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1992 Jeep Cherokee Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Transmission 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.
9
Latest Sep 6, 2001
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.
8%
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.
2
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 automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. 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. 9 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 transmission

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

Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Sep 6, 2001
Crash reported

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
Transmission
Filed Aug 14, 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
Transmission
Filed Jul 5, 2001
Crash reported

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
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
Transmission
Filed Jun 30, 1997

ALUMINUM PIECES OF METAL THAT SCREW INTO THE PLASTIC SHAFT DISINTEGRATE, MAKING SHIFTING DIFFICULT. *AK

NHTSA ID
813655
Incident
Apr 30, 1993
Transmission
Filed May 2, 1997

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY; PUT CAR IN PARK; STEPPED OUT FOR JACKET; CAR STARTED BACKWARDS; DOOR HIT DRIVER; WAS BENT ON GUARDRAIL; DRIVER TRIED STOP CAR; SHIFTER WOULD NOT STAY IN PARK POSITION; FINALLY JUMPED IN CAR & STOPPED. *AK

NHTSA ID
811985
Incident
Sep 15, 1996
BrakesTransmission
Filed Oct 11, 1995

CLUTCH LINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. TT CONSUMER STATES HE WAS ON A CLIMBING GRADE ON THE HIGHWAY TOWING BOAT IN 3RD GEAR, AT TOP OF GRADE PUSHED CLUTCH TO SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR, CLUTCH PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE AND DID NOT RELEASE CLUTCH, CONSUMER STOPPED AND CHECKED UNDER VEHCILE FOUND BUBBLE ON CLUTCH LINE WITH A HOLE IN IT, HOLE WAS JSUT ABOVE WHERE LINE IS CLAMPED TO BELL HOUSING, CONSUMER STILL HAS THE LINE, CONSUMER HAD DEALER WRITE UP AS A BRAKE LINE, CONSUMER STATES IT WAS THE CLUTCH AND THAT WAS REPAIRED.*JB

NHTSA ID
973239
Incident
Aug 14, 1995
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+2 more
Filed Mar 6, 1995

REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
481331
Incident
Dec 27, 1994
Transmission
Filed Feb 6, 1995

TRANSMISSION GEAR STICKS IN PARK, WILL NOT ENGAGED INTO REVERSE FROM PARK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
959631
Incident
Feb 6, 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

Brakes40Driver assistance19Body & structure11Engine11Electrical8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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