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1998 Jeep CHEROKEE: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

399 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

98,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1998 model year. Data updated: . 75 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor is the most frequently named component, appearing in 42 of 399 complaints (10.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior7819.5%
Fuel system concerns246.0%
Transmission and shifting235.8%
Engine operation164.0%
Electrical and battery issues153.8%
Steering behavior123.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
42
Air Bags
26
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
25
Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash
17
Fuel System, Other
17
Electrical System
16
Air Bags:Frontal
15
Unknown Or Other
14
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor42
Air Bags26
Power Train:Automatic Transmission25
Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash17
Fuel System, Other17
Electrical System16
Air Bags:Frontal15
Unknown Or Other14

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 42; Air Bags: 26; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 25; Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash: 17; Fuel System, Other: 17; Electrical System: 16; Air Bags:Frontal: 15; Unknown Or Other: 14

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
6
25,000 to 49,999
8
50,000 to 74,999
13
75,000 to 99,999
11
100,000 to 149,999
17
150,000 and above
20
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0006
25,000 to 49,9998
50,000 to 74,99913
75,000 to 99,99911
100,000 to 149,99917
150,000 and above20

Under 25,000: 6; 25,000 to 49,999: 8; 50,000 to 74,999: 13; 75,000 to 99,999: 11; 100,000 to 149,999: 17; 150,000 and above: 20

150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (20). 324 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1996
1
1997
3
1998
38
1999
66
2000
66
2001
61
2002
52
2003
33
2004
16
2005
7
2006
4
2007
3
2008
2
2009
3
2010
4
2011
3
2012
2
2013
3
2014
9
2015
17
2016
2
2017
1
2020
1
2021
1
2024
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19961
19973
199838
199966
200066
200161
200252
200333
200416
20057
20064
20073
20082
20093
20104
20113
20122
20133
20149
201517
20162
20171
20201
20211
20241

1996: 1; 1997: 3; 1998: 38; 1999: 66; 2000: 66; 2001: 61; 2002: 52; 2003: 33; 2004: 16; 2005: 7; 2006: 4; 2007: 3; 2008: 2; 2009: 3; 2010: 4; 2011: 3; 2012: 2; 2013: 3; 2014: 9; 2015: 17; 2016: 2; 2017: 1; 2020: 1; 2021: 1; 2024: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 78 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 24 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 23 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 0 · 2000-07-27 (July 27, 2000)

CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN RECALL REPAIR (00V-105) DUE TO LACK OF PARTS AND INFORMATION REGARDING REPAIR. *MJS

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Owner report 10001113 · 2002-12-18 (December 18, 2002)

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #98V048000 SEAT BELT. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. TS

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Owner report 10001367 · 2003-01-06 (January 6, 2003)

THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, RUST MARKS APPEARED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNTIONED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE RADIO. THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE IN THE ROTORS THAT WAS FIXED BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINS. *JG

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Owner report 10001653 · 2002-12-30 (December 30, 2002)

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLS BECAUSE GAS TANK IS EMPTY BUT READS A 1/4 TANK. DEALER CONTACTED. TS *JG

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10001653 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10002422 · 2003-01-09 (January 9, 2003)

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 97V194002 (FUEL SENDING UNIT) BUT THE DEALER WILL NO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *NLM

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Owner report 10003569 · 2003-01-28 (January 28, 2003)

DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. ANTWERPEN DEALER SAID SOMETHING WAS DROPPED IN THERE AND THEY HAD TO CHARGE 600 TO REPLACE IT. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND JEEP NO LONGER MADE IT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. SINCE THEY MADE A DEFECTIVE PART AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE.

Owner-reported narrative. 50,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003569 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003851 · 2003-01-15 (January 15, 2003)

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER 12 TIMES FOR RUST MARKS ON THE VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALER DESCRIBED AS FALL OUT AND THEY INSISTED IT WAS SOMETHING THE CONSUMER HAD DONE TO CAUSE IT TO HAPPEN SO SOON, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALL THE GAUGES WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, THE AIR CONDITION AND RADIO WERE INOPERATIVE AND STILL IS, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROTORS WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.…

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Owner report 10004804 · 2003-01-28 (January 28, 2003)

THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEEL OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

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Recall history

5 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

00V105000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

Reported: 2000-04-11 (April 11, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. WATER AND/OR ROAD SALT IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE COULD LEAD TO CORROSION.

Consequence: SUCH CORROSION CAN LEAD TO ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OR COULD ALLOW INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE AND LOCATE THE NEW MODULE ON THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
00V136000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor

Reported: 2000-05-10 (May 10, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, OR WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS CAN EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD IN THE "SALT BELT." IF THE ROTORS ARE NOT REPLACED, THE CORROSION CAN EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER HUB SECTION OF THE ROTOR.

Consequence: THE REDUCED STRENGTH CAN ALLOW THE CAST IRON WEAR SURFACE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB, REDUCING THE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE ROTORS WITH ROTORS THAT ARE COATED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
08V056000 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel | Equipment:Other:Labels | Visibility:Rearview Mirrors/Devices | Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls | Exterior Lighting | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings

Reported: 2008-02-06 (February 6, 2008)

U.S. DRIVE RIGHT IS RECALLING 107 MY 1994-1998 RIGHT HAND DRIVE, 4-WHEEL DRIVE JEEP CHEROKEE VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 101, 'CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS;' NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT;' NO. 111, 'REARVIEW MIRROR;' NO. 114, 'THEFT PROTECTION;' NO. 115, 'VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;' NO. 118, 'POWER WINDOW SYSTEM;' NO. 120, 'TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS;' NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION;' AND NO. 301, 'FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.'

Consequence: THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE REQUIRED STANDARDS.

Remedy: U.S. DRIVE RIGHT WILL MAKE ALL THE REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS. A REPRESENTATIVE WILL TRAVEL TO THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION AND MAKE THE MODIFICATIONS ON SITE. THE RECALL WILL BE PERFORMED ON A REGIONAL BASIS BEGINNING MARCH 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT U.S. DRIVE RIGHT AT 1-888-632-5936.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
98V023000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Power Assist:Vacuum

Reported: 1998-02-10 (February 10, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM RESERVOIR DIAPHRAGM CAN SPLIT OR TEAR.

