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1988 Jeep Comanche problems

Owners have filed 11 complaints about the 1988 Jeep Comanche with NHTSA between 1995 and 2001. The largest single group is the seat belts.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Jeep Comanche
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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

11

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

How 1988 compares with every other Jeep Comanche

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1988 Jeep Comanche

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Seat Belts 8 72.7%
Body & Structure 2 18.2%
Electrical System 1 9.1%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

May 1995 peak 2 Feb 2001

NHTSA investigations into the 1988 Jeep Comanche

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

PE88029 Opened 23 Feb 1988 Closed 19 Sep 1988 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

THROTTLE CONTROL

SUMMARY:THE PE WAS OPENED TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER JEEP'S RECALL OF CERTAIN1987 MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0 LITER FUEL INJECTED 6 CYLINDERENGINE (87V-035) HAD INVOLVED ALL THE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLES.AREVIEW OF THE ODI FILES HAD INDICATED THAT 1987-1988 JEEP VEHICLESEQUIPPED WITH THE 4.O LITER ENGINE ALSO WERE EXPERIENCING SOME THROTTLECONTROL PROBLEM.A REVIEW OF THE WARRANTY CLAIMS AND THE AVAILABLEINCIDENT REPORTS DOES NOT INDICATE THAT A POTENTIAL DEFECT TREND EXISTSOR IS DEVELOPING.THE WARRANTY CLAIMS ATTENUATE, AND THE ALLEDGEDINCIDENTS APPEAR TO BE CAUSED BY A VARIETY OF FAC...

Recalls on the 1988 Jeep Comanche

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 1993071 64,277 units in Canada

Emissions

NOTE: JEEP VEHICLES WITH 4.0 LITRE ENGINES, RENAULT VEHICLES WITH 2.0 LITRE ENGINES AND EAGLE PREMIER VEHICLES WITH 2.5 AND 3 LITRE ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS. FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR COULD LEAD TO POOR FUEL/AIR CONTROL AND REDUCED CATALYST EFFICIENCY WHICH MAY INCREASE TAILPIPE EMISSIONS. CORRECTION: OXYGEN SENSOR WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Lilburn, GA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT REMAIN IN LATCH MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #881682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

NEW Hyde Park, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT LATCHING. SPRING THAT HOLDS LATCH IN PLACE TO RELEASE TENSION IS NOT WORKING. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #843350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Southfield, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON IS DEFECTIVE. YH

NHTSA complaint #782352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fort Laude, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

MAIN COMPUTER FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #533575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Laguna Miguel, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHEN PULLINVG ON IT DOESN'T RETRACT BACKWARD .

NHTSA complaint #807597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Jose, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FASTENS, THEN WITH ANY MOVEMENT THE BUCKLE POPS OUT.

NHTSA complaint #985291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Long BCH, NC

STRUCTURE:BODY

HEAD LINER FELL WHILE DRIVING W/OWNERS HAND CONTACTING UNKNOWN FIBER GLASS UNDERNEATH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #979881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Long BCH, NC

STRUCTURE:BODY

HEAD LINER FELL WHILE DRIVING W/OWNERS HAND CONTACTING UNKNOWN FIBER GLASS UNDERNEATH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #979881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Tenosha, WI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT STAY FASTEN.

NHTSA complaint #968697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Davenport, 00

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH. TT

NHTSA complaint #966249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Santa Paul, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR/BELT CLIP FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #482650 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.