1998 Jeep Cherokee complaints

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION;OCCASSIONAL GEAR SLIPPAGE. MGM

CONSUMER'S HUSBAND LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP THAT ROUNDED OVER INTO A TREE, THE SEATS BELT DID NOT HOLD HIM IN, NOR DID SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. *AK

TRANSMISSION LINE BROKE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 TO 65 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT CONSUMER SAW SMOKE AND PULLED OVER. POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED TTHAT HE TRANSMISSION LINE POPPED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK DOWN ON THE ENGINE AND STARTED A FIRE. *AK

WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON, THE HEAD LAMPS WOULD GO DIM. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS IN USE. TAKING VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ICE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP, BUT KEEP SPINNING WHILE THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH MAY CAUSE SLIPPING, AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS AT 10,000. THEN REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND CUT THE REAR DRUMS. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

OUR DRIVER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WAS RUNNING ROUGH. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 4-5 DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. *AK

THE REAR END WILL TRY TO LOCK UP WHEN JUST MOVING FROM STOP

THE ENGINE CYLINDER PISTON RINGS BROKE. ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISES. HAD ENGINE TAKEN APART & THE PISTON WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. MANUFACTURER INFORMED NOT A DEFECT IN ENGINE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION. 831045 DUP OF 832151; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

BRAKES MAKE A CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AND WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. DEALER CONTACTED ,AND IS AWARE OF THE NOISE. REPAIR WORK TO BE DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT SLID UNDERNEATH THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *ML

WHEN DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED ON, AND IT CAME ON/OFF. WHENEVER IT WANTED TO. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF WHENEVER IT WANTED. IN ADDITION, SPEEDODMETER DIDN'T WORK, AND THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DASH BOARD GOES DEAD WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE CONNECTORS WERE NOT SEATING PROPERLY. FUSE PANEL FALLS OFF AND WILL NOT STAY ON AT ALL BECAUSE RIGHT KICK PANEL IS DEFORMED. *YH

HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CYCLES.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, RAN INTO A DEER AND TREE HEAD-ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK

BRAKE FLUID LEVEL DROPS BELOW ADD MARK IN RESERVOIR APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5-6 THOUSAND MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THEY, CAN'T SEE ANY LEAK, AND FAILED TO PERFORM ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION. BRAKE FLUID WAS FULL WHEN VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED NEW, HAS BEEN REFILLED TWICE (NEVER BY DEALER), AND IS CURRENTLY HALF WAY BETWEEN FULL AND ADD MARKS 8 MONTHS AFTER DELIVERY.

FRONT AXLE LEAKING OIL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE BEEN IN SEVERAL DEALER SHOPS, AND WAS INFOMED THAT THEY CAN WORK ON IT, BUT THE CONDITION WILL REOCCUR. *AK

HEADLIGHT FLICKER CONSTANTLY WHEN DEFROSTER, A/C, HEATER ARE ON CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

JEEP PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING. FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED BY DEALER 3 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT; TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT OR CHANGE, AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES.

ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH THROTTLE NOT BEING PRESSED

DRIVESHAFT OUT OF BALANCE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MAKE NOISE AT 55-65 MPH.DEFECT CORRECTED AS OF 09/15/98. ALSO REPLACED TWO TIRES DUE TO FRONT END MISALIGNMENT.

TOE WAS OUT AND FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE EITHER IN PARK OR DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT SUDDENLY SPEED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. DRIVER DID NOT HAVE FOOT ON GAS PEDAL.

ON HOT DAYS THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING LININGS TO SMOKE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, THE COMPRESSOR KICKS IN AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE FILLER PIPE MAKES A SLURPING SOUND, CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO SLUSH BACK AND FORTH IN THE GAS TANK.

TIRES WILL NOT STAY BALANCED (GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S 2257515).

DRIVER'S FRONT WHEELS BALL JOINTS PULLED OUT OF WHEEL HUBS. WHEEL TIPPED OUT AT BOTTOM ABOUT 45 DEGREES. TOOK TO DEALER & BALL JOINTS REPLACED IN WHEEL HUBS. *AK

BOTH CENTRAL COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ETC. ALSO WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, THE RADIO IS STILL ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER CAN ONLY PUT $15.00 OF GAS IN A 20 GALLON TANK ANY MORE IT WILL LEAK OUT OF THE BACK UNDERNEATH THE JEEP. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FUEL GAUGE FAILED.

CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE AND PUT TRANSMISSION PAWL IN PARK, THEN SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CLOSE THE GAS TANK DOOR AND STARTED ROLLING ON A LEVEL SURFACE, AND RAN OVER HER FOOT. ALSO VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SECOND TIME THAT PAWL JUMPED OUT OF PARK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

THERE IS A TRAVEL STOP BUTTON ON THE SEATBELT THAT KEEPS THE BELT FROM RETURNING TOO FAR INTO THE RETRACTION/LOCKING SYSTEM. THIS BUTTON KEEPS THE BELT FROM BEING ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED TO FIT A SMALL CHILD BY ABOUT 4 INCHES. BOTH MY CHILDREN ARE APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS.. THE SEATBELT AT ITS SMALLEST ALLOWABLE ADJUSTMENT IS TOO BIG. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTS THE SEATBELT FROM BEING WORM AS PER GUIDLINES AND IS IN MY OPINION A SEVERE SAFETY SHORTCOMING. ANYONE HAVING CHILDREN OUT OF CHILD SEAT AGE HAS CHILDREN SUSCEPTIBLE TO INJURIES INVOLVING EVEN QUICK STOPS.

FUEL FILLER NECK BROKE.

SEAT BACK DOES NOT ADJUST IN FULL UPRIGHT POSITION DUE TO DESIGN.

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN DEFROSTER IS ON. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION.

VEHICLE HAS AN UNACCEPTABE AMOUNT OF DRIVELINE VIBRATION.

BELT PULLEY DISINTEGRATED AFTER 2600 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE. FRAGMENT OF PULLEY WAS EJECTED AT SUFFICIENT VELOCITY TO PUNCTURE HOOD LEAVING APPROX. 1/2 INCH HOLE. AT APPROX. 65 MPH THE ENGINE RPM WAS ONLY APPROX. 2500. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS FAILURE COULD OCCUR IN A STANDING VEHICLE, CAUSING A HAZARD TO OTHERS.

VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE AND WANDER FROM THE INTENDED STEADY STRAIGHT LINE PATH AND THAT HE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION WHILE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING.

WHEN USING REMOTE LOCK, HORN SOUNDS OFF FULL BLAST UNTIL HORN FUSE BLOWS.

GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT GAS TANK WA S3/8TH FULL. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THERE IS A LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER, BUT NEITHER CAME ON.

RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER DIAPHRAM DUE TO DEALER SCHEDULING PROBLEMS.

WHEN ROLLING WINDOW ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES, MOUNTING WILL ROLL UNDER THE WINDOW. ALSO WHEN RUNNING DEFROSTER, HEADLIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO FLICKER AND BEGIN TO DIM OR BRIGHTEN UP INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CLAIMS THIS NORMAL. *AK

CONDENSATION WEEP HOLE IN MUFFLER HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EXHAUST GAS ESCAPING, ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT NOISE.

WHEN TRAVELING 10MPH IN WET WEATHER CONDITION WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER , DEALER STATES NORMAL OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. TOOK TO DEALER WHO HAD VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG W/STEERING WHEEL OR COLUMN. *AK

EXHAUST GAS LEAKAGE FROM WEEP HOLES.

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT DURING NORMAL OPERATION AND DURING BRAKING. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

EXTREMELY LONG STOPPING DISTANCES AND EXTREMELY HIGH PEDAL EFFORT, ADDED SOME REBUILT PARTS.