WHEN RECALL WORK PERFORMED FOR SHIFT INTERLOCK THE SHIFT HANDLE WAS BROKEN.
1991 Jeep Cherokee complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES.
ABS SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
DUE TO THE SEVERE CORROSION OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, WHEN TRAVELING AT 45, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT END AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO NOTICED A RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 98V005000, MANUFACTURER RECALL 747 MANUFACTURER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL NOTICED A GRIDING SOUND COMING FROM EITHER FRONT OR REAR END OF THE VEHICLE ALSO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEM, RECALL 96V26000. RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE.
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. IT FEELS LIKE ONE OF THE SPRINGS IN THE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. *AK *SLC
RECALL 98V005000, BRAKE ROTORS; KINGS PLAZA JEEP STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE PERFORMING THE BRAKE ROTORS RECALL. IS THIS TRUE?
BATTERY FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRING TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS DUE TO CORROSION.
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE ABS WOULD DISENGAGE THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT SENSOR WAS BAD. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
BACK UP LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
OIL PAN AROUND DRAIN PLUG CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS OIL.
DEFECTIVE PAINT ON HOOD, ROOF AND BACK LIFT DOOR.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE AND REPAIRS DONE THREE MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PROBLEM. OWNER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN GETTING A REFUND FOR REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. CAUSING A SUDDEN IMPACT. DEALER HAS CONTACTED.
EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED.
LEFT REAR SEAT BELT WONT RELEASE AT THE BUCKLE.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION.
BACK UP LAMP SWITCH FAILED.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION IN REVERSE GEAR, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
RECALL NUMBER: 97V260000, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK CORRECTED. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP, DRIVER NOTICED HESITATION. AT THAT TIME DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE JEEP WAS TOTALLED. *AK BECAUSE OF A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
RECALL 96V260000; THE DAY AFTER THE REPAIR MR. COSS STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKES DID NOT PICK UP IMMEDIATELY. *AK
ABS SENSOR FAILED.
LOST ALL FOOT BRAKING WITH NO WARNING , APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE SITUATION.
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE ACCURATE LEVELS OF FUEL CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON TWO OCCASIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
DRIVING VEHICLE; STARTED APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUES AS IF ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. HAVE TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL OR VEHICLE WILL WANDER FROM LANE TO LANE. TOOK TO DEALER & FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK
SHOULDER BELTS FAILED IN COLLISION.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
BRAKES:WHEN DRIVING ALONG SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON THEN HAVE NO BRAKES. THE LAST TIME WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH AND THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, BUT THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT. *AK
RECALL # 96V260000, CONSUMER FIRST CONTACTED DEALER ON 5/5/97, LAST CONTACTED ON 7/24/97. DEALER STATED THAT PARTS ARE STILL ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAITING FOR (90) DAYS. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE; DEALER HAD VEHICLE OVER 2 WKS. RECEIVED VEHICLE. DROVE HOME & ABS PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS INFORMED ABS BRAKES REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. OWNER NOT SATISFIED. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND DEALER TOLD HIM THAT HIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL . OWNER FEELS THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE HE IS EXPERINCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR.
TRUCK IS UNDER RECALL FOR ABS, AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING HER ITS OK, BUT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON.
STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE ALMOST HIT A CHILD, AND TO AVOID HITTING THE CHILD VEHICLE RAN INTO A BASEBALL FIELD AND THEN FLAP IN THE AIR. VEHICLE IS UNDER A NON-SAFETY RECALL 97I- 002 000.
THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED IT TWICE UNDER THE RECALL, AND THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED AGAIN. CHRYSLER WANTS DRIVER TO PAY HALF FOR THE WORK, AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT EVEN WORK ON THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE TRUCK FOR A MONTH. *AK
RECALL REPAIR ON ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR.
WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RECTIFY RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT GET THE PART AND WILL NOT FIX HER ABS BRAKES. *AK
TAIL PIPE FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR.
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM GRABS AND FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE RED RLEASE BUTTON BROKE, UNABLE TO LOCK PROPERLY LAP/SHOULDER BELT. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED BEFORE RECALL REPAIR.
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