VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD BROKE OFF AND THE DOOR CANNOT BE CLOSED. *AK
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 →
GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDES, NOTICED THAT DOORS WOULD BE LOOSE; DOORS FINALLY CAME OFF, HANGING BY HINGE WHERE WELDED TO FRAME. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD WOULDN'T FIX IT UNLESS OWNER PAYS HALF. *AK
THE LIGHTED MAKE-UP MIRRORS ON SUNSHADE ARE TOO BRIGHT.
DRIVER'S AND PASSEGER'S SIDE DOORS ARE FALLING OFF. ALSO DOORS ARE BECOMING UNWELDED. DRIVER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR ABOUT SAFETY. *AK
THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAME LOOSE FROM THE HINGES DUE TO IMPROPER WELDING.
PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL. HIT A LIGHT POLE AND A TREE, ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ITS SPEED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
THE FAN MOTOR SWITCH IS ONLY OPERABLE IN THE FULL ON POSITION. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS BAD WELDS AND THAT SHE IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. OWNER FUTHER NOTES THAT DOOR HINGE FELL OFF. *AK
THROTTLE: GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND THROTTLE STUCK WHILE MAKING A TURN AND THE VEHICLE HIT A DITCH , ROLLED AND LANDED ON ITS TOP. VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIRS, CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS FALLING OFF AT TOP OF HUNGE WELD. GAP BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME OF VEHICLE IS GETTING LARGER. LOUD WIND NOISES CAN BE HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN MOVING, ESPECIALLY AT 50 MPH. *AK
ENGINE MOUNTS: RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS BROKE IN 1995, HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. THEN ON FEB. 19, THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. *AK
UPON MAKING A STOP ON GRAVEL/SAND OR WET PAVEMENT CONSUMER NOTICED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/BRAKES FADING AWAY. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK
FRONT DOOR HINGES DISCONNECTED FROM BODY. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT.
JEEP CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON AT ALL . *AK
AFTER REPEATEDLY SHUTTING DOOR ATTACHMENTS BROKE OFF. *AK
THREE OUT OF FOUR GOODYEAR INVICTA TIRE BEADS SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL.
GOODYEAR TIRE FAILED 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE SAME MANNER, BETWEEN 30-40 THOUSAND MILES, DUE TO BEAD SEPARATING FROM THE SIDEWALL.
THE DRIVER'S DOOR WELD THAT HOLDS THE HINGE BROKE, TOOK TO DEALER, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE DOORS . *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELEARTED, CAUSING A MISHAP, VEHICLE RAN INTO A HOUSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
A/C FAN FAILURE.
HAD STOPPED VEHICLE FOR GAS, WAS GETTING BACK INTO VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAME OFF HINGE, HAD TO SLAM BODY AGAINST DOOR TO LOCK, DROVE VEHICLE HOME, INSPECTED DOOR AREA & NOTICED CORROSION & RUST ON DOOR. *AK
CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, MADE A STOP THEN APPLIED FORCE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A COLLISION. *AK
AUTO-TRAN; SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ACCELERATOR STUCK, ENGINE ACCELERATED, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS, HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S DOOR WELD ON HINGE IS BROKEN.
MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A CAR.*AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOCK UP, OCCURRED WHEN BEARLY TOUCHING THE BRAKES AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID TENDS TO HAPPEN AFTER RAIN OR IN HUMIDITY. *AK
THE FRONT LEFT CALIPER LOCKED UP AND IS BURNING UP THE ROTOR S. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FELL OFF DUE TO RUST, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR IS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO POWER WINDOW IS RUNNIG UNDER ACCELERATE PEDAL WHICH IS CUTTING OUT THE FUSE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELDS BROKE OFF. VEHICLE HAS AN CLOSED INVESTIGATION (PE 95-047). *AK
STEERING MAKES FUNNY NOISE WHEN CORNERING. *AK
UPPER DOOR HINGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. *AK
NOTICE CLICKING NOISE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, FOUND UPPER DOOR HINGE CRACKED IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FACTORY WELD, INSTALL NEW HINGES AND SPECIAL SUPPORT PLATE.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS SEPARATING FROM BODY DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDING. *AK
DRIVER'S DOOR FELL OFF AND PASSENGER'S SIDE IS HAVING PROBLEMS DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDING AND RUSTING. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT TRACK WELD BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK SIDEWAYS ON TURNS.
THE DOORS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAVE COME LOOSE FROM THE HINGES.*AK
THE RAIN GUTTER ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE CAME OFF. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COMES OPEN AND DOOR HINGE DOES NOT ALLOW DOOR TO CLOSE. *AK
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DOOR THE HINGES ARE COMING OFF THE FRAME. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED THREE TIMES.
DOOR HINGES BECAME UNWELDED FROM FRAME.
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.
REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HATCH TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES SEPERATED FROM WELDS. *AK
TIRE CORD BENT/DISTORTED. *AK
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