Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Jeep Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TRAVELING EAST ON HWY 76 JUST OUTSIDE JULESBURG, CO, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 75MPH. TIRE PRESSURES WERE AT 35 PSI ON ALL TIRES BEFORE TRIP A FEW DAYS EARLIER. TIRES HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE ABOUT 45% REMAINING TREAD. BLOWOUT PATTERN WAS A NEAR PERFECT CIRCLE WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD AREA OF THE TIRE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE CONSISTED OF BENT REAR QUARTER PANEL. *TR
WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE DUE TO HAIRLINE FRACTURE DURING MANUFACTURING WITHIN FIRST 7,000 MILES ON CAR. AT 37,000 MILES FUEL SENSOR FAILED. AT 69,000 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. AT 72,000 REAR SHOCK BROKE OFF CAR LEAVING BOLTS STILL IN CHASSIS. VERY FRUSTRATED, CHRYSTER CORP. DOES NOT CARE!
I OWN A 1991 JEEP CHEROKEE SP/CL 4 WD. WHEN I TAKE IT OUT OF 4WD IT WON'T DISINGAGE UNLESS I PUT IT INTO REVERSE. THE MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION THIS. I DROVE FOR 20 MILES IN 4 WD WITHOUT KNOWING IT UNTIL I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING. I CALLED AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO PUT IT IN REVERSE. I DID AND IT WORKED.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE 245 75R16 109 BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE TIRE HAD A 6 INCH GASH FROM THE RIM ALL THE WAY UP. THE TIRE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE MECHANIC REPLACED IT WITH SPARE TIRE. *AK
3 OF 4 TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS AROUND THE RIMS 360 DEG. GOODYEAR DEALER SAYS NOT SERIOUS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE TIRES FAILURE, IN PARTICULAR DURING CORNERING. I BELIEVE THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR SAFETY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)
THE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING (GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P225/75R15-102S),SMALL NAIL FOUND IN THE TIRE, HOWEVER NO DEFLATION OCCURED PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. NLM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED POWER STEERING HOSE HAD RUBBED THROUGH. EVERY TIME WHEEL WAS TURNED IT RUBBED ON POWER STEERING HOSE, NEXT TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE. *AK THE POWER STEERING LINE IS ADJACENT TO UNIVERSAL JOINT ON STEERING SHAFT, OVER TIME WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, IT WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR THROUGH, THIS LINE IS ALSO NEAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHEN STEERING FLUID SPRAYS ONTO A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO KEEP THE LINE AWAY FROM THE STEERING SHAFT, CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALER SHOULD BE LIABLE TO REPLACE THE PART SINCE IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. *SLC
HAD 2 SIDE WALL BLOWOUTS WITH A 3RD TIRE BULGING AT THE SIDE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FIRST TIRE BECAUSE NOTHING WAS SUSPECTED TO BE WRONG, THEN THE TIRES KEPT BLOWING OUT AND THE 3RD TIRE WAS CAUGHT BEFORE THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED. GOOD YEAR WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REPLACED 3 TIRES BUT REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE FIRST TIRE THAT WE PAID FOR. I FEEL SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THESE TIRES BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP GETTING KILLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75 R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75 R15 )
RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY AND INSTANTANEOUSLY LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE 95 NORTH IN MD APPROACHING DE BORDER. I QUICKLY LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL, AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILOR AT FULL SPEED. LUCK ALONE GOT MY WIFE AND I TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE INITIAL CONTACTS WITH THE CAR DEALERSHIP, AND WITH A GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER SERVICE CENTER (REISTERSTOWN, MD). BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER DISPLAYED RELUCTANCE TO REPLACE MY TIRE AT NO CHARGE. I DON'T BELIEVE I CAN GET AN HONEST EVALUATION OF MY BLOWN TIRE, AS THEY ARE BOTH FINANCIALLY BIASED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
TIRE FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND MOTOR HOME. AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED THAT MORNING. FAILURE WAS COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION FROM CARCASS. GOODYEAR SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. FAILURE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R16 )
THE TREAD ON ALL THE ORIGINAL FOOUR TIRES ARE BALLED ALL AROUND. I HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES AND THE FRONT END IS IN ALIGNMENT. I CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY STATED THAT THESE TIRE SHOULD NOT BE ON A JEEP THAT THEY ARE FOR SEDANS. THE TIRE DO HAVE TOURING WRITTEN ON THEM. I ALSO CALLED A NUMBER OF GOODYEAR DEALERS IN THE AREA AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PLACE THESE TIRES ON A JEEP. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THESE TIRE ARE STANDED EQUIPEMENT. I'M JUST GLAD THAT NO ONE IN MY FAMILY HAS BEN HURT FROM THESE TIRES. I'M ABOUT TO REPLACE THEM...PLEASE HELP!*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED, REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. NO SIGN OF NAIL, ETC. AS CAUSE. DIDN'T DAMAGE TREAD PART OF TIRE, BUT BLEW THE SIDE OF THE TIRE OUT, LEAVING ONLY THREADS REMAINING. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH REAR TIRES (12,000 MILES) WITHIN A 2-WEEK PERIOD.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22575R15 )
CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY SETS OF TIRES, MAY BE DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *SLC
HTTP://HOME.EARTHLINK.NET/~GARDENJ/BLOWOUT/. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 0293095 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
SPARE TIRE MOUNTED ON WRONG SIDE FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES(ON LEFT-SHOULD BE RIGHT) *AK
VEHICLE IS USED A MAIL VEHICLE WITH RIGHT HAND DRIVE, THE POSITION OF THE SPARE TIRE IS LOCATED IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN THE REAR CAUSING OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW. MJS
WHEELS ON HER VEHICLE WERE MAKIING THE TRUCK STRAY INTO OTHER LANES ,THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *ALSO, WITHIN 30000 MILES FRONT BRAKES ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
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