1995 Jeep Cherokee complaints

CORROSION CAUSED FAILURE OF SEAM ALONG INTERIOR OF DRIVESHAFT TUNNEL. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS DUE TO DEFECT, OWNER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. (99V-340) *MJS

DOOR HINGES ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SAG WHEN OPENING. DOOR HAS TO BE LIFTED IN ORDER TO SHUT . BODY REWELDED THE HINGE. *AK

ENGINE MOUNT, BOLTS WERE LOOSENING, AND ENGINE FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN SELECTIVE RECALL FOR THE DISC BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CONSIDERD DELEWARE TO BE A PART OF THE SALT BELT, 99V-340. *ET

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, DUE TO RUST. (99V-340) *MJS

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BUT NOT WORN, IMHO NOT SAFE TO REUSE. MINNESOTA NOT CONSIDERED IN THE RUST BELT TO BE COVERED UNDER CURRENT RECALL, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! THE PROBLEM IS THAT PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA ARE DRIVING AROUND ON CORRODED FRONT ROTORS LIKE I FOUND ON MY JEEP AND ARE NOT BEING NOTIFIED OF THE DANGER. *AK

I HAD MY MOTOR MOUNTS BREAK ON ME, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ONCE WHILE TRAVELING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR AT A SPEED OF 20 MILES PER HR., GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE NEXT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK - DOWNTOWN, WASHINGTON, DC WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE. I WAS PROBABLY GOING AT A SPEED OF 30-35 MILES THIS TIME. ITS BEEN BETWEEN THIS A THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND THIS ONE 16 MONTHS. THE NEXT AND FINAL STRAW THAT LEAD ME HERE, OCCURRED WHILE DRIVE AGAIN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 20 MILES PER HR. THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 14 MONTHS BETWEEN THE LAST. I AM VERY ANNOYED AT THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VEHICLE. DO I HAVE TO EXPECT THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO BRAKE EVERY OTHER YEAR? I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THOUGHT THAT THE JEEP WAS RUGGED AND WAS BUILT FOR OFF THE STREET HANDLING. I DON'T KNOW IF MY SITUATION IS THE ONLY CASE, BUT I INTEND ON FINDING OUT. *AK

THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED OFF. THE TEMP WAS 34 DEGREES. NLM

FRONT BRAKE FAILED. YH

WHILE STERING WHEEL IS TILTED HEADLIGHTS WOULD CUT OFF WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

DOORS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE/DRIVER'S SIDE JUST FELL OFF. DEALER FIXED DOOR AT NO COST. *AK *ML

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RUSTED ROTORS SEPARATED FROM THE HUB (99V-34). YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. (99V-340) *MJS

I HAVE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END, TRIED NUMEROUS CURES, AND AM STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT END WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO 30-35MPH, IT WILL GO AWAY. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM, BUT WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT ROTORS DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, HAD AN INDEPENDENT CHANGE THIS TIME. NOW AM EXPERIENCING A CONSTANT NOISE FROM FRONT END. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING RUST ON BOTH REAR ROTORS. MANUFACTURER CONTRACTED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT (99V-340). *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND NEAR ACCIDENT. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-340), ADDITIONAL REPAIR OF THE PADS DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS

SKID PLATE WHICH PROTECTS THE FUEL TANK, CAUSES DEBRIS OR WATER TO STORE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE PLATE. THIS CAUSES FUEL TANK TO CORRODE, AND RESULTS IN A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY IGNITE A FIRE. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH FAILED CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT DISENGAGE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISON. NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT. NLM (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT: MARC GRIMALDI)

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. MJS

VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DOOR HINGES/ ATTACHMENTS TEARING THE BODY AND CAUSING THE DOOR TO SLOWLY DROP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEEL LOCK WHILE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE ON WET ROAD. CAR SPUN 220 DEG AND PLOWED SIDEWAYS ONTO LAWN. CRACKED FRONT LEFT WHEEL AND RIPPED TIRE OFF. DID NOT ROLL OVER. *AK

THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS TO SHEAR OFF, THE ENGINE DROPPED 3 INCHES FALLING ON TOP OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS SMASHED INTO THE FIRE WALL. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY / DEATH. *YC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, SEATBACK FOLDED FORWARD, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE.

WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH & UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL RIGHT FRONT ROTORS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

WHEN GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP LAST BOLT, THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE, GAVE WAY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISION TO FAIL. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A BODY SHOP LAST THAN TWO MILES AWAY FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NOTICED CRACKS IN DOOR WHICH LEADS TO DOORS FALLING OFF. CAN'T DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE DOORS WILL NOT STAY SHUT. *AK

THE FRONT ROTORS BROKE JAMMING THE FRONT WHEEL AND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. YH

CONSUMER NOTICED AIR COMING FOR THE DOOR ASSEMBLY. ALSO, NOTICED A CRACK IN DOOR HINGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

PE95 047, FAILURE OF DOOR ASSEMBLY WELDS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S DOOR WELDS BREAKING FROM THE WELDS. ASKING NHTSA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HAVE FOUND ACTION # PE95047, DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM, HELP!! *AK