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE AN INCREASE IN ENGINE IDLE SPEED AND A LOSS OF POWER ASSIST DURING BRAKE APPLICATION WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE BOOSTER DATE CODE AND ANY BOOSTERS WITH THE SUSPECT MANUFACTURING DATE RANGE WILL BE REPLACED.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
98V048000 · Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage

Reported: 1998-03-12 (March 12, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE. THE FRONT SEAT BELT SHOULDER TURNING LOOP ANCHORS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND ARE NOT PROPERLY HARDENED.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELT TURNING LOOP ON THESE VEHICLES.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

399 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

18.8%Usable mileage75 / 399 records
81.5%Valid incident date325 / 399 records
100.0%Valid filing date399 / 399 records
81.5%Ordered incident and filing dates325 / 399 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component20142015201620172018201920202021202220232026
Power Train
1,45354.9%
ODI 10560953

2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SPOTS ON THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH THEN PROGRESSED INTO A HORRIBLE WHINING AND GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY AND THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL SHE HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, AND AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR A DAY, SHE WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER, THAT PART OF THE T…

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99455.6%
ODI 10654122 · 225 mi

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2015 CHEROKEE LATITUDE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REPEATEDLY SHIFTING ITSELF OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE SUV WAS IN MOTION. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I WAS COMPELLED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, IN DOING MINOR INTERNET RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THIS WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE NEW 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF WAY BACK IN OCTOBER 2013 AND WAS ?SUPPOSED? TO FIX WITH THE 2014 MODEL & SUBSEQUENT MODELS AFTER THAT. I …

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61844.0%
ODI 10810021 · 1,300 mi

FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 1,300 MILES ON IT AFTER NEARLY 3 MONTHS OF USE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE ROAD WITH A 45MPH SPEED LIMIT. THE TRANSMISSION JUST SHUT DOWN AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM SHOT UP TO A HIGH LEVEL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE NEAR ME ON THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DASHBOARD TOLD ME TO "SERVICE TRANSMISSION. RESTART VEHICLE IN PARK WITH VEHICLE AT ZERO SPEED" I DID THIS AND TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HARD CLUNKING SO…

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64348.2%
ODI 10929792 · 6,200 mi

VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING OR STOPPING. DELAY IS SEVERAL SECONDS AND POSSES A SERIOUS RISK OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY.

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29442.9%
ODI 11046490 · 535 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND EMERGENCY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (HAWK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, 7911 ROOSEVELT RD, FOREST PARK, IL 60130) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PMC MODULE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO HAWK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED…

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79548.4%
ODI 11122133 · 200 mi

THE TRANSMISSION TAKES FAR TOO LONG TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN CALLED UPON FOR A QUICK DROP IN GEARS. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR EVEN NORMAL CITY SPEEDS, WHEN YOU NEED TO CHANGE LANES FOR A QUICK PASS OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE IS LEFT WAITING FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS FOR A DOWNSHIFT WITH ONLY COASTING POWER, NO ACCELERATION. THIS LAG TIME FOR A DOWNSHIFT & APPLICATION OF POWER CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT IS HARDLY SAFE OR REASONABLE.

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17256.6%
ODI 11312125 · 75 mi

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND DRIVE AGAIN TO MOVE. VEHICLE HAS 85 MILES ON IT. PURCHASED 4 DAYS AGO. ON DAY AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT ON 2 INSTANCES, IT STALLED ON A RIGHT TURN ON 2 INSTANCES, IT STALLED AT TAKEOFF AFTER BEING PARKED ONCE, IT STALLED WHEN TRYING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE 3 TIMES ON REVERSE. ON DAY 3 THE VEHICLE STALLED ON RIGHT TURN ONCE, GOING STRAIGHT ONCE AND WHILE EXITING PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE …

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9255.4%
ODI 11406339 · 5,696 mi

MY 2021 JEEP'S POWER TRAIN UNIT BROKE AND DAMAGED OTHER CONNECTING PARTS WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THIS OCCURRED WITH ONLY 5696 MILES DRIVEN ON THE VEHICLE.

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2854.9%
ODI 11483861

Traveling in heavy morning traffic in inside lane at approximately 25mph, engine suddenly lost power with simultaneous ‘Shift to Park’ error message and brief flash of amber warning light on instrument panel. Vehicle would not accelerate when gas pedal pressed, engine only revved. Driver (myself) had to slam on brakes and quickly put car in P then back to D in order to get car to accelerate forward, narrowly avoiding multi-car collision from behind. Car is brand new ‘22 (owned only 6 days) with less than 600 miles total. Vehicle will be dropped…

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266.7%
ODI 11630925 · 11,500 mi

The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while reversing out of the garage the air bags were erroneously deployed. The contact indicated that six of the eight air bags in the vehicle deployed including the front driver and passenger air bags although no crash had initially occurred. The contact stated that after the air bags deployed the vehicle erroneously drove forward and crashed into the interior garage wall. The EMS and police were called to the scene and the contact was transported to the hospital. During the inciden…

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120.0%
ODI 11741012

I had pulled the vehicle into my garage. When I tried to shut the car off the car it would not shut off. In fact many components of the car seem to be completely out of sync. The car would not go into any gear. I could not shut the car off. No matter what I did the car just kept running. I finally more or less gave up and just let it keep running for a couple of hours. When I went back into the garage to check what was happening the car had finally stopped running. At that point I had call a towing service and arranged to have the vehicle taken…

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Engine
51519.5%
ODI 10567955 · 4,640 mi

A JEEP AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER FOR MY VEHICLE. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER I TOOK MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY. "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" WARNING SHOWED UP FIRST, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND SOME ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED, WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING, THE PARKSENSE, THE LANE SENSE, AND THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE ESC ACTIVATION / MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHIC…

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36420.4%
ODI 10639307 · 800 mi

AFTER USING THE AUTOMATIC REMOTE STARTER I GET IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO THE "ON" SETTING. I THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. A SOME POINT IN THE TRIP WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. IN ORDER TO DRIVE AGAIN I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON, TURN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF, AND THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE. *TR

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31422.3%
ODI 10887436 · 5,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FURTHER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF …

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25819.3%
ODI 10936257 · 3,000 mi

STOP/START FEATURE DANGER: I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, PULLING OUT FROM A DRIVEWAY IN HEAVY CROSS TRAFFIC. I WAS PULLING ONTO A FOUR LANE ROAD. JUST AS I STARTED TO LIFT MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE STOP/START FEATURE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THERE WAS A FULL TWO SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTED. THE CROSS TRAFFIC HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. NORMALLY WHEN THE ENGINE THE RE-START DELAY IS SMALL, BUT BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS SHUTTING OFF AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THIS ADDED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED AN…

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15522.6%
ODI 11054699 · 616 mi

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT

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45727.8%
ODI 11097812 · 1,400 mi

ENGINE SHUTS OFF ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH IN 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS . ALL ISSUES IN THIS CAR START WITH THE RADIO RESETING ITSELF TO ANTITHEFT/ENGINEER MODE OR SHUTTING OFF *TT

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4314.1%
ODI 11307842 · 496 mi

DRIVING MY VEHICLE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A THROTTLE ISSUE MESSAGE FLASHED, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DRASTIC LOSS OF POWER CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION FOR MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH ONLY 8 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, CURRENTLY HAS 500 MILES, VEHICLE HAS THE 2.4 LITER ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC 4X4 TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALER WHEE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT MENTION THAT THERE COULD BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS JEEP, HOWEVER AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUN…

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2716.3%
ODI 11396202 · 2,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA (40 MPH) WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY JOLTED AS IF I HAD SUDDENLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE GAS PEDAL. I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THE ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT WERE ON, THE SEAT/STEERING WHEEL WARMER, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE MONITOR KEPT SAYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKE/START THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS AND NOTHING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN TRIED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING. THANKFULLY, MULTIPLE PEOPLE STOPPED TO PUSH ME OFF …

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815.7%
ODI 11483861

Traveling in heavy morning traffic in inside lane at approximately 25mph, engine suddenly lost power with simultaneous ‘Shift to Park’ error message and brief flash of amber warning light on instrument panel. Vehicle would not accelerate when gas pedal pressed, engine only revved. Driver (myself) had to slam on brakes and quickly put car in P then back to D in order to get car to accelerate forward, narrowly avoiding multi-car collision from behind. Car is brand new ‘22 (owned only 6 days) with less than 600 miles total. Vehicle will be dropped…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

120.0%
ODI 11741012

I had pulled the vehicle into my garage. When I tried to shut the car off the car it would not shut off. In fact many components of the car seem to be completely out of sync. The car would not go into any gear. I could not shut the car off. No matter what I did the car just kept running. I finally more or less gave up and just let it keep running for a couple of hours. When I went back into the garage to check what was happening the car had finally stopped running. At that point I had call a towing service and arranged to have the vehicle taken…

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Electrical System
43716.5%
ODI 10566660 · 2,950 mi

WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED. THE WIPERS WERE NOT IN THE ON POSITION. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE HIGH BEAMS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. THIS PERSISTED FOR OVER 2 HOURS. *TR

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31917.9%
ODI 10644580 · 35 mi

I RECENTLY LEASED A NEW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH SAFETY PACKAGE AND FCW SYSTEM. WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE HOME I REALIZED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT ENGAGING IE: NO AUDIBLE AND NO VISUAL ALERTS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR RE-CALIBRATION BUT THEY CANT GET THE SYSTEM TO WORK AS DESIGNED OR ADVERTISED. I AM WAITING FOR THE SERVICE TECH TO GET BACK TO ME WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE AND OVERHEAD SUPPORT ROM JEEP. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECH…

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29120.7%
ODI 10876100

SAFETY RECALL S28 SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR THE DEALER FAILS AND IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART ITS BEEN TWO MONTH PLEASE HELP!!!

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34025.5%
ODI 10983214 · 2,000 mi

NEW 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS COMPLETELY AND RANDOMLY SHUT OFF/SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE! VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES AND IS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD. FIRST INSTANCE: APRIL 27, 2017. DAUGHTER DRIVING. GOING UP A HILL ON CITY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. VEHICLE JUST DIED. ALMOST REAR-ENDED. PULLED OVER. PUT IT IN PARK. VEHICLE RESTARTED. SECOND INSTANCE: APRIL 28, 2017. OWNER DRIVING. ON INTERSTATE 376 GOING 65MPH. VEHICLE JUST DIED. PULLED OVER. PUT IT IN PARK. VEHICLE RESTARTED. THIRD INSTA…

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18827.4%
ODI 11072894 · 466 mi

GOING 65 IN THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE, THE PARK ASSIST SUDDENLY KICKED IN WITHOUT WARNING AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER DRIFTING TO THE SHOULDER, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE AGAIN. THE CAR IS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD.

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33720.5%
ODI 11091657 · 1,000 mi

THE RADIO WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT AND MULTI-COLORED LINES WILL APPEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. SOMETIMES THE MUSIC WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. IT SEEMS TO BE EFFECTING THE RUNNING LIGHTS ONLY ON ONE SIDE. THE TIME FRAME WHEN IT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON VARIES, ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS OR UNTIL I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON.

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3310.9%
ODI 11360125 · 11,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND WARNING SOUNDS START GOING OFF. WE LOSE OUR SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GUAGE AND ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS. THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES AS WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHEN STOPPED AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES AND WE ARE UNABLE TO GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHILE IN GEAR. AFTER TODAYS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START BACK UP AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THIS STARTED 2 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PRO…

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2213.3%
ODI 11396202 · 2,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA (40 MPH) WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY JOLTED AS IF I HAD SUDDENLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE GAS PEDAL. I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THE ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT WERE ON, THE SEAT/STEERING WHEEL WARMER, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE MONITOR KEPT SAYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKE/START THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS AND NOTHING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN TRIED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING. THANKFULLY, MULTIPLE PEOPLE STOPPED TO PUSH ME OFF …

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815.7%
ODI 11523140

Vehicle is making emergency brakes at anytime on highway even without a vehicle in front to set off the sensor - causing vehicle to slide and go off road - the screen is over heating and snells like it’s burning

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120.0%
ODI 11764248

I was driving on a busy street. The fuel gauge said I had 10-12 miles of range left before I was out of fuel. 2 miles later, at a major intersection, my car stalled in middle of the intersection. A kind stranger help me push it off of the road. I could have been hit by a car. This is a major safety issue. This is the first of two times this has happened since August.

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Unknown Or Other
28310.7%
ODI 10713512

THE TRANSMISSION IS LATE TO PUT INTO GEAR. IT IS A VERY HARD AND LATE SHIFT. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO AFTER STOP, ALMOST LIKE PUTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND WITH ENOUGH GAS WILL POP BACK INTO DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN COMING OUT INTO TRAFFIC MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE AND NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *TR

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25714.4%
ODI 10691919 · 360 mi

I PURCHASED A 2015 CHEROKEE SPORT IN OCTOBER 2014. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOTED SEVERAL RECURRING PROBLEMS. HAVING NEVER OWNED A BRAND NEW I THOUGHT PERHAPS THERE WAS SOME EARLY MILE GROWING PAINS BUT THESE PROBLEMS PERSIST. THE SCREEN MALFUNCTIONS AT WILL; SOMETIME THE REAR CAMERA IS ENGAGED WHEN DRIVING FORWARD, THE SCREEN LOCKS ON THE DISCLOSURE/ACCEPTANCE PAGE. VOICE RECOGNITION/COMMAND HAS NEVER WORKED. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP (REMINDS ME OF AN UNRULY DOG ON A LEASH TRYING TO LEAP FORWARD). DELAYED ACCELERATIO…

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31322.3%
ODI 10871876

I PURCHASED A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH AN ACTIVE DRIVE II TRANSFER CASE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FLAT TOWING IT BEHIND AN RV. ALL PRINTED AND ON-LINE BROCHURES CLEARLY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE FLAT TOWED. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE UPGRADED DRIVETRAIN AND WAITED 8 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY ONLY TO BE ADVISED A FEW MONTHS LATER BY FCA THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER TOWABLE AS PURCHASED. IF THE CUSTOMER DESIRES TO TOW THE VEHICLE THEN THE CUSTOMER CAN PURCHASE A NEWLY RELEASED WIRING KIT AND PAY A DEALER TO INSTALL IT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CUSTOM…

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34325.7%
ODI 10995781 · 900 mi

SUDDEN SHATTERED SUNROOF

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17325.2%
ODI 11063399

THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO MY CURRENT VEHICLE. THE HEAD RESTS IN ALL NEWER VEHICLES ARE MAKING THOSE OF US WHO ARE NOT OVERWEIGHT AND HAVE GOOD POSTURE SIT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WITH OUR HEADS PUSHED FORWARD. THIS IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND WE CAN'T TURN THE HEAD RESTS AROUND BECAUSE THEN THE SAFETY MEASURES DON'T WORK. PLEASE STOP MAKING THE HEAD RESTS LEAN FORWARD.

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25715.6%
ODI 11098659 · 200 mi

VEHICLE LOCKED UP AFTER STEPPING ON BRAKE AT STOP LIGHT. DASH LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING OFF AND ON.

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3611.8%
ODI 11277328 · 740 mi

I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES FOR A MILE OR TWO UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND COMPLETELY STOPPED THE RPMS WENT OVER 7000. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE RPMS AGAIN WENT OVER 7000. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR ONCE AGAIN. THE CAR OPERATED JUST FINE AFTER THIS. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

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2414.5%
ODI 11396202 · 2,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA (40 MPH) WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY JOLTED AS IF I HAD SUDDENLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE GAS PEDAL. I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THE ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT WERE ON, THE SEAT/STEERING WHEEL WARMER, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE MONITOR KEPT SAYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKE/START THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS AND NOTHING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN TRIED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING. THANKFULLY, MULTIPLE PEOPLE STOPPED TO PUSH ME OFF …

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35.9%
ODI 11518445

Unknown The brake and gas pedal are so close to each other that when I switched from one to the other my foot scraped the brake pedal causing the car to stop or speed up. I am afraid to drive it. I paid cash($44000) for it. I notified the dealership and then had to come to the nursing home for rehab and have been unable to take it back so it’s sitting at my daughters house for over 6 mos. The dealership was emailing me frequently to come in and check out their cars but when I told them that I wanted a car for that one and I was afraid to drive …

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240.0%
ODI 11741012

I had pulled the vehicle into my garage. When I tried to shut the car off the car it would not shut off. In fact many components of the car seem to be completely out of sync. The car would not go into any gear. I could not shut the car off. No matter what I did the car just kept running. I finally more or less gave up and just let it keep running for a couple of hours. When I went back into the garage to check what was happening the car had finally stopped running. At that point I had call a towing service and arranged to have the vehicle taken…

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Vehicle Speed Control
1816.8%
ODI 10579742 · 6,500 mi

I PURCHASED A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE LTD. IN 10/2013 FOR MY DAUGHTER TO LEARN TO DRIVE (WITH LEARNER'S PERMIT) AND TO DRIVE WHEN SHE GETS HER LICENSE SOON. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN MARCH ON I-10 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TIME WHEN SUV MADE A WHINING NOISE, GEARS STALLED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, RPM'S DROPPED. SUV CONTINUED TO DO THIS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 7000 MILES, SO I BROUGHT SUV TO SELLING DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY GUESSED AND UPDATED SOFTWARE, THEN CLOSED…

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1196.7%
ODI 10644794 · 23 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NOT SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS N…

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755.3%
ODI 10875979 · 8,986 mi

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE IN REVERSE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE RENTED VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ....UPDATED 08/29/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK

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594.4%
ODI 11000819 · 9,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (STEPHENS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 200 NORTH STREET, BENNINGTON, VT, 05201) WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,700.

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202.9%
ODI 11072894 · 466 mi

GOING 65 IN THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE, THE PARK ASSIST SUDDENLY KICKED IN WITHOUT WARNING AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER DRIFTING TO THE SHOULDER, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE AGAIN. THE CAR IS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD.

