1992 Jeep Cherokee Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT CALLED MOPAR AND THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER; BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY MOPAR TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED 21 YEARS AGO BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

11241323

Incident

Jun 9, 1998

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 65. WHEN I GOT TO 60 I NOTICED MY SUV BEGAN TO SHAKE. HITTING A BUMP MOST OF THE TIME STARTS THE PROBLEM. IT VIBRATED SO MUCH AND SO LOUDLY THAT I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 55. I TOOK IT TO THE FIRST MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE "STEERING STABILIZER" IT DID COST ABOUT $150-$300 TO FIX. I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY BUT IT WASN'T CHEAP. IT WORKED FOR AWHILE. I HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL OTHER CAR SERVICE COMPANIES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AT THE MOMENT IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THIS STARTED BUT IF I GO OVER 60 THERE IS A 90% CHANCE OF IT HAPPENING. IF I GO OVER 60 AND HIT A BUMP THERE IS A 100% CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING.

NHTSA ID

10748859

Incident

Aug 24, 2004

Mileage

110,000 mi

DOUGLAS TIRE 215/75R15, 1200 MILES ON TIRES ALL AT 55 TO 60 MPH. I HAD THEM BALANCED AND AT SLOW SPEED THEY WERE SMOOTH. THE FOLLOWING DAY I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 TO 70 MPH AND I COULD HEAR A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE AND THE CAR SHOOK. AT HIGH SPEEDS THE TIRES MUST TAKE ON A DIFFERENT SHAPE. WALMART REFUSED ANY CONCESSION SO I'M CONFINED TO SLOW DRIVING UNTIL I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER SET OF TIRES; ANOTHER BRAND THAT IS. MY TIRE LINE IS XTRA-TRAC II (ROMAN NUMERAL 2). YOU DON'T GIVE ME THE OPTION TO SELECT THAT LINE. I CANNOT TELL WHILE DRIVING WHICH TIRE OR HOW MANY TIRES ARE BECOMING DEFORMED WHILE DRIVING. PARKED, THEY ALL LOOK GOOD. *KB

NHTSA ID

10425649

Incident

Sep 15, 2011

Mileage

125,880 mi

(1) COVER ON INTERIOR HALOGEN LAMP FELL OFF. (2) HALOGEN LAMP WAS EXPOSED AND FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD SUFFERED BURNS TO HAND FROM HALOGEN LAMP. (3) HALOGEN LAMP WAS REMOVED FROM VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184466

Incident

Feb 13, 2007

DURING AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT ON THE 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE MALFUNCTIONED.*MR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK ON IMPACT. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FACIAL AND HEAD INJURIES AS A RESULT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10117657

Incident

Mar 5, 2005

Mileage

138,000 mi

WHILE BACKING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART, AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10067216

Mileage

11,000 mi

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND WOULD STAY ON THE REMINDER OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. THE CONSUMER IS NOT HAVING ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AT THIS TIME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10051976

Incident

Dec 15, 2003

Mileage

11,000 mi

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FUEL LEAK AND PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ROTORS.*MR AFTER HAVING PAID FOR REPAIRS ON HIS CAR, THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE ROTORS.*CB ALSO WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10051804

Incident

Nov 21, 2003

Mileage

202,223 mi

DEAR SIR/MADAM: I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION MATTERS RELATED TO A CERTAIN SAFETY DEFECT WHICH I BELIEVE RESULTED IN CAR CRASHES CAUSED BY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF DAIMLER/CHRYSLER'S, CHRYSLER GROUP VEHICLES. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER IS MY FORMER EMPLOYER AND I WORKED THERE AS AN ENGINEER. DURING MY TENURE THERE, I WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GROUP THAT NOW HAS AS ITS MEMBERS, THE CORPORATIONS EXPERT WITNESS DEFENDING THE CORPORATION IN LAW SUITS RELATED TO THESE CRASHES. THIS SAME GROUP WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND RELEASING THE CONTROLS WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AT ONE POINT IN TIME I WAS PART OF THE TEAM AT DAILMER/CHRYSLER THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING CRASHES CAUSED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ACCORDINGLY, I BELIEVE THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME VERY GOOD IF NOT EXCLUSIVE INSIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS MATTER. I BELIEVE THAT THESE CAR CRASHES ARE THE RESULT OF DAILMER/CHRYSLERS FLAGRANT NEGLIGENCE IN DEVELOPING THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE CRASHES. IF MY ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO YOU, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I AM WILLING TO HELP IN WHATEVER CAPACITY I CAN. IT IS WRONG THAT DAILMER/CHRYSLER BUILT AND SOLD VEHICLES WHICH MAY HURT IF NOT KILL SOMEONE. REGARDLESS OF YOUR DISPOSITION OF THIS MATTER, IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE A REPLY ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 18, 2003 OUTLINING YOU INTENDED COURSE OF ACTION TO MY CONCERN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10049231

