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1995 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 1995 record →

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Apr 22, 1997MD

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS ARE FALLING OFF DUE TO THE HINGES RUSTING AND BENDING. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Apr 14, 1997MI

FUEL DOOR STICKS.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Apr 8, 1997LA

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE BROKE AWAY FROM WELD WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Mar 24, 1997WI

NEUTRAL LOCK OUT SWITCH FAILED, ALLOWING TRUCK TO START WHEN NOT IN GEAR AND WHEN CLUTCH IS NOT DEPRESSED.

Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Mar 18, 1997MD

VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL/STRUCK A WALL AND ROLLED OVER, CAUSING INJURY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 13, 1997VT

VEHICLE STALLED OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON; WOULD STALL OUT AT STOP SIGNS/LIGHT; SPEED WOULD VARY; TRIED STARTING & NOTHING HAPPENED; HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE; TOOK DEALER IN AK & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING; TOOK DEALER IN VT & COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 12, 1997AK

WHILE CRUISING AT 55 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON IN A RAIN STORM/ SNOW/ICE VEHICLE ENTERED IN A PUDDLE OF WATER, CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY KICKED IN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF PUDDLE, RESULTING IN WHEELS SPINNING AND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 11, 1997FL

MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal2 injured
Filed Mar 11, 1997MN

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 24, 1997CO

WHILE IDLING IN PARK, ENGAGE IN REVERSE, ENGINE IMMEDIATELY VIOLENTLY SURGED TO HIGH SPEED, FOOT LIGHTLY ON BRAKE, TO NO AVAIL.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 21, 1997NE

ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 19, 1997FL

MOTORMOUNT FAILURE.

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Feb 12, 1997PA

THE BOLTS HOLDING THE YOKE AXLE SHEARED OFF, DISENGAGING THE DRIVESHAFT FROM THE CAR, DISABLING THE VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Feb 12, 1997PA

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE AND CAME OUT.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 5, 1997TX

VEHICLE'S ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHIFT OUT OF POSITION. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Feb 4, 1997NY

SUDDEN ACCELERATION , CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash
Filed Jan 29, 1997NM

UPON PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ITS SPEED AND WENT FORWARD, CAUSING A CRASH. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 27, 1997PA

DWHILE RIVING ALONG THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS BROKE, TWO HAD ALREADY SHEARED OFF, THE ENGINE DROPPED DOWN AND COULD ONLY GET INTO THE FIRST GEAR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 10, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE MOUNTS FELL OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS OFF THE MOUNT.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 3, 1997NY

THE MOTOR MOUNTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL DOWN. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Dec 23, 1996OH

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER CANNOT FIND CODE IN COMPUTER TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 13, 1996FL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TOP OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE CAME UNWELDED, OWNER NOTES THAT IF DOOR HADN'T BEEN CLOSED TIGHTLY IT WOULD HAVE CAME OFF. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 10, 1996MI

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE BROKE, WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Dec 6, 1996PA

WINDSHIELD BROKE.(PENNSYLVANIA POLICE REPORT)

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 2, 1996FL

VEHICLE STALL AT SPEED RANGING FROM 5MPH TO 60MPH WITHOUT ADVANCE WARNING, RESTART AFTER 7 TO 8 TURNOVERS.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 29, 1996CA

HAD HEAVY RAINS, ROAD WET, DRIVING ONTO RAMP, HIT A PUDDLE, SPUN AROUND FEW TIMES, ROLLED OVER ONTO FRWY, SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, HEAD WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Nov 27, 1996PA

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL IN RAINY WEATHER, VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED AND THE BACK WHEELS FISHTAILED AND TO AVOID THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE, CONSUMER TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE HIT EMBANKMENT AND TURNED OVER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 5, 1996OH

VEHICLE'S ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR.THIS WAS CAUSING A JITTERY EFFECT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK*JB

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Nov 5, 1996NJ

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 30, 1996NY

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . *AK CONSUMER STATES COLLISION WAS A DIRECT FRONTAL HIT, DRIVER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO HITTING STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR, 95V057. *SLC

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Oct 25, 1996NY

LEFT FRONT SHOCK FAILED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 25, 1996NY

STEERING BINDS WHEN GOING FORWARD/BACKWARDS.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 23, 1996OR

FAILURE ON THE THROTTLE CONTROL, CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Oct 21, 1996MI

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE, CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
Filed Oct 21, 1996CA

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WITH THE 4-WD ON, IT WILL DISENGAGE AND GO INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK WHILE ON A HILL OR INCLINE. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 15, 1996NY

STEERING COLUMN BOLT SHEARED OFF, SHAFT INSIDE THE COLUMN FELL DOWN, AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *AK *JB

Parking Brake › Conventional › MechanicalCrash
Filed Oct 11, 1996NJ

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE, VEHICLE ROLLED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-172). *AK *JB

Steering
Filed Oct 8, 1996AZ

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES .*AK *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 4, 1996LA

TWICE SINCE OWNERSHIP WITHIN AN EIGHT MONTH PERIOD MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF WHILE TRUCK IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Oct 1, 1996IL

VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT IDLE POSITION IN PARK, FOOT ON BRAKE, PUT IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION , RPMS UNKNOWN, IMPACT 12:00. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 1, 1996MO

VEHICLE CAN START WHILE IN GEAR AND CLUTCH IS NOT DEPRESSED.

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical
Filed Sep 23, 1996UN

RECALL REPAIR ON PARKING BRAKE LEVER NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF DEALERSHIPS IN CONSUMER'S AREA.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Sep 18, 1996NC

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A POPPING NOISE THAT CAN CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCKUP. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Sep 5, 1996IL

STARTED VEHICLE, WHILE IN PARK, ENGINE SURGED AND HAD AN ACCIDENT.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 23, 1996MO

AFTER PUTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 23, 1996IL

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 15, 1996LA

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE WHEN DRIVER HIT BUMP IN ROAD.

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash
Filed Aug 2, 1996KY

WHEN CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE , IT WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE ACCELEARTION FOR NOT REASON. VECHICLE HIT A STATIONARY CAR AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jul 30, 1996MI

ON SOME OCCASION WHEN BRAKING, THE JEEP PULL TO THE LEFT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 29, 1996NY

BACKED UP THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IMPACT 6:00 POSITION , PUT INTO DRIVE IMPACT AGAIN 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN.*AK

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