1994 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

SHEARED, CAUSEING DIFF.FAILURE AND WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. 1000'S IN DAMAGE TO FENDER, AXLE. *AK

I'VE HAD TO CHANGE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER 4 TIMES ALREADY AND GOING ON NUMBER 5. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY FRIENDS , AND I AGREE THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR THIS AGE OF VEHICLE. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT IT AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. *AK

THIS WAS A RECALL ON WRANGLERS DURING THIS MODEL YEAR, BUT APPARENTLY MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL, AND WAS NOT CAUSED BY ME. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK WHICH WAS VISIBLE AND COULD BE SMELLED. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT, AND CREATING A POTENTIAL RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. *AK

WHEN FILLING TANK WITH FUEL CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK AT/OR AROUND THE SENDING UNIT AT THE TOP OF THE TANK, ALSO AWARE OF RECALL 94V106000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 624/625 DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *ML

SEATBELT RETRACTOR NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO FULLY RETRACT BELT, ALLOWING IT TO CATCH (AND WEAR) IN DOOR LATCH. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD - REAR STUD ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN OFF LEADING TO AN EXHAUST LEAK. CAUSES NOISE AND EXCESS O2 IN EXHAUST SYSTEM SIGNAL COMPUTER TO INCREASE FUEL RICHNESS WHICH TAXES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAUSING EARLY FAILURE. CATALYTIC CONVETER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AS RESULT. DOOR LOCKS - THE DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HAVE BROKEN, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK DOOR FROM OUTSIDE WITH KEY. BY TURNING KEY, THE LOCK BEGINS TO DISENGAGE, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO UNLOCK DOOR. THIS CREATES NEED TO LEAVE WINDOWS DOWN CONTINUOUSLY IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO VEHICLE BY OPENING DOOR FROM INSIDE THROUGH WINDOW. MAJOR SECURITY ISSUE!

BOTH FRONT DISCS ARE BADLY PITTED AND RUSTED. FOR A NEWER VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE, THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AT THIS POINT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF JEEP CHEROKEES MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1995,SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WRANGLERS HAD A SIMILAR RECALL THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF. *AK

ACCORDING TO THIS SITE, THE 1994 JEEP WRANGLER HAD A RECALL OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. BEGINNING 31JAN96, I TOOK MY JEEP TO SHELBY MOTORS APROX 7 TIMES BECAUSE OF "RATTLING NOISE" WITH THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THEM "WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. NOW THERE IS NO LONGER A WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE, SHELBY MOTORS DECLARES THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER ABSOLVING THEMSELVES OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I APPEALED TO THEIR SENSE OF PROFESSIONALISM AND LOYALTY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, BUT FOUND THEIR INTEREST DOESN'T LIE IN THE CUSTOMER'S LOYALTY TO THEM BUT RATHER IN THEIR MONEY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION OR SHELBY MOTORS OF ANY RECALL. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED GIVEN I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS FOR 4 YEARS.