Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
10
Latest Jan 25, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 401 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Jeep Wrangler submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Jan 25, 2020
RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I CALLED THE OWNER HE SAID ITS A BUY AS IS, NO WARRANTY, HE DIDN'T OFFER TO HELP WITH ANYTHING AND BEING DISABLED I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO GET ENGINE FIXED, TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC SYSTEM, NO AC, NO HEAT OR DEFROST EITHER ALL THESE THINGS I FIXED BUT NOW AGAIN IN 2020 I STILL HAVE NO HEAT, NO DEFROST, JEEP IS IN YARD NOT RUNNING AND I STILL OWE RIGHT AT 900 ON THE JEEP, THE OWNER HAS BEEN VERY RUDE, MADE THREATS, AND NOW NOT TAKING MY FINAL 3 PYMTS ON JEEP, NEVER BEEN LATE, EVER!!!! HE RUNS A SHADY BUY HERE PAY HERE LOT AND I HAVE A TOP MECHANIC THAT LEFT HIS BUSINESS TO VOUCH FOR THE ODOMETER TAMPERING AS WELL AS HAVING THE MECHANIC TO FIX ALL THE LIGHTS ON PANEL THAT SHOWED ENGINE RUNNING HOT, HE TOLD THE MECHANIC TO FIX IT OR HE WAS NOT GETTING HIS PAY CHECK, I HAVE THE MECHANICS STATEMENT AND HE WILL TESTIFY IN PERSON. I HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE SINCE QUITE TO VOUCH HE SOLD LEMONS, AND SALVAGED CARS. HE LOST HIS DMV LICENSE BUT STILL CONTINUES TO FRAUD PEOPLE.
NHTSA ID
11301864
Incident
Jun 9, 2017
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 2, 2002
WHILE STARTING. ENGINE STARTS ACCELERATES AND DIES.
NHTSA ID
766602
Incident
Jun 1, 2002
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Feb 7, 2001
VEHICLE WOULD LOSE PRESSURE AND WOULD HESITATE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THIS CAUSED A LEAKAGE. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER HE COULD HEAR/ SEE CRACK. HAD THROTTLE SENSOR REPLACED. CONTACTED DISTRICT MANAGER, MARK HIGHLAND, AND WAS INFORMED THAT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WOULD BE REPLACED IF OWNER PAYED FOR MAINTENANCE. IT WAS AN ALTERNATIVE. *AK
NHTSA ID
880045
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 19, 1999
WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS VEHICLE ONLY TRAVELS UP TO 45 MPH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
845382
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 7, 1999
CONTINUOS PROBLEM WITH CAR CUTTING OUT AND BACKFIRING WHEN ATTEMPTING ACCELERATION AFTER WARMING UP THEN COOLING DOWN 20MINUTES
NHTSA ID
709700
Incident
Sep 5, 1998
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Mar 22, 1999
Crash reportedFire reported
IN THE MORNING THE VEHICLE WOULD BACKFIRE ANDWHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AFTER IT SITS FOR 20 MINUTES. NOW THE DEALER HAS REPLACED A EXHAUST MANIFOLD /CATALYTIC CONVERTER/TPS SENSOR/AIR INTAKE HOUSING,A BROKEN STUD IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO HEAD ASSEMBLY, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR AND I GET THE SAME REPLY I CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM OR IT'S IN THE COMPUTER. THIS WAS ALL TAKEN CARE OFF, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXSISTS. I'VE TALKED ATO A LAWYER AND HE COULDN'T HELP ME. MAYBE YOU CAN AS THIS DOES CAUSE A FLAME TO COME OUT OF THE INTAKE. AND NOW IT'S GETTING WORSE NOW IT'S WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A 25 - 30 MPH. WHAT CAN I DO? PLEASE HELP, SCARED TO DRIVE IT MIGHT EXPLODE THE ENGINE WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH MY SON OR GIRLFRIEND. *AK
NHTSA ID
704770
Incident
Apr 8, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 10, 1997
VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION, THE CAR COUL NOT STOP. THE DRIVER PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN IT SLOWED DOWN. *AK
NHTSA ID
812948
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 1, 1996
Crash reported
THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKES PEDAL ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO SLAM ON BRAKES HIS FOOT WAS ON BOTH PEDALS. THS CONDITION RESULTED IN A SMALL ACCIDENT. *AK *JB
NHTSA ID
804446
Incident
Oct 26, 1996
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Oct 17, 1996
Crash reported
STOPPED BEHIND THREE OR FOUR VEHICLES AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONSUMER FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK
NHTSA ID
803626
Incident
Oct 17, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 12, 1996
APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, AND TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING TO A COMPLETE STO. *AK
NHTSA ID
986808
Incident
May 23, 1996
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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