1995 JEEP WRANGLER

259 complaints filed with NHTSA.

259
Complaints
36
Crashes
9
Fires
12
Injuries
2
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
PARKING BRAKE27
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL26
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS6
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR6
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR6
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH5
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD5
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY4

Recent Complaints

20230605CrashPARKING BRAKE

The contact owns a 1995 Jeep Wrangler. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V041000 (Parking Brake) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that he had parked the vehicle in a parking lot with the parking brake set and the vehicle transmission was in neutral (N). The contact stated that when returned to the vehicle it had rolled down a slight incline and crashed into the back of another parked vehicle. The contact stated that the rear quart

Mileage: 86,000

20050314FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. CONSUMER HAD TO JUMP THE VEHICLE. THE CABLES GOT CROSSED, CAUSING A SHORT WHICH LED TO A FIRE. THE ECM CHIP BURNED COMPLETELY. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THE ECM CHIP SHOULD HAVE NEVER BURNED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PROTECTIVE COVER. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO WILL DO NOTHING ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK

20040318CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

VIN: [XXX] 1995. I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR MY 1995 JEEP WRANGLER. ON OCTOBER 8, 2003 I TOOK IT TO THE FARICY BOYS CHRYSLER JEEP IN COLORADO SPRINGS FOR REPAIR. ON NOVEMBER 21, 2003 MY CAR WHILE WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY ROLLED OUT OF THE PLACE ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO THE NEIGHBORS FENCE. THE BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED AND WAS TO THE FLOOR WHEN MY DAUGHTER PULLED IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WE CALLED FARICY AND LET THEM KNOW THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AND THAT WE WOULD BE

20031009CrashPARKING BRAKE

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND RUNNING INSIDE OF DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE PARK BRAKE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK *SCC

Mileage: 66,500

20030627CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER'S SON HAD RECEIVED A RECALL CONCERNING FAULTY BRAKES, PRIOR TO THIS, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE SON EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT EVENT HAPPENED WHEN THE SON ACTIVATED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. RECALL#02V041000 *SCC *JB

20030612CrashPARKING BRAKE

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A VAN. THE VEHICLES FUEL SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR, TP SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALSO RATTLED. *MR *SCC *NLM

20030612CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A VAN. THE VEHICLES FUEL SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR, TP SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALSO RATTLED. *MR *SCC *NLM

20030612CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A VAN. THE VEHICLES FUEL SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR, TP SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALSO RATTLED. *MR *SCC *NLM

20030612CrashFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A VAN. THE VEHICLES FUEL SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR, TP SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALSO RATTLED. *MR *SCC *NLM

20030306CrashPARKING BRAKE

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK *JB

20030306CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK *JB

20020717CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

WHILE CAR WAS PARKED EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK

20020627CrashPARKING BRAKE

CONSUMER STATES PARKING BRAKE HAS POPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO A BRICK WALL.*YH

20020620CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

JEEP WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED DOWN DRIVEWAY AND HIT A TREE. SMASHED IN BACK TAILGATE AND LIFTGATE.*AKI

20020612CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL COME OUT OF PARKING GEAR AND ROLL BACKWARD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

20020506CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

20020225CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED WHILE PARKED ON A HILL IN A PARKING LOT. WITNESS HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND WITNESSED THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE PARKING LOT AND STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I ARRIVED AND SEPARATED THE VEHICLES, I PLACED THE PARKING BRAKE IN SERVICES AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I TOOK TWO STEPS FROM THE VEHICLE I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAD RELEASED AGAIN. *AK

20010405CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

THE JEEP WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED, CAUSING THE JEEP TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A CONCRETE PORCH. THE BRAKE HAD BEEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC TWO MONTHS EARLIER FOR A SIMILAR SPONTANEOUS RELEASE WITH NO WORN PARTS FOUND OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE MECHANISM.*AK

20010301CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO AN UNOCCUPIED SCHOOL BUS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

20000824CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

PARKING BRAKE RELEASED ON ITS OWN CAUSING JEEP TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY