1998 Jeep Wrangler seat belts problems
Owners reported seat belts problems in 17 complaints for the 1998 Jeep Wrangler, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Driver hit a berm of rock/sand at approx. 30 MPH, right front of jeep, the seat belt around the driver's waist held, but the belt over the driver's shoulder did not hold, the driver's face hit the middle of the dashboard and broke three teeth that had to be removed.also, airbag's did not deploy.
Passenger seat belt fails to retract, also gets caught in door jam.. Exhaust manifold cracked. Water leaks inside onto passenger floor board. Gauges fail/airbag light comes on. Catylist converter failed. Throtle postioning sensor failed. These incidents have appeared over the past 6-12 months.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Jeep Wrangler
- Electrical system 60 complaints
- Engine 49 complaints
- Air bags 46 complaints
- Exhaust system 34 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Suspension 27 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints
- Transmission 23 complaints