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1997 Jeep Cherokee

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2000-04-11 00V105000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE 395,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2020-10-03 AIR BAGS No 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND…
2018-12-08 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 TAKATA RECALL WHEN I ENGAGE HIGH BEAMS OR TURN ON MY RIGHT BLINKER MY HAZARDS FLASH QUICKLY IN THE BACK ONLY. I HAVE BE…
2018-04-29 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT …
2016-06-02 ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE HAS HARD STARTS AND FREQUENT HESITATION AND STALLING, AT ALL SPEEDS CITY STREET DRIVING AS WELL AS HIGHWAY DRIV…
2016-05-26 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER SHIP BECAUSE I HAD LOOKED UP ON THIS SITE MY RECALLS ONE WAS BRAKES THEY DID HAPPILY AND WOUL…
2016-02-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOS…
2015-07-27 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 IN RESPONSE TO THE LATEST ON THE RECALL OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND JEEP LIBERTIES, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A FULL REVIE…
2015-01-13 ENGINE No 0 I HAVE A 1997 JEEP WITH 150,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH IT STALLING OUT FOR NO REASON. IT'S BE…
2015-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING WERE OCCASIONALLY TURNING OFF AND ON. SIDE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMA…
2014-12-09 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE JEEP SHUT DOWN ON THE HWY,WOULDN'T START HAD GET A TOW. SPENT OVER 500 DOLLARS ON REPAIRS AND TOW ,FOUR DAYS LATER …
2014-08-18 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL …
2014-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 STALLING WHILE DRIVING. NO CODE = ONBOARD COMPUTER BAD?, NO ACCIDENT YET!! WHEN IT STALLS I HAVE A HARD TIME TO START T…
2014-04-21 ENGINE No 0 CAR WILL NOT START ANYMORE, IT USED TO TURN OFF AT LIGHTS, OR STOP SIGNS. NOW IT JUST WONT TURN ON AT ALL. I SEE A LOT …
2013-12-15 TIRES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A MICHELIN LTXM/S 235/75R15, DOT 4/5/2009 TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN…
2013-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE CODE READ…
2013-06-12 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, HOWEVER; THE CODE …
2012-11-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CAR STALLS ,SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, HARD TO START. INSTRUMENT PANELS LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. …
2012-11-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE DROVE 65 MPH IN THE RAIN THE VEHICLE STALLED…
2012-10-11 ENGINE No 0 THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, HOWEVER; THE CODE …
2012-08-15 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO A COW. TH…
2012-01-17 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE S…
2011-03-09 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, BOTH THE FRONTAL…
2011-01-26 SEATS Yes 1 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE DURING LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISION. 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SLID ON SLUSH A…
2010-10-17 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO …
2010-09-22 TIRES No 0 FISK CLASSIC RADIAL P235/75RI5MS108S + S TIRE BURST ON VEHICLE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR THR…
2010-09-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 WENT OUT TO GO SOMEWHERE AND IT HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD MY JEEP STARTED TO BACKFIRE…
2010-03-03 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW No 0 UNSCHEDULUED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
2010-03-01 ENGINE No 0 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4.0L I6 BEGAN STALLING IN 2010 UNDER SEEMINGLY RANDOM CONDITIONS. REPLACED SEVERAL PART…
2009-05-12 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MOST OFTEN WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WHEN THE GAS TANK IS AT 1/2 TANK O…
2009-05-02 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE R…
2008-09-23 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 2 VEHICLE INCIDENT 09/23/08 APPROX. 2:55-3:00 P.M. ON HIGHWAY 90, MILTON, FL DRIVING A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4 CARS IN TO…
2008-04-02 STRUCTURE No 0 PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR FILLS WITH WATER DURING WET WEATHER,DURING OPERATION,OR WHILE PARKED. *TR
2008-02-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I OWN A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.0 L6 TWO WHEEL DRIVE WITH 165,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 AND T…
2007-11-06 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH Yes 0 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLIPPED UP STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER HIT THE MEDIAN BARRIER BECAUSE HE CO…
2007-04-24 ENGINE No 0 VIC DISPLAY SHOW "COOLANT SENSOR BAD." ONLINE INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM OVER …
2007-04-10 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO START WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE IGNITION. THERE I…
2005-11-30 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. THE GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS ANYWHERE BELOW 1/2 TANK. NOT SU…
2005-07-25 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 PLASTIC GAS TANK WARPED WHERE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT IS LOCATED ON TOP OF TANK. CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT AF…
2005-02-12 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM No 0 FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF INACCURACY. A RE…
2004-12-29 STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN No 0 "NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V069000." DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A STEERING GEAR RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE…
2004-10-14 AIR BAGS Yes 1 DRIVEN HOME FROM SCHOOL AT 60 MILE PER HOUR AND HIT A DEER, ABOUT A 175 POUND DEER. IT SENT ME INTO A DITCH, THEN OUT …
2004-09-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE No 0 WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH SPEED. THE DRIVER NO…
2004-07-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 BLOWER MOTOR FAILED AT 78K MILES EXCESSIVE LIQUID DRAINING WHEN RUNNING AC WAS TOLD THAT MOTOR HAD BEEN "REDESIGNED" AN…
2004-03-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V105000. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED, BY MECHANIC THAT RECALL PROBLEM …
2004-02-27 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 NHTSA RECALL 97V194000 SUBJECT/FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. AFTER HAVING THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED OIL WAS LE…
2004-02-02 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED THE NEEDLE REGISTERED AT A HALF A TANK OF FUEL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING.…
2004-02-02 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (VP02YOOO2068) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS A…
2004-01-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
2004-01-20 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) No 0 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
2004-01-10 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH No 0 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE; SINCE APPROX 84,500 MILES TURN SIGNALS (BOTH DIRECTIONS) HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THEY INDI…