1998 Jeep Cherokee Transmission Problems

I JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE A CRACKED MANIFOLD, MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN PUT A NEW PART IN IT AND NOW THAT IS BROKEN,I HAVE ALSO HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT WITH ONLY 148,000.00 MILES. IN 2006 I HAD TO FIX THE GAS TANK BECAUSE IT WAS BROKEN TOO. IS THIS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM????? ANY OF THESE, I HAVE HAD THE JEEP SINCE 2000 AND I BOUGHT IT WHEN IT HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE THIS IS 2012 AND I ONLY HAVE 156,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THANK YOU. *JS

NHTSA ID

10455791

Incident

Apr 12, 2012

Mileage

156,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, A RATTLING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN 04/06. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN 05/06. A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS RECEIVED ON 09/09/06, WHICH PERTAINED TO THE POWER TRAIN: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) AND INSPECTION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ON 09/11/06, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS MADE PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM WAS DENIED. UPDATED 10/31/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10170945

Incident

May 5, 2006

Mileage

121,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AND PARKING IN DIRTY TRACK. GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO MOVE SOMETHING ON THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND SMASH EDA BIG ROCK, CAUSING FRONT DAMAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED*AK

NHTSA ID

10026842

Incident

Jul 9, 2003

THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BECAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD TO BE CHANGED. UPON LEAVING WITH THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE PUT INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING ANY BUTTON ON SHIFTER. *NLM .*AK

NHTSA ID

10021652

Incident

May 26, 2003

Mileage

117,000 mi

THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019917

THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019420

Incident

May 7, 2003

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL FOR THE SHIFTER DETENTOR. RECALL NUMBER #B02 THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP INTO GEAR . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL ADDATIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER. TS

NHTSA ID

8022982

Incident

Nov 12, 2002

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND PARKING BRAKE WAS ON, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND CRASHED INTO THE MAIL BOXES. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS SIMILAR TO THE FIRST. A FRIEND BORROWED THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. NO INJUREIS. *JG

NHTSA ID

8016563

Incident

Aug 11, 2002

CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE EROTORS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMPLETING THE WORK, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (00V136000) IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE ROTORS. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR MONIES PAID. *JG

NHTSA ID

566602

PLACED GEAR SHIFT IN PARK, THEN WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND RAISED THE HATCH. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD TOWARD THE OWNER, OWNER JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY AND THE VEHICLE PROCEDED INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC. MANAGED TO JUMP IN AND PULLED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO FORWARD GEAR AND PULLED BACK TO SID OF ROAD, NARROWLY MISSING A SEMI-TRUCK.

NHTSA ID

9004040

Incident

Jul 3, 2001

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, WHEN PLACING IT IN PARK, IT SLIPS BACK INTO REVERSE, IN OTHER WORDS IT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT IN RECALL.*AK VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAD PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN IT STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS, TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION. *JG

NHTSA ID

8008269

Incident

Dec 15, 2001

IGNITION WAS ON AND GEAR WAS IN PARK WHEN VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

8006990

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSFER CASE, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN FOUR HUNDRED MILES OF EACH OTHER. WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED SMELLED OIL BURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8003627

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TRANSAXLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8003468

Incident

Feb 3, 2002

TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND DRAGGED OWNER TEN FEET, RESULTING IN HITTING A STACK OF HARDWOOD LUMBER.

NHTSA ID

9005138

Incident

Sep 21, 2001

MY VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON IN PARK; WHILE IN PARK FOR LESS THAN 2 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE; VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY HITTING A TREE. NOW MY TRUNK IS DAMAGED, AND MY POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK; IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THERE IS A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH MY PARTICULAR BRAND OF JEEP; THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX MY JEEP; SO WHAT I AM SUPPOSE TO DO. *AK

NHTSA ID

755594

Incident

Dec 10, 2001

I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC WHEN VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR END. IT HAD NOT BEEN SHIFTING BADLY OR MAKING ANY UNUSUAL NOISES. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT ALLEN SAMUELS CHRYSLER JEEP ON HWY 3 HOUSTON, TEXAS IN JUNE. THEY CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NEVER INIDCATED ANY THING ELSE NEEDED TO BE DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION. .*AK

NHTSA ID

754823

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

TRANSMISION FAILURE CAUSED VEH. TO CONTINUE TO MOVE WHILE SHIFT WAS IN (P) PARK POSITION.*AK

NHTSA ID

754249

Incident

Nov 5, 2001

THE COMSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, ONCE VEHICLE STOPPED, CONSUMER CHECKED THE GEAR SHIFT AND IT WAS STILL IN PARK.*YH

NHTSA ID

563805

Incident

Mar 28, 2000

VEHICLE JERKS WHEN TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT WAS IN PARK. VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

896926

Incident

Sep 17, 2001

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED ACCIDENT, WHILE KEY WAS IN IGNITION AND GEARSHIFT WAS IN PARK. CONSUMER STATED THAT PREVIOUSLY THE VEHICLE JUMPED TO REVERSE FROM PARK AND HE WAS ABLE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING.

NHTSA ID

562829

THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKSWARDS, THE VEHICLE HIT A GARAGE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE DOOR.

NHTSA ID

562689

Incident

May 7, 2001

I WAS GOING TO GO WORKOUT AND HAD STARTED MY VEHICLE. I REALIZED I FORGOT MY GYM BAG IN THE HOUSE. I LIVE IN A TOWNHOME AND THERE IS A PARKING LOT DIRECTLY INFRONT OF THE HOUSE. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING IN PARK IN THE PARKING LOT. I THEN PROCEEDED INTO THE HOUSE TO GET MY GYM BAG, WHEN I RETURNED THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS AND HEADED TOWARDS MY HOUSE. I QUICKLY GOT INSIDE AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP JUST BEFORE THE BACKEND HAD HIT A TREE. I AM 100% CONFIDENT THAT I LEFT THE CAR IN PARK. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PASSING PEDESTRIANS OR CARS.*AK

NHTSA ID

749850

Incident

Aug 4, 2001

CAR WENT FROM PARK POSITION WITH MOTOR RUNNING TO REVERSE, RESULTING IN HITTING A WALL AT 10-15MPH, WHICH THEN JUMPED BACK IN FORWARD POSITION.

NHTSA ID

9003333

Incident

Feb 1, 1999

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, GEAR IN PARK, IT WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A FORD F150 PICKUP.

NHTSA ID

9002609

Incident

Jun 8, 2001