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2017 Jeep Wrangler Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
14about this part
Share
4%of 312 total for the year
Median mileage
35,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2017 Jeep Wrangler, 4% of the 312 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“My dash keeps loosing power and when it does I have no breaks or lights. Everything drops to zero and then it will just jump back up again. My absolute, brakes,battery, seatbelt sensors keep going on and off. This happens moving and in park. Occasionally it won't start either. I have had the battery, alternator and starter tested. I was told there was a recall when getting it checked and inspection but upon calling the readership I was told no.”

NHTSA complaint #11359796, filed 2020-09, 88,493 miles

“Whenever I hit a bump (ranging from small pot hole to larger pot hole) on the highway going 60+ MPH, my cruise control will shut off by itself. Speed decelerates very quickly and I have to get it up to speed quickly to avoid getting rear ended. This has been happening for just over a year and it happens every time I hit any kind of small bump at an accelerated speed. Started happening around 5000 miles on Jeep and still does it at 17000 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11181446, filed 2019-02, 5,000 miles

“While I was parking in my apartment complex parking space, the car accelerated itself so drastically while I was not touching the gas pedal. I hit the break several times and could not stop the acceleration. The car stopped accelerating when I turned it off. This was a very scary experience as no one expect the car to accelerate itself. Just by looking at the picture you can notice how far the car went, how much damage it caused by this strange acceleration and you can imagine how fast the car accelerated.”

NHTSA complaint #11246012, filed 2019-08, 30,800 miles

“While driving under normal conditions, I'll hear a single audible 'ding' and then see the airbag and esp light illuminate on dash along with the speed odometer drop from the speed traveling to 0 before normal operation. This happens much more often when the cruise control in engaged. It happened 5/14/2017 while traveling interstate 65 to such an extent that not only did I have to cancel cruise control, I actually had to turn if off to stop the dinging and flashing of the airbag and esp light. I had to finish the last 2.5 hours of interstate travel without cruise control.”

NHTSA complaint #10985671, filed 2017-05, 54,200 miles

“Driving highway speed of 63 MPH ABS and traction control lights illuminated Jeep lost speed immediately. Felt like the brakes were stuck smelled a terrible burning smell”

NHTSA complaint #11402793, filed 2021-03, 24,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202618%
202545%
20247410%
2023226%
2022236%
2021485%
2020122%
2019182%
2018241%
2017144%
2016368%
2015327%
2014213%
2013274%
2012263%
2011184%
2010162%
200972%
2008212%
2007112%
200610%
2005102%
200421%
200322%
200244%
200111%
200021%
199963%
1998114%
199792%
199521%
199411%
198923%

Other parts of the 2017 Jeep Wrangler

Brakes
78 complaints
Engine
62 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
50 complaints
Electrical system
45 complaints
Other or unknown
40 complaints
Air bags
26 complaints
Steering
19 complaints
Body and structure
19 complaints
Fuel system
15 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaints
Seat belts
8 complaints
Suspension
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Jeep Wrangler

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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