1998 Jeep Wrangler body & structure problems
25 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 1998 Jeep Wrangler, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 103,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 103,000 miles, and 7% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The welding of the vehicle caused water to leak under the dash, which damaged the electrical system. May have caused damage to the air bag system also. The dealer has been notified about the problem. Replcement part, plastic water deslector melted, causing a fire.
Was told by my mechanic frame is rusting from the inside out, and the frame will fail in the near future. I understand this is a on going problem with jeep wranglers of multiple years due to the fact there were never drain holes providing drainage for the water, also lack of any rust coating to the inside of frame. In penn. You can not sell a car with frame damage. I'm not sure what I'm going to do.I feel that jeep should help with the repair or replacement of the frame.
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
- Transmission 23 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints