1992 Jeep Cherokee

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT SIX HOURS A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

• 12/30/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE BRAKES ARE HARD AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE NO BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS TO DODGE OTHER VEHICLES IN ORDER NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES DON'T STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/23/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND WOULD STAY ON THE REMINDER OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. THE CONSUMER IS NOT HAVING ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AT THIS TIME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

• 12/22/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (UA) - TURNING RIGHT IN SERVICE STATION; ACCELERATOR WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. ALMOST NO BRAKES. BARELY MISSED GAS PUMPS AND GAS DELIVERY TANKER. GOT ON STRAIGHTAWAY AND TURNED OFF IGNITION, STOPPING WITH AID OF PARKING BRAKE. JEEP SERVICE DEPT. REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE --"MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FLOOR MAT". THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY IN THE CRUISE CONTROL AS IT IS THE ONLY DEVICE THAT CAN PULL THE ACCELERATOR CABLE TO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. HAVE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WOULD ADVISE ALL CHEROKEE OWNERS TO DO THE SAME. *AK

• 12/20/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE MANIFOLD INTAKE BEEN BROKEN. ALSO STATED THAT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL OF VEHICLE AND ALSO SAID THAT WILL ONLY CHARGING THE CONSUMER FOR IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE. TS

• 12/17/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE.

• 12/13/1999· SEAT BELTS

  BENDIX BUCKLE PART #2CM328461 BUCKLE ACTS LIKE IT IS OKAY AT FIRST SHAKE. IT COMES UNDONE OR AS TIME GOES ON IT FINALLY DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. IT'S THAT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE SAFE AND IF YOU HAD A CRASH YOU WOULD BE AT RISK. *AK

• 12/10/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FUEL LEAK AND PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ROTORS.*MR AFTER HAVING PAID FOR REPAIRS ON HIS CAR, THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE ROTORS.*CB ALSO WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR. *JB

• 12/09/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO CONSUMER.

• 12/05/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES FAILED TO STOP AT LOW SPEED WHILE DRIVING AT AN ALLEY TOWARDS THE STREET, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. *AK

• 12/04/2003· POWER TRAINCrash

  DEAR SIR/MADAM: I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION MATTERS RELATED TO A CERTAIN SAFETY DEFECT WHICH I BELIEVE RESULTED IN CAR CRASHES CAUSED BY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF DAIMLER/CHRYSLER'S, CHRYSLER GROUP VEHICLES. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER IS MY FORMER EMPLOYER AND I WORKED THERE AS AN ENGINEER. DURING MY TENURE THERE, I WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GROUP THAT NOW HAS AS ITS MEMBERS, THE CORPORATIONS EXPERT WITNESS DEFENDING THE CORPORATION IN LAW SUITS RELATED TO THESE CRASHES. THIS SAME GROUP WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND RELEASING THE CONTROLS WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AT ONE POINT IN TIME I WAS PART OF THE TEAM AT DAILMER/CHRYSLER THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING CRASHES CAUSED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ACCORDINGLY, I BELIEVE THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME VERY GOOD IF NOT EXCLUSIVE INSIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS MATTER. I BELIEVE THAT THESE CAR CRASHES ARE THE RESULT OF DAILMER/CHRYSLERS FLAGRANT NEGLIGENCE IN DEVELOPING THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE CRASHES. IF MY ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO YOU, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I AM WILLING TO HELP IN WHATEVER CAPACITY I CAN. IT IS WRONG THAT DAILMER/CHRYSLER BUILT AND SOLD VEHICLES WHICH MAY HURT IF NOT KILL SOMEONE. REGARDLESS OF YOUR DISPOSITION OF THIS MATTER, IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE A REPLY ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 18, 2003 OUTLINING YOU INTENDED COURSE OF ACTION TO MY CONCERN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON. *NLM

• 12/04/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS (99V34), DAIMLER CHYRSLER IS DENYING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

• 12/04/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  STARTING THE VEHICLE,GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, HITTING A HOUSE AND VEHICLE SPEED UNKNOWN. TT

• 11/19/2000· TIRES

  FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P255/70R15 SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON 7/4/99. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDM2AWR246 TIRESIZE: P255/70R15) (DOT NUMBER: VDM2AWR246 TIRESIZE: P255/70R15) (DOT NUMBER: VDM2AWR246 TIRESIZE: P255/70R15)

