Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1999)

366 consumer complaints on file.

#714025October 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WATER LEAKS INTO DASHBOARD FROM SEAM LEAK A-PILLAR&FIREWALL. SURGE SOLENOID FAILED SETTING OFF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713290October 14, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849536September 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR BOARD BRAKES MADE A HIGH PITCH NOISE. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711903September 23, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX PROBLEM BY DEALERSHIP HAVE ALL FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846472September 22, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
WHEN BACKING UP OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THE BACK UP LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848464September 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY TRIMMED THE ROTORS, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711379September 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EXITTING CARWASH, ATTENDENT PLACED VEHICLE IN DRIVE. IT THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR UNTIL SHUTOFF WITH KEY. VEHICLE TRAVELLED ~40 FEET. NO COLLISION AND ONE OTHER ATTENDENT WAS DRAGGED ~10 FEET, NO INJURY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847738September 14, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVINGON HWY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. AS SOON AS DRIVER LIFTED FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF OUT OF CONTROL, HIT A PARKED VEHICLE BEFORE STOPPING. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#847310September 9, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL IS STIFFER AND HARDER TO MAINTAIN WHEN GOING AROUND A LONG CURVE. THE WHEEL SLIPS OUT OF DRIVER'S HAND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548399September 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT ALLOW FOR PROPER INSTALLATION OF CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND ARE UNCOMFORTABLE TO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710932September 4, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERINGS COLUMN HAS SOMTEHING LOOSE INSIDE IT. CAN FEEL CLUNK IN STEERING ON INITIAL ACCELERATION, ON BROKEN PAVEMENT, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CAN ALSO FEEL THE CLUNK THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE IS NO DOUBT, SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE COLUMN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT VEHICLE BEING SAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710933September 4, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSTANT GRINDING/GARBALING SOUND (HEARD IN INTERIOR OF VEHICLE) COMING FROM TRANSFER CASE LINKAGE AREA. CAN BE HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS AND SEEMS TO VARY IN INTENSITY WHEN MAKE ANY KIND OF TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710818September 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
SUNROOF: IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION, BETWEEN 30 & 50MPH, WITH THE SIDE WINDOWS UP, OR PARTIALLY OPEN, A HORRIFFIC VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE "CABIN" WHICH IS IRRITATING TO THE EARS, VOCAL CHORDS, IS SO BAD, THAT THE RADIO SPEAKERS SEEM LIKE THEY ARE READY TO BREAK. DEALER REFUSES TO ARRANGE A MEETING WITH CHRYSLER REP TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM, WHICH I FEEL IS ATTRIBUTED TO A BAD DESIGN, WHICH JEEP IS CALLING "WIND BUFFETING" IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, INDICATING THEY KNOW THERE IS THIS PROBLEM. THE STARTER FAILED, AND ROCKING THE VEHICLE TO A BETTER SPOT ON THE STARTER ALLOWED IT TO START, BUT VEHICLE IS STILL SLUGGISH STARTING AT TIMES, SEEMING AS THOUGH THE BATTER IS WEAK. JEEP WILL NOT REPLACE STARTER UNTIL A TOTAL FAILURE. BRAKES.. BAD VIBRATION DUE TO APPARENT WARPED ROTORS. THESE ARE BEING REPLACED ON WARRANTY WITHOUT DISPUTE, INDICATING THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS. THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE THE "LEMON OF THE FLEET" ONLY GIVING A MAXIMUM OF 14.5MPG, HIGHWAY, AND LESS IN CITY ONLY, AND DOES NOT IDLE SMOOTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710600August 27, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT SECURE CHILD RESTRAINT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843517July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CONSUMER'S FOOT SLIPS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SHOES ARE WET, HAS RESULTED IN 3 ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS NEVER OCCURRED WITH PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES. *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547256July 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
DURING MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE THE SHIFT PARK LOCK WAS NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY CAUSING VEHICLE IGNITION KEY TO STICK IN IGNITION WHEN IN PARK. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707616June 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT 12,000 MILES I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, I CALLED THE DEALER, BUT DECIDED NOT TO FOLLOW UP AND BRING IT IN AT THAT TIME. IN MID MAY, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE MA TPKE, AND UPON BRAKING NOTICED A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION IN THE FRON END OF THE VEHICLE. MY DEALER, WHO IS VERY RELIABLE, TOOK THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS WARPED. AT FIRST THEY INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER HAD CHNGED ROTORS WITHOUT NOTIFYING THEM. UPON THEIR FURTHER EXAMINATION THEY FOUND THAT MY JEEP HAD THE OLD PARTS AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS. AT 17,300 MILES I NOTICED THE SAME VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING ON I84 IN CT. THE DEALER AGAIN INSPECTED THE ROTORS AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS TIME THEY WILL TURN THE ROTORS "ON THE VEHICLE" WITH CHRYSLER'S OKAY. WHILE THE WORK IS UNDER WARRANTY I QUESTION WHETHER THIS WILL BE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS NO WAY TO BE CONSTRUED AS AGAINST THE DEALER, IN FACT THE DEALER ENCOURAGED ME TO CONTACT CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH I DID. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY CHRYSLER THAT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN IS OUT CONCERNING THE DISC BRAKE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE, OF "MINOR" PULSATION IN THE DISC BRAKES, THE PULSATION ON MY VEHICLE WAS VERY PRONOUNCED AND IN FACT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. I QUESTION IF A RECALL IS IN ORDER. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707087June 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782367May 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE IN CONSUMERS GARAGE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706464May 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSFER CASE: CONSTANT RASPY, GRINDING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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