Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1990)

270 consumer complaints on file.

#738746January 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTORS KEEP DEVELOPING MAJOR LEAKS. 4 OF 6 HAVE FAILED SINCE 1998, THE LAST THIS PAST DECEMBER. I LOST ON THE LAST LEAK A TANK OF GAS IN 70 MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876971December 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE PROBLEMS DUE TO FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. BRAKES WERE REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876564December 15, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
STARTED VEHICLE AND SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE VEHICLE. NO PROIR WARNING BEFORE INCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO PARTS STORE, AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS WHEN PARTS ARRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875057November 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY DIDN'T FIX IT. CONSUMER DROVE CAR WITH ABS LIGHT ON. THEN, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, DEALER SAID PARTS HAVE NOT COME IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870946September 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKE ROTOR SEPARATED FROM HUB, AND VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT VIOLENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865954July 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY, AND SOMTIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER SAID THE PROBLEM IS ABS CONTROLLER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865711July 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL TO EITHER SIDE, AND ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863323June 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
GEAR SHIFT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO GO INTO DRIVE WITHOUT EITHER PRESSING ON THE BRAKES OR TURNING THE KEY IN IGNITION, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE BY ACCIDENTLY HITTING GEAR SHIFT. ALSO, DEALER FOUND THAT THE RAMP IN WHICH THE LOCKING MECHANISM FITTED INTO WAS WORN OR DESIGNED AT AN EXTREME AN ANGLE, ALLOWING THE RAMP TO BE PUSHED INTO THE REVERSE POSITON. IN 1998, DEALER INSTALLED A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#861661May 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTION: UNKNOWN TYPE: REGULATOR SQUIRTS FUEL OUT INTO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861131April 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721712April 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY PROBLEM MATCHES NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 90V177000 EXACTLY, INCLUDING MAKE, MODEL, ENGINE, AND TRANSMISSION SPECIFICATIONS, BUT FOR SOME REASON, ACCORDING TO MY VIN, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720805March 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I'M INQUIRING ABOUT A RECALL WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT, THE 10 YR 100000 MI HAS EXPIRED DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS ID# 96V260000, I FOUND FOUR RECALLS THAT I NEVER HEARD ABOUT UNTIL TODAY, #90V177000,91V003000, 98V005000 HELP. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718658February 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN SHEETS,THE BRAKES DON'T SLOW THE VEHICLE COSISTANLY,SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKE IT LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKES AT ALL BUT THE DEALER SWEARS THERE "NORMAL" THE WHOLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL OFF THE CAR DOING 65 MPH I THINK CHYRSLER IS WAITING FOR THIS CAR TO KILL SOME ONE BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A LEMON AND IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF THAT HAPPENS AND NOW YOU ARE AWARE OF IT TO I WISH SOME ONE WOULD WAKE UP AN BUY THIS LEMON BACK BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES.THE TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO GO INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE (TALK ABOUT OVERREVING AND UBRUPTLY SLOWING DOWN) FEEL SORRY FOR THE GUY BEHIND ME .IT HASN'T DONE THAT AGAIN THOUGH OR SHOULD I SAY YET.JUST WAITING TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS.I CAN'T SELL IT,THE THOUGHT OF GIVING SOMEONE ELSE THESE PRO BLEMS TURNS MY STOMACH.HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK I COULD GET AFTER MAKING FULL DISCLOSURE.MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN BUY IT AND DISECT IT. MAYBE THAT WAY US AMERICANS THAT PAY YOUR SALARY WILL BE SPARED IN THE FUTURE.I'M STUCK WITH A DEATH TRAP AND I EVEN HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THESE PROBLEMS.I GUESS WHEN IT FINALLY DOES KILL SOMEBODY THE ATTONEYS WILL LOVE MY RECORD KEEPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#856672February 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A TURN REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853163February 8, 2000
SEATS
THE WELDS TO THE SEAT TRACKS ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. DRIVER HAS TO KEEP REAR SEAT DOWN IN ORDER TO BRACE FRONT SEAT. DEALER SAID SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852915November 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LEAKAGE FROM HIGH PRESSURE BRAKE HOSE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN STOPPING. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714394November 6, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SPRING IN LFSEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. SEAT BELT COULDN'T BUCKLE WITH OUT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WOULD THEN POP OUT OF BUCKLE WITH A MINIMUM OF FORCE. THE SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SAID THAT THE DEFECTIVE BUCKLE SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE THE BASIC SAFETY FEATURES SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TOLD ME THAT I AM ON MY OWN IN THIS REGARD. I FEEL THAT THIS BASIC SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE JEEP IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND IS MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ABUSE OF THIS SEAT BELT BUCKLE. I SUSPECT THAT YOU WILL FIND A HISTORY AND PATTERN OF SEAT BELT FAILURE IN CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF YOUR DECISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852590November 4, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE WHICH RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE / DECELERATE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714242November 3, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT FLAKING AND PEELING ON ROOF, HOOD, AND TOP OF TAILGATE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, DISTRICT MGR., ZONE MGR., AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS. NO ASSISTANCE WILL BE GIVEN. SISTER HAD SAME YEAR JEEP, CONTACTED SAME DEALER AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLY, WAS REPAINTED FOR $200. CHRYSLER ONLY REPAINTING FOR ORIGINAL OWNERS, UNLIKE GM, WHICH WILL REPAIR PAINT FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714243November 3, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CHROME COVERS FOR LUG NUTS SEPARATED FROM LUG NUTS. STANDARD LUG WRENCH NOW HAS LOOSE FIT, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRIPPING OR ROUNDING THE LUG NUT, CREATING HAZARD FOR TIRE CHANGING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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