Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1998)

399 consumer complaints on file.

#739699January 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
FRONT DEFROST HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES, DEALER FIX EACH TIME, CANNOT DISCOVER ROOT OF PROBLEM. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REQUIRED 3 VISITS TO DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559060January 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, CONSUMER REQUEST REOMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878471January 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT OF SOCKETS IN FREEZING TEMPERATURE. *AK WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP SUFFICIENTLY,SEAT BELTS DO OPERATE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559032January 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, PRIOR TO RECALL (OOV-136), OWNER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877650January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER VEHICLE DECLINES ON ROAD. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALERSHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738194December 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN WET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876743December 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ALL 4 ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FELT ALL 4 ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE AT SAME TIME. CALLED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON FRONT ROTORS, BUT NOT REAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737447December 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT LOCKS IN DOCKING POSITION WHEN TEMP IS BELOW 25 F , CAUSING DRIVER TO NOT HAVE A RESTRANT IF ACCIDENT OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874734November 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE THUMPS AND JERKS WHEN STARTING TO GO OR GETTING READY TO STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS CONSUMER EXPIERENCES LOSS OF POWER, AND GEARS GET STUCK. CONSUMER SAYS TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO MISS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735937November 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE STALLS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, STALLS WHILE CRUISE CONTROLL IS SET AT CERTAIN SPEED, HESITATES AS IF NOT GETTING GAS, BUT HAS ENOUGH FUEL, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHTS COMES , WHEN PUT ING FOR REPAIRS THE TECHNICIAN DID AN ENGINE CLEAN AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND THEN CAME BACK ON WITHIN 24 HOURS, CAR BACK IN FOR ENGINE CHECK AND I WAS TOLF THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED BY CHRYSLER ABOUT THE # 7 CYLINDER MISFIRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735949November 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW CABLE BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874062October 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ITS POWER TO INSTRUMENTS PANEL, CAUSING FAILURE TO ALL GAUGES AND LOSS OF AIR BAG. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556769October 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE STALLING. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734781October 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR BRAKES LOCK-UP WHEN WET OR COLD OUT. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TOTAL OF 5 TIMES FOR REPAIR. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND A CASE NUMBER ISSUED. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT INSTALL ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. CONDITION STILL EXISTS. UNABLE TO RECEIVE SATISFACTION FROM DEALERSHIP AND/OR MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873468October 20, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH HOOD FLEW UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHICH OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734732October 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE DASHBOARD MOUNTED GAS GAUGE HAS GIVEN IRRATIC READINGS AND TWO DAYS AGO THE GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK THE "DTE" GAUGE SHOWED APPROX 125MILES TILL EMPTY, AND IT RAN OUT OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734442October 16, 2000
TIRES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS
TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, COULDN'T KEEP IT ALIGNED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872869October 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER ENTERS INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, WETTING MATS AND CARPET, WHICH COULD CAUSE MOLD TO GROW INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. THIS COULD ESULT IN A HEALTH HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE. ALSO, PROBLEM COULD CAUSE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS SEALED WINDOWS, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, DEALER BELIEVED PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO BLOWER UNIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733684October 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PLEASE NOTE AT THE PRESENT TIME TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AFTER APPROX 6 .GASKET CHANGE WATER HOSE ETC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732818September 29, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
JEEP RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE GAUGE ON DASHBOARD SHOWED TANK AT 1/4 FULL (NO ONE HURT, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY). APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART FOR THE 1997 CHEROKEE MODELS, BUT THE RECALL WAS NEVER EXTENDED FOR 1998 MODELS. HAD PART FIXED AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP (CAR STILL UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY), BUT DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY NEVER SAW THIS PROBLEM WITH 1998 MODELS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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