Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#858341March 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT AND BACK ROTORS HAVE WARPED WITHIN ONLY 20,000 MILES. CAUSING POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.DEALER HAS SHAVED ROTORS, DID NOT REPLACE PADS. NO WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719559March 2, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857526February 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION AT APPOXIMATELY40 MPH OF IMPACT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718950February 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED LETTING MOTOR DROP WHICH DAMAGED FAN SHROUD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856388February 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. DEALERR STATED THAT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S FOR REPAIRS 5 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856215February 3, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
WHEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, DRIVER COULD BUMP THE BRAKE HANDLE, AND THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718038January 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MULTIPLE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718039January 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OTHER FAILURES AND STRANDING ALSO INVOLVED WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717474January 17, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHENEVER I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS POPPING NOISE. ALSO, SOMETINES WHEN I MAKE A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT THE TURN DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COMPLETE (SHARP ENOUGH). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854880January 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE ACTUAL FUEL READING INDICATES MORE FUEL THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED THAT NHTSA RECALL 97V194002/MANUFACTURER'S 755 CONCERNS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. DEALER REPLACING THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853840December 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INFREQUENT HESITATION WHEN AT LOW SPEED OR ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715352November 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TOTAL COST TO REPAIR TO CONSUMER WAS $1810.36 DEALER "SUPPOSEDLY" STATED THEY WERE PICKING UP HALF OF THE COST AT AN ADDITIONAL $1,200. CONSUMER COSTS INCLUDE TOWING, RENTAL AND "HALF" OF REPAIR. CAN YOU HELP? HAVE OTHERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714457November 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
INITIAL FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FAILURE 5/98 OCCURRED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY OVERPASS 680/24 WALNUT CREEK, CA. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH GAUGE INDICATED FUEL LEVEL ABOVE 1/8 TANK. CREATED HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC BACKUP FOR SEVERAL MILES ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 680 REQUIRING POLICE ASSISTANCE. SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS WITH REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES 3/29/99 AND 8/30/99, CURRENTLY UNRESOLVED. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFFECTED DRIVABILITY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT 8/30/99. BEGAN EXPERIENCING DANGEROUS ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING ABRUPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRECEDING ENGINE BUCKING, SEVERE ENGINE SURGING, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER, NEAR STALL AT 35 MPH, RADIO AND POWER WINDOW FAILURE 8/23/99, CREATING HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON ROAD. THE FUEL ASSEMBLY FUSE FAILURE ON 11/1/99 OCCURRED AT FREEWAY SPEED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 4 IN MARTINEZ NEAR PACHECO BLVD. OFF-RAMP WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. LOSS OF ENGINE, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AT THIS SPEED AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS CREATED POTENTIAL FOR FATAL COLLISION INVOLVING MULTIPLE VEHICLES. VEHICLE AT LEHMER'S DEALERSHIP FROM 11/1/99-11/5/99. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO DUPLICATE, LOCATE, OR REPAIR FAILURE. VEHICLE RELEASED ON 11/5/99. THE SECOND FUEL SYSTEM FUSE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING ON 11/6/99, ON WESTBOUND YGNACIO VALLEY, A SECONDARY 4 LANE ROAD AT 45 MPH SPEED, AGAIN CREATING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. POLICE CALLED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE COLLISIONS WHILE WAITING FOR TOW. DUE TO THESE RECURRING AND UNRESOLVED SERVICE PROBLEMS WE HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. WE REFUSE TO PUT OUR FAMILY OR OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK AND WISH TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA AND TO PURSUE RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER UNDER THE LEMON LAW. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH, BUT CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL IT OR TRADE IT IN DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714495November 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED AT UNDER 20,000 MILES CAUSING PULSATING WHENEVER BRAKES ARE USED. DEALER IS CLAIMING THIS IS NOT A DEFECT BUT DUE TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713991October 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKES, THERE WAS NO RESPOSE CAUSING ME TO FISHTAIL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, BOUNCE OFF OF A GUARD RAIL AND THEN FISHTAIL AGAIN UNTIL I COULD GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.L( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851770October 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE AT A STAND STILL CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE TRANMISSION COOLING LINES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851841October 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM; WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON WET OR ROUGH SURFACE ROAD, IT CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND FISHTAIL. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE BEING OUT OF CONTROL, BOUNCE OFF GURDRAIL AND SPIN BEFORE STOPPIN. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY DEALER . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850603October 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF DEFROSTER. STOPPED VEHICLE, THEN CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850643October 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HESITATES AND STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND BACKFIRES WHEN DRIVER APPLIES GAS *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849846October 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH ENGINE DROPPED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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