Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10074755June 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I OWN A 2004 JEEP WRANGLER WITH A 4.0 I-6 ENGINE. WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO ALL 3 INCIDENTS... ONCE I GOT THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY AND THUS REPLACED. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALL 3 INCIDENTS OF FAILURE HAVE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS RAISES MY SAFETY CONCERN SINCE I CAN NOT ACCELERATE AND SAFELY PULL TO THE SHOULDER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SURROUNDING VEHICLES ARE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INCIDENT DATE POSTED WAS THE DATE OF THE THIRD AND MOST RECENT INCIDENT THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 23, 2004 AND THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 18, 2004. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073172May 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY 1998 JEEP TJ WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2004 WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES. RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND THEN WOULD DIE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THEN AFTER SITTING FOR 30MINS WOULD START BACK UP AND COULD BE DRIVEN ABOUT 40 MILES BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. SO DISTCAP. PLUGS, WIRES, ROTOR AND IGNITION COIL WERE CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISITED WITH INTERMITTEN PROBLEMS. SO A OBII HANDHELD SCANNER BY INNOVA WAS PURCHASED TO SCAN THE SYSTEM WHICH FINALLY CAUGHT A CODE IN THE JEEP. THE CODE WAS P0352 WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE PICK UP COIL INSIDE THE DISTRIBUTOR GOING OUT. WAS PURCHASE FROM THE DEALER. PART# 56041030. COST IN CA IS $57.85. WAS CHANGED AND RUNS GREAT HOWEVER THE JEEP IS NOW HAVING NEW PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AND TROUBLE SHOT. HOPE THIS HELPS WITH THE ERRACTIC ITERMITTEN IGNITION PROBLEMS. OH AND TO TEST THE COIL TO SEE IF IT IS BAD YOU NEED A VOLT METER AND SET IT TO CHECK RESISTANCE. THE RESISTANCE FROM PRIMARY TERMINALS TO THE HIGH TENSION TERMINAL SHOULD BE 11.3 TO 15.3 OHMS ON A DIAMOND BRAND AND 11.3 TO 13.3 ON A TOYODENSO BRAND. AND WHEN CHECKING FROM PRIMARY TO THE OTHER PRIMARY IT SHOULD BE 0.97 TO 1.18 OHMS ON DIAMOND AND 0.95 TO 1.20 OHMS ON A TOYODENSO BRAND. THE PRIMARY IS WHERE THE TWO WIRE CONNECTOR FROM THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073203May 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE A 98 TJ JEEP 2.5LT WITH ON IT 57,000 NOW. WHAT I EXPERIENCED WAS A MAJOR POWER LOSS IN THE WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SYMPTOMS WERE AS FOLLOWS. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT THE RPMS & SPEED WOULD RISE SLOWLY. I THOUGH MAYBE THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING AND PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND DROVE IT BACK HOME . I NOTICED IT GOT WORSE AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING POORLY AT IDLE AND IF YOU GAVE IT GAS IT WOULD BOG DOWN AND DIE. I ALSO NOTICED STRONG EXHAUST FUMES AND VERY LITTLE PRESSURE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. SO I TOOK IT TO THE MUFFLER SHOP FOR A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE JEEP DEALER. BECAUSE IN CA THERE'S A FEDERAL RECALL LAW THAT STATES THAT THE DEALER MUST REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT NO COST TO THE OWNER IF IT FAILS BEFORE 80,000 MILES REGARDLESS IF YOU BOUGHT IT NEW OR NOT AND MINE HAD 56,000. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A BRAND NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER FREE OF CHARGE AND LABOR. THE JEEPS RUNS GREAT AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY NICE .THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ON THIS WITH CERTAIN MODELS. HOPE THIS HELPS. OH IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW IF THAT'S THE PROBLEM JUST DISCONNECT THE EXHAUST PIPE GOING UP TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REAL QUICK AND FIRE IT UP IF IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND HAS POWER THEN YOU KNOW THAT'S IT. BUT HOOK IT BACK UP DON'T DRIVE IT LIKE THAT. YOU MIGHT DAMAGE THE ENGINE. YOU'LL NEED A 14MM DEEP SOCKET AND SOME WD40 TO REMOVED THE 2 NUTS ON THE STUDS. THAT'S IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073119May 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 1995 WRANGLER. THROUGH WARRANTY, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 1999. LESS THAN 15K MILES LATER, I AM TOLD THE CONVERTER MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER REFERRED ME TO CHRYSLER WHO HAVE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. IF I PURCHASE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER, I RECEIVE A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. CHRYSLER PROVIDES AN 8 YEAR WARRANTY ON IT FROM THE DATE OF "IN SERVICE" OF THE VEHICLE (1995). THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO NO FAILURE OR MISUSE ON MY PART MAKES NO PROVISION FOR ANY EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY AND I AM TOLD NO ONE HAS ANY DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY ON THIS MATTER. APPARENTLY, THE OEM CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISN'T WORTH THE ENDORSEMENT. GUESS I WON'T GET THAT SECOND JEEP - CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP UP THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PURCHASES IT REQUIRES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE WORTHLESS WARRANTY ISSUES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073948May 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE GEAR SHIFTER MECHANISM HAS A CABLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE IGNITION. WHEN THIS MECHANISM FAILS AND LOCKS UP VEHICLE STALLS IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE SHIFTER STICKS IN THE GEAR. THIS DESTROYS THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CABLE TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074001May 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THERE WERE GAS FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE GAS LINE. IT WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067335May 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING AN INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE GAUGE WOULD READ 1/4 OR 1/2 WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. A RECALL (94V106000) WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN (SAFETY RECALL 755 - FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT). *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072841May 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MOTOR RATTLES GOING FROM 3RD TO 4TH IN THE 4L AUTOMATIC ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072863May 19, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONTINUALLY FAIL TO RETRACT SEATBELT FULLY, USUALLY LEAVING 8-10 INCHES OF BELT ON THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES HANGING OUTSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. THIS HAS BEEN A RE-OCCURING PROBLEM WITH TOO MANY TO COUNT FAILURES. PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATED BY MANUALLY FEEDING THE BELT INTO THE RETRACTOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072882May 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NORMAL DRIVING WHEN 5TH GEAR WENT OUT. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL. I HAVE ALSO HAD FRIENDS WITH JEEP CHEROKEE'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL LIKE MORE THAN ONE VOICE IS EASIER TO HEAR, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT [email protected]. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068490May 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
LEAKING TRANSMISSDIONTRANSFERE CASE. DEALER HAS TRYED TO FIX WITHOUT SUCCESS. BRAND NEW RUBICON LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT AND LEAKING BAD.DEALER HAS TRYED TO REPLACE SEALS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS.NOW THEY SAY ITS A MANUFACTORES DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066814April 29, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SUSTAINED A CUT AND BRUISES ABOVE RIGHT EYE. *AK *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10067837April 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
GOT IN VEHICLE. PUT RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE, PUT CAR IN DRIVE, TOOK MY FOOT OFF BRAKE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY REAPPLIED IT AS CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME. WRANGLER BEGAN CREEPING FORWARD AND I APPLIED MORE PEDAL PRESSURE ONLY TO FIND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING HARDER. HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THOUGHT I HAD MY RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE WHEN IN FACT, MOST OF MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHY ARE THESE PEDALS SO CLOSE? I'M NORMALLY A LEFT FOOT BRAKER SO THIS ISN'T A BIG ISSUE, BUT IN THE CASE, I USED MY RIGHT FOOT AND ENDED UP HAVING MY RIGHT FOOT ON BOTH PEDALS. VERY POOR DESIGN AND DANGEROUS, IN MY OPINION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067698April 22, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER, VIN 1J4FY19S2VP52606. RECENTLY, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL FULLY IN ONE DIRECTION (I DON'T RECALL IF IT WAS CLOCKWISE OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE), AND HEARD A SNAP SOMEWHERE IN THE STEERING WHEEL OR STEERING COLUMN. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE), AND THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS. *AK I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE AIRBAG RECALLS FOR THE '97 WRANGLER. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS A BIT OF A COINCIDENCE THAT THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE MATCH THOSE DESCRIBED FOR THE '97 WRANGLER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V046000 - "DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WIRING HARNESS CAN BREAK WHEN TURNED TO THE FULL LOCK TURN POSITION" *** RECALL NOTICE - "A BROKEN CLOCKSPRING WILL ALSO CAUSE THE HORN TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL STAY ON IF THE CLOCKSPRING BREAKS." THE PARTS ARE CURRENTLY STILL AVAILABLE, BUT I HESITATE WAITING VERY LONG BEFORE HAVING THIS BROKEN PART REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067651April 22, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE FAILURE, BLOW OUT OF REAR DRIVERS TIRE, VERY NEAR TO ROLLOVER CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067483April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063404April 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING ON A WET OR A SANDY ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITHOUT PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE REAR WHEELS KEPT TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES BY DIFFERENT MECHANICS, AND ALL OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS ALSO REALLY BAD ON SNOW OR ICE. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THE DEALER TRY OTHER WRANGLER'S IN WHICH THEY FOUND THAT THE 1998 MODELS WITH REAR WHEELS, LOCKED ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND FOUND THAT THE 2004 WRANGLER'S WITH NO REAR, LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER ALSO FOUND THAT HIS VEHICLE WITH THE REAR ON A JACK WOULD NOT STOP THE REAR WHEELS FROM SPINNING WITH THE CONSUMER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE(S) WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067205April 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
A POPPING NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS HEARD WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. DURING A STATE INSPECTION THE STATE INSPECTOR NOTICED A LEAK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES WITH A 4.0 LITER ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065661April 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RIGHT FRONT BRAKES SEIZED ON MY WAY HOME. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064503April 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
LEFT FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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