Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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. 17 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
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TRUNK AREA DUE TO TAIL PIPE BEING TOO CLOSE TO FLOOR MELTED, CAUSING A FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH LOST ALL POWER AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, LOSING TRANSMISSION FLUID. HAD TO BE PUSHED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER, PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BOTH U-JOINTS IN THE FRONT AXLE WERE REPLACED. *SLC
THE ENGINE IS ROUGHER SOUNDING FOR THE LOW MILES, EVEN THE GEARS SOUND TOO WORN. *AK
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE FIRE. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT: PULLEY DUE TO WOBBLING. HAD SERPENTINE BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THEN PARKED VEHICLE. DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT INTO HER WORK PLACE, AND SOMEONE TOLD HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND ON FIRE. THE FIRE BURNED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE/DASH BOARD AND THE ROOF. THE CONSUMER LOST HER VEHICLE DUE TO THE FIRE, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
OIL PAN AROUND DRAIN PLUG CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS OIL.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED.
TAIL PIPE FAILED.
EXHAUST HEAD CRACKED, RESULTING IN FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. TT
CRANKSHAFT BROKE AFTER OIL PAN REPLACEMENT. *TW
WHEN DRIVING, THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. PEDAL HAD RESISTANCE BUT WAS NOT STOPPING WELL. KT
NOISY ENGINE. *AK
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.
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