1993 Jeep Cherokee

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A KEYBOARD FOR A KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE WITH HIS WIFE AND, AS SOON AS THE DOORS CLOSED, THEY LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. HE AND HIS WIFE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING WIRES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE SMELL ORIGINATED. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE TWO FRONT DOORS, THEY WERE ABLE TO UNLOCK; HOWEVER, THE TWO REAR DOORS STILL CANNOT BE OPENED OR UNLOCKED. AFTER THE TWO FRONT DOORS BECAME UNLOCKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AMP GAUGE, AND FUEL GAUGE WERE ALL MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE KEYBOARD FOR THE KEYLESS ENTRY HAD SHORTED OUT AND BURNED ALL THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

Incident Jun 20, 2008

1993 JEEP CHEROKEE 4X4 4.0 IN-LINE 6. JEEP STALLS AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHILE AT IDLE. JEEP BUCKS ON HIGHWAY AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS, CONTINUES TO RUN. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED. JEEP STALLS AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSTANT SINCE OWNED FOR TWO YEARS. TUNE-UP DONE, FUEL FILTER REPLACED. RESEARCHED LEFT HAND TURN STALLS SEEM TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS COMPLAINTS, SUSPECT FAULTY FUEL TANK. *TR

Incident Apr 24, 2008

DRIVER SEAT BELT (FEMALE CONNECTOR) NO LONGER WORKS. SHOULDN'T THESE OUTLIVE THE VEHICLE ITSELF? *TR

Incident Sep 1, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SIX SECONDS, THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED. THE TWO FRONT SEATS WENT INTO A FULL RECLINING POSITION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SEATS ARE STILL LOCKED IN THE RECLINED POSITION. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 187,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,050.

Incident Apr 22, 2007

YOU NEED TO FIX THIS NHSTA WEB SITE SO PEOPLE CAN ENTER COMPLAINTS WITHOUT ALL THE VALIDATION - IT WAS VERY PAINFUL TO ENTER THIS REQUEST AND I BET MANY PEOPLE JUST GIVE UP. EXAMPLES: I LOOKED FOR CHRYSLER AND COULD NOT FIND "OTHER" WAS NOT AN OPTION, TOO MANY OTHER COMPANIES TO SCROLL THROUGH - FINALLY I REALIZED DAIMLER CHRYSLER. ALSO I ENTERED A PERFECTLY VALID AND THE WEB SITE WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT SAYING IT WAS INVALID. NOW - ON TO THE REAL ISSUE... 1993 JEEP CHEROKEES WITH 50K-70K MILES WILL STALL ON HIGHWAY/OTHER ROADS (QUITE DANGEROUS). VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER 1-2 RETRIES. TOOK TO 3 SHOPS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING AND FINALLY FOUND THAT CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN I MET SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Incident Aug 14, 2002

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR INJURIES. THE LOCAL PEP BOYS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT POSSESSES PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Incident Apr 14, 2007

FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW I HAVE HAD A SEVERE WOBBLE ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. I HAVE MET TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN A 1992 AND 1993 THAT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. AT 50 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WILL WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AND FEELS LIKE THE TIRE IS GOING TO SNAP OFF. THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIRES, IN AN ON-GOING TRIAL AND ERROR PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO DISCOVER WHAT IS CAUSING THE SEVERE WOBBLE AND HOW TO CORRECT IT. WE'VE HAD AROUND $5,000 IN PARTS REPLACED IN THE FRONT END, TO NO AVAIL. THE WOBBLE IS WORSE THAN EVER AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I NEED HELP. ANY RECALLS? *JB

Incident Jun 4, 2004

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HOOD LATCH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN. THIS WAS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT THE CONTACT OWNED THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE HOOD LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. HE DID GET PARTS FROM A SALVAGE YARD TO TEMPORARILY FIX IT. *AK

Incident Dec 1, 2004

1993 JEEP CHEROKEE UNDERBODY FIRE HAZARD.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN OPERATED IN AN AREA WITH ROAD SALT BUT HE STILL CHOSE TO HAVE THE DEALER UNDERCOAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUEMR RELOCATED TO ANOTHER AREA HE CHECKED UNDER THE VEHCLE AND FOUND SEVERAL SMALL HOLES AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR CARPET. HE REMOVED THE REAR SEATS AND FOUND THAT THE FLOOR BOARD HAD BEEN ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WATER IS FROM THE EXTREME HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST FOLLOWED BY RAPID COOLING. *NM

