r/4xe

Hi everyone,

I have a 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe lease, and I’m really worried about the fire risk/recall situation. I’ve seen warnings about parking outside/away from structures, and honestly I’m scared to keep using the vehicle like normal and I still have about 1 more year left

For anyone else leasing a 2024 Wrangler 4xe:

Has Jeep/Stellantis offered you any kind of compensation, lease credit, rental, buyback, early lease termination, or other remedy?

What steps did you take? Did you go through the dealer, Jeep Cares/Stellantis customer service, the leasing company, or file a complaint somewhere?

I’m not trying to be dramatic -I just don’t feel comfortable having a vehicle I’m afraid to park near my home, especially while still making lease payments

Any advice, phone numbers, case escalation tips, or real experiences would be really appreciated

Jeep wrangler 4xe

Had the 68C software fix a couple months ago (no battery replacement at the time).

Just recently, the Jeep will not go into electric mode - it says "electric mode is unavailable temporarily". But it's not temporary, haven't gotten it to go in to electric mode once in the past week despite trying repeatedly.

Anyone had this issue? I'm just outside warranty, will they diagnose it for free at jeep dealership since it relates to a few recalls presumably?

I know mostly people only report when they have issues or problems with their car. I’m thinking about switching to a wrangler from a Genesis g70. I live in an apartment complex and I do not have access to a charging station but there are some a few blocks away and one near my work. I have read so many mixed reviews on the 4xe - Can I please get some honest reviews on a 2025 Sahara 4xe? Are those reliable?
I have had a 2015 Grand Cherokee for a long time before - I know what to expect here. Should I be concerned about battery issues, battery going or needing to be replaced, recalls etc etc. please share your experiences.

I am planning on purchasing either wranglers below 18k miles - will be extended warranty as well. Thanks in Advance!!

Should I purchase the 2023 wrangler 4XE Sahara! It’s listed for 23k my budget was under 30k only problem is that it has 57k miles. It’s in the exact color that I wanted and I’ve been hunting since March of 2025. Is 57k too many miles?? The alternative is closer to my 30k before OTD but it has about 33k miles not in a color I wanted.

Is this a good deal?

Guys, I love my damn Jeep. I test drove 3 cars this week, including a Bronco, and felt nothing.

I also don't trust Jeep anymore...should I just lease another one? Isnt the new recon kinda cool? I also dont want to go back to something that gets less than 25mpg.

Got a message yesterday from my lawyer that FCA agreed to a buyback on my 22 GC 4xe. Unfortunately, they failed to offer a buyback price within the required timeline. So, I guess we're going to trial now.

Now they will be paying me for the car plus legal fees.

I truly do not understand the thought process here. They've agreed it qualifies for a buyback; delaying the process only makes it more costly.

I have some friends who have the 4xE. They tell me that the battery on theirs gets zapped in the winter and they can't really use the EV-only feature during the cold months. Has that been anyone else's experience? I'm looking at a few 2023s. What are the known problems?

34k miles. Passed all other recalls to this point. Got a 25 wrangler 4xe for a loaner. Anyone fail this yet?

2024 GC just failed 68C. Service reached out to Star today but did not receive a call back. Any update on if batteries are on back order? Anyone recently have experience getting their battery replaced and how long did it take?

I guess I've been pretty lucky, haven't had an overload of issues but I really want to ditch this vehicle, especially after they've screwed up the infotainment with App Market and Alexa icons which are now unremovable.

I've got 25,000 miles and the vehicle is pristine but when the engine runs, it sounds "raspy," not smooth at all. I can't imagine it's going to last the next 5 years without any drama. There's nearly no point in charging anymore because after the recall was performed (68), it loses battery charge rapidly overnight. The dealer says there's nothing they can do about that, naturally.

I put a whopping 30k down on this vehicle and I am still underwater by 23k, just nuts the depreciation of this vehicle. My own fault entirely for taking a chance on Stellantis.

Has anyone found a creative way to get out of the vehicle? Me thinks Im in it for the next few years until I am much less underwater or reach financial equilibrium on it, but the idea of living with this problematic vehicle is very uncomfortable. Ugh.

I have damage on my 4xE in large part resulting from the incident that caused me to seek Lemon Law in the first place (all traction systems going out suddenly, had a slow-mo ice slide into a snow covered guardrail causing front-end damage.)

