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1985 Jeep CJ7 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
6
Latest Dec 11, 1998
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.
3
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Nov 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Jeep CJ7. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Engine
Filed Dec 11, 1998
Fire reported

CONSUMER HAD JUST PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND KNOCK ON THE CONSUMER'S DOOR. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME OUT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE OUT. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
832181
Incident
Dec 10, 1998
Transmission
Filed Feb 7, 1997

CLUTCH LINKAGE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
546648
Incident
Jan 31, 1997
Engine
Filed Nov 15, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

NHTSA ID
511380
Incident
Oct 21, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 30, 1995

PANEL WELDED TO FLOOR AND HOLDING SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY CORRODED. *AK

NHTSA ID
490980
Incident
Dec 30, 1995
Engine
Filed Nov 8, 1995
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE IN THE ENGINE. TT

NHTSA ID
974811
Incident
Sep 8, 1995
Transmission
Filed Nov 6, 1995

THE CONSUMER SAID WHILE SHE WAS SHIFTING THE GEARS STICK CAME OUT IN HER HAND. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS PIECE LITERALLY SNAPS ONTO A STUD ON THE GEAR BOX. *SLC

NHTSA ID
974583
Incident
Oct 30, 1995

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .