WHILE PASSENGER IS WEARING THE SEAT BELT, IT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, SEAT BELT WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AND VIN. *AK
1994 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 1994 record →
BAKE DOOR HINGES BROKE OFF BECAUSE OF POOR MOUNTING PRACTICES.
TANK FULL OF FUEL WHEN IT STARTED LEAKING OUT. CAN NOTICE FUEL LEAKING WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & TOLD NO RECALL. DEALER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL AT FIRST. DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER YET. (#94V106000). *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN ENGINE BLEW OUT, THROWING A ROD THROUGH OIL PAN. DEALER NOTED CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS RAIN IN ENGINE.
EMERGENCY BRAKES DOES NOT WORK WHEN PUT ON.
FUEL TANK LEAKS CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECALL,RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO WRONG SERIAL NUMBER RANGE(94V-106000).
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
THREW CYLINDER ROD WHILE NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ROD TORE THROUGH BOTTOM OF OIL PAN, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
FUEL SENDER GASKET FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION'S 5TH GEAR FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH.
DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO LOCK WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK.
GAS TANK GASKET FAILED CAUSING GAS LEAK.
VEHICLE ROLLS WHILE IN PARK GEAR.
FUEL TANK GASKETS LEAK FUEL LIKE IN RECALL 94V106, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. *SLC
ENGINE BLOCK EXPLOSION SENT PIECES FLYING ALLOVER VEHICLE. *AK
BRUSHED AND GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED ALL WIRES UNDER THE VEHICLE/THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEMS AND THE CARPET. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *AK
THE ENGINE BLOCK EXPLODED SENDING PIECES FLYING.
JEEP WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECEIVED RECALL AFTER THIS HAPPENED # 94V106000 ON FUEL PUMP . *AK
GOODYEAR TIRES REPLACED.
GASKET REPLACED DUE TO GAS LEAK.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT (35)MPH VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS, THEN GAS FUMES FILLED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A CLIP IN THE GAS LINE WAS BROKEN BY A MECHANIC. *AK *SLC
REAR BRAKE DRUMS LOCKE DUP UPON COMING TO A STOP. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.
PURCHASED TRUCK USED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT AND LAP BELT BROKE, TOOK TVEHICLE TO DEALER TO ORDER THE PARTS ON JUN 17,1996 AND PARTS ARE STILL NOT IN . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN.*AK LOCKS ON DOORS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES, DOOR HAS FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF FAILURE. WINDOWS FALL DOWN IN DOOR CHANNEL, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS INSIDE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. *SLC
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE AREA UNDER THE HOOD AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 1/2 HR.SOURCE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN.*AK
FAILURE ON THE HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, THE CYLINDER IS BROKE, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO FALL.*AK
VEHICLES FUEL TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE SEALS USED AFTER SENDING UNIT RECALL WAS PERFORMED A TSB FROM THE MFR IS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. 94V106000. *AK *JB
WENT OFF A LEDGE AND HIT A TREE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THREE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS ON RIGHT SIDE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP TO SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT; NO WARNING; COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT.
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CUTS OFF BLOOD FLOW IN DRIVERS NECK WHEN RETRACTING. *AK
HAD FUEL PUMP RECALL WORK DONE, NOW FUEL TANK LEAKS. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS. *SD
STRAPS USED AS HANDLE TO ENTER SEPERATED FROM VEHICLE CUTTING OWNERS HAND. HE HIT GROUND HURTING HIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
THE REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
REPEATED FAILURE OF REAR AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL. *DSH
THE TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK . TT
ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, OCCURRED TWICE. TT *JB
DRIVER SEATBELT FAILS TO RETRACT, PART #55314797. TT
THERE IS GAS FUMES FROM THE GAS TANK. TT
STEERING WHEEL LOOSE. *SD
STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, LOSS OF STEERING. TT
PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS. *AW
RECALL REPAIRS ON FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT REFUSED BY GERMANY DEALER DUE TO IMPORTED CARS. *SKD
DURING HEAD ON COLLISION DRIVERS NOR PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCK UP, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT
AFTER DRIVEN AND STOPPED, BRAKES WILL LOCKUP BECOMING EXTREMELY SENSATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
CONSUMER RECEIVE RECALL DEALER SAY IT WOULD TAKE TWO WEEK FOR IT TO BE FIX THIS RECALL IS THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT GASKET. TT
WHEN FITTINGS ON TRANSMISSION COMES LOOSE/FALL OFF TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYS COVERING GAS TANK/MUFFLER/ENTIRE VEHICLE; CAUSING RISK OF EXPLOSION. TT
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