1995 Jeep Cherokee complaints

THE VEHICLES OIL CHANGE GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. *NLM

MY DRIVER'S SIDE IS LITERALLY FALLING OFF THE HINGES. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF A JEEP CHEROKEE THAT HAS THAT PROBLEM.

1995 JEEP CHEROKEE 4.0L. REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AT A COST OF $475.00 DUE TO A CRACK FOUND IN THE MANIFOLD DURING A REQUIRED STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING ALMOST ROUTINE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE PRIOR TO A REDESIGN OF THE MANIFOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

THE DOOR HINGE CRACKED AND THE DOOR WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. *JB DOR HAS BEEN REPAIR MANY TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. *TT

THE REAR WIPER ARM CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED THE ARM TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE WIPER REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ARM CORRODED AT CONNECTION TO THE SPINDLE. *JB REPLACED REAR WINDOWS 3 TIMES. JEEP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. SCC

I WAS READING CODE 30126, USED MOTOR VEHICLES. IT IS NOT SPECIFIC ABOUT WHICH SAFETY HAZARDS ARE ENFORCED BY THE LAW. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT GIVES A DEALER A RIGHT TO SELL A USED VEHICLE WHICH HAS A BENT AND CRACKED FRAME AND A CLEAN TITLE. NO "AS IS " SALE SHOULD BE A JUSTIFICATION FOR LACK OF SAFETY REGARDING HUMAN LIFE. HE WILL NOT REFUND MY MONEY. IS THIS LEGAL? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *JB

WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE, IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE FAN HAD BEEN HITTING UP AGAINST THE FRAME CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS TO SHEAR OFF ON BOTH SIDES. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR DROPPED AND SHIFTED INTO THE RADIATOR. *NLM

CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR, CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP, CONTAINED A FUSE THAT BURNED OUT.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEAR ON THE PASSANGER SIDE. ENGINE DROPS HARD AND HAS DAMAGED THE ELECTRIC FAN AND OTHER COMPONENTS. FAILURE HAS OCCURED 5 TIMES. CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. FIRST FAILURE OCCURED AT ABOUT 40K MI

THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDETN. (NHTSA # 99V340000) *SCC *DT

PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE. THREE BOLTS SECURE MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET TO ENGINE BLOCK. ALL THREE SHEARED OFF CAUSING ENGINE/TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY TO SHIFT PUSHING FAN INTO RADIATOR, RUINING BOTH. VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE, REPAIR BILL OVER $500.00 NOT INCLUDING TOWING. THIS OCCURED AFTER DRIVING OVER A MINOR PARKING LOT POT HOLE AT LESS THAN 20 MPH. UPON INSPECTION, TWO OF THE THREE SHEARED OFF BOLT STUDS WERE RUSTY, INDICATING THAT THOSE TWO BOLTS HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR A WHILE. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CORRECT. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AND NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP OWNERS ON INTERNET HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM (REC.AUTOS.MAKERS.JEEP+WILLYS). SINCE THIS IS NOT A COMMON AUTOMOTIVE FAILURE, SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL MOUNT DESIGN. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS. DT

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT . TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCK THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS SHORTAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS 95 CHEROKEE, THE THREE MOUNT BOLTS FOR THE ENGINE MOUNT HAVE SHEARED TWICE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER A LADY WROTE IN WHO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE. I BELIEVE A RESEARCH OF JEEP'S INVENTORY AND SERVICE RECORDS FOR THESE BOLTS I WLL SHOW A HIGH LEVEL OF ACTIVITY THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL TO INSTALL STRONGER BOLTS. THESE BOLTS COULD FAIL IN A INTERSTED CRUSING SCENARIO AND SERIOUSLY INJURY OR KILL THE OCCUPANTS. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN CHEROKEES. I BELIEVE JEEP HAS SWEPT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF PRODUCTION, BUT A HUGE NUMBER ARE STILL ON THE ROAD. OVER ALL THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST WE HAVE EVER OWNED, EXCEPT FOR THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT UNTIL HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED BY THE FACTORY. FYI, THE SECOND SET OF BOLTS INSTALLED THE DEALER WENT WITH NON-OEM BOLTS DUE TO A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE JEEP BOLTS CALLED OUT IN THE PARTS CATALOG! REGARDS, GEORGE KASEY DT

