1998 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WENT INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES, WENT OVER A CURVE, CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND THEN INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,400.

1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SE 2-DOOR - FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE AT THE FRONT-LEFT POINT WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE RAILS ASSEMBLY. THE SEAT HAD BECOME A LITTLE WOBBLY IN BUMPY/UNEVEN AREAS ON THE ROAD (I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF HILLS AND THE ROADS ARE NOT FLAT AND SMOOTH) AND ONE DAY, COMING OVER THE BUMP AT THE END OF A CONSTRUCTION ZONE THE SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND I WAS JARRED TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. NOW THE SEAT TOTTERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE DEPENDING ON WHAT WAY I AM TURNING OR THE ANGLE OF THE ROAD/BUMPS. TO CORRECT THIS I WILL EITHER HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW SEAT, WHICH WILL BE PRETTY DIFFICULT CONSIDERING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY WIDE-SPREAD SO THERE ARE BASICALLY NONE OF THESE SEATS AVAILABLE, OR I WILL HAVE TO WELD THE SEAT FRAME BACK TOGETHER WHERE IT BROKE. THE LAST ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET SEAT, WHICH IS A LITTLE PRICEY AT $250USD. *TR

BRAKE LINE HOSES RUSTED THROUGH RESULTING IN NO BRAKING POWER. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GO TO ZERO SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING AT THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE COIL WIRE AND THE PCM MODULE WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE IS BEING DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH 4 MATCHING TIRES BOUGHT IN 10/07, ONLY 6,000 MILES ON THEM. DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THOUGHT HIS TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OR SOMETHING AS DRASTIC AND AS LOUD. PULLED OFF THE EXIT, WHICH WAS RIGHT THERE THANK GOD, LOOKED AT CAR, TIRE HAD A 4-6" GAPING RAGGED HOLE IN SIDEWALL. REAR TIRE, DRIVERS SIDE. HE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED FATALLY. TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE JEEP WAS TOWED TO PLACE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. WALMART IN WATERFORD CT. THEY TESTED THE THREAD ON THE OTHER 3 TIRES AND TOLD MY SON THEY'D REPLACE THE BLOWN TIRE AS THE THREAD ON THE OTHERS WAS FINE. I TOLD M SON WE WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT AS: 1. THEY'D ALL COME FROM THE SAME DEFECTIVE BATCH, AND 2, DID NOT WANT MISMATCHING TREAD ON TIRES. MIND YOU, THEY FELT THE SIZE OF THE TIRE WAS GOOD FOR CAR AT PURCHASE, AND THEN ALSO TODAY, THE DAY ONE TIRE BLEW A GAPING HOLE IN SIDEWALL. SON INSISTED, I ALSO TOLD HIM TO SPEAK TO ASST. MANAGER PAT, WHO TOLD ME SHE'D LOOK INTO RECALLS FROM THAT BATCH. THEY THEN AGREED THEY'D REPLACE ALL FOUR. BUT, THEY SAID,(THESE WERE THE SAME TECH'S WHO SOLD THE TIRES AND INSTALLED THEM ON THE JEEP,) THAT THE TIRES WERE TOO WIDE AND RUBBING ON THE BUMPER, THAT'S WHY IT BLEW. REAR TIRES DON'T TURN SO CAN'T RUB. AS I SAID BEFORE THEY WANTED TO PUT 3 MATCHING (NOW INCORRECT SIZE) JUST MINUTES EARLIER. SO. I CAME, TOOK PICTURES OF THE TIRE. 2 CAMERAS TO BE SAFE. IF YOU WANT THEM TO SAVE THE TIRE. IT WAS 3:30 PM WHEN WE LEFT THERE SO THEY MAY STILL HAVE IT. THE DOT # ON THE NEW TIRES IS HHC62U. MAY BE SAME AS OLD ONES.?????? WHEN WE BOUGHT AND HAD THE TIRES INSTALLED AT WALMART THEY CERTAINLY DIDN'T OBJECT TO GOING FROM A 225 TO A 235 AS THEY SAID THE WHEEL COULD HANDLE THAT SIZE. NOW THEY'RE PLACING THE BLAME ON ME FOR BUYING THAT SIZE. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. I'D LIKE TO ADD I'M AFRAID OF THESE TIRES COMPLETELY. IF I HAD A CHOICE I'D HAVE CHOSEN A DIFFERENT BRAND TO BE SAFE. THEY SHOULD PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT ALSO. THANKS. *TR

STANDARD JEEP CHEROKEE (HAD BEEN MAINTAINED BY US GVT. UNTIL I BOUGHT) HESITATES OR STALLS WHEN TURNING WHEN GAS TANK BELOW 25-35% . IS HAZARDOUS AND HAVE NEARLY BEEN REARENDED A FEW TIMES, FROM 2003 THRU 2009. CHRYSLER SAYS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FUEL FILTER/PUMP 'SOCK'--BUT NO ASSISTANCE IN THE 500$ PLUS POTENTIAL REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS THE BIGGEST SAFETY PROBLEM I HAVE EVER HEARD OF IN A MODERN CAR AND IT'S RAMPANT AMONG CHEROKEE OWNERS. *TR

HOOD LATCHES ON 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT ARE CORRODED AND HOOD WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED, HAD ONE REPLACED ALREADY, NOW THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE IS ACTING UP CAUSING BOTH TO MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE 4.0 LITER 6 CYLINDER ENGINE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN OIL PRESSURE DROPS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND THE OIL PRESSURE SENDER UNIT REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. MY MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. LOOKING TO THE INTERNET FOR HELP, I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AT HIGH SPEEDS COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO BACKFIRE. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD LOSE POWER, BUT REMAINED RUNNING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V023000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.