Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 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 ON FREEWAY 65 MPH, THE TIRE STARTED TO "BOUNCE", AND SHUTTER..I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED OUT MY TIRE AND SAW THE TREAD STARTING TO COME APART FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE...THE WHOLE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. *TR
1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO SMALL SPARE TIRE. **CC THE CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE AND CHANGED IT WITH THE FACTORY SPARE PROVIDED. ABOUT 10-15 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND THOUGHT HE HAD ANOTHER FLAT. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE. THE CONSUMER RAN A SAFE DISTANCE AND WATCH THE VEHICLE BURN BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY SPARE WHICH WAS TOO SMALL (T-155/90 D16 26", WITH 28.8 TIRES ON IT). THE CONSUMER REQUESTED FULL RETAIL VALUE OF THE TRUCK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S TIRES LOSE AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE BEADS ARE LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNIT MAKES A "CREAKING" NOISE AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES. THE NOISE IS MOST EVIDENT ON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TURNING (EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT) AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSALS AND INSPECTED THE CV JOINT IN AN EFFORT TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE REAR TRANSFER CASE SEAL REPLACED, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FLUID AT A VERY SLOW RATE SINCE IT WAS REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC. I HAD TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS INSPECT THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN IT EMANATES FROM THE AREA OF THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON IT, A TRANSFER CASE SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH MILEAGE SO LOW.*JB
TOTAL UPPER SIDEWALL TO TREAD SEPARATION ALL WAY AROUND ON OUTSIDE FACING TIRE. MR
WHILE TRAVELING THE CONSUMER NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE FIRE WAS STARTED FROM THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE GEAR TRANSFER CASE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT (10-90-118) *YH
THESE TIRES HAVEN'T ACTUALLY "FAILED" BUT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY THE WORST HYDROPLANING TIRES I HAVE EVER OWNED. AT 40 MPH ON STRAIGHT ROADS YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. I BOUGHT A SET TO PUT ON OUR JEEP CHEROKEE 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL,ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE RECALLED SIZE. I ALSO HAVE A SET OF THE STEELTEX AT ON A FORD F-250 PICKUP I PURCHASED NEW AND THEY ARE WORTHLESS ON WET ROADS ALSO.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT23575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT23575R15 )
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
THIS INCIDENT ALMOST RESULTED IN FIVE FATALITY PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 335/75/15 )
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE WENT FLAT. PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON VEHICLE, WHICH WAS P22570R/15. THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE 24570R/15. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OVERHEATED & FAILED DUE TO HAVING A SMALLER TIRE ON VEHICLE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. FOR THE SAME REASON THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT. SHE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD CHECKED ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND SAW A HUB SEPARATED ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
LOUD NOISE UPON BREAKING, CAUSED BY THE SUSPENSION COMPRESSING AND FORCING THE DRIVESHAFT CV JOINTS TO BIND WHILE ENTERING THE TRANSFER CASE.
THREE OUT OF FOUR GOODYEAR INVICTA TIRE BEADS SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL.
GOODYEAR TIRES INVICTA P225/75R15 RWL DOT #M6HHRWR 054 FAILED ON FOUR OCCASIONS DUE TO BEAD SEPARATING FROM THE SIDEWALL.
TIRE CORD BENT/DISTORTED. *AK
ORIGINAL TIRES ARE NOT APPROIATE FOR CAR BECAUSE THEY SPEED AND SLIDE ON DRIVE AND WET SURFACES. PROBLEM REPORTED THREE TIMES BEFORE ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
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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