1997 Jeep Wrangler complaints

CONSUMER NEEDS INFORMATION REGARDING VEHICLE BEING IMPORTED FROM S. KOREA.

THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM UP THREE OF THE FOUR TIMES.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, WENT TO CHANGE GEAR WHEN STICK SHIFT CAME OUT ONTO CONSUMER'S HAND. SHIFT PULLED RIGHT OUT OF TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER THEN HAD TO TRY TO PUT SHIFT BACK IN AND DOWNSHIFTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED SHIFT LEVER. *AK

THE TRUCK HAD SOME BRAKE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED FROM A SEAL LEAK AT THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO STOP. *AK

RIGHT FROM SHOULDER HARNESS IS LOOSE AND GETS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR LATCH WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED CAUSING A HOLE TO BE TORN IN THE WEBBING OF THE HARNESS.

GAS GAUGE DID NOT REPORT ACCURATELY IN THE AMOUN TOF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT. *AK

UNSPECIFIED: DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.

DOORS FAILED.

BRAKE ROTORS, PADS AND DRUMS FAILED.

AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, WHILE IN NEUTRAL OR FIRST GEAR, THE RPMS DROP TO ALMOST ZERO AND VEHICLE STALLS, BUT CATCHES ITSELF TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCESSORIES SUCH HEAT/DEFROSTER, ETC. ARE ON. *AK

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE TYPE OF PUTTY USED ON THE PLASTIC DOOR FRAME. THIS PUTTY IS MEANT TO KEEP WATER FROM FLOWING THROUGH A JOINT IN THE DOOR FRAME. THIS FRAME IS ONE PIECE AND IS DESIGNED TO BE REMOVED. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN A RAIN STORM, ALMOST WAS HIT BY AN 18-WHEELER. *AK

ENGINE BUCKS, BACK FIRES AND ATTEMPTS TO STALL WHILE ACCELERATING RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISIONS.

AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE ON RECALL, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO REPORT TO SELLING DEALER TO GET REPAIR.

GAS GAUGE FALSELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

FRONT SEAT SEAT BELTS WHEN RELEASED REST IN A POSITION THAT INTERFERES WITH DOOR LATCHES. IN FOUR OUT OF FIVE TIMES WHEN DRIVER GETS OUT THE SEA TBELT RECOILS TO ITS RESTING POSITION AND SITS HALFWAY OVER THE LATCH AND DOOR GETS SLAMMED ON IT. *AK

HEAD LIGHT DASH SWITCH FAILED.

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60MPH AND EVERYTHING QUITS. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF.

HOOD LATCHES ARE MADE OF RUBBER ALLOWING THEM TO GIVE WHEN MEETING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LATCHES FAILED TWICE ON WINDY DAYS WHEN MEETING LARGE VEHICLES ON ROADWAY.

RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

4-WHEEL DRIVE INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT/GAS GAUGE FAILED, SHOWS TANK 1/4-1/2 FULL WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY OUT OF GAS/PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE VERY TIGHT AND SQUEAKY/ABS BRAKES SQUEAL LOUDLY/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING AND STICKS PRIOR TO RELEASING TO NEXT GEAR, AND SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM BUZZER SOUNDS AT TIMES UNEVEN AND LOUD WITH A SQUEAKING NOISE. *AK

AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE, HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. *AK

FUEL GAUGE READS THAT THERE IS GAS IN TANK WHEN ITS REALLY EMPTY. HAS BEEN TO DEALER BEFORE AND SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. *AK

VEHICLE CUTS OFF, GIVING NO WARNING. JEEP HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH THE HOOD SHAKES, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THERE ARE MISSING BUMPERS WHICH WERE NOT INSTALLED AT THE ASSEMBLY. PART # 55176741AA. *AK

THE BOLTS THAT HOLD UP THE BODY MOUNTS AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE MISSING AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ALMOST FELL OUT. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35MPS APPROACHING A TURN, HAD SLOWED DOWN TO 10-15MPH, WHEN TURNING VEHICLE FELT A SHAKE, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FREEZE/LOCK UP AND CONSUMER THEN HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN DRIFTING OFF ROAD. WHEN DRIVER LOOKED IN REARVIEW MIRROR SHE SAW METAL PIPES LAYING ON THE ROAD. *AK

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION, THE CAR COUL NOT STOP. THE DRIVER PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN IT SLOWED DOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER THEN PROCEEDED TO GET OFF INTERSTATE, THEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH.

STEERING WHEEL: DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, HAD TO WORK BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER TO GET STEERING WHEEL BACK IN USE, TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES. *AK

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE SHOWING UNUSUAL WEAR.

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND THERE IS A NOISE, WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT GEAR SOMETIMES IT STICKS, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THIS ISTHE WAY IT SHOULD BE . *AK

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATING, OIL SENSOR GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO, CAUSING CHECKING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES. *AK

FLYWHEEL GRINDS A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC RESERVOIR, ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK OUT, ADDITION TO SPRAYING POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER ENGINE WHEN FLUID LEAKS ONTO THE FAN BLADE, REPLACE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, NEW UNIT WORKED ITS WAY LOOSE AFTER TWO WEEKS.

DRIVING 55MPH, RAN OFF ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT DURING CRASH 10:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES, THEN DIED. *AK

THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKES PEDAL ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO SLAM ON BRAKES HIS FOOT WAS ON BOTH PEDALS. THS CONDITION RESULTED IN A SMALL ACCIDENT. *AK *JB

STOPPED BEHIND THREE OR FOUR VEHICLES AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONSUMER FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN ACCIDENT.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TWISTS, CAUSING IMPROPER FIT.

MASTER CYLINDER SEAL LEAK.

FELL A SLEEP AND RAN OFF THE ROAD, THE JEEP ROLLED OVER AND FLIPPED OVER ON FRONT AND BACK, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, AND TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING TO A COMPLETE STO. *AK

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, REAR ENDED VEHICLE AND DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK