2016 Jeep Wrangler Body and structure Problems

“The Jeep Wrangler has no locking hood latch, instead only latches on the outside that use a rubber piece to secure it. Me along with 1000's have had to replace the latches due to stretching that causes hood flutter, resulting in horrible gas mileage and some it has even damaged the hood if not taken care of immediately. Luckily I replaced my latches but not after I had to pay for new latches because of jeeps defect”

“My hood flutters at any speed above roughly 35mph. It flutters so bad that I believe the rubber straps are going to break which would cause the hood to open and block the windshield while driving. It is 100% worse when passing a tractor trailer or any type of bigger truck.”

“While driving on interstate 40 westbound out of memphis, I found the winds were gusty blowing from the northwest hitting me the right front. Suddenly I was overtaken by a large tractor trailer and my hood started fluttering for a few seconds then stopped. Then it happened several more times, even with no truck passing, just a gust of wind. I stopped to make sure that the rubber latches were secure and they were, nothing was loose and I could not physically move the hood while it was still latched. …”

“My wife noticed 'hood flutter' on our Jeep right after we bought in and immediately found the 'rugged ridge hood catches' on amazon, ordered them (at a cost of $113.99 + tax to us) and had me install them, before we left las vegas for wisconsin to return home. We were going about 75mph traveling from colorado springs to las vegas, nv, on I-25 and I-40, and even though she is legally blind she could see the hood bouncing around. It seemed worse when traveling into a headwind, but was still noticeable with a crosswind. …”

“My daughter had her right hand pinky finger top semi amptuated with a tuft fracture with the rear passenger door of the striker and latch. This happened on jan 2019 and we paid over 10k in medical bills and her pinky is disfigured. We haven't reach out to lawyers but we do see a flaw with the striker and door setup with the 4 door jeeps that a redesign or cover would help. The issue is any booster seat or child car seat puts a toddler or kids hand/fingers at risk which fall within 1-2 inches from the bracket of the door of the arm rest of most major brand seats. …”