RECALL RELATED 94V106000, SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
1990 Jeep Wrangler complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 50MPH SUDDENLY DRIVER'S SEATBACK REST WELD BROKE, CAUSING BACK REST TO COLLAPSE. *AK
CLIP THA TCONNECTS ROD INSIDE DOOR BROKE, PASSENGER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN/UNLOCK FROM INSIDE. *AK
SEAT BELTS GET CAUGHT IN DOORS. *AK
EXPERIENCED BUCKLE FAILURE, WHEN MALE WON'T LATCH, DUE TO PLASTIC PARTICLE WHICH HAS FALLEN INTO FEMALE PORTION. *AK
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO POOR INFILTRATION OF GASOLINE. RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED PURCHASE JEEP NEW HAVING OTHER PROBLEM WILL DESCRIBE . TT
ONCE PARKED AND WALKED AWAY, SEVERAL MINUTES LATER WAS TOLD VEHICLE ON FIRE. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 11/16/95 MFG #624/625. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE JEEP USED WHEN TURNING THE JEEP, THE STEERING BINDS. TT *SLC
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARD CAN'T PUT IT BACK UP . TT
THERE IS WATER COMING IN FRONT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FRONT DASH, THE HORN STOP WORKING . TT
FUEL TANK WARPED AT BOTTOM. *DSH
302-530-0492: WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS OR TO STOP, ENGINE STALLS; LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TT
WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED ALLOWING WATER TO PENETRATE INTO VEHICLE. TT
FRONT BRAKE HOSES FAILED, INVOLVED IN RECALL NO. 92V148000. *AK
THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND THE DEALER IS SAYING IT IS COMMON. ONLY THE OPTIONAL 20 GALLON TANKS ARE DOING IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON PART OF DRIVER;WHILE PARKED, ROLLED DOWN HILL;HIT FRONT OF STORE;INJURED PEDESTRIAN;VEHICLE UNOCCUPIED
BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS HAVE BROKE RESULTING IN BACKS COLLAPSING. SEAT FRAME HAS ALSO FAILED. TT
VEHICLE WAS BEEN DRIVEN AT SPEED 5 MPH, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION, DRIVERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING SEAT BACK FAILURE. TT
GAS TANK SENDING UNIT/GASKET REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-166) DUE TO GASOLINE LEAK.
HAD AN ACCIDENT, DRIVER'S SIDE RECLINING SEAT BROKE. TT
VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC DUE TO DEFECTIVE CARBURETOR. TT
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING UNDERNEATH.UNKNOWN SOURCE. TT
SEAT BELT NO LONGER WORK DUE TO LOCKS BEING FROZEN. TT
FUEL PUMP GASKET RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO BUYING VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER PARTY (94V-134). *AK
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE. TT
STARTED UP, LEFT ENGINE RUNNING TO WARMUP, RETURNED 15-20 MINUTES LATER, FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. TT
CAPITAL EXPRESSWAY EAGLE IN CA., KEEPS TELLING OWNER TO CALL BACK AFTER EVERY (2) WEEKS. OWNER RECEIVED SECOND NOTICE 1/95. TT
BOLTS THAT HOLD THE MOTOR MOUNT TO BLOCK SHEARRED OFF, ALMOST RESULTING IN CONTROL LOST. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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