1994 Jeep Wrangler Problems

PARKING BREAK SELF RELEASES. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THE RECALL WAS DONE MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO AND IS THEREFORE NO LONGER COVERED. HOW CAN CHRYSLER NOT COVER THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY BEGIN ROLLING DOWN A SLOPE WITH NO WARNING. THE BREAK WILL HOLD FOR A FEW MINUTES OR EVEN LONGER AND THEN RELEASE.. IF THIS REPLACEMENT PART IS OF THIS FAULTY A DESIGN WHY CAN IT NOT BE NOT BE REPLACED WITH A MORE DEPENDABLE ONE. IS THERE A REPLACEMENT "KIT" FOR THE RECALL? FURTHERMORE I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP/SENSOR GASKET AT TOP OF FUEL TANK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL. I REPLACED THAT GASKET TWICE WITHOUT THE DEALER ADVISING ME OF THE RECALL. AS I PREPARED MY BOAT FOR LAUNCHING THE BREAK RELEASED AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE LAKE, NEARLY RUNNING ME OVER. A NARROW ESCAPE.

1994 JEEP WRANGLER. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FUEL TANK LOCATION THAT CAUSED A FAMILY MEMBER DEATH OF THE CLIENTS, HE IS REPRESENTING. *SMD THE DECEDENT WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, JUMPED A CURBED, HIT A POLE, THEN A TREE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE DECEDENT DID NOT DIE FROM THE IMPACT, RATHER HE DIED OF THERMAL INJURIES CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE BURSTING INTO FLAMES...UPDATED 02/13/17 *BF *TR

PARKING BREAK SELF RELEASES. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THE RECALL WAS DONE MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO AND IS THEREFORE NO LONGER COVERED. HOW CAN CHRYSLER NOT COVER THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY BEGIN ROLLING DOWN A SLOPE WITH NO WARNING. THE BREAK WILL HOLD FOR A FEW MINUTES OR EVEN LONGER AND THEN RELEASE.. IF THIS REPLACEMENT PART IS OF THIS FAULTY A DESIGN WHY CAN IT NOT BE NOT BE REPLACED WITH A MORE DEPENDABLE ONE. IS THERE A REPLACEMENT "KIT" FOR THE RECALL? FURTHERMORE I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP/SENSOR GASKET AT TOP OF FUEL TANK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL. I REPLACED THAT GASKET TWICE WITHOUT THE DEALER ADVISING ME OF THE RECALL. AS I PREPARED MY BOAT FOR LAUNCHING THE BREAK RELEASED AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE LAKE, NEARLY RUNNING ME OVER. A NARROW ESCAPE.

DESPITE MY JEEP WRANGLER HAVING BEEN RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY PARKING BRAKES RECALL # 02V- 041000, THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THEY TIGHTEN THE PARKING BRAKE AND EACH TIME IT EVENTUALLY SLIPS AGAIN. I NO PARK MY CAR IN GEAR WHICH KEEPS IT STATIONARY BUT EVERY TIME I AM NOT PARKED IN GEAR MY CAR ROLLS AWAY. MANY TIMES THE BRAKE IS ON AND SUDDENLY COME OFF BUT PLENTY OF OTHER TIMES THE CAR MOVES EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE ONLY REASON THIS CAR EVEN PASSES INSPECTION IS THAT THE BRAKE IS TIGHTENED AND IMMEDIATELY TESTED. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THE BRAKE IS BACK TO IT'S USUAL NON HOLDING SELF. *NM

I PARKED MY 1994 JEEP WRANGLER OUTSIDE MY WORKPLACE AT 6AM THE MORNING OF 4/4/12... AT 11AM I FINISHED FOR THE DAY, LEFT MY JEEP WHERE IT WAS, AND WENT FOR A RUN AROUND WHERE I WORK. AT 11:27AM MY OFFICE MANAGER CALLED MY CELLPHONE AND BEGGED ME TO COME BACK RIGHT AWAY "YOUR JEEP IS ON FIRE!!! OH MY GOD, IT'S GONE!!! NOW THE WOODS ARE ON FIRE!!!". I RAN BACK TO FIND 3 FIRE TRUCKS, MY JEEP NOTHING BUT A CHARRED SHELL STILL ON FIRE. I SPOKE WITH MY OFFICE MANAGER, SHE HEARD AN ALARM (MY HORN HAD I GUESS MELTED AND WENT OFF), WHEN SHE RAN OUTSIDE SHE SAW SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FIRE DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE FRONT (MELTING PLASTIC OF MY DASHBOARD). THE JEEP WAS DRIVING ITSELF UPHILL IN REVERSE! SHE RAN TO IT, TRYING TO STOP IT AND ATTEMPTING TO SAVE MY BELONGINGS FROM INSIDE OF IT (SHE COULD NOT). SHE SAID THERE WAS FIRE SHOOTING FROM UNDER MY DASHBOARD. IT DROVE ITSELF ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WHERE IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON A TREE. IT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND THEN EXPLODED. (I HEARD THE EXPLOSION AS I WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE WOODS TRYING TO GET BACK). MY JEEP IS GONE NOW... NOTHING SALVAGEABLE. I NEVER HAD ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT IN THE PAST... BUT AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING I'VE FOUND THAT JEEPS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR GOING UP IN FLAMES. *TR

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO CLICK ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HAVE A LIFE TIME WARRANTY. CONSUMER HAD TO RENDER PAYMENT FOR THE SEAT BELTS. *AK

FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONTINUALLY FAIL TO RETRACT SEATBELT FULLY, USUALLY LEAVING 8-10 INCHES OF BELT ON THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES HANGING OUTSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. THIS HAS BEEN A RE-OCCURING PROBLEM WITH TOO MANY TO COUNT FAILURES. PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATED BY MANUALLY FEEDING THE BELT INTO THE RETRACTOR.*AK

GEARS DISENGAGE ON THEIR OWN, AND AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS POPS OUT OF GEAR. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE TOOK OFF ON ITS ON . DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY, 695 IN BALTIMORE, BOTH EXTERIOR HOOD LATCHES BECAME UNHINGED. MOMENTS LATER, THE LATCH LOCATED AT THE INTERIOR CENTER FRONT OF THE HOOD FAILED ALSO. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO FLY UPWARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD, STRIKING THE GLASS AND CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. I WAS FORCED TO PULL BLINDLY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, BECAUSE THE HOOD HAD FOLDED ITSELF OVER THE FRAME OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WAS STILL LODGED IN PLACE. AFTER RETURNING THE HOOD TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION, I OBSERVED SUBSTANSIAL BODY DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD.*AK

I FEEL WRANGLER ARE ADVERTISED AS RUGGED - BUT THEY ARE ANYTHING BUT RUGGED!! LOTS OF TROUBLE. CHRYSLER DID NOTHING TO HELP EXCEPT OFFER COSTLY REPAIRS (NEW SEAT FOR $1,200 THAT WAS CHEAPLY MADE, FIX DOOR LOCKS FOR $200 THAT KEPT BREAKING AND WINDOWS THAT WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN EASILY) THAT I FELT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AT MY EXPENSE. CHRYSLER'S ANSWERS WHEN I COMPLAINED WERE - I USED EXCESSIVE FORCE ALL THE TIME. THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE - FIRST TIME I RECLINDED IT. AFTER TEARING IT APART - IT WAS OBVIOUSLY MADE VERY CHEAPLY - ONE THIN METAL PART GOING UP THE BACK OF THE SEAT. HOW IS THAT GOING TO HOLD ANYONE IN CASE OF REAR IMPACT OR RECLINING THE SEAT WITHOUT BREAKING?? SAME WITH THE PLASTIC PARTS FOR THE WINDOW ROLLER (EASILY BREAKABLE) AND WHO DESIGNED THE STUPID PART (BAR AND PIN) FOR THE DOOR LOCKS. OH YEAH, AND MY ENGINED DIED ONCE - $200 IN NEW WIRING AND TOE BILLS. THEY TOLD ME I MUST HAVE BEEN OFFROAD RUFFING IT - EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAIN. I NEVER TOOK THE JEEP OFFROAD EVER - BUT OF COURSE THEY WOULD NOT BELIEVE ME. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD 3 TIMES NOW. MY MAIN POINT IS CHRYSLER FAILED ME - SOLD ME A VERY CHEAPLY MADE VEHICLE AND DID NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR CHEAP PRODUCT. I FELL I AM THE BEST OR WORSE ADVERTISER FOR THIS VEHICLE THEY HAVE AND I MAKE SURE TO FULLY EXPLAIN ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY WRANGLER.

I FEEL WRANGLER ARE ADVERTISED AS RUGGED - BUT THEY ARE ANYTHING BUT RUGGED!! LOTS OF TROUBLE. CHRYSLER DID NOTHING TO HELP EXCEPT OFFER COSTLY REPAIRS (NEW SEAT FOR $1,200 THAT WAS CHEAPLY MADE, FIX DOOR LOCKS FOR $200 THAT KEPT BREAKING AND WINDOWS THAT WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN EASILY) THAT I FELT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AT MY EXPENSE. CHRYSLER'S ANSWERS WHEN I COMPLAINED WERE - I USED EXCESSIVE FORCE ALL THE TIME. THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE - FIRST TIME I RECLINDED IT. AFTER TEARING IT APART - IT WAS OBVIOUSLY MADE VERY CHEAPLY - ONE THIN METAL PART GOING UP THE BACK OF THE SEAT. HOW IS THAT GOING TO HOLD ANYONE IN CASE OF REAR IMPACT OR RECLINING THE SEAT WITHOUT BREAKING?? SAME WITH THE PLASTIC PARTS FOR THE WINDOW ROLLER (EASILY BREAKABLE) AND WHO DESIGNED THE STUPID PART (BAR AND PIN) FOR THE DOOR LOCKS. OH YEAH, AND MY ENGINED DIED ONCE - $200 IN NEW WIRING AND TOE BILLS. THEY TOLD ME I MUST HAVE BEEN OFFROAD RUFFING IT - EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAIN. I NEVER TOOK THE JEEP OFFROAD EVER - BUT OF COURSE THEY WOULD NOT BELIEVE ME. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD 3 TIMES NOW. MY MAIN POINT IS CHRYSLER FAILED ME - SOLD ME A VERY CHEAPLY MADE VEHICLE AND DID NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR CHEAP PRODUCT. I FELL I AM THE BEST OR WORSE ADVERTISER FOR THIS VEHICLE THEY HAVE AND I MAKE SURE TO FULLY EXPLAIN ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY WRANGLER.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD - REAR STUD ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN OFF LEADING TO AN EXHAUST LEAK. CAUSES NOISE AND EXCESS O2 IN EXHAUST SYSTEM SIGNAL COMPUTER TO INCREASE FUEL RICHNESS WHICH TAXES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAUSING EARLY FAILURE. CATALYTIC CONVETER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AS RESULT. DOOR LOCKS - THE DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HAVE BROKEN, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK DOOR FROM OUTSIDE WITH KEY. BY TURNING KEY, THE LOCK BEGINS TO DISENGAGE, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO UNLOCK DOOR. THIS CREATES NEED TO LEAVE WINDOWS DOWN CONTINUOUSLY IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO VEHICLE BY OPENING DOOR FROM INSIDE THROUGH WINDOW. MAJOR SECURITY ISSUE!

The jeep flipped going down an accessway and bent the entire roll bar.

THE CHANNEL THAT RIVETS THE CANVAS TOP DOWN OVER VEHICLE, IS SEPARATING. IT FAILS TO KEEP TOP OVER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. HAS TO STOP & READJUST TOP. COULD CAUSE TRAFFIC HAZARD. *AK

THE SKID PLATE WHICH WAS USED TO HOLD THE TRANSMISSION, HAD RUSTED OUT OF THE FRAME, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO HAND DOWN.*JB

THE ENTIRE U BOLT MECHANISM CAME APART FROM THE REAR GEAR BOX AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR, AS WELL AS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. DT

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE THE AUTO WAS IN MOTION, STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER LOCKS WHEN PARKED. *TR

NO EVENT TOOK PLACE THAT I AM AWARE OF. I WAS NOTIFIED IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER 2005 DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT THE VEHICLES STEERING GEAR BOX WAS LEAKING WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT IN ADDITION TO THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY. A SCHEDULING DATE FOR REPAIR IS ON OCTOBER 20, 2005 WITH A SUBSTANTIAL COST. *JB

