DRIVER'S SIDE HINGE CAME UNDONE, AND IT WAS RUSTED. AND IF OPENING THE WHOLE DOOR, IT MAY COME OFF.*AK
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 →
AFETR MARKET P235/75R15, DOT#: 8XHL. TIRES ARE LEAKING AROUND THE BEAD.*AK
BROUGHT JEEP INTO LAWLESS FOR RECALL THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE OK ON AUG 28,2000.AFTER 2 WEEKS AND 400 MILES THE FRONT LEFT ROTOR SPLIT DURING A STOP AT INTERSECTION WHICH MADE VEHICLE NOT STOP. LUCKILY FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER THE OTHER CAR WAS ABLE TO STOP.THE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED ROTORS 2 WEEKS PRIOR SHOULD BE REPRIMANDED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER NOTICED PULSTATION IN BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH FRONTAL AND REAR BRAKES. *AK
WHEN BLOWER MOTOR IS OPERATED AT FULL POWER IGNITION SWITCH GETS VERY HOT AND MELTS WIRING HARNESS NEAR SWITCH. CHRONIC PROBLEM SWITCH REPLACED AND OTHER COMPONENTS 5 TIMES. IT EVEN BURNED A HOLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN COVER AND BURNED MY HAND. HARNESS RELACED ONCE AND NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN AFTER JUST 2 YEARS.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, OWNER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
THE VEHICLE HAS A LEAK SOMEWHERE WHICH IS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING CORROSION OF THE UPPER BODY OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
WHEN DRIVING BOLT WHICH HELD AND SUPPORTED ENGINE IN PLACE CAME UNATTACHED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL DOWN.ALSO, A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, DOOR HINGES CAME OFF WHICH PREVENTED DOOR FROM CLOSING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
RECALL99V340000, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS; RECEIVED RECALL IN DECEMBER, ABLE TO FINALLY GET AN APPOINTMENT IN AUGUST 9, 2000. WENT TO DEALER @ LUCHETTI JEEP, WYOMING AVENUE, WEST PITTSON, PA, 570-655-1433, AND LET TWO PERSONS IN FRONT OF HIM AT 8:00AM. GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT, AND DEALER DID NOT REMEDY RECALL, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT HILL WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE EMERGECNY PARKING BRAKE ON, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. AFTER VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING A PARKED CAR, PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL ON AND THE GEAR WAS STILL IN PARK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
DOOR HINGES ARE TURNING LOOSE AT THE CRACKS. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM DOORS HAVE TO BE WELDED BACK ON. *AK
CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH HEADLIGHTS. THEN, COULD REPLACE ONE AN OTHER WILL GO OUT.*AK
THE RIGHT SIDE 3 MAIN BOLTS SUPPORTING THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAD SNAPPED OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. INDICATION WAS DEFECTS IN BOLTS OR BOLTS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SNAP.*AK
DRIVER'S DOOR CAME OFF THE TOP HINGES/ATTACHMENT, AND DROPPED/HUNG. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK *ML
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60-70MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL & HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN FRONT. SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED & HOLDING THE PASSENGER IN PLACE, BUT BROKE LOOSE BEFORE IMPACT, CAUSING PASSENGER'S HEAD TO HIT WINDOW. CONSUMER HASN'T SPOKEN TO THE DEALER YET.*AK
BOLTS HOLDING MOTOR MOUNT TO BLOCK FAILED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THE MOTOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
WELDED HINGE BROKE CAUSING DOOR TO SHUT HARD. HAD THE HINGE WELDED AND THE PROBLEM HAD SINCE OCCURRED AGAIN.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AND IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. (99V-340) *MJS
SEAT BELT WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED, WOULD COME UNLATCHED WHENEVER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER BELT FROM A USED VEHICLE. IT WORKED FOR A WHILE AND IT STARTED TO UNLATCH. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. OWNER HAS REPLACED BELT LATCH. *AK *ML
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V340000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 747. DEALER STATED THAT RECALL WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE IN JANUARY. CONSUMER NOTED THE LAST CONTACT WITH THAT DEALER WAS IN NOVEMBER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE SEPARATING FROM FRAME OF VEHICLE. NOT ABLE TO LOCK DOOR PROPERLY DUE TO UNEVENESS. HINGES' SCREWS ARE COMING OUT & ARE ALSO BENT. *AK
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & HIT A POTHOLE. HEARD FUNNY NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & IT WAS PLACED ON A LIFT.CONSUMER WAS INFORMED MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SNAPPED & BROKE OFF, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP. BOLTS HAD STUCK IN THE ENGINE. *AK
ENIGINE MOUNT SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. ENGINE WAS BEING HELD ON BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
WELD OF TOP HINGE OF DRIVERS DOOR IS BREAKING. DOOR WILL SOON BE UNUSABLE, OR WORSE FALL OFF WHILE I'M DIRVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT CHRYSLER HAS DONE TO FIX THIS SITUATION WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS. *AK
BECAUSE DOOR WAS MANUFACTURERED AT AN ANGLE, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE OFF AT THE HINGES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET AT 30 MILES AN HOUR WE HIT A SMALL GROOVE IN THE ROAD AND THREE OF THE FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS SNAPPED IN HALF. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE HITS SOMETHING REALLY HARD OR DROPS DOWN ON SOMETHING HARD. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING. IF THE FOURTH BOLT HAD LET GO 3 PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. *AK
DOOR KEEPS FALLING OFF DUE TO THE HINGES BREAKING OFF. *AK
PE95047, FAILURE OF DOOR ASSEMBLY WELDS: DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR EXPERIENCED WELD BREAKAGE, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING CRACKS IN THE WELDS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINGE TO DROP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES, FOUND OUT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES BECAUSE ROTORS HAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, NO INJURIES. *AK
"ROTATIONAL THUMPING" SOUND DURING ACCEL FROM STOP. ESPECIALLY NOTICABLE DURING ACCEL UPHILL FROM STOP. THUMPING SOUND UNTIL 15MPH OR SO. SOUND FROM BELOW DRIVERS SIDE. ORIGINALLY NOTICED PROBLEM MID TO LATE LAST YEAR. DEALER HAD OTHER JEEPS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. SAID THEY TRIED REPLACING STEERING DAMPENER, U-JOINTS...ETC BUT PROBLEM CAME BACK. SAID THEY HAD SAME TYPE TRANSFERCASE. THEY FIXED OTHER JEEPS BY REPLACING TRANSFERCASE. ALSO NOTICE SLIGHT REAR WOBBLE WHEN ACCEL AND THUMPING NOISE. U-JOINTS OK. GOT NEW WHEELS, ALIGNED & BALANCED & NEW STEERING DAMPENER(OLD ONE LEAKING). PROBLEM BARELY NOTICABLE BUT WAS STILL THERE. MORE NOTICABLE AROUND FEB. CONTACTED DEALER AT THAT TIME. SAID THEY WOULD CALL IF FOUND A SOLUTION BUT HASN'T CALLED YET. NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. DEALER SAID EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND HARD TO FIND PARTS.
PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THEN CAR STARTED VIBRATING. ALSO, FAN BLADE HIT FAN SHROUD, AND VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE. *AK
UPON SHFTING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE GEAR VEHICLE SUDDENDLY TOOK OFF, HITTING 3 PARKED VEHICLES. *AK
STRUCTURE, DOOR : BOTH DOORS HAVE CRACKED WELDS WHERE TOP & BOTTOM HINGES ATTACH TO CHASSIS. ENGINE : BOLTS ATTACHING RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS TO ENGINE SHEARED OFF (DEALER IMPLIED FACTORY SUPPORT, DEMANDED PAYMENT AFTER WORK COMPLETED). BRAKES DISC : BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED OUT WELL BEFORE 3 YEAR, 36,000 WARRANTY, DEALER DENIED COVERAGE. BRAKE ROTORS LATER SUBJECT TO INSPECTION & REPLACE AS NEEDED RECALL, EXCEPT OWNER REPAIRS PRIOR TO RECALL NOT COVERED! *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD START VIBRATING THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, COULD HEAR IT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
WAS WOUNDERING IF THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE EVERY BEEN RECALLED ON THIS MODEL? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
NONE OF THE DOORS ARE ABLE TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION, REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. (99V-340) *MJS
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-340. NLM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (99V-340). *MJS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, HOWEVER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO FAILURE PROBLEM. *MJS
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. NLM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (99V-340) FOR BRAKE ROTORS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUROCHER JEEP EAGLE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER RECEIVED INVOICE SAYING WORK WAS DONE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO HAVE NEW PADS PUT ON, AND THEY POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS CRACKING AROUND THE HUB. CONSUMER CALLED JEEP MANUFACTURER TO COMPLAIN, AND WAS TOLD TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER & IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, TO CALL THE OWNER OF THE DUROCHER DEALERSHIP. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 35MPH VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER . DEALER NOTICED THAT ENGINE MOUNT FELL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
MOTOR MOUNTS THAT HOLD MOTOR IN PLACE SHEARED OFF. *AK
RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT SHEARED OFF, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE MOTOR TO TILT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SLIGHT ACCELERATION. *AK *ML
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS NOT INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGNID#99V340000. I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT ONLY 54,000MILES BECAUSE OF RUST DAMAGE. *AK
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