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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 Feb 20, 1998TX

HINGE WELD HAS RUSTED AND THE DOOR IS FALLING OFF. VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD AND IN GOOD CONDITION.

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 20, 1998WA

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 18, 1998AL

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR BECOMES UNWELDED. DEALERS ARE AWARE THAT DOOR STRUCTURE HAS MANY FAULTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 18, 1998NM

MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS FAILED BY FATIGUE WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO DROP. THE FAN MADE CONTACT WITH THE FALLEN ENGINE RESULTING IN A RATHER LOUD NOISE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE HAD TO PULLED TO EXTRACT THE BROKEN BOLTS FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE FAN AND RADIATOR WERE DAMAGED.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Feb 18, 1998TX

DOOR HINGE HAD NO BOLTS ON THE HINGE WHICH HAS RUSTED AND BROKEN AT THE WELD.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 17, 1998NM

ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS FAILED BY FATIGUE WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO DROP SO THAT THE FAN ENGAGED IT SHROUD RESULTING IN A RATHER LOUD AND DISTRACTING NOISE.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Feb 16, 1998NY

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE FELL OFF AS DOOR WAS OPENED WITH A HARD PUSH.

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Feb 12, 1998WA

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED.

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 6, 1998GA

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO REMAIN LOCKED WITH NO INDICATION TO DRIVER THAT IT HAS RELEASED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 4, 1998GA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE. (TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT).

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Jan 28, 1998GA

SEAT BELT DISCONNECTS OR RELEASES AT CONNECTION SITE.

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Jan 26, 1998NY

DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL HARNESS ON FOOTWELL USED TO POWER WINDOWS ANS LOCKS BURNED. THIS HARNESS ELECTRICAL SHIELDING HAND WORN AND BARE WIRES WERE SHORTING TO THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE. TWO FUSES WERE BLOWN AND THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS BURNT. ALL WIRES IN THE HARNESS WERE BURNT TO ASHES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 20, 1998MA

VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT UPON BRAKING. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments1 injured
Filed Jan 12, 1998MA

DRIVER'S DOOR LOWER HINGES ARE BROKEN, AND UPPER HINGES PULLING METAL FROM UNDERNEATH WELD, WHICH IS CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 6, 1998WA

DOOR HINGE RUSTED AND CRACKED, CAUSING DOOR TO SAG/GAP, RESULTING IN WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 5, 1998MI

MOTOR MOUNT BOLT BROKE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 5, 1998MI

ENGINE MOUNT BOLT FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 1, 1998WI

VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD STRIKING A FIXED OBJECT.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 23, 1997MA

HINGE WELDS BROKE ON THE FRONT DOORS.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 19, 1997VA

THE DOOR HAS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES AND THE WELDING IS BROKEN. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 19, 1997CA

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. RESTARTS BRIEFLY AFTER COASTING OR AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *AK

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Dec 18, 1997OH

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR TOP HINGE BROKE OFF. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE HINGE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Dec 17, 1997NJ

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO LEAKING EVAPORATOR COILS.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 8, 1997MI

THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAME APART FROM THE HINGES AND FELL OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Differential UnitFire
Filed Dec 2, 1997CA

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING OIL. SMELLED SMOKE & PULLED OVER. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE & CHECKED. NOTICED FLAMES NEAR REAR. MOVED AWAY & IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. INSURANCE INSPECTOR IS LOOKING AT IT. FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED IT WAS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 2, 1997MI

LEFT FRONT DOOR HINGE BROKE AT WELD

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages
Filed Nov 4, 1997MI

PIVOT BROKE OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, CAUSING THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE WELD SPOT RUSTED AND BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *SLC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Oct 20, 1997TX

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 20, 1997IL

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 10, 1997CO

WHILE DRIVING, THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO TILT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 10, 1997WV

RIGHT FRONT MOTOR MOUN T BOLTS DISCONNECTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 9, 1997MD

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRON TBRAKE PADS/ROTORS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Oct 2, 1997CA

OWNER SHIFTED GEAR TO PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION, REMOVED KEY, EXITED VEHICLE, PRESSED SECURITY REMOTE CONTROL TO LOCK DOORS, VEHICLE TOOK OFF, ROLLED OFF EMBANKMENT INTO NEIGHBORS'S HOUSE, UNOCCUPIED, CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash
Filed Sep 22, 1997OK

AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Sep 19, 1997CA

THE METHOD USED TO WELD CAR DOORS TO THE BODY OF THE JEEP CHEROKEE RIPS THE HINGES FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Sep 16, 1997GA

PLACED FOOT ON BRAKES TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE; VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE HIT AIR PUMP SIGN & ENDED UP IN PARKING LOT OF MCDONALD'S. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED & NOT DRIVABLE. *AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Sep 15, 1997GA

REAR AXLE FAILED COMPLETELY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 12, 1997NY

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY LOST OIL PRESSURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 2, 1997DC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT, THEREFORE THE PASSENGER FLEW FORWARD IN THE SEAT. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 19, 1997WA

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH , AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Power Train1 injured
Filed Aug 14, 1997RI

UPON SHIFTING TODRIVE GEAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 5, 1997AR

ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 4, 1997LA

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILED.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jul 30, 1997CA

ONE OF THE HINGES FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SEPARATED FROM NORMAL OPERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE WELD FAILED CAUSING THE HINGE TO DETACH, HINGE WAS REPLACED AND WELDED ONTO THE BODY FRAME. *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 29, 1997NC

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Jul 21, 1997WA

REAR END OF VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHILE HITTING BUMP. OWNER DESCRIBES AS LOUD CLUNK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Jul 2, 1997GA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ALL AT ONCE STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE. DEALERS DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jul 2, 1997CA

DOOR HINGE TO FRAME WELD FAILED, CAUSING PASSENGER DOOR TO SEPARATE COMPLETELY. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Jun 30, 1997CA

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE ITS SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 13, 1997MD

CRACKED PISTON IN NO.4 ENGINE CYLINDER. *AK

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