Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1995)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#780577September 30, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. WEATHER WAS WINDY AND GUSTY AND SEVERAL BUMPS WERE IN THE ROAD DUE TO REPAVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540458September 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILS. CANNOT SHIFT GEARS OUT OF SECOND AND THIRD. THE VEHICLE MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF THIRD GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827382August 31, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL , RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . THE INSPECTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539377August 26, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
GEAR SHIFT LEVER POPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, ROLLED DOWN THE STREET PINNING EMPLOYEE, CAUSING MULTIPLE INJURIES. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#540230August 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING OR INCIDENT, BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. PEDAL RESPONDS INITIALT, THE BOTTOMS OUT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO CORRESPONDING BRAKING APPLIED TO ANY WHEELS, SYSTEM INTEGRITY IS GOOD, NO FLUID LOSSES INDICATED, OCCURED UPON FIRST DRIVE OF DAY, 70 DEGREES TEMPERATURE, DRY SUNNY DAY, HAD NOT BEEN FOR STANDARD TRANSMISSION PROVIDING ENGINE BRAKING, PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827042August 20, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE METAL FLOOR UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS PREMATURELY WEARING OR DETERIORATING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540154August 19, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE SMELL OF GAS IS NOTICEABLE. POSSIBLE GAS TANK SEAL FAILURE. DEALER STATED "THE TANK IS JUST VENTING WHEN THE GAS EXPANDS".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541139August 18, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING FUMES TO LEAK INTO CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539001August 12, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
FUEL LINES FAILURE CAUSING HIGH PRESSURE RESULTING IN LEAKING OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826538August 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES KEEP PAUSING AND ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THEY CONTINUE TO PAUSE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538396July 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605844July 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
ENGINE/TRANSMISSION CASE BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536682June 6, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WATER LEAKS INTO VEHICLE THROUGH THE RADIO AREA ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. CHRYSLER BODY SHOP INDICATED THAT VEHICLE MAY HAVE A BREAK IN SEAM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534185April 11, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822297April 8, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS WERE DIMMING ON AND OFF JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD. THE ENGINE BEGAN SHIFTING, THE BATTERY PARTIALLY MELTED, AND THE BATTERY CABLE BURNED. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL BENT BACK DUE TO THE ENGINE SHIFTING APPROXIMATELY 4-6 INCHES. CONSUMER HAS CALLED AL. MISS. AZ. IL. (52059100R) IS THE PART NUMBER, NY. SAYS THERE ARE 243 CONSUMERS WAITING FOR PARTS DUE TO SAME DEFECT. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND A MANUFACTURER FOR THE PARTS. ALSO THE OIL FILTER WAS BROKEN, AND THE OIL CASING IS DENTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS A 243 CUSTOMER BACK ORDER AND MORE TO ORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781580February 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS FAILING, LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AFTER REPLACEMENT UNDER 1996 RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523976February 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
WORN CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER, CAUSING EXCESS CLUTCH FREEPLAY/RATTLING OF PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529711January 27, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSPECIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526418December 4, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK FAILED IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING THE SEA RTO RECLINE ABOUT 2-3 STOPS FURTHER FROM ITS ORIGINAL FULLY-VERTICAL POSITION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#604092November 4, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LATCH FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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