Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Driver assistance 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.
14
Latest Apr 1, 2012
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.
3%
of 447 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Jeep Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 1, 2012
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. STALLS ON FREEWAY OR IN CITY DRIVING. THIS IS AN INFAMOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON 96 JEEPS. VERY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE ENGINE CUTS OUT COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION. REQUIRES PULLING OVER WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING TO RESTART ENGINE. JEEP THEN WILL REPEATEDLY DIE AFTER RE-STARTING. SINCE ENGINE DIES WHILE IN MOTION, CARS BEHIND ARE IN REAL DANGER OF COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX WITH NORMAL MECHANICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING. ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN ONLINE BLOGS FOR JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WITH STALLING WHILE IN MOTION POSES A GREAT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. JEEP/CHRYSLER IS AWARE AND DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ID
10453707
Incident
Feb 6, 2012
Mileage
125,005 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 13, 2007
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING HE PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN DEPRESS AND PRESS IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE CORRECTLY. BECAUSE OF THIS THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113618, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114466.*AK
NHTSA ID
10182456
Incident
Oct 24, 2006
Mileage
113,618 mi
Driver assistanceSteering
Filed Dec 23, 2001
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
755962
Incident
Oct 1, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 11, 2001
CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED SPEEDING UP, AND TOOK OFF IN FAST MOTION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ID
892560
Incident
Jun 1, 2001
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Jul 4, 2001
Crash reported
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AS PER THE NEWS ON 07/04/2001 FITS THE INCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, A TEENAGE FRIEND WAS DRIVING ALONE. HE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THE DOG WAS OUT OF THE YARD. HE SAID HE PUT IT IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO GET THE DOG. THE JEEP INADVERTENTLY ROLLED IN REVERSE INTO A NEIGHBORS FENCE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. I HAD TO PAY THE NEIGHBOR FOR THE DAMAGE TO HIS FENCE. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AS I DEEMED IT HIS ERROR AND DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.*AK
NHTSA ID
747795
Incident
Aug 10, 1998
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 6, 2000
WHILE STOPPING ON A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKES.ODOMETER WILL GO UP TO 3000 RPMS. DEALER HAD REPLACED THE THROTTLE, AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE.*AK
NHTSA ID
874528
Incident
Nov 2, 2000
Driver assistanceOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 12, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR OF VEHICLE STARTED SKIDDING. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A HILL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF CAUSING ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.
NHTSA ID
830629
Incident
Nov 6, 1998
Driver assistanceVisibility
Filed Oct 27, 1997
PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION.
NHTSA ID
604261
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 6, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
809529
Incident
Jan 27, 1997
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed May 20, 1997
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
NHTSA ID
517305
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed May 12, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN GARAGE, STARTED MOTOR AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, ENGINE SURGED IN REVERSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
810836
Incident
Oct 15, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed May 9, 1997
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ID
517120
Incident
Nov 26, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 29, 1997
WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HALF WAY DOWN, THE TRANSMISSION PASSING GEA, CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO OINTO PEN THROTLLE POSITION, RPMS, RACED UP TO 800 RPMS. *AK
NHTSA ID
810693
Incident
Dec 27, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 14, 1997
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ID
515647
Incident
Jan 2, 1997
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