1999 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE DOES NOT DEFROST RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF FRONT WINDOW. LEFT -HAND SIDE WORKS VERY WELL. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THIS YEAR, BUT SEEMED TO WORK OK AT END OF 2009. HAVE TRIED TO MOVE SELECTOR CONTROL BACK AND FORTH, DID NOT HELP AT ALL. TAKES SOME TIME FOR THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF DEFROSTER TO CLEAR RIGHT-HAND SIDE. MY FRIEND HAD A 1998 DODGE DURANGO AND A 1996 DODGE STEALTH THAT DID THE SAME THING. COULD THIS BE A CHRYSLER MANUFACTURING PROBLEM? THANK YOU. *TR

1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER WHO DIED IN A CRASH RELATED TO SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG ISSUES *TGW THE DECEDENT WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAR DAY ON A DRY HIGHWAY, WHEN SHE SUDDENLY HIT A MEDIAN AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. ACCORDING TO THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, THE DECEDENT WAS TOO SMALL TO BE PROTECTED BY THE SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS AND/OR THE AIR BAGS. THE DRIVER DIED FROM INTERNAL INJURIES CAUSED BY THE SEAT BELT /AIR BAG NOT BEING PROPERLY DESIGNED TO PROTECT SOMEONE THAT SMALL. *JB

MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT PAN. I WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT AND I HEARD A SNAP SOUND. I WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND NOTICED THAT THE METAL SEAT PAN IS CRACKED ALL AROUND THE WHERE THE BOLT HOLDS IT IN THE SEAT TRACK. NOW THE SEAT ROCKS A LITTLE BIT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE OTHER CORNERS CRACK DUE TO THE INCREASED STRESS. I HAVE NOT YET CORRECTED THE FAILURE. BUT IN ORDER TO DO SO, I WILL NEED A WHOLE NEW SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THESE BREAK, IT WILL MEAN NOTHING IS HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE JEEP COMMUNITY THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT PANS BREAKING.

PASSENGER AIR BAG WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE CHRYSLER INVESTIGATED AND SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND WON'T DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR. BUT I KNOW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAG MODULE AND STILL SMELL BURNING WIRES DEALERSHIP SAID THAT JEEP HAD KNOWN RECALL THAT SAID WAS PERFORMED AND NEVER WAS FOUND RECALL ON YOUR WEB SITE IT SAID POSSIBLE AIR BAG LIGHT OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DO TO CORROSION AND THE MODULE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MOVED TO TRANSMISSION TUNNEL BUT NEVER WAS DONE AND YOU CAN SEE CORROSION ALL OVER MODULE. AND CHRYSLER WOULD NOT SAY IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 4DR AUTOMATIC HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING 6 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. MOST TIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WITH ONE TIME WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY ON RAMP. USUALLY IT RESTARTS AFTER A PERIOD OF 2 MINUTES TO 12 HOURS. I DID HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED ONCE AS IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES AND THE COMPUTER SCAN CONTINUALLY SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AT MY INSISTENCE EVEN THOUGH HE WASN'T SURE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WASN'T, AS IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I HAD NO CELL PHONE AND HAD TO WALK 4 MILES TO GET HOME. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I SEE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY YEARS, MAKES AND MODELS OF JEEPS AND YET NO SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE. I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME UNLESS I TAKE IT TO A JEEP DEALER, WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS AN ISSUE AND I WAS HOPING TO FIND AN ANSWER WITH YOUR HELP. *TR

LIKE MOST JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS, I HAD TO PAY A HUGE REPAIR BILL TO GET THE AIR CONDITIONER TO WORK. ALMOST $2,000. *TR

RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER (ACTUALLY ALL GAUGES) WILL STOP WORKING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TOO. IF YOU HIT THE DASHBOARD (SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL HITS) THE GAUGES WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF. HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED BY A SHOP YET. *TR

1999 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT FRONT SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN CAUSING SEAT TO SHIFT FORWARD AND BACKWARD AS YOU DRIVE, NOTICE FRAME HAS COME LOOSE FROM POPPING RIVET. I HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME CAR WHICH WOULD INDICATE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED AMPLIFIER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE SPARKS AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE AMP. HE ALSO HAD TO CUT THE WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE AMP AND REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE AMP IS POSITIONED UNDERNEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WHERE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS LOCATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CLASS TODAY WHEN I HEARD MY SEAT POP. AFTER THAT MY SEAT BECAME WOBBLY AND UNSECURE. WHEN I GOT HOME I WENT TO CHECK IT OUT AND THE WELD WAS RIPPED OUT CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WHAT FRIGHTENS ME IS I DID NOT DO ANYTHING UNUSUAL AND IF I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR