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1998 Jeep Wagoneer 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.
3
Latest Jan 12, 2001
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.
1
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 Sep 18, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Jeep Wagoneer. 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 1–3 of 3

Airbags
Filed Jan 12, 2001
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVELING IN BAD WEATHER CONSUMER LOST CONTROL VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A TRUCK.UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
878128
Engine
Filed Jan 3, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE BECAME LOUD. TECHNICIAN STATED EXHAUST HEADER HAD A CRACK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
877311
Brakes
Filed Sep 18, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A DEER. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
870754

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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