Incident Jan 1, 1901

DT: CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THROUGH WALMART PARKING LOT AT A LOW SPEED AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, SHE SLOWLY DROVE HOME ABOUT FOUR MILES. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AFTER SHE ARRIVED HOME AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE AXLE WAS DETACHED BY THE WELD. HAD TOWED TO A FIRESTONE OUTLET THAT HAD PERFORMED SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE, REPLACED ANTI ROLL BAR ATTACHMENT POINTS THAT HAD WORN OUT APPROXIMATELY ONE DAY PRIOR. THE SERVICE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THEY NOTED THERE WAS NO ABUSE OF THE VEHICLE OR PRIOR ACCIDENT, THE WELD HAD SIMPLY FAILED. THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THIS BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY ISSUES, THEY DID REFER TO A SPECIALTY WELDING SHOP AND A JEEP DEALER, AND THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM SERVICE AS WELL FOR THE SAME REASONS. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT AXLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

Incident Aug 26, 2005

DT: THE OWNER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND FRONT END SHOOK. OWNER CALLED DEALER, WHO STATED VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE REPAIR WAS DONE. THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A WEEK LATER. OWNER KEPT CALLING DEALER. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANSWER. THEN, OWNER CONTACTED A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO SAID THAT THIS WAS JUST A BAD TRUCK. ABOUT WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING, GOT PULLED OVER AND RECEIVED WARNING ABOUT THE TAIL LIGHTS BEING OUT. THEN IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE TAILLIGHTS. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO PUT IN A SWITCH, BUT OWNER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SWITCH. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND GRINDING UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE VIBRATING AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER REPAIRS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED JEEP. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. IN FEBRUARY THE OIL PLUG CAME OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER'S MECHANIC AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THIS. *AK

Incident Jan 1, 2005

AFTER THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARD AND RAN OVER THE CONSUMER. CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.

Incident Jan 7, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. THE CONSUMER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Incident Jun 20, 2004

HITTING SOME BUMPS IN ROAD MAKES THE JEEP SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHERE YOU START TO LOSE CONTROL. HAVE TO PUT BRAKES ON AND TRY TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLEY TO KEEP CONTROL.THIS IS A 1993 .ALSO HAD A 1996 IT WAS THE SAME WAY.*AK

Incident Sep 2, 2004

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HARNESS STRAP WILL LOCK INTO PLACE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Incident Aug 24, 2004

1. LOSS OF AUTOMOBILE REAR IN STABILITY. 2. IT HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED. 3. SEVERAL VISITS TO MECHANIC CONCERNING THE PROBLEM INCLUDING THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND SHACKLES ARE BAD.*AK

Incident Jun 1, 2003

1. DOORS LOOSE FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. 2. DRIVERS DOOR ALMOST FELL OFF. PASSENGER REAR DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF. 3. PARTS REPAIRED. PLEASE SEE DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS DOCUMENTS INIM-SQ00009-9370P, INOT-SQ00009-15635P, INON-SQ00009-15636P, INME-SQ00009-15626, AND IN-EA01005-NN.PDF.*AK

Incident May 1, 2002

THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR TOP HINGE BROKE AND THE BOTTOM HINGE WAS PARTIALLY BROKEN, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE . DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SUGGESTED TO THE CONSUMER TO REPORT IT TO NHTSA. *AK

Incident Jun 17, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROTTLE STUCK. THIS PROBLEM FORCED THE CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK

Incident Mar 31, 2004

THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN BACK. IT IS LOCKED IN PLACE. I HAVE TO PULL THE WIRE OFF THE DISTRIBUTOR & THE BATTERY CABLE TO KILL IT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES ON. ALSO, THE HEATER, WS WIPERS & RADIO WILL NOT COME ON. MY BRAKE PEDAL STAYS DOWN CONSTANTLY, I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PULL UP ON IT EACH & EVERY TIME (THE LAW HAS STOPPED ME FOR THIS). MY BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND AT TIMES. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH ALL LINKING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. *JB

Incident Feb 13, 2004

IGNITION DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN OVER. IT SOMETIMES TAKES 15 MINUTES OF TRYING TO TURN THE KEY. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK TO GET IT TO START. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY. IT SEEMS BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THE KEY TURNING OVER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. *AK

Incident Feb 7, 2004

THE PASSENGER DOOR UPPER HINGE HAD SLOWLY BECOME UNATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY ROUGH USAGE OF THE DOOR. THE HINGE NOW IS COMPLETELY UNATTACHED AND THE DOOR IS USELESS AND CANNOT BE OPENED FOR FEAR OF IT FALLING OFF. THE DRIVER DOOR IS JUST NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF DURING ITS OWNERSHIP. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AND SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT. I HATE TO SEE MY WIFE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. IT ISN'T RIGHT. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT.

