Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1997)

411 consumer complaints on file.

#540927September 21, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780439September 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER PULLED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828001September 18, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. VEHICLE HAD DIRECT FRONTAL DAMAGE. ALSO ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. DRIVERS SPEED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 45 MPH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#540781September 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
BOLT ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540722September 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AND WELD SITE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539728September 9, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN GAUGE INDICATES FUEL LEFT IN TANK WHEN EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539661September 3, 1998
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING DAMPENER FAILED CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HIT A BUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540540September 3, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, IN 4WD, DISENGAGED WHILE CLIMBING STEEP HILL. THE ENGINE REVED UP THEN THE TRANMISSION RE-ENGAGED. THIS OCCURED WHILE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL TO THE UPPER MARK. PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS OVER FILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826998August 20, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE TOP WAS BOUGHT LAST YEAR. STORED, HARD TOP WAS REMOVED, SOFT TOP WAS PUT ON, AND PLASTIC PIECES WERE SCREWED ON THE TOP OVER WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER/PASSENGER DOORS. WHEN THE WIND STRESSES AGAINST THE PLASTIC THE FIBER PLASTIC MATERIAL RIPS OPEN AND COMES APART, 8 INCH TEAR IN BOTH SIDES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826941August 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINTS DO NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE METAL TO TEAR A HOLE IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RESTRAINTS. THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT. ALSO, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE RESTRAINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542146August 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT CATCHES ON DOOR LATCH, DOOR CLOSES ON THE BELT AND WILL WEAR A HOLE IN THE BELT MATERIAL. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826766August 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN PULLING OFF THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT TAKE OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED SEVEN TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826767August 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN TAKING OFF THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. DEALER CONTACTED SEVEN TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541832July 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERENCE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER. IT WILL LAST ABOUT 5 SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539060July 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK OUT 3RD GEAR WHEN TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT BETWEEN 20-35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538090July 23, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
STRONG WIND CAUSED HOOD LATCH TO BREAK/FLY UP. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825185July 9, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE GEAR SHIFT CAME OFF IN DRIVER'S HAND, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM 3 OTHER TIMES. ALL TIMES THE PART WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537841July 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ELECTRICAL SHORT STARTED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825005July 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE WITHIN ONE INCH OF EACH OTHER, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL PASSES THE GAS PEDAL AND CAUSES CONSUMERS FOOT TO CATCH THE SIDE OF THE GAS PEDAL WHICH OVERRIDES THE BRAKE. THIS CONDITION CAUSED A CRASH IN JULY OF 97. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824803June 29, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER WAS TURNING ON TO A SIDE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY5 MPH WHEN STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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