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1989 Jeep Cherokee Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Aug 9, 2006
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 191 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Jeep Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Transmission
Filed Aug 9, 2006

CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER(CMC) PRESSURE FAILED AT HOME; DISCOVERED CLUTCH PEDAL PIVOT BRACKET CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEN REPLACING CMC. DISCOVERED ONLY TOP HALF OF BRACKET WELDED TO PIVOT WHICH CAUSED STRESS IN THE LOWER HALF AT THE DIAMETER CROSS SECTION. FORTUNATELY, TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS NOT DRIVING AT TIME OF FAILURE. BROKEN PARTS REMOVED TO WELDING SHOP FOR CORRECT REPAIR. *NM

NHTSA ID
10165000
Incident
Aug 7, 2006
Mileage
139,267 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 29, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
871812
Transmission
Filed Jul 14, 2000

SLAVE CYLINDER SATRTED LEAKING AND HAS PROGRESSIVLEY BECOME WORSE, I KNOW AT LEAST 5 OR 6 OTHERS WHO HACE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
725422
Incident
Apr 17, 2000
Transmission
Filed Jan 6, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THE TRUCK BUCKS FOR NO REASON, ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ROLLING AND THEN ACCELERATE QUICKLY. *ET

NHTSA ID
781783
Transmission
Filed Apr 19, 1996

CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE, WHILE DRIVING, TO STOP VEHICLE PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
983058
Incident
Apr 8, 1996
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+3 more
Filed Jun 29, 1995
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, EXPERIENCED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT

NHTSA ID
968013
Incident
Jun 14, 1995
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Jun 9, 1995

AUTO-TRANSMISSION AND ERRATIC ENGINE IDLE SPEED. SHE WAS NOT INFORMED RECALL UNTIL JUNE 1995. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
966536
Transmission
Filed Mar 31, 1995

HYDRAULIC LINE FOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS TOO LONG, CAUSING MASSIVE BLOW-OUT IN RUBBER HOSE DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF RUBBER HOSE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482936
Incident
Aug 1, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes92Driver assistance45Fuel system15Engine13Electrical12

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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