Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
September 01, 2018
TBD
Condition
Unknown
Damage
Other
Title
Salvage
| Dynamic Head Restraints | Not Available |
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| Head Restraint | Not Available |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Not Available |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Not Available |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Not Available |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | Not Available |
| LATCH Locations | Not Available |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Not Available |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Not Available |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11399440 |
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| Consumer Location: | SAN DIEGO, CA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
FUEL GUACHE GOVEA INACCURATE READING AND DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS HALF FULL. CONTACTED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER TWICE ON HAVING THIS PART REPLACED AND EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THEY WILL CALL ME BACK BUT THEY HAVE NOT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10194125 |
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| Consumer Location: | ARLINGTON, TX |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
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
| NHTSA ID Number: | 767727 |
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| Consumer Location: | BUNKER HILL, WV |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. ALSO THE MANIFOLD SUPPORTS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH COULD FALL OFF IF CRACK WOULD BREAK COMPLETELY. THERE MUST BE AN ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. I ALSO WAS TOLD THE USED JUNK YARD PARTS WERE CRACKED SO I COULDN'T BUY A USED MANIFOLD. NOT ONLY THE COST OF THE MANIFOLD BUT THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH A FAILED MANIFOLD HAVE ME VERY CONCERNED. NLM
| NHTSA ID Number: | 749686 |
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| Consumer Location: | MOHRSVILLE, PA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOPW MANY DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOME ACTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 888984 |
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| Consumer Location: | BENTON, ME |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
HAD HEARD A NOISE WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SOUNDED LIKE A HOLE IN MUFFLER. EXHAUST WAS COMING OFF ENGINE. PROBLEM GOT WORSE. 2 PIECES OF HOSES BECAME ONE AND JOINED, THEY CRACKED AND NEARLY SEPARATED. THEY WERE TOO CLOSE TO ENGINE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED OVER WARRANTY AND WILL NOT REPAIR.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 745057 |
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| Consumer Location: | DALLAS, TX |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE. FLOOR GETS WET WHEN IT RAINS OR AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. MAUNFACTURER SAID THAT THERE MAY BE SOME CLOGGED VENTS. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS, MAYBE IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED MORE OF A DESIGN FLAW.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 745059 |
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| Consumer Location: | DALLAS, TX |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
THE DIRVER'S SIDE MIRROR DOESN'T STICK WELL, SO WHEN YOU DRIVE AROUND IT EASILY MOVES, AND DRIVER CAN'T SEE THE CARS BESIDES HIM. HAS TO LOOK BACK WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 723464 |
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| Consumer Location: | SACRAMENTO, CA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
BLEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF ROAD OR DRIVEN HARD. VERY ANGRY AND DISGUSTED!!!! IT'S IN THE SHOP NOW. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 716970 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT FOR STOPLIGHT, WAS ABLE TO GET INTO NEUTRAL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION UNABLE TO MOVE. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 716972 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
FRONT TORSION BAR IS FLIMSY AND UNDERSIZED, BECAME STRESSED UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS (NO OFFROADING) AND GAVE WAY. TURNING, MANEUVERING IN TRAFFIC VERY DANGEROUS AS SIDE-TO-SIDE SWAYING BECAME EXCESSIVE. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 704027 |
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| Consumer Location: | CRANDON, WI |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SXVP**** |
TOOK JEEP TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES HAD HEADERS REPLACED SOON AFTER MAIFOLD EXHAUST FAOLURE. RADIO REPLACED ONCE, STILL DOESN'T STAY ON.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11375015 |
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| Consumer Location: | SAN RAMON, CA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19S7VP**** |
I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH FOOT ON BREAK. THROTTLE WENT VERY HIGH AND PROPELLED CAR FORWARDED EVEN WHEN PUSHING THE BREAKS PENAL DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD. THERE IS NO WAY I PUSHED DOWN ON THE WRONG PEDAL. THE BREAKS COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR STOPPED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11351889 |
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| Consumer Location: | AMBOY, IL |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19S2VP**** |
AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE STEERING SEEMS LIKE IT WOBBLES ENTIRE VEHICLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11301864 |
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| Consumer Location: | JACKSONVILLE, FL |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P4VP**** |
RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I CALLED THE OWNER HE SAID ITS A BUY AS IS, NO WARRANTY, HE DIDN'T OFFER TO HELP WITH ANYTHING AND BEING DISABLED I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO GET ENGINE FIXED, TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC SYSTEM, NO AC, NO HEAT OR DEFROST EITHER ALL THESE THINGS I FIXED BUT NOW AGAIN IN 2020 I STILL HAVE NO HEAT, NO DEFROST, JEEP IS IN YARD NOT RUNNING AND I STILL OWE RIGHT AT 900 ON THE JEEP, THE OWNER HAS BEEN VERY RUDE, MADE THREATS, AND NOW NOT TAKING MY FINAL 3 PYMTS ON JEEP, NEVER BEEN LATE, EVER!!!! HE RUNS A SHADY BUY HERE PAY HERE LOT AND I HAVE A TOP MECHANIC THAT LEFT HIS BUSINESS TO VOUCH FOR THE ODOMETER TAMPERING AS WELL AS HAVING THE MECHANIC TO FIX ALL THE LIGHTS ON PANEL THAT SHOWED ENGINE RUNNING HOT, HE TOLD THE MECHANIC TO FIX IT OR HE WAS NOT GETTING HIS PAY CHECK, I HAVE THE MECHANICS STATEMENT AND HE WILL TESTIFY IN PERSON. I HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE SINCE QUITE TO VOUCH HE SOLD LEMONS, AND SALVAGED CARS. HE LOST HIS DMV LICENSE BUT STILL CONTINUES TO FRAUD PEOPLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11281599 |
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| Consumer Location: | MENTOR, OH |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P8VP**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GANLEY VILLAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (2115 MENTOR AVE, PAINESVILLE, OH 44077, (440) 354-4358) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 196,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11093330 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19S7VP**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS VISIBLY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MANAHAWKIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (500 NEW JERSEY 72 WEST, MANAHAWKIN, NJ 08050) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11084993 |
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| Consumer Location: | PEORIA HEIGHTS, IL |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19SOVP**** |
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR APPROX. 20 OF ITS 21YRS. THE REAR FRAME WHERE THE TRAILING ARMS ARE ATTACHED TO THE BRACKETS RUSTED OUT. THE DRIVER SIDE TRAILING ARMS WERE ALMOST READY TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME DUE TO THE FRAME RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I HAD TO CUT OUT THE SECTION AND REPLACE IT WITH A SAFE T CAP PATCH. CUTTING OPEN THE FRAME SHOWED EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME. I CHECKED MY PASSENGER SIDE LUCKILY NOT AS BAD AS THE DRIVER SIDE BUT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE SIGNS OF RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE JEEP TJ'S. JEEP CUT SEVERAL HOLES IN THE SIDES OF THE FRAME THAT ALLOWED WATER AND DEBRIS ACCESS TO THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL BUT DID NOT PUT ANT DRAIN HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME TO ALLOW THE WATER/DEBRIS TO ESCAPE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11076468 |
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| Consumer Location: | ROCHESTER, NY |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P5VP**** |
THE FUEL TANK SKID PLATE IS ROTTED OUT AND THE TANK IS IN DANGER OF FALLING.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11065553 |
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| Consumer Location: | NEW CASTLE, NH |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P6VP**** |
I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS JEEP COVERING EVERY SPECK OF RUST AS SOON AS I SEEN IT AND TODAY WHILE CLEANING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE JEEP I FOUND A RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME. FROM THE OUTSIDE IT LOOKS BRAND NEW. AFTER EXAMINATION I FOUND THE ENTIRE FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT FORM THE INSIDE OUT AND WAS FULL OF CHUNKS OF METAL. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MASSIVE SAFETY HAZARD THAT JEEP DESIGNED A FRAME THAT HOLDS WATER AND SALT AND WILL RUST OUT WITHOUT THE OWNER EVEN KNOWING HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11063569 |
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| Consumer Location: | LITTLE RIVER, SC |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P4VP**** |
BOUGHT A JEEP WRANGLER AND FOUND TWO OUTSTANDING RECALLS #97V-808 AND 974-194.THE LATER ONE THEY FOUND PARTS FOR . THE AIRBAG MODULE THEY SAY THE PART IS DISCONTINUED AND THEY CAN'T ADDRESS THE RECALL DUE TO PART UNAVAILABLE. MOPAR SAYS THERE ARE PARTS AVAILABLE ??
