1998 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE GOING AT ABOUT 30 MILES IN WET CONDITIONS, DRIVER HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE JUST FLEW, AND THEN IT STOPPED. OWNER HAS HAD CONTINUAL BRAKE REPAIR--PADS, ROTORS, AND TIRE REPLACEMENT. BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. *AK *ML

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN OUT, SOUNDED LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING. THAT WAS WHY THE NOISE WOULDN'T GO AWAY. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 00V10500/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 860: AIR BAG MODULE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE AIR BAG WARNIG LIGHT STILL CAME ON. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *ML

SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, LEFT/ RIGHT AND REAR PASSENGERS' SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. CCS WILL TILT OVER BECAUSE THE BELTS WON'T RETRACT CORRECTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE SEAT DOESN'T STAY IN PLACE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER AT 60MPH, AND NEITHER DIRVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD HEADING EAST, I GLANCE OFF TO THE LEFT ONLY A GLANCE AND AS I LOOKED IN FRONT OF ME I COULD SEE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME ONE CAME TO A STOP TO TURN AND THE OTHER NOTICE THE UNSUAL STOP AND STOPPED. I WAS BEHIND AND HAD ABOUT THIRTY FEET SPACE IN FRONT OF ME TO STOP. I PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AND PULLED UP THE HAND BRAKES TO STOP MY JEEP, BUT IT WOULD STOP AND GLIDED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHO IN TERM HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. BOTH CARS ARE OK, THE FIRST CAR I HIT HAD A TIRE ON THE REAR WITH BURST MY RADIATOR. THE CAR IN FRONT OF THAT CAR HAD A LITTLE DENT ON THE TRUNK. I THINK THAT THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BECAUSE I STUD ON THE BRAKES AND ALSO USED THE HAND BRAKES. PLEASE ADVISE.. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING FORWARD ONE POSITION TO OVERDRIVE WITHOUT THUMB BUTTON PRESSED, SHIFT LEVER WENT FORWARD TO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH INJURIES SUSTAINED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRX 2 MONTHS PRIOR AND WAS NOT REPORTED BECAUSE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE MAY HAVE HAD THUMB BUTTON PRESSED IN. SHE CHANGED THE WAY SHE WAS SHIFTING TO OVERDRIVE SO THAT THUMB WAS NOT RESTING ON BUTTON AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT DID NOT. VEHICLE ROLLED TWICE AS A RESULT OF CRASH. MAY ALSO BE RELATED TO INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF KEY BEING STUCK IN IGNITION. SOLUTION WAS TO REPEATEDLY PRESS THUMB BUTTON ON SHIFT LEVER UNTIL KEY WOULD FINALLY RELEASE. PLEASE ADVISE OWNER OF ANY FINDINGS. *AK

ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, DEALER CLAIMS IT'S A DUST ISSUE WITH CONNECTORS. *AK

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPLACE ROTORS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUBBING AND NOISES. THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS WERE ALSO RUBBING & MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION . CURRENTLY, DEALERSHIP REPLACED REAR ROTORS, BUT NOT LEFT FRONT ROTORS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NO SPECIFIC PROBLEM.... JUST A GENERAL COMPLAINT THAT HAS BEEN ECHOED BY EVERY MOM I'VE TALKED TO. 1.IN MY JEEP, WE HAD TO GET A DIFFERENT SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CAR SEAT WORK. 2.HERE'S A CRY FOR SIMPLER MORE UNIVERSAL DESIGNS. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CARS AND IT TOOK US 6 HOURS TO REFIT BOTH CARS TO MAKE THE CAR SEAT WORK THE FIRST TIME. THEN, WHEN GRANDMA SHOWED UP IN HER CAR, WE HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE AN HOUR TO INSTALL A CAR SEAT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEN YOU ONLY HOPE YOU'VE GOT IT RIGHT. OF COURSE, YOU ARE DOING THIS WHILE HOLDING A CHILD AND A DIAPER BAG ETC. 3.NEED MORE PLACES THAT WE CAN TAKE OUR CARS TO SEE IF THE SEAT IS IN RIGHT. CAN WE JUST DRIVE OVER TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICE AT ANY TIME TO DO THIS? WHY NOT? 4. THESE THINGS SHOULDN'T BE THIS HARD!... P>S> BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE COLLEGE DEGREES AND HE'S IS IN ENGINEERING. *AK