Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1993)

418 consumer complaints on file.

#10130268July 27, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE OWNER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND FRONT END SHOOK. OWNER CALLED DEALER, WHO STATED VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE REPAIR WAS DONE. THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A WEEK LATER. OWNER KEPT CALLING DEALER. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANSWER. THEN, OWNER CONTACTED A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO SAID THAT THIS WAS JUST A BAD TRUCK. ABOUT WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING, GOT PULLED OVER AND RECEIVED WARNING ABOUT THE TAIL LIGHTS BEING OUT. THEN IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE TAILLIGHTS. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO PUT IN A SWITCH, BUT OWNER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SWITCH. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND GRINDING UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE VIBRATING AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER REPAIRS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED JEEP. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. IN FEBRUARY THE OIL PLUG CAME OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER'S MECHANIC AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108540January 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARD AND RAN OVER THE CONSUMER. CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10097313October 20, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. THE CONSUMER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088991September 2, 2004
STEERING
HITTING SOME BUMPS IN ROAD MAKES THE JEEP SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHERE YOU START TO LOSE CONTROL. HAVE TO PUT BRAKES ON AND TRY TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLEY TO KEEP CONTROL.THIS IS A 1993 .ALSO HAD A 1996 IT WAS THE SAME WAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089666August 24, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HARNESS STRAP WILL LOCK INTO PLACE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088511August 24, 2004
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
1. LOSS OF AUTOMOBILE REAR IN STABILITY. 2. IT HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED. 3. SEVERAL VISITS TO MECHANIC CONCERNING THE PROBLEM INCLUDING THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND SHACKLES ARE BAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088512August 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1. DOORS LOOSE FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. 2. DRIVERS DOOR ALMOST FELL OFF. PASSENGER REAR DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF. 3. PARTS REPAIRED. PLEASE SEE DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS DOCUMENTS INIM-SQ00009-9370P, INOT-SQ00009-15635P, INON-SQ00009-15636P, INME-SQ00009-15626, AND IN-EA01005-NN.PDF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079408June 17, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR TOP HINGE BROKE AND THE BOTTOM HINGE WAS PARTIALLY BROKEN, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE . DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SUGGESTED TO THE CONSUMER TO REPORT IT TO NHTSA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067252April 15, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROTTLE STUCK. THIS PROBLEM FORCED THE CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10058330February 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN BACK. IT IS LOCKED IN PLACE. I HAVE TO PULL THE WIRE OFF THE DISTRIBUTOR & THE BATTERY CABLE TO KILL IT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES ON. ALSO, THE HEATER, WS WIPERS & RADIO WILL NOT COME ON. MY BRAKE PEDAL STAYS DOWN CONSTANTLY, I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PULL UP ON IT EACH & EVERY TIME (THE LAW HAS STOPPED ME FOR THIS). MY BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND AT TIMES. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH ALL LINKING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056726February 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN OVER. IT SOMETIMES TAKES 15 MINUTES OF TRYING TO TURN THE KEY. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK TO GET IT TO START. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY. IT SEEMS BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THE KEY TURNING OVER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070513January 15, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE PASSENGER DOOR UPPER HINGE HAD SLOWLY BECOME UNATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY ROUGH USAGE OF THE DOOR. THE HINGE NOW IS COMPLETELY UNATTACHED AND THE DOOR IS USELESS AND CANNOT BE OPENED FOR FEAR OF IT FALLING OFF. THE DRIVER DOOR IS JUST NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF DURING ITS OWNERSHIP. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AND SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT. I HATE TO SEE MY WIFE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. IT ISN'T RIGHT. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043081October 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHEN JEEP GETS TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE (5-10 MINUTES) IT WILL BACK AND STALL WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC OR AT BUSY INTERSECTION. HAD BEEN IN SHOP FOR 10 WEEKS, REPLACED COMPUTER, TRIED MANY SENSOR REPLACEMENTS TO NO AVAIL, MECHANIC GAVE UP, NOW AT DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG (NO COMPUTER CODE STORED) WHEN IT IS JUST RUNNING.THEY HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT ON THE ROAD FOR FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. CAN NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN UNTIL IT "COOLS DOWN" OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READING VERY HIGH (ANY CORRELATION?) WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST,( STARTED LAST DEC., BOUGHT IT IN NOV) NOW CHRONIC, WITH EVERY DRIVE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT, IT WAS ALSO STARTING OFF IN THIRD GEAR (AUTOMATIC) ALTHOUGH THE COMPUTER REPLACEMENT (REMANUFACTURED) SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THAT, ALTHOUGH I ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED. (I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UP TO THEN) HOOD LATCH SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND BATTERY RECENTLY DIED, NEEDING REPLACEMENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033779August 13, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031621July 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025325July 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
I PURCHASED VEHICLE SECOND HAND IN 1998.... I WAS INFORMED OF A FACTORY RECALL ON MY MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE REGARDING THE INHIBITOR SWITCH.... MY LOCAL DEALER MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AT NO COST TO ME.... SWITCH CONTINUED TO GIVE ME INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE... RECENTLY I LEFT CAR WITH DEALER WHO CONFIRMS DEFECTIVE INHIBITOR SWITCH BUT CLAIMS NO SUCH RECALL AND NO SUCH WORK PERFORMED... CLAIMS THEY ONLY CHANGED "LOCKDOWN CABLE" UNDER FACTORY/GOVERNMENT RECALL.... YOUR WEBPAGE DOESN'T CONFIRM EITHER RECALL... WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN IF THERE IS A RECALL ON EITHER PART AND SUBMIT MY COMPLAINT THAT A INHIBITOR SWITCH (INTERNAL SWITCH THAT ALLOWS TO ENGAGE STARTER IN NEUTRAL/PARK) SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A VEHICLE WITHIN 5 YEARS OF MANUFACTURE DATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023257June 17, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR WELDS BROKEN STRUCTURE PLATE THIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023259June 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN OPERATES SPORADICALLY WHILE DEPRESSING HORN SWITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023260June 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO ENGAGE THE STARTER UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024166June 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP 5 TIMES, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY THE VEHICLE WAS DOING THIS. AFTER IT CUTS OFF, IT TAKES AT LEAST 20 MINUTES TO A HALF AN HOUR TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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