1996 Glaval Jeep Cherokee

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Body	1		0	0	0
Steering	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum97V066000

Filed Apr 21, 19972,121 vehiclesGlaval Bus Division

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: GLAVAL CONVERSION VANS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. THE RETAINER CLIPS WERE NOT REMOVED FROM THE REAR BRAKE DRUM WHEEL STUD BOLTS PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF A CUSTOM WHEEL.

Risk. THE WHEEL CAN APPEAR TO BE OR CAN ACTUALLY GO OUT OF BALANCE AND COULD CRACK IN THE LUG NUT AREA INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEELS AND REMOVE THE RETAINER CLIPS IF STILL IN PLACE AND ALSO INSPECT WHEELS FOR CRACKS (INCLUDING THE FRONT WHEELS, IF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED). IF THE WHEELS ARE CRACKED IN THE LUG NUT AREA, THE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Body

Filed Oct 26, 2017301,551 milesIN

THE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING TO SMASH THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP. WHILE DRIVING EARLIER TODAY THE VEHICLE JERKED HARD TO THE LEFT WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN. WHEN I GOT HOME I DISCOVERED THE LEAF SPRING PROTRUDING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD.

Steering

Filed Jul 9, 201354,000 milesTX

HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AT 40MPH ON A ONE LINE STREET AND SUDDENLY JEEP STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY THROWING ME INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. TIRES IN PERFECT CONDITION. HAS DONE IT SEVERAL SINCE FOR NO REASON. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND BELIEVE I AM EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 21, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.