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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2022 Jeep Wagoneer Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
27about this part
Share
13%of 210 total for the year
Median mileage
37,690miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 27 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer, 13% of the 210 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 37,690 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“This has happened on my vehicle twice, the first time I was stopping at a stop sign and the car gave a message about putting car in park and restarting, it put itself into park before I saw the message and so when I went to accelerate it just revved the engine. I had to push the on/off button to restart vehicle and it went. …”

NHTSA complaint #11612966, filed 2024-09

“I was driving about 10mph around a turn and the motor turned off and I had to park to start the motor again. When I came to a complete stop the car engaged it's parking break and suddenly jerked forward. This has happened several times in the last year and this time I was the driver of the vehicle. It's a extreme safety issue and my wife has had it happen to her at a busy intersection more than one time.”

NHTSA complaint #11727356, filed 2026-03

“I was driving through the parking lot at my daughter’s school, and the vehicle shut off entirely when going at slow speeds. The vehicle lost all power steering, and braking was more difficult. Stopped safely, and the vehicle wouldn’t restart. Dealership confirmed it was a failure of the 48v battery system.”

NHTSA complaint #11703156, filed 2025-12

“I was driving and the vehicle shut down and shifted into idle mode while in driving mode. Smelled something burning. Turned car off and back on quickly (as was on the road) and the smell was gone but the check engine light was on. I took to dealership next morning and it has been three weeks now that it has been at the shop. They are saying it’s an issue with the hybrid part of the battery/engine that has gone bad.”

NHTSA complaint #11610683, filed 2024-08

“Hi - I was driving on the highway and battery light turned on and then power steering failure light & brake failure light turns on and I pulled over going 60 mph across 3 lanes of traffic and then as soon as I got to side of road the car turned off and auto shifted into park. I don’t even know how I avoided what could’ve been a deadly accident. I was so lucky it didn’t shut off with people behind me going 70 mph. I wasn’t even braking to get to the side of the road, it just shut off completely. It wouldn’t turn on and couldn’t even use emergency flashers. …”

NHTSA complaint #11605530, filed 2024-07

Related service bulletins

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20241119%
20232118%
20222713%
198919%
1987110%

Other parts of the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer

Electrical system
124 complaintsEngine
54 complaintsBrakes
39 complaintsOther or unknown
32 complaintsSteering
31 complaintsForward collision avoidance
28 complaintsSuspension
15 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsSeats
10 complaintsLane departure
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsWheels
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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