Incident Jan 15, 1999

WHEN JEEP GETS TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE (5-10 MINUTES) IT WILL BACK AND STALL WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC OR AT BUSY INTERSECTION. HAD BEEN IN SHOP FOR 10 WEEKS, REPLACED COMPUTER, TRIED MANY SENSOR REPLACEMENTS TO NO AVAIL, MECHANIC GAVE UP, NOW AT DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG (NO COMPUTER CODE STORED) WHEN IT IS JUST RUNNING.THEY HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT ON THE ROAD FOR FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. CAN NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN UNTIL IT "COOLS DOWN" OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READING VERY HIGH (ANY CORRELATION?) WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST,( STARTED LAST DEC., BOUGHT IT IN NOV) NOW CHRONIC, WITH EVERY DRIVE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT, IT WAS ALSO STARTING OFF IN THIRD GEAR (AUTOMATIC) ALTHOUGH THE COMPUTER REPLACEMENT (REMANUFACTURED) SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THAT, ALTHOUGH I ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED. (I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UP TO THEN) HOOD LATCH SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND BATTERY RECENTLY DIED, NEEDING REPLACEMENT. *LA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK

Incident Jan 12, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident Jul 22, 2003

I PURCHASED VEHICLE SECOND HAND IN 1998.... I WAS INFORMED OF A FACTORY RECALL ON MY MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE REGARDING THE INHIBITOR SWITCH.... MY LOCAL DEALER MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AT NO COST TO ME.... SWITCH CONTINUED TO GIVE ME INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE... RECENTLY I LEFT CAR WITH DEALER WHO CONFIRMS DEFECTIVE INHIBITOR SWITCH BUT CLAIMS NO SUCH RECALL AND NO SUCH WORK PERFORMED... CLAIMS THEY ONLY CHANGED "LOCKDOWN CABLE" UNDER FACTORY/GOVERNMENT RECALL.... YOUR WEBPAGE DOESN'T CONFIRM EITHER RECALL... WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN IF THERE IS A RECALL ON EITHER PART AND SUBMIT MY COMPLAINT THAT A INHIBITOR SWITCH (INTERNAL SWITCH THAT ALLOWS TO ENGAGE STARTER IN NEUTRAL/PARK) SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A VEHICLE WITHIN 5 YEARS OF MANUFACTURE DATE. *AK

Incident Jan 1, 1998

DOOR WELDS BROKEN STRUCTURE PLATE THIN. *JB

Incident Feb 1, 2002

HORN OPERATES SPORADICALLY WHILE DEPRESSING HORN SWITCH. *JB

Incident Jan 1, 2002

IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO ENGAGE THE STARTER UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB

Incident Feb 1, 2002

CONSUMER CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP 5 TIMES, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY THE VEHICLE WAS DOING THIS. AFTER IT CUTS OFF, IT TAKES AT LEAST 20 MINUTES TO A HALF AN HOUR TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. *AK

Incident Jun 16, 2003

DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE FALLING OFF WELDS, FAULTY. *JB

Incident Apr 1, 2003

DOOR HINGE WELD BREAKING OUT. *MR *JB

Incident May 1, 2003

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DIMMER SWITCH CIRCUIT OVER HEATED WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. *JB

THE DOOR HINGE WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN ALL THE WAY. *JB

LEFT SIDE DOOR, DRIVER SIDE, HINGES AND INSIDE WELDING OF DOOR IS DEFECTIVE THUS CAUSING THE DOOR MECHANISM TO BREAK DOWN IN A JEEP CHEROKEE 1993.SPORT. *JB

Incident Feb 27, 2003

THE VEHICLE HIT AN ANIMAL, AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

Incident Feb 22, 2003

FRONT ROTORS SEPERATED FROM HUB/1993 JEEP WRANGLER/50,000 MILES. RECALL FOR 92 AND 94 JEEPS/ CHRYSLER#747 AND YOUR ORG. HAD SEV CAMPAIGN NOTICES REGARDING SAME THE DEFECT

Incident Jan 24, 2003

CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONCE ITS ON. ALSO THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD RUSTED OUT. *TS EMERGENCY BRAKE BUTTON FELL OFF. BRAKE CAN NO LONGER BE DISENGAGED. VEHICLE PARKED AND NOT IN USE. *TT

Incident Nov 12, 2002

THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND WAS PUT IN PARK, THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE TO LOCK THE HUBS TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

Incident Oct 2, 2002