Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Jeep Comanche

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

6
Open recalls
6
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

6 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    2
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL Bearing
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AXLE Assembly
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1
  • EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
    1

Recalls

6 campaigns
88V106000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC1988-07-01

BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM RESERVOIR CANISTERS MAY DEVELOP LEAKS DUE TO BUMPER IMPACT.

RiskTHIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND ANINCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE.

FixREPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM CANNISTERS WITH NEW TYPE CANNISTERS; ALSO, INSTALL A RESTRICTION ORIFICE TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT VACUUM IN EVENT CANNISTER LEAKAGE OCCURS.

86V159000·STEERING:LINKAGES1986-12-09

STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS REMAINED IN ACID ETCHING BATH TOO LONG. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: COUPLERS COULD BE OUT OF TOLERANCE RESULTING IN STEERING WHEEL MISALIGNMENT WITH EVENTUAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

FixREPLACE OUT OF TOLERANCE STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS.

86V147000·PARKING BRAKE1986-11-14

PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY PAWL MAY BE IMPROPERLY HARDENED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PAWL COULD YIELD UNDER LOAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF PARKING BRAKES.

FixREPLACE PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLIES.

86V146000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES1986-11-07

ACCELERATOR CABLE BUSHING COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE ACCELERATOR LEVER ASSEMBLY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF ENGINE CONTROL WITH ENGINE RETURNING TO IDLE.

FixREPLACE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET AND LEVER ASSEMBLIES.

86V031000·EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1986-02-25

GROSS WEIGHT RATINGS AND TIRE PRESSURES INFORMATION ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL ARE INCORRECT, THESE DO NOT COMPLY TO FEDERAL REGULATION PART 567. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS INFORMATION IS NECESSARY SO THAT THE TRUCK OWNER IS INFORMED OF ITS LOAD CAPACITY AND THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURES FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

FixREPLACEMENT LABELS WITH CORRECT INFORMATION WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS.

85V139000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1985-10-29

JEEPS MAY HAVE AN IMPROPERLY CONNECTED FUEL LINE FITTING WHICH COULD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND CAUSE GASOLINE TO BE SPILLED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE FUEL LINE BECOMES DISCONNECTED, SPILLS GASOLINE AND AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE OR EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR.

FixRECONNECT FUEL LINE FITTING, AS REQUIRED.

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