1995 Jeep Cherokee complaints

WIRING HARNESS SHORT OUT. ALSO LEFT PARKING LIGHT FUSE SHORTED OUT. *AK

DRIVER HIT SMALL BUMP IN ROAD, ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS (RS) BROKE, ENGINE DROPPED DOWN TO THE RIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE VEHICLE DIED OUT, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND THE KEY WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY BACK . *AK

ON THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE APART AND FELL OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE PUSHED INTO THE FAN. THE JEEP IS 47 MONTHS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I BELIEVE EITHER THERE WAS A DEFECT OR IT WAS ASSEMBLED WRONG BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE OF 47 MONTHS. SOMEONE WORKING IN THE GARAGE WHERE I HAD THIS FIXED TOLD ME HE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER JEEPS. *AK

DRIVESHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 27 TIMES FOR SERVICE. ALSO, CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN/HEADLIGHT'S AND RADIO AND SQUEAKING AND NOISY TRANSMISSION. *AK

SEATBELT GETS CAUGHT UP ON SHARP CORNER OF GUIDE CAUSING BELT TO TEAR IN SEVERAL PLACES. COMPRESSOR OF AIR CONDITIONER MAKES LOUD SQUEEL NOISE. BOTH REPORTED TO JEEP OF ONTARIO. AIR CONDITIONER NEVER FIXED AFTER 4 REPORTS TO DEALER IN ONTARIO. SEATBELT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE WITH THE DEALER CLAIMING BELT'S DAMAGE CAUSED BY SLAMMING IN DOOR, I HAVE THE BELT ASSEMBLY SHOWING NO EVIDENCE OF BEING SLAMMED IN DOOR; BUT EVIDENCE OF BEING TORN BY SHARP POINT IN GUIDE.

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF JEEP AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. A PENNY HAD SLIPPED DOWN INSIDE OF THE LATCH, PREVENTING THE BELT FROM RELEASING. *AK

FAILED UPPER WELD ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING DOOR TO HANG AND CLOSE IMPROPERLY (AND INCOMPLETELY). DEALER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING AND TRYING TO SWITCH GEARS THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE SPEED, AND EVEN WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ON/OFF AIR BAG SENSOR. EVER SINCE PUTTING VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR REGULAR SERVICE, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER BELIEVES THAT THE BAG WAS TAMPERED WITH DURING SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

DOOR HINGE FAILED CAUSING DOOR TO BE MISALIGNED.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE MOUNTS. WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE AND ENGINE DROPPED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE DEFECTS DESCRIBED ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INVESTIGATION 1E96100. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS. WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DROPPED DUE TO ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. THREE OF THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INVESTIGATION NUMBER 1E96100. *AKTHE THREE BOLTS HOLDING THE ENGINE TO THE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT BROKE OFF ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO TWIST AND DROP. CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PARKING BRAKE RECALL #95V-172. *ET

I WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDANT REVIEW OF THE SEATBELT FAILURE. CHRYSLER INSISTS THAT A CHRYSLER DEALER REVIEW THE INCIDENT, BUT I AM NOT CONFIDANT OF AN IMPARTIAL REVIEW. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT SEAT BELTS REPLACED UNDER RECALL TWICE AND HAD ASKED FOR THE REAR SEAT BELTS TO BE LOOKED AT. CHRYSLER REFUSED. WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD I TAKE AT THIS POINT? I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY OTHER SEATBELT AND OTHER SIMILAR JEEP SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY JEEP AND OTHERS. THANK YOU.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE GEAR INDICATOR RELEASED FROM THE SET GEAR AND WENT INTO REVERSE, HIT A TREE. THEN WENT FORWARD ACROSS THE STREET, OVER THE CURBAND HIT ANOTHER TREE WITH FRON RIGHT FENDER BUMPER. GEAR SHIFT WAS BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL AFTER FRONT END CRASH. *AK

ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET BROKE, ALL 3 BOLTS SNAPPED, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO FALL OUT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

IE96100; WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MOTOR MOUNT SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO HANG DOWN WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. PL.EASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN,FELT THE MOTOR DROP FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKETS.FOUND 3 MOUNTING BRACKET BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE MOTOR TO FALL DOWN TO ONE SIDE.

