1989 JEEP CHEROKEE
287 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 67 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 34 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 10 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | 8 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 7 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
Recent Complaints
I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND I DROVE IT FOR 6 WEEKS. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 75 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DELAMINATED AND CAUSED A WRECK IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED 3 TIMES I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH MINOR INJURYS. THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE DOT STAMP IS AS FOLLOWS.BEYK8L1328.
Mileage: 219,051
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITY. *AK
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO COMPRESSOR ON OPPOSITE SIDE HOSE LEAK CAUSING FIRE FROM BRAKE FLUID STREAM. *JB
Mileage: 140,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, VIBRATION WORSEN IMTERMITTINGLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLYED, HAD VEHCILE SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES DEALER CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. FINALLY THE PROBLEM RESULTED IN LOST OF VEHCLE CAUING AN ACCIDENT. NLM
THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE TWO PART MACHINED, ONE PART PLASTIC ONE PART METAL. THEY WILL SEPARATE AND CAUSE FIRE. THIS WILL CAUSE DEATH AND COST MONEY. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, IM ASTONISHED IT HAS NOT YET BEEN. THIS COSTS THE CONSUMER 80$ EACH, AND IN THE END IT ADDS UP TO ALMOST BUYING A WHOLE NEW ENGINE, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS EQUASION.*AK
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN TRYING TO SHIFT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE INSTANTLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AT FULL SPEED INTO HOUSE, DAMAGING VEHICLE AND KNOCKING DOWN THE DECK. *AK *TT
VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN PARK, WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHILE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROX. 60 MPH WHILE FOOT WAS PRESSED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON BRAKES AND WAS ONLY STOPPED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AT FULL THROTTLE UNTIL SHUT OFF. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC WHERE THE PROBLEM IS STILL BEING DIAGNOSED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 45 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL AND FORCE OVER TO PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND HIT SIDE WINDOW. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND GAUGE LIGHTS TO FAIL, ALSO THE DRIVERS POWER WINDOW WIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE. NLM
THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT SET A FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN PARK POSITION,CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON BRAKES TO CHANGE GEAR. THE MOMENT IT WENT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHILE LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL INJECTION ONTO THE MANIFOLD, WHICH CAUSED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *AK
REAR AXLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN SECONDS OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND THERE WAS A FIRE. DRIVER DID NOT DISCOVER FROM WHERE THE FIRE CAME FROM. BUT WAS AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNDER THE HOOD FIRES. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING DOWN AND BURNING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT.
ABS BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, APPLIED BRAKES, WENT INTO DITCH, SKIDDED 165FT, HIT CULVERT AND, BRICK WALL, ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, PROBLEM NOT ASSOCIATED WITH MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION 8 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.