Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1986)

21 consumer complaints on file.

#10587229May 8, 2014
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME ON NOVEMBER 13, 2013 WITH THE INTENTIONS OF MAKING A VEHICLE TO USE IN THE WINTER FOR BAD WEATHER OR VERY BAD SNOW. HERE ARE ISSUES I FACE. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY ONCE I REACH SPEEDS OVER 35MPH. IT GOES WELL PASS THE 85MPH MARK AND BACK DOWN TO 15MPH AND BOUNCE ALL BETWEEN. THE VEHICLE IS SO OUT OF ALIGNMENT ITS DANGEROUS. ALL THE FLOOR BOARDS HAVE BEEN RUSTED THROUGH ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SEATS. THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD IS 1/2 MISSING, AND ALL FLOOR BOARDS ARE EXTREMELY WEEK.THE DRIVER SIDE HAS A POP-RIVETED FLOORBOARD IN AND IS VERY STRONG BUT THE BOTTOM HAS BEEN RUSTED THROUGH SHOWING THE BOTTOM OF IT,AND THE SIDES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH WHOLES. WHEN I SAT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT TO REPLACE THE RADIO,I WAS FORCED TO REMOVE THE CARPET TO INSTALL A NEW GROUND.PART OF THE FLOORBOARD FELL OUT CUTTING VERY DEEP INTO MY LEG.THE FLOORBOARDS WERE BEARING MY WEIGHT WITH NO ADDED FORCE WHATSOEVER. WHEN I REMOVED THE REST OF THE CARPET I WAS DISTRAUGHT TO SEE HOW RUSTED THE FLOOR PANELS WERE AND TO WHAT EXTENT.I INSPECTED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CLOSER,AND DISCOVERED THE FRAME IS IN VERY POOR SHAPE AND RUSTED THROUGH ALSO. THE WHOLE EXHAUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HEADERS TO THE VERY BACK OF THE EXHAUST, HAS BEEN RUSTED AND THE MUFFLER BROKE OFF JUST BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLER. ON THE WAY THE FRAME IN THE REAR NEAR THE GAS TANK,IS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE FRAME WHERE THE TOWING BRACKETS ARE BOLTED ON HAS BROKE AND PEELED LIKE A BANANA AND HANGS LOOSE SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN FRAME BY AT LEAST 1/4" - 1/2". VERY POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE MAKING OF AN OFFROAD VEHICLE LIKE THIS.I AM A CERTIFIED WELDER AND WELD PROFESSIONALLY BUT THIS WILL TAKE A MONTH TO REPAIR AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THESE SAFETY ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8009523May 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER BRAKES BOOSTER . HARD TO STOP VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891914July 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BACK BRAKES WERE DOWN TO RIVETS, AND WILL START TEARING INTO THE DRUMS. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS WHY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID VERY BADLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880432February 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
IN COLD WEATHER FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FELL APART. DEALER HAS REPAIRED SEAT BELT TWICE, BUT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *AK CONSUMER EXAMINED PIECES IN QUESTION AND FOUND THAT THEY CONTAINED PLASTIC PARTS AND IS QUESTIONING HOW PLASTIC COULD BE STRONG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879635February 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT COVER BROKE OFF WHILE IT WAS BEING USED. REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO BROKE OFF WHILE TRYING TO LATCH IT. CONTACTED DEALER & WAS INFORMED BUCKLE WAS REPAIRABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735894November 7, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
ONGOING STEERING PROBLEM REPORTED BY PREVIOUS OWNER & EXPERIENCED BY PRESENT OWNER; STEERING WANDER, ESP. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, ALL PARTS UNDAMAGED OR REPLACED INC. TIE RODS, STRUTS, SHOCKS, BUSHINGS, ETC...; ALIGNMENT TO SPECS WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874031October 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAS A 1986 JEEP COMANCHE WITH 19,000 ON REAR TIRES & 24,000 ON FRONT TIRES, CENTER OF THE TIRE WAS SEPARATING, FIRESTONE FR360 P215/75R15, FIRESTONE DEALER DIDN'T PRORATE TIRES BECAUSE OF WEAR.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732093September 21, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BOTH MY RIGHT SEAT BELTS HAVE BROKE AND NO LONGER WORK. MY FRONT RIGHT BROKE WHILE I ,THE OWNER ,WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCUR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WOULDN'T WANT HER BELT TO BREAK WHILE I AM DRIVING. I FEEL THE MANUFACTOR SHOULD REPLACE ALL MY SEAT BELTS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I HAVE EVEN NOTICED MY DRIVER SEAT BELT LOCK COMING APART SLOWLY.T
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718077January 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FEMALE END OF SEAT BELT SYSTEM (LT&RT)DISINTIGRATED AND CAN'T BE FIXED. I AM AFRAID THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, THE MECHANISM WON'T BE ABLE TO BE RELEASED. DOES THE MANUFACTURER NEED TO REPLACE THESE SAFETY DEVICES??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854653January 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRYING TO PUT ON BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. CONSUMER SAID CAR WENT INTO A DITCH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536667June 5, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
DRIVER HEARD A POP AT 50 MPH, AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND SLIP TO A STOP. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER NOTICED THE WHEEL AND AXLE HAD COME OFF THE VEHICLE AND COME TO REST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603457August 1, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809496February 28, 1997
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND AN OTHER VEHICLE HIT FIRST VEHICLE HEAD-ON, SEAT BELT SPLIT AT BOTTOM. FOUR PEOPLE WERE IN VEHICLE AND 3 WERE INJURED AND ONE WAS KILLED. TRYING TO FIND OUT THE DEFECT OF SEAT BELT THAT CAUSED IT TO SPLIT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
1
#512225December 4, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802510October 7, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE ENGINE IDLES VERY HIGH. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509640September 13, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
4 OUT OF 5 FEMALE SEATBELT COUPLINGS FAILED/PLASTIC COVERS BREAK AND RECEPTICAL FALLS APART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977550January 11, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MECHANISM HAS FALLEN APART. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#968743July 13, 1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT FAILURE, PLASTIC BELT BUCKLES ARE BROKEN, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#965656May 22, 1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RED RELEASE BUTTON HAS BROKEN, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#962164March 17, 1995
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
REAR TAILGATE POPPED OPEN IN A REAR COLLISION , EJECTING CONSUMER 80FT. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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