Incident

Dec 4, 2003

Mileage

111,100 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN STEADILY LOSING OIL FOR THE LAST MONTH AND I AFTER I CAME BACK FROM LUNCH AT WORK ONE DAY, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY WORK, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SMOKING SO I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A HALF AN HOUR THEN WENT DIRECTLY TO THE GAS STATION WHERE HE TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPAIRED, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND IF HE TOOK IT APART IT WOULD END UP COSTING MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH. SINCE WE JUST PAID THE CAR OFF, I WAS HOPING THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE CRACKED MANIFOLD. IT HAS BEEN STEADILY LOSING OIL AND I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER WEEK NOW, WHICH IS EXPENSIVE. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. ALSO AT TIMES THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH DOES NOT WORK AS THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE MY CAR WILL NOT START AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IT WILL START. *LA

NHTSA ID

10043266

Incident

Sep 28, 2003

Mileage

142,600 mi

WHILE TOWING A BOAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10030070

Incident

Jul 24, 2003

CONSUMER STATES HER JEEP VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN SHE MAKES A TURN IT REALLY VIBRATES. SHE SAYS SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO FOUR DEALERS AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10003967

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

REAR BENCH MIDDLE SEAT SEATBELT ASSEMBLY HAS COME COMPLETELY APART. CONSUMER STATES PASSENGERS ARE NOT RESTRAINED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011728

Incident

May 15, 2002

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGES TO GARAGE. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ID

8002933

WHENEVER CONSUMER DRIVES OVER A BUMP AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND ABOVE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WOBBLES BADLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO 6 DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

897816

Incident

Mar 1, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CONSUMER'S FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO ROLL VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

897268

Incident

Oct 2, 2001

WHEN PUTTING GEAR INTO REVERSE FROM PARK VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

895911

Incident

Aug 3, 2001

STARTED VEHICLE, MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND CAR ACCELERATED TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT, CAUSING THAT CAR TO BE "TOTALED" AND OVER $2,000 DAMAGE TO THE JEEP. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE GAS PEDAL!*AK

NHTSA ID

750524

Incident

Aug 8, 2001

LOCK ON TRANSMISSION TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM JUMPING INTO GEAR. RECALL 733 WAS REPAIRED BY ANOTHER PART AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO PAY THE BILL.

NHTSA ID

9002401

MY 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON TWO OCCASIONS THIS YEAR. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE CAR SMASHED INTO MY BACK STEPS CAUSING ABOUT $500 DAMAGE TO THE STEPS AND $1250 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I HAD BEEN IN THE CAR AND EXITED TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM THE GARAGE. THE CAR WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS TOWARD THE HOUSE. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, I FOUND THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE, NOT PARK. I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IF IT HAD BEEN IN GEAR, SO I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS AMISS WITH THE CAR. LATER IN FEBRUARY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I WAS THEREFORE ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOPE THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

747865

IGNITION BROKE AND VEHICLE CAN START WITHOUT A KEY, AND STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID

882755

SPRING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK FLEW OFF, CAUSING SEAT TO ABRUPTLY FLY FORWARD, FLOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ALWAYS SATURATED FROM RAIN, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED SPRING TO RUST. CJ

NHTSA ID

559756

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BROKEN IN TWO PICES . CHRYSLER HAS SENT OUT RECALL879, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

NHTSA ID

880106

Incident

Dec 31, 2000

FRONT ROTORS BROKE IN TWO PIECES, SAME DEFECT AS RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

880105

Incident

Dec 31, 2000

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (UA) - TURNING RIGHT IN SERVICE STATION; ACCELERATOR WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. ALMOST NO BRAKES. BARELY MISSED GAS PUMPS AND GAS DELIVERY TANKER. GOT ON STRAIGHTAWAY AND TURNED OFF IGNITION, STOPPING WITH AID OF PARKING BRAKE. JEEP SERVICE DEPT. REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE --"MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FLOOR MAT". THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY IN THE CRUISE CONTROL AS IT IS THE ONLY DEVICE THAT CAN PULL THE ACCELERATOR CABLE TO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. HAVE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WOULD ADVISE ALL CHEROKEE OWNERS TO DO THE SAME. *AK

NHTSA ID

738167