Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats 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 Jan 28, 2011
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.
4%
of 390 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.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 28, 2011
Crash reported1 injury reported
1997 JEEP CHEROKEE DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE DURING LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISION. 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SLID ON SLUSH AT STOPLIGHT. 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE HAD NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED A CRACKED TAIL LIGHT, AND MINOR SCRATCHES ON TOW HITCH, AND REAR BUMPER SKIN, IN ADDITION TO THE SEATS BEING DAMAGED. THE 04 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX REQUIRED A HOOD AND BUMPER-SKIN, BUT NO BUMPER SUPPORT, RADIATOR SUPPORT, AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR OTHER DAMAGE. THE PASSENGER SEAT FRAME OF THE 1997 JEEP IS BENT AND PRESUMABLY BROKEN. BOTH REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL RE-WELDING AND REPAIR, ESTIMATED AT $250 PER SEAT. SETTLED WITH DRIVER OUT OF COURT FOR WISCONSIN MINIMUM DAMAGE WAIVER OF $1000 MODERATE BACK PAIN RESULTED FROM COLLISION FROM THE DRIVER, PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NO RUST, AND IS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS RESULT OF POOR MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES USED IN THE SEAT CONSTRUCTION. *TR
NHTSA ID
10379380
Incident
Jan 26, 2011
Mileage
205,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 3, 2008
Crash reported
1997 JEEP CHEROKEE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLIPPED UP STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER HIT THE MEDIAN BARRIER BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-0800. *JB
NHTSA ID
10213951
Incident
Nov 6, 2007
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 20, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HOOD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
NHTSA ID
10067531
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 20, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HATCHBACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER NOTIFIED REPAIRED AND REPLACED. TS
NHTSA ID
8023083
Incident
Oct 25, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 30, 2002
WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD UNLOADS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW AND DAMAGING THE VEHICLES HOOD. *TS *NLM
NHTSA ID
8021907
Incident
Oct 19, 2002
Mileage
53,800 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 23, 2001
HOOD BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CABLE MUST HAVE SNAPPED. VISION WAS BLOCKED BY HOOD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE DRIVER CAN'T SEE WHERE TO GO. *AK
NHTSA ID
895076
Incident
May 1, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 6, 2000
METAL AROUND DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH HAS RIPPED AWAY, LEAVING LATCH SITTING WITH NO SUPPORT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
NHTSA ID
872449
Incident
Sep 4, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 31, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH HOOD POPPED OPEN, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. JEEP HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
866422
Incident
Jul 29, 2000
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Jul 12, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT. FUSES WERE CHECKED AND REPLACED TO REPAIR. THE NEXT DAY THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT OTHER THAN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEFECT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO HAVE ACCESS TO SEE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER IMPORTANT PARTS. *AK
NHTSA ID
865323
Incident
Jun 1, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 19, 2000
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH HOOD OPENED UP W/O WARNING. HOOD WAS NOT TAMPERED WITH, AND OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY THROUGH BOTH SAFETY LATCHES. DEFECT AFFECTED CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH ALMOST LED TO AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, THEY SAID THAT OWNER DID NOT LUBE THE LATCHES, THEREFORE THE DEALER/CHRYSLER IS NOT AT FAULT. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
863803
Incident
Jun 9, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 6, 1998
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRUNK LATCH. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUNK FLEW OPEN AND THEIR DOG ALMOST FLEW OUT. THE TRUNK LATCH WAS DISCOVERED BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
830268
Incident
Oct 21, 1998
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Aug 17, 1998
WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOOR WITH THE KEY THE DOOR WILL UNLOCK WITH THE KEY TURNING TO THE UNLOCKED POSITION. BUT WHEN LIFTING THE HANDLE, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. REPAIRED ONCE AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
826830
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 6, 1998
SAFETY LATCH FOR HOOD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
NHTSA ID
533609
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 16, 1997
IMPROPER READING OF FUEL GAUGE DUE TO FAULTY CIRCUT CHIP BOARD FOR FUEL CONTROL, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *AK
NHTSA ID
814284
Incident
Jun 27, 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.
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