1993 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

1993 JEEP CHEROKEE 4X4 4.0 IN-LINE 6. JEEP STALLS AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHILE AT IDLE. JEEP BUCKS ON HIGHWAY AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS, CONTINUES TO RUN. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED. JEEP STALLS AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSTANT SINCE OWNED FOR TWO YEARS. TUNE-UP DONE, FUEL FILTER REPLACED. RESEARCHED LEFT HAND TURN STALLS SEEM TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS COMPLAINTS, SUSPECT FAULTY FUEL TANK. *TR

DRIVER SEAT BELT (FEMALE CONNECTOR) NO LONGER WORKS. SHOULDN'T THESE OUTLIVE THE VEHICLE ITSELF? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SIX SECONDS, THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED. THE TWO FRONT SEATS WENT INTO A FULL RECLINING POSITION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SEATS ARE STILL LOCKED IN THE RECLINED POSITION. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 187,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,050.

YOU NEED TO FIX THIS NHSTA WEB SITE SO PEOPLE CAN ENTER COMPLAINTS WITHOUT ALL THE VALIDATION - IT WAS VERY PAINFUL TO ENTER THIS REQUEST AND I BET MANY PEOPLE JUST GIVE UP. EXAMPLES: I LOOKED FOR CHRYSLER AND COULD NOT FIND "OTHER" WAS NOT AN OPTION, TOO MANY OTHER COMPANIES TO SCROLL THROUGH - FINALLY I REALIZED DAIMLER CHRYSLER. ALSO I ENTERED A PERFECTLY VALID AND THE WEB SITE WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT SAYING IT WAS INVALID. NOW - ON TO THE REAL ISSUE... 1993 JEEP CHEROKEES WITH 50K-70K MILES WILL STALL ON HIGHWAY/OTHER ROADS (QUITE DANGEROUS). VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER 1-2 RETRIES. TOOK TO 3 SHOPS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING AND FINALLY FOUND THAT CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN I MET SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR INJURIES. THE LOCAL PEP BOYS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT POSSESSES PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW I HAVE HAD A SEVERE WOBBLE ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. I HAVE MET TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN A 1992 AND 1993 THAT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. AT 50 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WILL WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AND FEELS LIKE THE TIRE IS GOING TO SNAP OFF. THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIRES, IN AN ON-GOING TRIAL AND ERROR PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO DISCOVER WHAT IS CAUSING THE SEVERE WOBBLE AND HOW TO CORRECT IT. WE'VE HAD AROUND $5,000 IN PARTS REPLACED IN THE FRONT END, TO NO AVAIL. THE WOBBLE IS WORSE THAN EVER AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I NEED HELP. ANY RECALLS? *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HOOD LATCH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN. THIS WAS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT THE CONTACT OWNED THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE HOOD LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. HE DID GET PARTS FROM A SALVAGE YARD TO TEMPORARILY FIX IT. *AK

1993 JEEP CHEROKEE UNDERBODY FIRE HAZARD.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN OPERATED IN AN AREA WITH ROAD SALT BUT HE STILL CHOSE TO HAVE THE DEALER UNDERCOAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUEMR RELOCATED TO ANOTHER AREA HE CHECKED UNDER THE VEHCLE AND FOUND SEVERAL SMALL HOLES AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR CARPET. HE REMOVED THE REAR SEATS AND FOUND THAT THE FLOOR BOARD HAD BEEN ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WATER IS FROM THE EXTREME HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST FOLLOWED BY RAPID COOLING. *NM

DT: CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THROUGH WALMART PARKING LOT AT A LOW SPEED AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, SHE SLOWLY DROVE HOME ABOUT FOUR MILES. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AFTER SHE ARRIVED HOME AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE AXLE WAS DETACHED BY THE WELD. HAD TOWED TO A FIRESTONE OUTLET THAT HAD PERFORMED SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE, REPLACED ANTI ROLL BAR ATTACHMENT POINTS THAT HAD WORN OUT APPROXIMATELY ONE DAY PRIOR. THE SERVICE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THEY NOTED THERE WAS NO ABUSE OF THE VEHICLE OR PRIOR ACCIDENT, THE WELD HAD SIMPLY FAILED. THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THIS BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY ISSUES, THEY DID REFER TO A SPECIALTY WELDING SHOP AND A JEEP DEALER, AND THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM SERVICE AS WELL FOR THE SAME REASONS. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT AXLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: THE OWNER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND FRONT END SHOOK. OWNER CALLED DEALER, WHO STATED VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE REPAIR WAS DONE. THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A WEEK LATER. OWNER KEPT CALLING DEALER. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANSWER. THEN, OWNER CONTACTED A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO SAID THAT THIS WAS JUST A BAD TRUCK. ABOUT WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING, GOT PULLED OVER AND RECEIVED WARNING ABOUT THE TAIL LIGHTS BEING OUT. THEN IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE TAILLIGHTS. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO PUT IN A SWITCH, BUT OWNER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SWITCH. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND GRINDING UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE VIBRATING AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER REPAIRS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED JEEP. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. IN FEBRUARY THE OIL PLUG CAME OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER'S MECHANIC AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THIS. *AK