Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1997)

411 consumer complaints on file.

#529530January 20, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM UP THREE OF THE FOUR TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819891January 16, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, WENT TO CHANGE GEAR WHEN STICK SHIFT CAME OUT ONTO CONSUMER'S HAND. SHIFT PULLED RIGHT OUT OF TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER THEN HAD TO TRY TO PUT SHIFT BACK IN AND DOWNSHIFTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED SHIFT LEVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820210December 31, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THE TRUCK HAD SOME BRAKE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED FROM A SEAL LEAK AT THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527616December 30, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RIGHT FROM SHOULDER HARNESS IS LOOSE AND GETS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR LATCH WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED CAUSING A HOLE TO BE TORN IN THE WEBBING OF THE HARNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526361December 5, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE DID NOT REPORT ACCURATELY IN THE AMOUN TOF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525243November 14, 1997
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
UNSPECIFIED: DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#605321October 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM
BRAKE ROTORS, PADS AND DRUMS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604456October 27, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DOORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513689October 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, WHILE IN NEUTRAL OR FIRST GEAR, THE RPMS DROP TO ALMOST ZERO AND VEHICLE STALLS, BUT CATCHES ITSELF TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCESSORIES SUCH HEAT/DEFROSTER, ETC. ARE ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523925October 3, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE TYPE OF PUTTY USED ON THE PLASTIC DOOR FRAME. THIS PUTTY IS MEANT TO KEEP WATER FROM FLOWING THROUGH A JOINT IN THE DOOR FRAME. THIS FRAME IS ONE PIECE AND IS DESIGNED TO BE REMOVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523917October 2, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN A RAIN STORM, ALMOST WAS HIT BY AN 18-WHEELER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523118October 1, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE BUCKS, BACK FIRES AND ATTEMPTS TO STALL WHILE ACCELERATING RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523156September 30, 1997
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE ON RECALL, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO REPORT TO SELLING DEALER TO GET REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522342September 23, 1997
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE FAILING CONTINUALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816510September 22, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE FALSELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520879September 18, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT SEAT BELTS WHEN RELEASED REST IN A POSITION THAT INTERFERES WITH DOOR LATCHES. IN FOUR OUT OF FIVE TIMES WHEN DRIVER GETS OUT THE SEA TBELT RECOILS TO ITS RESTING POSITION AND SITS HALFWAY OVER THE LATCH AND DOOR GETS SLAMMED ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604852September 11, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
HEAD LIGHT DASH SWITCH FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604888September 10, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815856August 29, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60MPH AND EVERYTHING QUITS. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603515August 29, 1997
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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