2021 Jeep Wrangler vehicle speed control problems
43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2021 Jeep Wrangler — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“After the safety recall 68C, the vehicle no longer operates as designed. In electric only mode, the gas engine engages, which is bad for the engine. This fails to give the engine time to prepare for short sudden use. When driving, the high voltage battery will lag or not produce power as it did…”
filed Sep 14, 2026
“While driving my 2021 Jeep Wrangler on the highway, the vehicle displayed a warning indicating a malfunction with the Electronic Throttle Control system. Immediately following the warning, the vehicle experienced a significant loss of acceleration and would not respond normally to accelerator pedal…”
filed Sep 8, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Wrangler years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Wrangler | 4 | 6% |
| 2024 Wrangler | 69 | 10% |
| 2023 Wrangler | 20 | 6% |
| 2022 Wrangler | 22 | 6% |
| 2020 Wrangler | 12 | 2% |
| 2019 Wrangler | 18 | 2% |
| 2018 Wrangler | 24 | 1% |
| 2017 Wrangler | 14 | 5% |
| 2016 Wrangler | 35 | 8% |
| 2015 Wrangler | 32 | 7% |
| 2014 Wrangler | 21 | 3% |
| 2013 Wrangler | 27 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 Jeep Wrangler
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.