1993 Jeep Wrangler Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“The Jeep was parked in garage and had worked okay the day before. I started engine with clutch depressed and the vehicle rammed forward hitting a door in the garage and narrowly missing a gas waterheater. Mechanic later said the clutch bearing cracked (very rare he claims). The clutch was ruined, the flywheel and the total cost to fix was $1200.00. The door will cost $500. The danger from hitting the water heater was extreme and I would have been trapped in the vehicle would there have been a fire. …”

“Attended a motocross race on 7-07-02 where I had trackside parking which was on a very steep hill.parked vehicle and left in first gear and set parking brake.was in view of vehicle for most of races.noted as races progressed into the afternoon and more people arrived that there was some sitting in front of vehicle(maybe 5 or so in lawn chairs). …”

“Vehicle was parked on a hill in reverse, engine was off. Shifted lever and it popped into neutral, rolling backwards into another vehicle. Consumer stated that the vehicle was parked with emergency brake engaged and transmission was in reverse. The emergency brake disengaged and transmission came out of reverse into neutral during the accident.”

“Clutch pedal linkage detached and clutch went all the way to the floor. Clutch was then inoperative and vehicle had to be towed to nearby dealership for repair. Dealer replaced clutch master cylinder to remedy the problem. If this failure had occured in traffic or in a pedestrian crossing, seriously bodily injury could have resulted. There are numerous complaints on the NHTSA web site of this exact type of failure on many different years of this make and model. There should be a recall issued on this defect.”

“When the defrost steams the windows there is a significant amount of water/moisture that enters the passenger compartment. Creates a visibility hazard, fogs all windows. Water also drains onto floorboards. Parking brake disengaging is very intermittent. Never can tell if it will hold. Relying solely on reverse gear for holding vehicle. Have ran out of gas twice with fuel gauge problem. Goes all the way up when filled, but will not go below 1/4 of a tank. Consistent problem. Shifting into first often requires first shifting into fifth then back to 1st in order to engage. …”