1995 Jeep Wrangler

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

Defect. BESTOP AFTERMARKET REAR SHELL ROOF RACKS,MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 27 AND MAY 20, 2004, DESIGNED FOR USE WITH THE BESTOP HARDTOP MADE FOR THE 1986-1995 AND 1997-2003 JEEP WRANGLER. THE COCKPIT COVER MAY NOT STAY LATCHED TO THE ROOF RACK BECAUSE THE LATCH BRACKET MISPOSITIONS THE ROTARY LATCH TO THE COCKPIT COVER. AS A RESULT, THE COCKPIT COVER MAY NOT STAY LATCHED TO THE ROOF RACK AND COULD SEPARATE FROM THE ROOF RACK. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET REAR SHELL ROOF RACKS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.

Risk. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE COCKPIT COULD CAUSE INJURY BY STRIKING PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE OR COULD BECOME A DISTRACTION OR AN OBSTACLE TO OTHER DRIVERS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. BESTOP WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BESTOP CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT (800) 845-3567.

Defect. ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE PARKING BRAKE CAN SELF-RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING.

Risk. THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A STRONGER PAWL RETURN SPRING. OWNER NOTIFICATON BEGAN SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

The contact owns a 1995 Jeep Wrangler. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V041000 (Parking Brake) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that he had parked the vehicle in a parking lot with the parking brake set and the vehicle transmission was in neutral (N). The contact stated that when returned to the vehicle it had rolled down a slight incline and crashed into the back of another parked vehicle. The contact stated that the rear quarter panel on the passenger side of the other vehicle had been dented. The contact stated that there was only a small smear of paint from the other vehicle on his bumper. There were no injuries and no police were on the scene. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2020. WAS NOTIFIED BY INSURANCE OF A RECALL THAT WAS NOT DONE. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED WORK CANNOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE RECALL IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRINDSTAFF CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2226 W ELK AVE, ELIZABETHTON, TN 37643) TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V041000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AFTER ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 280,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT RECURRED AGAIN LESS THAN 4,000 MILES.*JB

I CALLED BAY AREA JEEP DEALERSHIPS (SERRAMONTE & PUTNAM) REGARDING MY 1995 JEEP WRANGLER TRUCK VIBRATIONS THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. ONLINE THAT THIS HAS A NAME, - THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. TWO DAYS AGO, MY VEHICLE SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR, WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE EVEN AT 20 MPH, AND THE SHAKING BROKE THE BOLTS ON MY ROLL BAR. I SPOKE TO "TRACY" AT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION TODAY WHO SAID THAT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THE COMPANY CAN DO, THAT I SHOULD FIX THIS ON MY OWN AND KEEP THE RECEIPTS "IN CASE THERE'S A RECALL" WHICH I FIND UNACCEPTABLE. THERE IS NOTHING I CAN FIND WHICH INDICATES HOW THIS CAN BE FIXED. CAS AND THE NHTSA, WHICH I PLAN TO DO. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME DIRECTION HERE, I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS THING.

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, MINOR ATF LEAK, & HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED. ATF WAS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED BY PARTICULATE MATTER GENERATED BY MECHANICAL WASTE. NO LEAK WAS INITIALLY FOUND UPON INSPECTION, HOWEVER ONE WAS VISIBLY APPARENT AFTER INSPECTION AS ATF SPRAYED FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE ACROSS BOTH ENDS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AFTER TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ONTO A MAIN ROAD. ATF BEGAN TO BURN OFF OF VEHICLE CREATING A THICK SMOKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE AND THEY AVOIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER PUT HER HAZARDS ON WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD CONSUMER PRESSED ON GAS. HIGH RPMS WERE NOTED THEN AND THE WEEKS PRIOR. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON A SLOPED RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS THE ONLY THING PREVENTING IT FROM ROLLING BACK DOWN. APPROXIMATELY 4.5 QUARTS OF ATF LEAKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT AWAITS A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AFTER DIAGNOSIS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THIS AND OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN NOTED, AND IN PREVIOUS INSTANCES, CHRYSLER HAS BLAMED TRIM OPTIONS (CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS A 4 CYL 2.5 L 3 SPEED AUTOMATIC RIO GRANDE EDITION 4WD) AS THE REASON FOR SUCH ISSUES- - - - - -HOWEVER, JEEP ALSO ADVERTISED A "LIFETIME GUARANTEE" RELATING TO TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE. FORUM USERS OFFER 60K MILES AS AN ACCEPTABLE DEFINITION OF "LIFETIME" HOWEVER THIS CONSUMER BELIEVES SUCH CLAIMS SHOULD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TWO DEALERS INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V041000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SWAY BAR LINKAGE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 04/22/14 MA UPDATED 04/23/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX FOR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RUSTED NEAR ITS BOLTS AND BROKEN INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

