Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1999)

366 consumer complaints on file.

#859212March 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT ROTORS WERE PREMATURELY WARPING AT 17,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED THE PADS, AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859114March 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHENEVER STARTING VEHICLE UP & RUNNING, VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES & OIL PRESSURE WOULD GO UP. IT WAS A CONSTANT NOISE, LIKE IT WAS KNOCKING AGAINST SOMETHING INSIDE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR JEEPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551442March 20, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
THE JACK BROKE THE WINDSHIELD DURING ROLLING ACCIDENT BECAUSE ITS RETAINING ARM FAILED. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858115March 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HUSBAND DROVE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719437February 29, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
INTERIOR LIGHTS DONT WORK WITH THE TAILGATE LATCH REPLACED PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857502February 24, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED OUT THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURE, KILLING THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT. INSURANCE COMPANY STILL LOOKING INTO THE MATTER. UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#857512February 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ENGINE ROD FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857238February 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING VEHICLE RACED TO 3000 RPMS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852968February 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS. PROBLEM STOPPED AND REOCCURRED AGAIN AT 3000 MILES. VEHICLE BACK AT THE DEALER, AND THEY ARE TURNING THE ROTORS AGAIN. PROBLEM APPEREA AGAIN, AND DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550781February 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AS STATED IN RECALL NOTICE (99V-340), HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL YEAR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856555February 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
ABS BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKING HUBS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717072January 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
FOG LIGHT SHORTAGE FROM THE INTERIOR SWITCH, REAR LEFT SHOCK SQUEAKS NON STOP AT LOW SPEEDS, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHEN A/C IS ON (HOT OR COLD), GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR AXLE WHEN COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR, NOISY DASHBOARD WHEN ROAD IS BUMPY, SMALL SIGNS OF RUST STARTING TO APPEAR ON EXTERIOR, FONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP IF PUT DOWN BY PASSENGER, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MAKING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716481December 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CAR WAS PUT INTO PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF APT BUILDING. PARK SETTING OF AUTO TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING. PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. DRIVER BEGAN TO EXIT VEHICLE NOTICED VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD. DRIVER GOT BACK INTO DRIVERS SEAT TO ATTEMPT TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS PARKING SPOT HAS ONLY A SMALL CURB IN FRONT OF PARKING SPOT. BEYOND THE CURB IS A STEEP BANK. CAR PROCEEDED OVER CURB AND AS SOON AS FRONT WHEELS WENT OVER CURB CAR TRAVELED DOWN EMBANKMENT, STRUCK 2 VEHICLES AND CAME TO REST. I NOTICED 2 1998 JEEP CHEROKEES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO ODI FOR SAME PROBLEM.VEHICLE HAD SOME VISIBLE DAMAGE BUT MAY BE TOTALLED FOR DAMAGE TO FRAME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853951December 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED/REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715639December 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CLUNKING/GARBLING SOUNDS RESONATING FROM THE TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE SHIFT BOXES. IT OCCURS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN ANY DRIVE POSITION(OD, 3, OR 1-2). THE DEALER DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I VOICED MY CONCERNED UPON INTIAL DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE SOUNDS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY LOUDER OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. MY 1988 JEEP CHEROKEE 4X4 DIDN'T MAKE THESE SOUNDS, EVEN AFTER 197K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549695November 23, 1999
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
VEHICLE IS USED A MAIL VEHICLE WITH RIGHT HAND DRIVE, THE POSITION OF THE SPARE TIRE IS LOCATED IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN THE REAR CAUSING OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852638November 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE MAIN BELT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#715031November 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
A DAY AFTER A GOOD RAIN WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST IN MOTION (EVEN IN DRY DRIVING CONDITIONS) EVEN AT 5MPH ANY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL RESULTS IN THE BRAKES LOCKING UP. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER AND VARIOUS MECHANICS AND THEY THINK A FILM OF RUST IS BUILDING ON THE DISCS, AND SAID I MUST WARM THE BRAKES UP? THIS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOGICAL ANSWER, WHY SHOULD ONE HAVE TO WARM THE BRAKES. IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845960November 17, 1999
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, TIRES
WHEELS ON HER VEHICLE WERE MAKIING THE TRUCK STRAY INTO OTHER LANES ,THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *ALSO, WITHIN 30000 MILES FRONT BRAKES ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714276November 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SEAM LEAK WATER SOAKED CARPET&DASH. DEALER SEALED.LEAKS AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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