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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 →
THE VEHICLE SUDDNELY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AKK
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE'S HOOD FLEW UP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
UPON PLACING INTO REVERSE GEAR, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, WITHOUT PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, NO PRIOR WARNING.
DOOR HINGE WELD FAILURE, SPOT WELDS WHICH ATTACH THE FRONT DOOR ASSEMBLY HINGE BLOCK FAILED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO POTENTIALLY FALL OFF, PE95-047. *AK
AFTER OPENING THE DOOR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE FAILED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DOOR HINGE WELD FAILURE SPOT WELDS WHICH ATTACH THE FRONT DOOR ASSEMBLY HINGE BLOCK BROKE PE95-047C. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
POWER STEERING HOSE PULLED AWAY AND CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE. *AK CONSUMER WAS IN THE PARKING LOCK WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, FIRE WAS SHOOTING UP FROM TWO SPOTS ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE, CONSUMER MANAGED TO PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND STARTED, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED UNKNOWN. *AK
MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO ENGINE BLOCK, SHEARED OFF, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. *AK
EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKING. *SD
ROTORS WORE OUT AT 35,000 MILES, CAUSED ROUGH STOPPING, GRINDING NOISES, ROUGH PEDAL. *AK
FRONT LEFT DOOR PULLED AWAY FROM WHERE BODY IS WELDED TO VEHICLE. *AK
PE94-047, ACTIVE, VEHICLE FRONT DOOR HINGES RUSTING, CAUSING THE DOORS TO FALL OFF. *AK
WHEN IT IS COLD IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE GEARS ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DOORS WELDED TO TIN FRAME, WHICH WEAKENED AND TORE FROM REPEATED USE OF DOORS. *DH
WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A ACCIDENT, FAILURE ON THE AIR BAG, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WELD HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE DOOR HAS FALLEN OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, WITH HIGH IDLE, HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 40 MPH. *AK
DOOR HINGE RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL OFF. *DH
BRAKE LIGHTS STICK. *SD
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS COMING OF THE HINGES. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELDS HAVE BROKEN AND THE DOOR IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
AFTER A HEAD-ON IMPACT WITH A UTILITY POLE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
THE DRIVER'S DOOR WELDS ARE BROKEN AND THE DOOR IS BECOMING HARDER AND HARDER TO CLOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ROUTING OF WIRING HARNESS UNDER WHERE LEFT FOOT RESTS CAUSED INSULATION TO BE WORN AWAY, SHORTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/CAUSING FIRE. *DH
FRONT SUSPENSION TRACK BAR AND BRACKET WAS BROKEN AND CLANKING. *AK
THE RIGHT REAR DOOR SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T OPEN IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
DOORS ARE SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
DOORS ARE COMING OFF THE HINGES. *AK
POSSIBLE CRACK IN SUSPENSION-AUTO FLIPPED OVER AFTER MAKE A SHARP TURN-NO SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
DOOR IS COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM BODY OF VEHICLE DUE TO WELD FAILURE. *SD
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WELD FAILED AND THE DOOR FELL OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DOOR ASSEMBLY; FAILURE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE IS BROKEN, SECOND FAILURE. *AK
LEFT REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING.
THE DRIVER DOOR WAS COMING OFF IT WAS LEANING DOWN WARDHAS THE DRIVER ENTERED AND EXITED THE CAR. THE OWNER HAD THE DOOR REWALLED. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES, THEN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT. *AK
METAL WHERE DOOR HINGE IS WELDED TO FRAME IS BREAKING, CAUSING DOOR TO SAG. *DSH
DRIVERS DOOR WELD IS WEAKENING W/PIN REPLACED IN JANUARY 1996 NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER START CAR PUT REVERSE THE ENGINE ACCELERATE AND CAR BACK BRAKE DIDN'T WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
#PE95-047 THE DRIVER DOOR HINGES LOOSE . TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE IS BREAKING LOOSE AFTER BEING WELDED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVERS DOOR WELD IS RUSTED, SAGGING AND RUBBING FRONT FENDER. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELD HAS FAILED, DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED AGAIN. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, LOSS OF FORWARD GEARS. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE IS BREAKING AWAY THE BODY WELD JUST FROM NORMAL USAGE OF FRONT DOOR; DURING HEAVY RAIN, WATER LEAKS INSIDE FROM TOP OF DOOR. TT
FRONT WELD DOOR BROKE AND THE LOWER PIN BROKE, DOOR FELL OFF PARTIALLY. TT
DOOR HINGE LOOSE. *SD
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