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1988 Jeep Cherokee

Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1997-05-02 97I002000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL 1,010,400 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2004-08-01 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 UPON PULLING OUT THE DRIVEWAY POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE GEAR BOX DROPPED. THERE WAS ANOTHER FRAME WELDED TO THE ORIG…
2003-04-14 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 JEEP CHEROKEE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY LATCHED... THE MECHANISM HAS COLLAPSED INSIDE THE BUCKLE.. …
2001-08-02 STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2001-07-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AND PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD AT HIG…
2001-07-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHEN I COME TO A STOP OR NEAR STOP, AND TURN EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AS I START ENTERING INT…
2001-06-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT No 0 DT* THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOULDER PART OF THE SEAT BELT STRAP DOES NOT LOCK UP. HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS AND…
2001-04-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALWAYS WENT TO THE FLOOR, THROTTLE STAYED OPEN. COULD STEP O…
2001-02-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 PARKED JEEP AND WIRING CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO REASON THERE WERE NO INDICTIONS OF A SHORT. *AK
2001-02-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 STRONG FUEL SMELL, THROTLE STICKS, ENGINE SURGE, TOLD BY AAA FUEL INJECTOR RECALL COMING? IF YES, WHEN?
2001-02-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 DESIGN OF FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM SEEMS POOR. MYSELF AND OTHERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH…
2000-11-28 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 FUEL INJECTORS CRACKED OR SEPARATED NEAR PRESSED SEALS. DEALER ESTIMATE OF 1000.00 TO REPLACE 6 INJECTORS AT 110.00 EAC…
2000-10-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 AFTER STARTING VEHICLE RPM'S GO UP TO 3000, AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. IF VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE AT THAT TIME, VEHICLE WILL…
2000-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 1996 WIRING HARNESESS IN ENGINE HAVE CRIMP CONNECTORS COVERED WITH STANDARD OFF THE SHIEF DUCT TA…
2000-08-20 TIRES No 0 I PURCHASED FOUR NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES FROM A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ IN OCTOBER OF 1999…
2000-07-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WHILE DRIVING CAR, SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM INTERIOR. STOPPED AND SHUT OFF CAR. HAD IT TOWED IN. REPAIR SHOP FOUND BU…
2000-07-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE IDLES DANGEROUSLY HIGH AT TIMES. WILL GO TO 3000RPM AND STAY THERE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT MAKING VEHICLE UNS…
2000-06-19 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE LURCHED AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
2000-05-19 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 SMELL FUEL WHEN STARTING CAR. CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH. REPAIR SHOP FOUND LEAKING FUEL INJECTORS AND REPLACED AT EXTEMEL…
2000-01-01 TIRES:TREAD/BELT Yes 0 PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON A STATE ROAD AND VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO RIGHT, AND SHE PULLED OVE…
1999-07-12 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 10,99 FROM RICK MUDD FOR $3,400 AND HE DID NOT TELL ME IT WAS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. …
1999-06-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD BE IDLING HIGH. SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE & IT WOULD JUMP FORWARD. FEET WOUL…
1999-04-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 EXHAUST MANIFOLD KEEPS CRACKING. WAS REPLACED TWICE. CHECKED ALL RECALLS ON VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT CALIFORNIA HAD RECAL…
1999-01-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP WHEN THE WIRES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO SMOKE, AND THE WIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTM…
1998-11-27 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH UNDER WET CONDITIONS, CONSUMER WENT TO BRAKE FOR A STOP SIGN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S POWER SEAT …
1998-11-04 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN…
1998-09-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY, DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE REPLAC…
1998-04-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE FAILED.
1997-12-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES TO 45-50 MPH AS ITS IDLE SPEEDS. *AK
1997-12-01 TIRES:SIDEWALL No 0 I CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR OF THE RECENTLY RECALLED FIRESTONE ATX P235 75/R15 TIRES. I PURCHASED THESE TIRES IN OCTOBER OF…
1997-11-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN DRIVE CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE TRUCK WOULD STILL BE IN MOTION, CAUSING THE TR…
1997-10-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULDN'T SNAP CLOSED, AND WOULDN'T STAY LATCHED UNLESS THE INSERT WAS JIMMIED, THEN TENSION PUT ON THE…
1997-10-03 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SUDDDENLY ENGAGED, CAUSING FRONT DRIVESHAFT TO DROP TO THE GROUND AND WAS…
1997-07-31 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE. *AK
1997-07-12 STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM No 0 SPINDLE SNAPPED ONE INCH FROM TIE ROD HOLE. *AK
1997-05-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 AFTER STARTING ENGINE, RPM'S JUMP UP TO 3,000 OR 4,000, HAVE TO TURN ENGINE ON/OFF TO DECREASE ACCELERATION, VARIOUS SP…
1997-05-17 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER/PASSENGER GOT INTO VEHICLE & NOTICED SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK AFTER USE TO ORIGINAL POSITION; REAR LAP …
1997-03-19 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKED SMELLED FUMES, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK
1997-03-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE REAR SEAT IN THE BACK DOES NOT HAVE SEATBELTS, DRIVER NEEDS THEM TO INSTALL A CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK. THE MANUFACTU…
1997-01-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 FUEL INJECTORS LEAK SPRAYING FUEL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER SAYS COMMON PROBLEM BUT VERY DANGEROUS.*AK
1996-12-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING INTO A STOP, VEHICLE BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK *SLC
1996-10-30 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT No 0 AXLE BEARINGS SEIZED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
1996-08-07 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE UNLESS PUT IN NEUTRAL GEAR.
1996-08-07 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, VEHICLE GOES INTO OPEN THROTLLE POSITION, TO DISENGAGE TURNED ENGINE OFF. *AK.
1996-08-01 STEERING:COLUMN No 0 TILT STEERING BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. *AK
1996-07-11 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. *SD
1996-05-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 2 THE THROTTLE STUCK AND THE VEHICLE SHOT FOREWAD AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-04-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHEN VEHICLE FIRST STARTED IT WOULD BE REVVING, & THEN TOOK OFF WITH FOOT NOT ON BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR. HAD TO PRESS V…
1996-03-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE MOTORHOME THE VEHICLE SEIZED, VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SYSTEM, AND C…
1996-01-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT FASTEN, REPLACED THE SEAT BELT. *AK
1995-12-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES No 0 FAILURE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE PEDAL BROKE IN HALF. TT