• 11/10/1998· SEATS

  SEAT ANCHOR BROKE

• 11/03/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, CAUSING FUMES TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/29/1999· STRUCTURE

  FRONT GRILL MISALIGNED. NLM

• 10/25/1995· STRUCTURE

  REAR HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BROKE, CAUSING INJURIES WHEN OPEN. TT CONSUMER STATES REAR DOOR VERY HEAVY TO CLOSE AT TIMES, AFTER ACCIDENT CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED ALL THE DOORS ARE LIKE THAT, EVEN THE TEMPERATURE AFFECTS THEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH CYLINDERS, WHEN CONSUMER CLOSED THE DOOR, IT APPARENTLY DID NOT CATCH AND FLEW BACK AND INJURED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*JB

• 10/20/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY CAR HAS BEEN STEADILY LOSING OIL FOR THE LAST MONTH AND I AFTER I CAME BACK FROM LUNCH AT WORK ONE DAY, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY WORK, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SMOKING SO I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A HALF AN HOUR THEN WENT DIRECTLY TO THE GAS STATION WHERE HE TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPAIRED, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND IF HE TOOK IT APART IT WOULD END UP COSTING MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH. SINCE WE JUST PAID THE CAR OFF, I WAS HOPING THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE CRACKED MANIFOLD. IT HAS BEEN STEADILY LOSING OIL AND I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER WEEK NOW, WHICH IS EXPENSIVE. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. ALSO AT TIMES THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH DOES NOT WORK AS THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE MY CAR WILL NOT START AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IT WILL START. *LA

• 10/16/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHENEVER CONSUMER DRIVES OVER A BUMP AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND ABOVE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WOBBLES BADLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO 6 DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK *SLC

• 10/15/1996· STEERING

  FAILURE OF THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE STEERING GEAR IS BAD, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST. *AK

• 10/11/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH LINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. TT CONSUMER STATES HE WAS ON A CLIMBING GRADE ON THE HIGHWAY TOWING BOAT IN 3RD GEAR, AT TOP OF GRADE PUSHED CLUTCH TO SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR, CLUTCH PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE AND DID NOT RELEASE CLUTCH, CONSUMER STOPPED AND CHECKED UNDER VEHCILE FOUND BUBBLE ON CLUTCH LINE WITH A HOLE IN IT, HOLE WAS JSUT ABOVE WHERE LINE IS CLAMPED TO BELL HOUSING, CONSUMER STILL HAS THE LINE, CONSUMER HAD DEALER WRITE UP AS A BRAKE LINE, CONSUMER STATES IT WAS THE CLUTCH AND THAT WAS REPAIRED.*JB

• 10/09/1996· POWER TRAIN

  LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY, THINKS THE AXLE BROKE. *AK

• 10/03/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CONSUMER'S FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO ROLL VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/01/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED 3 TIMES.

• 09/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CARRYING ANY ADVERSE LOADS, VEHICLE FISHTAILS DUE TO RUST ON REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS, ALSO REPLACED PADS AND SHOES. *AK

• 09/24/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS WHICH CAUSED EXHAUST FUMES TO COME INTO INTERIOR FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A CRACK.*AK

• 09/20/1995· POWER TRAIN

  BEARINGS REPLACED.

• 09/15/2011· TIRES

  DOUGLAS TIRE 215/75R15, 1200 MILES ON TIRES ALL AT 55 TO 60 MPH. I HAD THEM BALANCED AND AT SLOW SPEED THEY WERE SMOOTH. THE FOLLOWING DAY I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 TO 70 MPH AND I COULD HEAR A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE AND THE CAR SHOOK. AT HIGH SPEEDS THE TIRES MUST TAKE ON A DIFFERENT SHAPE. WALMART REFUSED ANY CONCESSION SO I'M CONFINED TO SLOW DRIVING UNTIL I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER SET OF TIRES; ANOTHER BRAND THAT IS. MY TIRE LINE IS XTRA-TRAC II (ROMAN NUMERAL 2). YOU DON'T GIVE ME THE OPTION TO SELECT THAT LINE. I CANNOT TELL WHILE DRIVING WHICH TIRE OR HOW MANY TIRES ARE BECOMING DEFORMED WHILE DRIVING. PARKED, THEY ALL LOOK GOOD. *KB

