Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1999)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#8008119April 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY. BRAKES DON'T STOP, KEEPS ROLLING CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLYED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007784April 17, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL SHUT OFF, THE CONSUMER IS NOT AWARE OF THE SPEED OR HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL(99V-117). NLM *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900776January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE INSURED WAS INFORMED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE DIMMER SWITCH, AND THE A/C CONTROL HEAD. CLAIM#04-1236-643 *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900777January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE INSURED WENT INTO A RESTUARANT AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CLAIM NUMBER 35-W531-646. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900778January 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
LEFT FUEL LINE WAS BROKE NEAR THE THROTTLE BODY. CLAIM NUMBER 46-0271-088. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564026January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONS, ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAN NOT BE READ PROPERLY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BUT PROBLEM STILL UNRESOLVED, CONSUMER STATES HE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM BY TAKING OUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SPRAYING BATTERY CLEANER ON BACK WHERE CONNECTORS ARE BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, CONSUMER STATES THE WIRES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CORROSION. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002235January 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HEN DRIVING ON WET AND SLIPERY SURFACES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. VEHICLE WILL SLIDE, AND FRONT WHEELS WILL LOCK UP WHILE REAR WHEELS WILL BE STILL BE SPINNING IN CIRCLES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001823January 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE DUE TO A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756595January 8, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HAD TIRES REPLACED AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES, AFTER SEVERAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE ROTATIONS TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR. RECOMMENDED NEW TIRES BE COMPUTER BALANCED AND YET ANOTHER FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ON DEC 27, 2001, DRIVING ON RURAL RT 6A (CAPE COD MA) AT 35 MPH, UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL ON TWO CORNERS THEN FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF @ BALL-JOINT AND REMAINED CONNECTED TO VEHICLE BUT STRAYED UNDER THE CAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL 4 TIMESEND OVER END, COMING TO REST AFTER TAKING DOWN A PHONE POLE. ALL 4 WHEELS CAME OFF DURING ACCIDENT, DRIVER AND 1 PASS. TO HOSPITAL, VEHICLE TOTALED, CONSUMER PAYED FOR PHONE POLE. VEHICLE HAD JUST PASSED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#898358October 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWET TO INSTRUMENT PANEL ON INTERMITTENT BASIS, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, CONSUMER STATED THAT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753387October 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS FITTED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT BELOW ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IF ONE WAS NOT VERY CAREFUL, THE ACCELERATOR WOULD ALSO BE DEPRESSED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. AFTER THE FACT, I REMEDIED THE SITUATION BY AFFIXING A ONE AND A HALF INCH BLOCK OF ALUMINUM TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897450October 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE MANIFOLD HAD TWO CRACKS; ONE WAS LOCATED ON WELD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. INFORMED OF NO RECALL AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IN HIS OPINION WAS EITHER CAUSED BY A DESIGN FAILURE OR A METAL FAILURE OF THE WELD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563561October 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752439September 21, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DURING RAIN AND TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, VEHICLE STARTS TO TAK IN WATER THROUGH BODY WELDS FROM FLOOR BOARD AND BOLTS FOR PASSENGER SEAT/ FIREWALL LEAK WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER, BUT BODY CONTINUES TO LEAK UNCONTROLLABLY/ NEW VEHICLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. REVIEW JEP FORUMS FOR PROOF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752440September 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILS TO PRODUCE ACCURATE PRESSURE DUE TO CRACKS IN MANIFOLD OR BOLTS. MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE SUFFERING FROM FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD/ PLEASE REVIEW JEEP FORUMS FOR RESEARCH AND PROOF THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE AUTO MANUFACTUER SEEMS TO BE HIDING FROM. THSI SHOULD BE A RECALL. LETS NOT WAIT FOR A FIRE OR A DEATH CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752335September 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BLOWOUT AT 70MPH, MAJOR PROBLEM, TIRE TREAD CAME OFF FRONT OF WHEEL ENTIRELY. *AK (TIRESIZE: R15LT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749715August 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
IN THE EVENING, JUNE 13TH, 2001, MY VEHICLE WAS PARALLEL PARKED ON A SIDE STREET IN BOSTON, MY PARTNER SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, BACKED UP APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET, I WAS ON THE SIDEWALK GUIDING HIM BACK SO AS TO NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND US. WITH HIS FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, STRIKING A TOYOTA RAV4 PARKED IN FRONT. MY BUMPER GUARD HIT THEIR BUMPER HARD AND MY GRILL LIGHTLY HIT THEIR REAR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE, BUT THERE WAS REALLY NO DAMAGE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE ENGINE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, YOU COULD SEE TIRE SKID MARKS APPROX. 3 FEET LONG FROM THE FRONT TIRES, AND THE HEAVY SMELL OF "BURNT" RUBBER. AFTER READING ABOUT THE GRAND CHEROKEE PROBLEM TODAY, 08-03-01, IT MADE ME REALIZE THAT IF A PERSON WERE STANDING BETWEEN THE VEHICLES ON THE DAY OF MY INCIDENT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BADLY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK , THEY SAID "THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T DETECT ANYTHING WRONG." THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURED, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE GUAGES SINCE THEY WOULD ALL GO OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THE ODOMETER INDICATED "NO BUS" I SUSPECT THE TWO ARE UNRELATED, BUT I'M NOT AN EXPERT. THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE GUAGES, BUT NEVER HAD ANOTHER REPORT OF THE ENGINE REVVING OUT OF CONTROL AS MINE DID. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. REGARDS, AL FOWLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892794July 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WHEN GEAR SWITCHED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT GARAGE. CONSUMER HAD TO BE TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES TO KNEE/ EYE AND EARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#748296July 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE MOVING. DEALER KEEPS REPAIRING. KEEPS HAPPENING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746714June 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND SEVERAL OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. EVERY OWNER I HAVE CONTACTED (30+) HAS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY ADVICE OR RECALL INFORMATION. THE TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF 5TH GEAR, GRINDS IN SECOND, WON'T GO INTO SECOND WHEN COLD, AND HAS ALL THREE PROBLEMS IN REVERSE. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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