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1986 Jeep CJ7 Owner Complaints

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

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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.
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Latest Apr 7, 2017
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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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.
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Reports on file since Sep 3, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 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 1–2 of 2

Brakes
Filed Apr 7, 2017

THE EMERGENCY BREAK HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY FROM NEW , I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. WITH 27,000 MILES ON IT . NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD!

NHTSA ID
10971120
Incident
Jan 30, 1986
Mileage
25 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 3, 2002
Fire reported

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE SMOKE AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT)*JB

NHTSA ID
567354
Incident
Jul 8, 2002

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

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