1995 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HINGE WELD BROKE IN , THE REPAIRED WELDS HVE BROKEN TWICE.*AK *NLM

WHILE DRIVING MOTOR MOUNTS/ BOLTS BROKE , ENGINE SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE, CAUSING DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVING 1-95N TO BALTIMORE,HEARD A CLUNK AS IF SOMETHING HAD HIT CAR FROM BENEATH, LOST 5TH GEAR. GOT OFF AT NEXT EXIT, LOST REVERSE GEAR IN PARKING LOT OF HOTEL. NEXT MORNING TOW OPERATOR STARTED CAR, ENORMOUS CLATTERING, SEVERED PIECE OF PLASTIC HAD JAMMED RADIATOR FAN. TOWED TO AAA APPROVED GARAGE. THEY TEMORARILY FIKED CAR BY HOLDING ENGINE UP WITH A CHAIN. GOT BACK TO BOSTON. IDEAL GARAGE, SOMERVILLE MA IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. THE ATTACHMENT OF ENGINE TO ENGINE BLOCKED HAS FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS ATTACHED ON LEFT SIDE AND ANGLED DOWNWARDS, MAKING 5TH AND REVERSE UNATTAINABLE. THIS IS THE SECOND JEEP CHEROKEE, SAME YEAR THAT HE HAD SEEN IN A WEEK - SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, THIS CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE, IS UNDER 80,000 MILES . PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ALERT MAKERS.AR

A FEW WEEKS AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON MY 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE STARTED TO BE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IT QUICKLY GOT WORSE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TOP DOOR HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. IT LOOKED LIKE THE MANUFACTURER'S WELD HAD FAILED. SOON THE ENTIRE UPPER HINGE CAME OFF AND THE DOOR WAS HANGING ON BY THE LOWER HINGE ONLY. I CALLED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THEIR TECH SERVICE BULLETIN 23-030-01, WHICH PROVIDED DEALERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND 2 SEPARATE LOCAL BODY SHOPS. ALL THE TECHNICIANS THAT I TALKED TO EXPRESSED DISBELIEF THAT CHRYSLER-JEEP HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THEY HAD REPAIRED MANY SIMILAR DEFECTS PREVIOUSLY. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE DOOR IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE WHEN THE DEFECT STARTS AND COULD POSSIBLY FALL OFF THE VEHICLE WHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIR, WHICH WAS $280.00. I THINK CHRYSLER-JEEP SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND PAY FOR REPAIRS TO THIS DEFECT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*AK

CONSUMER REPORTING A CRACK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO A FENCE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

WELDS ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAVE FALLEN, RESULTING IN DOOR HINGES SEPARATING FROM VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR FELL OFF, THE HINGE WELDED ON JUST BROKE OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS FOR PRICES THEY ALL SAID THEY HAVE WELDED DOORS ON JEEPS, ALOT OF JEEPS. AND NOW MY ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF CAUSING ENGINE TO SHIFT FAN BLADE TO CUT INTO THE RADIATOR. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOUSY MANUFACTURER'S FLAW, WHEN IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF JEEPS, WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL. *AK

HINGES CAME UNWELDED WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO COME OFF THE HINGES. PIN SNAPPED IN HALF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK WIDE OPEN, BUT DID NOT FIX IT. *AK