Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1990)

270 consumer complaints on file.

#8011932June 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FROM DATE OF PURCHASE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WOULD BE A SQUEAKING NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011707June 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE ENGINE RACES VERY HIGH, VHEICLE FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO TAKE OFF, CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD FOOT ON BRAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008396April 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH IN A FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO STEERING, CAUSING MINOR BODILY INJURIES BECAUSE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006534March 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE CONSUMER START THE THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005685March 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN BRAKING BRAKES GRAB, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563902January 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOSLY COMING ON, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS, ALSO VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SAID FAILURES. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897153October 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
ABS BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS CAUSES STOPPING TO BE INCREASED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HYDRAULIC UNIT AND BOOSTER SYSTEM WERE DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892461July 11, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 90V17700/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 301T. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING RECALL. DEALER STATED VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561927July 9, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE(W2HLIPY057) SEPARATED, THE OUTER SHELL CAME OFF OF THE TIRE LEAVING THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE TIRE SEPARATION AND BEGAN TO SWERVE INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING INTO A COUNTER CLOCKWISE ROTATION AND SLID ONTO THE GRASS SHOULDER AND THEN OVERTURNED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE STRIKING A STREET SIGN WITH THE ROOFTOP, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OVERTURN EJECTING ONE PASSENGER AND THEN VEHICLE CAME TO A REST UP RIGHT ON ITS WHEELS HALF IN THE EAST EMERGENCY LANE AND HALF ON THE GRASS SHOULDER FACING NORTH, DRIVER PARALYED AND SEVERAL OTHER INJURIES OCCURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#9003154July 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM TROUBLE, BRAKE AND SHOCKS F/B REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP ON TIME STILL, DEALER IS WAITING FOR THE PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891979July 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF IN REVERSE, AND RAN OVER OWNER'S WIFE. THIS OCCURRED IN JULY 1997.*AK ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND STRUCK A BARBEQUE GRILL, A SET OF STEPS, THEN HIS WIFE, WHERE SHE WAS CRUSHED AND THEN DRUG APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, AT THE SCENE A POLICE OFFICER POINTED OUT THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE MAT WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE PEDALS, POSSIBLE THROTTLE FAILURE AND IN THE EVENT CONSUMER TRYING TO HIT THE BRAKES CAUSING THE MAT TO BE STUCK. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#886837April 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN REAR END OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT REAR AXLE OF VEHICLE HAD SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886611April 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL INTERMITENTLY HAVE A HIGH IDLE SPEED IMMEDIATELY AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED OI A SAFETY RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002240April 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PROBLEMS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AS NORMAL. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881085February 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS HOSE HAS FAILED, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES. DEALER AND FACTORY DID NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX DEFECT, AND AT 19,000 MILES, PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740572February 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC SINCE THE BEGINNING. THE COST FOR PARTS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND DEALER DIAGNOSIS ENDS UP ALWAYS ON A PART THAT IS "NOT COVERED" (I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559283January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CALIPERS AND BRAKE SHOES REPLACED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS PERTAINING TO RECALL 99V-340, OWNER SEEKING REIMBURSMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879110January 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE IS DEFECTIVE, AND IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND STOP VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878865January 23, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR WRANGLER RADIAL TIRE P235/75R15 DOT MDHLFNWR496 EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878587January 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED IT HAS A VERY HIGH IDLE, AND IT GETS STUCK IN THIS POSITION. THEIR IS RECALL 90V117 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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