Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-06 | 08V056000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 107 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, WE FIND A RECALL THAT IS OPEN AND ACTIVE. BRIGHT VEHICLE TO YAKLIN FOR REPAIR AND THEY DECLINED T… |
| 2019-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | JEEP DEVELOPED COMMUNICATION ISSUES, DASH DISPLAYED "NO BUS." ONE MORNING I STARTED THE JEEP AND WENT TO SHIFT TO GEAR … |
| 2017-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF… |
| 2015-09-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NOTHING I TRIED TO CALL DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL. I THINK THEY FEEL IF THEY IGNORE PEOPLE THEY WON'T HAVE … |
| 2015-09-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR A… |
| 2015-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL … |
| 2015-05-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH VEHICLE BEGAN WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY OTHER JEEP OWNERS AS "DEATH WOBBLE', A VIOLENT SHAKING … |
| 2015-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I THINK MY JEEP IS REMOTELY BUGGED SOMEHOW, ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND MY BRAKES WORK, ABS LIGHT GOES OUT AND MY BRAKES MAK… |
| 2015-04-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY JEEP IS LOSING SPEED AND STALLING .I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED SENORS AS WELL SPARK PLUGS WIRES AND ROTOR CAP BUTTON ETC… |
| 2015-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EXPOSED DUE TO THE TRAILER HITCH B… |
| 2015-03-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NOT KNOWING OF THE GAS TANK DESIGN PROBLEM AND NOW IM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT I DON'T DARE TO DRI… |
| 2015-02-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK LOCATED NEAR THE REAR BUMP… |
| 2015-01-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK HEADED SOUTH ON I-69 IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. I HAD JUST PASSED THE INDIANA STATE ROAD 14 UNDER… |
| 2015-01-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE JEEP HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR BEGAN TO OSCILLATE AT HIGH SPEE… |
| 2015-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN DECREASE IN ENGINE RP… |
| 2014-12-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GOT IN THE VEHICLE TO GO TO AN APPOINTMENT, AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, I NO LONGER HAVE CRUISE… |
| 2014-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SOFTWARE HAD A DEFECT THAT CA… |
| 2014-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING-- PRESSING HARD ON THE FACE OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER OR SMACKING THE TOP… |
| 2014-09-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE … |
| 2014-08-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LOCAL JEEP DEALER KEY - MOLINE, IL) FURTHER DAMAGED MY VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL SAFETY RECALL N45/NHTSA 13V-… |
| 2014-08-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252… |
| 2014-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH STICKS, PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS DOORS WHEN OPENED AND CLOSED, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FRONT AND BACK WIL… |
| 2014-05-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATIO… |
| 2014-04-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | I NOTICED MY TIRE KEPT GOING FLAT AND WHEN I LOOKED AT IT THE TREAD WAS SPLIT ALL AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE,… |
| 2014-03-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN JUNE 2013 A SAFETY RECALL NUMBER N45/NHTSA 13V-252 WAS MADE FOR MY VEHICLE. I GOT NOTICE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AV… |
| 2014-02-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BUTTON AND SPRING POPPED OUT OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE. IT APPEARS THERE MIGHT HA… |
| 2013-06-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | A RECALL BASED ON 37 FATAL ACCIDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF 20 YEARS, INVOLVING MILLIONS OF CARS AND BILLIONS, POSSIBLY TRI… |
| 2013-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2013-02-12 | SEATS | No | 0 | A DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WELD HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THIS MAKE… |
| 2013-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 50-60 MPH MY JEEP CHEROKEE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE A… |
| 2013-01-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | I NOTICED MY SEAT LEANING TO THE SIDE. LOOKING UNDER THE SEAT, I SAW WHERE THE METAL RAILS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT, … |
| 2012-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BLINKING AIRBAG LIGHT *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CLOCKSPRING… |
| 2012-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | 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,… |
| 2012-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT STARTED WITH THE LIGHTS TURNING OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP. THE WHOLE JEEP WOULD GO DARK. INSTRUMENT PANEL, OVERHEAD LI… |
| 2011-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT RESPONDING AFTER PASSING SELF DIAGNOSTIC TEST ALL FUSES WERE CHANGED AS WELL. *TR |
| 2010-10-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WENT INTO … |
| 2010-10-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SE 2-DOOR - FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE AT THE FRONT-LEFT POINT WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE RAILS ASS… |
| 2010-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE HOSES RUSTED THROUGH RESULTING IN NO BRAKING POWER. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *TR |
| 2010-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1998 CHEROKEE CLASSIC IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. THE ISSUES INVOLVE THE SPEE… |
| 2010-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 T… |
| 2009-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE VEHICLE STA… |
| 2009-05-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH 4 MATCHING TIRES BOUGHT IN 10/07, ONLY 6,000 MILES ON THEM. DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A … |
| 2009-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ONLY OPERATE SPORADICALLY.… |
| 2008-09-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 6 | HOOD LATCHES ON 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT ARE CORRODED AND HOOD WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED, HAD ONE REPLACED ALREADY, NOW THE… |
| 2008-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE 4.0 LITER 6 CYLINDER ENGINE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN OIL PRESSURE DROPS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR WARM… |
| 2007-04-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED 4.0 - WHEN TURNING LEFT AND THE FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW APROX 1/3 FULL THE ENGINE STALLS AND STO… |
| 2006-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE IN THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE OTHER GAUGES WOULD … |
| 2006-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, A RATTLING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN… |
| 2006-05-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SE HAS HAD A FUEL PUMP REPLACED (5 YEARS AGO) BEFORE THE RECALL OF SAME AND NOW THE ENGINE CONTROL M… |
| 2006-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A FAULTY CLOCK… |