I WAS LEAVING MY PARKING SPACE IN THE SECOND LINE OF CARS AND WAS PROCEEDING TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AS I PLACED MY HANDS, MY LEFT HAND AT NOON AND MY RIGHT HAND AT 6 AND JUST INITIATED THE TURN, I HEARD A 'CLICK' THAT CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THAT POINT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO TURN LEFT INSTEAD OF RIGHT AND THEN INTO THE FIRST ROW OF CARS. THE IMPACT FORCED MY HANDS OFF THE WHEEL AND THE POSITION OF THE CAR FROM TURNING RIGHT TO A LEFT. AS I WAS PROPELLED FORWARD THE AIR BAG DROPPED AND I HIT MY CHIN AND NECK ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WAS DOWN. LUCKILY I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON.

WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER THERE IS A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE NO COLD AIR IS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TO GET THE LEAKS REPAIRED, AND THE DEALER NOTICED OTHER LEAKS COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAKS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND USING THE AIR CONDITIONER THERE ISN'T COLD AIR COMING FROM THE UNIT AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROMBLEM FIXED AND THEN NOTICED MORE LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

FRONT ROTOR SEPARATED FROM THE DRUM, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRAVLEING AT 30MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SLIDING ABOUT 20FT. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, THEY PULLED TO THE LEFT BUT STILL WORKED. *AK

UPPER WELD ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE RUSTED AND BROKE MAKING DOOR UNUSABLE.

DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY WELDS WEAK ON ALL FOUR DOORS.

DRIVER PROCEEDED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, THERE WAS A CLICK SOUND THAT CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN; AT THAT POINT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED; THE DRIVER WAS PROPELLED FORWARD FOR THE AIRBAG HAD PUSHED HIS/HER ARM OFF THE WHEEL CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FORWARD AND TOWARD THE LEFT; DRIVER HIT A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED; THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG LEFT BURNS ON THE DRIVERS FOREARM,FACE AND NECK. THE SECOND IMPACT, CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HER CHIN AND NECK ON THE STEERING WHEEL; DRIVER WAS STUNNED AND WAS ABLE TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE. POLICE ARRIVED AND DRIVER WENT TO THE DOCTORS.

FRONT ROTORS FAILED.

PE95047; DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES RUSTED AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE DOOR TO FALL OFF. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGES FAILURE

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE IS RUSTED AND HAS COMPLETELY PULLED AWAY FROM THE BODY.

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS DOORS WHERE HINGES ARE WELDED TO THE VEHICLE AT TOP AND BOTTOM, FOUND DEFECTIVE WELDS THAT CRACKED AND COME APART FROM THE FRAME. THE DOOS DRAGS AND COULD POSSIBLY FALL OFF, DEALER CONTACTED AND IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, NO WARRANTY. *AK

THE ROTORS SPLIT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL.

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED TWICE.

WELDS DRIVIER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS BROKE, CAUSING DOORS NOT TO BE HELD PROPERLY. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL, PROPEL FORWARD AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE.

RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN TWICE.

WHILE DRIVNG THE CHEROKEE, THE TOP HINGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE DOOR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSING A COLLISION TO OCCUR. VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN #97I002000. ALSO, DEALER INSTALLED THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WHICH HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE/PLACING FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS/COLLIDED INTO NEIGHBORS HOUSE. VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED FORWARD. (QCAW)

BODY MOUNTS THAT HOLD THE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FELL, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE BATTERY BLEW UP, CAUISING THE ACIDS TO SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE. REPLACED BATTERY AND PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK WHILE REPLACING BATTERY IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NEGATIVE CABLE JUMP WAS SOMEWHAT LOOSE CAUSING POSSIBLE ARCING, THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT AND ENGINE AREA AND HOOD WERE VERY HOT, EXPLOSION CAUSED BATTERY TO SEPARATE AND MAY HAVE LOOSENED CLAMP. *SLC

BRAKE ROTOR DISC SEPARATED.

THE REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

MOTOR MOUNT BOLT BROKE CAUSING ENGINE TO SHIFT/FAN BLADE TO CUT THROUGH RADIATOR.

DUE TO INADEQUATE WELDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO ALMOST FALL OFF. WILL BE TAKING TO THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE BOLT BROKE OFF, RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE DROPPED, SMASHING DISTRIBUTOR.

THE 3 MOUNTING BOLTS THAT GO INTO THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE ENGINE CHOPPED & TWISTED TO GO RIGHT, THEN HIT THE FAN & THE RADIATOR. *AK

ROTORS HAD WARPED BADLY. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHANGE. DEALER CALLED MANUFACTURER & WAS TOLD WAS THE WAY VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY OWNER THAT CAUSED THE ROTORS TO WARP. *AK

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO DROOP AND DAMAGE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS.

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHIFT OUT OF POSITION AND INTO FAN.