1994 JEEP CHEROKEE Structurebodydoorhinge And Attachments Problems

1994 JEEP CHEROKEE, DOOR HINGE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE TWO TSBS AND A CLOSED INVESTIGATION CONCERNING SAGGING DOOR HING. MY DRIVER DOOR UPPER HING SAGGING, WELD IS BROKEN AND NOW THE HING PLATE IS BREAKING AWAY FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE DOOR TO SAG AND NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. CHRYSLER TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO WARRENTY EXPIRATION. THIS IS A KNOWN MFG DEFECT. SHOULDNT THEY BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE?. *AK

THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMING OFF AT THE HINGES. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS RECOMMENDED TO RANCHO MOTOR COMPANY WHO DID THE REPAIRS. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE WELD DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. ALSO, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGE WELD WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. *AK

1994 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 4WD. DRIVER'S DOOR TOP HINGE WELDED TO THIN METAL ON FENDER. WELD HAS BROKEN AND DOOR IS LOOSE. CALLED TWO JEEP DEALERS AND THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SAY THAT A LOT OF JEEPS HAVE THIS CONDITION. QUOTED ALMOST THE SAME PRICE FROM BOTH OVER THE PHONE WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR ($500.00). APPARENTLY THEY DO A LOT OF THESE REPAIRS AND THEY HAVE A FIX. THEY WELD A THICK PLATE BEHIND THE FENDER AND THEN WELD THE HINGE TO THAT PLATE.*AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR FELL OFF ON 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE. TOP HINGE BROKE OFF.*AK

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE DEALER REPAIRED THE LEFT SIDE DOOR HINGE (10/98) WITH NO COST TO ME. NOW THAT THE RIGHT SIDE HAS FAILED, THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE FAULTY PART UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN.

THERE IS A DEFECT IN DOOR HINCH ATTACHMENTS. WHILE OPENING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IF FELL OFF.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE DOOR CAME OFF THE HINGES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE MANUFACTURER PERFPRM THE REPAIR AT NO COST. *YH

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES BROKE OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

BROKEN UPPER FRONT DOOR HINGE. HINGE BROKE AT WELD POINT TO BODY.*AK

DRIVER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM HINGE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT HAS SEPARATED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INVESTIGATION EA-01-005; HINGES ON DOORS ARE LOOSENING, CONSUMER HAS TO LIFT TO CLOSE AND LOCK DOOR, PROBLEM WILL PROGRESS, CAUSING DOOR TO COME COMPLETELY OFF, DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE MANFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 50,000 MILES IT WAS CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY.*JB

DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY. BOTTOM HINGE ON FRONT LEFT DOOR BROKE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH

DOOR HINGE FAILURE, CAUSED DOOR TO NOT LATCH CORRECTLY AND OPEN WHILE MAKING A TURN. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE WELD FAILED IN 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES. REPAIR MADE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP. PASSANGER DOOR FAILURE ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO, BUT DUE TO LIMITED USE OF PASSANGER SIDE DOOR, FAILURE OF WELD WENT UNNOTICED. THIS IS NOT A WEAR RELATED FAILURE, BUT ESSENTIALLY A DEFECTIVE WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE HINGE AND BODY. CHYSLER HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS. TECHNICALLY, THE CAR IS 7 MONTHS OUT OF ITS EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND DRIVER DOOR HAD THE IDENTICALLY SAME FAILURE.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR HINGE BROKE AWAY FROM DOOR FRAME. LOOKED LIKE DRIVER'S DOOR HINNGE WAS COMING OFF ALSO, AND DOOR WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. TOOK TO BODY SHOP, AND THEY WERE WELDING HINGE BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT LEFT DOOR HINGE DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME OF VEHICLE, DOOR FAILED TO ALIGN PROPERLY WHEN CLOSING DOOR, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

FAULTY FACTORY WELD ON DOOR HINGE; TOOK THE TRUCK TO EVERY BODY SHOP IN TOWN ONLY 1 PLACE WOULD WORK ON IT - FOR $800.00. THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, JEEP NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS!*AK

WELD HOLDING TOP HINGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED; DOOR SAGGED AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE; MUST ENTER CAR FROM PASSENGER SIDE. BEFORE I TOLD THEM, THE BODY SHOP GUESSED THE MAKE AND MODEL WHEN I SAID THE REPAIR WAS NEEDED FOR A FAILED DOOR HINGE - SAID THEY'D FIXED MANY OF THESE. THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR WELD IS FATALLY FLAWED - CONNECTED ONLY TO THE THIN SHEET METAL INSTEAD OF THE FRAME; THE LONG, HEAVY DOOR ISN'T PROPERLY SUPPORTED. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS AND THE MANUFACTURER MADE TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR!. *AK

DOOR HINGE CRACKED AND REQUIRED WELDING TO REATTACH TO THE BODY. SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FEMALE LATCH FAILED TO LOCK REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *AK

THE WELDS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ARE LOOSE. THIS CAUSES THE DOORS NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGES WELDS ON TOP HINGE HAS SEPARATED FROM BODY ASSEMBLY,BOTTOM HINGE WELD IS HALF SEPERATED FROM BODY ASSEMBLY AND DOOR NOW UNSAFE TO USE. MUST ENTER & EXIT VEHICLE FROM PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I DID CALL THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO DOOR HINGE PROBLEMS. I ALSO CALLED CROWN CHRYSLER JEEP AND THE SIRVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR HINGES FAILING. THIS DEALER IS ON THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF COLUMBUS .. *AK

DOOR HINGE WELD DEFECTIVE ON DRIVERS SIDE, DOOR SAGS. SAME ON PASSENGERS SIDE TO LESSER DEGREE.*AK

DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR UPPER HINGE SEPARATED. WELDING ONLY HELD TEMPORARILY. HAD TO GET WELDED A SECOND TIME AND BOTTOM HINGE NOW LOOKS LIKE IT'S SEPARATING FROM BODY>AK

BOTH FRONT DOOR HINGES HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AT THE POINT OF WELDING.*AK

HINGES ON PASSENGER'S DOOR ARE BROKEN, NOT ABLE TO OPEN DOOR AT ALL. DRIVER DOOR HINGES ARE SHOWING CRACKS.*AK

HINGES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REAR DOOR IS OFF AND WILL NOT OPEN CORRECTLY. FRONT DOOR MUST BE OPEN FOR REAR DOOR TO OPEN.*AK

BOTH FRONT DOORS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER, HAVE HINGES THAT WERE DISCONNECTING FROM VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE DOORS TO FALL OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD HINGES SPOT WELDED BECAUSE DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY WORK PERFORMED IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT PERFORMED ANY WORK ON VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CONSUMER OPENED FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND HINGES FELL OFF DOOR . DOOR IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. HE HAS TO CLIMB IN AND OUT IN ORDER TO GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

TOP HINGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS BECOME DISTORTED AND DISCONNECTED FROM FRAME OF VEHICLE. LOWER HINGE ON THE DOOR WAS THE ONLY COMPONENT HOLDING THE DOOR TO VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR DEFECT, AND REFERRED THE WORK TO AN OUTSIDE SOURCE. PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK

DOOR ASSEMBLY WELDS ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR FAILED. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE TOP DOOR HINGE CAME UNWELDED FROM THE FRAME. HAD TO REMOVE FRONT PANEL AND DOOR TO REPAIR. BODY DAMAGE/DISCOLORING AS A RESULT OF LOOSE UNALIGNED DOOR.*AK

DOOR HINGE BROKE IN HALF. *AK

THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR HINGE BROKE WELD HOLDING HINGE TO FRAME UNDER THE FENDER, CONSUMER FIXED THE VEHICLE BEFORE DOOR FELL OFF. *MJS

ALL FOUR VEHICLE DOORS HAVE BROKEN AT TOP HINGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

WELDS ON HINGES OF FRONT DOORS ARE FALLING OR EITHER BREAKING AWAY FROM FRAME OF VEHICLE. HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK DOORS' STRUCTURE. WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE WELDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND HAVE DOORS REPAIRED.*AK

DRIVER'S DOOR STARTED SAGGING DOWN. WELDING JUST STARTED COMING LOOSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER HAD EARLY COMPLAINS & WAS REPAIRING VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. CONSUMER WAS BEING CHARGED $600. *AK *SLC

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE CORRODING AND THE DOOR IS SEPARATING FROM THE BODY. THE BODY SHOP AT MY DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AND A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED BY JEEP. HE SAYS THE SITUATION IS DANGEROUS SINCE THE DOOR IS LIABLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY AT SOME POINT. DESPITE THE POTENTIAL DANGER JEEP HAS NOT ACTED ON MY CLAIM FOR OVER SIX WEEKS AND NOT REPLIED TO THE DEALER CONCERNING SHARED LIABILITY TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THIS APPARENTLY OCCURS ONLY ON THE DRIVERS DOOR HINGES OF 94" JEEP CHEROKEES AND ALWAYS STARTS WITH THE UPPR HINGE AND OF COURSE RESULTS IN EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE BOTTOM HINGE AND THEN THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY WELD DURING MANUFACTURE. I AM CONCERNED THE DOOR WILL COME OFF AND AM ANXCIOUS TO GET A REPAIR IN PROGRESS...

DOOR HINGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, AND DOOR HINGE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS CRACKED. *AK

I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE DRIVERS-SIDE DOOR ONE DAY, AND THE DOOR JUST ABOUT FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED A LOCAL JEEP DEALER CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. IN SHORT, THE STAFF SAID THAT THIS WAS THE THE 1ST TIME THEY EVER HEARD OF A JEEP CHEROKEE DOOR FALLING OFF. I'VE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO ALSO HAD JEEP CHEROKEES' AND THEY ALSO STATED THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY "EASY-FIX" FOR ME WAS TO BUY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE.*AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGE WELD HAS FAILED AND THE DOOR IS PULLING LOOSE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE DOORS TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, AND EVENTUALLY THE DOORS WILL FALL COMPLETELY OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND JEEP I HAVE HAD TO DO THIS. THE OWNER OF THE BODY SHOP WHERE I WILL HAVE THE REPAIR WORK DONE SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP DOOR HINGES, HIS SHOP REPLACES THEM ON A ROUTINE BASIS. THIS IS A SAFETY FLAW IN ALL JEEP CHEROKEES. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AFTER ABOUT THREE YEARS, I FINALLY REPLACED IT BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND THE RATTLING NOISE IT MADE.*AK

FRONT (DRIVERS AND PASSENGER)DOOR HINGES HAVE BROKEN LOOSE FROM POSTS. HAD TO REMOVE QUARTERPANELS AND RE-WELD HINDGES ON. ANYONE ELSE EVER REPORT THIS PROBLEM?*AK

ALL THE GLUE SEAMS AT THE DOOR HINGES ARE CRACKED OPEN OR THEY ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATED, CAUSING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO FALL OFF THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT.*ET

ALL THE GLUE SEAMS AT THE DOOR HINGES ARE CRACKED OPEN OR THEY ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATED, CAUSING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO FALL OFF THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT.*ET

PE 95 047; FAILURE OF DOOR ASSEMBLY WELDS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A REOCCURRENCE OF A BROKEN WELD ON THE DRIVER DOOR HINGES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DOOR ASSEMBLY FAILED TWICE AND WAS FIXED BY AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *YH

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FELL OFF. WELDING PORTION OF THE DOOR WORE OUT, CAUSING THE TOP AND BOTTOM HINGES TO DETACH FROM THE DOOR. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO CONSUMER. *AK

RIGHT SIDE DOOR HINGES RIPPED OFF OF THE CAR CAN NOT USE DOOR HAVE TO CLIMB OVER CENTER SHIFTER TO USE PASSENGER SEAT DEALER SAID OVER $ 1200.00 TO FIX TALKED TO AMELEA RUTFORD AT DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHE OFFERED TO PAY 50%. *AK

THE DRIVER'S DOOR TOP WELD BROKE APART, AND DRIVER'S DOOR SEEMED TO FALL OFF THE HINGES. PROBLEM IS ALSO STARTING ON THE PASSENGER'S DOOR. BOTH HINGES WERE REPAIRED, BUT OWNER THINKS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED. *AK *ML

WHILE OPENING DOOR COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM IT. DOORS WERE FALLING OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK