Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#561203May 14, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745188May 11, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
MIKE MAURICIO, SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT LARGE AMOUNT OF "SURFACE RUST" AT 6000 MILES IS NORMAL. IF THIS IS SO, THEN ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WOULD BE RUSTED OUT BY 30,000 MILES, VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE STRUCTURAL FAILURE, FUEL SYSTEM WOULD LOSE INTEGRITY CREATING FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZZARD. RECOMMEND SAFETY RECALL OF ALL 2000 JEEP WRANGLERS. EMAIL FOR PICS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561136May 10, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS NOT HOLDING CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745057May 8, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE. FLOOR GETS WET WHEN IT RAINS OR AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. MAUNFACTURER SAID THAT THERE MAY BE SOME CLOGGED VENTS. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS, MAYBE IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED MORE OF A DESIGN FLAW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745059May 8, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE DIRVER'S SIDE MIRROR DOESN'T STICK WELL, SO WHEN YOU DRIVE AROUND IT EASILY MOVES, AND DRIVER CAN'T SEE THE CARS BESIDES HIM. HAS TO LOOK BACK WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744883May 3, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
IT SEEM LIKE ALL OF THE EXTERIOR COMPONENTS PAINTED BLACK ARE NOW CHIPPING. MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND ON THE BRACKETS WHICH HOLD THE WINDOW IN THE HARD TOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561026May 1, 2001
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG MODULE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO READ ERRATICALLY, SPEED IS NOT SHOWN, THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IS NOT SHOWN AND THE TACHOMETER HAS SHOWN 42K SINCE THE PROBLEM FIRST AROSE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561024May 1, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE CONTINUALLY FAILS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE PARKED, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE BRAKE HAS POPPED LOOSE RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887175April 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHILE DRIVING GEAR SHIFT CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF TRANSMISSION. DEALER NEED3E IT. RETAINER SPRING HAD POPPED OUT OF POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744723April 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS VIBRATIONS START AT 40 MPH AND ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY , ACTUALLY BOUNCING FRONT END OFF OF ROAD MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RETAIN CONTROL. PROBLEM IS BEING REFERRED TO AMONG OWNERS AS "DEATH WOBBLE". ALL COMPONENTS CHECKED, REPLACED AND/OR REPAIRED WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT. MAJOR PROBLEM FOR JEEP OWNERS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 40 MHP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744725April 30, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR - WATER SEEPS THROUGH AND IN COLD WEATHER ICES UP THE INTERIOR LATCH ASSEMBLY RENDERING THE DOOR UNOPENIBLE CONDITION PERSISTS UNTIL ICE MELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744741April 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
I HAVE PUT 2 STARTERS ON THIS JEEP IN THE 2 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED IT AND THE LADY THAT OWNED IT BEFORE ME SAID SHE PUT 2 OR 3 ON IT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS FOR ME AND LET ME KNOW IF IT'S JUST MY JEEP. I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT STARTERS BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE RIGHT THING OR NOT. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744648April 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED 1/8" HORIZONTALLY, VEHICLE NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, DEALERSHIP AND TWO MUFFLER SHOPS CONTACTED--ALL INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '1997S STARTING AROUND 60K MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886972April 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ALL SPEEDS AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP/ HOLE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AND SHAKING, VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560902April 26, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
BRAKE PEDAL FOR PARKING BRAKE WOBBLES LEFT TO RIGHT, THE PARKING BRAKE USUALLY DOES NOT HOLD, CONSUMER STATES HE MUST USE THE TRANSMISSION TO INSURE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ROLL WHILE ON LEVEL OR ON A HILL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744586April 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
HOLE IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, ANNOYING TICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560892April 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CONFINES CONSUMER TO HER SEAT, CAN BARELY REACH THE RADIO, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO CASING AND THE PUSH BUTTON STICKS, ALSO THE PASSENGER HAS TO HOLD THE BUTTON DOWN TO LOCK IN THE BELT, THE BACK SEAT BELTS WORK THE SAME WAY OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560888April 25, 2001
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS HOLD, CONSUMER RESET THE EB BUT AFTER AWHILE IT RELEASES, CONSUMER RESET THE EB BY DRIVING IN REVERSE AND SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744439April 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I ORIGINALLY DIDN'T CONSIDER FILING A COMPLAINT UNTIL I HAD THE THIRD MAJOR COMPLICATION OCCURRED. I'VE SINCE TALKED TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE 4.0 AND HAVE FOUND MOTOR MOUNT AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE MORE PREVALENT THAN THEY SHOULD BE. AFTER THE THIRD PROBLEM (TRANNY), I BEGAN MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS SITE. IT CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS THAT DC IS USING IN MAJOR COMPONENTS. I TRIED TO REASON WITH A SERVICE REP AT DC BY EXPLAINING THAT I'M A DIED IN WOOL JEEP FANATIC (5 JEEP JAMS) BUT SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANNY PROBLEMS AT THESE EARLY MILES IS PART OF THE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP PACKAGE. THAT MAY BE TRUE AT DC, BUT NOT AT OTHER CAR MAKERS LIKE TOYOTA AND FORD. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY LAST DC PRODUCT. I'M GLAD I FOUND THIS SITE; I KNOW WHERE TO GO IN THE FUTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744417April 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR,AT FIRST,I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR,IT WAS LOCKED UP TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT 5TH GEAR WAS CRACKED AND LOCKED UP ALL THE SHAFTS IN THE TRANSMISION. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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