Chrysler Corporation: Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 2, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,010,400. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. DRIVERS CAN MISTAKENLY STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THEY INTEND TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.
The risk
PEDAL MISAPPLICATION BY A DRIVER CAN CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF THESE VEHICLES.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Jeep Cherokee | 608 | 11 | 9 | 90 |
| 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 719 | 11 | 29 | 118 |
| 1994 Jeep Cherokee | 519 | 9 | 12 | 53 |
| 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 588 | 8 | 33 | 116 |
| 1993 Jeep Cherokee | 418 | 7 | 11 | 50 |
| 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 555 | 12 | 35 | 58 |
| 1992 Jeep Cherokee | 113 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 1991 Jeep Cherokee | 233 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 1990 Jeep Cherokee | 270 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 97I002000.
Full record for the 1995 Jeep Cherokee → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →