Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10093550October 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AS PER SERVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS ALREADY SUBMITTED, MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER WAS PURCHASED EARLY IN 2000 WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL OTHER GAUGES STOP WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY DID A REPAIR ON THE PART AND IT WORKED OKAY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND SINCE THEN, 20,000 + MILES LATER IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. IT STILL OCCURS ERRATICALLY, BUT ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS OVER 1 YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090219October 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER NOTICEDE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091713October 1, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE. STEERING WHEEL JERKED BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY THEN AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE CONSUMERWAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088730October 1, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GENERAL TIRE AMERI-G4S S/N DOT ADHF 2V7469 1) DEFECTIVE TIRES 2) WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A 2 FOOT SECTION OF TREAD ON LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM TIRE 3) PUT ON SPARE TIRE. TIRE RETAILER SAID ALL TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED GENERAL WHO REFUSES TO COOPERATE AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE TIRES. GENERAL TIRE WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE WHETHER THIS TIRE IS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL OR OF A POTENTIAL RECALL. *JB *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091078September 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. LEAK IN FUEL SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091079September 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. LEAK IN FUEL TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090826September 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
JEEP SKIDDED ON WET SURFACE. ON REMOVING REAR DRUM I FOUND THE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT CABLE BROKEN. BRAKE SHOES WERE OK. IN MY OPINION THE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091678September 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
VEHICLE'S FRONT STABILIZER BROKE.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER READ THE INVOICE, HE NOTICED THAT THE EXACT SAME PART HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088918August 31, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 93 IN BOSTON, MA ON A RAINY DAY AT 6 AM. I BRAKED AND SWERVED TO AVOID A CAR AND THE BACK BRAKES ON 97 JEEP WRANGLER LOCKED AND THE BACK END CAME AROUND AND I IT THE ZIPPER LANE BARRIER. I ENDED UP FACING TRAFFICE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088703August 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A 1998 JEEP WRANGLER AND ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER DRIVING IT I DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS GAUGE ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. SO I STARTED DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT 98 WRANGLERS HAD BEEN RECALLED IN THE UK FOR BAD GAS GAUGES BUT NOT IN THE US . I WAS WONDERING WHY THAT IS. AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE 98S. A BAD SENDING UNIT MIGHT NOT BE A PROBLEM TO OTHER PEOPLE BUT I WORK CONSTRUCTION AND SPENT MANY NIGHTS DRIVING TO WORK IN SNOW STORMS. WHEN THEY CALL YOU IN TO SHOVEL SNOW AT 2 AM THERES NOT MANY GAS STATIONS OPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088519August 25, 2004
STRUCTURE
WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 1999 WRANGLER SAHARA. CHRYSLER SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE JEEP WRANGLERS BUT IS UNWILLING TO CONSCIDER THIS WORTH LOOKING TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089653August 24, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS BEING TOO SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088517August 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FRONT/REAR FENDERS AND FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS ARE FADING BADLY. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089475August 23, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO CLICK ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HAVE A LIFE TIME WARRANTY. CONSUMER HAD TO RENDER PAYMENT FOR THE SEAT BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083511August 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. *JB THE FAILURES CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE USE OF POWER STEERING. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087040August 17, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
WATER ENTERED THE STEERING COLUMN THROUGH THE HAZARD SWITCH (LEAK CAUSED BY FACTORY TOP DESIGN) AND SHORTED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH USED TO CONTROL BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS. THE SHORT CAUSED A SMALL FIRE AND MELTDOWN OF THE SWITCH. THE SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082993July 30, 2004
STEERING, WHEELS
THE VEHICLE USED AS PERSONAL AUTO, NON RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, IN MORMAL CITY DRIVEING CONDITIONS. SPEED 50 TO 55 MPH, I PASSED OVER A SEAM IN THE PAVEMENT, AN UNDAMPED OSCELATION WAS INITATED IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THE CAR BECAME UNCONTROLABLE AT ALL SPEEDS. I WAS ALBLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCEDNET. INVESTITAGION OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS IDENTIFED EXCEVE WEAR ON FRONT END TIE RODS AND STEARING DAMPER. THE CAR IS A 97 JEEP TJ WITH 35000 MILES . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083016July 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SEVERE SHAKING AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079492July 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND WITHOUT WARNING IT POPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND STARTED SURGING. CONSUMER JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE HIT AN AIRPLANE ON THE FIELD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GRASS ON FLAT LAND. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082796July 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER RIO GRANDE EDITION JAN 2003. IT HAD 103,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS I STARTED TO HEAR A COLD ENGINE KNOCKING IN THE 2.5L ENGINE. I HAD MECHANICLS CHECK THE LOWER END AND ALL LOOKED GOOD. I ALSO REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, LIFTERS, PUSHRODS AND ROCKER ARMS AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.5L, AND 4.0L ENGINES THAT DC PRODUCED FROM 1991 - 1995 WHICH IS PISTON SLAP WHEN THE ENGINES GET OVER 70,000 MILES ON THEM. I ALSO FOUND A CLASS ACTION SUITE AGAINST DC CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMERS WON WITH THE OPTIONS OF A NEW ENGINE, GOOD TRADE IN ON ANOTHER CAR OR GREAT DISCOUNTS ON DEALER ITEMS. I CALLED DC AND ALSO WROTE A LETTER ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND THIS LAW SUITE. THE REPLY I GOT WAS THAT BASICALY SUCKS TO BE ME AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SO NOW I EITHER REPLACE MY ENGINE THAT WILL COST ME OVER 2,000 OR HOPE AND PRAY WHEN I DRIVE THAT IT WILL NOT DESTROY ITSELF. I AM IN THE COAST GUARD AND MY JEEP IS MY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK AND I DONT GET ALOT OF MONEY THAT I CAN JUST THROW AROUND ON A NEW ENGINE WHEN I JUST BOUGHT THE JEEP LAST YEAR. IF I DID NOT LIKE JEEPS SO MUCH I WOULD DRIVE IT TO THIER FACTORY AND PARK IT THERE TILL THEY FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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