1990 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

ABS ACCUMULATOR/ACTUATOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL. SEEKS INFORMATION CONCERNING RECALLS. (96V-260). *AK

OWNER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET BACKWARDS, STICKING AND KILLING OWNERS WIFE IN THE DRIVE WAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ALTHOUGH BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HIGH IDLE AFTER START; DIFFICULT TI CONTROL AT STOPS. REPLACED TP SENSOR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25-35 MPH NOTICED ABS LIGHT ON, THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD WIRING WAS COMPLETELY BURNT.DEALER CLAIMS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK

WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE NEEDLE MOVES TO HOT AND THE FUEL GUAGE NEEDLE MOVES TO EMPTY.

RECEIVED NOTICE (#96V260000) & CONTACTED & SET UP APPOINTMENT W/DEALER. INFORMED NEED TO RUN PRESSURE TEST FIRST, BUT DOES NOT HAVE PARTS. WILL NOT ORDER PARTS UNTIL PRESSURE TEST IS DONE. *AK

ABS, NHTSA RECALL #96V260000; OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 1ST WEEK OF JUNE 1997, MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED DEALER WITH PARTS TO PERFORM CORRECTIVE ACTION. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SKIDS CAUSING POOR DIRECTION CONTROL/NEARLY CAUSED CRASH, ABS WARNING LIGHTS REMAINS ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DID NOT GO DOWN . PRESSED THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL . HE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MANUFACTURER REPAIRED THE BRAKES UNDER A RECALL THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK

ABS: MFR. RECALL #702, RECEIVED NOTICE ON MAY 27, FRONT BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON JUNE11, WAS TOLD INSPECTION ONLY, ABS WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE BACK IN ON JUNE 12TH . REPLACED ABS ACCUMULATOR. BRAKES STILL MAKING A GROANING NOISE. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX VEHICLE UNLESS THEY FIX OTHER PART OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THE DEALER WOULD REQUEST OWNER TO PAY FOR THE WORK BEFORE THEY FIX THE RECALL NOTICE. DEALER STATE DTHAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX RECALL IS TO FIX OTHER CODES OF THE BRAKE FIRST. OWNER STATED THAT DEALER SHOULD CORRECT PROBLEM AS RECALL STATED. *AK