Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1999)

366 consumer complaints on file.

#10115451April 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR AN HOUR, VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE ABOVE THE MANIFOLD. THE FIRE SMOLDERED AND PUT ITSELF OUT. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INVESTIGATE. OWNER WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND ADVISED THE OWNER TO SEEK LEGAL COUNCIL. *AK THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, ACCELERATOR CABLE AND HOOD LATCH CABLE. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108603January 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY'VE MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ALMOST A YEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109686January 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. *NM THE CONSUMER AND THE DEALER HAVE HAD TO RE-GLUE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107091January 10, 2005
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND T-BONED A VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A RETAINING WALL, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103626December 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING ANY SPEED BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089382August 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE BRAKE ROTORS FOUND TO BE RUSTED SEVERELY.*MR DURING A FREE BRAKE CHECK THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND DISINTEGRATED. THIS SET OF ROTOR WERE THE REPLACEMENT PUT ON BY THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 SETS OF ROTORS IN FIVE YEARS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086670August 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION:REAR
WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE DUE TO HAIRLINE FRACTURE DURING MANUFACTURING WITHIN FIRST 7,000 MILES ON CAR. AT 37,000 MILES FUEL SENSOR FAILED. AT 69,000 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. AT 72,000 REAR SHOCK BROKE OFF CAR LEAVING BOLTS STILL IN CHASSIS. VERY FRUSTRATED, CHRYSTER CORP. DOES NOT CARE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081385July 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT ROTORS VIBRATED VIOLENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP FROM ANY SPEED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078661June 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH FRONT POWER WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THE WINDOWS FELL INTO THE DOORS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST WAS FIXED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WORM GEAR DRIVE AND REGULATOR ASSEMBLY, THE 2ND JUST OCCURRED YESTERDAY BUT IS THE SAME REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076136June 14, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE HOOD POPPED OPEN. THIS CAUSED CINSUMER TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075113June 9, 2004
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS OCCURING TO OTHER JEEP PRODUCTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074845June 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRASH - I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. I WAS BRAKING WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DRIVING ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT ONLY THIS TIME DID IT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I AM PRETTY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS. I KNOW HOW HARD I WAS BRAKING, AND IT JUST DIDN'T MATTER. THE CAR WAS WORKING AGAINST ME. I HAD TO THROW IT INTO PARK JUST TO STOP THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067088June 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
WHILE DOWN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER RATE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND DID NOT PLAN ON CONTACTING THE JEEP DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING, IT WAS THEN SWITCHED TO A LOWER GEAR AND PROCEEDED, THEN WAS PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE IN WHICH IT WAS SLOWED DOWN AND THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AGAIN IN A LOWER GEAR BUT DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND KNOCK WHEN PLACED IN THE ENGINE WHEN PLACED IN PARK. (THE U-JOINT FAILED) *SC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OXYGEN SENSOE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065281May 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10066357April 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I OWN A 1991 JEEP CHEROKEE SP/CL 4 WD. WHEN I TAKE IT OUT OF 4WD IT WON'T DISINGAGE UNLESS I PUT IT INTO REVERSE. THE MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION THIS. I DROVE FOR 20 MILES IN 4 WD WITHOUT KNOWING IT UNTIL I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING. I CALLED AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO PUT IT IN REVERSE. I DID AND IT WORKED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062753March 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CASTING SAND (FROM THE FACTORY) IN THE COOLING SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY AT 52,000 MILES SINCE THE CASTING SAND WAS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ENGINE. A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE SUBJECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061080March 17, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING REAR LEFT SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS PAST SATURDAY THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN. *AK BOTH FRONT POWER WINDOWS' REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND STEEL CABLE BROKE. DEALER REPLACED FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE OLD ONE WHICH CONCERNED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL WINDOWS MIGHT DROP AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT WARNING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055804March 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ALL OF THE GAUGES CEASED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO BLANK AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD DIM. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING IN DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM BEGUN WITH THE AIRBAG, FOLLOWED BY THE ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND "NO BUS" ERROR MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE ODOMETER. SOMETIMES THE GAS, BATTERY, TEMPERATURE, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WOULD FAIL AS WELL. THE PROBLEM WOULD LAST FROM ANYWHERE UP TO FORTY MINUTES OR MORE. CORROSION WAS FOUND WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061576March 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057774February 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. DRIVER HAD TO WAIT 5 OR 6 MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD START UP AGAIN. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED 3 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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