Interior & seats
Filed Sep 23, 2005
DT: ON AUGUST 15, 2005 THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHERE THE LEVER IS HAS THREE BOLTS TO IT AND IT BROKE. INSIDE OF THE PANEL OF THE DOOR SOMETHING BROKE, AND IT WILL NOT LET IT TO BE SHUT BECAUSE OF THE PANEL. THE SENSOR LIGHT FOR DOOR CAME ON AND SHOWED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT SHUT. THE CONSUMER WENT AROUND AT RIGHT CURVE AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN. COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO SHUT. HELD IT UNTIL THE CONSUMER GOT HOME. WASHERS WERE HOLDING THE DOOR TOGETHER. ALSO, HAS THE BACK DOORS LOCKED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO THE REAR DOORS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER 1500.00 TO FIX IT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10137414
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2005
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 8, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGYWAY SPEED THE HOOD LATCH CAME UNHOOKED, ANDTHE HOOD FELL INTO THE WINDSHIELD. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DRIVE UNABLE TO SEE. DEALER CONTACTED. *MR
- NHTSA ID
- 8020346
- Incident
- Aug 8, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 1, 2001
WHILE DRIVING 20MPH SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. DEALER DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED WIRES.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 898658
- Incident
- Oct 8, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 29, 2000
WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO A 2-PART HARNESS BY JEEP. IT APPEARS AS IF THE CORP. IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS YET TO RECALL THESE HARNESSES. THE JEEP -MOPAR PARTS GUIDE INDICATES IT IS A ONE PART HARNESS AT $ 63.00, HOWEVER WHEN IT ARRIVES , THE HARNESS IS 2-PART AND THE RETAIL IS THEN $269.00 .*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 732858
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed May 10, 1999
WIRING HARNESS THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE CAR BODY AND DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO ACTIVATE POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS, HARNESS HAD BROKEN WIRES. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 545479
- Incident
- Apr 21, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 6, 1998
BOLTS TO HOLD THE SEATS DOWN HAVE PREMATURELY CORRODED, AND DO NOT HOLD THE SEATS DOWN, IF THE SEATS BREAK LOOSE IT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 824977
- Incident
- Jul 5, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 16, 1998
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE COMPUTER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 820297
- Incident
- Dec 17, 1997
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Oct 17, 1997
ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED ROTORS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 513831
- Incident
- Jan 2, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 28, 1997
REAR SEATS HAVE HAD HEAT BUILD UP, DEALER TOLD OWNER THAT THE HEAT WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 814448
- Incident
- Jul 26, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 19, 1996
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS FOUR BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BOLTED TO THE FRAME, THE LEFT FRONT BOLT BROKE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806577
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Oct 8, 1996
VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRED, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AND SEATS BROKE.
- NHTSA ID
- 510514
- Incident
- Sep 27, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 2, 1996
ESTIMATED SPEED 62-65 MPH, HOOD AJARED PARTIALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 982228
- Incident
- Mar 29, 1996
BrakesElectricalInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Oct 31, 1995
CONSUMER WENT TO START JEEP THE BATTERY BLEW UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR . TT CONSUMER STATES THE LOUD NOISE DEAFENED HIM AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, DAMAGES WERE DONE TO THE ABS WHICH CAUSE BRAKE FAILURES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. STEERING DAMPNER WAS LEAKING, DEALE REPLACED. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED, RESURFACED ROTORS. HATCH HARD TO CLOSE. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 974254
- Incident
- Oct 5, 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.