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1999 Collins Bantam Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 11, 2004
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Collins Bantam, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Tires & wheels150.0%
  • Visibility150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED. ONCE AGAIN CONSUMER WAS IN MOTION AND THE RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED. BOTH OF THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR MARATHON RADIALS. CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW CARLYLE TIRES AND SHORTLY AFTER THE LEFT TIRE BLEW UP. CONSUMER FEELS THE TIRES RECOMMENDED FOR THIS VEHICLE, ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HOLDING THE WEIGHT. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO DETERMINE A WORKABLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *JG

NHTSA ID 568006 · filed Oct 28, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

VIN: [XXX]. DATE: 10NOV04. VEHICLE: 1999 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. PROBLEM: WHEN I REMOVED THE WINDSHIELD FRAME TO REPAIR A CRACKED WINDSHIELD I DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD FRAME MOUNTING BRACKET WAS NOT PROPERLY MOUNTED/WELDED/SEALED IN PLACE LIKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONE WAS. THE BRACKET FELL BACK INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD FRAME AND IS NOW IRREPARABLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER TWICE TO COMPLAIN AND REMEDY THE SITUATION AT 800-992-1997, BUT BOTH KATHY AND ROBERT REFUSED TO HELP ME THEN HUNG UP ON ME, WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID 10098671 · filed Nov 11, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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Data sources

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