DOOR HINGE WELD FAILURE FRONT DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. PE95-047. TT
1994 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 1994 record →
WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT
ABS WERE REPLACED 16 DAYS AGO AND NOW THE BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THE FOURTH SET IN TWO MONTHS. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIENT TWICE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED DOOR HINGE WELD FAILURE, WHEN DOOR HINGE DETACHED AND FELL OFF FRAME, ALLOWING DOOR TO HANG. TT
RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO DROP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TT
THERE IS NO BRAKE CLIP ON BRAKE LINKAGE; BRAKES COME APART; NO RESISTANCE; PEDAL FLOPS; APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE; NO WARNING; SPEED 25-30 MPH.
JEEP WAS ON IN PARKING GEAR SLIPPED INTO REVERSE NO ONE WAS INJURED. TT
PE95-047 ACTIVE, WELDS AROUND THE UPPER DOOR FRAME, CAN NOT SEAL, CAUSING A LEAK INTO VEHICLE. TT
THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR HINGES CAME COMPLETELY APART. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
#PE95-047 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD SPLIT ON THE HINGE PURCHASE JEEP NEW . TT
ORIGINAL TIRES ARE NOT APPROIATE FOR CAR BECAUSE THEY SPEED AND SLIDE ON DRIVE AND WET SURFACES. PROBLEM REPORTED THREE TIMES BEFORE ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
BOTH FRONT DOOR WELDS FAILED WEAKENING W/RIGHT HINGE CRACKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
#PE95-047 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PEN FELL OFF CAUSING THE DOOR SWING BACK ON THE DOOR . TT
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD BROKE. TT *SLC
TRAILER HITCH PULLED OUT OF FRAME RAILS, CAUSING CAMPER TO DROP ONTO ROADWAY. *SD
THREE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS BROKE. TT
ABS, BRAKE ON WET SURFACE AT 55 MPH,HIT A WET SPOT IN THE HWY, LOST CONTROL APPLIED THE BRAKES ABS FAILED. TT
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE SHUTTERS, ROTORS ARE WARPED. TT
DOORS ARE NOT WELDED PROPERLY, PIN CAME LOOSE AND DOORS ARE COMING OFF. TT
PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT SHOT OUT INTO NEIGHBORS YARD. TT
AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE. *SD
DRIVER IN AUTO ACCIDENT AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS PARKING LOT W/GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE AND NO KEY IN IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE DETACHING FROM THE WELDED AREA. TT
ENGINE OVERHEATS. *AW
CONSUMER WORK FOR THE DEALER WAS TAKING CAR OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH 2 PEOPLE IN CAR ACCELERATE HIT HIS CAR AND HIT ANOTHER CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET . TT
THE FRONT DOOR HINGES WERE WELDED BACK TO THE DOOR AND THERE IS A NOISE IN THE ENGINE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL BUT IT IS NOT . TT
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WAND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD ENDED IN ACCIDENT. TT
START VEHICLE PUT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN APPLIED BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT
STARTED VEHICLE IN PARK, IT TOOK OFF, TURNED OFF, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TT
BRAKES HEATED UP TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WORE OUT THE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY/AND PULL TO ONE SIDE. TT
BRAKING ACTION IS INADEQUATE/NEED EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
THE FREON WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND CAUSED THE JEEP TO BLOW UP, RESULTING IN A FIRE. TT
STARTED VEHICLE, JUMPED INTO REVERSE THEN INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING GARAGE. *AK
OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LINE CONNECTION NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED, CAUSING LINE TO SEPARATE, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK. *AW
WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVE WAY NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM ENGINE, POPPED HOOD FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE, FIRE DEPT. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT
VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN IGNITION ON VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IN REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN HITTING A TREE. TT
DIFFERENTIAL WEARS EXCESSIVELY DUE TO LOCKING PROBLEM OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHILE COMING TO A STOP ON WET ROAD, ABS BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES. TT
REAR LATCH FAILED.
VEHICLES STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND DRIVER LOST STEERING CAPABILITY. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRY TO STOP AT STOP SIGN WENT THROUGH THE FOUR WAY STOP SIGN PURCHASE JEEP 3/15/94. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TOP HINGE HAS FALLEN OFF, UNABLE USE DOOR. TT
DRIVER'S EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *SKD
FAULTY NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH CAUSED JEEP TO LURCH FORWARD FORWARD STRIKING 7-YEAR OLD WHO WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE JEEP. *AK
4 WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED UP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479569)
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE PIN SQUEAKED/BROKE.
VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY ON A SLIGHT UPWARD INCLINE, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, WHILE TRYING TO CONTROL IT, THEN VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER 3 TIME. TT
ANTI LOCK BRAKES MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN THERE WAS NO BRAKES. TT
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