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1996 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 1996 record →

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

PROBLEM WITH INTERIOR DOOR PANEL.

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Apr 7, 1997UT

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER APPLYING BRAKES SUDDENLY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 31, 1997NC

WHEN GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION ABOUT (15) MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, TOTALLING THE RIGHT FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 28, 1997FL

PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND VEHICLE FROM OPPOSITE SIDE OF HGW. HITVEHICLE ONE HEAD-ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN, CHRYSLER SENT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE, HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Mar 25, 199700

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 14, 1997CT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 10, 1997VA

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL RETRACT AS IF A CRASH WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. THE SHOULDER BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHOUT A REMEDY. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED SEAT BELT EXTENDERS IN SPITE OF WARNING, ADVISING OWNERS NOT TO. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Feb 21, 1997CA

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column ShiftFire
Filed Feb 18, 1997NJ

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR TRANSFER CASE STARTED TO LEAK, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Feb 14, 1997NY

DRIVE SHAFT DEFECTIVE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

SECURITY SWITCH DEFECTIVE.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

AIR CONDITIONER TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

HEADLIGHTS SWITCH INOPERATIVE.

Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed Feb 11, 1997FL

SAFETY SWITCH ON CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED.

Tires
Filed Jan 22, 1997OH

IN RAIN OR SNOW THE TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE BALL EAGLES, GA #P22570R-15. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling SystemFire
Filed Jan 9, 1997NJ

ENGINE FIRE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 6, 1997AL

FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVLEING 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER WAS IN THE RECLINING POSITION WITH THE SEAT BELT ON AND THE AIR BAG CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT'S LEGS. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jan 2, 1997CA

WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT DUE TO A SHORT IN THE FUSE SYSTEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 30, 1996WV

BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, COULD NOT STEER ON SLICK HWY, WHEN SLIGHTLY TOUCHED PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOS OF CONTROL, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 15MPH. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 27, 1996IA

OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Dec 17, 1996CA

POOR TRACTION.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Dec 4, 1996KY

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER ASSIST DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 3, 1996AZ

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, RUNNING OVER DRIVER AND RAGGING HIM FOR ABOUT 50 FT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 12, 1996NM

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 1, 1996CO

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEDD ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 30, 1996HI

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH NOT WARNING THE CAR DIES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
Filed Sep 30, 1996NY

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 23, 1996IL

VEHICLE WNT INTO RAVINE FRONT FIRST, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 17, 1996CA

PURCHASED JEEP NEW, WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT . *AK *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Sep 16, 1996WA

FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE . *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit BreakersFire
Filed Sep 12, 1996FL

THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT FUSE TO THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER HAD AN IMPROPER CLAMP LOAD, CAUSING A FIRE. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 19, 1996NC

VEHICLE WILL DISENGAGE FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO THE REVERSE POSITION.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting
Filed Aug 12, 1996IA

FAILURE OF THE GAS HOSE, THE GAS HOSE RUBBED AGAINST THE AXLE, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE GAS LINE.AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 22, 1996GA

SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK, LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, GEAR SHIFTED ITSELF INTO REVERSE, SUCH FORCE, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARD, THEN FORWARD. *AK VEHICLE TRAVELLED BACKWARDS, HITTING A TREE AND CONSUMER JUMPED IN AND KNOCKED IT BACK INTO PARK. *SLC

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Jun 12, 1996MS

THE JEEP IS A TWO DOOR AND THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE TOTALLY CORRODED OUT AND MIGHT FALL OUT AND HURT SOMEONE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed May 16, 1996MA

CLUTCH PEDAL CUT A WIRE WHICH CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THUS MAKING BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORK. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 3, 1996VA

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 55MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed May 3, 1996GA

ELECTRICAL SHORT, DOOR LOCKS AND ALSO INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Apr 25, 1996TX

REFUSED REPAIRS FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON ALTERNATOR. *DSH

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Mar 25, 1996NJ

PASSENAGER DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 14, 1996PA

WHEN APPLYING VEHICLE'S BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Mar 12, 1996FL

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF PARK POSITION, RESULTING IN A ROLL AWAY. *AK

Suspension › RearCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996NJ

REAR END SHIMMIES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK

Suspension › FrontCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996NJ

REAR END SHIMMIES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER.

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Interconnecting Assembly(wiring)
Filed Mar 4, 1996CT

FUSE MISSING, THEREFORE NOTHING TO TRIP INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES TO ACTIVATE THEM. *DSH

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Feb 12, 1996GA

THE AIR BAG UNIT LIGHT STAYS ON. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 18, 1996TX

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD .

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