ABS, IN FOR REPAIR, REPLACE ABS PUMP, ACTUALTOR,EXPERIENCE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON, BRAKES LOCKUP. TT
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 →
DRIVER SHOULDER LAP SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER FROM HITTING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. TT
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, PEDAL VIBRATES, REPLACE WHEEL SENSOR, TO NO AVAIL. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED LAST OCCURANCE LIGHT CAME ON ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DIMINISHED. TT
TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF ABS SYSTEM. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE SECOND SET WENT OUT NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
STARTER WIRE SHORTED OUT DUE TO A HOLE IN THE HARNESS CAUSED BY THE HARNESS RESTING AGAINST A HOT UNIT OF THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A BURNING ODOR. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM BURNT UP. THE VALVE STUCK OPEN AND CAUSED THE MOTOR TO BURN UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WAS DRIVING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN TO GO DOWN AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WARNING LIGHT CAME ON W/BRAKES THEN FAILING. TT
BENDIX SYSTEM W/ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF. TT
THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THE TWO FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELT JAMMED; DIFFICULT TO RELEASE; DISCOURAGES SEAT BELT USE. TT
BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WITH POOR BRAKING ACTION PARTICULARLY ON HOT DRY DAYS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE HARD.
BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER, CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO SLIP OFF. *SKD
SEAT BELT FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEATBELT. TT
ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO ACTUATOR FAILURE. TT
NOISY ENGINE. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN HAND BRAKE IS DISENGAGED YOU CAN HEAR ABS PUMP HUM EVERY FEW MINUTES WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT
SEALS IN BRAKE ACTUATOR DETERIORATE, CAUSING ABS SYSTEM TO FAIL.
THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD AND VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STOP, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. TT
THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A WEATHER SEAL. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
ABS BRAKES LIGHT KEEP COMING ON, EXPERIENCE NO STOPPING ABILITY, PEDAL GET HARD, REPLACE BRAKE PADS. TT
REAR LATCH GATE DOOR OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ONLY IN VERY COLD WEATHER. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AW
WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN, PRESSING ON BRAKE, ENGINE DIES; NO STEERING; NO BRAKES; PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SENSOR. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILED, NOTICE SOMETHING WRONG UPON CRANKING VEHICLE, ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, COMPUTER AND ACCUMULATOR IS THE PROBLEM. TT
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAME ON. TT
ABS FAILURE/SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
THERE IS A GASKET IN SIDE SLAVE CYLINDER THAT IS FREEZING UP, UPON STARTING CAR TRY TO PUTTING IT IN REVERSE, CAR ACCELERATES OUT INTO THE STREET. TT
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