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BACK SEAT BELTS SNAPPED AND BROKE WHEN HIS KIDS WERE FASTENING THEM. *YH DEALERSHIP AGREED THAT SEAT BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE HOWEVER MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT

HIGH TEMPERATURES COMING FROM THE EXHUAST PIPE HAS CREATED A HOLE IN FLOOR OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HE PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDEL CAUSING LOST OF CONTROL AND A ACCIDENT. NLMJLG

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY THE HINGE AND THE ATTACHMENTS OF THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR FAILED, CONSUMER WILL FILL OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SAME VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

STEERING COLUMN WILL SMOKE PERIODICALLY. WIRE AND IGNITION SWITCH WERE BURNED WITH SOME WIRES MELTING TOGETHER. IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITH FAILURE OF COLUMN SMOKING AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN OWNER MADE ATTEMPT TO APPLY BRAKES HEARD A THUMP, THEN A GRINDING SOUND. FRONT SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ALONG WITH ADJUSTING BRAKES WERE DONE. WITHIN SIX MONTHS, SAME REPLACEMENT WAS REPAIRED FOR THE REAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE FAILED. DOOR IS FALLING OFF AND WILL COST $1,600 TO REPAIR. I CONTACTED DAIMLER/CHRYSLER AND ASKED IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS WITH DOOR HINGES. THEY SAID THEY RESEARCHED IT AND INFORMED THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 2,500 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND 30,000 WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR 93-95 JEEPS, APPROXIMATELY 10% OF ALL JEEPS MADE IN THOSE YEARS, FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CALLED BACK AND SPOKE WITH SENIOR STAFF AGENT LUKE ALWARD. ASKED HIM TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE EVER ANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OR WARRANTY CLAIMS. HE REPLIED THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ANY PROBLEMS, AND WHAT DID I EXPECT WITH AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 53,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE DATA THAT DAIMLER HAD PROVIDED TO NHTSA REGARDING 30,000 WARRANTY CLAIMS, HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I TOLD HIM I WOULD FAX INFO TO HIM, BUT HE SAID DECISION NOT TO FINANCIALLY REIMBURSE HAD BEEN MADE, AND THERE WAS NO APPEAL PROCESS. I BELIEVE DAIMLER HAS NOT ENGAGED IN FAIR DEALINGS WITH ME. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART, SINCE OVER 30,000 PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND DAIMLER CLEARLY PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO DRIVER SIDE PANEL.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND VIBRATING, THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK

RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME - THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER STATED SHE PARKED HER VEHICLE IN THE CARPORT, WHEN SHE CAME OUT THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED 90 FEET AWAY DOWN IN THE WOODS, BACKWARDS AND AGAINST A TREE, CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE INCIDENT VEHICLE HAS INCURRED OTHER PROBLEMS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE . NOTICED THAT ENGINE MOUNTS HAD BROKEN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK ALL THREE MOTOR MOUNTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE LOOSE. THEY HAD SHEARED. THE MECHANICAL FAN BLADE HAD MOVED FORWARD AND TORE THE SHROUD IN HALF AND WAS AT THE RADIATOR SURFACE. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE MOTOR ROSE 10 - 12 INCHES. CONSUMER HAS THE BOLTS AND WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE TESTED FOR METAL FATIGUE. *JG

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CANNOT BE INSERTED INTO THE BUCKLE DUE TO BUCKLE DAMAGE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IN DRIVEWAY SUDDENLY IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT CONSUMER. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING LITTLE OR NO FUEL TO FLOW INTO VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO RUN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF. VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK, AND ROLLED BACKWARDS OVER CONSUMER. *AK *YH

VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CONSUMER WAS INJURED BY VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT SOME TREES, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HINGE THAT HOLDS DOOR TO TRUCK FELL OFF AND HAD TO BE WELDED BACK ON. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *JB MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. *TT

MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS KEEP SHEARING PREMATURELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HINGE WELD BROKE IN , THE REPAIRED WELDS HVE BROKEN TWICE.*AK *NLM

WHILE DRIVING MOTOR MOUNTS/ BOLTS BROKE , ENGINE SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE, CAUSING DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVING 1-95N TO BALTIMORE,HEARD A CLUNK AS IF SOMETHING HAD HIT CAR FROM BENEATH, LOST 5TH GEAR. GOT OFF AT NEXT EXIT, LOST REVERSE GEAR IN PARKING LOT OF HOTEL. NEXT MORNING TOW OPERATOR STARTED CAR, ENORMOUS CLATTERING, SEVERED PIECE OF PLASTIC HAD JAMMED RADIATOR FAN. TOWED TO AAA APPROVED GARAGE. THEY TEMORARILY FIKED CAR BY HOLDING ENGINE UP WITH A CHAIN. GOT BACK TO BOSTON. IDEAL GARAGE, SOMERVILLE MA IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. THE ATTACHMENT OF ENGINE TO ENGINE BLOCKED HAS FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS ATTACHED ON LEFT SIDE AND ANGLED DOWNWARDS, MAKING 5TH AND REVERSE UNATTAINABLE. THIS IS THE SECOND JEEP CHEROKEE, SAME YEAR THAT HE HAD SEEN IN A WEEK - SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, THIS CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE, IS UNDER 80,000 MILES . PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ALERT MAKERS.AR

A FEW WEEKS AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON MY 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE STARTED TO BE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IT QUICKLY GOT WORSE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TOP DOOR HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. IT LOOKED LIKE THE MANUFACTURER'S WELD HAD FAILED. SOON THE ENTIRE UPPER HINGE CAME OFF AND THE DOOR WAS HANGING ON BY THE LOWER HINGE ONLY. I CALLED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THEIR TECH SERVICE BULLETIN 23-030-01, WHICH PROVIDED DEALERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND 2 SEPARATE LOCAL BODY SHOPS. ALL THE TECHNICIANS THAT I TALKED TO EXPRESSED DISBELIEF THAT CHRYSLER-JEEP HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THEY HAD REPAIRED MANY SIMILAR DEFECTS PREVIOUSLY. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE DOOR IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE WHEN THE DEFECT STARTS AND COULD POSSIBLY FALL OFF THE VEHICLE WHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIR, WHICH WAS $280.00. I THINK CHRYSLER-JEEP SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND PAY FOR REPAIRS TO THIS DEFECT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*AK

A CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING EXHAUST FUEL TO LEAK INSIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER REPORTING A CRACK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO A FENCE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

WELDS ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAVE FALLEN, RESULTING IN DOOR HINGES SEPARATING FROM VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR FELL OFF, THE HINGE WELDED ON JUST BROKE OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS FOR PRICES THEY ALL SAID THEY HAVE WELDED DOORS ON JEEPS, ALOT OF JEEPS. AND NOW MY ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF CAUSING ENGINE TO SHIFT FAN BLADE TO CUT INTO THE RADIATOR. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOUSY MANUFACTURER'S FLAW, WHEN IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF JEEPS, WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL. *AK

HINGES CAME UNWELDED WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO COME OFF THE HINGES. PIN SNAPPED IN HALF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK WIDE OPEN, BUT DID NOT FIX IT. *AK

I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. EACH TIME I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH AND ON PAVED ROADS IN GOOD CONDITION. FORTUNATELY, NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS POINT, BUT THE POSSIBLILTY IS THERE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE NHTSA SITE WHICH CONTAINS MANY OTHER REPORTS (<100) OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING TO OTHER PEOPLE, IN MANY CASES HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES LIKE MY CASE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS CASUING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE KEEPS BREAKING. LAST TIME THEY BROKE IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2000.*AK