Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1998)

399 consumer complaints on file.

#10116131March 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTEMITTENT FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG WARING LIGHT TURING ON. THESE CONDITIONS WERE APPARENTLY CAUSED BY A FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED WITH PART NUMBER 05016261 TO CORRECT THE FAULT. IT APPEARED THAT THE SERVICE PEOPLE WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS CONDITION AND ITS' CAUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108180February 11, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I PURCHASED THE 1998 JEEP BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER (6/22/98). ON APPROXIMATELY 2/22/01 THE REGULATOR THAT OPERATES THE LEFT FRONT (DRIVER'S SIDE) POWER WINDOW FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER PERFORMED THIS AND SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THERE WAS NO CHARGE. NOW ON 1/26/05 THE REGULATOR ON THE RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW ALSO FAILED. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THIS REGULATOR AND I WAS CHARGED $407.40 FOR THIS. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THIS REFLECTS AN OBVIOUS VEHICLE PART DEFECT. FOR BOTH TO FAIL COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE SEEMS TO INDICATE A DEFECTIVE PART RATHER THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE A 1989 OLDS THAT MY FATHER PURCHASED NEW, AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ANY PARTS OF THE POWER WINDOW UNITS. I REQUEST THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF $407.40 FOR THE SECOND INCIDENT. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109913February 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I PURCHASED A USED 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE AN THE TURN SIGNALS DON'T CUT OFF AFTER GOING AROUND CORNERS BECAUSE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND CLOCK SPRING ARE BAD AND THE DEALER SAID THAT I NEED TO FIX THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SHORT OUT AND DEPLOY THE AIRBAG WHILE DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103919December 16, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
INTERMITTENTLY IT WAS HARD TO UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096698October 13, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095164October 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER SWIRLED IN ORDER TO AVOID A PEDESTRIAN AND ANIMAL. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WAS ON DUTY FROM THE AMBULANCE, AND EXAMINED THE DRIVER, WHO WAS OKAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10094138September 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089825September 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAGE FLUCTUATES LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE GAS TANK. ALSO, THE ELECTRICAL LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. UPON USING THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON, IT WILL NOT LOCK UNLESS CONSUMER GETS OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND USES THE KEY. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS TO USE THE KEY TO LOCK THE TAILGATE. *AK THE CONSUMER SITED THE RECALL FOR THE FUELGAGE NEEDED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086085August 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I OWN A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. I NOTICED RECENTLY A WIRING PROBLEM TO BOTH THE FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COMMON FOR THERE TO BE SHORTS IN THE WIRES THAT GO FROM THE BODY INTO THE DOOR. THEY SAID THEY USUALLY SEE THE FAILURES IN THE DOOR LOCK WIRING OR THE POWER WINDOW WIRING. THE SPEAKER WIRING TRAVELS THE SAME ROUTE INTO THE DOOR. I REALIZE THAT THE POWER IN A SPEAKER WIRE WONT PROBABLY CAUSE A FIRE, BUT THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR IS 25 AMPS AND IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE IN THE WIRING IF SHORTED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE COST TO REPLACE JUST THE SPEAKER WIRING WOULD BE $140 PER DOOR IN LABOR ALONE. IF THERE WERE EVER SOMETHING THAT RECALLS WERE MEANT FOR, THIS IS IT. I AM HAVING THE SPEAKER WIRING REPLACED AT AN AUDIO STORE, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE POWER WINDOWS OR DOOR LOCKS AT THIS POINT. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. I JUST CANT AFFORD TO DO IT ON MY DIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083237July 19, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER HAS HAD THE DRIVER'S SEAT REPAIRED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE ANCHORAGE BROKE. ALSO, PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BROKE. MANUFACTURER REPAIRED THE SEAT THE FIRST TIME. THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES CONSUMER REPAIRED THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079252July 4, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR FAILURE, WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078943June 28, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE BUTTON POPPED OFF WITH SPRING AS DRIVER WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE. PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE NOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080081June 28, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
RECALL 00V105000 CONCERNING AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE: RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2001. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS REPRESENTED A RECALL REMEDY FAILURE, AND NHTSA SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO IT AGAIN. . THIS REPORT WAS PRESENTED BY MR. JACK WYLUDA FOR THE ABOVE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073580June 14, 2004
SEAT BELTS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SEAT VIBRATED FROM UNDER THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BROKE OFF THE ASSEMBLY. *AK THE ANCHOR PULLED LOOSE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071667April 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT. DEALERSHIPS REPLACED THE ROTORS TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059874February 26, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE RAN HEAD ON INTO A TREE, AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056153January 30, 2004
SEATS
I SAT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND IT PITCHED BACK SO BAD I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO LAND IN THE BACK SEAT. I CHECKED A FEW JEEP CHEROKEE GOUPS ON THE WEB AND FOUND OUT SEAT FRAMES HAD A TENDANCY TO BREAK. I THEN CALLED MY JEEP DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL. THE SERVICE WRITER RESEARCHED IT AND TOLD ME JEEP HAD NO HISTORY OF SEAT PROBLEMS AND HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM. I REMOVED THE SEAT AND INSPECTED IT. AT FIRST IT LOOKED LIKE THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN ON THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER. I REMOVED THE SEAT BACK, FABRIC AND PADDING TO REPAIR THE FRAME, AND FOUND THAT THE SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN NEAR EVERY WELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055762January 23, 2004
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT FASTEN PROPERLY. WHEN EVER THE DRIVER MOVED THE BELT POPPED LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055316January 16, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE BUTTON POPPED OUT WHEN APPLIED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC ORDERED THE PART FOR REPLACEMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048296November 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED MOST OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVERYTHING WILL RETURN TO NORMAL AND WORK AGAIN. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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