Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1996)

447 consumer complaints on file.

#603159April 10, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PROBLEM WITH INTERIOR DOOR PANEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810732April 7, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER APPLYING BRAKES SUDDENLY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#810527March 31, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION ABOUT (15) MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, TOTALLING THE RIGHT FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810497March 28, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND VEHICLE FROM OPPOSITE SIDE OF HGW. HITVEHICLE ONE HEAD-ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN, CHRYSLER SENT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE, HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515927March 25, 1997
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515647March 14, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808444March 10, 1997
SEAT BELTS
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL RETRACT AS IF A CRASH WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. THE SHOULDER BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHOUT A REMEDY. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED SEAT BELT EXTENDERS IN SPITE OF WARNING, ADVISING OWNERS NOT TO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602603February 21, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808989February 18, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR TRANSFER CASE STARTED TO LEAK, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514844February 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVE SHAFT DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602845February 12, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
HEADLIGHTS SWITCH INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602525February 12, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
SECURITY SWITCH DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602641February 12, 1997
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AIR CONDITIONER TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514664February 11, 1997
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
SAFETY SWITCH ON CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807996January 22, 1997
TIRES
IN RAIN OR SNOW THE TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE BALL EAGLES, GA #P22570R-15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527958January 9, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807120January 6, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVLEING 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER WAS IN THE RECLINING POSITION WITH THE SEAT BELT ON AND THE AIR BAG CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT'S LEGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#807016January 2, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT DUE TO A SHORT IN THE FUSE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806900December 30, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, COULD NOT STEER ON SLICK HWY, WHEN SLIGHTLY TOUCHED PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOS OF CONTROL, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 15MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806826December 27, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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