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1993 Jeep Cherokee

Complaints: 418Avg mileage: 137,862 miSince: Jan 1995
3 deathsCrashFire43 injured

Problem Areas

Disc: Rotor
67
Door: Hinge and Attachments
63
Vehicle Speed Control
30
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
21
Body: Door
19
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
16
Disc: Pads
16
Engine: Gasoline
14
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
11
Foundation Components: Disc
11

Complaints Over Time

Recent Complaints

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 22, 1995ANN ARBOR, MI
1 deathCrash1 injured

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/FATALITY. *SD

TIRES
Sep 13, 1995GREENVILLE, MS
2 deathsCrash

GOODYEAR INVICTA TIRES HAD INSUFFICIENT TREAD TO CHANNEL WATER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENT/DEATHS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DSH

SEATS
187,050 miJun 25, 2007SALORSBURT, PA
Crash1 injured

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SIX SECONDS, THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED. THE TWO FRONT SEATS WENT INTO A FULL RECLINING POSITION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SEATS ARE STILL LOCKED IN THE RECLINED POSITION. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 187,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,050.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
15,000 miApr 15, 2004NORTHGLENN, CO
Crash1 injured

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROTTLE STUCK. THIS PROBLEM FORCED THE CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 15, 2000FOLSON, LA
Crash1 injured

WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE VEHICLE DROVE OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE STILL TRAVELED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK BRAKES WERE WORKING PERFECTLY BUT THE ENGINE WAS AT FULL THROTTLE, OVER POWERING RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *YH

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Feb 3, 2000HOLTSVILLE, NY
Crash1 injured

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ,DRIVER PUT GEAR INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, RUNNING THROUGH A HOUSE . DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT, AND EVEN TRIED TO PUMP BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Jan 10, 2000CASHIERS, NC
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION THAT CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Sep 23, 1999KINGWOOD, TX
Crash3 injured

BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING ACCIDENT; MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHECKED BY INSPECTOR AND FOUND TO HAVE LEAK THAT ALLOWED ALL FLUID TO ESCAPE WITHOUT ANY WARNING

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Mar 23, 1999STOCKBRIDGE, GA
Crash1 injured

WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY AND WAS CUT OFF, SO I APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE FLIPPED 3 TIMES . I BROKE MY NECK (C1,C2,C3) AND NOW MILITARY IS MEDICALLY RETIRING ME. ALSO HAVE SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS ALONG WITH SOME OTHER HANDICAPS AS SEVERE PAIN ON A DAILY BASIS. *AK

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Jan 16, 1999CHARLESTON, SC
Crash2 injured

WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A TRUCK THAT WAS GOING 55-60 MPH. WE WERE THROWN FORWARD THEN BACKWARDS, THE TWO FRONT SEATS BROKE AND THREW US INTO THE BACKSEAT. WE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES.

SUSPENSION
Nov 6, 1998KIRKVILLE, NY
Crash1 injured

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHICH WAS BONDO. VEHICLE WAS MADE WITHOUT A SIDE BEAM. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION IN WHICH A BICYCLE BENT THE VEHICLE'S DOOR BADLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Nov 12, 1997BRIARCLIFS, NY
Crash1 injured

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A COLLISION, AND THE ARIBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, HOWEVER VEHICLE ACCLERATED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO AND UP THE STEPS, CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK AND LACERATIONS TO HER HEAD AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 9 DAYS, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *SLC

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Aug 11, 1997GREENSBURG, PA
Crash1 injured

BRAKE PEDAL IS LOCATED TOO FAR FROM GAS PEDAL. DURING AN EMERGENCY/ACCIDENT THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICAL TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 20, 1997DE SOTO, TX
Crash1 injured

CONSUMER ABOUT TO PULL INTO GARAGE ,SHIFTED TO REVERSE TO GET VEHICLE ALIGNED BETTER, SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE, TAPPED GAS PEDAL; VEHICLE ACCELATERATED SUDDENLY AT EXTREME FORCE/ SPEED, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT APPROX 20 FEET, CAUSED INJURIES, LEFT TIRES MARKS, VEHICLE WENT INTO GARAGE SIDEWAYS. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 4, 1997WETHERSFIELD, CT
Crash1 injured

SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, FOOT ON BRAKES, ENGINE ACCELERATED, LURCHED FORWARD, CRASHED INTO FENCE, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO TREES, NO WARNING, SKID MARKS INDICATED BRAKES WERE APPLIED, NOT ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Dec 23, 1996GUTHRIESVILLE, PA
Crash1 injured

AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Oct 29, 1996DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI
Crash1 injured

COMSUMER COMPLAINS THAT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH BACKWARDS AT GREAT SPEED, RESULTING IN N ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Oct 17, 1996ALSTEAD, NH
Crash1 injured

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY, ALSO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 6, 1996AUSTIN, TX
Crash3 injured

VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND WHEN ATTEMPING TO BRAKE, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE STILL ROTATED AT HIGH SPEED AND HIT THE HOUSE, INJURING PEOPLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
May 29, 1996AUSTIN, TX
Crash1 injured

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHYDOWN(CONFIRMED BY E.P. HAMILTON AND ASSOC, INC., ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS). *AK

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