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825.0%
ODI 11121248 · 450 mi

BRAND NEW CAR WITH 12 MILES ON IT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WILL NOT GO OVER 27 MPH ON HWY. WHEN TRY TO FILL WITH GAS IT FLUSHES BACK OUT THE TANK. ALREADY SERVICED FOR INTERNAL BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. AFTER PICKED UP, RAN FINE FOR 48 HOURS THEN ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON , A W/EXCLAMATION POINT LIGHT CAME ON AND MESSAGE SAYING..."SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL" NOW JEEP IS BACK IN SHOP. DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT AT ALL.

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82.6%
ODI 11360125 · 11,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND WARNING SOUNDS START GOING OFF. WE LOSE OUR SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GUAGE AND ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS. THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES AS WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHEN STOPPED AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES AND WE ARE UNABLE TO GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHILE IN GEAR. AFTER TODAYS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START BACK UP AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THIS STARTED 2 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PRO…

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21.2%
ODI 11560125

ON ACTIVATING AND SETTING CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE CORRECTLY MAINTAINS STEADY SPEED. WHEN PRESSING THE (+) BUTTON TO INCREASE SPEED, VEHICLE ACCELERATES BUT UPON REMOVING FINGER THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL APPLYING BRAKES OR YOU DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. I'VE BEEN TO JEEP DELEAR TWICE AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE WHICH IS ABSURB. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER CONTROL UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHICH I WILL HAVE DONE. I BELIEVE THE TECHNICIANS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY AND JUST CHECKED CRUISE CONTROL FUNC…

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12.0%
ODI 11567587

Your website has some trouble & won't accept my jpg files. First time to see this. I use cruise control all the time on 3 vehicles I own. But, this JEEP has a strange problem that is not safe. Almost all vehicles I have driven with cruise controls will exceed set speed by 1~3mph while going down a steep hill. But my JEEP will exceed by 5~7mph on steep hills. I have turned off cruise control when it didn't control speed and drove manually for a while, then used cruise control again. If I set at 70mph, often speed will increase to 75~77mph going…

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Service Brakes
1847.0%
ODI 10575104 · 900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL IN ORDER TO TOW 4500 POUNDS AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT AN ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL WOULD NEED TO BE INSTALLED IN ORDER TO REPAIR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. UPDATED 05/19/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS A REPAIR ISSUE. NORMALLY, THERE IS A PLUG AVAILABLE TO INSTAL…

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1287.2%
ODI 10668629 · 2,022 mi

WHILE BRAKING AT 24 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOTICED THE LONGER I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM SLOWING DOWN AT HIGHER SPEEDS AT WELL. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE FLASHED AND UPDATED MY TRANSMISSION BUT THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT IT WAS NOT. IT IS ACTING UP MORE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AROUND A CURVE BECAUSE IT WILL SPEED UP BY ITSELF. *TR

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926.5%
ODI 10788109 · 2 mi

BRAND NEW CAR WITH 2 MILES ON IT. BRAKES WERE WEAK FEELING. DEALER IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, POWERBOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER, AND LINES. HAD MY WIFE AND BABY IN IT. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

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554.1%
ODI 10985518 · 85 mi

WE JUST PURCHASED ABOVE VEHICLE WITH 13 MILES ON IT. LIKE THE CAR, BUT WE WERE CRAWLING ALONG AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF US STOPPED. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO STOP AND HIT BOTH THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS WERE SIDE BY SIDE AND HE HIT BOTH AT SAME TIME. NO SPACE BETWEEN THE PEDALS AT ALL. COST US OVER 3,000 JUST FOR OURS. THINKING OF GETTING ANOTHER VEHICLE JUST BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE.

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345.0%
ODI 11143377

1.)THE DOOR KNOB/HANDLE IS BURNING HOT THAT YOU COULD HARDLY HANDLE IT OR GRAB IT. 2.) WHEN TURNING, THERE IS A SQUIZZING SOUND AT THE REAR WHEELS AND COULD HARDLY PULL FORWARD, SOMETHING LIKE HOLDING BACK. 3.) WHILE IN TOTAL STOP, ENGINE ON, THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE AND IT CAN ALSO FEEL THE CLICKING SOUND WHEN PLACING YOUR HAND AT THE SHIFT LEVER. WHAT IF MAKING A TURN, THEN IT WONT MOVE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY RAOD? WHAT IF, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE DRIVER SIDE BURNS,DRIVER CANNOT GET OUT.

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1006.1%
ODI 11098659 · 200 mi

VEHICLE LOCKED UP AFTER STEPPING ON BRAKE AT STOP LIGHT. DASH LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING OFF AND ON.

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247.9%
ODI 11351537 · 2,000 mi

WHEN TURNING IT MAKES A SOUND. WHEN BRAKING IT MAKES A SOUND. WHILE IDLING FAN GET VERY LOAD. WHEN SPEED INCREASES MAKES A SOUND.

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137.8%
ODI 11402644 · 1,400 mi

WE WERE IN A FRONT IMPACT VEHICLE ACCIDENT. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, BRAKES FAILED AFTER IMPACT AND THE ENGINE DIDN'T SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ECU POWER RELAY FOR THE ENGINE TO STOP.

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35.9%
ODI 11514435

New car after 1000 miles when I put it in reverse to back up the car, once I press down the brake pedal it making loud dada tapping noise, I brought it back to dealership 3 times and never been fixed, 2nd time they change the front rotors and noise is gone for 5 days, then tapping noise back again, some times when on D driving mode when slow down on traffic light speed down to 5-10mph, some time can hear that noise too. I also try to bring to different dealership to get this fix but when reception hear is tapping noise in reverse then told me s…

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Steering
1184.5%
ODI 10576862 · 3,120 mi

UPON ACCELERATION 5MPH, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS. TRANSMISSION LIGHT, RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT, SHIFTING HARD, WHEEL LOCKED UP, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAR DIED. CAR IS 2 MONTHS OLD. DASH FLASHED RED WRITING, CAN NO SHIFT UNLESS IN P BEFORE DIED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HURRIED TO TURN CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON AND IT DROVE. SEEMS TO DO THIS WHEN THE CAR HAS SAT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. SHIFTS HARD DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. DATES OCCURRED SAME PROBLEM 3/30, 3/31, 4/1. CAR IS AT THE DEALER FOR RE…

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583.2%
ODI 10639639 · 175 mi

POWER STEERING WENT OUT DURING A TURN AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS WHAT I'M BEING TOLD FROM MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I'M WAITING FOR VEHICLE TO BE FIXED BUT AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW. I ONLY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I FEAR I MAY HAVE A CRASH AND IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE NO TRUST IN DRIVING THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 175 MILES ON IT. *TR

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523.7%
ODI 10850836 · 1,000 mi

JEEP ACTIVELY MARKETS AND PROMOTES THE CHEROKEE AS TOWABLE FOUR-WHEELS-ON-THE-GROUND BEHIND MOTORHOMES. BEFORE I PURCHASED MY 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK IN NOVEMBER, 2015, I CONFIRMED BY REFERENCE TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THIS WAS TRUE. IN FEBRUARY, 2016, I BEGAN TO SEE DISCUSSIONS IN THE FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION (FMCA) MAGAZINE, AND IN THE FMCA WEBSITE FORUMS AS TO A TOWING ISSUE WHEN THE JEEP CHEROKEE IS TOWED FOUR-ON-THE-GROUND BEHIND A MOTORHOME; THE ISSUE BEING A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE JEEP CHEROKEE'S FRONT END--SEVERE ENOUGH TO D…

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453.4%
ODI 11021528 · 42 mi

WHEN I CANCEL CRUZ CONTROL OR PRESS ON MY BRAKE THE VEHICLE REVS UP THE THE RPMS GO UP.

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304.4%
ODI 11131672 · 6,912 mi

MONDAY‎, ‎AUGUST‎ ‎13‎, ‎2018 THE JEEP CHEROKEE WAS IN FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE. MINUTES AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE OIL CHANGE AND DRIVING OFF THE DEALER LOT AT 10:07 AM RECEIVED THE CHARGING/BATTERY INDICATOR ALONG WITH THE AUTO START/STOP ERROR INDICATOR. SECONDS LATER WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE JEEP BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A BUNCH OF SMOKE. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALER, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT A FAULTY O-RING ON THE OIL FILTER CAUSED THE LOSS …

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1207.3%
ODI 11131635 · 3,300 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THEN IT STARTED DRIVING BACKWARDS AS IT WAS IN DRIVE. I COULDN'T NOT GET IT TO GO INTO PARK AND IT TOOK A MINUTE OR 2 TO GET IT INTO PARK. THE. THE DASH TOLD ME TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON AT FIRST. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND JUST ALL THE SUDDEN TURNED OFF. I WENT AND CHECKED THE OIL AFTER READING ABOUT THIS WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS AND I HAD NO OIL IN MY CAR.

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216.9%
ODI 11351537 · 2,000 mi

WHEN TURNING IT MAKES A SOUND. WHEN BRAKING IT MAKES A SOUND. WHILE IDLING FAN GET VERY LOAD. WHEN SPEED INCREASES MAKES A SOUND.

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31.8%
ODI 11476110

After approximately 30 minutes of operation, the vehicle begins to develop an intermittent steering play. The best way to describe it is like when a torque wrench reaches the torque setting and breaks. A slight steering correction suddenly breaks a small amount. It makes maintaining lane position much more difficult. The condition also seems to be induced when descending down a grade. It becomes noticeable at speeds above 45 MPH. I have taken the vehicle to both Jeep dealerships in Tucson, AZ and I opened a STAR case. The vehicle checked…

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35.9%
ODI 11533515

While driving the Jeep dashboard flashed multiple error messages re: power steering failure, forward collision warning off, etc.

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
00.0%

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00.0%

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10.1%
ODI 11680944

The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "4WD Unavailable - Service Soon" was displayed with the 4WD icon illuminated intermittently for three months. The contact that while driving at 15-25 MPH, and there was a slight grinding sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the brake pads and rotors needed to be replaced, and the PTU needed to be replaced. The vehic…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:RotorToo few reports for a range72,500 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10016339 · 14,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED AT 20 MPH. REAR-ENDED VOLVO STATION WAGON. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT I NEEDED BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. CHEROKEE HAD LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON IT. FIVE MONTHS LATER JEEP RECALLED ROTORS. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ORIGINAL OEM PARTS (IE. ROTORS) THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN DISPUTING INSURANCE RATE INCREASE OR COST OF ROTOR/BRAKE REPLACEMENTS. ***NOTE*** JEEP IS ON THIRD SET OF ROTORS AND IS IN NEED OF YET ANOTHER AS THESE ARE WARPED. AND JEEP IS NOT AT THE 100,000 MILE MARK YET! *NLM

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ODI 10037483 · 33,000 mi

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

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ODI 10071667 · 112,000 mi

ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT. DEALERSHIPS REPLACED THE ROTORS TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

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Air Bags124,000–206,000 mi159,874 mi8
ODI 10034412 · 106,000 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER. ALSO, GASOLINE/OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING, AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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ODI 10059874 · 73,806 mi

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE RAN HEAD ON INTO A TREE, AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

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ODI 10152941 · 130,248 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A FAULTY CLOCK SWITCH CAUSED THE HORN FAILURE. THE DEALER ORDERED A REPLACEMENT CLOCK SWITCH AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ARRIVES.

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Power Train:Automatic TransmissionToo few reports for a range117,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10019420 · 76,000 mi

THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

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ODI 10021652 · 117,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BECAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD TO BE CHANGED. UPON LEAVING WITH THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE PUT INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING ANY BUTTON ON SHIFTER. *NLM .*AK

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ODI 10455791 · 156,000 mi

I JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE A CRACKED MANIFOLD, MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN PUT A NEW PART IN IT AND NOW THAT IS BROKEN,I HAVE ALSO HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT WITH ONLY 148,000.00 MILES. IN 2006 I HAD TO FIX THE GAS TANK BECAUSE IT WAS BROKEN TOO. IS THIS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM????? ANY OF THESE, I HAVE HAD THE JEEP SINCE 2000 AND I BOUGHT IT WHEN IT HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE THIS IS 2012 AND I ONLY HAVE 156,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THANK YOU. *JS

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Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under DashToo few reports for a range106,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10034412 · 106,000 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER. ALSO, GASOLINE/OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING, AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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ODI 10048296 · 126,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED MOST OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVERYTHING WILL RETURN TO NORMAL AND WORK AGAIN. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

