Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1988)

97 consumer complaints on file.

#735666November 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN I COME TO A STOP SIGN, AND AM STOPPED,AND I HAVE TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY TURNED AND I RELEASE THE FOOT BRAKE AND APPLY THE GAS, THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETLEY STALL, UNLESS I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL MORE AND THEN IT MAY CATCH AND START RUNNING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION I ATTEMPT TO TURN AND THE STALLING MAY PUT ME A FEW FEET OUT INTO THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO QUICKLY PUT THE SHIFT GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WILL EIMMEDIATELY START. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THE ENGINE WILL EVER STALL, BUT IT PUTS ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS A CONNECTION WITH THE STALLING AND THE CERTAIN POSITION THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. I THINK I REMEMBER A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT FORD ALSO HAD SOMEWHAT SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ACCIDENTS HAPPENING. HAS JEEP EVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS OR PROBLEMS SUCH AS WHAT I HAVE? AS IS, I CAN NOT DEPEND ON ENTERING A TRAFFIC PATTERN EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT IF I WILL NEED TO READILY GET INTO THE DESIRED LANE, FOR FEAR THAT THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND I'LL GET HIT BY SOMEONE WHO FAILS TO NOTICE THAT I HAVE STALLED OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733043October 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 1996 WIRING HARNESESS IN ENGINE HAVE CRIMP CONNECTORS COVERED WITH STANDARD OFF THE SHIEF DUCT TAPE . THIS IS FACTORY AND DEALER SAID THIS WAS DONE AT MANUFACTURE. THE TAPE HAS DRY ROTTED AND PROVIDES NO PROTECTION. 4 TIMES WIRES HAVE GROUNDED OUT TWICE CAUSING SMALL FIRES. ALL VEHICLES OF THIS ERA HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND MOST OF THE VEHICLES IN SALVAGE YARDS HAVE EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE FROM THESE CONNECTIONS. I REPAIRED EVERY CONNECTION AND SAVED THE FAILED CONNECTORS FOR EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH PURPOSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730208September 5, 2000
TIRES
I PURCHASED FOUR NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES FROM A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ IN OCTOBER OF 1999. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED, AFTER ALL THE NEWS COVERAGE, THAT ALTHOUGH MY TIRES DO NOT SHOW THE CODE FOR THE DECATUR PLANT, THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKING AT THE POINT WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. THE CRACKING APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE TREAD FAILURE OF FIRSTONES RECALLED TIRES. THIS DEFECT IN SUCH RELATIVELY NEW TIRES IS WORRISOME TO ME ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM IN NO FINANCIAL POSITION TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY OWN. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE SOON.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 75 R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729145August 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE IDLES DANGEROUSLY HIGH AT TIMES. WILL GO TO 3000RPM AND STAY THERE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE/UNRELIABLE/USELESS. DEALER REFUSED TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR DUE TO WIRING HARNESS BEING TAMPERED WITH BUT THE DEALER DID THIS ON PREVIOUS REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729147August 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING CAR, SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM INTERIOR. STOPPED AND SHUT OFF CAR. HAD IT TOWED IN. REPAIR SHOP FOUND BURNED WIRE IN HANDBRAKE AREA. REPAIRED BUT INSIDE OF CAR STILL SMELLS LIKE SMOKE. CAN'T GET RID OF SMELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729148August 26, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
SMELL FUEL WHEN STARTING CAR. CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH. REPAIR SHOP FOUND LEAKING FUEL INJECTORS AND REPLACED AT EXTEMELY HIGH COST. LEAKING FUEL COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727532August 10, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR OF THE RECENTLY RECALLED FIRESTONE ATX P235 75/R15 TIRES. I PURCHASED THESE TIRES IN OCTOBER OF 1995. I HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THESE TIRES WHEN THE SIDEWALL RUPTURED WITH APPROXIMATELY 31K MILES (I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE ... I THOUGHT POTENTIALLY IT WAS CAUSED BY VANDALS BUT ODD THAT ONLY ONE TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND THE AREA I WAS AT THE TIME OF THE FLAT WAS A QUITE PEACEFULL NEIGHBORHOOD). IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE ANOTHER TIRE SINCE VARYING TREAD LIFE COULD PRESENT A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. WITH RESPECT TO THE RECALL, I WAS WONDERING IF CLAIMS WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR POTENTIALLY FAULTY TIRES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867238August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON A STATE ROAD AND VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO RIGHT, AND SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TIRE PLACE TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. TIRE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT FIXABLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE #ATX. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863865June 20, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE LURCHED AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552579June 12, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
POSSIBLE THROTTLE GOT STUCK CAUSING TO USE MORE PEDAL TO SLOW OR TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AFTER STOPPING THE MOTOR WAS RACING AT AROUND 2000 OR MORE RPM. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723587June 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD KEEPS CRACKING. WAS REPLACED TWICE. CHECKED ALL RECALLS ON VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT CALIFORNIA HAD RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF BAD OXYGEN SENSOR. IN CALIFORNIA THEY WILL REPLACE MANIFOLD BTU ON EAST COAST THEY WON'T. IF IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY WON'T THEY REPLACE THE MANIFOLD ON THE EAST COAST. CALIFORNIA RECALL NUMBERS ARE 316T AND #562. EAST COAST RECALL NUMBER IS#561. WOULD APPRICIATE A RESPONSE. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, DAVID L. SLAGLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552381June 5, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICEL UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CLIENT (CHRISTOPHER J. MURRAY ATTRONEY FOR CLIENT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#861512May 5, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH INTO THE BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854462December 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. WHEN APPLIED, IT UNLATCHES ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852170October 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN NO POWER STEERING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. DLR HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850317October 8, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD BE IDLING HIGH. SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE & IT WOULD JUMP FORWARD. FEET WOULD REMAIN ON BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS WARM, HIGH IDLE CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC CLEANED THE OUT THE UNIT. ALSO INFORMED OWNER IT WOULD NEED REPLACING AFTER THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711911September 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CAR KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708614July 14, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 10,99 FROM RICK MUDD FOR $3,400 AND HE DID NOT TELL ME IT WAS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON JULY 12..I BROUGHT THE REPLACEMENT PART BUT IT WOULD NOT FIT INTO THE JOINT BECAUSE IT WAS OFF BY A QUARTER OF AN INCH..I HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT..I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION MY OPTION AT THIS TIME..THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544157March 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834397February 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP WHEN THE WIRES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO SMOKE, AND THE WIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MELTED. DEALER THINKS THE SMOKE CAME FROM THE HARNESS WIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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