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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 →

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 4, 1996TX

DOOR HINGE WELD FAILURE FRONT DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. PE95-047. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jan 3, 1996LA

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 3, 1996MO

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

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 27, 1995CO

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED DOOR HINGE WELD FAILURE, WHEN DOOR HINGE DETACHED AND FELL OFF FRAME, ALLOWING DOOR TO HANG. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 21, 1995PA

RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO DROP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 13, 1995FL

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.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 13, 1995TX

JEEP WAS ON IN PARKING GEAR SLIPPED INTO REVERSE NO ONE WAS INJURED. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 6, 1995NY

PE95-047 ACTIVE, WELDS AROUND THE UPPER DOOR FRAME, CAN NOT SEAL, CAUSING A LEAK INTO VEHICLE. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 4, 1995NY

THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR HINGES CAME COMPLETELY APART. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 1, 1995WI

#PE95-047 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD SPLIT ON THE HINGE PURCHASE JEEP NEW . TT

Tires › Tread/BeltCrash
Filed Nov 29, 1995MN

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.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Nov 8, 1995ME

BOTH FRONT DOOR WELDS FAILED WEAKENING W/RIGHT HINGE CRACKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 1, 1995FL

#PE95-047 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PEN FELL OFF CAUSING THE DOOR SWING BACK ON THE DOOR . TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 31, 1995MA

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD BROKE. TT *SLC

Trailer Hitches
Filed Oct 28, 1995MI

TRAILER HITCH PULLED OUT OF FRAME RAILS, CAUSING CAMPER TO DROP ONTO ROADWAY. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 23, 1995NJ

THREE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS BROKE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 25, 1995NJ

ABS, BRAKE ON WET SURFACE AT 55 MPH,HIT A WET SPOT IN THE HWY, LOST CONTROL APPLIED THE BRAKES ABS FAILED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 20, 1995MO

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE SHUTTERS, ROTORS ARE WARPED. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Sep 6, 1995LA

DOORS ARE NOT WELDED PROPERLY, PIN CAME LOOSE AND DOORS ARE COMING OFF. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Sep 6, 1995MA

PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT SHOT OUT INTO NEIGHBORS YARD. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Sep 6, 1995WI

AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE. *SD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 5, 1995IL

DRIVER IN AUTO ACCIDENT AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock SwitchCrash
Filed Aug 17, 1995SC

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS PARKING LOT W/GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE AND NO KEY IN IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Aug 17, 1995MI

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE DETACHING FROM THE WELDED AREA. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Aug 3, 1995CA

ENGINE OVERHEATS. *AW

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jul 29, 1995NJ

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 28, 1995NY

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

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Jul 24, 1995DE

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WAND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD ENDED IN ACCIDENT. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jul 20, 1995NJ

START VEHICLE PUT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN APPLIED BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 29, 1995FL

STARTED VEHICLE IN PARK, IT TOOK OFF, TURNED OFF, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 21, 1995MD

BRAKES HEATED UP TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WORE OUT THE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY/AND PULL TO ONE SIDE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jun 14, 1995CA

BRAKING ACTION IS INADEQUATE/NEED EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling SystemFire
Filed Jun 2, 1995NY

THE FREON WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND CAUSED THE JEEP TO BLOW UP, RESULTING IN A FIRE. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed May 26, 1995NJ

STARTED VEHICLE, JUMPED INTO REVERSE THEN INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING GARAGE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 5, 1995SC

OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LINE CONNECTION NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED, CAUSING LINE TO SEPARATE, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK. *AW

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed May 4, 1995OH

WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVE WAY NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM ENGINE, POPPED HOOD FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE, FIRE DEPT. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Apr 28, 1995MI

VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN IGNITION ON VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IN REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 21, 1995FL

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN HITTING A TREE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Apr 21, 1995IN

DIFFERENTIAL WEARS EXCESSIVELY DUE TO LOCKING PROBLEM OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 13, 1995NY

WHILE COMING TO A STOP ON WET ROAD, ABS BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch
Filed Apr 7, 1995NY

REAR LATCH FAILED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 3, 1995CA

VEHICLES STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND DRIVER LOST STEERING CAPABILITY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 28, 1995PA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRY TO STOP AT STOP SIGN WENT THROUGH THE FOUR WAY STOP SIGN PURCHASE JEEP 3/15/94. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Mar 22, 1995IN

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TOP HINGE HAS FALLEN OFF, UNABLE USE DOOR. TT

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Mar 22, 1995PA

DRIVER'S EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *SKD

Power Train › Manual TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 20, 1995NH

FAULTY NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH CAUSED JEEP TO LURCH FORWARD FORWARD STRIKING 7-YEAR OLD WHO WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE JEEP. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Mar 20, 1995NJ

4 WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED UP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479569)

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Mar 20, 1995MI

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE PIN SQUEAKED/BROKE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Mar 14, 1995CT

VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY ON A SLIGHT UPWARD INCLINE, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, WHILE TRYING TO CONTROL IT, THEN VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER 3 TIME. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 14, 1995MA

ANTI LOCK BRAKES MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN THERE WAS NO BRAKES. TT

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