1999 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

ENGINE MANIFOLD HAD TWO CRACKS; ONE WAS LOCATED ON WELD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. INFORMED OF NO RECALL AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IN HIS OPINION WAS EITHER CAUSED BY A DESIGN FAILURE OR A METAL FAILURE OF THE WELD. *YH

EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILS TO PRODUCE ACCURATE PRESSURE DUE TO CRACKS IN MANIFOLD OR BOLTS. MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE SUFFERING FROM FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD/ PLEASE REVIEW JEEP FORUMS FOR RESEARCH AND PROOF THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE AUTO MANUFACTUER SEEMS TO BE HIDING FROM. THSI SHOULD BE A RECALL. LETS NOT WAIT FOR A FIRE OR A DEATH CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. *AK

DURING RAIN AND TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, VEHICLE STARTS TO TAK IN WATER THROUGH BODY WELDS FROM FLOOR BOARD AND BOLTS FOR PASSENGER SEAT/ FIREWALL LEAK WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER, BUT BODY CONTINUES TO LEAK UNCONTROLLABLY/ NEW VEHICLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. REVIEW JEP FORUMS FOR PROOF.*AK

BLOWOUT AT 70MPH, MAJOR PROBLEM, TIRE TREAD CAME OFF FRONT OF WHEEL ENTIRELY. *AK (TIRESIZE: R15LT)

IN THE EVENING, JUNE 13TH, 2001, MY VEHICLE WAS PARALLEL PARKED ON A SIDE STREET IN BOSTON, MY PARTNER SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, BACKED UP APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET, I WAS ON THE SIDEWALK GUIDING HIM BACK SO AS TO NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND US. WITH HIS FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, STRIKING A TOYOTA RAV4 PARKED IN FRONT. MY BUMPER GUARD HIT THEIR BUMPER HARD AND MY GRILL LIGHTLY HIT THEIR REAR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE, BUT THERE WAS REALLY NO DAMAGE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE ENGINE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, YOU COULD SEE TIRE SKID MARKS APPROX. 3 FEET LONG FROM THE FRONT TIRES, AND THE HEAVY SMELL OF "BURNT" RUBBER. AFTER READING ABOUT THE GRAND CHEROKEE PROBLEM TODAY, 08-03-01, IT MADE ME REALIZE THAT IF A PERSON WERE STANDING BETWEEN THE VEHICLES ON THE DAY OF MY INCIDENT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BADLY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK , THEY SAID "THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T DETECT ANYTHING WRONG." THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURED, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE GUAGES SINCE THEY WOULD ALL GO OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THE ODOMETER INDICATED "NO BUS" I SUSPECT THE TWO ARE UNRELATED, BUT I'M NOT AN EXPERT. THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE GUAGES, BUT NEVER HAD ANOTHER REPORT OF THE ENGINE REVVING OUT OF CONTROL AS MINE DID. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. REGARDS, AL FOWLER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WHEN GEAR SWITCHED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT GARAGE. CONSUMER HAD TO BE TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES TO KNEE/ EYE AND EARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE MOVING. DEALER KEEPS REPAIRING. KEEPS HAPPENING.*AK

I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND SEVERAL OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. EVERY OWNER I HAVE CONTACTED (30+) HAS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY ADVICE OR RECALL INFORMATION. THE TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF 5TH GEAR, GRINDS IN SECOND, WON'T GO INTO SECOND WHEN COLD, AND HAS ALL THREE PROBLEMS IN REVERSE. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN SHIFT LEVER FELL OFF TRANSMISSION, AND THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND PULL OVER OFF ROAD. CONSUMER UNCOVERED BOTTOM OF SHIFTER LEVER, AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO LOCKING DEVICE BETWEEN SHIFT LEVER AND TRANSMISSION.*AK

I HAVE READ ABOUT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MANIFOLDS CRACKING SEVERAL TIMES ON JEEP WRANGLERS. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW MANIFOLDS THAT JEEP INSTALLED ON THE 2000 MODEL. *AK