2021 Jeep Wrangler · symptom sheet
Vehicle fire
- 25owner reports
- 28,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 1, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
25 of the 940 complaints on this car describe fire.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Fire 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: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Fire reports are the most serious complaints on the site. Owners describe fires while driving, while parked and switched off, and for plug-in cars, while charging. Many say it started under the hood. Some already had a recall notice for the cause, and some got one afterward.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on this problem covers the 2021 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 5,600 and 52,000 miles, from the 11 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Driving on the highway smoke came from under the hood in the right hand side forcing my family out on the highway keep ingulfed in flames and burnt to a crisp”
Filed Apr 21, 2026
“The car which is barely driven, suddenly caught on fire while parked in my home driveway after sitting there for close to 8 hours. so the car wasn't in use at the time. It's completely gone.”
Filed Apr 20, 2026
“Someone knocked saying the 2021 jeep wrangler 4XE was smoking. The vehicle was filled with smoke. When the back doors were opened, the interior neer the battery was all melted. A couple minutes later the vehicle burst into flames.”
Filed Jul 4, 2025
“My vehicle caught fire while parked in my driveway and burned to the ground resulting in a totaled vehicle, damaged garage, and damaged concrete and driveway”
Filed Aug 5, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 25 reports involved a crash. 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.
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Other problems on this car
- Steering wheel shakes or the "death wobble" 182 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 180 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 149 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 115 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 87 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 64 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 52 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 34 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 30 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 27 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 27 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 27 reports