Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 38 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Jeep Wrangler. 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.
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I ORDERED PRONTO BRAKE DRUM PART NUMBER BD80003. THE PART NUMBERS ARE CASTED INTO THE PART. THE DRUMS WERE DIFFERENT AND ONE OF THEM CAUSES THE WHEEL TO FREEZE. THE SOURCE OF THE PARTS FOR THE RETAILER SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE RETAILER RESHIPPED THE PARTS 3 TIMES, EACH TIME THE DRUMS RECEIVED WERE DEFECTIVE. I WAS FORCED TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER BRAND.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A RAIN STORM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXPIRED AND FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 93V150000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 361,000.
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MR SCC
BLOWOUT RIGHT FRONT,STILLRUNNING THREE TIRES. A GOOD AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT ON THE THREE REMAINING TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2IHFWMN TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN BUCKLED. NLM
JEEP CAUGHT FIRE, ASSUMING FROM FUEL LINES DIRECTLY ON TOP OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD DESIGNED BY CHRYSLER
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE UP, THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS A FULL TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. BUT WHEN DRIVING ABOUT A MILE, THE GAS GAUGE WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS ONLY A 1/2 OF TANK. CONTACTED DEALER AND CAN'T FOUND THE PROBLEM. *AK
NO SUMMARY
FUEL PUMP LEAK CAUSED FIRE.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#94V106000) & CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED COULD NOT REPAIR DUE TO NOT HAVING THE PARTS READILY AVAILABLE. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#94V106000). CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN ON THE APPOINTED DATE. WAS INFORMED COULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE DUE TO NOT HAVING THE PARTS READILY AVAILABLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED DUE TO A BROKEN SPRING. DEALER FIXED IT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
FUEL TANK IS CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK.
GAS SMELL AFTER FILLING TANK.
POSSIBLE FUEL LINE LEAKAGE RESULTED IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.
VEHICLE FIRE.
SHOULDER BELT GETS STUCK ON THE DOOR LATCH WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. *AK
SEAT BELT UNLATCHED DURING ROLLOVER ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)
ENGINE WILL DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK
UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, DUE TO CORROSION OF FUEL LINE. *AK
EXPERIENCED FIRE IN LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
GAS TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE. BURNED HOLE IN GAS TANK ALL GAS LEAKED ON GROUND. TT AT FIRST THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK TO A HOT EXHAUST PIPE AND STARTED FIRE. *YH
FUEL PUMP CAUGHT FIRE(RECALL 94V106000). *SD
AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, PARKED IT AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCH WHEN LOCKING IT . TT
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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