Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2000)

369 consumer complaints on file.

#6900919January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE INSURED WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON CENTRAL STARTED TO SEE SMOKE AND PULLED OVER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, INSURED STATED THAT FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE IGNITION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH EXPELLED FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE ONTO HOT SURFACES OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. CLAIM NUMBER 13-7494-462. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757020January 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AND SHAKING ON 12/2000, 22422 MILES. REPAIRED 1/04/2001. REPEATED PREVIOUS PROBLEM ON 4/05/01, 27028 MILES. REPAIRED. NOW 1/17/2002 AND BRAKES ARE AGAIN IN NEED OF REPAIR. I FEEL THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AND AT THE VERY LEAST THEIR IS A DEFECT IN THESE BRAKES. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756437January 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS CAUSE DANGEROUS FRONT END SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED - MANUFACTURER DENIES DEFECT EXISTS - SIMILIAR PROBLEM, SEND CONTACT INFO TO [email protected]. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755691December 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PULSATION OF BRAKES,, REPLACED ROTORS, TURNED ROTORS,, EVERY SIX MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755609December 13, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TEMPERATURE INTO RED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND LOWERS WHEN HEAT TURNED ON. OIL PRESSURE TO ZERO AT START UP AND WHILE DRIVING AT RANGE OF SPEEDS.ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. BEEN FOR REPAIRS 5 TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD RACK AND PINION LEAKING, NEEDS NEW SHORT BLOCK, GAUGE PANEL FAULTY, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND AGAIN NEW SHORT BLOCK NEEDED. PROBLEM PERSISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755622December 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY CHEROKEE HAS 14000MILES I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 2 YRS.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FRONT END SHAKING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED.THE BRAKES ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 12000 MILES.IT COST ME 180.00 DOLLARS TO FIX,IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE ROTORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT JEEP SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM OR NOBODY SHOULD BUY THEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000623December 12, 2001
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS:HUB, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
EVERY 3000 MILES BRAKES GO OUT. BRAKES AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. FRONT RIMS ARE HOT TO THE TOUCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PLASTIC HUB CAPS GET SOFT AND COME OFF, BOTH CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES AND TURNED ONCE, BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003687December 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEAD LAMP ELECTRICAL WIRES COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGE OF THE MAGNESIUM BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT. CAUSING THE WIRE TO ARC AND OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE INSULATION TO MELT AND FLASH INTO FLAME. CAUSE OF FIRE WAS LACK OF PROPER INSULATION OF THE WIRES AND THEIR ROUTING WHICH CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE MAGNESIUM BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000587December 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000596December 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BRAKES ROTOR S ARE WARPED, AND WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, VEHICLE SHAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899987December 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHEELS PULSATE AND SHAKE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY RESURFACED ROTORS. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED REAR BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899988December 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900591December 7, 2001
WHEELS
UPON HAVING WHEEL ROTATED NOTICED 2-4 INCH CRACK IN WELDING OF ALL FOUR WHEELS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900593December 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE BLEW AT 13000 MILES AND VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING AND CUTTING OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900594December 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HIT VERY HARD. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS NEEDED REPAIR. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900595December 7, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERIOR SYSTEM ISN'T IN ORDER .DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900596December 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900597December 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN GETTING INTO THIRD GEAR TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, TRANSMISSION WILL ROAR UP, DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE. *AK CONSUMER IS STATING THAT THE MECHANIC TOLD THEM, THAT DODGE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH BAD SEALS IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS,CONSUMER FEELS THAT DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THE SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900598December 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 38,000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES, ONLY WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899522November 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE THERE IS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SMELLS LIKE TAR. ODOR NOT NOTICABLE INSIDE VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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