PROBLEM WITH INTERIOR DOOR PANEL.
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 →
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER APPLYING BRAKES SUDDENLY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
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
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
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
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
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR TRANSFER CASE STARTED TO LEAK, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK
DRIVE SHAFT DEFECTIVE.
SECURITY SWITCH DEFECTIVE.
AIR CONDITIONER TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED.
HEADLIGHTS SWITCH INOPERATIVE.
SAFETY SWITCH ON CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED.
IN RAIN OR SNOW THE TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE BALL EAGLES, GA #P22570R-15. *AK
ENGINE FIRE.
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
WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT DUE TO A SHORT IN THE FUSE SYSTEM. *AK
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
OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. *AK
POOR TRACTION.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER ASSIST DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. *AK
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, RUNNING OVER DRIVER AND RAGGING HIM FOR ABOUT 50 FT. *AK
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEDD ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH NOT WARNING THE CAR DIES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
TRANSFER CASE LEAKS.
VEHICLE WNT INTO RAVINE FRONT FIRST, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
PURCHASED JEEP NEW, WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT . *AK *SLC
FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE . *AK
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
VEHICLE WILL DISENGAGE FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO THE REVERSE POSITION.*AK
FAILURE OF THE GAS HOSE, THE GAS HOSE RUBBED AGAINST THE AXLE, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE GAS LINE.AK
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
THE JEEP IS A TWO DOOR AND THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE TOTALLY CORRODED OUT AND MIGHT FALL OUT AND HURT SOMEONE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CLUTCH PEDAL CUT A WIRE WHICH CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THUS MAKING BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORK. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 55MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT, DOOR LOCKS AND ALSO INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. *AK
REFUSED REPAIRS FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON ALTERNATOR. *DSH
PASSENAGER DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING VEHICLE'S BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF PARK POSITION, RESULTING IN A ROLL AWAY. *AK
REAR END SHIMMIES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK
REAR END SHIMMIES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER.
FUSE MISSING, THEREFORE NOTHING TO TRIP INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES TO ACTIVATE THEM. *DSH
THE AIR BAG UNIT LIGHT STAYS ON. TT
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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