ON THE EVENING OF 11-15-99, MY JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT WOULD NOT STAY STARTED, WE CHECK ALL THE FUSES WHICH WERE O.K., TILTED THE STEERING COLUMN UP AND DOWN, THE JEEP STARTED WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN IS IN THE DOWN TILT, I DO REMEMBER A LIGHT SMELL OF ELECTRICAL THE MORNING OF THE 15 OF NOVEMBER, SINCE THEN I HAD A FRIEND OF A FRIEND CONTACT SOMEONE OVER IN THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO HAVE THEM CONTACT ME. TODAY IS FRIDAY, 11-19-99 I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANY ONE OVER AT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. I CONTACTED THE FRIEND OF THE FRIEND OVER AT CHRYSLER THIS MORNING. HE FORWARDED MY CONCERNS ONTO SOMEONE ELSE. THIS MORNING 11-19-99 , THE VERY STRONG SMELL OF HOT ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS PRESENT IN THE INTERIOR OF MY JEEP WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR THIS MORNING (11-19-99), AFTER LETTING THE JEEP IDLE FOR 10 MINUTES, THE HEAT SOURCE/SMELL SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE LOWER PLASTIC STEERING COLUMN UNDER THE IGNITION SWITCH, VERY HOT TO TOUCH, AND PARTIALLY MELTED, I AM VERY, VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS TO WHERE I WILL BE TAKING MY JEEP FOR SERVICE CAN NOT GET ME IN UNTIL 11-23-99. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUZIE PETERSON. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE WHEN A SMALL BUMP WAS DRIVEN OVER. TORQUE PUSHED MOTOR INTO FAN SHROUD. DOOR WELD BROKE ON DRIVERS DOOR, CAUSING MISALIGNMENT SHAFT SEAL ON TRANSFER CASE RUPTURED, SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BOLTS TO MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. NLM

THE WELDS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS ARE CRACKED AND BROKEN, LEAVING THE DOORS HANGING LOW WHEN OPEN. DEALER HAS SEEN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

DOOR HINGE WELD BROKE, CANNOT USE DRIVERS DOOR

I ACQUIRED THIS VEHICLE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT HAD 4-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. A FEW WEEKS AGO, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I HAD TO PERFORM A "HARD BRAKE" TO AVOID HITTING THREE DEER. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, I HAD "HARD PEDAL" BUT VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES! I NARROWLY AVOIDED ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND LIMPED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. NOONE COULD UNDERSTAND HOW I COULD HAVE HARD PEDAL WITHOUT BRAKES. (ALL RELAYS PROVED TO BE OKAY.) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY WERE ASTONISHED TO FIND THAT BOTH ROTORS HAD SEPARATED FROM THEIR HUBS AS THE RESULT OF THE HARD BRAKE. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE A DEFECT IN THE METAL AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER, COOPER MOTORS, IN STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT COOPER MOTORS WAS SO ASTONISHED TO SEE THE SEPARATED PARTS, THAT HE CALLED ALL THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO THE COUNTER TO SEE THE PARTS. HOWEVER, MOST OF THEM ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON A ROUTINE BASIS. IF JEEP ROTOR ARE SEPARATING FROM THEIR HUBS AND CAUSINIG ACCIDENTS, WHO WOULD KNOW? IF IT WERE DISCOVERED DURING A CRASH INVESTIGATION, IT WOULD BE ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE ACCIDENT, WHILE, IN FACT IT MAY ACTUALLY BE THE CAUSE! JEEP'S COMMENTS WERE TO ADVISE ME THAT ROTORS WERE ONLY WARRANTEED TO 10,000 MILES; NO MENTION THAT ONE SHOULD EXPECT ROTORS TO DIS-ATTACH!

WHILE ON VACATION WE SUDDENLY LOST OUR FRONT BRAKES ON BOTH SIDES OF OUR JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. WHEN A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT, HE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD RUSTED AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THEMSELVES. THE FLAT LARGER PART THAT THE BRAKE PADS CLINGS TO, WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE SMALLER PART THAT THE WHEEL IS HOOKED TO. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WERE UNHURT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN BOTH ROTORS GO AT THE SAME TIME. UPON QUESTIONING THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THEY RELUNCTENTLY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT PEOPLE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. AFTER SEARCHING YOUR SIGHT, I FOUND SUCH A RECALL, BUT FOR OLDER MODELS. OUR'S IS A 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO COME TO SOME RESOLUTION WITH THE DEALERSHIP, REGARDING OUR REPAIR BILL. WHY ARE OWNERS NOT BEING NOTIFIED OF THESE SAFETY HAZARDS?? PLEASE UPDATE THE RECALL TO EXTEND TO NEWER VEHICLES!! PLEASE CONTACT US WITH FURTHER INFORMATION. THANK YOU. SHANON ALBEE

WHILE DRIVING DISC BRAKES SEPARATED FROM THE HUB ON THE ROTOR, CAUSING A LOSS OF THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPEN EDON BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEELS, BUT AT SEPARATE TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, WA STATE HAS A FLEET OF JUST OVER 100 UNITS OF THIS DESCRIPTION BOTH 2 AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE RANGES FROM 3-94 TO 8-98. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED APPROX. 20 CASES OF THIS DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLES IN THE EARLIER MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP / MANUFACTURER DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE MOUNT RETAINING BOLT BREAKS ALLOWING ENGINE MOVEMENT AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS.

THE DRIVER DOOR HINGES BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE DOOR LATCH THERE ARE 3 BOLTS HAVE PULLED THROUGH, EXPOSING THE SHEET METAL. THE SHEET METAL IS RIPPED. IT IS NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO PROPERLY LOCK. CONTACTED DEALER IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

I HEARD A THUD AND A LOUD RATTLE WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. I DROVE TO MECHANIC AND HEARD A RATTLE WITH EVERY BUMP. MECHANIC SAID BOLTS SHEERED OFF IN MOTOR. PLEASE RESPOND.

ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS BROKE ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN TWO YEARS AND TWO MONTHS. BELIEVED THIS CONDITION WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECIVE PARTS. . ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK