1994 Jeep Cherokee complaints

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS

I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS BEFORE ON THIS WEB SITE AND THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAD THIS FIXED AND IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN IN LESS THAN A YEAR! NOW THE PASSANGER SIDE IS STARTING TO CRACK. AS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IS FRUSTRATING! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. NOBODY HAD CONTACTED ME ABOUT THIS I HAVE PICTURES. I HAVE A CHILD THAT RIDES IN THIS VEHICLE (THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I OWN) AND I FEAR THAT SOMETHING BAD COULD HAPPEN IF CHRYSLER/JEEP IS NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE HELP!!!! DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN HIT A GAURDRAIL. TS

PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE STEERING BOLT BROKE LOOSE AND IT IS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED BY RECALL# 9V069000. SCC

TOTAL UPPER SIDEWALL TO TREAD SEPARATION ALL WAY AROUND ON OUTSIDE FACING TIRE. MR

WHILE BEING DRIVEN 25-30 MPH, THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE BLOCK ON SHEERED OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO JUST DROP. THIS OCCURED WITH NO WARNING AND THE ONLY THING SHE RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURE IS A LETTER OF APOLOGY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

WHEN TURNING HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF FRAME RAIL THAT STEERING BOX WAS ATTACHED TO CRACKED, AND SPLIT IN TWO.*AK

THERE IS A DEFECT IN DOOR HINCH ATTACHMENTS. WHILE OPENING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IF FELL OFF.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

THE DEALER REPAIRED THE LEFT SIDE DOOR HINGE (10/98) WITH NO COST TO ME. NOW THAT THE RIGHT SIDE HAS FAILED, THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE FAULTY PART UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN.

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY A CHILD SMELLED GAS. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER NEATH DASHBOARD, AND THEN FLAMES, JEEP BURSTED INTO FLAMES BEFORE CONSUMER COULD ACTUALLY PULL OVER. DRIVER'S LEG WAS BURNED WHILE TRYING TO EXIT, ALSO ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDER JEEP.*AK *JB

DRIVER'S SEATBELT UNBUCKLED WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

ALL DOOR ASSEMBLY WELDS ARE FAILING, HAVE TRIED SENDING MAIL TO CHRYSLER NO RESPONSE TRIED TO DEAL WITH LOCAL DEALER, NO RESPONSE, JUST SEEM TO BE GETTING THE RUN AROUND , PER BODY SHOPS IN THIS AREA THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH JEEP.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED ON A DAILY BASIS. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE.*AK

JEEP CHEROKEE 1994 TENDS TO STILL SLIDE A BIT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. EVEN WHEN I REPLACED BRAKE PADS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HAE ASKED OTHER JEEP OWNER WITH THE SAME YEAR AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE SAME THING HAPPENS TO THEIR JEEPS.*AK

WHILE GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE DOOR CAME OFF THE HINGES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE MANUFACTURER PERFPRM THE REPAIR AT NO COST. *YH

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES BROKE OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE WIRES IN THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND CONSUMER HAD TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

BROKEN UPPER FRONT DOOR HINGE. HINGE BROKE AT WELD POINT TO BODY.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. WITH NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER RAN INTO FOUR VEHICLES AND AN ELECTRIC POWER STATION. *JG

WHILE TRAVELING THE CONSUMER NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE FIRE WAS STARTED FROM THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE GEAR TRANSFER CASE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT (10-90-118) *YH

DRIVER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM HINGE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT HAS SEPARATED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE HEADLINER WAS SMOKING. AND THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

MY MOTHER GOT INTO MY JEEP, PUT HER SEATBELT ON, PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, TURNED ON THE ENGINE, (ENGINE RAN OK) PUT THE BRAKE ON, ENGINE STILL RUNNING OK, PUT IT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE ACCELLERATED AT FULL SPEED AND SHE SHOT BACKWARDS INTO A PARKED CAR. TRYING TO PUT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK SHE PULLED THE GEAR DOWN TOO FAR INTO DRIVE AND SHOT FORWARD AND DAMAGED 3 MORE CARS BEFORE SHE LANDED IN AN ELECTRIC POWER STATION WHICH HAD 45000 VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY. THEY GOT HER OUT OF THE JEEP WITHOUT BEING ELECTRICUTED. SHE SUFFERED EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND IS NOT ON TOP OF IT YET.*AK

WHEN TURNING THE CORNER AT 25 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CONSUMER BACKED UP AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE.*AK

PLEASE HELP ME, I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY JEEP BUT NONE OF THEM ARE ACTUAL RECALLS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THEM MYSELF. PLEASE SEND ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

ENGINE BURNS A LOT OF OIL!-1-1/2 QTS ADDED EVERY MONTH. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKS IN PARKING GARAGE. *AK

INVESTIGATION EA-01-005; HINGES ON DOORS ARE LOOSENING, CONSUMER HAS TO LIFT TO CLOSE AND LOCK DOOR, PROBLEM WILL PROGRESS, CAUSING DOOR TO COME COMPLETELY OFF, DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE MANFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 50,000 MILES IT WAS CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY.*JB

DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY. BOTTOM HINGE ON FRONT LEFT DOOR BROKE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FUEL TANK HAD HOLE BURNT IN IT BY LEAKY EXHAUST PIP. EXHAUST PIPE CLOSE TO FUEL TANK.

MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STARTED TO SAG/FALL OFF IN MAY OF 1999. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY PROCEEDED TO WELD IT FOR ME. IT IS SAGGING AGAIN. OF MORE CONCERN, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS FALLING OFF. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND AM AFRAID FOR HER SAFETY. WIND RUSHES IN WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER SAYS YOU HAVE TO ESTABLISH A RECALL BEFORE THEY WILL FIX IT AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THE COST TO BE AROUND $700. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB I HAVE FOUND 149 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR. I HAVE READ THAT BODY SHOP PERSONNEL REPORT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A 2-DOOR JEEP WITH THE DOORS NOT FALLING OFF. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT OUT LIVE THE DOOR HINGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECOMES UNBUCKLED WHEN THERE IS TENSION USED CAUSING SPRING IN THE LOCK TO WEAKEN. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THAT SEAT BELT WILL BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *JB

DOOR HINGE FAILURE, CAUSED DOOR TO NOT LATCH CORRECTLY AND OPEN WHILE MAKING A TURN. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THE WIRE LINE CONNECTOR IS SHORTING OUT FROM GETTING WET, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FRONT PARKING LIGHTS, AND DRIVING LIGHTS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT IT WAS DUE TO A BAD ENGINEERING DESIGN. *JG

ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH. ALSO, THERE IS SOME OIL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ,AND MECHANIC STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER MADE A SUDDEN STOP. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. *AK

THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLT BROKE THREE TIMES (FIRST TIME) I FIXED IT WITH THE DEALER RIVERDALE CHRYSLER JEEP AND THE SECOND TIME I FIXED IT IN OCEAN AVENUE GAS CORP. AND THE THIRD TIME I WENT TO RIVERDALE CHRYSLER JEEP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE WELDED. I WENT TO THE WELDING PLACE (ABLE WELDING PLACE) AND THEY STATED THIS CANNOT BE WELDED. YOU NEED ANOTHER MOTOR BLOCK, I RETURNED IT TO THE BANK BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNSAFE.*AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE WELD FAILED IN 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES. REPAIR MADE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP. PASSANGER DOOR FAILURE ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO, BUT DUE TO LIMITED USE OF PASSANGER SIDE DOOR, FAILURE OF WELD WENT UNNOTICED. THIS IS NOT A WEAR RELATED FAILURE, BUT ESSENTIALLY A DEFECTIVE WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE HINGE AND BODY. CHYSLER HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS. TECHNICALLY, THE CAR IS 7 MONTHS OUT OF ITS EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND DRIVER DOOR HAD THE IDENTICALLY SAME FAILURE.*AK

I WORK FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PARKING DEPARTMENT. WE HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE A JEEP CHEROKEE WAS ROLLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PARKED ON A UPSLOPED RAMP, AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOWLY ROLL BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE ROLLOUT WAS VERY GRADUAL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PLACING BRICKS BEHIND THE TIRES. WHEN THE OWNER CAME TO GET HIS VEHICLE, I WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM SINCE HE SPOKE SPANISH.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED IN BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM. BELT POPS OUT OF BUCKLE HOUSING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR HINGE BROKE AWAY FROM DOOR FRAME. LOOKED LIKE DRIVER'S DOOR HINNGE WAS COMING OFF ALSO, AND DOOR WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. TOOK TO BODY SHOP, AND THEY WERE WELDING HINGE BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT LEFT DOOR HINGE DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME OF VEHICLE, DOOR FAILED TO ALIGN PROPERLY WHEN CLOSING DOOR, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED ON RIGHT SIDE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. TOWED TO DEALER, MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS HAD BROKEN.*AK

FAULTY FACTORY WELD ON DOOR HINGE; TOOK THE TRUCK TO EVERY BODY SHOP IN TOWN ONLY 1 PLACE WOULD WORK ON IT - FOR $800.00. THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, JEEP NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS!*AK

WELD HOLDING TOP HINGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED; DOOR SAGGED AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE; MUST ENTER CAR FROM PASSENGER SIDE. BEFORE I TOLD THEM, THE BODY SHOP GUESSED THE MAKE AND MODEL WHEN I SAID THE REPAIR WAS NEEDED FOR A FAILED DOOR HINGE - SAID THEY'D FIXED MANY OF THESE. THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR WELD IS FATALLY FLAWED - CONNECTED ONLY TO THE THIN SHEET METAL INSTEAD OF THE FRAME; THE LONG, HEAVY DOOR ISN'T PROPERLY SUPPORTED. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS AND THE MANUFACTURER MADE TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR!. *AK

DOOR HINGE CRACKED AND REQUIRED WELDING TO REATTACH TO THE BODY. SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FEMALE LATCH FAILED TO LOCK REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHILING IDLING VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE/ WENT OUT OF CONTROL, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.VEHICLE SOUNDED AS THOUGH GAS PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR, AND WHEELS LOCKED.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK POLICE REPORT STATES THAT CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT WORK. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF GARAGE AREA. AFTER VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, IT SLIPPED INTO A REVERSE GEAR AND BACKED OUT INTO THE STREET. DRIVERSIDE DOOR WAS OPENED, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND INSTEAD OF GOING FORWARD THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. NLM