Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1988)

97 consumer complaints on file.

#701282December 11, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE DATE THE PAINT STATED WEARING OFF THE TOP AND ON THE HOOD. CONSUMER INFORMED THAT THE PAINT FOR THAT YEAR WAS FAULTY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831788December 4, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH UNDER WET CONDITIONS, CONSUMER WENT TO BRAKE FOR A STOP SIGN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S POWER SEAT FELL BACK DUE TO BROKEN ANCHORS ON THE TRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830219November 5, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830127November 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY, DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE REPLACMENT PART, AND IT WOULD COST THE CONSUMER $88.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827706September 9, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN POSITION, CAUSING THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT TO BE INOPERABLE .CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827443September 1, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538017July 21, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH CONNECTOR BURNED SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824061June 8, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE FIRST STARTED IT WOULD BE REVVING, & THEN TOOK OFF WITH FOOT NOT ON BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR. HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE & ELECTRICAL PARTS REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822789April 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE IN SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534554April 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524188December 23, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULDN'T SNAP CLOSED, AND WOULDN'T STAY LATCHED UNLESS THE INSERT WAS JIMMIED, THEN TENSION PUT ON THE BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526862December 12, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526345December 5, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES TO 45-50 MPH AS ITS IDLE SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819644December 3, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN DRIVE CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE TRUCK WOULD STILL BE IN MOTION, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO KEEP ON GOING WHILE THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819196November 18, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL INDICATOR INDICATES 4 OR 5 MORE GALLONS OF FUEL IN FUEL TANK, WHEN THE TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605428October 14, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR AUTO BRAKE ADJUSTERS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524187October 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SUDDDENLY ENGAGED, CAUSING FRONT DRIVESHAFT TO DROP TO THE GROUND AND WAS THEN PUSHED INTO TRANSFER CASE, DESTROYING IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520809September 30, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
SPINDLE SNAPPED ONE INCH FROM TIE ROD HOLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816087September 8, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814996August 4, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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