1994 Jeep Cherokee complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 75 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILED AND RPMS WENT UP. ENGINE WAS RACING. ALSO, NOTICED THAT THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. (99V-340) *MJS

CONSUMER STATES DOORS ARE FALLING OFF AUTO AND DEALERS ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP HER. SHE HAS TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE TO GET STEERING WHEEL.

WHEN OPENING THE DOORS ON VEHICLE THE HINGES WOULD SEPARATE FROM FRAME STRUCTURE. HINGES ARE BOLTED TO DOOR, AND THEN ARE WELDED TO SHEET METAL. THE METAL IS BECOMING WORSE. DOORS NEED TO BE LIFTED UP BEFORE THEY CAN BE LATCHED PROPERLY. *AK

DOOR FELL UNTIL BOTTOM HINGE BENT AND DOOR HAD TO BE LIFTED INTO PLACE AND SECURED WITH LATCH. *AK

REAR SEAT IS BENT IN A "V" SHAPED POSITION WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE REAR SEATBACK TO BREAK WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO REAR OCCUPANTS. *AK *ML

DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN BUCKLE. KEEPS COMING OUT OF BUCKLE WITHOUT PRESSING RELEASE BUTTON. *AK

THE SEATBELT ENGAGES RANDOMLY AND DISENGAGES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE NOTIFIED OUR LOCAL DEALER YET, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE BELT SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR A 7D.

THE DOORS ARE FALLING OFF MY 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE. ALL THE GLUE SEAMS AT THE DOOR HINGES ARE CRACKED OPEN OR THEY ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FELL OFF THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL STORE. WHAT IF THE DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER? EVERY DOOR OF THE VEHICLE IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME. THERE ARE THREE OTHER FAMILIES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THEIR JEEP'S DOORS FALLING OFF. *AK

STEERING MECHANISM BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BELT LATCH DOES NOT PROPERLY LATCH. IT ACTS LIKE IT LATCHES PROPERLY HOWEVER IT WILL UNLATCH AT ANY TIME OR WITH ANY TUG ON SEAT BELT. THIS GIVES A FALSE SENSE THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL RESTRAIN WHEN IN FACT IT WILL NOT. *AK

WELDS BROKE ON DRIVERS DOOR HINGES-DOOR FELL OFF-LOCAL DEALER WOULD DO NOTHING. THIS IS A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE STRONG-THIS ONE IS ALWAYS GARAGED, AND NEVER ABUSED. IT MY WIFES BABY AND THE DOOR JUST FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR HAD ANY TYPE OF COLLISION DAMAGE. *AK

WHILE REPLACING THE BULB FOR THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT, I NOTICED THE PLASTIC HOUSING WAS MELTED, AND IN SOME SPOTS, CHARRED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.

MY DRIVERS DOOR ON MY 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT HAS FALLEN OFF. THERE IS NO RUST OR ROTTING. THE BRACKET MOUNTED TO THE BODY WHICH WAS USED TO WELD THE HINGES, COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THE BRACKET ON THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR IS DOING THE SAME THING. I ALSO KNOW OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AROUND THE SAME YEAR THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. IF NEED BE, I'LL TRY TO OBTAIN THE OWNER'S INFORMATION. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS. DOORS ON A VEHICLE JUST DON'T FALL OFF WITHOUT DAMAGE, RUST ETC.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE WENT FLAT. PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON VEHICLE, WHICH WAS P22570R/15. THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE 24570R/15. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OVERHEATED & FAILED DUE TO HAVING A SMALLER TIRE ON VEHICLE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

TRANSFER CASE VISCOUS COUPLING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONLY, T VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE'S POWER DIED, BUT WOULD PICK BACK UP. TO KEEP POWER DRIVER HASTO PLAY WITH THE ACCELERATOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I BELEIVE THIS IS A SERIUSE PROBLEM WITH THIS JEEP AS IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE. THE FLOOR BORDS ARE OUT OF IT AND IT SEEM NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THE VECHIUAL IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.

CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THESE FREQUENT PROBLEMS ARE ALL DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

WAS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOPTHE VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON. THERE FAILED TO BE ANY WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. WOULD APPLY GAS PEDAL FOR GAS & VEHICLE DIED. TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST TWICE & MECHANIC SHOP & HAD VEHICLE TEST DRIVEN. COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF STALLING. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CURRENTLY, IT'S EVERY DAY. *AK

THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RUNS UNDERNEATH FLOORBOARD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE FLOORBOARD OVERHEATED & RUSTED. WAS INFORMED BY PRIVATE MECHANIC ABOUT RUST PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REFUSED TO LOOK AT EXHAUST SYSTEM & FLOOR BOARD. *AK

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WITH THE LISTING OF SO MANY OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOOR HINGE FAILURES FOR 1994 JEEP CHEROKEES, IS THERE ANY KIND OF FACTORY RECALL ON THIS?

THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD ENGINE MOUNTS SHEARD OFF DUE TO INSUFFIENCT STRENGTH WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE TO FALL. THE ENGINE DID DROP AND WAS HELD BY ONE REMAINING BOLT. *AK

PE900047, THE DOOR HINGES BROKE, CAUSING DOOR NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY AND HANG OUT. DOOR MAY FALL OFF. COMMON PROBLEM. WELDS ARE NOT DONE PROPERLY. *AK

3 RIGHT ENGINE BOLTS BROKE OFF AS CORNER WAS TURNED. ENGINE TILTED. REQUESTED THAT LEFT SIDE BOLTS ALSO BE REPLACED.

THE WELDS BROKE OFF FROM THE DOOR UPPER HINGE ON THE DRIVER SIDE LEAVING THE DOOR HANGING AND ALSO HARD TO CLOSE. DLR SAYS SAYS HINGE NEEDS REWELDING. MJS

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NARMAL CONDITIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE . ONE WEEK LATER, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND DEPRSSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I ONLY PUT 10K MILES ON IT. THEY ARE A/C, ELECTRICAL, ENGINE, WATER PUMP, AND IAM GOING BACK IN BECAUSE FRONT END IS MAKING NOISE. ILL BE BACK TO YOU FOLKS AGAIN

THE ENGINE HAD A BAD RESERVE SYSTEM HOSE THAT CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO GO BAD. THE ENGINE THEN BLEW DUE TO RADIATOR, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC. THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY DAMAGED WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER. *YC

PUSHED THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. GRABBED THE HANDLE, AND THE DOOR CAME OUT FROM THE HINGES. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR WAS REPAIRED 14 MONTHS AGO WHEN IT CAME OFF THE HINGES. THIS TIME IT CAME OFF & WAS LAYING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DRIVER'S DOOR AGAIN DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

VISCUS COUPLER FAILURE PARTS ARE A NATIONAL BACKORDER 3MONTH WAITING PERIOD. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS? IF THIS PART SHOULD FAIL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, LOSS OF DRIVETRAIN, LOCKUP OF DRIVETRAIN COULD CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENTS. HOW CAN THEY HAVE A THREE MONTH NATIONAL BACKORDER, WITHOUT THIS BEING A MAJOR DEFECT!

ANCHOR BOLTS ATTACHING ENGINE BLOCK TO ENGINE MOUNT SHEARED IN HALF, ALL THREE BOLTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. NLM

WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THERE WAS NO GUAGE WARNING. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

WIRING HARNESS IN DRIVER'S DOOR AND WINDOWS MAIN ELECTRONIC UNIT WHICH CONTROLS ALL DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DUE TO LOOSE DOOR HINGES DOOR SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DOOR HINGE WELD BREAKING AWAY FROM THE BODY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BOTH FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL(AFTER SPARE TIRE CHANGED). DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE REPAIRS. AFTER 28 MILES, CONDITION REOCCURR DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO SPARE TIRE. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKING FROM CAMSHAFT SEAL UNTO PLUGS END. CONSUMER LOCATED A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN # 94V-132 000 CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT DEALER/MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONFIRMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. SEEKING HELP AND REQUESTING ADDTIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

DOOR ASSEMBLY WELDS HAVE FAILED ON BOTH FRONT DOORS. SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF THE DOOR HINGES. AUTO BODY SHOP SUGGESTED TAKING THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER, AS THE REPAIR WOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, REQUIRES REMOVAL OF BOTH DOORS AND BOTH FRONT FENDERS TO ACCESS THE BREAK AND RE-WELD THE HINGES TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.

LEFT DOOR TOP HINGE FELL OFF JEEP ,THE HINGE WAS RUSTED OFF BACKUP PLATE. JEEP DEALER. *AK

LEFT FRONT DOOR HINGE FELL OFF,THE HINGE WAS RUSTED. THE JEEP DEALER SAID IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BECAUSE OF A BAD WELD JOB , BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU LORRAINE D LEBLANC. *AK

3 MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE OFF, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP, CAUSED LEAKAGE IN COOLING SYSTEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD SOUNDS OF WIND IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR, TOP OF DOOR SHIMMIED. WAS DRIVING ON AN ELEVATED EXPRESSWAY. APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES LATER WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED, CONSUMER OPENED DOOR AND THE TOP HINGE HAD BROKEN OFF. *AK

WINDOWS IN THE JEEP DO NOT OPERATE BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS IS BROKEN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

AT 75,000 MILES EXHAUST MANIFOLD PREMATURELY CRACKED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN AND REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. MJS