1995 Jeep Wrangler complaints

THIS IS THE THIRD CAT I HAVE HAD TO PLACE ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FIRST TWO, ALL FAILING AT ABOUT THE TIME 50,000 MILES COMES AROUND. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE, AND REPLACED THE FIRST TWO FREE OF CHARGE. NOW ANOTHER DEALERSHIP STATES THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THESE. THE INSIDE OF THE CAT COMES LOOSE, BLOCKING THE EXHAUST, HINDERING PERFORMANCE. ALSO NOTED BY A NOISY METAL RATTLING NOISE WHILE AT IDLE OR UNDER ACCELERATION. MR

CONSUMER STATED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS ARE FATIGUING AND BREAKING.*SCC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PARKING BRAKES AS STATED IN RECALL # 02 V 041 000.BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART TO RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

PARKING BRAKE WILL RELEASE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER HAS NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL BUT DEALER CLAIMS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. CONSUMER IS FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASING INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

WHILE CAR WAS PARKED EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK

PARKING BRAKE WILL SELF RELEASE. SHOWING CURRENT MANUFACTURER'S RECALL BO3 ON ISSUE. CONSUMER CONTACTED BY CHRYSLER, WHO INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT

CONSUMER STATES PARKING BRAKE HAS POPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO A BRICK WALL.*YH

EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. ALSO, WHEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF IT WENT INTO REVERSE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN INTO STREET, AND STOPPED WHEN CONSUMER JUMPED IN AND APPLI ED BRAKES.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN PUTTING ON EMERGENCY BRAKE,IT RELEASES ON ITS OWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

JEEP WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED DOWN DRIVEWAY AND HIT A TREE. SMASHED IN BACK TAILGATE AND LIFTGATE.*AKI

WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL COME OUT OF PARKING GEAR AND ROLL BACKWARD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK AND WITHOUT WARNING PARKING BRAKE WILL PREMATURELY RELEASE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 02V041000 DUE TO VIN. *AK THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST AND MANIFESTS ITS SELF EVERY TIME THE BRAKE IS SET. JG

WHILE PARKING, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WITHOUT WARNING EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL RELEASE ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SERVICE VEHICLE.*AK DEALER FOUND NO RECALL ON THIS CONDITION, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON 1995 MODELS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. *TT

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. RECALL 02V041000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/ MODEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE PARKING BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY RELEASED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. NLM *YH

WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKED POSITION IT ROLLED AWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED WHILE PARKED ON A HILL IN A PARKING LOT. WITNESS HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND WITNESSED THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE PARKING LOT AND STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I ARRIVED AND SEPARATED THE VEHICLES, I PLACED THE PARKING BRAKE IN SERVICES AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I TOOK TWO STEPS FROM THE VEHICLE I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAD RELEASED AGAIN. *AK

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE UPWARD ON HILL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED, PARKING BRAKE WILL FAIL, AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS.*AK *JG

RECALL 02 V 041 000/PARKING BRAKE: PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD WHEN ENGAGED. CABLE WOULD CONE LOOSE FROM FOOT PEDAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN.FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ROLLED INTO PARKING LOT. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AT FIRST PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING ON A SLIGHTLY INCLINED SURFACE. NOW THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT EVEN ENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE RATHATING LOCKIN MECHANISM IS NON-OPERABLE.

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD ON SLIGHT GRADES.

A BOLT FROM MANIFOLD SHEARED OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND WARRANTY EXPIRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI

GAS GAUGE WAS OFF BY A 1/4 OF A TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED. ALSO, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NO LONGER WORKS CAUSING THE BELTS NOT TO LOCK. NLM

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED INTO A CONCRETE WALL, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*JB

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RELEASE FROM MECHANISM TO BE USED WHILE DRIVING.*AK *SLC

THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOOT ENGAGEMENT PEDAL DISENGAGES ON ITS OWN AT ANY RANDOM POINT IN TIME, THE PEDAL MUST BE ENGAGED ALL THE WAY TO FUNCTION AND EVEN AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES IS NOT COMPLETELY STABLE. NLM

WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED WOULD APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT PAWL WILL RELEASE BY ITSELF. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAD ROLLED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT GRAB.*JB

CONSUMER STATES EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL. *JB

THE PARKING BRAKE CONTINUALLY FAILS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE PARKED, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE BRAKE HAS POPPED LOOSE RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE. *JB

BRAKE PEDAL FOR PARKING BRAKE WOBBLES LEFT TO RIGHT, THE PARKING BRAKE USUALLY DOES NOT HOLD, CONSUMER STATES HE MUST USE THE TRANSMISSION TO INSURE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ROLL WHILE ON LEVEL OR ON A HILL. *JB

EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS HOLD, CONSUMER RESET THE EB BUT AFTER AWHILE IT RELEASES, CONSUMER RESET THE EB BY DRIVING IN REVERSE AND SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CONFINES CONSUMER TO HER SEAT, CAN BARELY REACH THE RADIO, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO CASING AND THE PUSH BUTTON STICKS, ALSO THE PASSENGER HAS TO HOLD THE BUTTON DOWN TO LOCK IN THE BELT, THE BACK SEAT BELTS WORK THE SAME WAY OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *JB

I ORIGINALLY DIDN'T CONSIDER FILING A COMPLAINT UNTIL I HAD THE THIRD MAJOR COMPLICATION OCCURRED. I'VE SINCE TALKED TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE 4.0 AND HAVE FOUND MOTOR MOUNT AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE MORE PREVALENT THAN THEY SHOULD BE. AFTER THE THIRD PROBLEM (TRANNY), I BEGAN MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS SITE. IT CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS THAT DC IS USING IN MAJOR COMPONENTS. I TRIED TO REASON WITH A SERVICE REP AT DC BY EXPLAINING THAT I'M A DIED IN WOOL JEEP FANATIC (5 JEEP JAMS) BUT SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANNY PROBLEMS AT THESE EARLY MILES IS PART OF THE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP PACKAGE. THAT MAY BE TRUE AT DC, BUT NOT AT OTHER CAR MAKERS LIKE TOYOTA AND FORD. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY LAST DC PRODUCT. I'M GLAD I FOUND THIS SITE; I KNOW WHERE TO GO IN THE FUTURE.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL,WHILE AT AIRPORT CONSUMER HAD TO RUN AND JUMP IN VEHICLE AND SLAMMED ON BRAKES, SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHTLY SLOPED DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO STREET,THIRD OCCURRENCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HER OWN DRIVEWAY AND ROLLED A FEW FEET AND THEN STOPPED, PARKING BRAKE WAS REPLACED ON 1-9-01. *JB

FAILED PARKING BRAKE, WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS IN USE, PARKING BRAKE INVOLUNTARILY RELEASES CAUSING IT TO ROLL. *JB

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER, CONSUMER STATES WHEN TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH WWRANGLER AT/S TIRES, HE TOOK THE FIRESTONE TIRES BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ONLY ACCEPTED 3 OF THE TIRES, BECAUSE THE FOURTH TIRE DID NOT HAVE THE VD SERIAL NUMBER. *JB

PARKING BRAKE FAILED WHILE IN GEAR.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED HOME THEY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A PILE OF ROCK AND LUMBER, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE OR THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. (CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY FAILURE) NLM

THE JEEP WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED, CAUSING THE JEEP TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A CONCRETE PORCH. THE BRAKE HAD BEEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC TWO MONTHS EARLIER FOR A SIMILAR SPONTANEOUS RELEASE WITH NO WORN PARTS FOUND OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE MECHANISM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO AN UNOCCUPIED SCHOOL BUS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SEAT BELT CLASP NO LONGER WORKS. BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT AT THEIR EXPENSE. *AK

33 OUT OF THE 4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE NOT AS EQUAL TO THE TIRES ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER ALSO PAID FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. (ATTORNEY REPRESENTING DAUGHTER) *SLC

AFTER PICKING MY SON UP FROM HIS SCHOOL BUS STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LIGHTLY SHUDDERING AT APPROX.8-10 MPH. I THOUGHT MAYBE A WEIGHT HAD FALLEN OFF AND CONTINUED THE BLOCK AND A HALF DRIVE HOME. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AGAIN LATER IN THE EVENING, I NOTICED A MESS OF WHAT LOOKED LIKE TIRE SHAVINGS ON THE GROUND AND LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE TIRE. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. I CHANGED THE TIRE TO THE SPARE BUT NOW AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING TIRES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEM. I AM THE MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG KIDS-RECENTLY SEPARATED FROM MY HUSBAND AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS NO MONEY FOR NEW TIRES AND I AM SCARED TO DEATH OF DRIVING NOW. PLEASE ASDVISE AS TO MY RIGHTS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY/LIABILITY OF FIRESTONE. THANK YOU-MEAGAN BLACKINGTON. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VD66-6TA TIRE SIZE: 30X9.50R15 )

TURN SIGNAL ON THE FRONT DRIVER PERIODICALLY WORKED. THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SOCKET. DEALER HAD ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE WIRING COULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE SOCKET WAS NOT. WIRING AND SOCKET WAS IN ONE PIECE WHICH DID NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO BUY THE SOCKET SEPARATELY.*AK

METAL ON THE SEAT ANCHOR FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HAS CRACKED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK IN ADDITION, METAL ON TAILGATE SPARE TIRE MOUNTS AND METAL ON EMERGENCY BRAKE RATCHET ASSEMBLY BROKE DUE TO FATIGUE AND HYDROGEN ENBRITTLEMENT OF THE SHEET METAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS VEHICLE. *YH

FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH., THE GAS TANK BEGAN SPEWING LARGE QUANTITIES OF GAS FROM THE TOP. *AK