Door problems of the 1997 Jeep Wrangler

Seven problems related to door have been reported for the 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Door problem

Failure Date: 09/05/1999

Seat belt catches on driver's door latch 9 out 0f 10 times. Seat belt is getting a hole in it. Leak has been fixed 15 times and it still leaks on passenger's feet. Damage is occurring to interior of Jeep and anything left on the floor gets wet. I was told( dot number: ? tire size: 22ss/75r15 ).

2 Door problem

Failure Date: 09/01/1999

No summary.

3 Door problem

Failure Date: 08/01/1999

Passenger side door handle is broke, it will not open from the inside.

4 Door problem

Failure Date: 06/01/1997

Consumer is concerned with the type of putty used on the plastic door frame. This putty is meant to keep water from flowing through a joint in the door frame. This frame is one piece and is designed to be removed.

5 Door problem

Failure Date: 05/01/1997

Passenger door does not fit properly and does not close properly.

6 Door problem

Doors failed.

7 Door problem

4-wheel drive inoperable. In addition, driver's seat belt will not retract/gas gauge failed, shows tank 1/4-1/2 full when it is actually out of gas/passenger's side door handle very tight and squeaky/abs brakes squeal loudly/automatic transmission has trouble shifting and sticks prior to releasing to next gear, and seat belt warning system buzzer sounds at times uneven and loud with a squeaking noise.




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