Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1998)

265 consumer complaints on file.

#714410November 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WATERLEAKS ON PASSENGER SIDE, DEALER CAN NOT FIX.....GEARS GRIND GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND...AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, INTSRUMENT PANEL FAILS, DEALER HAS FIXED ONCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852191October 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE U BOLT THAT CAUSED THE I BEAM TO BREAK. DRIVER RAN INTO A TRUCK. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713614October 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
LEAKS SOMEWHERE IN H/AC VENTING-NO LEAK ON DRIVER SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848931September 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, WHERE THEY WERE DOING ROAD WORK, FRONT END VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY, EVEN LOST CONTROL AFTER DECELERATION. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712299September 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRST OFF, MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN THE GAUGES WOULD SHUT DOWN. I TOOK THE JEEP IN ONCE, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS AND COULDN'T FIX IT IF THEY DIDN'T SEE IT. NEXT, I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP, HAD STOPPED TO GET GAS, THEN STARTED TO DRIVE AND SUDDENLY, THE JEEP NO LONGER WOULD MOVE. THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SMELL, AND I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AT 9 P.M, 6 HOURS FROM HOME. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP, AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'LL BE THROUGH WITH IT!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848605September 23, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN MAKING SCRAPING NOISS. VEHICLE BENN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE THEY REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. LESS THEN THREE MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART, AND IF SO, HOW LONG WOULD THEY DO THIS UNTIL WARRANTY RAN OUT. IF SO, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? ! CAN NHTSA HELP WITH THIS MATTER BEFORE THIS OCCUR AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711370September 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE WAS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND THE STICK SHIFT SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD OR HARD. WHEN WE CALLED JIM MARSH JEEP MY WIFE TOLD THEM THE STICK SHIFT CAME OFF AND THE PERSON SAID "YOU MUST HAVE A WRANGLER". THIS HAS TO BE MORE THAN AN ISOLATED INCEDENT. HAD WE BEEN 4 WHEELING SOME WHERE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609459September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF FAILED TO CLOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609555September 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
FUEL VAPOR CONNECTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609684September 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609705September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER BLOWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609715September 8, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609110September 8, 1999
SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710747August 31, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710749August 31, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE WATER LEAKAGE. WATER WILL LEAK INTO THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT RAINS AND WHEN YOU WASH IT. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING IS LEAKING WATER UNDER THE CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I'M THINKING IT'S NOT DRAINING PROPERLY. CHRYSLER'S SERVICE DEPT. WANTS NOTHING TO DO TO HELP ME WITH THESE REPAIRS. IT HAS GONE TO THEM 4 TIMES FOR THE WATER LEAK AND IT WILL BE GOING BACK FOR A SECOND TIME FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ONE DEALER I WENT WAS FIXED BY ANOTHER DEALER. THEY ARE QUICK TO SELL YOU THE NEW CAR BUT WILL NOT GO BY THEIR WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710176August 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
IN DAMP CONDITIONS, THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, WILL LOOSE POWER ON HIGHWAY AFTER RAIN AND EVEN FROM EVENING DAMPNESS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844087August 2, 1999
SUSPENSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING AND THERE IS SOME KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THE DESIGN OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN MECHANISM DOES NOT FIT CORRECTLY CAUSING LOOSE FITTING. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709477August 2, 1999
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON RT 84 IN NEW YORK STATE STEERING WENT OUT CAUSEING THE JEEP TO BE THROWN ACROSS THREE LANES OF THE INTERSTATE.THE JEEP THEN ROLLED OVER DOWN THE MEDIUM STRIP. DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM JEEP THE OTHER THREE PASSENGERS REMIANED IN JEEP SUSTIANING BRUISES. AIRGAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHILE JEEP WAS ROLLING OVER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#838266June 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB HAD BLOWN UP UNDER VEHICLE. HEARD METAL AGAINST METAL RATTLING & THEN A LOUD BANG. VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY ON HIGHWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE DRIVETRAIN HAD EXPLODED. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO NOT BEING UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707395June 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EMERGENCY BRAKING FROM 60-62 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT RESULTED IN REAR OF VEHICLE TO BEGIN SLIDING AROUND TO THE LEFT. THE FOUR SHEEL ABS SYSTEM HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHECKED FOLLOWING A TIRE LOCK-UP DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER PERFORMED DRB TEST AND CHECK FOR CODES, NONE FOUND AND ABS OPERATING AT THIS TIME. DEALER AGREED THAT ABS EQUIPPED VEHICLE SHOULDN'T RESPOND IN THIS FASHION. OWNER REQUESTED FOLLOW-UP BY CHRYSLER REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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