1996 Jeep Cherokee

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

• 12/30/2010· TIRESCrash

  PRIMEWELL TIRES SOLD AT FIRESTONE ARE ADVERTISED AS ALL SEASON. I BOUGHT THESE TIRES IN FEB 2010. ON DEC 26TH 2010, WE HAD A SNOWSTORM IN HAMPTON AREA. I HAD TO GO OUT AND FOUND OUT THE TIRES HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TRACTION ON SNOW. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. ON THE WAY HOME, I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH WHEN ALL FOUR TIRES LOSS TRACTION DUE TO A 15 TO 20 MPH WIND AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THE NEXT DAY I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH KELLY EXPLORER TIRES AND HAD NO TROUBLE NEGOTIATING THE SNOW. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE PULLED FROM THE MARKET OR A WARNING GIVEN TO CONSUMERS. THEY ALSO LOSE TRACTION ON WET ROADS EASILY. AS STATED, THEY ARE ADVERTISED AS " TIRES DELIVER ALL-SEASON TRACTION ". *TR

• 12/30/1997· STRUCTURE

  FLOOR BOARDS FLOOD.

• 12/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, COULD NOT STEER ON SLICK HWY, WHEN SLIGHTLY TOUCHED PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOS OF CONTROL, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 15MPH. *AK

• 12/29/1998· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE LEAKS.

• 12/27/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. *AK

• 12/24/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CAR DIES AND WILL NOT STAR. , DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OCCURRENCES ON 11-4-98/11-21-98 AND 12-23-98. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/23/2001· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONE OF THE PULLEYS BRACKETS HOLDING THE "SERPTINE " BELT BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ESTIMATE DAMAGE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME, UNTIL IT CAN BE CHECK OUT. THE BRACKET HOLDING THE PULLEY CRACKED IN HALF. WHEN I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE JEEP DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURENCE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES. BECAUSE THE BRACKET IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM I HAVE 92,000 MILES. ANYWAY I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURE WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK

• 12/19/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE FRONT AXLE IN PLACE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD NO BUMPER AND COULD RESULT IN INJURIES IF THERE WAS A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SUPPORT ARMS FOR THE AXLE WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE BRACKETS, SUPPORT ARMS, AND INSTALL A NEW BUMPER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/17/2002· INTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  CONSUMER STATES STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE 1/8 OF MILE, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED A HEAVY SMOKE UNDER THE DASH, WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/17/1996· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 12/16/2015· STRUCTURE

  SEVERE RUST ALL OVER THE BODY BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE FRAME. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMPONENTS FAIL AND CRACK, NOW TAKING IN WATER THROUGH CORNERS OF THE ROOF THROUGH RUST HOLES. PASSENGER SIDE OF FRAME LIKELY TO SEVER UNDER FURTHER DRIVING. RUST ON THE BRACKETS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE CREATED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. PART WAS REPLACED, NO PICTURE.

• 12/16/2011· VISIBILITYFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MISFIRE. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE SWITCH FOR THE HEATING FAN HAD FAILED AND A SMALL FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,275.

• 12/15/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP OUT OF PLACE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/14/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER HAD FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, THE DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDS TO RETURN OLD BRAKES BEFORE CONSIDERING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE OLD BRAKES. *TT

• 12/14/2000· SEATS

  WELD BUSTED ON SEAT ON THE BACK PART AS WELL AS THE PIECE THAT CONNECTS TO FRONT LEFT SECTION OF THE SEAT. *AK

• 12/14/1997· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER REPAIRS.

• 12/13/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES HIS DAUGHTER HAD A HEAD ON COLLISON WITH HIS JEEP AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE ALSO STATES SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND HIT A TREE.

• 12/12/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HIT A BUMP. CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND THOUGHT THAT LINKAGE SHIFTED. CONSUMER'S MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *AK

• 12/12/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING THE LES SCHWAB (WILD COUNTRY RADIAL P225/75R15) TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT, CONSUMER MANAGED TO EASE OFF ROAD WITHOUT ROLLOVER, THE TIRE TREAD HAD AN ESTIMATED 10,000 WEAR LEFT. *MJS

