1997 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SPARE TIRE, THAT NEVER HAS BEEN USED AND WAS LOCATED IN REAR ON OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE, BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE# P22575R15, DOT# MKKHNMWR286.*AK

ENGINE MANIFOLD HAS GONE OUT TWICE WHILE CONSUMER HAS BEEN DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD COME ACROSS SOME INFORMATION RELATING TO A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *JB *SCC

ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED JUST BEFORE WHERE WELD IS LOCATED CRACK IS OVER HALF THE DIAMETAR OF THE PIPE AFTER READING OVER 30 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME OR SIMULAR PROBLEM I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A CALL BACK ON THIS PROBLEM THERE IS NO DOUGHT THAT IT CAN CAUSE IF NOT FOUND IN TIME A SEVER HARM TO THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLEY TO ALL IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

GEN 3 SEAT BELT RELEASED SEAT BELT WHEN I LEANED OVER AND HIT IT WITH MY ELBOW. THE CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME THAT IT HAPPENED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE FROM MUFFLER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKAGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK OVERTIME, EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED INTO THREE PIECES CAUSING HOT EXHAUST FUMES IN ENGINE COMPATMENTS AS WELL AS DRIVERS AREA. *YH

FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING, CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT RECALL WHEN ON YAHOO, AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *YH CONSUMER HAS RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES RESULTING IN TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS. CHRYSLER RESPONDED SAYING THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE VEHICLES VIN WAS MADE. *JG *NM

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GAUGE INDICATES MORE FUEL THEN THERE IS IN THE TANK. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC

MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWS 1/4 TANK WHEN EMPTY- THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN '98 (NHTSA # 97V194003 & TSB # 755) FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR VEHICLE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ALSO THE MANUFACTURER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE- IF IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, AND I HAVE THE PROBLEM (OBVIOUSLY), THENI DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL- THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO REPORT THIS. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 35 MPH VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. MECHANIC DETERMINED RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE BENT, ALSO UPPER LEFT CONTROL ARM. PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE BENT. *JG