1990 Jeep Wrangler problems
The 1990 Jeep Wrangler has 105 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (28%) concerns brakes. After that come fuel system (21%) and seats (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 105 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 120,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 35th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler with enough data (23 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Emergency brake released on its own without any action on part of driver;while parked, rolled down hill;hit front of store;injured pedestrian;vehicle unoccupied
Once parked and walked away, several minutes later was told vehicle on fire. Received recall notice 11/16/95 mfg #624/625. Please describe details. Tt
Upon starting vehicle, shortly after vehicle started smoking. Consumer lifted the hood, and discovered that there was a fire under the hood caused by an electrical short.
Chrysler is not honoring /repairing their recalls. I have emission/safety recalls on my vehicle that potentially cause a fire, explosion to not only the owner of the vehicle but to its occupants to include transit. Chrysler has ignored the facts that these recalls but be repaired.