1990 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY RACES OR IDLES HIGH AT START UP AND ALSO OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. THE SPEED REACHES UP TO 65MPH WITHOUT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEITHER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERLOCK BRAKE SWITCH RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, HOWEVER OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS.

VEHICLE FRONT ROTORS FAILD ON 8/21/96 IN EXACTLY THE MANNER DESCRIBED BY RECALL # 98V005000.

96V260, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO BE HARD AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP AND ACTUATOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. BEEN IN THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR RECALL, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.

OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING INSTALLATION OF A "BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK" WHICH APPEARS TO THE OWNER TO SOLVE THE COMMON SPORATIC HIGH IDLE VOLUME. THE OWNER RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY HEAVY CLEANING THE GUNK SOLIDIFIED ON THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. OWNER HAS NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.

TIRES REPLACED DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE, LOST TRACTION NEARLY CAUSING COLLISION. (MICHELINE XCH4 215X75X15)

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE WAS ON FIRE CAUSING THE WHEEL AREA AND ENGINE TO COMPLETELY BURN. CONSUMER BURNED HANDS AND GOT SMOKE IN LUNGS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AFTER REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (396V260000). CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK IN VEHICLE ON DATE. THE WORK WAS DONE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. BEEN BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES SINCE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. *AK

THE FRONT ROTORS SEPARTED IN TWO AND THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR. *AK WHEN THE ROTORS SEPARTED THE BRAKES ARE LOST ON THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING, THE VEHICLE TO PULE VIOLENTLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. *YD