Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2000)

256 consumer complaints on file.

#10166356August 23, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
JEEP HEADLAMP LIGHTER/DIMMER SWITCH STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN PULLING SWITCH OUT, HEADLAMPS WOULD NOT RELIABLY TURN ON. ORDERED A NEW SWITCH. WHEN REPLACING SWITCH, NOTICED THAT HEADLAMP LIGHTER/DIMMER SWITCH PLASTIC ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166355August 23, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
JEEP BLOWER MOTOR SPEED SWITCH STOPPED WORKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REMOVAL UNDER DASH, A/C HEATER CONTROL CONNECTOR #3 AND A/C HEATER CONTROL UNIT SWITCH WERE BOTH MELTED. REPLACED THE UNIT AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. BLOWER MOTOR AGAIN STOPPED WORKING 1 YEAR LATER. REMOVED THE A/C HEATER CONTROL UNIT. BOTH THE A/C HEATER CONTROL CONNECTOR #1 AND A/C HEATER CONTROL UNIT POINT FOR THAT CONNECTOR WERE MELTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159468June 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2000 WRANGLER ENGINE HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE. *TS THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE HEAD FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158494May 29, 2006
SEAT BELTS
1) I BOUGHT THE JEEP WRANGLER USED 2)THE LATCH SOMETIMES DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN I PUT THE LIP OF THE SEAT BELT INTO THE SOCKET OF THE SEAT BELT. IT STICKS...IM AFRAID THAT IF I DO GET IN A WRECK IT WILL FAIL AND I WILL BE EJECTED, ESPECIALLY WITH A JEEP AND IT HAVING A HIGH ROLLOVER RISK. 3)IM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF GETTING BRAND NEW SEAT BELTS, NOT CHRYSLER BRAND BUT AFTER MARKET ONES, UNLESS CHRYLSER SOLVES THE ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158253May 25, 2006
AIR BAGS
ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING MY JEEP WRANGLER I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN GO OUT REPEATEDLY. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST A FAULTY BULB AND FOR THE MOST PART IGNORED IT. THEN IT STARTED STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, SO YESTERDAY, AFTER THE HORN QUIT AND ALL THE FUSES WERE INTACT, I HAD IT CHECKED,BY A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT'S FAILURE WAS BEING CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON JEEP WRANGLERS. AND AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS TO BE CORRECT. HOWEVER I ONLY SEE WHERE THE RECALL IS LISTED ONLY FOR PREVIOUS YEARS. BUT IF YOU READ SOME OF THE FEEDBACK LEFT ON THE JEEP WEBSITES THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE 2000 WRANGLER IS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ? THANKS.....G.D.GRAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154092March 21, 2006
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STEERING
CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKES WERE NEW AND IN GOOD CONDITION. UPON PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AND HAD TO BE ADJUSTED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10147875January 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAILS TO START AND STALLS ABRUPTLY WHEN IN GEAR, AT ANY SPEED AND IN ANY GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. FIRST DEALER REPLACED LEAK DETECTION PUMP. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SECOND DEALER STATED THERE WAS A DIRTY THROTTLE BODY. PUT CONDITIONER IN GAS TANK. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO PERSIST WITH NO SOLUTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147876January 16, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WATER LEAKING BENEATH DASH ONTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. DEALER STATED THAT DEBRIS ENTERED THROUGH HOOD VENT AND ACCUMULATED CAUSING DRAINS TO PLUG UP. HENCE RAIN WATER WILL OVERFLOW INTO INTERIOR COMPARTMENT. DEALER CLEARED DRAINS WITH AIR HOSE. COVER HOOD VENT WITH MAGNETIC SHEET (MADE FOR HOUSEHOLD HEATING VENTS) WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT IN USE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145937December 22, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF HER 2000 JEEP WRANGLER (SAHARA ED.) ON 12 MAR 2005. I CONTACTED DAMILER CHRYSLER, AND RATHER THAN REPLY TO ME, THEY TURNED IT OVER TO ONE OF THE LAW FIRMS WHICH HAS NOT SATISFACTORILY HANDLING THE ISSUE, NOR HAVE THEY CONTACTED ME SINCE SEPTEMBER. MY WIFE SUFFERED A BROKEN NECK, 4-BROKEN RIBS, A PUNCTURED LEFT LUNG, A 2" LACERATION ON HER HEAD REQUIRING 13 STAPLES AND MANY CUTS AND BRUISES BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HER UPPER BODY TO GO THROUGH THE WINDOW. OUR HOSPITAL AND AIR FLIGHT COST TOTALED MORE THAN $60K. MUCH OF IT PAID BY MY HEALTH INSURANCES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10142473November 11, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
LOW SPEED REAR RIGHT IMPACT TO VEHICLE CAUSED IT TO FALL ON ITS SIDE AND IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES RENDERING TOTAL DESTRUCTION. ANOTHER OWNER'S AUTO WAS 'T BONED' AND IT ALSO BURST INTO FLAMES. *NM ..UPDATED 08-09-12 *BF UPDATED 08/09/2012 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10141503November 2, 2005
SEAT BELTS
ALL FOUR SEAT BELT RELEASE MECHANISMS GET STUCK. I HAVE HAD TO ASSIST PASSENGERS WITH RELEASING THE SEAT BELT AFTER THEY ATTEMPTED IT THEMSELVES. TO RELEASE THE BELTS, THERE MUST BE SUFFICIENT SLACK IN THE BELT TO ALLOW AN ANGLE BETWEEN THE TONGUE AND RECEPTACLE OPPOSITE THE ANGLE NATURALLY ACHIEVED WHEN IN USE. THIS PROBLEM WAS VERY NOTICEABLE BUT NOT AS BAD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED IN MY VEHICLE, BUT WHEN PASSENGERS NEED ASSISTANCE REMOVING A SAFETY BELT, THAT IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132370August 2, 2005
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLOCKSPRING IN HIS 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126261June 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DT: YESTERDAY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON I AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. I WAS NOT UNDER RECALL, DEALER GOING TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. LAST WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH DODGE CARAVAN. THEY WERE BOTH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS ,AND THE DODGE HAD A RECALL. HOWEVER THE JEEP DID NOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125738June 19, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
ON 12 MARCH 2005, MY WIFE WAS HIT HEAD-ON WHILE SITTING IN A TURN LANE IN HER 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA EDITION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSEQUENTLY, MY WIFE WENT THROUGH THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW, SUFFERING SEVERE CUTS AND BRUISES, A BROKEN NECK, FOUR BROKEN RIBS AND A COLLASPED LEFT LUNG. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER BUT CANNOT GET THEM TO COMMIT TO ANY WRONG, ALTHOUGH THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY HAVE THEIR INSPECTORS LOOKING AT IT.INITIALLY, I SENT THEM PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE AND LAST WEEK THOSE THEY SENT ME WERE IDENTICAL AS THOSE I SENT THEM WHICH ALL SHOW THE IMPACT, YET, THEY HAVE NOT TOLD ME WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. ALL THOSE INJURIES SUFFERED WERE A DIRECT RESULT OF NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE OTHER CARS AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY AND HE SUFFERED NO INJURIES WHATSOEVER. I ASK OF YOU TO PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. CERTAINLY, DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SHOULD COOPERATE BUT SEEM NOT TO WANT TO BECAUSE OF THE COST OF MY WIFE'S HOSPITALIZATION AND BEING AIR-LIFTED TO THE VANDERBILT TRAUMA CENTER. THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING YOU CAN PROVIDE ME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10124838June 9, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DT: CONTACT STATES THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WORKS PART OF THE TIME, OTHER TIMES IT WON?T PULLED OUT FAR ENOUGH TO LATCH. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE UNIT OF THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT SHOPS TO BE FIXED AND FOUND OUT THAT SEAT BELTS HAD BEEN REDISGNED BUT NOT RECALLED.CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT SINCE THERE WAS A REDESIGN IN THE SEAT BELTS THEN IT MUST HAVE BEEN A SAFETY PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112585March 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES WITH MY VEHICLE NOW. THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING HEATER PROBLEMS ON HIGHEST AND SECOND HIGHEST SPEEDS. TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID DEDUCTABLE ON THE SERVICE CONTRACT IN OCTOBER 2002. DEALER REPLACED THE UNDER DASH HARNESS, BLOWER MOTOR AND THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND TOOK IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC THAT DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATER CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILLED AS WELL. HE REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL MODULE AND JEEP WORKED FINE FOR 1 YEAR. THE HEATER BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN AND MY PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR, BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE HEATER CONTROL UNIT AS WELL AS REPLACING A BURNT WIRE. THE HEATER AGAIN LASTED JUST OVER A YEAR BEFORE ACTUALLY CATCHING FIRE UNDER THE DASH. THE ENTIRE UNDER DASH HARNESS, BLOWER MOTOR, BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND HEATER CONTROL UNIT WERE AGAIN REPLACED. NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE PAST WEEK AFTER RECEIVING THE JEEP FROM THE SHOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107347January 13, 2005
WHEELS, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
DRIVER WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHED A SLIGHT CURVE AND THE ENTIRE LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP DOWN AND AGAIN IT FLIPPED BACK UP, TOTALING THE VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105312December 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
THE FAN BLOWER MALFUNCTIONED ,WHICH RESULTED IN THE HEATER/DEFROSTER SYSTEM ONLY OPERATING IN THE HIGH SETTING. CONSUMER SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP BY PHONE, WHO INDICATED THAT HE HAD SEEN A LOT OF THIS FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. URGED CONSUMER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100541November 25, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I CURRENTLY OWN A JEEP WRANGLER, WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED, THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, DOT VD66 W2, 30 X 9.50 R15 LT. I AM UNSURE OF THE DOT CODE AS IT IS SLIGHTLY WORN BUT THE VD IS CERTAIN. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WE ENCOUNTERED A FLAT. IT APPEARS THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS AS THE SIDEWALLS ARE STILL PRESESNT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099724November 9, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR FAILED WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER PLACED THE SEAT BELT INSIDE THE RETRACTOR AND IT FAILED TO STAY SECURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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