Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1991)

233 consumer complaints on file.

#10011160March 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES, ALSO THE ABS PUMP WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009991March 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ACTUATOR PISTON CONTINUED TO RUN, WHICH CAUSED THE PUMP MOTOR TO WEAR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009519February 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001632December 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
AFTER HAVING RECALL DONE FOR THE ABS BRAKES 96 V 260 000 BY THE DEALERSHIP LEHIHAN JEEP; MARLTON NJ;856-983-3800. THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWICE. REMEDY FAILURE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768636October 19, 2002
SEATS
FRAME OF SEAT SHEARED OFF ON BOTH SIDES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016526August 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE DRUMS IN REAR ARE PITTED AND AND SHOES CRACKED. AFTER INSPECTION, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT REAR SHOES WERE NOT ACTUALLY COMING IN CONTACT WITH BRAKE DRUM. ALSO, WHEN ON WET ROADS BRAKES WOULD GRAB ABRUPTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015370August 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CALIPER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 100,000 TO 150,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CALIPER MOUNT SLIDE AREA, WHICH IS A PART OF THE KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY, WAS WORN BEYOND REPAIR, AT EIGHT BRAKE PAD PLATE CONTACT AREAS. THE BRAKE PADS HUNG UP IN WEAR GROOVES, CAUSING DELAYED MOVEMENT OF PADS FROM CALIPER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESULTING IN INCREASED BRAKE RESPONSE TIME, REDUCING EFFICIENCY AND INCREASING DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS IN THE PATH OF THE DRIVER. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015237July 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE INVOLVED IN SEVERAL RECALLS. ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR IN APRIL. SPEED SENSOR AND RING TONE WHEEL FAILED, RELEASING BRAKES WHEN PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGAN TO MOVE ON ITS OWN EVEN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013086July 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER BRAKES WILL GO OUT, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLS HARD TO ONE SIDE DURING THE FAILURE. IT HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ITS SO DANGEROUS, THAT HE HAD TO DISABLE THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM. (HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE) *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009921May 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SURGE, ENGINE REVVS. CONSUMER HAS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTART. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008775April 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ONE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD IS WITH THE ABS NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. IT HAPPENED EARLY DECEMBER 2001. IT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AS IT IS UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY. THINKING ALL IS OK I DRIVE MY CAR AND ON MARCH 30, 2002 MY BRAKES AGAIN FAILED. HAD IT FIXED UP FROM THE DEALER AND DROVE IT ABOUT A MILE ONLY TO HAVE NO BRAKES AGAIN. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****7650836. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565106April 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
BOTH U-JOINTS IN THE FRONT AXLE WERE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007578April 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH LOST ALL POWER AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, LOSING TRANSMISSION FLUID. HAD TO BE PUSHED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER, PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760509April 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I WAS DRIVING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 6:45AM AND WAS ON THE ROAD FOR APPROX. 10 MINS. I SMELLED A STRONG BURNING SMELL, THEN NOTICED DARK BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD BY THE FRONT WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A SAFETY ZONE, A FIRE HAD STARTED AND FLAMES AND MELTED PLASTIC STARTED DRIPPING TO THE FLOORBOARD. WITHIN 20-30 SECONDS, THE FLAMES HAD ENGULFED THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS SHOOTING UP FROM THE CEILING OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND RUN UP THE EMBANKMENT ON THE FREEWAY. IN THIS VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME,THE JEEP WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE ENTIRE CAR BURNT TO THE FRAME. TOTAL TIME OF VISABLE SMOKE TO FIRE IN THE DASH WAS LESS THAN A MINUTE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760086April 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING, THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. I TURNED THE DIMMER CONTROL AND THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD ONLY BE ON FULL BRIGHTNESS OR OFF, THERE WAS NO DIMMER CONTROL. APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS LATER WE COULD SMELL SOMETHING HOT. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER WE NOTICED A GLOW COMING FROM UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD. WE WERE CLOSE TO OUR HOME AND TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AT WHICH TIME I WAS FORCED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DUE TO BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING VENT. I PULLED UP TO THE GARAGE,SHUT OFF THE IGNITION, PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AND EXITED THE CAR. MY WIFE GOT OUT OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE AND IMMEDIATLY HEADED FOR THE HOUSE TO GET WATER. I HURRIED INTO THE GARAGE TO RETRIVE A PAIR OF PLIERS TO PULL THE BATTERY GROUND CABLE. AS I EXITED THE GARAGE FLAMES WERE VISABLE ABOVE THE DASH INSIDE THE JEEP. I POPPED THE HOOD AND PULLED THE GROUND CABLE OFF, BY THIS TIME THE FLAMES WERE REACHING THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. I MOVED AROUND TO THE DRIVERS DOOR AND OPENED IT AS MY WIFE ARRIVED WITH A BUCKET OF WATER AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL; IN EXTINGUISHING THE FLAMES. THE REOSTAT FOR THE DASH LIGHTS HAD SHORTED OUT AND DID NOT BLOW THE FUSE. THE LIGHT SWITCH BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS ABOVE IT, MELTING THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH AND BURNING THE HEADLINER AND SUN VISOR. HAD WE NOT BEEN CLOSE TO HOME I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BURNED COMPLETELY AS WE WOULD HAVE HAD NO MEANS OF PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. A FELLOW EMPLOYEE TOLD ME HE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIANCE WITH A 1989 JEEP CHEROKEE. I HAVE REMOVED THE DASH AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND WOULD HAVE IT AVAILABLE IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894418August 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750050August 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHEN THE JEEP HITS A HARD BUMP THE RIGHT REAR BUMP STOP WILL CONTACT THE BRAKE FLUID LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD THE JEEP LOADED AND WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE JEEP AND I FEEL IF THE JOUCE BUMPER ITS THE BRAKE LINE HARD ENOUGH IT WILL CUT OFF FLUID TO THE BRAKE ON THAT SIDE. THAT WOULD CAUSE PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKES AND COULD KILL ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003265July 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CHEROKEE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, TRAPPING DRIVER. DRIVER WAS THROWN ONTO CONCRETE AND JEEP DROVE OVER LEFT LEG, CRUSHING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#892852July 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND LOST MAJORITY OF BRAKING POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE. GARAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIXED VEHICLE BECAUSE CHRYSLER STAR PROGRAM ONLY ALLOWED JEEP REPRESENTATIVE TO PURCHASE THE PARTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS WITHIN 3 MONTHS. CURRENTLY, AT A JEEP DEALER. VEHICLE CANNOT BE FIXED BECAUSE PROBLEM IS TO ADVANCED FOR DEALER TO FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747875July 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. TRANSMISSION IN PARK. PAKING BRAKE ON. DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE TO OPEN REAR LIFTGATE. AS SOON AS DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER DOOR KNOCKED THE DRIVER TO THE PAVEMENT AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ROLLED OVER PART OF THE DRIVER'S BODY. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL AND KNEE INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION AND 3 MORE FOLLOWUP SURGERIES. MORE FACIAL SURGERY MAY BE REQUIRED. THE DRIVERS VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE REAR STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARCKED ON LEVEL PAVEMENT. WITTNESSES WERE PRESENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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