Electrical
Filed Jul 24, 2003
Fire reported
WHILE TOWING A BOAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10030070
- Incident
- Jul 24, 2003
1992 Jeep Cherokee Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Electrical 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 Jul 24, 2003
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.
7%
of 113 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.
5
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 electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 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 electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Electrical
Filed Mar 12, 2001
IGNITION BROKE AND VEHICLE CAN START WITHOUT A KEY, AND STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 882755
Electrical
Filed Feb 7, 2000
Fire reported
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS IT WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE. CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE GARAGE, AND THE JEEP WAS ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, NEAR THE ENGINE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 856413
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2000
Electrical
Filed Mar 3, 1998
Fire reported
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROX. 8 HOURS. MAIN ENGINE COMPUTER SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE AND BURN. FIRE WENT OUT WHEN BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED.
- NHTSA ID
- 531842
- Incident
- Mar 1, 1998
ElectricalEngineTransmission
Filed Sep 6, 1997
THRERMOSTAT/RADIATOR/WATER PUMP/REAR MAIN SEAL/HEAD GASKET/VALVE COVER GASKET/ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET/OIL FILTER ADAPTER RING. FAILED. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND PLUG WIRES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 523389
- Incident
- Aug 13, 1997
Electrical
Filed Mar 12, 1996
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED, REPLACED THE COMPUTER, TO NO AVAIL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 980623
- Incident
- Jul 10, 1995
BrakesElectrical
Filed May 30, 1995
Fire reported
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE POSSIBLEY DUE TO AN ELECTRICIAL SHORT. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966073
- Incident
- May 27, 1995
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed May 11, 1995
Fire reported
EXPERIENCE AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, TRIED LIFT UP THE THE HOOD RELEASE FAILED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 965178
- Incident
- May 10, 1995
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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .