UPON VEHICLE BEING STARTED, AND BEING IN PARK GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AUTOMATICALLY. VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO THE LAKE, ALMOST DROWNING DRIVER AND PET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1996 Jeep Wagoneer
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › steering wheel/handle bar. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsWHEN DRIVING STEERING WHEEL IS MOVING BACK AND FORWARD. BOLTS ARE LOOSE WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. *AK.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2022Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.