Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1997)

411 consumer complaints on file.

#845382August 19, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS VEHICLE ONLY TRAVELS UP TO 45 MPH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845170August 17, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THIS VEHICLE SWERVED AND LOST CONTROL, WENT INTO A DITCH FRONT FIRST AND FLIPPED OVER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED TOTALED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#709700August 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONTINUOS PROBLEM WITH CAR CUTTING OUT AND BACKFIRING WHEN ATTEMPTING ACCELERATION AFTER WARMING UP THEN COOLING DOWN 20MINUTES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844420August 5, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAS WAS REPAIRED TWICE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING FUEL SENDING UNIT TWICE. CONSUMER STILL MISREADS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843680July 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS & HOLES & HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAD TAKEN TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED A POSSIBLITY MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN IT CAME FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547332July 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY DEGRADED OVER TIME INDICATING MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT RESULTING IN COMSUMER RUNNING OUT OF GAS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708631July 14, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
SERVICE CENTER CAN NOT REMOVE REAR WHEELS TO REPLACE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708580July 13, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MULTIPLE FAILURES SINCE SEPTEMBER, 1998. AFTER WARM-UP, THEN 20 MINUTE COOL -DOWN, CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE, BACKFIRES AND OFF TO NOTHING, THEN CATCHES AND GOES. HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP, ENGINE CRANK SENSOR AND $700 TUNEUP DONE- NO LUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708500July 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR GUAGE PROBLEM, ALL DASH GUAGES INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO ZERO AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. HITTING A BUMP OR TOP OF DASHBOARD FIXES PROBLEM. FOR #2, OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO WHEN IDLING IN TRAFFIC IN WARM WEATHER OR AFTER LONG PERIODS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708247July 5, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE CONTINUES FALSE READING AFTER DEALER REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708085June 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ENGINE HARNESS BAD IN VEHICLE.VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR LOTS OF PROBLEMS SINCE NEW.THE LATEST IS THE HARNESS PROBLEM.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, AND IS AT PRESENT TIME IS STILL AT DEALER.THEY HAVE HAD IT GOING ON THREE WEEKS NOW.NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROPER PARTS OR A CORRECT WAY OF FIXING IT.I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER MORE TIMES THEN I CARE TO RECALL,BUT STILL THE SAME ANSWER THAT THEY ARE TRYING EVERYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.THIS LAST TIME 2 WIRES IN ENGINE HARNESS MELTED,I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE.IF YOU CAN HELP IN ANYWAY I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT,THANK YOU JAMES HAVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707609June 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHIKE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON INTERSTATE TRANSFER CASE CAME APART AND FRONT DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED,WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, WASHER SQUIRTED, DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE FACE OF THE PASSENGER. HER JAW IS BROKEN IN THREE PLACES AND HER FOUR UPPER TEETH WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR SOCKETS. SHE REQUIRED EXTENSIVE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, AND IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. NOOTHERS OBJECTS OR VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. THE DRIVER BEAT THE AIRBAG DOWN AND SAFELY PARKED THE CAR IN THE MEDIAN. WHY DID AIRBAGS DEPLOY AND WITH SUCH FORCE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707545June 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST IS THAT IT IS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AT STARTUP EVERYTIME UNTIL THE ENGINE IS GOOD AND WARM. AFTER THE ENGINE IS WARM IT WILL USUALLY STOP. THE HIGHER THE RPM'S GET THE FASTER THE SOUND IS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS WITH THE MANIFOLD. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD IT'S IDLE AFTER GAS IS GIVEN TO THE ENGINE. IT WIL DROP THEN COME BACK UP AND IT WILL SOMETIMES ALMOST DIE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707174June 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WATER LEAKS TO PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707130June 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ENGINE MANIFOLD CRACKED DURING START UP ON A COLD MORNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838699June 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RECALL # 97V194000 CHRYSLER/ FUEL SENDING UNIT; WRANGER SERVICED UNDER RECALL ON MAY 27, 1999. SINCE THAT TIME FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATOR HAS SHOWEN FUEL TANK TO BE EMPTY TWICE. OWNER WAS ONLY ABLE TO FILL TANK WITH 10 1/2 GALLONS. FUEL TANK HOLDS 19 1/2 GALLONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545308May 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL FILTER DESIGN IS LOCATED IN A VERY AWKWARD PLACE, EXHAUST PIPE IS JUST BELOW FILTER AND STARTER SOLENOID WIRES VERY CLOSE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO FILTER WHEN WRENCH BECAME INTANGLED INTO STARTER SOLENOID WIRES.MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837186April 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
WHEN DRIVER WAS PULLING OF FROM A STOP, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAME APART IN THE DRIVER'S HAND. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705915April 23, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONTACTED CHRYSLER CONCERNING MY PROBLEMS, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT MY AIRBAGS THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE SENT ARBITRATION PAPERWORK AND NEVER WAS. WHEN I CALLED BACK, I WAS TOLD THAT AN INSPECTOR SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT TO LOOK AT MY CAR BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED AND THAT IT WAS "TOO LATE NOW" TO DO ANYTHING. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT AN INSPECTOR OR ANYONE ELSE COULD BE INVOLVED WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED CHRYSLER. I AM FURIOUS AND FRUSTRATED AND NEED HELP WITH THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544996April 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGED ON YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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