1994 Jeep Wrangler problems
The 1994 Jeep Wrangler has 184 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns fuel system. After that come brakes (16%) and engine (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 184 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 17 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 17 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 120,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 5 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 1994 ranks 29th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler with enough data (88 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
1994 jeep wrangler. Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to vehicle fuel tank location that caused a family member death of the clients, he is representing. *smd the decedent was a passenger in the vehicle. The driver lost control of the vehicle, jumped a curbed, hit a pole, then a tree and burst into flames. The decedent did not die from the impact, rather he died of thermal injuries caused by the vehicle bursting into flames...updated 02/13/17
Straps used as handle to enter seperated from vehicle cutting owners hand. He hit ground hurting hip. Please describe details.
I parked my 1994 jeep wrangler outside my workplace at 6am the morning of 4/4/12... At 11am I finished for the day, left my jeep where it was, and went for a run around where I work. At 11:27am my office manager called my cellphone and begged me to come back right away "your jeep is on fire!!! Oh my god, it's gone!!! Now the woods are on fire!!!". I ran back to find 3 fire trucks, my jeep nothing but a charred shell still on fire.
Failure of fuel tank seal creating fire hazard. Internet search reveals this a common failure, either at filler next or fuel pump seal.