GAS OVERFLOWS FROM TANK WHEN FILLING REGARDLESS IF HANDLE IS HELD OR USING AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF. GAS HAS SPLASHED ON CLOTHING, AND HAS STAINED PAINT. *TR

OVERFLOW PROBLEM WHEN FILLING UP, GAS SPILLS ALL OVER WHEN FILLING UP AND GAS PUMP SHOOTS OUT OF THE TANK FILLER. *TR

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT STAY IN PARK. MUST USE TRANSMISSION AS PARKING BRAKE. *JB

TURN SIGNAL STARTED TO GET STIFF THEN BROKE OFF. HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND HAPPENED AGAIN THREE TIMES SINCE.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO STAY LATCHED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. THE BUCKLE WOULD FIT IN THE LATCH BUT WOULD NOT CLICK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGING FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT A BROKEN SPRING IN THE SEATBELT LATCH MAY BE THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE A JEEP WRANGLER, 1995. THE FEMALE END OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NO LONGER LATCHING SECURELY. THE MALE END WILL SELF-RELEASE PERIODICALLY AND IT REQUIRES REPEATED LATCHING TO SECURE THE SEAT BELT. THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED RECENTLY AND WILL APPARENTLY REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELT FEMALE END. *JB

THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. CONSUMER HAD TO JUMP THE VEHICLE. THE CABLES GOT CROSSED, CAUSING A SHORT WHICH LED TO A FIRE. THE ECM CHIP BURNED COMPLETELY. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THE ECM CHIP SHOULD HAVE NEVER BURNED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PROTECTIVE COVER. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO WILL DO NOTHING ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK

WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE VEHICLE LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DURING INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FRAME HAD TOW HOLES SO LARGE THAT HIS HAND GOES THROUGH THEM. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED.*AK

THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STRUCK SOMETHING, AND THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V041000) CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. SERVICE MANAGER KEITH.*AK

I PURCHASED A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER RIO GRANDE EDITION JAN 2003. IT HAD 103,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS I STARTED TO HEAR A COLD ENGINE KNOCKING IN THE 2.5L ENGINE. I HAD MECHANICLS CHECK THE LOWER END AND ALL LOOKED GOOD. I ALSO REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, LIFTERS, PUSHRODS AND ROCKER ARMS AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.5L, AND 4.0L ENGINES THAT DC PRODUCED FROM 1991 - 1995 WHICH IS PISTON SLAP WHEN THE ENGINES GET OVER 70,000 MILES ON THEM. I ALSO FOUND A CLASS ACTION SUITE AGAINST DC CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMERS WON WITH THE OPTIONS OF A NEW ENGINE, GOOD TRADE IN ON ANOTHER CAR OR GREAT DISCOUNTS ON DEALER ITEMS. I CALLED DC AND ALSO WROTE A LETTER ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND THIS LAW SUITE. THE REPLY I GOT WAS THAT BASICALY SUCKS TO BE ME AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SO NOW I EITHER REPLACE MY ENGINE THAT WILL COST ME OVER 2,000 OR HOPE AND PRAY WHEN I DRIVE THAT IT WILL NOT DESTROY ITSELF. I AM IN THE COAST GUARD AND MY JEEP IS MY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK AND I DONT GET ALOT OF MONEY THAT I CAN JUST THROW AROUND ON A NEW ENGINE WHEN I JUST BOUGHT THE JEEP LAST YEAR. IF I DID NOT LIKE JEEPS SO MUCH I WOULD DRIVE IT TO THIER FACTORY AND PARK IT THERE TILL THEY FIX IT. *AK

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 1995 WRANGLER. THROUGH WARRANTY, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 1999. LESS THAN 15K MILES LATER, I AM TOLD THE CONVERTER MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER REFERRED ME TO CHRYSLER WHO HAVE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. IF I PURCHASE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER, I RECEIVE A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. CHRYSLER PROVIDES AN 8 YEAR WARRANTY ON IT FROM THE DATE OF "IN SERVICE" OF THE VEHICLE (1995). THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO NO FAILURE OR MISUSE ON MY PART MAKES NO PROVISION FOR ANY EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY AND I AM TOLD NO ONE HAS ANY DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY ON THIS MATTER. APPARENTLY, THE OEM CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISN'T WORTH THE ENDORSEMENT. GUESS I WON'T GET THAT SECOND JEEP - CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP UP THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PURCHASES IT REQUIRES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE WORTHLESS WARRANTY ISSUES!

NORMAL DRIVING WHEN 5TH GEAR WENT OUT. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL. I HAVE ALSO HAD FRIENDS WITH JEEP CHEROKEE'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL LIKE MORE THAN ONE VOICE IS EASIER TO HEAR, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT [email protected]. *AK

VIN: [XXX] 1995. I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR MY 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. ON OCTOBER 8, 2003 I TOOK IT TO THE FARICY BOYS CHRYSLER JEEP IN COLORADO SPRINGS FOR REPAIR. ON NOVEMBER 21, 2003 MY CAR WHILE WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY ROLLED OUT OF THE PLACE ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO THE NEIGHBORS FENCE. THE BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED AND WAS TO THE FLOOR WHEN MY DAUGHTER PULLED IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WE CALLED FARICY AND LET THEM KNOW THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AND THAT WE WOULD BE BRINGING IT IN. UPON OUR ARRIVAL I TOLD THE SERVICE REP [XXX] WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE TURNED ME OVER TO THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] . HE EXPLAINED THAT AFTER INSPECTION THE BRAKE CABLES HAD FAILED AND THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE RECALL. I ASKED WHY THIS WAS NOT REPLACED WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL. HE STATED THE CABLES PROBABLY APPEARED IN WORKING ORDER WHEN THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AGAIN HE SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER REP SINCE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND MY NEIGHBORS FENCE. I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE THIS WAS GOING TO BE RESOLVED AND REPAIRED BY FARICY. WHEN WE RETURNED FROM VACATION [XXX]. HAD YET TO GET AN ANSWER FROM DAIMLERCHRYSLER SO HE MADE SOME CALLS WHICH RESULTED IN AN INVESTIGATOR HIRED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER A [XXX]. [XXX] FROM EA ASSOCIATES CAME TO MY HOUSE AND INSPECTED MY CAR. HE STATED THAT CLEARLY THE BREAK WAS NOT IN WORKING ORDER AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. DEC 23RD CHYRSLER TOLD ME I SHOULD

THE ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO MALFUNCTION. *LA THE ABS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND WOULD NOT ACTUATE THE ANTI-SKID BRAKING DEVICE. *SC *JB

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH. *AK

THE SHAFT IS DEFECTIVE AND PER THE SERVICEMAN HAS FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ACCOUNTS OF THE DEFECTIVE SHAFT WHICH IN TURN HAS CAUSED THE GEARS TO GRIND AND COSTING ME 2 TRANSMISSIONS TO RESOLVE.

5TH GEAR WENT OUT - IN FEBRUARY 2001 I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AS THE 5TH GEAR QUIT WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN FOR AN EXIT RAMP THE GEAR SHIFT POPPED OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO 5TH GEAR. YOU COULD ACTUALLY SHIFT INTO 5TH POSITION BUT WAS LIKE PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT THAT TIME BUT IT RECENTLY DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO SLOW DUE TO A TRAFFIC JAM, THE SHIFT POPPED OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND 5TH GEAR NO LONGER WORKED. I WAS IN THE HOV LANE AND IT WAS VERY SCARY AS TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. *NLM

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND RUNNING INSIDE OF DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE PARK BRAKE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK *SCC

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK

BRAKES FAILED IN MY 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. BOTH CIRCUITS (FRONT AND REAR) HAD ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID STREAM OUT. I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND HOSES DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION TO THE BRAKE LINES. THE FRONT CIRCUIT LINE RUSTED THRU AND THE FLUID CAME OUT THRU A RUPTURE IN THE STEEL (RUSTED) LINE. THE REAR CIRCUIT HOSE FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BLEW OFF THE STEEL LINE (DUE TO CORROSION). FORTUNATE FOR ME I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THE BRAKES FELT, SO APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER THAN USUAL TO DETERMINE IF I COULD SENSE SOME DEFECT AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKILY THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AT THE SAME TIME AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME MOVED OUT. I DOWNSHIFTED AND SLOWED AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND THEN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, FROM WHERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR STATION. THE SERVICE TECH AT THE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT ALL THE LINES ARE SHOT (WHICH I CONFIRMED MYSELF). IN ADDITION HE ALSO WARNED ME ABOUT ADVANCED CORROSION TO THE FUEL RAIL AS WELL AS OTHER STEEL COMPONETS (MOSTLY TUBULAR). THIS JEEP HAS BEEN IN FRESH WATER ABOVE THE FRAME IN THE PAST WHILE FOUR WHEELING, BUT NEVER IN SALT WATER. THE VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN UTILIZED VERY OFTEN (DRIVEN PERHAPS 1 OR 2X PER MONTH EXCEPT WINTER) OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE? THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OR WHOEVER ELSE WAS WITH ME SHOULD HAVE MADE A PANIC STOP PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I WOULD APPRECIATE WHATEV

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FROM MANUFACTURER CONCERNING BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO HONOR THE RECALLS. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. NAR 06/27/2003*MR THE CONSUMERS TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IT LOST 2 GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY AND DAMAGES COST APPROX $1873.93. AFTER DURING RESEARCH THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT SEVERAL JEEPS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS SO IT WAS EVIDENT THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, SO THE CONSUMER WISHES TO BE FULLY REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *CB THE CONSUMER HAD BRAKES AND SHOCK WORK PERFORMED IN THE PAST. *JB

I OWN A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER, SAHARA MODEL, AND THE QUESTION I HAVE IS THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. THE DEALER FOUND IT AND SAID IT SHOULD BE FIXED OR REPLACED FOR A NOMINAL FEE ($750). I ELECTED NOT TO HAVE IT DONE AT THAT TIME. THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICEMAN ABOUT THIS HE STATED TO ME THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED OR REPLACED MANY OF THEM. MY QUESTION IS IF IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF IT, THEN THEY SHOULD REPLACE OR REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? AM I ENTITLED TO A FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS? I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATE BUT HAD TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE INCIDENT DATE FIELD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. REGARDS, DARL M. DODSON, E-MAIL [email protected]. *NLM

PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK, RETRACT, AND SOMETIMES NOT COME OUT OF RETRACTOR. DRIVERS SIDE GETTING THE SAME WAY. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER'S SON HAD RECEIVED A RECALL CONCERNING FAULTY BRAKES, PRIOR TO THIS, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE SON EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT EVENT HAPPENED WHEN THE SON ACTIVATED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. RECALL#02V041000 *SCC *JB

A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR. *AK

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A VAN. THE VEHICLES FUEL SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR, TP SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALSO RATTLED. *MR *SCC *NLM

THE CONSUMER PARKED AND EXITED VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE RELEASED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AND CRASH INTO A BUILDING. *NLM

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED ON ITS OWN. *JB

OVER SIZED TIRES DAMAGED THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION. *NLM

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY A MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT STAND BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN PARK WITH ENGINE OFF AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE ROLLED BACKARDS INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE TRAILER IS ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WILL NOT STAY IN THE LOCK POSITION AND WILL UNLOCK CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED (65MPH) PASSING A SEMI TRUCK GOING THE OTHER DIRECTION, TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THE HOOD FLEW UP CAUSING LACK OF SITE, TOOK OUT THE WINDSHIELD, DENTING THE WINDOW FRAME, PULLED PASSENGER FENDER UP UNTIL PASSENGER SIDE HOOD LATCH FAILED. BROKE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HOOD LATCHES AND THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH FAILED AS WELL. DT

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES ENGAGE. CONSUMER STATES THAT POP WAS HEARD OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION TS

THE VEHICLES PARKING BRAKE SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, AFTER THE INCIDENT CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V041000) REGARDING THE FAILURE. *JG

CONSUMER STATES OH HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HOOD LIGHTS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

THE CONSUMER HAS A LEAK INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS ON A HILL IN PARK WITH ENGINE ON, WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS