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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 11 of 77 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Seat Belts. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
77 reports
Mileage unknown · Sep 26, 2001
Parking BrakePower TrainCrash
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH ENGINE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES CONSUMER WENT BACK TO VEHICLE AND NOTICED IT HAD ROLLED DOWN THE STREET AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. JEEP HAD $3000 DAMAGE, OTHER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. AFTERWARD, CONSUMER STARTED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND NOTICED ONCE APPLYING PEDAL, IT STAYED DOW…
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VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH ENGINE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES CONSUMER WENT BACK TO VEHICLE AND NOTICED IT HAD ROLLED DOWN THE STREET AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. JEEP HAD $3000 DAMAGE, OTHER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. AFTERWARD, CONSUMER STARTED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND NOTICED ONCE APPLYING PEDAL, IT STAYED DOWN, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES PEDAL WOULD POP BACK UP ON ITS OWN. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE.*AK *YH
NHTSA ODI #896854
Mileage unknown · Jul 9, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #748165
Mileage unknown · May 29, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
GAS TANK CAME LOOSE AT SEAMS, AND TANK LEAKED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE GROUND. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATING THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS NOT LEAKING AT THE SEAMS, THERE SEEMS TO BE A CRACK ON THE RIGHT LOWER SIDE OF THE TANK, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TANK WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PLASTIC.*JB
NHTSA ODI #889336
Mileage unknown · May 18, 2001
Power Train
AT 78,597 MILES CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STOP PROPERLY. SLAVE CYLINDER BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
NHTSA ODI #888633
Mileage unknown · Apr 3, 2001
Seat Belts
SEAT BELTS WON'T LOCK IN PLACE. CONSUMER IS GOING TO REPLACE SEAT BELT AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK
NHTSA ODI #884940
Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 2001
StructureVisibility
THE CENTER CONSOLE HINGES BREAK OFF AND THE LOCK FALLS OUT. NLM
NHTSA ODI #558875
Mileage unknown · Jul 20, 2000
Fuel System, Gasoline
VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES FOR RECALL 94V106000/ FUEL PUMP. DEALERS SIMPLY SAID THAT IT WAS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM TO REPAIR IT. SEAL IS LEAKING & THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT KEEPS HAPPENING.*AK
NHTSA ODI #865795
Mileage unknown · Jun 11, 2000
Electrical System
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #723886
Mileage unknown · Nov 30, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingStructure
I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND IN DOING SO FOUND OUT THAT THE FRAME ON MY JEEP IS COMPETELY RUSTED THROUGH. YOU CAN PUT A JACK KNIFE THROUGH IT ANYWHERE. THIS WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE PROTECTION PANS UNDER THE JEEP WERE REMOVED. THIS JEEP HAS NOT BEEN USED TO 4 WHEEL OFF ROAD AT AL AND HAS BEN USED AS MY MAIN VEH…
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I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND IN DOING SO FOUND OUT THAT THE FRAME ON MY JEEP IS COMPETELY RUSTED THROUGH. YOU CAN PUT A JACK KNIFE THROUGH IT ANYWHERE. THIS WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE PROTECTION PANS UNDER THE JEEP WERE REMOVED. THIS JEEP HAS NOT BEEN USED TO 4 WHEEL OFF ROAD AT AL AND HAS BEN USED AS MY MAIN VEHICLE, WELL KEPT UP AND MAINTAINED. I BOUGHT THIS TYPE OF AUTO BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED REPUTATION AND BECAUSE THEY ARE A VEHICLE WHICH HOLDS UP FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I AM DISABLED AND RELY SOELY ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT TO BE TRUSTED ON THE ROAD AT ALL. PLEASE HELP ME, THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS 1992 VEHICLE TO BE IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #715427
Mileage unknown · Jul 9, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline
FUEL TANK IS PLASTIC WHICH HAS COLLAPSED INWARD, IMPACTING FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP. THIS MODLE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ITEM # 624 FOR FUEL TANK GASKET DUE TO FUEL LEAKS, BUT DOES NOT RESOLVE TANK FAILURE. WITH TANK FAILING (COLLAPSING INWARD) POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MAJOR FAILURE, FUEL SPILLAGE, FIRE, ETC.
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE PARKING BRAKE CAN SELF-RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A STRONGER PAWL RETURN SPRING. OWNER NOTIFICATON BEGAN SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT GASKET CAN CRACK CAUSING FUEL AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK CAN RESULT IN FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy: REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT GASKET.
SALT CORROSION PRODUCTS BETWEEN THE STARTER SOLENOID WIRE AND THE ADJACENT BATTERY FEED IN THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR MAY SHORT THESE CONNECTIONS, CAUSING THE CIRCUIT TO BYPASS THE IGNITION KEY CONTROL OF THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID. THE CAR CAN START WITHOUT THE STARTER SEQUENCE BEING INITIATED BY THE IGNITION KEY IN THE IGNITION LOCK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE UNINTENDED START OF A VEHICLE WITH A MANUALTRANSMISSION LEFT IN A DRIVE GEAR CAN RESULT IN A RUNAWAY VEHICLE.
Remedy: THE STARTER SOLENOID WIRING WILL BE SEPARATED FROM THE BATTERY FEED WIRE BY RELOCATING IT WITHIN THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
ON 1987 THROUGH EARLY 1990 MODELS, BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES CAN WEAR DUE TO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL OPENING SPLASH SHIELDS. ON THE LATE 1990 THROUGH 1992 MODELS, PERIODIC RUBBING CONTACT OF THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE CAN OCCUR DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE SPLASH SHIELD IN CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: EITHER CONDITION CAN CAUSE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKE SYSTEMFUNCTIONS, RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND AN INCREASED RISK OFVEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: THE 1987 TO 1990 MODEL VEHICLES WILL HAVE BOTH SPLASH SHIELDS REPLACED AND BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES REPLACED AS NECESSARY. ALL AFFECTED LATE 1990 THROUGH 1992 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL FASTENERS INSTALLED TO FURTHER SECURE THE LEFT SIDE SPLASH SHIELD. ALSO, THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY.
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NHTSA investigations
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EA99014 · Brake Roter Disc/hud Separation
Opened Jun 28, 1999 · Closed Mar 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 REPORTS ON FUEL LEAKAGE AND 3 REPORTS ON ALLEGED REMEDY FAILURE REPORTS
PE95049 · Rear Axle Shaft Separation
Opened Aug 17, 1995 · Closed Jan 26, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED TO EXAMINE THE FAILURE MODE AND THE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY POSED BY ALLEGATIONS OF REAR AXLE SEPARATIONS.THE REAR AXLE SHAFT AND HOUSING DESIGN IS TYPICAL OF THOSE IN WHICH THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE IS CARRIED ON THE AXLE HOUSING.THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SHAFTS, SUPPORTED BY ROLLER BEARINGS, ARE SITUATED INSIDE THE AXLE HOUSING.THE INBOARD SPLINED END OF THE AXLE SHAFT RECEIVES POWER TRANSMITTED FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY, PROVIDING TORQUE TO THE REAR WHEELS.THE ALLEGATIONS ARE THAT THE AXLE SHAFT FAILS, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF A WHEEL AND AXLE HUB ASSEMBLY OR THE ENTIRE AXLE SHAFT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY, DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE AXLE SHAFT FAILURE.AS IDENTIFIED BY CHRYSLER, THE SUBJECT REAR AXLES ARE DANA 35C AND 35CM MODELS, WHICH HAVE BEEN USED ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES SINCE THE 1990 MODEL YEAR.A SAFETY DEFECT TREND WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT AXLE SHAFTS HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.SEE HARD COPY RESUME FOR FULL TEXT OF SUMMARY.
EA93031 · Sending Unit Gasket Fails
Opened Dec 15, 1993 · Closed Jun 17, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available
EA93025 · Driveshaft/univ.joint Fail
Opened Oct 29, 1993 · Closed Nov 25, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train
There is no summary currently available
PE93051 · Fuel Line Leakage
Opened May 18, 1993 · Closed Aug 19, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
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