2014 Jeep Wrangler · symptom sheet
Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing
- 25owner reports
- 57,000median miles
- $1,600median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 6, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
311 of the 613 complaints on this car are about the engine. 25 of those describe engine failure.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Engine failure on other Wrangler years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
These are the reports nobody wants to file. The engine started knocking or ticking, the oil light came on, and then it seized or had to be replaced. Some owners had the replacement covered under warranty or an extension, and plenty were told they'd pay. Several narrower sheets split this group into knocking, seized engines and rod bearing failure.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the engine (24 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Wrangler
Skid plate debris fires. Closed aug 7, 2012, led to recall 12V-216.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 25 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,000 to $8,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 40,000 and 71,115 miles, from the 20 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“oil filter housing unit leaks oil causing fire hazard and engine seizure, had to have repaired 2 times in a one year period.”
Filed Apr 20, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 25 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Engine leaks oil 124 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 69 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 68 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 42 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 34 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 34 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 26 reports