Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-08 | 02V104000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | 1,115,322 | — | Details |
| 2002-03-08 | 02V075000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 95,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Frame is rotted out. Vehicle is well maintained and it is upsetting. After spending good money for a reputable brand, … |
| 2021-03-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2002 JEEP FROM TWIN RIVERS AUTO SALES, I DID NOT RECEIVE A VEHICLE DISCLOSURE REPORT AND IT WAS SOLD TO ME … |
| 2019-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTING OUT |
| 2019-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FOR A POPULAR ON AND OFF ROAD VEHICLE WHICH HAS A REPUTATION FOR STRENGTH AND DURABILITY, WHY WOULD THE FRAME, THE VERY… |
| 2019-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME IS ROTTEN. THIS HAS TOOK DRIVING IT SAFELY AWAY |
| 2019-11-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | COMPLETE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND CANNOT BE DROVE SAFELY. |
| 2019-07-13 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | MY 2002 JEEP WRANGLER TJ X, FRAME RAILS ROTTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT ON BOTH THE SIDES AND REAR CURVE UP OF THE FRAME. IT… |
| 2019-01-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE FRAME ROT DUE TO POOR DESIGN BY MANUFACTURER. |
| 2018-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCED DAILY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN PATCH OF ROAD AND DEATH WOBBLE BEGINS IT USU… |
| 2018-06-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTING OUT BY THE REAR END |
| 2018-01-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON DECEMBER 1, 2017 WALMART INSTALLED 5 NEW GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY WRANGLER. THE FIFTH WAS FOR THE SPARE. THE OLD TIRES H… |
| 2017-09-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I KNOW THE JEEP IS A 2002, BUT THIS RUSTING, TO BE THIS BAD, HAD TO HAVE STARTED AWHILE AGO. I WENT TO HAVE TWO NEW TIR… |
| 2017-08-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE MAIN RIGHT SIDE FRAME SUPPORT FOR THE CENTERLINE SKID PLATE/TRANSMISSION RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THIS RESULTED… |
| 2017-07-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME IS ROTTING TERRIBLY AND THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS ARE ABOUT TO CRACK OFF AND THE TRANS/SKID PLATE HAS ALREADY RU… |
| 2017-06-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FOUND DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION FOR OTHER REPAIRS. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A DEA… |
| 2017-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED T… |
| 2016-07-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABN… |
| 2016-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DUE TO A POOR DESIGN OF SIDE HOLES BUT NO BOTTOM DRAIN HOLES, WATER AND DIRT, ETC COLLECTED INSIDE THE REAR FRAME SECTI… |
| 2016-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | "RUSTED FRAME" I BOUGHT A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE SKID PLATE BOLTS I… |
| 2015-10-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTY, NOT JUST THE OUTSIDE BUT IS RUSTING IN THICK LAYERS OF SCALE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. APPEARS TO BE NO DRAI… |
| 2015-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | JEEP FRAME HAS RUSTED IN HALF IN SEVERAL PLACES COSTING$3,000.00 IN REPAIRS LUCKILY IT BROKE AT A LOW SPEED WITHOUT HA… |
| 2014-11-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY FROM INSIDE OUT, HOLES ARE STARTING TO APPEAR AROUND FRONT MOST DRIVER SIDE BODY MOUNT. RUST CHUN… |
| 2014-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED ALONG FRAME RAIL CAUSING LINE TO SPLIT AT WHICH TIME BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT AS WELL AS… |
| 2014-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME IS DEVELOPING SEVERE RUSTING PREMATURELY AS COMPARATIVE TO OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS AGE OF MANUFACUTURE, MILEAG… |
| 2014-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE SHARING THE COPY OF A RESPONSE FROM GENERAL MOTOR… |
| 2014-08-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | FRAME RUST MAINLY INTERNAL WITH FRAME FAILURE ALONG TRANSMISSION MOUNT ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE. *TR |
| 2014-06-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH 4 MILES ON IT. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ROUTINELY. THIS VEHIC… |
| 2014-06-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE 2002 JEEP WRANGLER HAS APPROX. 85000 MILES ON IT. NEVER USED OFF ROAD - JUST TO AND FROM WORK. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN F… |
| 2014-05-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN MY JEEP WRANGLER ON THE HIGHWAY I BRAKE AS USUAL AND NEXT THING I KNOW THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STR… |
| 2013-12-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY ABOUT 60MPH AROUND 5:30PM. FEEL SOME HUMMING FROM THE VEHICLE FOLLOW BY A LOUD HIGH PITCH. THEN… |
| 2013-11-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA C… |
| 2013-09-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE.… |
| 2013-07-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | VIOLENT SHAKING (WITHOUT WARNING) IN THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP WRANGLER ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.… |
| 2013-07-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME IS DANGEROUSLY RUSTED RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. *TR |
| 2013-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0, CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO PARK AND RIDE LOT AND TURNED VEHICLE OF… |
| 2013-02-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE JEEP 6/04. I PURCHASED IT FOR TRANSPORTATION BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. IT WAS NEVER USED OFF ROAD. IT O… |
| 2012-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CORROSION ON THE REAR BRAKE LINES CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BRAKES. THIS IS A TEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT F… |
| 2012-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SM… |
| 2012-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING QUIT WORKING NO HORN NO AIRBAG THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR |
| 2012-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE VERY VIOLENTLY, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND IT STOPPED, T… |
| 2011-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | PULLING OUT FROM GAS STATION AFTER FUELING UP, ALMOST KILLED A PEDESTRIAN WALKING ACROSS MY PATHWAY BECAUSE SUDDENLY WI… |
| 2011-05-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR HIGHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SH… |
| 2010-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN HE … |
| 2010-08-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLING COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2010-06-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL- DRIVING DOWN A DARK COUNTY ROAD- LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT A TREE- UPON IMPACT T… |
| 2010-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE FRAME WAS FAULTY FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE WHERE WATER AND DIRT CAN ENTER THE FRAME BUT NO W… |
| 2009-09-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 JEEP SARAHA 4WHEEL DR 2DR APPROX 87,000 MILES ORIGINAL ..MY DASH LIGHTS FREQUENTLY GO OFF AND ON WHILE DRI… |
| 2009-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MARCH 2009: WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH, HEAR A RATTLE NOISE, THEN THE SHIFT ON THE FLOOR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. PULL OVER, CAN… |
| 2008-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 2 | WHILE EXITING THE OFFRAMP FROM A HIGHWAY, I DOWNSHIFTED MY JEEP WRANGLER. THE CLUTCH WENT ON ME, AND I PROCEEDED TO PU… |
| 2007-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY FRAME AND SUSPENSION HAVE ROTTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ITS COSTING ME OVER $6,000 TO REPLACE EVERYTHING. |