2001 Jeep Wrangler

HAD VEHICLE FOR THREE YRS AND IN DECEMBER STARTED LOOSING COOLANT AND COULDN'T FIND THE LEAK. I TOOK IT TO JEEP AND TOLD THEM THE HEAD GASKET IS GOING . THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT AND LATER TOLD ME IT WAS A AIRPOCKET. I PICKED IT UP AND RAN IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK, STILL LOSING FLUID. THIS HAPPENED OF AND ON FOR 3 TIMES. ON THE 3 TIME OF ME TAKING IT BACK THEY ADMITTED THE HEAD GASKET WAS SHOT AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD. I WENT TO TAKE IT HOME AND 1/2 WAY THERE MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES AND JERKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED BACK THE NEXT DAY. THEY THEN TOLD ME DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION THE ENGINE WAS RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITCH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I NOW HAVE 3410 MILES ON NEW ENGINE AND IT HAS STARTED MAKING NOISE. TOOK IT BACK TO JEEP AND THE WILL NOT COVER THE WARRANTY SAYING I HAVE WATER AND DIRT MARKS IN AIRBOX. THESE WERE IN THERE WHEN THEY FIRST REPLACED ENGINE AND I AM NOW SEEKING LEGAL COUNSEL. *TR

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MAY 07. 2001 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH 4.0L. @ MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE I LOST OIL PRESSURE. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THE OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED. LESS THAN 500 MILES I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO SAID DEALER WITH A NASTY INTERNAL ENGINE RATTLE. DEALER REPLACED COLLAPSED LIFTER AND BENT PUSHROD. LESS THAN 100 MILES LATER VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN WITH THE INTERNAL NOISE. VEHICLE TORN APART AND HAD THE CAMSHAFT, LIFTERS PUSHRODS REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN 7500 MILES SINCE MY LAST VISIT. I NOW HAVE A SLOW COOLANT LEAK THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. I HAVE REMOVED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE CASTING. THE CASTING # IS 0331. I HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS RESEARCHING THIS SPECIFIC CASTING # AND IT IS NOTORIOUS FOR CRACKING AND SLOWLY LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. MY JEEP ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES!! THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE LET DOWN AND HAS TARNISHED MY OUTLOOK ON CHRYSLER AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS. THE TYPICAL LIFETIME FOR THESE HEADS IS BETWEEN 60-85,000 MILES. DO A SEARCH FOR JEEP 0331 ON GOOGLE, YOU'LL SEE THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF JEEP OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING AND SELLING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

HOW DO YOU CONVINCE AN AUTOMAKER TO DO A RECALL? DO YOU HAVE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? IF YOU GO OUT TO YOUR PARKING LOT AND LOOK AT ALMOST ANY JEEP WRANGLER, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE FRONT BOLT FOR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS BROKEN OFF. THIS WILL OFTEN LEAD TO EXHAUST LEAKS AND MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FAIL A SAFETY INSPECTION. THE HEAD MECHANIC AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ALL WRANGLER 4 CYLINDERS DO THIS. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE HAS DONE A HUNDRED OF THEM. THE DEALER SHIP WANTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THIS. I HAVE ASKED AROUND AT OTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND THE COST IS NOT THAT MUCH LESS. IF ALL WRANGLER 4 CYLS DO THIS, AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL ISSUE? MICA CALFEE FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL ROLLOVER CRASH WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REAR SEAT WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. FORD STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED BECAUSE IT WAS A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

REFER TO ODI ID NUMBER : 10185714; AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY; HORN NO LONGER WORKS; DEALERSHIP WHERE PRUCHASED NOTIFIED; SERVICE SCHEDULED; APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS FRONTAL SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE WHERE WATER AND/OR ROAD SALT IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE COULD LEAD TO CORROSION ,AND SUCH CORROSION CAN LEAD TO ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OR COULD ALLOW INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. *AK

2001 JEEP WRANGLER SE . AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT FAILURE. INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS OPERATING IN REVERSE GEAR.WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR , 5-SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION , THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AFTER GOING FORWARD A SHORT DISTANCE, WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. IT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER 3 DAY PERIOD. AIRBAG HAS NOT DEPLOYED; NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED; DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR SUSPENSION BEGAN TO SHAKE THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE REAR SUSPENSION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEAF SPRING BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS FRACTURED. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT SIDE WAS NOT WELDED TO THE SPRING ASSEMBLY, BUT THE RIGHT SIDE BRACKET WAS ATTACHED BY WELDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPON EXITING A BLIND CURVE AT 40 MPH, IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT WAS BLINDED BY HEADLIGHTS FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, HOWEVER SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE FACE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WILL BE REPAIRED. *NM