2005 Jeep Wrangler Electrical system Problems

“The PCM has a known high failure rate due to the vibration. The components are covered in a resin that you can not remove. The PCM is 500-1300 to get a repaired and reprogramed one. I have a 2005 and the PCM has failed and gives bad performance and does not run on teh 14.7 stokes for air/fuel/ it dumps fuels and I do not think it meets emisson levels in this condition.”

“Had been noticing a plastic burning smell for a couple months, never found a cause or anything not working properly. Driving home early one morning I noticed my headlights were not working, the brights worked and so did the fog lights, but no low beams. After looking on Jeep forums and noticing a lot of people were having the same problem I decided to take the cover off my column and take a look. The wiring harness connected to my multifunction switch was burnt, proof of at least one small electrical fire, if not multiple small fires. …”

“Noticed a burning smell and thought it was one of four trucks ahead of me. Pulled off onto my exit and continued to notice the smell. Smoke began pouring from the dash. I had seen the service department the same morning and informed them my blower motor had been working intermittently. They verified the problem and ordered a new motor. Upon inspection of my vehicle I notice that the area around the blower motor is extremely hot. …”

“Turned my Jeep on and the check engine light, sentry key light, fuel light came on and fuel gauge went to 0, Jeep ran for approx 30sec and shut off. Fuses were checked, nothing found out of place. Tried it again, same thing happened. Was towed to dealership to check and fix. Was informed that the main wiring harness near an o2 sensor was fried and that wires were fused and melted together. Granted, my Jeep is 9 years old, but this is a design issue, not a wear and tear issue. Why would wiring be placed close enough to a heat source to where it's able to catch fire and fuse together?”

“In trying to start my vehicle, a part inside of the ignition broke. I am told I cannot get the part that broke and I must purchase an entire steering column to replace this part in between the key and the electrical component that starts my vehicle. It is a small part, and I cannot see having the entire steering column to replace this small part. I am told by chrysler that the cost to repair this is about $800.00. I think this is entirely unreasonable and irresponsible on the part of the manufacturer. This part is used daily and should not fail after 60,000 miles of wear. …”