1999 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

SINCE JAN. 2000, THE VEHICLE GAUGES HAVE INTERMITTINGLY FAILED IE, NOT REGISTERING READING TO INCLUDE SPEED, MILEAGE, WATER TEMPERATURE, OIL PRESSURE, TACHOMETER AND AIR BAG LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. SOMETIMES, IF I KEEP AIR CONDITIONER AT COOLEST LEVEL THE GAUGES WILL RESUME OPERATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER INDICATES THAT VEHICLE CANNOT BE ALIGNED. COULD NOT BE ALIGNED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE ECCENTRIC BALL JOINT. *AK *ML

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON THE RIGHT HAND LANE, CONSUMER DIDN'T SEE THE VEHICLE AND HIT IT. CONSUMER'S KNEES BUCKLED AND FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, CONSUMER'S TEETH MARKS WERE INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN TO LOW GEAR, AND AT TIMES WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AS IN THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN THE BRAKES ARE VERY POOR AND PULSATING. AT 12000 TO 14000 THE FIRST TIME, IF YOU ARE GOING XWAY SPEED AND TRIED TO STOP THE CAR VIBRATED VERY BAD. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. THAT WAS DONE, THE CAR WAS OK UNTIL ANOTHER 12000 MILES. SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN. AS A " GOOD CUSTOMER BENIFIT" I KNOW I WILL HAVE TO GO THRU THIS AGAIN. AFTER 2000 MILES THE BRAKES ARE PULSING AGAIN. I HAVE A '97 PASSPORT WITH 75000 MILES AND STILL HAVE THE ORIGONAL BRAKES. THIS IS MY WIFES , THERE IS NO HI SPEED STARTING AND STOPPING. I THINK THIS WILL BE A SAFTY PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE OR AT LEAST AN EXPENSIVE ONE EVERY 12000 TO 14000 MILES. *AK

SPARE TIRE MOUNTED ON WRONG SIDE FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES(ON LEFT-SHOULD BE RIGHT) *AK

FRONT ROTORS WERE PREMATURELY WARPING AT 17,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED THE PADS, AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHENEVER STARTING VEHICLE UP & RUNNING, VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES & OIL PRESSURE WOULD GO UP. IT WAS A CONSTANT NOISE, LIKE IT WAS KNOCKING AGAINST SOMETHING INSIDE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR JEEPS. *AK

THE JACK BROKE THE WINDSHIELD DURING ROLLING ACCIDENT BECAUSE ITS RETAINING ARM FAILED. YH

HUSBAND DROVE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK