1997 JEEP CHEROKEE

496 complaints filed with NHTSA.

496
Complaints
60
Crashes
7
Fires
30
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY51
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER41
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR29
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL18
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION18
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE17
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL12
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM11
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE11
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER9
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER8

Recent Complaints

20201009AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL EMERGENCY TREATMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.

Mileage: 248,000

20140114CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO A COW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

20110128CrashSEATS

1997 JEEP CHEROKEE DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE DURING LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISION. 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SLID ON SLUSH AT STOPLIGHT. 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE HAD NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED A CRACKED TAIL LIGHT, AND MINOR SCRATCHES ON TOW HITCH, AND REAR BUMPER SKIN, IN ADDITION TO THE SEATS BEING DAMAGED. THE 04 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX REQUIRED A HOOD AND BUMPER-SKIN, BUT NO BUMPER SUPPORT, RADIATOR SUPPORT, AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR OTHER DAMAGE. THE PASSENGER SEAT FRAME OF THE 1997 JEEP IS BENT

Mileage: 205,000

20081015CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE INCIDENT 09/23/08 APPROX. 2:55-3:00 P.M. ON HIGHWAY 90, MILTON, FL DRIVING A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4 CARS IN TOTAL WERE INVOLVED I WAS STOPPED FAR BACK IN A LINE OF CARS WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. THE LINE BEGAN TO MOVE UP SLOWLY, I LET MY FOOT UP FROM THE BRAKE AND WITHIN SECONDS THE JEEP ACCELERATED FORWARD, I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE CAR SLOWED TEMPORARILY BUT CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD IN A JERKING HOPPING MOTION. MY VEHICLE IMPACTED THE CAR AHE

20080103CrashLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

1997 JEEP CHEROKEE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLIPPED UP STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER HIT THE MEDIAN BARRIER BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-0800. *JB

20041022CrashAIR BAGS

DRIVEN HOME FROM SCHOOL AT 60 MILE PER HOUR AND HIT A DEER, ABOUT A 175 POUND DEER. IT SENT ME INTO A DITCH, THEN OUT OF THE DITCH AND I STOP ON A FAMERS LAWN. THE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. THE POLICE, AND MY DOCTOR THINK I DIDN'T HAVE AN AIRBAG IN THE SBC AIRBAD CONTAINER. THE FRONT END, AND LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL ARE TOTAL. TO REPAIR CAR I AM LOOKING AT $5,100. BEING THE CAR WAS OLD AND PAID FOR I HAD REMOVED THE COLLISON FOR THE INSURANCE COVERAGE. I AM ALSO UNEMPLOPED, WITH NO UNEMPLO

Mileage: 190,000

20031006CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE DRIVER WENT OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

20030807CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

WHILE REVERSING , VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AND IMPACTED A TREE. *PH

20030716VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BUT RUNNING. WHEN THE DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAL BILLS. *SCC *JB

20030527VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BUT RUNNING. WHEN THE DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *NLM. *AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM BEING DRAGGED. *TT *JB

20030527CrashPARKING BRAKE

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED AND WENT INTO A LAKE. *NLM. *AK

20020917FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BOG DOWN SO HE PULLED OVER, CONSUMER THEN NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *SLC

20020731FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

AFTER RETURNING FROM THE GROCERY STORE, I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. 30 MINUTES LATER, I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE HOOD WAS BLACK & BLISTERED. WE DIALED 911 TO REPORT THIS AND THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MA SENT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THEY WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD RELEASE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN MELTED BY THE HEAT. THEY FORCIBLY OPENED THE HOOD AND HOSED DOWN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT

20020729CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

WHILE IN PARK VEHICAL JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, CAUSING INJURIES.*AK

20020325CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SINCE DECEMBER 2001. CONSUMER WOULD PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. ONCE HE THOUGHT THAT HAD PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, AND FOUND THAT HE HAD TO JUMP BACK INTO VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS GOING BACKWARD. VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP REPLACING TRANSMISSION.*AK

20020319CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *AK *YH

20020319CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *AK *YH

20020118CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SLID INTO A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THEN, RAN INTO A GUARDRAIL AND ANOTHER MOTORIST. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JB

20010905CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING, AND GEAR SHIFT JUMPED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND TOOK OFF. CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP IT, AND VEHICLE RAN OVER HER LEG. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

20010816CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

ROLLAWAY IN REVERSE WHILE IN PARK- LEFT FOR WORK IN A.M., BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED TO PUT VECHICLE IN PARK ON DIRT ROAD TO GET OUT AND PUT MAIL IN MAILBOX. AFTER TURNING AROUND FROM PUTTING MAIL IN MAILBOX SAW THAT VECHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARD. *AK