Jeep class action alleges Wrangler Unlimited 4xe has serious battery system defect

Jeep battery defect class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: Thomas Teger filed a class action lawsuit against FCA US LLC. 
• Why: Teger claims FCA sold certain Jeep Wrangler vehicles that contained a “serious” battery system defect.
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court. 

FCA US manufactured and sold Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4xe vehicles containing defective battery systems, a new class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiff Thomas Teger’s class action lawsuit claims the battery system in his model year 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4xe contains a “serious” design defect that makes the vehicle “unreasonably dangerous.” 

“Plaintiff believes that the unreasonably dangerous and defective battery is dangerous to his health, and the safety of Plaintiff and others who may ride in his vehicle,” the Jeep class action says. 

Teger wants to represent a nationwide class and California subclass of persons or entities who are current or former owners and/or lessees of model year 2021-2023 Jeep Wrangler Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles equipped with a defective battery system. 

FCA instructed Jeep Wrangler vehicle owners not to park near structures, class action claims

Teger claims FCA notified him via a bulletin last November that the battery in his Jeep Wrangler vehicle could fail, causing a fire to occur whether the ignition was on or off. 

“However, even despite awareness of this vehicle defect, there was no repair or fix made available to owners of those defective vehicles,” the Jeep class action says. 

Teger argues that, instead, FCA simply instructed affected vehicle owners not to park their cars inside buildings, near structures or near other vehicles, prior to a “final repair” being completed. 

The class action lawsuit claims FCA is guilty of breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing and violating the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and California’s Unfair Business Practices Act and Song-Beverly Act. 

Teger demands a jury trial and requests injunctive relief and an award of actual, general, special, incidental, statutory, compensatory and consequential damages for himself and all class members. 

A group of consumers filed a similar class action lawsuit against FCA earlier this year over claims the automaker sold model year 2021-2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicles containing defective hybrid propulsion systems that could cause vehicle fires and explosions. 

Have you purchased or leased a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4XE vehicle? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by Todd M. Friedman of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. 

The Jeep battery defect class action lawsuit is Teger, et al. v. FCA US, LLC, Case No. 2:24-cv-04570, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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