1986 Jeep Cj Series

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

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0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Power Train. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

Power Train complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jun 1, 2001

Power Train

REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE FORMED AN UNUSUAL AXLE TUBING CRACK, AN AUTO EXPERT STATED TO CONSUMER: THE AXLE HOUSING CRACK WAS UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL AS AXLE HOUSING CRACKS OCCUR, IF AT ALL, WHERE THE AXLE TUBING IS JOINED AT THE AXLE CENTER AND NOT ON THE TUBING ITSELF, VEHICLE CAN NOT B…

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REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE FORMED AN UNUSUAL AXLE TUBING CRACK, AN AUTO EXPERT STATED TO CONSUMER: THE AXLE HOUSING CRACK WAS UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL AS AXLE HOUSING CRACKS OCCUR, IF AT ALL, WHERE THE AXLE TUBING IS JOINED AT THE AXLE CENTER AND NOT ON THE TUBING ITSELF, VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN. *SLC

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Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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