1988 JEEP WRANGLER
55 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 9 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | 5 |
| SEATS | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
Recent Complaints
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 1988 JEEP WRANGLER. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A FEW WEEKS. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, IT FAILS AND RELEASES. EVERYTIME IT WOULD HAPPEN, IT WOULD HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY AND I WOULD SIMPLY RE-ENGAGE IT, EXCEPT FOR THIS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. I HAD MY JEEP PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL, THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED AGAIN AND DISENGAGED. MY JEEP, THEN, ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND HIT A TREE IN MY BAC
Mileage: 98,261
HAVE REPLACE PARKING BRAKE ASSY TWICE SINCE PURCHASED. CRASH WAS INTO MY HOUSE WHEN PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED IN DRIVEWAY. *AK
THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY JEEP HAS A TENDANCY TO DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, IT DISENGAGED IN A PARKING LOT AND CAUSED MY JEEP TO ROLL BACK ONTO A NEW FORD MUSTANG, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND APPEARING ON MY INSURANCE RECORD AS A FAILURE ON MY PART TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE.
VEHICLE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE STALLING, PULLED TO SIDE, NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER BODY, FIRE SPREAD FROM ENGINE TO CAB, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE JEEP STALLED, WENT TO OPEN THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE . *AK
FUEL TANK CAUGHT FIRE AFTER RECALL. *SD
DRIVING VEHICLE, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, FOUND NOTHING WRONG, PICKED VEHICLE UP, CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. *AK *JB
FUEL TANK FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-106). *SKD
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FUEL LEAK, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN. *SKD
HAD UNDERHOOD FIRE CHECKED WITH CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ANSWER WAS YOUR VIN WAS NOT INVOLVED TWO WEEKS LATER GOT RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PROBLEM.
EMERGENCY BRAKE LOOSE WHILE PARKED ON A HILL. TT
DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY PARKED CAR AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT
FUEL SENDING UNIT GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF TANK, RESULTING IN FIRES PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-106). *AK