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ODI 10140480 · 30,000 mi

ALL GAUGES AND LIGHTS, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, ON INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. INTERMITTENT FAILURES. *JB

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Electrical System125,673–207,500 mi150,000 mi7
ODI 10310222 · 121,345 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GO TO ZERO SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING AT THE TIME. *TR

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ODI 10395142 · 150,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ONLY OPERATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND/OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/16/11

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ODI 10640634 · 217,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING-- PRESSING HARD ON THE FACE OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER OR SMACKING THE TOP OF THE DASH RESTORES EVERYTHING.. OWNED IT FOR 4 YEARS AND PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THEY EXPERIENCED IT BEFORE ME.. NOW IT HAS STARTED A NEW ADDITIONAL PROBLEM, "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT COMES ON AND VOLT METER PEGS TO THE RIGHT AT 19 VOLTS. SMACKING DOESN'T HELP THIS, IT JUST GOES AWAY IN A FEW MILES... *TR

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Unknown Or OtherToo few reports for a range50,900 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10003569 · 50,900 mi

DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. ANTWERPEN DEALER SAID SOMETHING WAS DROPPED IN THERE AND THEY HAD TO CHARGE 600 TO REPLACE IT. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND JEEP NO LONGER MADE IT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. SINCE THEY MADE A DEFECTIVE PART AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 223 reports

2022: 23 complaints · 2023: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
202251423
2023012
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20225100
2023300

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:RotorAir BagsPower Train:Automatic TransmissionElectrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under DashFuel System, OtherElectrical SystemAir Bags:FrontalUnknown Or Other
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor—
3
ODI 748672

AS I HAVE REPORTED, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I DO NOT FEEL IT IS A SAFE CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN RECALLED TWICE, FOR FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND DEFECTIVE AIR BAG MODULE, (REPLACED AND MOVED FROM UNDER THE PASSANGER SEAT FRONT TO UNDER THE CONSOLE). I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. WITH THIS SAME INFORMATION AND MY FEELINGS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND AM AWAITING A REPLY. I DO NOT EXPECT ANY MONETARY OR NEW VEHICLE ETC., I'M JUST REPORTING THE SAFETY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE TO ANY AND ALL …

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ODI 8011077

RECALL 00V136000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR RECALL. *AK BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CLUSTER HARNESS FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FOG LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE BUCKLE FOR REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE. *YH

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ODI 881643

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE ,AND FOR BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER SAID THEY HAD REPLACED PARTS STATED ON RECALLS, BUT CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE TAKEN CARE.*AK

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2
ODI 566602

THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK AT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG

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ODI 606962

FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. MJS

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00
3
ODI 10001367

THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, RUST MARKS APPEARED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNTIONED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE RADIO. THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE IN THE ROTORS THAT WAS FIXED BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINS. *JG

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ODI 10003851

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER 12 TIMES FOR RUST MARKS ON THE VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALER DESCRIBED AS FALL OUT AND THEY INSISTED IT WAS SOMETHING THE CONSUMER HAD DONE TO CAUSE IT TO HAPPEN SO SOON, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALL THE GAUGES WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, THE AIR CONDITION AND RADIO WERE INOPERATIVE AND STILL IS, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROTORS WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.…

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ODI 8011077

RECALL 00V136000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR RECALL. *AK BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CLUSTER HARNESS FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FOG LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE BUCKLE FOR REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE. *YH

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00
Air Bags
3
ODI 748672

AS I HAVE REPORTED, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I DO NOT FEEL IT IS A SAFE CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN RECALLED TWICE, FOR FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND DEFECTIVE AIR BAG MODULE, (REPLACED AND MOVED FROM UNDER THE PASSANGER SEAT FRONT TO UNDER THE CONSOLE). I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. WITH THIS SAME INFORMATION AND MY FEELINGS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND AM AWAITING A REPLY. I DO NOT EXPECT ANY MONETARY OR NEW VEHICLE ETC., I'M JUST REPORTING THE SAFETY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE TO ANY AND ALL …

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ODI 8011077

RECALL 00V136000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR RECALL. *AK BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CLUSTER HARNESS FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FOG LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE BUCKLE FOR REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE. *YH

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ODI 881643

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE ,AND FOR BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER SAID THEY HAD REPLACED PARTS STATED ON RECALLS, BUT CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE TAKEN CARE.*AK

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2
ODI 10034412 · 106,000 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER. ALSO, GASOLINE/OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING, AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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ODI 721928

ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, DEALER CLAIMS IT'S A DUST ISSUE WITH CONNECTORS. *AK

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0
3
ODI 10818697 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO WORK DUE TO THE GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V105000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PASS A VEHICLE INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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ODI 11292524 · 230,000 mi

JEEP DEVELOPED COMMUNICATION ISSUES, DASH DISPLAYED "NO BUS." ONE MORNING I STARTED THE JEEP AND WENT TO SHIFT TO GEAR AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TOOK IT UP THE ROAD AND BACK THINKING I HAD A COMMUNICATION ISSUE TO DIAGNOSE, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED TURNING ON MY ROAD. SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE.I LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL CORROSION IN AIR BAG MODULE MAY LEAD TO INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF TO NYE DODGE JEEP RAM IN ONEIDA NY. REPAIR ORDER WAS MADE NOV 14TH 2019. I WAS GIVEN A 1-800 NUMBER TO CALL, P…

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ODI 8011077

RECALL 00V136000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR RECALL. *AK BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CLUSTER HARNESS FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FOG LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE BUCKLE FOR REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE. *YH

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0
1
ODI 734442

TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, COULDN'T KEEP IT ALIGNED

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
2
ODI 566602

THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK AT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG

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ODI 606962

FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. MJS

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0—0000
1
ODI 551041

GLOVE BOX LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. YH

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Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash0
2
ODI 10034412 · 106,000 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER. ALSO, GASOLINE/OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING, AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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ODI 721928

ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, DEALER CLAIMS IT'S A DUST ISSUE WITH CONNECTORS. *AK

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0—
2
ODI 534554

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE FAILED.