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11015127 |
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| Consumer Location: | TRAIL CREEK, IN |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P6VP**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10950359 |
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| Consumer Location: | STAUNTON, VA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19S1VP**** |
THE REAR OF THE FRAME CAN RUST THROUGH DUE TO LACK OF DRAIN HOLES TO LET WATER AND DEBRIS OUT CAUSING THE REAR CONTROL ARMS TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10917836 |
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| Consumer Location: | WEST LAWN, PA |
| VIN: | **** |
MY FRAME IS ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE REAR TRAILING ARM MOUNTS ARE WELDED TO THE FRAME AND THE FRAME ROTTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE REQUIRED SAFTEY INSPECTION. I STARTED LOOKING FOR A WAY TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE FRAME AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE COST OF REPAIR WILL EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DATE I HAVE ENTERED IS THE DATE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10898923 |
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| Consumer Location: | KINGSVILLE, MD |
| VIN: | 1J4FY49S7VP**** |
FRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH AT THE UPWARD BEND TOWARDS THE REAR TIRES ON BOTH SIDES. ISSUE IS CONSTANTLY REPORTED ONLINE, IN FORUMS, WITH ENDLESS NUMBERS OF PICTURES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT COMPROMISES FRAME INTEGRITY. THIS ISSUE IS USUALLY NOTICEABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT IN MY CASE IT IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT SO IF I HADN'T CAUGHT IT I WOULD BE IN DANGER.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10855305 |
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| Consumer Location: | STAUNTON, VA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19S1VP**** |
THE FRAME IS RUSTING AROUND THE REAR CONTROL ARM MOUNTS , I HAVE SEEN OTHERS RUST IN THE SAME PLACE IN PERSON AND ON THE INTERNET. THERE ARE EVEN COMPANIES THAT MAKE REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM LIKE SAFE-T-CAP. THE RUST ON MINE IS BAD ENOUGH THAT IT WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10760112 |
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| Consumer Location: | MARION, AR |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P3VP**** |
WHEN COLD, JEEP STARTS AND RUNS FINE. AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP, OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP AND JEEP WOULD ALMOST DIE. IF I SHUT IT OFF AND TRY TO RESTART WHILE STILL WARM, JEEP WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING AND IF IT DID START, IT WOULD IDLE EXTREMELY ROUGH AND BARELY ACCELERATE. ONCE I GOT SPEED UP, IT RAN FINE UNTIL I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WOULD BOTTOM OUT. DEALER PUT MANUAL GAUGES ON IT AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE OIL SENDING UNIT. OIL PRESSURE NOW HOLDS AT 20 WHEN AT IDLE. THE ISSUE WITH THE ROUGH IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER STILL PERSISTS AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP. AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. REALLY DON'T WANT TO WASTE MONEY TRYING TO GUESS AT WHAT IS THE ISSUE. AS MANY PEOPLE THAT THERE ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES, JEEP SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND ISSUE A RECALL. VERY DISAPPOINTED.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10716342 |
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| Consumer Location: | PINE ISLAND, MN |
| VIN: | **** |
FRAME RUSTING THROUGH IN FRONT OF REAR CONTROL ARMS. FRAME RUSTED THROUGH WHERE SKID PLATE BOLTS TO THE BOTTOM.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10716094 |
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| Consumer Location: | LONE TREE, CO |
| VIN: | 1J4FY49SXVP**** |
NOTICED WOBBLE UNDERNEATH WHILE DRIVING. INSPECTED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED LIGHT SHOWING BETWEEN TRANSFER CASE SKID PLATE AND FRAME (SHOULD BE TIGHT) AND BOLT HANGING DOWN. TOOK INTO SHOP AND LOWER MID FRAME ON BOTH SIDES IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING SKID PLATE BOLTS TO FALL OUT WITH NUTS STILL ATTACHED. SKID PLATE ALSO SERVES AS TRANSFER CASE MOUNT AND WHEN IT DROPS THE DRIVESHAFT WOBBLES. ULTIMATELY IF IT HAD COMPLETELY LET GO ON THE HIGHWAY THE REAR DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE LOCKED UP AND LOCKED THE REAR WHEELS CAUSING UNCONTROLLED SKID, OR THE DRIVESHAFT WOULD BREAK CAUSING DANGER TO THE PASSENGERS.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10693731 |
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| Consumer Location: | GLENBURN, ME |
| VIN: | **** |
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AS A RESULT OF THE FRAME CORRODING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THIS CAUSED THE REAR BRAKE LINE TO BRAKE DRAINING THE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10664067 |
