Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1992)

113 consumer complaints on file.

#531842March 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROX. 8 HOURS. MAIN ENGINE COMPUTER SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE AND BURN. FIRE WENT OUT WHEN BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526989December 17, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816159September 9, 1997
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE WHEEL CAME FLYING OFF AND THE LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF ALSO. REGAINED TIRE; THE WHEEL WAS TORN WHERE ALL THE LUGS: NUTS WERE LOCATED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE WHEEL COMING OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523389September 6, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THRERMOSTAT/RADIATOR/WATER PUMP/REAR MAIN SEAL/HEAD GASKET/VALVE COVER GASKET/ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET/OIL FILTER ADAPTER RING. FAILED. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND PLUG WIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603458August 19, 1997
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#815252August 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE'S FRONT ROTORS ON 2 OCCASIONS HAD INNER HUB SEPARATION.THIS CAUSED A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522599August 11, 1997
POWER TRAIN
AFTER PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815140August 7, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
AFTER APPLYING BRAKES & LIFTED FOOT OFF PEDAL, BRAKES FAIL TO DISENGAGE. TAKEN TO DEALER & MASTER CYLINDER & BOOSTER WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM REAPPEARED AGAIN WITH BRAKES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED & BRAKES LOCKED UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813865July 7, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR IT TOOK OFF AT FULL THROTTLE. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813680July 1, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BRAKES:SAFETY CAMPAIGN #97I-002.VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE,BACKED OUT OF GARAGE, PUT IN GEAR. VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT A HIGH SPEED AND RAN INTO HOUSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813655June 30, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ALUMINUM PIECES OF METAL THAT SCREW INTO THE PLASTIC SHAFT DISINTEGRATE, MAKING SHIFTING DIFFICULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813422June 24, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE WITH HIGH RPMS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO HOUSE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812317May 16, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS THAT SUPPORT THE REAR LIFTGATE FAILED. THE LIFTGATE DOES NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY A DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812205May 13, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
OWNER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE TAKES OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER NOTES THAT TACHOMETER REVOLUTIONS INCREASED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPEED. OWNER HAD TO TURN IGNTION OFF TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812153May 9, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER'S PARENTS WERE DRIVING ON FAMILIAR ROAD WHEN THEY REACHED THE STOP SIGN. WITH FRIENDS TRAILING FROM BEHIND, THEY NEVER STOPPED, INSTEAD VEHICLE PROCEEDED ACROSS ROAD HEAD-ON INTO BARRIERS, KILLING BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER INSTANTLY. THE GAS PEDAL WAS LOCKED DOWN TO FLOOR AND BENT INWARD TOWARDS BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#811985May 2, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY; PUT CAR IN PARK; STEPPED OUT FOR JACKET; CAR STARTED BACKWARDS; DOOR HIT DRIVER; WAS BENT ON GUARDRAIL; DRIVER TRIED STOP CAR; SHIFTER WOULD NOT STAY IN PARK POSITION; FINALLY JUMPED IN CAR & STOPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808200January 27, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SHIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE AND THE JEEP ACCELERATED, HIT A PICKUP TRUCK . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806943January 2, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING BRAKE LOSS, IT IS PART OF THE HUB CUP THAT RUSTED OUT. THE BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED WITHIN 5 YEARS. DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511781December 5, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP AT LOW SPEED WHILE DRIVING AT AN ALLEY TOWARDS THE STREET, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803529October 15, 1996
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
FAILURE OF THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE STEERING GEAR IS BAD, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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