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ODI 726364

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING ON OUR JEEP. AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENED I CONTACTED THE DEALER FROM MY CELL PHONE. ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. DEALER SAID IN ORDER FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT THE PANEL COULD NOT BE WORKING CALL IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SECOND TIME THE GAS GAUGE QUIT AND THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE BRAKES MAKE A FUNNY NOISE AND THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME ALREADY. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IT WAS IN THE SHOP.

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000
Fuel System, Other000
2
ODI 534554

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE FAILED.

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ODI 726364

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING ON OUR JEEP. AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENED I CONTACTED THE DEALER FROM MY CELL PHONE. ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. DEALER SAID IN ORDER FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT THE PANEL COULD NOT BE WORKING CALL IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SECOND TIME THE GAS GAUGE QUIT AND THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE BRAKES MAKE A FUNNY NOISE AND THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME ALREADY. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IT WAS IN THE SHOP.

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Electrical System
3
ODI 10001367

THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, RUST MARKS APPEARED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNTIONED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE RADIO. THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE IN THE ROTORS THAT WAS FIXED BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINS. *JG

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ODI 10003851

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER 12 TIMES FOR RUST MARKS ON THE VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALER DESCRIBED AS FALL OUT AND THEY INSISTED IT WAS SOMETHING THE CONSUMER HAD DONE TO CAUSE IT TO HAPPEN SO SOON, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALL THE GAUGES WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, THE AIR CONDITION AND RADIO WERE INOPERATIVE AND STILL IS, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROTORS WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.…

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ODI 8011077

RECALL 00V136000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR RECALL. *AK BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CLUSTER HARNESS FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FOG LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE BUCKLE FOR REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE. *YH

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3
ODI 10818697 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO WORK DUE TO THE GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V105000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PASS A VEHICLE INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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ODI 11292524 · 230,000 mi

JEEP DEVELOPED COMMUNICATION ISSUES, DASH DISPLAYED "NO BUS." ONE MORNING I STARTED THE JEEP AND WENT TO SHIFT TO GEAR AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TOOK IT UP THE ROAD AND BACK THINKING I HAD A COMMUNICATION ISSUE TO DIAGNOSE, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED TURNING ON MY ROAD. SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE.I LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL CORROSION IN AIR BAG MODULE MAY LEAD TO INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF TO NYE DODGE JEEP RAM IN ONEIDA NY. REPAIR ORDER WAS MADE NOV 14TH 2019. I WAS GIVEN A 1-800 NUMBER TO CALL, P…

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ODI 8011077

RECALL 00V136000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR RECALL. *AK BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CLUSTER HARNESS FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FOG LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE BUCKLE FOR REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE. *YH

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Air Bags:Frontal000000—0
Unknown Or Other0
1
ODI 734442

TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, COULDN'T KEEP IT ALIGNED

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1
ODI 551041

GLOVE BOX LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. YH

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

16 mentions · 4.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 72,500 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10001653 · 70,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLS BECAUSE GAS TANK IS EMPTY BUT READS A 1/4 TANK. DEALER CONTACTED. TS *JG

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ODI 10018286

WHEN THE GAS GAUGE WAS AT A QUARTER TANK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *JB

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ODI 10188948 · 75,000 mi

1998 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED 4.0 - WHEN TURNING LEFT AND THE FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW APROX 1/3 FULL THE ENGINE STALLS AND STOPS RUNNING. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN PROCEEDING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. I AM AWARE THAT MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH LEADS TO A CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

9 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 146,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10631070 · 146,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

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ODI 10721233 · 189,500 mi

GOT IN THE VEHICLE TO GO TO AN APPOINTMENT, AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, I NO LONGER HAVE CRUISE CONTROL, OR THE USE OF THE HORN. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THERE MAY BE A FUTURE RECALL ON THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THESE ITEMS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHILE IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE AIRBAG COULD INADVERTENTLY BE DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I AM STILL WAITING FOR A RECALL TO BEGIN. THE PART TO REPAIR THE CAR IS OVER $250. I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR AS I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND CAN'T AFFORD…

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ODI 10818697 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO WORK DUE TO THE GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V105000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PASS A VEHICLE INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

6 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 82,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10016339 · 14,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED AT 20 MPH. REAR-ENDED VOLVO STATION WAGON. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT I NEEDED BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. CHEROKEE HAD LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON IT. FIVE MONTHS LATER JEEP RECALLED ROTORS. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ORIGINAL OEM PARTS (IE. ROTORS) THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN DISPUTING INSURANCE RATE INCREASE OR COST OF ROTOR/BRAKE REPLACEMENTS. ***NOTE*** JEEP IS ON THIRD SET OF ROTORS AND IS IN NEED OF YET ANOTHER AS THESE ARE WARPED. AND JEEP IS NOT AT THE 100,000 MILE MARK YET! *NLM

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ODI 10608615 · 150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AS A RESULT THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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ODI 730440

ABS BRAKES AT TIMES FAIL ON DRY PAVEMENT. CAUSING EXTREME DISTANCE TO STOP. AT TIMES IF APPLYING BRAKES OVER BUMPS OR WASHBOARD ROAD, BRAKES FAIL TO STOP AND TAKES LONG DISTANCE TO STOP CAR. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

5 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 546371

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP RESULTING IN MINOR COLLISION WITH CURB, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. MJS (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

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ODI 705659

WHILE TURNING LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS PROHIBITING ME FROM TURNING. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND AFTER INVESTIGATING FOR LESS THAN 1/2 HOUR DETERMINED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE SERVICE.

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ODI 8005342

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND WHEELS WERE STUCK IN DIRECTION OF PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. THEY REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX. *AK

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10193840 · 70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO BACKFIRE. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD LOSE POWER, BUT REMAINED RUNNING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V023000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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ODI 874734

VEHICLE THUMPS AND JERKS WHEN STARTING TO GO OR GETTING READY TO STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS CONSUMER EXPIERENCES LOSS OF POWER, AND GEARS GET STUCK. CONSUMER SAYS TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO MISS. *AK

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ODI 896926

VEHICLE JERKS WHEN TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT WAS IN PARK. VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 525844

EXHAUST GAS LEAKAGE FROM WEEP HOLES.

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b