1999 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW GLASS HAS UNEXPECTEDLY FALLEN INTO DOOR. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE AND THEY HAVE FIXED ONE SIDE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE OTHER WILL BE REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. BOTH OCCURRENCES OCCURED AT SPEED AND SUDDENLY. WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDOWS ARE HELD BY PLASTIC CLIPS THAT FAILED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH PROPER FASTENERS FOR AN SUV TYPE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR AXLE MAKES NOISES. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT EXTERIOR BEARINGS OR REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS INFORMED AND HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES FROM.*AK NOISE IS HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELRATING. THE NOISE INCREASES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALSO NEEDS REAR BRAKE WORK, THE SERPENTINE BELT IS CRACKED, AND THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. *JG

I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON THORNTON ROAD CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY ORIGINALLY STOPPED THE CAR FROM SAYING IT HAD NO GAS ON A FULL TANK AND READING 0MPH WHEN TRAVELING 75 MPH. THEN MONTHS LATER THE CAR BEGAN TO READ 0 GAS AFTER I FILLED UP THE TANK. THE GAS READING IS ALWAYS WRONG.

WHEN TRAVELING DARK AREA OF ROADWAY, THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM, SUDDENLY LIGHTS GO DARK. SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAM THE LIGHTS DO WORK. WE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THE LIGHTS WORKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED.

PISTON AND SPRINGS ARE WEAK CAUSING SOME PARTS OF VEHICLE TO FALL ON HANDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP AS THE HOOD SPRINGS OR PISTONS WERE WEAK. THE HOOD FELL ON HANDS WHILE CHECKING OIL. *YH

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND A FORD SEDAN REAR ENDED ME AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT UP IN FLAMES. THERE WERE SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS AND THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE UNSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN . X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND I WAS DISCHARGED WITH CERVICAL STRAIN. I WAS REFERRED BY MY DOCTOR TO A CRISIS COUNSELOR WHOM I AM STILL ATTENDING. I HAVE NOT SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT SINCE THE INCIDENT.*AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUE TO STAY ON. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE AND IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF NEW ROTORS AGAIN. *JG

AFTER BRAKES ARE HEATED EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS WITHIN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CONSUMER EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, ALSO THE FREEZE PLUG MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE # 5 PISTON TO MELT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS OVERHEATING BUT THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT THAT THE FREEZE PLUG AND THE OVERHEAT LIGHT WERE DEFECTIVE. *YH