Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1999)

366 consumer complaints on file.

#740488February 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JEEP LEMON!!! TERRIBLE VEHICLE, TERRIBLE COMPANY!! THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY FOR THESE TWO ISSUES, AMONG OTHERS! I HAVE ALMOST REARENDED SOMEONE, BY LOOKINGBACK TO SEE IF I WAS REAR ENDED DUE TO THE HARD SHIFT. THE BRAKES SHAKE SO MUCH UNDER BRAKING THAT I DID REAR END SOMEONE, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO NOTICABLE DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740490February 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878570January 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE ENTERING A RAMP THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING/LOUD NOISE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY GEARS COMING APART. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739576January 18, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR ROUGH IDLE, PULLS TO THE RIGHT, REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW MOTOR, REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 9300 MILES, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS, VEHICLE RIDES LIKE A CHEVETTE OVER BUMPS AND MAKES CREAKING NOISES IN FRONT END, SOUNDS LIKE TIRES WILL FALL OFF WHEN ON ROUGH ROAD, DEALER SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT IT IS NOT. HAS THE WORST RIDE THAN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER HAD. VEHICLE MAKES HORRIBLE KLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL ON GROUND. VEHICLE JUMPS INTO GEARS. ON 7/30/99, I HAD STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS STANDING BEHIND VEHICLE WHEN IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO THROW ME UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THEN ROLLED OVER MY LEGS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877671January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WEARING OUT FREQUENTLY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN TO VIBRATE . *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900479January 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE, STARTER FAILURE IS SUSPECTED TO BE THE CAUSE, CLAIM 53-C679-292. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876302December 11, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED POWER STEERING HOSE HAD RUBBED THROUGH. EVERY TIME WHEEL WAS TURNED IT RUBBED ON POWER STEERING HOSE, NEXT TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE. *AK THE POWER STEERING LINE IS ADJACENT TO UNIVERSAL JOINT ON STEERING SHAFT, OVER TIME WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, IT WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR THROUGH, THIS LINE IS ALSO NEAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHEN STEERING FLUID SPRAYS ONTO A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO KEEP THE LINE AWAY FROM THE STEERING SHAFT, CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALER SHOULD BE LIABLE TO REPLACE THE PART SINCE IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737055November 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736923November 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, THIS TIME EVERYTHING ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR NOT WORKING (WINDOWS, LOCKS, REAR VIEW MIRROR ADJUSTMENT); THIS IS THE THIRD TIME, HAS GONE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736844November 24, 2000
TIRES
HAD 2 SIDE WALL BLOWOUTS WITH A 3RD TIRE BULGING AT THE SIDE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FIRST TIRE BECAUSE NOTHING WAS SUSPECTED TO BE WRONG, THEN THE TIRES KEPT BLOWING OUT AND THE 3RD TIRE WAS CAUGHT BEFORE THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED. GOOD YEAR WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REPLACED 3 TIRES BUT REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE FIRST TIRE THAT WE PAID FOR. I FEEL SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THESE TIRES BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP GETTING KILLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75 R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75 R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736781November 22, 2000
TIRES
RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY AND INSTANTANEOUSLY LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE 95 NORTH IN MD APPROACHING DE BORDER. I QUICKLY LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL, AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILOR AT FULL SPEED. LUCK ALONE GOT MY WIFE AND I TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE INITIAL CONTACTS WITH THE CAR DEALERSHIP, AND WITH A GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER SERVICE CENTER (REISTERSTOWN, MD). BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER DISPLAYED RELUCTANCE TO REPLACE MY TIRE AT NO CHARGE. I DON'T BELIEVE I CAN GET AN HONEST EVALUATION OF MY BLOWN TIRE, AS THEY ARE BOTH FINANCIALLY BIASED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875265November 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CONSUMER SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO GEAR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736391November 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE REAR AXLE HAS A EGINEERING DEFECT, ADMITTED BY CHRYSLER, THAT CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AT START AND STOP. THEY HAVE SAID SOME CARS HAVE IT AND SOME DON'T. MINE DOES. THE RENTAL THEY GAVE ME WHICH WAS IDENTICAL DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT IN 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS AND THEY HAVE FINALLY TOLD ME THEY CONSIDER IT "WITHIN LIMITS" EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE SAME VEHCILE DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM AN OTHERS ARE REALLY BAD. I CAN'T EVEN RESELL THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEM. THEY "ALTERED" MY TRANSMISSION WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE AXLE TO "ASSIST" THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO "ALTERED" THE SPRINGS. I'M CONCERNED WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID TO MY CARE AND IT'S SAFETY AT THIS POINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875045November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING HIS BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557236November 13, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
THE LUG WRENCH FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE, THE LUG WRENCH IS MADE OF FABRICATED METAL WHICH IS INADEQUATE TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736089November 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 32,000, TAKEN TO DEALER AND CHARGED TO FIX DESPITE TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSURED. 1,000 MILES LATER, ROTORS WARPED AGAIN-NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME SPENT $431.00 TO REPLACE WAHT WAS DESCRIBED AS INADEQUATE ROTORS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. TOTAL SPENT ON TECHNICAL PROBLEM $489.00 AUTO MILEAGE 36,163. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735942November 7, 2000
TIRES
TIRE FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND MOTOR HOME. AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED THAT MORNING. FAILURE WAS COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION FROM CARCASS. GOODYEAR SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. FAILURE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900478October 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL, CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT RESOLVED, CLAIM 47-4201-794. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873657October 23, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY WERE DROPPING OFF THE TRACK WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRED PASSENGER'S SIDE. LATER ON, PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND APPOINTMENT GIVEN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734194October 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE VEHICLES FRONT BRAKES & ROTORS ARE GONE, I REPLACED THEM @ 33500 MILES (DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRESIZE: 0)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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