1995 Jeep Wrangler

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, MINOR ATF LEAK, & HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED. ATF WAS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED BY PARTICULATE MATTER GENERATED BY MECHANICAL WASTE. NO LEAK WAS INITIALLY FOUND UPON INSPECTION, HOWEVER ONE WAS VISIBLY APPARENT AFTER INSPECTION AS ATF SPRAYED FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE ACROSS BOTH ENDS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AFTER TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ONTO A MAIN ROAD. ATF BEGAN TO BURN OFF OF VEHICLE CREATING A THICK SMOKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE AND THEY AVOIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER PUT HER HAZARDS ON WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD CONSUMER PRESSED ON GAS. HIGH RPMS WERE NOTED THEN AND THE WEEKS PRIOR. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON A SLOPED RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS THE ONLY THING PREVENTING IT FROM ROLLING BACK DOWN. APPROXIMATELY 4.5 QUARTS OF ATF LEAKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT AWAITS A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AFTER DIAGNOSIS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THIS AND OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN NOTED, AND IN PREVIOUS INSTANCES, CHRYSLER HAS BLAMED TRIM OPTIONS (CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS A 4 CYL 2.5 L 3 SPEED AUTOMATIC RIO GRANDE EDITION 4WD) AS THE REASON FOR SUCH ISSUES- - - - - -HOWEVER, JEEP ALSO ADVERTISED A "LIFETIME GUARANTEE" RELATING TO TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE. FORUM USERS OFFER 60K MILES AS AN ACCEPTABLE DEFINITION OF "LIFETIME" HOWEVER THIS CONSUMER BELIEVES SUCH CLAIMS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED TO BE LITERAL AND REPAIR OR REIMBURSE FOR THOSE COVERED REPAIRS UNDER THEIR GUARANTEE. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 101K.

THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. CONSUMER HAD TO JUMP THE VEHICLE. THE CABLES GOT CROSSED, CAUSING A SHORT WHICH LED TO A FIRE. THE ECM CHIP BURNED COMPLETELY. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THE ECM CHIP SHOULD HAVE NEVER BURNED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PROTECTIVE COVER. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO WILL DO NOTHING ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK

APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO(THE FIRST INCIDENT) MY PARKED VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN, NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE IS A MANUAL AND WAS IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE DOWN WHEN IT STARTED UP AND STARTED LURCHING FORWARD INTO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE. I HAD TO TAKE THE BATTERY CABLES OFF OF THE BATTERY TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE WALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC CLAIMED, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WASN'T ACTULLY HAPPENING AT THE TIME, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE. HONESTLY, I'M AFFRAID TO PARK IT ANYWHERE IN A PUBLIC PLACE BECAUSE IT COULD POSSIBLY ENDANGER THE LIVES OF OTHER MOTORISTS OR PEDESTRIANS NEAR BY. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE IT AT PETERSBURG JEEP/CHRYSLER IN PETERSBURG VA. (804-862-1000) FOR THE LASTEST INCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM. ANY HELP OR INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS WERE DIMMING ON AND OFF JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD. THE ENGINE BEGAN SHIFTING, THE BATTERY PARTIALLY MELTED, AND THE BATTERY CABLE BURNED. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL BENT BACK DUE TO THE ENGINE SHIFTING APPROXIMATELY 4-6 INCHES. CONSUMER HAS CALLED AL. MISS. AZ. IL. (52059100R) IS THE PART NUMBER, NY. SAYS THERE ARE 243 CONSUMERS WAITING FOR PARTS DUE TO SAME DEFECT. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND A MANUFACTURER FOR THE PARTS. ALSO THE OIL FILTER WAS BROKEN, AND THE OIL CASING IS DENTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS A 243 CUSTOMER BACK ORDER AND MORE TO ORDER. *AK