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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1J4FY19S7WP••••••1998 Jeep WRANGLER
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 1998 Jeep WRANGLER build (6 vs 3).
6on this build
220on the model
67builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 3Electrical System 2Exterior Lighting 1Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
SuspensionApr 2002
We have had numerous problems with this vehicle all pretaining to the front end, the steering wheel will start shaking really bad at between 40-50 mph and we have had loud banking noice come from the front end and when shifting. The tires have had to be replaced 4 times before…
Electrical SystemSep 2001
No gauges are working and air bag light comes on contacted dealer said they had the same problem with three other jeeps already!
Air BagsFeb 2001
Irbag light comes on and the gauges go to zero including the speedometer, tachometer and gas gauge. They sometimes come back on when the car goes over a bump
Exterior LightingFeb 1998
2/10/98 - 1046 miles: rear window leaked, and both brakelight housings leaked. The radio also stopped working. 7/30/98 8988 miles: the air bag light came on, and the speedometer, odometer, and tachometer stopped working. 12/30/98 15,000 miles - front drivers side seatbelt…
Electrical SystemMay 2001
Failure of instrument cluster (dealer says due to faulty design of harness. Manufacturer has noticed and redesigned for new vehicles, service bulletin issued by manufacturer. However, since my vehicle is out of warrenty (>3yrs ownership) I will have to pay for replacement of…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1J4FY19S7WP759977 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.