I took it to the dealer the day after that incident, they dx as needing another new hybrid battery (second time they've replaced it).

That was the incident that had me say "no more." I'm well within the LL of my state (CA) due to 84ish days in shop, 2x getting the hybrid battery replaced, 4x in for these incessant coolant issues (still having), etc., so I signed with a lemon lawyer while it was in the shop.

When it came out, I noticed that it did have more damage than I originally thought (a broken running light and cracked plastic on the driver's side was evident right when the incident happened, but, on the passenger side, I assume something is bent under the plastic bumper, because, the bumper is buldging out over time. I'd originally thought it was melting or something unrelated, but the body shop guys say it's impact-related, so the only thing it COULD be is that incident, unless it got ran into while in the shop.)

Anyhow, since we were underway with the LL process, I was never thinking I need to fix an utter lemon that's headed to the crusher (hopefully! I mean, they can't ethically sell it, right?)

Lemon Lawyer had me ask for a buyback. Jeep agreed. We agreed on the amount. I had fully disclosed the incident and damage to the lemon lawyer. In my original request for buyback, I spelled out the incident/accident as a reason I was requesting buyback...

Prior to my appt, Jeep asked me to disclose damage using what looked like the same paperwork they use for an end-of-lease disclosure/"buyback" process.

I asked lemon lawyer how to address the damage-- Lemon lawyer told me no need to tell them, because my state's Lemon Law doesn't care about condition of the vehicle.

Took it in for the buyback appt, and, yes, the front end damage obviously they noticed but, they took it to the body shop and did a FULL once-over, as if I was returning it from a lease or something--

They identified a mildly bent running board (the plastic Mopar ones) a ding in the roof from a road rock on the freeway, I'm guessing (I thought both of those were truly just wear and tear and never would have thought to disclose) and a burn hole in the back armrest.

That burnhole stood out-- for one thing, the only thing flammable that's ever been in or around my Jeep is the Jeep itself (highhat!) -- But, I have searched high and low, and I can't find it. Friends can't find it. I have taken it to another body shop here in town and they cannot find it...

The burnhole is conveniently about $190 - The agent at the buyback said if damage was above $5,000, he could not accept the car... the total quote from the dealer body shop for damage was $5,007.01.

Lemon lawyer told me I need to sort it out myself with Jeep and to get them to agree to a negotiated buyback-- no further guidance than that. I have been in touch with Jeep 2x-- once providing the quote, a video of the back armrest, a restating of the incident that led to the front-end damage, and an offer to come to compromise on the damages total. (Will utterly KILL me to pay for a burnhole that's literally not there, tho!)

Nothing.

I also sent a reminder. Nothing.

Lemon lawyer keeps calling on some kind of schedule every 3 days or so, asking if I have a new buyback date set up yet-- I kinda blew up at them yesterday, because it is getting SUPER annoying that the best they can say is, "figure it out yourself and let us know when you get your check."

Anyone been through a failed buyback (I'm in CA) or had your car flagged for damage at buyback?

What do I do here?- I already purchased a replacement vehicle, since the LL made it sound like the buyback was pretty turnkey and would just be easy-peasy, and I CANNOT carry 2 car payments, 2 insurance policies, etc.

Help!

I’ll start by saying hi potential future fellow Jeep 4xe owners!!

I’ve been doing some research and some digging on this subreddit, but I wanted to ask for your guys’ personal opinions with your 4xe’s and honest thoughts on my situation with deciding to buy a 4xe or not. I’m pretty new to car buying as well and not super car savvy yet.

The dealership offered me $29,000 out the door for a used 9,700 mile 2025 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4xe Willys. (That’s with my non-Jeep trade in, which I honestly think their trade-in offer is good.) This has a couple additions to it, like the larger rugged off-road tires, debris guard below the doors, and an inch lift. It is a former fleet vehicle, but with it only being a year old and with that mileage, I don’t imagine that would be too problematic.

I’ve been deciding between a used 2025 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4xe Willys and a new 2026 RAV4 XLE Premium. The price would be almost the same out the door for me to disregard the difference.

So, here are some main things I was hoping to ask for your guys’ thoughts on:

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1. What are your thoughts on the price? Is this fair - good for that model?

2. What are your thoughts on the warranty offered? 100k mile Powertrain, 36k mile Comprehensive (If I recall correctly) (e.g electric). Are these the warranties that I’d want, and would they cover the common issues that pop up during that time? Would/could I negotiate for more, if so, what?

