1998 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE IN MOTION CONSUMERS VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. TEH VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. AT THAT TIME IT WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE UNTIL AROUND 55000 MILES. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED MISFIRING AND HESITATING AT LOW FUEL LEVELS, BUT ONLY WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. WHEN TURNING LEFT WITH LOW FUEL, THE VEHICLE NOW STOPS RUNNING. CONSUMER IS FORCED TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP CHANGED AGAIN. *JG

IGNITION WAS ON AND GEAR WAS IN PARK WHEN VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE FOG LAMPS STOPPED WORKING. WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. CONTACTED DEALER THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RE-CALL ON THIS. SIX MONTHS LATER WHEN THEY WERE REPLACING THE ROTORS ON RE-CALL,I SAID SOMETHING TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT THE LIGHTS. HE STATED THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE ASKED IF I EVER USED THE POWER OUTLET FOR A PHONE. I STATED YES! HE SAID THAT WHEN USING THE OUTLET IT WAS MELTING THE WIRES TO THE FOG LAMP SWITCH MAKING IT UNOPERABLE. STILL THE SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. I'MNOT THE ONLY PERSON HERE AT WORK THAT HAS THAT PROBLEM. ANOTHER FIRE FIGHTERS LAMPS STOPPED WORKING JUST AFTER HIS WARRANTY WAS UP,AND HIS WAS NEVER REPLACED EITHER. *AK .

WHILE BACKING UP THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, UPON CHECKING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LIFTGATE HAD FALLEN, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE GATE BACK UP WHEN THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOOKS ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIFTGATE BROKE AWAYHITTING THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. NLM

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND WHEELS WERE STUCK IN DIRECTION OF PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. THEY REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, A SEVERE FUEL ODOR/FUMES ARE GETTING INTO VEHICLE. THE GAS TANK SEAL AT THE TOP DOES NOT SEEM TO SEAL PROPERLY. CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED. *JG *AK

ROTORS WERE RECALLED [NHTSA RECALL NO. 00V136/CHRYSLER RECALL NO. 879] AND REPLACED AT 20,400 MILES. AT 32,000, ADDITIONAL NOISE PROBLEMS. REPLACEMENT ROTORS ARE BAD WITH ONLY 16,000 MILES ON THEM! DEALER SAYS DAMAGE TO ROTORS CAUSED BY HEAT FROM PADS, BUT TOP OF LINE CERAMIC PADS WERE USED (LOW-HEAT). MECHANIC SAYS ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE, ROTORS DON'T JUST MELT. REPLACED ROTORS AT OWN COST. TOOK BAD ROTORS BACK TO DEALER. THEY BLAMED PADS, BUT SEEMED SURPRISED AT THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS SITE, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS USED IN THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSFER CASE, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN FOUR HUNDRED MILES OF EACH OTHER. WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED SMELLED OIL BURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TRANSAXLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATEED ON DASHBOARD, ONCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES OTHER LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AND THEN BLINK ON AND OFF, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER.*AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AIR BAG, DUE TO DISCOVERING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SENSOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO WHEN DRIVING.*YD