• 09/12/1994· SUSPENSION

  SHOCK ABSORBER BENT. *SD

• 09/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RECALL 99 V 340. AFTER RECALL WAS REPAIRED THE CONDITION OF VEHICLE WORSENED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. DEALER HAS SINCE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 09/09/1997· WHEELS

  WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE WHEEL CAME FLYING OFF AND THE LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF ALSO. REGAINED TIRE; THE WHEEL WAS TORN WHERE ALL THE LUGS: NUTS WERE LOCATED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE WHEEL COMING OFF. *AK

• 09/06/2001· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN PUTTING GEAR INTO REVERSE FROM PARK VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE.*AK

• 09/06/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THRERMOSTAT/RADIATOR/WATER PUMP/REAR MAIN SEAL/HEAD GASKET/VALVE COVER GASKET/ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET/OIL FILTER ADAPTER RING. FAILED. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND PLUG WIRES. *AK

• 09/05/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS, WHICH CAUSED EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER INTERIOR, DUE TO A CRACK IN MANIFOLD.*AK

• 09/02/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, APPLIED ACCELERATOR WHEN SUDDENDLY VEHICLE REVVED UP WILDELY TO STOP. *AK

• 08/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

• 08/27/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PURCHASED TRUCK USED, THE FRONT ENGINE BALANCER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

• 08/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK

• 08/21/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  I HAVE MOVED SINCE PURCHASING MY JEEP. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BREAKS DID NOT WORK. I CRASHED TO A STOP BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. I ONLY BUMPED MY HEAD. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO CREST AUTO WORLD IN N. CONWAY, NH. THEY SAID THAT THE FRONT BREAK ROTORS SEPERATED FROM THE CENTER HUB. HE GAVE ME A COPY OF A RECALL NOTICE SHOWING THAT THE YEAR 90-91 & 93 FOR MY CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED CRYSLER, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME WITH THIS. IF THEY FOUND THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THOSE YEARS, WHY DID THEY SKIP 92?? SINCE THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM, I THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE WARNED SO THAT NOBODY DIES BECAUSE OF THIS.

• 08/19/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

• 08/16/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (00V-136) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

• 08/15/2015· STEERING

  I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 65. WHEN I GOT TO 60 I NOTICED MY SUV BEGAN TO SHAKE. HITTING A BUMP MOST OF THE TIME STARTS THE PROBLEM. IT VIBRATED SO MUCH AND SO LOUDLY THAT I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 55. I TOOK IT TO THE FIRST MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE "STEERING STABILIZER" IT DID COST ABOUT $150-$300 TO FIX. I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY BUT IT WASN'T CHEAP. IT WORKED FOR AWHILE. I HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL OTHER CAR SERVICE COMPANIES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AT THE MOMENT IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THIS STARTED BUT IF I GO OVER 60 THERE IS A 90% CHANCE OF IT HAPPENING. IF I GO OVER 60 AND HIT A BUMP THERE IS A 100% CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING.

• 08/15/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  STARTED VEHICLE, MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND CAR ACCELERATED TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT, CAUSING THAT CAR TO BE "TOTALED" AND OVER $2,000 DAMAGE TO THE JEEP. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE GAS PEDAL!*AK

• 08/14/2001· POWER TRAIN

  LOCK ON TRANSMISSION TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM JUMPING INTO GEAR. RECALL 733 WAS REPAIRED BY ANOTHER PART AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO PAY THE BILL.

• 08/11/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE'S FRONT ROTORS ON 2 OCCASIONS HAD INNER HUB SEPARATION.THIS CAUSED A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *SLC

• 08/11/1997· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK.

• 08/08/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP THERE WAS NO BRAKES HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. TT

• 08/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

• 08/07/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AFTER APPLYING BRAKES & LIFTED FOOT OFF PEDAL, BRAKES FAIL TO DISENGAGE. TAKEN TO DEALER & MASTER CYLINDER & BOOSTER WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM REAPPEARED AGAIN WITH BRAKES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED & BRAKES LOCKED UP.*AK