Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-13 | 06E022000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 7,440 | — | Details |
| 1997-03-17 | 97V040000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 77,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1996 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle was runnin… |
| 2020-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE JEEP WILL START TO SHAKE WHENEVER YOU HIT A BUMP REALLY BAD SHAKING . ALSO WHENEVER YOU COME TO A STOP AFTER DRIVIN… |
| 2018-11-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE UN… |
| 2018-03-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. IN ADDITION, THE POW… |
| 2017-07-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 TO 75 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE IN THE FRONT END SO SEVERELY WE HA… |
| 2017-02-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 2/21/17 AT 6:25 AM, TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL. NO EVI… |
| 2016-09-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SUBS… |
| 2016-06-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING OF A CAR WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT T… |
| 2016-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE… |
| 2016-03-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVERS DOOR UPPER HINGE RUSTED WHERE WELDED TO BODY AND SEPARATED FROM BODY . DOOR IS ONLY HELD ON BY LOWER HINGE. |
| 2015-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SEVERE RUST ALL OVER THE BODY BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE FRAME. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMPONENTS FAIL AND CRACK, NOW TAKING IN W… |
| 2014-10-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 13V252000 (FUEL SYST… |
| 2014-04-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDE… |
| 2013-11-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A POT HOLE, … |
| 2013-09-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 4:30 AM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, THEN CAME BACK ON, SEVERAL TIMES, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE… |
| 2013-08-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL IN AUGUST, 2013 RECALL NO. N45/NHTSA 13V-252. NO FOLLOW UP. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. *TR |
| 2013-08-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CHEROKEE BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS RECENTLY AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMPS AT 55 MPH. SHAKING WOULD… |
| 2013-05-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ALL OF A SUDEN THIS VERY BAD SHAKING PROBLEM HAS OCCURED AT ABOUT 50 MPH. VERY UNSAFE. MY CETIFIED ASE MECHANIC HAS B… |
| 2013-03-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER VIEWING WEB SITE FOUND INFORMATION ON THIS 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE THIS RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALL INCOMPLETE… |
| 2013-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE LEAVING HOME FROM WORK, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER AND FAIL. I MANAGED TO GET HOME AT A SPEED OF 40MPH SINCE … |
| 2012-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 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 AN… |
| 2012-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON A SLICK SURFACE, AS IT WAS RAINING, LIGHTLY. THE PERSON DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT AT A YEL… |
| 2012-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WITH TIME THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS (WHICH IS TOO SMALL FOR THE AMPERAGE) IN THESE VEHICLES INVARIABLY HEATS UP A… |
| 2012-02-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. STALLS ON FREEWAY OR IN CITY DRIVING. THIS IS AN INFAMOUS MANUFACTURING DEFEC… |
| 2012-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHEN COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP OR BEING JARRED BY A BUMP OR POT HOLE. GRADUALLY PROGRESSED TO RAN… |
| 2011-12-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE FRONT AXLE IN PLACE FRACTU… |
| 2011-12-11 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN… |
| 2011-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE… |
| 2011-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH THE AIR COND… |
| 2011-06-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SPORADIC GAS LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP HOOKUP ON GAS TANK AT STARTUP. COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED EXCEPT AT RANDOM OCCURRENCES. … |
| 2010-12-26 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | PRIMEWELL TIRES SOLD AT FIRESTONE ARE ADVERTISED AS ALL SEASON. I BOUGHT THESE TIRES IN FEB 2010. ON DEC 26TH 2010, … |
| 2010-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT AN IMPORTED RIGHT-HAND DRIVE JEEP FROM POSTAL PETE, GALENA IL, FOR A MAIL ROUTE. THIS IS NOT SAFETY MAYBE: 1… |
| 2010-09-09 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | FRONT END COLLISION WITH BRIDGE. PASSENGER SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT CATCH TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER. PASSENGER SUFFERED S… |
| 2010-08-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED ENGINE TO DROP THREE INCHES. WAS MY B… |
| 2010-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APROX. 40-45 MPH, THE JEEP WOULD START TO SHUDDER. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE JEEP WOULD THEN C… |
| 2010-05-11 | SEATS | No | 0 | UNDERSIDE OF FRONT SEAT (METAL RAIL CONNECTING TO TRACKS) BROKE SUDDENLY NEAR RETAINING BOLTS ON BOTH FRONT CONNECTIONS… |
| 2010-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE HEATER STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE SO WE BOUGHT A NEW BLOWER MOTOR. THEN WE BOUGHT A … |
| 2009-12-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE I KEPT SMELLING BURNING PLASTIC. THE HEATER FAN QUIT AND WHEN I JIGGLED THE SWITCH IT STAR… |
| 2009-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF THE OHIO TURNPIKE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPOR… |
| 2009-06-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A COMPLETE STOP, A TRUCK CRASH… |
| 2009-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY MOTHER-N-LAW PURCHASED A 1996 CHEROKEE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON . SO SHE TOOK IT TO THE EMISSION PLACE TO … |
| 2009-01-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1. EARLY THIS YEAR, JUST AFTER THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY, '09, OUR '96 JEEP CHEROKEE (152K IN EXCELLENT CONDITION) BEGAN SHA… |
| 2008-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE FLUID LINE CORROSION. IF IT CORRODES THROUGH, BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. LOSE REAR BRAKES. NO FAILURE YET. WILL NEE… |
| 2008-10-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1996 CHEROKEE 4.0 HO 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST HEADER CRACKED AT COUPLER JOINT. *TR |
| 2008-08-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING GEAR TO MY 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE FRAME RAIL WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY SHE WA… |
| 2008-07-29 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPI… |
| 2008-07-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 96 JEEP CHEROKEE HEATER FAN SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FAILED. FOUND SWITCH AND WIRING CONNECTOR TO BE MELTED. REPLACEMENT UN… |
| 2008-06-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. IT IS A 2-DOOR VEHICLE WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE ENGINE MOUNT STUDS … |
| 2008-02-23 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE STEERING GEAR FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING GEAR FAILED WHILE MAKING A TURN. CONSUMER S… |
| 2007-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT A SLOW ROLL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR THE ENGINE WILL IDLE DOWN THEN DIE. IT RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY BUT WILL STALL … |