Recall Register

2005 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2005 Jeep Wrangler. The campaign is 05V460000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Oct 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 650 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 05V460000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the transmissions and install a bracket to ensure the park pawl anchor shaft is retained in the proper position. The recall began on november 28, 2005. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 256,409 units in total.

  1. 05V460000Received . 256,409 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain pickup trucks, sport utility and passenger vehicles equipped with 42rle automatic transmissions, the cup plug that retains the park pawl anchor shaft may be improperly installed. If the shaft moves out of position, the vehicle may not be able to achieve 'park' position.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this occurs and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away and cause a crash without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the transmissions and install a bracket to ensure the park pawl anchor shaft is retained in the proper position. The recall began on november 28, 2005. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number E14. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

650 complaints, 757 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2005 Jeep Wrangler
  • All 2005 vehicles
2005 Jeep Wrangler: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2005 WranglerAll 2005 vehiclesWrangler, all yearsMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline46548.255352
Fuel/Propulsion System130.829.756.399
Steering76.675.315358
Suspension68.743.568.952
Power Train54.2115.197.941
Engine and Engine Cooling29.154.925.922
Electrical System26.4121.9130.420
Engine25.144.593.619
Service Brakes, Hydraulic18.531.313.414
Unknown or Other14.528.156.611

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash
10
Complaints that report a fire
9
Injuries in the complaints
15
Deaths in the complaints
2
Date of the newest complaint
21 Aug 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2005 Jeep Wrangler, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2011, with 155 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19860
  2. 19875
  3. 19883
  4. 19894
  5. 19904
  6. 19916
  7. 19924
  8. 19933
  9. 19942
  10. 19951
  11. 19960
  12. 19973
  13. 19982
  14. 19991
  15. 20001
  16. 20013
  17. 20022
  18. 20030
  19. 20041
  20. 20051
  21. 20063
  22. 20078
  23. 20087
  24. 20096
  25. 201010
  26. 201110
  27. 20129
  28. 20136
  29. 20144
  30. 20153
  31. 20165
  32. 20175
  33. 201814
  34. 20199
  35. 202012
  36. 202115
  37. 202215
  38. 202314
  39. 202411
  40. 20254
  41. 20263

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2005 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/wrangler/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Jeep Wrangler?
256,409 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Jeep Wrangler have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 92 recall campaigns for the Jeep Wrangler, model years 1986 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2005 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Jeep Wrangler name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 352 of 757 component mentions, or 465 per 1,000. For all 2005 vehicles the figure is 48.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Jeep Wrangler open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.