1997 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DEVELOPE 3 CRACKS ALONG THE REDUCER JOINT WHICH REQUIRED REMOVAL AND REWELDED. THE CRACKS STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT UNTIL I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN ENGINE NOISE AND EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE AT WHICH POINT THE WARRENTY JUST RAN OUT DUE TO MILEAGE. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS FAST.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, ADVISED CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL98V046000; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED REALLY HARD AND TOSSED CONSUMER AROUND A LITTLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE LOST POWER. WILL JERK REALLY HARD, AND PRESSING ON ACCELERATER HAS NO AFFECT. DEALER REPLACED FUEL RAIL, AND A WEEK LATER PROBLEM REOCCURED. *AK

UPON FILLING GAS TANK A GUSH OF GAS COMES FROM TOP CENTER OF TANK, CAUSING GAS TO RUN OVER THE SIDE OF VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE IS EQUIPED WITH THE GEN-3 SEATBELTS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO COME UNLATCHED TO EASILY.*AK

THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT A PIECE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS FLOATING AROUND, AND COULD BLOCK THE EXHAUST. DRIVER STATED VEHICLE STALLED AT 65 AS A RESULT. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FREEZE PLUG CRACKED ON PERFECT DAY OF 70 DEGREES. ENGINE COOLANT LOST. THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT - 02 MPH IN REVERSE. :) IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, PERMENENT ENGINE DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO OVERHEATING AND LEADING TO SEIZING.

ENGINE WAS VERY LOUD, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I ASKED IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WRANGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS. CONTACTED A FEW JEEP CLUBS VIA THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CRACKING OF EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON WRANGLERS IS VERY COMMON, TO THE POINT THAT YOU'RE LUCKY IF YOUR'S DOESN'T CRACK, AND THAT THE MANIFOLD HAS SINCE BEEN REDESIGNED. I CONTACTED THE CRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND IF IN FACT THE MANIFOLD WAS REDESIGNED AS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WASN'T JUST INSTALLING ANOTHER DEFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THERE ARE AFTERMARKET EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT CARRY AN UNLIMITED WARRANTY AND ARE IN FACT LESS EXPENSIVE, UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A HEAVY DEMAND FOR THEM WITH A LONG WAIT. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION, JUST BOILER PLATE RESPONSES THANKING ME FOR CONTACTING THEM. I ORDERED A NEW REPLACEMENT EXHAUST MANIFOLD FROM THE DEALER, AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP, BOTH THE SERVICE AND PARTS MANAGERS INDICATED THAT THEY NEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THE WRANGLER EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKING. WHEN I ASKED IF THE MANIFOLD WAS REDESIGNED, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. WHEN I GOT HOME AND OPENED THE BOX CONTAINING THE REPLACEMENT MANIFOLD, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS INDEED REDESIGNED! THEY ADDED BELLOWS THERMAL EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE FIRST AND SIXTH EXHAUST PIPES. APPARENTLY THE LENGTH OF THE MANIFOLD COUPLED WITH THERMAL EXPANSION, JUST RIPS APART THE MANIFOLD. WHILE I DID NOT HAVE A FIRE IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AS SOME HAVE HAD, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLACK FROM THE LEAKING EXHAUST, AND WAS INDEED EVIDENT IN THE CAR WHEN DRIVING. REPEATED CONTACTS TO THE INTERNET CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE ENDED WITH THEM CUTTING OFF COMMUNICATION. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE OLD AND THE REDESIGNED MANFOLD. I AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN HOW CHRYSLER HAS HANDLED THIS ISSUE.*AK