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1997 Jeep Wrangler body & structure problems

32 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 1997 Jeep Wrangler, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
32 6% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

The bolts that hold up the body mounts and the engine and transmission are missing and the engine and transmission almost fell out.

June 1997

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while performing routine maintenance on the vehicle he noticed that the frame was severely rusted. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that the frame was rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 141,000.

Reported at 140,000 miles, September 2012

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