1993 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL IN REVERSE, ENGINE WAS OFF. SHIFTED LEVER AND IT POPPED INTO NEUTRAL, ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED AND TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DISENGAGED AND TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF REVERSE INTO NEUTRAL DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

THEY ARE SAYING THAT MY PARTICULAR JEEP IS NOT WITHIN THE RECALL, BUT MY JEEP IS IN THE SHOP AS WE SPEAK BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE.

PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY LEADING TO A ROLLING ACCIDENT IN 12/2001. NO OTHER ROLL-A-WAYS LEAD TO ACCIDENTS, BUT DID ON SEVERAL OCCASION LEAD TO MINOR DAMAGE. LOCAL DEALER AND FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES HAD NOTHING TO SAVE REGARDING REPAIRS OR LIABILITY. I PERSONALLY KNOW SEVERAL OTHER WRANGLER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE ASKED THE TO REPORT TO NHTSA DIRECTLY. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED ON DEVELOPMENTS. THANKS NORM

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED, VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK FUEL WHEN CONSUMER WOULD PUT TOO MUCH FUEL INSIDE GAS TANK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE ROTOR SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY WAS EXPERIENCED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULDN'T LOCK. DEALERSHIP ORDERED A NEW LATCH FOR DOOR. LATCH WAS THE WRONG PART. CURRENTLY, SHE COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL. THEN, THEY REPLACEDIT AGAIN, AND SHE COULD OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. THIRD TIME DOOR WAS COMPLETLY BROKEN. DOOR DIDN'T OPEN AT ALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED IN 01/98 THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BEGAN GETTING NOISY AGAIN IN 99 EVENTUALLY THE MANIFOLD CRACK APPEARED.

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT GASKET CRACKED CAUSING FUEL VAPOR LEAKS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 94 V 106 000; HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE STARTED TO SOUND LOUDER THAN NORMAL WHEN STARTING UP FROM A COLD START. NOTICED ENGINE WAS COVERED IN OIL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST BOLT HAD FAILED AND THAT CAUSED MY PROBLEM. HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $300.00. THEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" FROM A JEEP WEBSITE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

THE JEEP WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND HAD WORKED OKAY THE DAY BEFORE. I STARTED ENGINE WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE RAMMED FORWARD HITTING A DOOR IN THE GARAGE AND NARROWLY MISSING A GAS WATERHEATER. MECHANIC LATER SAID THE CLUTCH BEARING CRACKED (VERY RARE HE CLAIMS). THE CLUTCH WAS RUINED, THE FLYWHEEL AND THE TOTAL COST TO FIX WAS $1200.00. THE DOOR WILL COST $500. THE DANGER FROM HITTING THE WATER HEATER WAS EXTREME AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN A FIRE. AGAIN THE VEHICLE DROVE FORWARD WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND NO SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL (WHICH EVEN REPAIRMAN CONCEDES IS PROBABLE CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH). THIS WAS THE SECOND CLUTCH IN THE VEHICLE AND ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT! *AK