Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1997)

411 consumer complaints on file.

#523027August 28, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCHES ARE MADE OF RUBBER ALLOWING THEM TO GIVE WHEN MEETING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LATCHES FAILED TWICE ON WINDY DAYS WHEN MEETING LARGE VEHICLES ON ROADWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520770August 18, 1997
AIR BAGS
RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522675August 17, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
4-WHEEL DRIVE INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT/GAS GAUGE FAILED, SHOWS TANK 1/4-1/2 FULL WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY OUT OF GAS/PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE VERY TIGHT AND SQUEAKY/ABS BRAKES SQUEAL LOUDLY/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING AND STICKS PRIOR TO RELEASING TO NEXT GEAR, AND SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM BUZZER SOUNDS AT TIMES UNEVEN AND LOUD WITH A SQUEAKING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520775August 11, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815173August 7, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE, HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815001August 4, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE READS THAT THERE IS GAS IN TANK WHEN ITS REALLY EMPTY. HAS BEEN TO DEALER BEFORE AND SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814605July 31, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CUTS OFF, GIVING NO WARNING. JEEP HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813624June 30, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH THE HOOD SHAKES, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THERE ARE MISSING BUMPERS WHICH WERE NOT INSTALLED AT THE ASSEMBLY. PART # 55176741AA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813578June 27, 1997
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD UP THE BODY MOUNTS AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE MISSING AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ALMOST FELL OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813607June 27, 1997
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35MPS APPROACHING A TURN, HAD SLOWED DOWN TO 10-15MPH, WHEN TURNING VEHICLE FELT A SHAKE, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FREEZE/LOCK UP AND CONSUMER THEN HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN DRIFTING OFF ROAD. WHEN DRIVER LOOKED IN REARVIEW MIRROR SHE SAW METAL PIPES LAYING ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812948June 10, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION, THE CAR COUL NOT STOP. THE DRIVER PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN IT SLOWED DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812572May 29, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER THEN PROCEEDED TO GET OFF INTERSTATE, THEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602971April 10, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516175April 4, 1997
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#810196March 20, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL: DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, HAD TO WORK BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER TO GET STEERING WHEEL BACK IN USE, TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546638February 6, 1997
SEAT BELTS
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE SHOWING UNUSUAL WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514152January 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513544January 9, 1997
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#807303January 8, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND THERE IS A NOISE, WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT GEAR SOMETIMES IT STICKS, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THIS ISTHE WAY IT SHOULD BE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806232December 12, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATING, OIL SENSOR GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO, CAUSING CHECKING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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