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1991 Jeep Cherokee Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance 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.
12
Latest Jul 15, 2014
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.
5%
of 233 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Jeep Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 driver-assistance

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

BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jul 15, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1991 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE ACCTUATOR AND RS SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000. UPDATED 8/29/14*CN UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID
10610661
Incident
Jul 3, 2014
Mileage
176,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jul 31, 2002

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE INVOLVED IN SEVERAL RECALLS. ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR IN APRIL. SPEED SENSOR AND RING TONE WHEEL FAILED, RELEASING BRAKES WHEN PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGAN TO MOVE ON ITS OWN EVEN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE.*JB

NHTSA ID
8015237
Driver assistance
Filed May 15, 2002

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SURGE, ENGINE REVVS. CONSUMER HAS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTART. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
8009921
Incident
Apr 1, 2000
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 19, 1999

BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER, CALIPER, PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. MJS

NHTSA ID
549649
Incident
May 11, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 3, 1999

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. LUCKILY NO PERSON OR CAR WAS IN THE WAY. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATION STOPPED. SCARY. *AK

NHTSA ID
708200
Incident
Jul 3, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 29, 1998
1 injury reported

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
529433
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 23, 1997
2 injuries reported

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION IN REVERSE GEAR, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
527089
Incident
Dec 21, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 30, 1997
Crash reported

STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE ALMOST HIT A CHILD, AND TO AVOID HITTING THE CHILD VEHICLE RAN INTO A BASEBALL FIELD AND THEN FLAP IN THE AIR. VEHICLE IS UNDER A NON-SAFETY RECALL 97I- 002 000.

NHTSA ID
813620
Incident
Jun 11, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed May 9, 1997
Crash reported

TYRING TO PARK VEHICLE IT WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12: 00 POSITION, RPMS, UNKNOWN, VEHICLE WENT INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. *AK

NHTSA ID
812149
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 22, 1995

THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A WEATHER SEAL. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
962370
Incident
Mar 1, 1991
BrakesDriver assistanceSteering
Filed Feb 2, 1995

WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN, PRESSING ON BRAKE, ENGINE DIES; NO STEERING; NO BRAKES; PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SENSOR. TT

NHTSA ID
959506
Incident
Dec 15, 1993
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 23, 1995
Crash reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481782
Incident
Aug 5, 1993

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

Brakes163Engine17Seat belts14Transmission10Interior & seats10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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