Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Jeep Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOSLY COMING ON, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS, ALSO VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SAID FAILURES. *JG
FUEL INJECTORS KEEP DEVELOPING MAJOR LEAKS. 4 OF 6 HAVE FAILED SINCE 1998, THE LAST THIS PAST DECEMBER. I LOST ON THE LAST LEAK A TANK OF GAS IN 70 MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD.*AK
STARTED VEHICLE AND SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE VEHICLE. NO PROIR WARNING BEFORE INCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO PARTS STORE, AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS WHEN PARTS ARRIVE. *AK
FUEL INJECTION: UNKNOWN TYPE: REGULATOR SQUIRTS FUEL OUT INTO THE ENGINE. *AK
10 TO 15 ESCOND CRANKING TO START, ON START UP IDLES AT 2000 TO 2500 RPM'S FOR 2 TO 4 MINUTES, DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS WONT LOCK OR UNLOCK DOOR OR REAR HATCH, LINKAGE BINDS, NO BACK UP LIGHTS, BOTH FT WIND WING WINDOWS LEAK AIR & WATER, CLUNKING WHEN STARTING & STOPPING FROM TRANSMISSION AREA, FUEL PUMP NOISY, FUEL INJECTORS LEAK RAW FUEL ON HOT DAYS *AK
I HAD FOUND THESE MALFUNCTIONS ON THE INTERNET UNDER THE WB56.COM ON THE RECALL SECTION. UNDER 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED CAUSING HAZARD LIGHT TO FAIL.
TIRES REPLACED DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE, LOST TRACTION NEARLY CAUSING COLLISION. (MICHELINE XCH4 215X75X15)
FUEL INJECTION SEALS LEAKED FLUID ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, SHOWING AN INACCURATE READING OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN GAS TANK. ALSO, ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANY DEFECT. *AK
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE THE FUEL LINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
GAS CAP LEAKS.
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. *DH
THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV UP AT 30 RPM AND TICKS UNTIL IGNITION IS SHUT OFF.
FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED TO THE POINT WHERE OWNER HAD JEEP TOWED. TT
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.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Data on this page last refreshed .