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| Consumer Location: | MILLVILLE, NJ |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P3VP**** |
FRAME WAS ROTTED THROUGH FROM CONTROL ARM TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BRAKING ABILITY BECAME DIFFICULT AND HARD TO STEER. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10654395 |
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| Consumer Location: | BALDWIN, MD |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P4VP**** |
1997 JEEP WRANGLER CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR HELP WITH A RECALL ON CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. VIN IS NOT LISTED ON RECALL BUT SAME PROBLEM EXIST *CN
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10618040 |
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| Consumer Location: | YORBA LINDA, CA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19S0VP**** |
WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP ON A PUBLIC ROAD GOING ABOUT 45, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10605442 |
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| Consumer Location: | MULBERRY, FL |
| VIN: | **** |
THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY, THE FRAME ROT CLEARLY STARTED MANY YEARS AGO. THE RUST IS QUITE BAD AND WILL NOT STOP. IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BODY COULD POSSIBLY FLY OFF THE FRAME POSSIBLY BEING FATAL. THE FRAME IS RUSTING FROM CONTROL ARM BRACKETS TO BODY MOUNTS ALL OF WHICH CAN LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10574507 |
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| Consumer Location: | SPRINGFIELD, MA |
| VIN: | **** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10572544 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19S3VP**** |
VIOLENT WOBBLING OF FRONT OF JEEP , IT COMES AND GOES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND YOU MUST COME TO A SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE . I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AS THERE IS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO REPAIR. IN MY OPINION IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR USE ON PUBLIC ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10534216 |
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| Consumer Location: | FREDERICK, MD |
| VIN: | **** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V046000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10508898 |
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| Consumer Location: | SANDWICH, MA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P1VP**** |
FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN PROUD OWNERS OF A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. IN1998, WE RETIRED TO CAPE COD, MA. OVER THE TIME WE HAVE OWNED OUR JEEP, IT HAS BEEN KEPT IN IMMACULATE CONDITION; THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, HAND WASHED WEEKLY, AND NEVER TAKEN OFF-ROAD. THE FINISH IS NEAR PERFECT AND ALL REGULAR SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. CURRENTLY THE MILEAGE IS 91,000 MILES. AT OUR LAST SERVICE APPOINTMENT WE LEARNED OF A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. IT HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE FRAME IS $5,000 FROM OUR LOCAL DEALER, PREMIER JEEP, IN HYANNIS MA. OUR MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FRAME CAN BE REPAIRED BY WELDING 6 NEW SECTIONS INTO PLACE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $2700. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE ARE DISMAYED. WE CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO SEE WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED DESPITE OUR UPKEEP REGIMEN. APPARENTLY, WATER IS KNOWN TO ENTER THE FRAME AND NOT PROPERLY DRAIN DUE TO IT IS DESIGN. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATE WHO ASKED US TO HAVE THE VEHICLES GOOD CONDITION CONFIRMED BY OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHICH WE DID. CHRYSLER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. WE ARE FILING THIS REPORT AS THIS FRAME IS GOING TO LOOSE INTEGRITY AND FAIL BASED ON NO MISHANDLING ON OUR PART. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE FRAME DESIGN WHICH WE BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10477113 |
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| Consumer Location: | BALTIMORE, MD |
| VIN: | 1J4FY49S9VP**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10474483 |
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| Consumer Location: | ROLLING HILLS, CA |
| VIN: | 1J4FY29P4VP**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WIRING HARNESS COULD BREAK WHEN TURNED TO THE 'FULL LOCK' TURN POSITION. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND CAUSE THE HORN TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V046000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN UPDATED 10/09/12
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10418187 |
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| Consumer Location: | MALAKOFF, TX |
| VIN: | 1J4FY19S5VP**** |
HORN DOESN'T WORK AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. SHOWING THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE INOPERABLE AS WELL. *TR
