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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 →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Oct 7, 1998MN

WHEN RECALL WORK PERFORMED FOR SHIFT INTERLOCK THE SHIFT HANDLE WAS BROKEN.

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Sep 27, 1998NJ

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 28, 1998TN

ABS SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 21, 1998OH

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 13, 1998PA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jul 13, 1998MO

BRAKE FAILURE.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 8, 1998CA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 7, 1998NY

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?

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed May 29, 1998CO

BATTERY FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRING TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS DUE TO CORROSION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 27, 1998CT

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 14, 1998ME

WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE ABS WOULD DISENGAGE THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT SENSOR WAS BAD. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 13, 1998MO

BACK UP LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 7, 1998NJ

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 7, 1998RI

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 3, 1998FL

OIL PAN AROUND DRAIN PLUG CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS OIL.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 1, 1998CA

DEFECTIVE PAINT ON HOOD, ROOF AND BACK LIFT DOOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 1, 1998MD

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 16, 1998MD

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 10, 1998CA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. CAUSING A SUDDEN IMPACT. DEALER HAS CONTACTED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Mar 9, 1998NY

EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 16, 1998OK

LEFT REAR SEAT BELT WONT RELEASE AT THE BUCKLE.

Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Jan 29, 1998NY

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION.

Exterior Lighting › Back Up Lights › Switch
Filed Jan 13, 1998AZ

BACK UP LAMP SWITCH FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control2 injured
Filed Dec 23, 1997CA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION IN REVERSE GEAR, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 7, 1997NY

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

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Nov 6, 1997MI

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 5, 1997NY

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Oct 7, 1997NH

ABS SENSOR FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 22, 1997NJ

LOST ALL FOOT BRAKING WITH NO WARNING , APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE SITUATION.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Sep 10, 1997FL

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 21, 1997MD

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

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 20, 1997VA

SHOULDER BELTS FAILED IN COLLISION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 16, 1997UN

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 11, 1997NJ

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 4, 1997NJ

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 1, 1997CA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 11, 1997NY

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 9, 1997CA

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 7, 1997VA

TRUCK IS UNDER RECALL FOR ABS, AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING HER ITS OK, BUT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jun 30, 1997IL

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 24, 1997NY

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 17, 1997GA

RECALL REPAIR ON ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 17, 1997ID

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 11, 1997NJ

WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RECTIFY RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT GET THE PART AND WILL NOT FIX HER ABS BRAKES. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Jun 8, 1997CO

TAIL PIPE FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 6, 1997NY

BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 28, 1997NC

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 27, 1997RI

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM GRABS AND FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 22, 1997UT

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE RED RLEASE BUTTON BROKE, UNABLE TO LOCK PROPERLY LAP/SHOULDER BELT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 12, 1997PA

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED BEFORE RECALL REPAIR.

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