dealership says only Stellantis can authorize any kind of lease buyback/termination assistance. So I’m basically stuck in the middle while the vehicle sits at the dealer waiting for parts and I'm still paying for it.

I filed an National Center for Dispute Settlement (NCDS) arbitration claim and my hearing is June 10. I have all the documentation and communication saved. I’m not looking for a giant payout or punitive damages or anything like that. Honestly, I just want out of the lease without taking a huge financial hit on a vehicle that has become unreliable.

Has anyone here gone through NCDS arbitration with Jeep/Stellantis? Any advice on:

• what helped your case
• what hurt your case
• whether Stellantis settled beforehand
• whether repeated electrical/no-start issues carried weight
• whether backordered parts and no real repair ETA mattered

Would appreciate any advice from people who’ve been through this process.

I’ve put off bringing my 4XE Wrangler in for the battery check because I didn’t want to have to deal with a rental if it failed. Seems like initial wait times were a couple of months for replacement batteries. Has it gotten any better? I don’t mind waiting a few days for not 2 months.

Thanks!

I’ve already had all recalls taken care of. Plugged car into my home level 2 charger and after an hour there was a strong burning smell that smelled like plastic burning. I unplugged it and backed it out of the garage. The smell went away after a minute or two.

Dealership blames my charger and said they’ll give me a new charger and there’s nothing to worry about. I’m not parking it in the garage anymore after that happened. I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this or what else I can do? Dealership doesn’t seem to think it’s unsafe or an issue at all for that matter.

Has anyone else gotten a recall notice in the mail for 33D? I called FCA recall assistance but they had no idea what I was talking about 🫠

I got a used 2024 wrangler 4xe with 15k miles. It didn’t come with a power box so I bought one from Mopar but when I plug it in, I just get red lights on the car battery gauge and the light on the power box just blinks. What do I need to do to get it working?

Has anyone seen degraded regen braking performance. Wrangler 4xe, 16 months of ownership and considerable difference when the vehicle used to decelerate and come to stop with regen, just gentle use of brakes. Now it barely decelerates and have to brake normally like any other car without regen.

Worst part: dealer diagnosed and couldn’t figure. Stellantis asked to compare it other 4xe with same specs.. but dealer don’t have one on the lot and doesn’t know when one arrives. So stuck with the issue!

2024 4xe rubicon x with 15k miles. Is $20k a fair cash and keep offer? No lawyer fees to worry about. No issues with the car either.

Hey all,

I got a teardrop for the summer of camping and am driving a jeep wrangler sport 4xe. I have been practicing around the city and gone to some closer areas in terms of towing, but next week is the first longer trip - 4-5 hours.

The owner of the jeep before added a lift kit and there is some spacers in the front from a previous wench which I am going to remove. There is some slight sag but overall feels good towing.

Any tips? Recommendations? Kind of nervous as I’m new to towing and also it’s a longer trip!

I'm looking at buying a 2022 GC Summit Reserve with 30,000 miles on it. All of the recalls have been adressed except 68C. 73C and 79B have been repaired. Did those come in after 68C? Will I have any problems getting the 68C done? What should I expect? Having to argue about loaners? Going without it for a while being repaired?

Took my jeep in for them to do the battery/charging system updates. They said it was good, picked it up parked in my garage, tried to turn it back on in the morning and am now getting the “SERVICE CHARGING SYSTEM” and won’t turn on.

Jeep care says it’s unrelated to the recall as there is no recall (it was cleared at the dealer)
I’ll have to pay for towing and rental. Is there anything I can do about this? Should I try multiple reps or is this just expected