1997 Jeep Cherokee Transmission Problems

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (VP02YOOO2068) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10057391

Incident

Feb 2, 2004

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10055380

Incident

Jan 20, 2004

Mileage

164,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10055379

Incident

Jan 20, 2004

Mileage

164,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE DRIVER WENT OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10042368

Incident

Oct 6, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE GEARS BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BLOW SMOKE. *NLM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10021666

Incident

May 27, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID

10001668

Incident

Dec 24, 2002

WHILE IN PARK VEHICAL JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, CAUSING INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA ID

8015036

Incident

Jul 26, 2002

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SINCE DECEMBER 2001. CONSUMER WOULD PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. ONCE HE THOUGHT THAT HAD PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, AND FOUND THAT HE HAD TO JUMP BACK INTO VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS GOING BACKWARD. VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP REPLACING TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8006361

Incident

Jan 15, 2002

DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, AS CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED INTO TREES AND BUSHES. *TT

NHTSA ID

563772

REAR BEARING FAILED, SEALED TRANSMISSION HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AS A UNIT.*AK

NHTSA ID

752607

Incident

Sep 24, 2001

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING, AND GEAR SHIFT JUMPED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND TOOK OFF. CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP IT, AND VEHICLE RAN OVER HER LEG. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

895803

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

ROLLAWAY IN REVERSE WHILE IN PARK- LEFT FOR WORK IN A.M., BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED TO PUT VECHICLE IN PARK ON DIRT ROAD TO GET OUT AND PUT MAIL IN MAILBOX. AFTER TURNING AROUND FROM PUTTING MAIL IN MAILBOX SAW THAT VECHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

749930

Incident

Sep 28, 1998

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK AT IDLE AND KNOCKED ME DOWN AND BACKED OVER ME AT SLOW SPEED.*AK

NHTSA ID

749824

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WASN'T POSSIBLE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.*AK

NHTSA ID

893382

Incident

Jun 25, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, AND RPMS WERE RACING FROM 2-3. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AND VEHICLE WAS JERKING, VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO LATER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, AND NEEDED REPLACING. *AK CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

892822

PE 01 021: VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING WHEN ITJUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND RAN BACKWARD INTO A GATE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

891986

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

I THINK THAT THE OVERALL SERVICE OF THE JEEP DEALER REALLY STINKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

736896

Incident

Oct 25, 2000

THUMPING HEARD ON ACCELERATION OR ON BUMPY ROAD

NHTSA ID

733642

Incident

Jul 3, 2000

THE VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF HESITATION. I NEED TO HAVE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AND MAYBE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE KEEPS TRYING TO DIE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT INFORMATION THE DEALER NEEDS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THESE PARTS. ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY BOOKLET THESE PARTS ARE WARRANTED.

NHTSA ID

729890

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT BEFORE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, GEARS WERE SLIPPING. A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE, ENGINE QUIT AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 25MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER REBUILT TRANSMISSION. AT ANOTHER TIME, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG. SHE STOPPED/LOOKED UNDER CAR, AND NOTICED OIL ON THE BACK WINDOW DUE TO ENGINE ROD BREAKING OFF, PIERCING THREE HOLES IN OIL PAN. NO WARNING AT ALL, AND THEN VEHICLE DIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

865898

Incident

May 27, 2000

OTHER FAILURES AND STRANDING ALSO INVOLVED WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

718039

Incident

Jan 20, 2000

MULTIPLE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

718038

Incident

Oct 26, 1999

TOTAL COST TO REPAIR TO CONSUMER WAS $1810.36 DEALER "SUPPOSEDLY" STATED THEY WERE PICKING UP HALF OF THE COST AT AN ADDITIONAL $1,200. CONSUMER COSTS INCLUDE TOWING, RENTAL AND "HALF" OF REPAIR. CAN YOU HELP? HAVE OTHERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS?

NHTSA ID

715352

Incident

Nov 10, 1999

INITIAL FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FAILURE 5/98 OCCURRED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY OVERPASS 680/24 WALNUT CREEK, CA. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH GAUGE INDICATED FUEL LEVEL ABOVE 1/8 TANK. CREATED HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC BACKUP FOR SEVERAL MILES ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 680 REQUIRING POLICE ASSISTANCE. SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS WITH REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES 3/29/99 AND 8/30/99, CURRENTLY UNRESOLVED. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFFECTED DRIVABILITY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT 8/30/99. BEGAN EXPERIENCING DANGEROUS ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING ABRUPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRECEDING ENGINE BUCKING, SEVERE ENGINE SURGING, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER, NEAR STALL AT 35 MPH, RADIO AND POWER WINDOW FAILURE 8/23/99, CREATING HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON ROAD. THE FUEL ASSEMBLY FUSE FAILURE ON 11/1/99 OCCURRED AT FREEWAY SPEED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 4 IN MARTINEZ NEAR PACHECO BLVD. OFF-RAMP WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. LOSS OF ENGINE, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AT THIS SPEED AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS CREATED POTENTIAL FOR FATAL COLLISION INVOLVING MULTIPLE VEHICLES. VEHICLE AT LEHMER'S DEALERSHIP FROM 11/1/99-11/5/99. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO DUPLICATE, LOCATE, OR REPAIR FAILURE. VEHICLE RELEASED ON 11/5/99. THE SECOND FUEL SYSTEM FUSE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING ON 11/6/99, ON WESTBOUND YGNACIO VALLEY, A SECONDARY 4 LANE ROAD AT 45 MPH SPEED, AGAIN CREATING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. POLICE CALLED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE COLLISIONS WHILE WAITING FOR TOW. DUE TO THESE RECURRING AND UNRESOLVED SERVICE PROBLEMS WE HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. WE REFUSE TO PUT OUR FAMILY OR OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK AND WISH TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA AND TO PURSUE RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER UNDER THE LEMON LAW. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH, BUT CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL IT OR TRADE IT IN DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION.

NHTSA ID

714457

Incident

May 1, 1998

WHILE AT A STAND STILL CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE TRANMISSION COOLING LINES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

851770

Incident

Oct 23, 1999