1997 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

STANDARD STEEL WHEELS HAVE CORRODED AND ONE HAS STARTED TO LEAK AIR. METAL REMAINING ON OTHER WHEELS HAVE ALSO DETERIORATED TO A POINT THAT THEY MAY FAIL. NO INDICATION OF FAILURE IS EVIDENT TO THE DRIVER. WHEEL COULD RUPTURE AND FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL TO STEERING. 15X7 STEEL * 5 BOLT ON 4.5BOLT PATTERN BACKSPACING = 5.5 OFFSET = +38 MM. *KB

1997 JEEP WRANGLER TJ SAHARA - FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN TRYING TO FILL UP THE TANK. HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THEN I CAN COUNT. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN THE ASPECT THAT GAS LEAKS ALL OVER THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SPLASHES ON THE TIRE AND POOLS ON THE GROUND. NOT ONLY IS IT DANGEROUS BUT IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AS WELL. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH JEEP YEARS 97-01 AND UP. THIS SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE A FIX AS THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.. *TR

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, NEAR THE END, GAS GUSHES OUT OF TANK BEFORE NOZZLE CUTS OFF. HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS. COMPLAINED TO DEALER MANY TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 159,000.

1997 JEEP WRANGLER TJ FUEL FLOW OVER AND LEAK. I HAVE A 1997 JEEP THAT OVERFLOWS ON FILL UP AND ALSO LEAKS OUT THE NECK WHEN FULL. THIS IS A FAULT DESIGN OF THE TANK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING COLUMN CLOCK SPRING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $385. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,194 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,077.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. WEEKS LATER, HE NOTICED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V046000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) IN 1999; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT NO CHAARGE. UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

1997 JEEP WRANGLER EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSISTENT DECREASE IN POWER, STUMBLING, AND POOR GAS MILEAGE. AFTER A WRECK I NOTICED THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. BOTH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE WRECK BUT DUE TO FACT IT WAS A COMMON WRANGLER PROBLEM, AND IT PROBABLY HAD STARTED PRIOR TO THE WRECK I JUST HADN'T NOTICED IT. BUT SINCE THERE IS NOT A RECALL THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FIXED IT. *TR

1997 JEEP WRANGLER FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *KB (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB

JEEP SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON HIGHWAYS WHILE GOING 55 MPH +., CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO COAST THROUGH LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE MEDIAN. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE JEEP AND IT RAN FINE, BUT USUALLY ABOUT 20-50 MILES, IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN.. VERY HAZARDOUS. *AK