2005 Jeep Wrangler

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 67 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY A BUMPY VIBRATION WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE TIRE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHING INTO A GUARD RAIL IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. SEVERE INJURIES WERE INCURRED TO THE DRIVER AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE SIDEWALL OF DRIVER'S REAR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE DAMAGED TIRE WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE SPARE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OFFICER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF INCIDENT WAS DUE TO IMPROPER TIRE INFLATION. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE HYDRAULIC VALVE FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE SENT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE INSPECTOR REFUSED TO PROVIDED REPORTS OF THE EXAMINATION.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN GRINDING AND POPPING OUT OF REVERSE SINCE PURCHASE IN JANUARY 2005. RECENTLY TRANSMISSION WAS POPPING OUT OF FORWARD DRIVE GEARS AND FAILING TO ENGAGE. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION NOT GOING INTO REVERSE, POPPING OUT OF 3RD, GRINDING IN 5TH AND GENERALLY VERY NOISY. REVERSE SHAFT AND GEAR, COUNTER SHAFT AND SYNCHRONIZERS ALL SEVERELY WORN OUT. METAL CHUNKS WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAD LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS WHICH OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHILE THE SHIFTER WAS IN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE IT SLIPPED TO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS A WHIRLING NOISE PRESENT WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN REVERSE AND A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE OTHER GEARS. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED A SECOND TIME. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE GEAR LEAKAGES AND DETERMINED THE TAB ON THE FAN BLOWER HAD BROKEN AND WAS CAUSING THE WHIRLING NOISE. THE BLOWER FAN IS GOING TO BE REPLACED.

RECEIVED LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL E14. SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERS AT 8:30 AM ON DAY OF APPOINTMENT. WENT TO PICK UP AT 4:30 PM (ON A FRIDAY) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY NEVER GOT AROUND TO FIXING IT. "TOO BUSY". I WASTED AN ENTIRE DAY AND SOMEONE'S ELSE'S TIME GETTING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND BACK. NO TIME WAS GIVEN AS TO WHEN THEY WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I LEFT THE DEALER. I WANT THIS ON RECORD IN CASE SOMETIMES DOES HAPPEN WITH VEHICLE THAT CAUSES DAMAGE, INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH. VEHICLE IS A JEEP WRANGLER VIN # LJ4FA9S95P316220. DEALER: GALEANA CHRYSLER JEEP, 14735 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL, FORT MYERS, FL 33912. PH 239-481-2600. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING TIRE PRESSURE IN THE 30 INCH TIRES. *TS THE VEHICLE CAME FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH 30 INCH TIRES, WHICH WAS AN UPGRADE OPTION FROM THE STANDARD 15 INCH TIRE. HOWEVER UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE SPECIFICATIONS LABEL - 29 PSI - WAS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE FOR THE 30 INCH TIRES IS 40 PSI. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR CLARIFICATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CORRECT TIRE INFLATION WAS ACTUALLY 38 PSI. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE LABEL WAS CORRECT AND THAT THE LISTED VALUE OF 29 PSI IS A MINIMUM PRESSURE ONLY. A NEW LABEL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MAILED BUT NEVER ARRIVED. *NM UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

AT 3611 MILES,I TOOK MY 05 UNLIMITED WRANGLER BACK TO THE DEALER. I COMPLAINED ABOUT EXTREME BUMPINESS AND PARTIAL CONTROL LOSS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND RAILROAD TRACKS. ALSO THE REAR GLASS RATTLES, AND THE WIPER GETS STUCK IN BETWEEN THE TIRE RACK. THE DEALER SAID THAT HANDLING WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED TIRE MOUNT BRACKET AND ADJUSTED REAR GLASS. SO FAR I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERSHIPS 5 TIMES, FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NM

THE MAIN ISSUE OF CONCERN IS WHAT I DESCRIBE AS SURGING, WHAT I MEAN IS THE VEHICLE WANTS TO GO WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. WHAT I HAVE DETERMINED IS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A FLUCTUATING IDLE RPM AS OPPOSED TO A STEADY IDLE RPM AND WHEN THE IDLE RPM DROPS BELOW AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL THE COMPUTER SENDS A SIGNAL TO KICK THE THROTTLE AND THE VEHICLE THEN SURGES. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY DEALER AND THEY RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY COULDN'T VERIFY THE CONCERN. A CO-WORKER RECENTLY PURCHASED THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE, ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND SO ON AND HAS REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE TO HER DEALER AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE CONCERN WAS NOT VERIFIABLE. *JB