Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2000)

369 consumer complaints on file.

#883122March 15, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, IF HITTING A BUMP ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER SAYS THAT GAS CAP KEEPS GOING TO GAS TANK. THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882731March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT ROTOR, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WILL FORCE VEHICLE TO JUMP INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881917March 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HAS BEEN VIBRATING SINCE PURCHASE. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 - 5 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED RIMS AND TIRES. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900482February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 05-4596-849. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881149February 22, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK/ LATCH HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880908February 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY DOWN HILL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. STRONG VIBRATION ALLOWS CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER ADVISED THAT BRAKES WARPED DUE TO OVERHEATING. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559524February 7, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
SQUEAL IN POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT, PROBLEM CORRECTED BY DEALERSHIP AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS, ENTIRE STEERING GEAR HOUSING REPLACED ON 10/09/00. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559300January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF DISTURBING BRAKE SQUEALING, EVEN IN OPTIMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, BRAKE PADS CHANGED, BRAKE SQUEALING CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879472January 31, 2001
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
RIGHT HAND VEHICLE; CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE TO DELIVER MAIL. SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON LEFT SIDE INSTEAD OF RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING A BLIND SPOT WHEN PULLING ONTO ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879488January 31, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AT 50-55 MPH VEHICLE SHIMMIES, WENT TO ARBITRATION, TIRES WERE EXCHANGED, NO CHANGE.*AK THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR SHIMMING AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879344January 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ,AND REAR SECONDARY BRAKE PADS AND SHOES WERE CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740039January 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKING. CHEVROLET SAYS A RECALL ON JEEP ROTORS. JEEP (CRYSLER) SAYS NO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739889January 24, 2001
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THIS IS A RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP CHEROKEE. THE SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM THAT IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PULLING ONTO THE ROAD. THE SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IN THE 1995-1998 RIGHT HAND DRIVE CHEROKEE MODELS, BUT THEN FOR SOME REASON WAS MOUNTED ON THE LEFT IN THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. DEALER REFUSED TO REMOUNT THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, SAYING THERE WAS NO WAY TO DO THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878648January 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE AND COMING TO A STOP CONSUMER HEARS A RATTLE. WHEN IN PARK, CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.*AK THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM MUFFLER AREA AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE MUFFLER AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. * YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878713January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE NOISY AT ALL TIMES, SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITIONS DO NOT MATTER. JEEP DEALER SAIS THAT'S JUST THE WAY BRAKES ARE ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878331January 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT END PULSATES, AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN DUPLICATING PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877518January 5, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDERHOOD, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO HEADLIGHT SELECTED SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS PRONOUNCED AS TOTALLED BY DEALER/MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738365December 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONCERNED THAT FAILURE OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE THAT IS FAIRLY LIGHT DUTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876879December 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING45-50 MPH HIT SLUSH ON SHOULDER, SLID INTO AN ICE EMBANKMENT, PROCEEDED INTO A DITCH, AND CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A STONE WALL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS ONLY ONE IN VEHICLE AND WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737977December 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 50-55 MPH, VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL WILL SHIMMY AND OR VIBRATE. ADDITIONALLY, ONCE VEHICLE'S BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE ERRATICALLY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND GIVEN 7 REPAIR ATTEMPTS. UNFORTUNATLEY, DEFECT STILL REMAINS AND VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING STATE ARBITRATION PROGRAM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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