Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1998)

399 consumer complaints on file.

#897030September 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896926September 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE JERKS WHEN TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT WAS IN PARK. VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562829August 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED ACCIDENT, WHILE KEY WAS IN IGNITION AND GEARSHIFT WAS IN PARK. CONSUMER STATED THAT PREVIOUSLY THE VEHICLE JUMPED TO REVERSE FROM PARK AND HE WAS ABLE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562689August 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKSWARDS, THE VEHICLE HIT A GARAGE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751210August 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS EVERY 15,000 MILES SINCE BUYING THE CAR NEW. DEALER ADMITS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY RESOLUTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894126August 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED. DID NOT SMELL ANYTHING AND HAD NO WARNING. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. AROUND 9:00 PM SMELLED SMOKE AND CHECKED VEHICLE. NOTICED VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. TRIED TO PUT FLAMES OUT AFTER CONTACTING FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FLAMES OUT, AND GAVE A POSSIBLE INDICATION OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, BEHIND THE HEADLIGHTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749850August 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
I WAS GOING TO GO WORKOUT AND HAD STARTED MY VEHICLE. I REALIZED I FORGOT MY GYM BAG IN THE HOUSE. I LIVE IN A TOWNHOME AND THERE IS A PARKING LOT DIRECTLY INFRONT OF THE HOUSE. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING IN PARK IN THE PARKING LOT. I THEN PROCEEDED INTO THE HOUSE TO GET MY GYM BAG, WHEN I RETURNED THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS AND HEADED TOWARDS MY HOUSE. I QUICKLY GOT INSIDE AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP JUST BEFORE THE BACKEND HAD HIT A TREE. I AM 100% CONFIDENT THAT I LEFT THE CAR IN PARK. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PASSING PEDESTRIANS OR CARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002609July 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, GEAR IN PARK, IT WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A FORD F150 PICKUP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003333July 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WENT FROM PARK POSITION WITH MOTOR RUNNING TO REVERSE, RESULTING IN HITTING A WALL AT 10-15MPH, WHICH THEN JUMPED BACK IN FORWARD POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748672July 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, STRUCTURE:BODY
AS I HAVE REPORTED, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I DO NOT FEEL IT IS A SAFE CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN RECALLED TWICE, FOR FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND DEFECTIVE AIR BAG MODULE, (REPLACED AND MOVED FROM UNDER THE PASSANGER SEAT FRONT TO UNDER THE CONSOLE). I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. WITH THIS SAME INFORMATION AND MY FEELINGS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND AM AWAITING A REPLY. I DO NOT EXPECT ANY MONETARY OR NEW VEHICLE ETC., I'M JUST REPORTING THE SAFETY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE TO ANY AND ALL AGENCIES TO HAVE SOMETHING ON RECORD. I WISH TO STATE ALSO THAT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM HAVE BEEN VERY ACCOMODATING AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THEM AT ANY TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562046July 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT JUMPED IN REVERSE WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892557July 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED/ RUNNING, AND THE GEAR SLIPPED INTO REVERSE. STARTED RUNNING DOWN ROAD, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED, AND DOOR HIT A TREE AND STOPPED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748139July 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892147July 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN IT RAINS BRAKES BECOME DEFECTIVE AND ITHARDER TO SLOW DOWN, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS HAD A CAR CRASH DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKI
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747862July 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING STICKS AND THEN THUG'S INTO POSITION AND VEHICLE DRIVES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747932July 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CAR AMOST RAN OVER ME, STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. WAS PLACED IN PARK AND JUMPED OUT. DID A MODERATE AMT OF DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AND IT WAS NOT THE CAR IT WAS ME THE DRIVER. TOLD ME THE JEEP PASSED INSPECTION AND THAT I JUST THOUGHT I PUT IT IN PARK. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 7/1/01 AGAIN, HOWEVER THE JEEP WAS STOPPED BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL OF THIS INFROMATION CAN BE VERIFIED BY A POLICE REPORT AND INSURANCE INFORMATION. THIS CAUSED A MODERATE AMT OF DAMAGE. IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND THE CAR, IT COULD HAVE CRUSHED THEM. I HAD MINOR SCRAPES FROM TRYING TO GET BACK IN VEHICLE AND STOP IT TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS HAS COST ME AN INCREASE IN INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND ALSO A WRECK ON MY RECORD. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP CONVINCED ME IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR. HOWEVER, AFTER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK, I AM NOT SO SURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891975July 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CONSUMER TRIED TO JUMP INTO VEHICLE, AND WAS INJURED WHEN THROWN FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#747614June 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RAN OUT OF FUEL, GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK, NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION ON INTERSTATE IN 65 MPH TRAFFIC, THIRD FAILURE; ALSO HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DASHBOARD GUAGES GO BLANK WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891033June 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
AT 13,395 MILES CLUSTER GAUGE ON DASH WENT OUT. NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE WAS GOING BECAUSE INSTRUMENTS ON DASH STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER CLEANED CONNECTORS/ ADDED ELECTRO LIGHTS, AND RECONNECTED PLUGS. HOWEVER, SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONSUMER FELT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH CONNECTOR. *AK TSB 08298 DEALS WITH PROBLEMS CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING, HOWEVER ON THE SECOND FAILURE, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. BOTH INNER FRONT AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890926June 21, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE WHEN VEHICLE IS ON EMPTY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED GAS GAUGE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PREVIOUS YEAR JEEPS HAD EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER THOSE WERE RECALLED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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