1991 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

SELFTEST OF THE BCU SEEMS TO WORK FINE, BUT THE BCU DOESN4T DETECT IT WORKS BAD (IN THE FINAL PHASE OF THE BRAKING ACTION, WHEN ALMOST STOPPED, THE PRESSURE ON THE SYSTEM IS COMPLETLY RELEASED!!!, AND NO BRAKING EFFECT!!. THIS PROBLEM IS ELIMINATED BY REMOVING THE FUSE OF THE ABS, BUT THE BCU STILL DOING THE AUTO TEST OK!!*AK

THE ENGINE IS ROUGHER SOUNDING FOR THE LOW MILES, EVEN THE GEARS SOUND TOO WORN. *AK

THE JEEP CHEROKEE EQUIPPED WITH THE AW4 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH IS ALL AUTO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED SINCE THE BEGINING OF THE 1987 MODEL YEAR HAVE A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WILL CAUSE UNWANTED AND DANGEROUS AUTOMATIC DOWNSHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR FROM SECOND GEAR AT AN UNACCEPTABLE HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IF THE OPERATOR HAS MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO THE 1-2 GEAR SHIFT POSITION FOR BETTER CONTROL AND ENGINE BRAKING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED DROPS BELOW 28 TO 23 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL WITHOUT WARNING ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. IF THE VEHICLE IS ON WET, ICY OR GRAVEL COVERED ROADS IT WILL GO INTO A SKID CONDITION USUALLY WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER REPLYED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION AS PER ITS DESIGN. OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO I CONTACTED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY INCLUDING THEIR ENGINEERS. THE SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DESIGN DEFECT, HOWEVER NOT ENOUGH CUSTOMERS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CONDITION TO WARRANT THEM TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE IT IS NOT MENTIONED IN THEIR OPERATORS MANUAL, AND IF SOMEONE LOST CONTROL THEY WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT HAD CAUSED IT. I THEN CAME UP WITH ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY THAT COULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I OFFERED IT TO THE COMPANY IN 1992 SO THEY COULD MAKE IT EITHER AVAILABLE TO THEIR PAST CUSTOMERS AND TO RE-DESIGN THE CIRCUITRY INTO THE NEW CHEROKEES PRODUCED SINCE THAT TIME. THEY DECLINED THE OFFER. THE DESIGN CHANGE WOULD NOT HAVE COST THEM MORE THAN $10.00 PER VEHICLE FOR RETROFITTING PAST VEHICLES AND LESS THAN $5.00 PER VEHICLE TO INCORPORATE THE CIRCUITRY INTO NEWLY MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFO AND CHRYSLERS RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM AT HTTP://WWW.CHEROKEE-JEEP.COM THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND HEAR NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES, AND IT HAPEND JUST LIKE RECALL 98V005000. *AK

THE RELEASE LATCH BROKE CAUSING THE BELT NOT TO LATCH OR LOCK, CONSUMER PURCHASED AND REPAIRED SEATBELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. NLM

RECALL 98V005/ FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

MY CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AND 30 MINUTES LATER AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PUTTING OUT AN ENGINE FIRE. STILL AWAITING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. *AK

MANUFATURER HAS NOT SUPPLIED THE DEALER WITH THE REPAIR PART FOR NHTSA RECALL 96V260000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 702/ABS BRAKES. DEALER IS COOPERATING. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97-110:ABS SYSYTEM FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET INTO THE SYSTEM THEY NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH WOULD COST $233.00. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY. BEFORE RECALL REPAIRS CAN BE DONE. CONSUMER SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. CAN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE PROVIDED. *AK

PAINT ON HOOD, ROOF AND BACK LIFT GATE HAS DISCOLORED AND THE "CLEAR COAT " HAS ERODED AWAY AND IS FLAKING OFF. APPEARANCE OF CAR IS REALLY DISGRACEFUL WITH LARGE AREAS OF PAINT DISCOLORED AND FLAKES OF PAINT OR CLEAR COAT FALLING OFF CONTINUOUSLY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN KEPT GARAGED DURING THE WHOLE TIME OF THIS EXPERIENCE AND THE PAINT CONDITION IS NOT WHAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM A LEGITMATE AUTO MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER LISTENS TO MY STORY AND AGREES THAT THE PAINT LOOKS HORRIBLE BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN KEPT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AT ALL TIMES AND IS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. THIS TYPE OF DEFECT SHOULD NOT GO UNCORRECTED.