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1995 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 1995 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders
Filed Jul 16, 1998TX

REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 10, 1998NY

ENGINE/TRANSMISSION CASE BROKE.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 6, 1998MS

WATER LEAKS INTO VEHICLE THROUGH THE RADIO AREA ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. CHRYSLER BODY SHOP INDICATED THAT VEHICLE MAY HAVE A BREAK IN SEAM.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 11, 1998TN

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR.

Exterior Lighting › HeadlightsFire
Filed Apr 8, 1998IL

WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS WERE DIMMING ON AND OFF JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD. THE ENGINE BEGAN SHIFTING, THE BATTERY PARTIALLY MELTED, AND THE BATTERY CABLE BURNED. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL BENT BACK DUE TO THE ENGINE SHIFTING APPROXIMATELY 4-6 INCHES. CONSUMER HAS CALLED AL. MISS. AZ. IL. (52059100R) IS THE PART NUMBER, NY. SAYS THERE ARE 243 CONSUMERS WAITING FOR PARTS DUE TO SAME DEFECT. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND A MANUFACTURER FOR THE PARTS. ALSO THE OIL FILTER WAS BROKEN, AND THE OIL CASING IS DENTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS A 243 CUSTOMER BACK ORDER AND MORE TO ORDER. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor
Filed Feb 17, 1998UN

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS FAILING, LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AFTER REPLACEMENT UNDER 1996 RECALL.

Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed Feb 6, 1998NH

WORN CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER, CAUSING EXCESS CLUTCH FREEPLAY/RATTLING OF PEDAL. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 27, 1998KS

UNSPECIFIED.

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 4, 1997TX

DRIVER'S SEATBACK FAILED IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING THE SEA RTO RECLINE ABOUT 2-3 STOPS FURTHER FROM ITS ORIGINAL FULLY-VERTICAL POSITION. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 4, 1997CA

DOOR LATCH FAILED.

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Sep 12, 1997CO

BIKE RACK BROKE OFF FROM WELDED SECTION, CAUSING BIKE TO FALL.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Aug 15, 1997GA

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BROKE/FAILED WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. *AK

Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Aug 11, 1997FL

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 17, 1997FL

OIL SENDING UNIT FAILURE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jun 10, 1997NC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. HEADLIGHTS MUST BE REPLACED YEARLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 21, 1997CT

WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ONE DRIVES FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE HEAT. *AK

Parking Brake › ConventionalCrash
Filed Mar 20, 1997PA

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE PARKED HIS EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE BECAME DISENGAGED, CAUSING HIS VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.OWNER NOTES THAT DEALER STATED THAT SOME ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageCrash
Filed Jan 16, 1997TN

TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER AND HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD DRIVER IN THE SEAT, THEY BECAME LOOSE AND THEY DID NOT SECURE DRIVER IN THE SEAT. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Dec 27, 1996IL

THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE CASING AT ALL. THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF SEATBELTS PUT IN. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Dec 11, 1996CA

GAS PEDAL COMES FREE OF THROTTLE WIRE WHEN PEDAL IS TOUCHED THEN RELEASES QUICKLY, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Dec 5, 1996MA

CONNECTION ON TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE OVERHEATS AND MELTS, TRANSMISSION OIL DRIPS ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM, HAS CAUSED FIRE AN ANOTHER JEEP. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/Supercharger
Filed Dec 4, 1996NM

PLASTIC ADAPTER MISSING FROM ENGINE, ALLOWING WATER TO SEEP INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 1, 1996GA

ABS: VEHICLE TURNS LEFT THEN RIGHT WHEN BRAKING, NEARLY CAUSED COLLISION WITH DEER, ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 4, 1996VA

WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL TANK PLASTIC MOLD SEAM FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesFire
Filed Oct 3, 1996MA

TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE CONNECTORS MELTS DOWN WHEN PLASTIC GETS HOT WHEN CONNECTION MELTS, TRANSMISSION FLUID POURS OUT OF JEEP ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM, CAUSED FIRE TWICE OUT OF SIX TIMES. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE HAS A YELLOW PLASTIC CONNECTOR WHEN THE JEEP GETS HOT THE PLASTIC MELTS ALLOWING THE FLUID TO POUR ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST.*JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesFire
Filed Oct 3, 1996MA

CONNECTOR ON TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE MELTS, OIL DRIPS ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM, COULD CAUSE FIRE, HAS CAUSED FIRE ON ANOTHER JEEP/SAME MODEL/YEAR.*AK*JB

Parking Brake › Conventional › MechanicalCrash
Filed Sep 18, 1996CO

APPLIED PARKING BRAKES, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, LEFT KEY IN IGNITION WITH ENGINE RUNNING, HEARD POPPING SOUND, PARKING BRAKE RELEASED ON ITS OWN, VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARD, STOPPED BY BUMPING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Jun 24, 1996FL

SPEEDS REACHING ABOVE 60MPH VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jun 22, 1996FL

HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY GO OUT. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601442) *DH

Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Shackle
Filed May 8, 1996NH

POOR WELDS ON SHACKLE MOUNT DO NOT PROVIDE THE SUSPENSION SUPPORT NEEDED. *DSH

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire1 injured
Filed Apr 15, 1996PA

HEARD STRANGE SOUND, PARKED VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY GAS LEAK FIRE ORIGINATED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. OWNERS INURIES: BURNT HANDS. *AK

Unknown or Other1 injured
Filed Apr 15, 1996PA

UPON ATTEMPTING TO FILL VEHICLE W/GASOLINE, SPRING LOADED LICENSE PLATE FLEW UP W/SUCH FORCE THAT THE GAS NOZZLE DISLODGED, SPRAYING DRIVER'S EYES W/GASOLINE.

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 25, 1996KY

DURING A REAR COLLISION, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS FELL BACKWARDS AND REAR SEAT CAME FOREWARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Mar 25, 1996OH

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HOOD FLEW UP HITTING WINDSHIELD, DAMAGING THE HEADER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 14, 1996GA

FAILURE ON THE BRAKES CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. 8AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Mar 7, 1996CA

TURN SIGNAL LEVER FELL OFF IN HAND. *DSH

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › LatchCrash
Filed Feb 21, 1996NJ

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH, SUDDENLY HOOD FLEW UP, WHICH SHATTERED AND BENT WINDSHIELD FRAME, RESULT SEVERELY DAMAGED HOOD AND FRAME. *AK

Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Filed Jan 24, 1996NM

ROOF TOP RATTLES. *SD

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 23, 1996NC

WHILE DRIVING BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. TT

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 11, 1996CA

GAUGE FAILURE. *AW

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Oct 19, 1995NY

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BATTERY HAS FAILED. TT

Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly
Filed Oct 12, 1995PA

VEHICLES LEAF SPRING BRACKET BROKE.HAD TO REWELD THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE FRONT AXLE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Sep 25, 1995CA

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *DSH

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Sep 5, 1995CA

DOOR WINDOW OFF TRACK. *DSH

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 21, 1995CA

AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR FAILED. *SKD

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Aug 20, 1995CA

WIRING HARNES SHORTED OUT. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 17, 1995CA

PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD DURING RAINY DAYS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Aug 15, 1995CA

SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WON'T RELEASE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 19, 1995UT

THE ALUMINUN HOLDING PLATE HOLDING THE ENGINE BROKE. TT

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Jul 3, 1995CO

REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *AK

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