1. How’s the hybrid been working for you? Is it revolutionizing the jeep and it’s poor mpg otherwise?

4. I’d plan to drive it 7-10 years, or to drive it into the ground. How do you foresee the depreciation at that point, and how many miles would you expect this thing to last?

5. Would I regret going with this over the reliability of the RAV4, if the issues are that persistent and severe?

6. With the out the door for both cars being about the same, and with the warranty that is offered to offset maintenance, and with it being hybrid if I take advantage of charging daily, do you believe that more or less would balance out the cost of the car compared to owning the RAV4? (Of course, there are some inherent things that I would have to foot out of pocket and accept, such as more expensive tires. Yes, I know you drive Jeeps because you want to, and not to save on gas or reliability. But am I missing anything else key here?)

These are some of the main things I was wondering, and would really really appreciate your guys’ input! Looking forward to hearing from you guys. Cheers!

So just got the 78c. Getting reminded of 68c

68c was a software update to find a bad battery. They were supposed to test the vehicle first, then give it back if it didn’t fail.

My dealer didn’t test. I just got it back with the same miles. 2 weeks later it failed. Limped it back to the dealer. 9 weeks later I got my vehicle back.

78c is supposedly similar in that it looks for engine issues associated with sand in the engine.

My dealer didn’t drive it 2 miles. I’m expecting failure sometime soon.

Anyone here have 78c fail and waiting for a new engine?

Is this a known issue? I cant find anything on it but from a stopsign/light I have delayed acceleration up to 15 sec and when the gas engine finily kicks in its very jerky and dosent seem right. The jeep also won't go into battery only mode or turn of hybrid mode. Also the battery is at 100%

I just got the recalls taken care of and will be going back to the deal with this but wanted to ask what people think

Hi there - new owner of Jeep Wrangler 4xe, 2023. Did not know about the recalls when we purchased and they were not disclosed. Anyway, we got an appointment 2 weeks ago to do the battery check. The day before they asked me if the battery would be charged when I brought it in. Of course it wouldn’t because the recall guidance says not to plug it in and keep it out of the garage. They said that they would charge but it wouldn’t take longer - fine, they were giving me a rental car. It was there about 5 hours when they called to say it had passed (68c) and it had also passed the Engine Failure Risk (78c). That was surprising because I wasn’t aware they had issued a fix. Anyway, as I was driving home I noticed that there was zero charge on the battery which seemed weird because they said it would need a full charge to run the software, and that’s why they would need it all day and potentially overnight. They did neither. Flash forward to two days ago, my husband finally got around to setting up the charger lines and charged it all night. The next morning there was zero charge. I called the dealer back and they told me to bring it in. I mentioned that I was now curious about how they were able to charge it for the software update - offering that it had zero charge when I picked it up. They said, well, we do drive it a bit to test it after we’re have checked it. Ok - but you drove it for 25 miles? I’m starting to wonder if they were even able to update and test it, or if they are just saying that to process them. Any insight?

I am still trying to get these cosmetic fixes done so Jeep will buy my lemon back-- they unexpectedly went over it with a fine-toothed comb at the buyback appt, as if I was doing a voluntary return-from-lease, and racked up $5K in "damages" and said, thus, they can't buy it back.

Incidentally, my state's lemon law has no requirement for vehicle cosmetic condition, and my lemon lawyer is himself being... well... a lemon.

One of the things that seemed easy enough to fix was a road-rock chip in the black hardtop. Just need to paint-match the epoxy putty.

The Mopar paint match pen will take weeks to get here- any thoughts on brands that might be on Amazon that do match?

Welp, bought a 23 wrangler 4xe with 50xxx miles hoping it beat the recall… it did not. Spit some codes at me about the hybrid cooling system, then took it in and asked for them to not do the recall check due to not being able to pay for a damn rental currently, and they did anyways. luckily was able to convince them to get me in a rental for the time being.
Haven’t even made my first car payment yet 💔💔

We are original owners of a 2023 4xe and are done with the back and forth repair cycle. Just need a reputable car at this point. Anyone have any good success with a lawyer? We want it to be quick as possible and get as close to what we paid as we can. We have a claim in with the Manufacturer but they are just typical in dragging their feet. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.