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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Mar 13, 199500

BRAKE FAILURE, UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TT

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior
Filed Mar 9, 1995TX

REAR VIEW MIRROR OBSTRUCTS VISIONS. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Mar 1, 1995CA

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *SKD

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Feb 27, 199500

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *AW

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Feb 23, 1995CA

FUEL LINES QUICK CONNECTIONS OPENED WHILE DRIVING. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Feb 23, 1995MI

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGES NOT WELD,CAN START CAR WITH OUT USING THE CLUTCH AND THE HORN OUT SIDE THE CAR NOT WORKING LOWER SIDE. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 22, 1995CA

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP IN IDLE POSITION, WHEN PUT INTO GEAR VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED UNKNOWN GOING THRU GARAGE DOOR. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 21, 1995NJ

PIN DISCONNECTED FROM CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT. RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Feb 21, 1995OR

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 15, 1995WI

CONTINUOUS KNI\OCKING NOISE AND PULSATION FROM BRAKING SYSTEM AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SKD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 26, 1995LA

3 MOTOR MOUNTS ON RIGHT SIDE OF TRANSMISSION SHEARED OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND LOSS OF 3RD/4TH/5TH/AND REVERSE GEARS. *SKD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jan 18, 1995NY

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED GAS FUMES COME FROM FUEL TANK. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jan 14, 1995NY

SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (2ND VEHICLE ON 480445) *AW

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Jan 12, 1995PA

DRIVER SIDE MIRROW VIBRATES IN FOR REPAIR CAN NOT REPAIR. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 11, 1995OH

NOISY ENGINE DUE TO PISTON FAILURE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 10, 1995CA

ROCKER ARM/CAMSHAFT NOISY. *SKD

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 1995FL

WHEN COMING FROM A STOP LIGHT DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING AND NO REASON CAUSING DRIVER INJURYS. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 4, 1995ME

PURCHASE CAR BRAND NEW CAR VIBRATE AND A NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jan 1, 1995GA

ENGINE OVERHEATED. *AW

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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