I PARKED MY 1994 JEEP WRANGLER OUTSIDE MY WORKPLACE AT 6AM THE MORNING OF 4/4/12... AT 11AM I FINISHED FOR THE DAY, LEFT MY JEEP WHERE IT WAS, AND WENT FOR A RUN AROUND WHERE I WORK. AT 11:27AM MY OFFICE MANAGER CALLED MY CELLPHONE AND BEGGED ME TO COME BACK RIGHT AWAY "YOUR JEEP IS ON FIRE!!! OH MY GOD, IT'S GONE!!! NOW THE WOODS ARE ON FIRE!!!". I RAN BACK TO FIND 3 FIRE TRUCKS, MY JEEP NOTHING BUT A CHARRED SHELL STILL ON FIRE. I SPOKE WITH MY OFFICE MANAGER, SHE HEARD AN ALARM (MY HORN HAD I GUESS MELTED AND WENT OFF), WHEN SHE RAN OUTSIDE SHE SAW SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FIRE DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE FRONT (MELTING PLASTIC OF MY DASHBOARD). THE JEEP WAS DRIVING ITSELF UPHILL IN REVERSE! SHE RAN TO IT, TRYING TO STOP IT AND ATTEMPTING TO SAVE MY BELONGINGS FROM INSIDE OF IT (SHE COULD NOT). SHE SAID THERE WAS FIRE SHOOTING FROM UNDER MY DASHBOARD. IT DROVE ITSELF ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WHERE IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON A TREE. IT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND THEN EXPLODED. (I HEARD THE EXPLOSION AS I WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE WOODS TRYING TO GET BACK). MY JEEP IS GONE NOW... NOTHING SALVAGEABLE. I NEVER HAD ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT IN THE PAST... BUT AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING I'VE FOUND THAT JEEPS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR GOING UP IN FLAMES. *TR

I HAVE PUT 2 STARTERS ON THIS JEEP IN THE 2 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED IT AND THE LADY THAT OWNED IT BEFORE ME SAID SHE PUT 2 OR 3 ON IT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS FOR ME AND LET ME KNOW IF IT'S JUST MY JEEP. I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT STARTERS BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE RIGHT THING OR NOT. THANKS.*AK

WHILE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NLM

WENT OFF A LEDGE AND HIT A TREE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN.*AK LOCKS ON DOORS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES, DOOR HAS FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF FAILURE. WINDOWS FALL DOWN IN DOOR CHANNEL, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS INSIDE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. *SLC

AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS. *SD

The jeep flipped going down an accessway and bent the entire roll bar.

AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS. *SD

I HAVE 3 TIRES ON RECALL LIST THE 4TH HAS A W2 DOT BUT IT SHOWS SIGNS OF CRACKING WORSE THEN THOSE ON THE RECALL FIRESTONE SAYS TO JUST WAIT TO SEE IF THEY ARE INCLUDED BUT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE TIRE AND SO I HAVE IT SITTING IN THE BACKYARD - WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON EXPANDING TO ALL WILDERNESS THEY HAVE STARTED RECALLING THE 16" TIRES FROM DOT W2 BUT WHY NOT THE 15" (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

GOODYEAR TIRES REPLACED.

ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, OCCURRED TWICE. TT *JB

1994 JEEP WRANGLER PURCHASED 24 APR 94. FUEL SHOOTS OUT OF FUEL TANK AT FUEL LINE CONNECTION WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED ON. FIRST TIME OCCURRED ON 30 JULY 97, REPAIRED BY JEEP DEALERSHIP. SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED FEBRUARY 3 2004 REPAIRED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. THIRD OCCURRENCE, 15 NOV 05, TAKING JEEP INTO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON 25 MAY 06. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX DEFECT, EACH TIME EXPLAINED CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY FOR FIX AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND PART IS "MAN MADE." MOST RECENT CONVERSATION WITH CHRYSLER IN APRIL '06 WAS INFORMED THAT 2ND TIME COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED DUE TO DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR AS IT WAS LAST FIXED BY NON-DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER 3 JAN 95 RECALL NOTICE FOR UNKNOWN REASON. *JB

HEAD LIGHTS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *AK