Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#10096208October 22, 2004
AIR BAGS
DRIVEN HOME FROM SCHOOL AT 60 MILE PER HOUR AND HIT A DEER, ABOUT A 175 POUND DEER. IT SENT ME INTO A DITCH, THEN OUT OF THE DITCH AND I STOP ON A FAMERS LAWN. THE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. THE POLICE, AND MY DOCTOR THINK I DIDN'T HAVE AN AIRBAG IN THE SBC AIRBAD CONTAINER. THE FRONT END, AND LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL ARE TOTAL. TO REPAIR CAR I AM LOOKING AT $5,100. BEING THE CAR WAS OLD AND PAID FOR I HAD REMOVED THE COLLISON FOR THE INSURANCE COVERAGE. I AM ALSO UNEMPLOPED, WITH NO UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS. I AM THE FIRST ONWER OF THE CAR. I HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEAD, NECK RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK. I DO HAVE MEDICAL COVERAGE THROUGH MY WIFE, M-CARE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10093790October 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BLOWER MOTOR FAILED AT 78K MILES EXCESSIVE LIQUID DRAINING WHEN RUNNING AC WAS TOLD THAT MOTOR HAD BEEN "REDESIGNED" AND THAT PARTS ALONE WOULD COST OVER 300.00 BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO REDESIGNING THE MOTOR, A NEW WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE INSTALLED!!! REMEMBER THE 300.00 IS FOR THE HARD PART AND WIRING ONLY, NOT THE LABOR TO INSTALL...THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS WHEN A MOTOR FOR THE SAME MODEL MANUFACTURED A YEAR EARLIER IS ONLY 20.00!!!!! AS FAR AS THE EXCESSIVE LIQUIDS RUNNING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE THE AC IS RUNNING, THIS SITE WAS THE FIRST INDICATOR AS TO WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT...(I SIMPLY THOUGH IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW) ALSO THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN EDITED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT "RUNNING BOARDS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS...IT SEEMS ONE HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS FLAWLESSLY OR BEGIN AGAIN COMPLETELY!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092370September 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH SPEED. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ABS UNIT MODULAR NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO A FAULTY SOLENOID SWITCH. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082158July 16, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA RECALL 97V194000 SUBJECT/FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. AFTER HAVING THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067531April 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HOOD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060989April 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V105000. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED, BY MECHANIC THAT RECALL PROBLEM WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. DRIVER REQUESTED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON VEHICLE BECAUSE OF AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON. MECHANIC DETERMINED AIR BAG MODULE WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO DO REPAIRS UNDER RECALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056877February 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
1997 JEEP CHEROKEE; SINCE APPROX 84,500 MILES TURN SIGNALS (BOTH DIRECTIONS) HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THEY INDICATE APPROPRIATE TURN BUT DO NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL POSITION. DEALER SAYS SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACING AT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $350.00. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS SINCE ABOUT 1956 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE ORIGINAL WORKMANSHIP/MATERIALS ARE A BIG QUESTION IN MY MIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057388February 2, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED THE NEEDLE REGISTERED AT A HALF A TANK OF FUEL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENDING FALSE READINGS TO THE GAS GAUGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057391February 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (VP02YOOO2068) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055379January 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055380January 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069497January 15, 2004
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RADIATOR & VARIOUS AC PARTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. STEERING GAVE OUT IN 2002. A SCREW WENT THROUGH AN ENGINE PART. RECENTLY, A JOINT CONNECTING THE AXEL TO THE STEERING MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL PUMP FAILED. INCREDIBLY, IT IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT JEEP GAS TANKS CORRODE ON THE INSIDE, THUS CLOGGING THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE LABOR. THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS NEW FUEL PUMP MAY ALSO FAIL, BECAUSE THE GAS TANK WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I\\\\\\'VE HEARD NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048307January 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK INDICATOR IS GIVING FALSE READINGS. *AK THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE STALLING, IT WAS REFUELED AND WAS GIVEN NO DIAGNOSIS AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE PRESSING OF THE GAS PEDAL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED BUT WAS STILL GIVEN NO DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, OBTAINED EMERGENCY FUEL, THEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS A FUEL PROBLEM. (THE FUEL LEVEL REGISTERED WRONG) THE 20 GALLON GAS TANK GETS 15 TO 18 MPG. THE FUEL LEVEL REGISTERS 7/8 TANK AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES CURRENTLY. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR AND DENIED THE RECALL #97V194000 . *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052193December 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048728November 26, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048406November 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GAS STATION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED ROTORS DUE TO CORROSION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047258November 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
ENGINE STALLS AT 70 MPH, STOP CAR RESTART, STALLS AGAIN. WITH FUEL TANK READING 1/2 OR BELOW,FILLED UP ONLY HELD 10 GALS. OK UNTIL IT GETS BELOW 1/2 TANK. KEEP ABOVE 1/2 TANK NO PROBLEMS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042368October 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE DRIVER WENT OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039281September 22, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM REQUIRING MORE THAN 4 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE SHOP THAT CULMINATED IN AN $840 COST TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039314September 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
HAVING TROUBLE WITH STARTING THE CAR DUE TO WHEN CAR IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE CAR IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. WHEN DRIVING IT ALSO FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. JUST FOUND SOMEONE THAT WILL CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER AND CHECK THE FUEL PUMP. EVERY OTHER PLACE HAS DENIED DOING THE JOB DUE TO THE FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP IS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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