1996 JEEP CHEROKEE Unknown Or Other Problems

10 NHTSA complaints on file

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Unknown Or Other Issues in the 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE

10 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

Complaints

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Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Unknown Or Other Complaints

#10881953 | July 1, 2016

WE BOUGHT AN IMPORTED RIGHT-HAND DRIVE JEEP FROM POSTAL PETE, GALENA IL, FOR A MAIL ROUTE. THIS IS NOT SAFETY MAYBE: 1. THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE, INSTEAD OF BEING REPAIRED IN THE DASH, THEY ADDED AN AUXILLARY OIL GAUGE BELOW THE DASH, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY LOOK AT THE GAUGE. 2. THE ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER UNIT DOESN'T MEASURE CORRECTLY I THINK. 3. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH & CONSOLE DON'T WORK. BECAUSE OF THE TAKATA RECALLS, I LOOKED AT YOUR SITE. WHEN WE COMPLAINED WITH THE DEALER THEIR ATTITUDE WAS TOUGH YOU PAID FOR IT. ALSO THE REAR END WAS BAD. MY HUSBAND WENT BACK BEFORE HE LEFT IL FOR FL. THEY EXCUSED IT SAYING IT WAS TIRES. MY HUSBAND KNEW THEY WERE LYING (HE DOES WORK ON VEHICLES FOR US). WE ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR END. THIS COMPLAINT IS MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTER POSTAL PETE THAN...

#10873658 | June 10, 2016

JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING OF A CAR WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT TO STOP IT. MULTIPLE TIME OCCURRENCE. HAS BEEN "FIXED" BUT HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED.

#10721042 | May 22, 2015

WHILE DRIVING AT APROX. 40-45 MPH, THE JEEP WOULD START TO SHUDDER. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE JEEP WOULD THEN CRANK BUT NOT START. I HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN FOR ABOUT FOUR TIMES. THREE OF THE TIMES THE JEEP WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. TWICE THE PCM UNIT WAS REPLACED AND TWICE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE LAST REPAIR WAS 1 MONTH AND A HALF AGO. TWO DAYS AGO, THE JEEP STALLED AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. WE ALMOST LOST OUR LIVES. A 16 WHEELER ALMOST COLLIDED WITH US DUE THAT I COULD BARELY MANIPULATE THE JEEP BECAUSE IT TURNED OFF ON ME. I TRIED TO DO SOME VISUAL INSPECTIONS UNDER THE HOOD. I HAD ONE OF MY SONS TO WIGGLE THE PCM (COMPUTER) WHILE I CRANKED THE STARTING SWITCH. AT ONE POINT THE JEEP MANAGED TO START...

#10487514 | December 6, 2012 Fire

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND REALIZED I WAS LEAKING OIL PROFUSELY. THEN I REALIZED THE DRIVER SIDE MOTOR MOUNT HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE ENGINE CAUSING A LARGE HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE, CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES, AND THEN THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE MOTOR MOUNT TO BREAK, SO WHY WOULD IT BREAK FOR NO REASON? ANYWAYS, THE LEAKING OIL CAUSED A FIRE BENEATH MY VEHICLE, AND INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BUT I QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FIRE BY A CONTAINER OF WATER I HAD IN MY VEHICLE. I HAD MY 13 YEAR OLD BROTHER WITH ME AND THANK GOD HE OR MYSELF WAS NOT INJURED. BUT IT CAUSED US GREAT FEAR AND STRESS....

#9006098 | March 22, 2002

ALL FOUR FLOOR PANEL HAD SEVERE RUST ON THEM, FIXED THE FLOOR

#735244 | October 30, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#711135 | April 7, 2000

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED, AND SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS CAN WE GET SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THESE FEW PROBLEMS . THIS VEHICLE WAS A MOTHER'S DAY GIFT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

#700585 | November 13, 1998

NOVEMBER 13,1998 NHTSA, I ORIGNALLY THOUGHT THAT THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT HAD FAILED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT LOOKED GOOD(ACTUALLY BRAND NEW), THOUGH THE BOLTS FOR THE RIGHT SIDE MOUNT BRACKET HAD SNAPPED OFF IN THE BLOCK. THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET BOLTS SNAPPED OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK? I WORKED FOR 5 YEARS AT VARIOUS DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND WORKING ON VEHICLES FOR 23+ YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE BOLTS FOR THE MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET SNAPPING OFF IN THE BLOCK. I CALLED CHRYSLER (GUY MOLINA) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM, FILE # 5272069. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, CHRYSLER SAID NO. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE COST OF THE REPAIRS AS LONG AS REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON...

#521788 | July 29, 1997

UNSPECIFIED.

#602525 | March 25, 1997

SECURITY SWITCH DEFECTIVE.

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