IllustrationGEARS DISENGAGE ON THEIR OWN, AND AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS POPS OUT OF GEAR. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1994 Jeep Wrangler
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Jeep Wrangler do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 265.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Wrangler years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
Tap a category to read its complaints. One report may name several components.
When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 151 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 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Parking Brake. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports6 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
151 reportsWHEN STARTING VEHICLE, THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE GASKET ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE FUEL LEAK COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK *SCC
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
PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND ROLLED INTO THE STREET. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME UNDONE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD.*AKI
UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND LEAVING IT IN THE PARK POSITION IT AUTOMATICALLY RELEASES INTO REVERSE AND ROLLS. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO RUN AND STOP VEHICLE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING IT LEAKS FUEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED, HOWEVER, THERE IS A RECALL 94V106000 ON THE THIS ISSUE. *AK *YH
PARKING BRAKE RELEASES WITHOUT WARNING. IF SETTING BRAKE AND WALKING AWAY, BRAKE WILL POP OFF AND ROLL IF NOT IN GEAR. VEHICLE IS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
DRIVER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP WHEN PASSENGER'S FRONT SEATBELT EXTENDED FULLY. BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. DRIVER IS CONCERNED BELT MAY NOT HOLD IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
SPOKE W/ CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP DIRECTLY ABOUT LEAK IN DASHBOARD. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, NEITHER WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM W/O HAVING THEIR MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF $75/HR. PAYABLE BY OWNER (ME). I POINTED OUT ALL THEY NEEDED TO DO WAS LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD TO SEE THE PU…
Read full complaint
SPOKE W/ CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP DIRECTLY ABOUT LEAK IN DASHBOARD. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, NEITHER WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM W/O HAVING THEIR MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF $75/HR. PAYABLE BY OWNER (ME). I POINTED OUT ALL THEY NEEDED TO DO WAS LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD TO SEE THE PUDDLE OF WATER LEFT AFTER IT RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE. AFTER MY EXPERIENCE W/ CHRYSLER REGARDING THE CRACKED GASKET ON MY FUEL TANK, WHICH I JUST FOUND OUT WAS A RECALL ISSUE, I FIGURED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO AND HAVE ENDURED THE INCONVENIENCE EVER SINCE. I HAVE MET ANOTHER PERSON W/ A NEWER MODEL WRANGLER W/ SAME PROBLEM OF LEAKAGE VIA DASHBOARD. I HOPE THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE W/ SAME PROBLEM IN THE HOPES THAT CHRYSLER WILL RECOGNIZE THE SITUATION AND FIX IT. *AK
Official recalls
202V041000 · Parking Brake:conventional
Feb 7, 2002
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.
94V106000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Jun 9, 1994
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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
5EA01003 · Parking Brake Resulting In Rollaway
Opened Jan 11, 2001 · Closed Mar 25, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
PE00038 · Parking Brake
Opened Sep 15, 2000 · Closed Jan 11, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ALLEGED THE THE PARKING BRAKE FAIL TO HOLD THE VEHICLE STATIONARY WHEN APPLIED, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY
EA99014 · Brake Roter Disc/hud Separation
Opened Jun 28, 1999 · Closed Mar 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
RQ97016 · Fuel Leakage
Opened Oct 27, 1997 · Closed Jun 30, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
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.