Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1995)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10062522March 31, 2004
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VIN: [XXX] 1995. I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR MY 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. ON OCTOBER 8, 2003 I TOOK IT TO THE FARICY BOYS CHRYSLER JEEP IN COLORADO SPRINGS FOR REPAIR. ON NOVEMBER 21, 2003 MY CAR WHILE WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY ROLLED OUT OF THE PLACE ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO THE NEIGHBORS FENCE. THE BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED AND WAS TO THE FLOOR WHEN MY DAUGHTER PULLED IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WE CALLED FARICY AND LET THEM KNOW THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AND THAT WE WOULD BE BRINGING IT IN. UPON OUR ARRIVAL I TOLD THE SERVICE REP [XXX] WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE TURNED ME OVER TO THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] . HE EXPLAINED THAT AFTER INSPECTION THE BRAKE CABLES HAD FAILED AND THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE RECALL. I ASKED WHY THIS WAS NOT REPLACED WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL. HE STATED THE CABLES PROBABLY APPEARED IN WORKING ORDER WHEN THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AGAIN HE SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER REP SINCE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND MY NEIGHBORS FENCE. I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE THIS WAS GOING TO BE RESOLVED AND REPAIRED BY FARICY. WHEN WE RETURNED FROM VACATION [XXX]. HAD YET TO GET AN ANSWER FROM DAIMLERCHRYSLER SO HE MADE SOME CALLS WHICH RESULTED IN AN INVESTIGATOR HIRED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER A [XXX]. [XXX] FROM EA ASSOCIATES CAME TO MY HOUSE AND INSPECTED MY CAR. HE STATED THAT CLEARLY THE BREAK WAS NOT IN WORKING ORDER AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. DEC 23RD CHYRSLER TOLD ME I SHOULD GO BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WAS NOT WHAT THEY WERE TOLD BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER AND I AM LEFT IN THE MIDDLE. ON 1/10/04 I PAID $428.55 TO HAVE THE BAKE ASSEMBLY REPAIRED SINCE FARICY REFUSED TO PERFORM OR WARRANTY THEIR ORIGINAL WORK. I ALSO HAVE $2000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND $40 IN FENCE REPAIR. *AK *SC *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059111February 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO MALFUNCTION. *LA THE ABS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND WOULD NOT ACTUATE THE ANTI-SKID BRAKING DEVICE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053216January 14, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051303December 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE SHAFT IS DEFECTIVE AND PER THE SERVICEMAN HAS FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ACCOUNTS OF THE DEFECTIVE SHAFT WHICH IN TURN HAS CAUSED THE GEARS TO GRIND AND COSTING ME 2 TRANSMISSIONS TO RESOLVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049092December 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5TH GEAR WENT OUT - IN FEBRUARY 2001 I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AS THE 5TH GEAR QUIT WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN FOR AN EXIT RAMP THE GEAR SHIFT POPPED OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO 5TH GEAR. YOU COULD ACTUALLY SHIFT INTO 5TH POSITION BUT WAS LIKE PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT THAT TIME BUT IT RECENTLY DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO SLOW DUE TO A TRAFFIC JAM, THE SHIFT POPPED OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND 5TH GEAR NO LONGER WORKED. I WAS IN THE HOV LANE AND IT WAS VERY SCARY AS TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042692November 12, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND RUNNING INSIDE OF DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE PARK BRAKE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043947October 15, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041176October 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKES FAILED IN MY 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. BOTH CIRCUITS (FRONT AND REAR) HAD ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID STREAM OUT. I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND HOSES DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION TO THE BRAKE LINES. THE FRONT CIRCUIT LINE RUSTED THRU AND THE FLUID CAME OUT THRU A RUPTURE IN THE STEEL (RUSTED) LINE. THE REAR CIRCUIT HOSE FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BLEW OFF THE STEEL LINE (DUE TO CORROSION). FORTUNATE FOR ME I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THE BRAKES FELT, SO APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER THAN USUAL TO DETERMINE IF I COULD SENSE SOME DEFECT AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKILY THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AT THE SAME TIME AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME MOVED OUT. I DOWNSHIFTED AND SLOWED AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND THEN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, FROM WHERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR STATION. THE SERVICE TECH AT THE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT ALL THE LINES ARE SHOT (WHICH I CONFIRMED MYSELF). IN ADDITION HE ALSO WARNED ME ABOUT ADVANCED CORROSION TO THE FUEL RAIL AS WELL AS OTHER STEEL COMPONETS (MOSTLY TUBULAR). THIS JEEP HAS BEEN IN FRESH WATER ABOVE THE FRAME IN THE PAST WHILE FOUR WHEELING, BUT NEVER IN SALT WATER. THE VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN UTILIZED VERY OFTEN (DRIVEN PERHAPS 1 OR 2X PER MONTH EXCEPT WINTER) OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE? THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OR WHOEVER ELSE WAS WITH ME SHOULD HAVE MADE A PANIC STOP PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I WOULD APPRECIATE WHATEVER INFO CAN BE PASSED ALONG TO ME. BY THE WAY, THIS REPAIR WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042077October 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FROM MANUFACTURER CONCERNING BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO HONOR THE RECALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026230June 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. NAR 06/27/2003*MR THE CONSUMERS TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IT LOST 2 GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY AND DAMAGES COST APPROX $1873.93. AFTER DURING RESEARCH THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT SEVERAL JEEPS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS SO IT WAS EVIDENT THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, SO THE CONSUMER WISHES TO BE FULLY REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *CB THE CONSUMER HAD BRAKES AND SHOCK WORK PERFORMED IN THE PAST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023768June 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I OWN A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER, SAHARA MODEL, AND THE QUESTION I HAVE IS THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. THE DEALER FOUND IT AND SAID IT SHOULD BE FIXED OR REPLACED FOR A NOMINAL FEE ($750). I ELECTED NOT TO HAVE IT DONE AT THAT TIME. THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICEMAN ABOUT THIS HE STATED TO ME THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED OR REPLACED MANY OF THEM. MY QUESTION IS IF IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF IT, THEN THEY SHOULD REPLACE OR REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? AM I ENTITLED TO A FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS? I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATE BUT HAD TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE INCIDENT DATE FIELD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. REGARDS, DARL M. DODSON, E-MAIL [email protected]. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023697June 24, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK, RETRACT, AND SOMETIMES NOT COME OUT OF RETRACTOR. DRIVERS SIDE GETTING THE SAME WAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024802June 16, 2003
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER'S SON HAD RECEIVED A RECALL CONCERNING FAULTY BRAKES, PRIOR TO THIS, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE SON EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT EVENT HAPPENED WHEN THE SON ACTIVATED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. RECALL#02V041000 *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022927June 12, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021986May 27, 2003
PARKING BRAKE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A VAN. THE VEHICLES FUEL SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR, TP SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALSO RATTLED. *MR *SCC *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017703April 29, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
THE CONSUMER PARKED AND EXITED VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE RELEASED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AND CRASH INTO A BUILDING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017594April 25, 2003
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED ON ITS OWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012244March 21, 2003
TIRES
OVER SIZED TIRES DAMAGED THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009429March 6, 2003
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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