Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2001)

170 consumer complaints on file.

#8010888June 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A SHORT TIME WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, NEAR FUEL RAIL AND FUEL INJECTORS. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762496May 31, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A RATTLE/CHATTERING SOUND WHILE IN NEUTRAL (CLUTCH MUST BE LEFT OUT TOO). IT ONLY DOES THIS AS THE ENGINE GETS WARM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY IF THIS IS NOT REMEDIED. DEALERS ALL SAY THIS IS NORMAL, BUT NEW VENTURE GEAR (TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURER) WHEN CONTACTED SAYS IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO MAKE THIS NOISE. ONLY SOME VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION HAVE THIS PROBLEM, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE WERE A SERIES OF FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS MADE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND I DON'T WANT MY WARRANTY TO EXPIRE BEFORE IT FINALLY BREAKS. I FEEL THAT OTHER OWNERS AND I ARE BEING GIVEN THE RUN AROUND DUE TO THE HIGH COST TO DEALERSHIPS IF THEY ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762412May 29, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEADON CRASH AT 30PLUS MPH AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. SECOND TIME A MAJOR COMPONENT IN FRONT END HAS HAD A PROMBLEM. STEERING LOCKED SO COULDNT TURN EITHER DIRECTION. INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS IN THE PAST. FRIEND AT JEEP DEALER WHERE TOWED SAYS LOOKS LIKE MAJOR COVERUP ON CHRYSLERS PART BECAUSE OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT, BUT HE WILL REMAIN NAMELESS UNLESS OTHERWISE NEEDED. HIS OPINION ONLY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8010350May 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP.*AK A NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE INSTALLED. THERE WAS A LEAKING TANK SEAL. WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE A/C AND HEATER HOSES. THERE ARE HOLES AT THE BULK HEAD. THERES A FAULTY KEY CYLINDER. THE PASSENGER DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. ONE FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND THE OTHER FOR HTE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009645May 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE CONSUMER WAS INSIDE. VEHICLE WAS NOT TURNED ON. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009618May 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH OPERATES POORLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008153April 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE FOR A MONTH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK BACK VEHICLE, AND HAD NOT DROVE VEHICLE SINCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007545April 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REAR BRAKES ARE DISABLED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STOP PROPERLY.*AK CONSUMER ADDS VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN ICY CONDITIONS UNLESS IN 4WD. IN 2WD THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE THE REAR BRAKES ARE PUSHING VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED BUT COULD NOT REPAIR UNTIL CHRYSLER REDESIGNED THE BRAKE LINES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006984April 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LEAVING IT IN IDLE, VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACK AND ACCELERATE, RUNNING OVER SOME CURBS AND SMALL HILLS BEFORE HITTING A TREE. THEN, GOING FORWARD INTO A FENCE BEFORE STOPPING. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564744March 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON 6 OCCASIONS, ON THE 5TH OCCURENCE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A 1-LB PRESSURE LEAK BUT THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET, HOWEVER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, NOW THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564519February 28, 2002
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
THE TIRE PLACARD ON THE DOOR STATES WRONG INFORMATION, TIRE SIZE (P215/75R15) WITH A TIRE PRESSURE OF 33 LBS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 2002 OWNERS MANUAL HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SHOW ALL TIRE SIZES WITH CORRECT AIR PRESSURES . *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005178January 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE BURNED DOWN TO THE FRAME. WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL COLUMN STARTED TO SMOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900784January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CLAIM NUMBER 13-7491-024. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756660January 10, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS. SHE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 - 25 MPH. SHE WENT INTO A RESIDENT YARD WHERE SHE HIT A 8 TO 10" DIA. TREE AND WENT OVER IT. SHE THEN CONTINUED ACROSS SIDE STREET AND INTO ANOTHER YARD WHERE SHE CAME TO A STOP AGAINST ANOTHER TREE APPROX- 6 TO 8" DIA. THE SEAT BELT APPEARS TO HAVE WORKED AS EXPECTED BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HIT HER LIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND REQUIRED MANY STITCHES TO REPAIR IT. SHE ALSO HAD LARGE CONTUSIONS ON BOTH OF HER SHINS. THE BUMPER WAS PUSHED INTO THE RADIATOR. THE GRILL WAS PUSHED INTO THE RADIATOR. BOTH FRONT FENDERS WERE BUCKLED AS WAS THE HOOD. WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAG DEPLOY?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756459January 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAKES AN UNSUAL NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. I DO NOT WANT WARRANTY TO RUN OUT BEFORE MANUFACTUER CORRECTS THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899226November 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH, ENGINE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED TAT CAMSHAFT WAS FAULTY. THIS COMPONENT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897527October 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER RUNNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT 40-50 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563527October 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752285September 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY JEEP STARTED ON FIRE AROUND/IN THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE HAD SAT UNSTARTED FOR 4 DAYS WHILE ON VACATION WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2001, IT HAD RAINED AND THE WATER BEING ON THE WIRES IS THE "CAUSE" OF THE ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH RESULTED IN THE FIRE. THE SOFT TOP WAS ON AND THE WINDOWS WERE REMOVED. ALL CONTENTS OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WERE DRY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752264September 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE JEEP WAS DRIVEN 6 MILES, PARKED IN OWNERS YARD. WITHIN 5 MINUTES OWNER SMELLED PLASTIC AND LOOKED OUT TO SEE FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM JEEP. MOTOR WAS MELTED. VERY OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL ORGIN. SWITCH WAS OFF . EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. HAD OWNER NOT BEEB QUICK WITH HOSE HIS HOME WOULD HAVE BURNED ALSO.OWNER BURNED HAND RAISING HOOD. MOTOR NOT RUNNING, SWITCH OFF JEEP CAUGHT FIRE QUICKLY. REPOORTS OF ANOTHER JEEP BURNED AT BUCANNON AUTO MALL IN BUCANNON WV THIS MAKES 3 THAT I KNOW OF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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