Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Exterior lighting 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.
12
Latest Aug 4, 2015
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 398 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.
1
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 headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Jeep Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 exterior lighting
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalFuel systemExterior lighting
Filed Aug 4, 2015
IT STARTED WITH THE LIGHTS TURNING OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP. THE WHOLE JEEP WOULD GO DARK. INSTRUMENT PANEL, OVERHEAD LIGHTS, DRIVING LIGHTS, ALL OF THEM! THEN AFTER PARKING THE JEEP, DAY OR NIGHT, THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF ALL BY ITSELF. THE DOOR SWITCHES LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEN THERE WAS THE RADIO THAT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. THEN THE WINDOWS DECIDED TO STOP GOING UP AND DOWN. WHEN I WOULD START THE JEEP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULDN'T MOVE, TURN ON. SO, I WOULD TURN OFF THE JEEP AND RESTART IT. SOME OF THE GAUGES, WOULD TURN ON BUT OTHERS, WOULD NOT, LIKE THE FUEL TANK GAGE, SPEEDOMETER GAGE. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THERE WOULD BE A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. I STILL TO THIS DAY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO HAPPEN EVERY DAY AND EACH TIME IT WAS TURNED ON. THEN THERE IS THE TRANSMISSION AND REAR END THAT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. IT STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THE REAR END MADE A NOISE. I HAD ALL THE OIL LEVELS CHECKED OUT, BUT STILL IT WOULD HAPPEN. I DO RECALL GETTING A FLYER IN THE MAIL, REGARDING A RECALL, BUT IT ALSO SAID THAT THE DEALER, DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHY WOULD YOU SEND OUT A FLYER THAT YOU HAVE NO WAY OF FIXING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET THE PART'S? ! AND ARE YOU EVEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE WORRY YOU PUT ME THROUGH? IT BECAME ANOTHER REASON TO PARK THE JEEP. HOW COULD YOU DO.THIS, TO SO MANY PEOPLE? WITH ALL THESE STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING TO THE JEEP, I HAD TO DO WHAT WAS BEST FOR MY SAFETY, AS WELL AS, THOSE WHO WERE ON THE ROAD DRIVING AROUND ME. I JUST COULDN'T LIVE WITH MYSELF, KNOWING THAT I COULD HAVE COST SOMEONE OR MYSELF INJURY OR DEATH, BY HAVING THE JEEP ON THE ROAD KNOWING IT WAS HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS. IT HAS NOW BEEN CLOSE TO THREE-YEARS SINCE THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT.
NHTSA ID
10746163
Incident
Mar 12, 2012
Mileage
120,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structureExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Jan 12, 2015
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK HEADED SOUTH ON I-69 IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. I HAD JUST PASSED THE INDIANA STATE ROAD 14 UNDERPASS WHEN A SEMI TRUCK TIRE AND RIM (THE WHOLE THING) CAME OFF A SEMI TRUCK AND ROLLED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WHERE MY JEEP HIT IT. IT HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY JEEP. DIRECTLY IN THE FRONT BUT THE RIGHT HALF OF THE BUMPER/FRONT END. THE TIRE THEN WENT UNDER MY CAR WHERE IT FORCED ME TO SLIDE IN TO THE CEMENT MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY HITTING MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT BUMPER AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR OR SO. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
NHTSA ID
10671740
Incident
Jan 12, 2015
Mileage
231,000 mi
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Jul 2, 2002
WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS, CONSUMER HAS TO WIGGLE SWITCH TO GET HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES BEFORE HEADLIGHTS COME ON, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES,THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILS TO ACTIVATE UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. *SLC
NHTSA ID
8013116
Incident
Apr 1, 2002
AirbagsBrakesElectrical+3 more
Filed Jun 5, 2002
RECALL 00V136000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR RECALL. *AK BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CLUSTER HARNESS FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FOG LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE BUCKLE FOR REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE. *YH
NHTSA ID
8011077
Incident
May 2, 2002
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 26, 2001
TURN LIGHT SIGNAL DOES NOT CANCEL ON RIGHT TURNS AND TURN LIGHT SIGNAL DOES NOT FUNCTION ON RIGHT TURNS
NHTSA ID
741559
Incident
Jan 12, 2001
Exterior lightingTransmission
Filed Jun 29, 2000
WHEN CONSUMER BACKS OUT THERE ARE NO BACK UP LIGHTS. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT IS VERY LOOSE. THE LOOSE GEARSHIFT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
864533
Incident
Jun 29, 2000
ElectricalEngineInterior & seats+4 more
Filed Feb 24, 2000
TRANSMISSION CLUNCKS SEVERELY WHILE SHIFTING GEAR. YH
NHTSA ID
551041
Exterior lighting
Filed May 19, 1999
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN HEADLIGHTS GET DIM. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER PUTS THE HEAT ON AND WHEN VEHICLE GETS WARM, HEADLIGHTS GO DIM. *AK
NHTSA ID
838169
Incident
Jun 21, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 14, 1999
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS DIMMED, AND CONSUMER WAS AFFECTED BY THE LOW LIGHTING ON THE ROAD. *AK
NHTSA ID
836753
Incident
Mar 1, 1999
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 20, 1999
WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON, THE HEAD LAMPS WOULD GO DIM. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS IN USE. TAKING VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
833775
Incident
Sep 16, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 24, 1998
HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CYCLES.
NHTSA ID
700868
Incident
Nov 11, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 23, 1998
HEADLIGHT FLICKER CONSTANTLY WHEN DEFROSTER, A/C, HEATER ARE ON CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
NHTSA ID
542236
Incident
Sep 29, 1998
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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