• 12/11/2000· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  CAR HYDROPLANED INTO AN EMBANKMENT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. LUCKILY THE REAR WINDOW ON THE LIFTGATE OF THE JEEP POPPED OFF ON IMPACT TO THE EMBANKMENT. FIRST DEFECT: BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING DRIVER TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW OF THE LIFTGATE. SECOND DEFECT: AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CAN'T GIVE TRUE ESTIMATE FOR THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE SINCE ALL MEDICAL BILLS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED BY HEALTH PROVIDERS. $ 5,412 WORTH OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (JEWELRY AND OTHER) LOST DURING IMPACT TO THE EMBANKMENT. *AK

• 12/10/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE SOMEONE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP BROKE, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. *AK

• 12/09/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON 9/5/02. PICKED UP JEEP AND IT BROKE DOWN ON THE WAY HOME. WAS TOWED BACK TO SHOP. REPLACED FUEL PUMP 5 MORE TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN NOTICING A STRONG PETROL SMELL. LAST TIME THE MECHANICS TOLD ME TO PICK UP THE JEEP IT WOULDN'T EVEN START AND THE PETROL SMELL CONTINUED. NOW TOLD BY MANAGER AT THE CHRYSLER SHOP THAT AN INTERNAL MEMO WAS ISSUED IN 1997 STATING THAT 1996 CHEROKEES HAD ALREADY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, INCLUDING FAULTY FUEL PUMP SYSTEMS AND CORRODED FUEL TANKS. THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO OTHER THAN REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AT MY COST. CHRYSLER IS HOLDING TRUE TO CHARACTER AND INSISTS THAT A JEEP WITH SO MANY MILES (IT'S A '96 WITH ONLY 58K MILES) WILL HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO THINK IT IS STRANGE THAT SUCH A MEMO WAS ISSUED DETAILING CORROSION IN THE TANKS OF A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF '96 JEEPS ONLY ONE YEAR AFTER MANUFACTURING DATE. AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CAR AND SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT. DT

• 12/08/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE I KEPT SMELLING BURNING PLASTIC. THE HEATER FAN QUIT AND WHEN I JIGGLED THE SWITCH IT STARTED TO OPERATE AT HIGH FAN ONLY AND WOULD NOT LET ME SET IT TO LOW. THEN IT QUIT WORKING AND I REMOVED THE SWITCH TO REPLACE IT. I FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGER OF REPLACING THE SWITCH. I AM NOT SURE IF I CAN REPLACE THE MELTED PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH HAS 5 CONNECTIONS BUT ONLY 4 WIRES WERE CONNECTED TO IT. *TR

• 12/08/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  PUT 4 FUEL PUMPS IN VEHICLE, TOLD IT NEEDED NEW GAS TANK, PLASTIC TANK LINING IS SEPARATING AND CLOGGING FUEL PUMP. DT

• 12/08/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/08/1999· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  JEEP WAS STRUCK ON PASSENGERS SIDE, JEEP STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK HEAD-ON, HITTING MORE OF THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE, CAUSING HOOD DAMAGE/BROKEN WINDSHIELD, AND DRIVERS GEARS TO COME OUT. DRIVER BROKE STERNUM IN TWO PLACES DUE TO SAFETY BELT NOT WORKING AND AIRBAGS NOT COMING OUT. JEEP WAS TOTALLED OUT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R16 )

• 12/07/2007· STEERING,STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ONLY ONE OF FOUR RECALLS WERE FOUND IN THEIR SYSTEM THAT WERE COMPARABLE TO THEIR RECALLS. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP. SHE HAS REPLACED THIS UNIT THREE TIMES, TOTALING $1,000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COSTS AND STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 97V069000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,797. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ

• 12/07/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  A HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *YC

• 12/06/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINEFire

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND REALIZED I WAS LEAKING OIL PROFUSELY. THEN I REALIZED THE DRIVER SIDE MOTOR MOUNT HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE ENGINE CAUSING A LARGE HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE, CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES, AND THEN THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE MOTOR MOUNT TO BREAK, SO WHY WOULD IT BREAK FOR NO REASON? ANYWAYS, THE LEAKING OIL CAUSED A FIRE BENEATH MY VEHICLE, AND INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BUT I QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FIRE BY A CONTAINER OF WATER I HAD IN MY VEHICLE. I HAD MY 13 YEAR OLD BROTHER WITH ME AND THANK GOD HE OR MYSELF WAS NOT INJURED. BUT IT CAUSED US GREAT FEAR AND STRESS. *TR

• 12/05/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO BACK PRESSURE AND RATTLING IN THE ENGINE. ON AUGUST 25, 2006 THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. THE RECALL WAS NOT IN THE NHTSA DATABASE. THE CONTACT SENT THE BILLING INFORMATION TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE WORK WAS DONE AFTER THE RECALL. ON MAY 4, 2006 THE WORK WAS COMPLETED BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

• 12/04/1996· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER ASSIST DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. *AK

• 12/03/1999· EQUIPMENT

  A/C CONDENSOR FAILED. YH

• 12/03/1996· POWER TRAINCrash

  TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, RUNNING OVER DRIVER AND RAGGING HIM FOR ABOUT 50 FT. *AK

• 12/02/2000· SUSPENSION

  STABILIZER CONNECTING RODS FAILED LEAVING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. *AK

• 12/02/1997· VISIBILITY

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE SIDE WINDOW ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE SHATTERED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES WINDOW SHATTERED AS THE FRONT DOOR ON DIRVER'S SIDE WAS CLOSED. *SLC

• 11/30/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND REMOVAL SHOWED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DUE TO LACK OF FLUID. THE COMPONENTS WERE DRY, AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE AT ANY TIME IN THE PAST. THE MECHANICS DOING THE REPAIRS BELIEVE THAT INSUFFICIENT FLUID WAS ADDED WHEN SOLD. *AK

• 11/29/2004· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE OVERHEATED. IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

• 11/29/2004· SEATS

  WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ONE OF THE ATTACHMENT BOLTS HOLDING THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT TO THE SLIDE RAILS TORE THROUGH THE SHEET METAL ON THE LEFT FRONT ATTACHMENT POINT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE SEAT, BROKEN WELDS WERE FOUND ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE FRAME AND PART OF THE FRAME WAS CRACKED. *AK

• 11/29/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVES TIMES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER STATED FUEL PUMP FREEZES UP, AND VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PUMPS USUALLY RUNS EFFICIENTLY FOR FOUR DAYS. *AK *SLC

• 11/28/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  A REPORT AIRED ON LOCAL TELEVISION STATION THAT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A PROBLEM WAS FOUND IN ALL MODEL YEAR JEEPS CONCERING FUEL TANK NOT BEING PROPERLY PLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/28/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY RUNNING LOW BRACKET BROKE IN HALF, NO REASON FOR FAILURE.

• 11/27/2001· POWER TRAINCrash

  AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK AND OPENING DOOR, STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TRAVELING BACKWARDS. CONSUMER GOT STUCK UNDER VEHICLE WHILE HOLDING ON TO STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED 20 FEET DOWN HILL, HITTING A POST. *AK *SLC

• 11/26/1999· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF MY CAR AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED THIS SOON AND THIS OFTEN.

• 11/25/2008· SUSPENSIONCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SWAYED OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE CONTACT WAS SEVERELY INJURED. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE COLLISION CENTER AND WAS LABELED AS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

• 11/25/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE BRAKE RECALL. IT SEEMS THAT THEY DID WHAT THE RECALL REQUIRED BUT SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *LA

• 11/23/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FLUID LINE CORROSION. IF IT CORRODES THROUGH, BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. LOSE REAR BRAKES. NO FAILURE YET. WILL NEED TO REPLACE. *TR

• 11/22/2004· STEERING

  WHILE TRAVELING A BOLT FROM THE STEERING BOX SHEARED OFF. *AK THE STEERING BOX FELL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL STEERING. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO RESTRAINT ON THE STEERING GEAR, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TOO FAR, BREAKING THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH CAUSED A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE AIR BAGS. *SC

• 11/22/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATE WHILE TURNING IGNITION SWITCH VEHICLE WOULD NOT START VEHICLE WAS SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICE FUEL PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACE CONSUMER IS NOW ON THIRD FUEL PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

• 11/22/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS PARTICULAR MODEL WAS SUPPOSE TO COME FROM THE MANUFACTURER WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK. FOR SOME REASON MINE CAME WITH A METAL FUEL TANK THAT CORRODED VERY QUICKLY, BEYOND WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED FOR YEAR AND MILEAGE.THIS CORROSION LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND THE FAILURE OF THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE AAA PERSON WHO TOWED MY VEHICLE MENTIONED THAT HE HAS TOWED A NUMBER OF JEEP CHEROKEES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.