Jeep’s Dangerous Wrangler

By Douglas A. McIntyre Published Jun 6, 8:30AM EDT

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Jeep’s Dangerous Wrangler — © Courtesy of JEEP

Passenger cars are not supposed to tip over in relatively minor crash tests. However, that is exactly what happened recently in an IIHS test of the Jeep Wrangler. The catastrophe occurred during what is called the “small overlap evaluation.” The results were anything but small. It is hard to imagine why anyone would risk buying a Wrangler under any circumstances.

The primary conclusion of the report on the risk was “Even partial rollovers are dangerous, as they increase the chances that an occupant may be completely or partially ejected from the vehicle. That’s especially relevant for the Wrangler, which has a roof and doors that can be removed and lacks side curtain airbags.”

In the report that covered the test of the Wrangler, IIHS experts wrote, “The 2022 Jeep Wrangler 4-door tipped over in the driver-side small overlap crash test in a repeat of a problem shown by an earlier model. Structural modifications made by the manufacturer did not eliminate the issue.” It is amazing Jeep would not fix such a dangerous problem, particularly given the period between the last test and this one.
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The results show that Jeep has little regard for the safety of the drivers of its cars, which is a terrible problem for owners and potential buyers. The Wrangler is among Jeep’s least-expensive products. Its manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $29,995.
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About the Author Douglas A. McIntyre →

Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.