Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1995)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#888398May 16, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED WOULD APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT PAWL WILL RELEASE BY ITSELF. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAD ROLLED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT GRAB.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561203May 14, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561024May 1, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE CONTINUALLY FAILS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE PARKED, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE BRAKE HAS POPPED LOOSE RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560902April 26, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
BRAKE PEDAL FOR PARKING BRAKE WOBBLES LEFT TO RIGHT, THE PARKING BRAKE USUALLY DOES NOT HOLD, CONSUMER STATES HE MUST USE THE TRANSMISSION TO INSURE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ROLL WHILE ON LEVEL OR ON A HILL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560892April 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CONFINES CONSUMER TO HER SEAT, CAN BARELY REACH THE RADIO, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO CASING AND THE PUSH BUTTON STICKS, ALSO THE PASSENGER HAS TO HOLD THE BUTTON DOWN TO LOCK IN THE BELT, THE BACK SEAT BELTS WORK THE SAME WAY OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560888April 25, 2001
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS HOLD, CONSUMER RESET THE EB BUT AFTER AWHILE IT RELEASES, CONSUMER RESET THE EB BY DRIVING IN REVERSE AND SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744439April 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I ORIGINALLY DIDN'T CONSIDER FILING A COMPLAINT UNTIL I HAD THE THIRD MAJOR COMPLICATION OCCURRED. I'VE SINCE TALKED TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE 4.0 AND HAVE FOUND MOTOR MOUNT AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE MORE PREVALENT THAN THEY SHOULD BE. AFTER THE THIRD PROBLEM (TRANNY), I BEGAN MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS SITE. IT CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS THAT DC IS USING IN MAJOR COMPONENTS. I TRIED TO REASON WITH A SERVICE REP AT DC BY EXPLAINING THAT I'M A DIED IN WOOL JEEP FANATIC (5 JEEP JAMS) BUT SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANNY PROBLEMS AT THESE EARLY MILES IS PART OF THE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP PACKAGE. THAT MAY BE TRUE AT DC, BUT NOT AT OTHER CAR MAKERS LIKE TOYOTA AND FORD. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY LAST DC PRODUCT. I'M GLAD I FOUND THIS SITE; I KNOW WHERE TO GO IN THE FUTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560870April 20, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL,WHILE AT AIRPORT CONSUMER HAD TO RUN AND JUMP IN VEHICLE AND SLAMMED ON BRAKES, SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHTLY SLOPED DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO STREET,THIRD OCCURRENCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HER OWN DRIVEWAY AND ROLLED A FEW FEET AND THEN STOPPED, PARKING BRAKE WAS REPLACED ON 1-9-01. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560822April 18, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
FAILED PARKING BRAKE, WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS IN USE, PARKING BRAKE INVOLUNTARILY RELEASES CAUSING IT TO ROLL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560811April 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER, CONSUMER STATES WHEN TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH WWRANGLER AT/S TIRES, HE TOOK THE FIRESTONE TIRES BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ONLY ACCEPTED 3 OF THE TIRES, BECAUSE THE FOURTH TIRE DID NOT HAVE THE VD SERIAL NUMBER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884598March 29, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE FAILED WHILE IN GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560541March 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, PARKING BRAKE
WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED HOME THEY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A PILE OF ROCK AND LUMBER, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE OR THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. (CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY FAILURE) NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743072March 26, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE JEEP WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED, CAUSING THE JEEP TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A CONCRETE PORCH. THE BRAKE HAD BEEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC TWO MONTHS EARLIER FOR A SIMILAR SPONTANEOUS RELEASE WITH NO WORN PARTS FOUND OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE MECHANISM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881882March 1, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO AN UNOCCUPIED SCHOOL BUS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738818January 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT CLASP NO LONGER WORKS. BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT AT THEIR EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556814October 24, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
33 OUT OF THE 4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE NOT AS EQUAL TO THE TIRES ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER ALSO PAID FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. (ATTORNEY REPRESENTING DAUGHTER) *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732563September 26, 2000
TIRES
AFTER PICKING MY SON UP FROM HIS SCHOOL BUS STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LIGHTLY SHUDDERING AT APPROX.8-10 MPH. I THOUGHT MAYBE A WEIGHT HAD FALLEN OFF AND CONTINUED THE BLOCK AND A HALF DRIVE HOME. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AGAIN LATER IN THE EVENING, I NOTICED A MESS OF WHAT LOOKED LIKE TIRE SHAVINGS ON THE GROUND AND LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE TIRE. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. I CHANGED THE TIRE TO THE SPARE BUT NOW AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING TIRES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEM. I AM THE MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG KIDS-RECENTLY SEPARATED FROM MY HUSBAND AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS NO MONEY FOR NEW TIRES AND I AM SCARED TO DEATH OF DRIVING NOW. PLEASE ASDVISE AS TO MY RIGHTS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY/LIABILITY OF FIRESTONE. THANK YOU-MEAGAN BLACKINGTON. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VD66-6TA TIRE SIZE: 30X9.50R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871198September 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TURN SIGNAL ON THE FRONT DRIVER PERIODICALLY WORKED. THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SOCKET. DEALER HAD ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE WIRING COULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE SOCKET WAS NOT. WIRING AND SOCKET WAS IN ONE PIECE WHICH DID NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO BUY THE SOCKET SEPARATELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730995September 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH., THE GAS TANK BEGAN SPEWING LARGE QUANTITIES OF GAS FROM THE TOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731003September 11, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
FOR THE LAST YEAR, MY PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED AT ALL. IF ENGAGED, IT WILL RELEASE ITSELF. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A RATCHET ASSEMBLY THAT WAS BROKEN. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I STARTED HEARING OF MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I BECAME CONVINCED THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I BELIEVE A FULL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BEGIN AS I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL PEOPLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS DEFECT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT AWARE THIS TYPE OF INVESTIGATION CAN BE STARTED BY SUBMITTING REPORTS SUCH AS THIS. I WAS UNAWARE UNTIL RECENTLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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