1997 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER FOUND THAT REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE OUT OF ROUND, RUST HAD ACCUMULATED ON INSIDE OF DRUMS. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AFTER DRUMS WERE TURNED. *AK *ML

FUEL GAUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT AND BACK ROTORS HAVE WARPED WITHIN ONLY 20,000 MILES. CAUSING POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.DEALER HAS SHAVED ROTORS, DID NOT REPLACE PADS. NO WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION AT APPOXIMATELY40 MPH OF IMPACT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. DEALERR STATED THAT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S FOR REPAIRS 5 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, DRIVER COULD BUMP THE BRAKE HANDLE, AND THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK *ML

OTHER FAILURES AND STRANDING ALSO INVOLVED WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHENEVER I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS POPPING NOISE. ALSO, SOMETINES WHEN I MAKE A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT THE TURN DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COMPLETE (SHARP ENOUGH). *AK

THE ACTUAL FUEL READING INDICATES MORE FUEL THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED THAT NHTSA RECALL 97V194002/MANUFACTURER'S 755 CONCERNS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. DEALER REPLACING THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK