Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#823909June 3, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHEN TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UPON AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE STARTED DECELERATING DUE TO GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WHICH SHOWED MORE FUEL THAN ACTUALLY PRESENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823919June 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS TRAVELING 35-45MPH. COMING TO A STOP. APPLIED BRAKES. FELT BRAKES PULSATING UNDER FOOT. VEHICLE KEPT MOVING. GOING DOWN HILL & PUSHED HARDER ON BRAKES. VEHICLE STILL WAS GOING. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823763May 29, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RECALL 97V194002; DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CLAIM NOT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823698May 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PROBLEMS; AT 2900 MILES THE DISC ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ALSO ADJUSTED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHEN GOING UPHILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OVER CHEROKEE. JEEP WENT OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. THIS HAPPENED ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT JEEP. JEEP HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823169May 8, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHENEVER IT'S RAINING THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FLOOR PAN FROM THE INNER SEAM OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823120May 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS ABOUT 35-40 MPH HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP. DEFECT IN BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSED ONLY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE TWISTING SIDEWAYS AND RUNNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535042May 1, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FRONT END MISALIGNMENT/FRONT BRAKE FAILURE/GAS TANK LEAK/ FUEL GAUGE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822921April 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DEALER HAS FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822791April 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SURGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER HAS REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533609April 6, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
SAFETY LATCH FOR HOOD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533289March 25, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT SIDE WHILE IN THE GARAGE. MOVED TO LEVEL SURFACE AND THE VEHICLE STILLE DAPPERED TO BE LEANING TO THE LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821929March 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, FEELS LIKE STEPPING ON BRICK & NOTHING HAPPENS TO VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO HAVE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE ABS KICKS IN. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820191February 18, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WENT TO START VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AND THEN ACCELERATING. IT CRASHED INTO CONSUMER'S HUSBAND'S TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530336February 11, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMMAND TRAC JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL AT 5 MPH WHILE BRAKING FOR STOP SIGN UPON WET SURFACE, GEAR SHIFT SET IN DRIVE AND 4WD STICK WAS SET IN 4WD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821389February 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ABOUT 15 MPH, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE COMING TO A STOP SIGN, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BREAKING ABILITY AT ALL. CONSUMER MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530814February 8, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER PUDDLES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530115February 5, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE STOPS WITHOUT COMMAND AT SPEEDS UP TO 65 MPH. DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED AN APPARENT LOSS OF IGNITION RUN TO ENGINE'S COMPUTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524625February 3, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED; FAILED TO INDICATE THAT VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN A QUARTER TANK OF GAS WAS EMPTY OF GAS WHILE THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH GAS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820309January 29, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS GAUGE READ THAT THERE WAS GAS IN VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS. DEALER REPLACED GAUGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523080January 28, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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