1994 Jeep Cherokee
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FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE YOU RECALL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES YEARS 1993-2004. THEY SAY THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 64 DEATHS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. JUST YESTERDAY, A FAMILY OF 4 WAS OUT ON A DRIVE WHEN THEY WERE REARENDED. THE JEEP BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PAPERS AND NEWS CHANNELS SAY THE GAS TANK WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE AND IT JUST COULDN'T BE STOPPED. THE ENTIRE FAMILY, TWO CHILDREN, AGES 4 AND 11, AND THE PARENTS WERE KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. I MYSELF DRIVE A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND MY GAS TANK IS IN THE BACK OF THE REAR AXLE AND NOT IN FRONT OF IT. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN, AGES 7 AND 12. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND CORRECT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS TAKING MORE AND MORE LIVES AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. RECALL THE JEEPS AND MAKE CHRYSLER FIX THERE MESS UP. *TR
MY MOTHER WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSED THE FRAME INCLUDING THE SEAT TO COMPLETELY NOT HOLD TOGETHER,, MY MOTHER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS IT PROCEEDED TO ROLL OVER,, KILLING HER INSTANTLY.
WHEN TURNING THE CORNER AT 25 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CONSUMER BACKED UP AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE.*AK
CONSUMER REQUESTING INFORMATION ON A 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS REAR ENDED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS PINNED IN THE SEAT BY THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *KB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. SHE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES AS WELL AS CUTS AND SCRATCHES ON HER KNEES. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 177,264. UPDATED 09/06/07 *TR
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED 4 BROKEN RIBS. *AK
CONSUMER GOT IN VEHICLE, TURNED IT ON AND VEHICLE REVVED BACKWARD AND IT STARTED SPINNING AROUND. VEHICLE WAS CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN. MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE LOCK CABLE SHIFTED. *SLC
WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ON DAMP ROAD, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN SEVERAL TIMES COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. THE BRAKES LOCK IN ANY DAMP, WET OR SNOWY WEATHER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKES AND ROTORS, BUT GOT WORSE AFTER RECALL FIXING. *YH
SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AND CAR LURCHED AND ACCELERATED AND BRAKES FAILED CAUSING SEVERAL CRASHES INTO CARS AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH , AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELEARTED, CAUSING A MISHAP, VEHICLE RAN INTO A HOUSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
THE VEHICLE SUDDNELY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AKK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES, THEN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT. *AK
STARTED VEHICLE, JUMPED INTO REVERSE THEN INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING GARAGE. *AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN HITTING A TREE. TT
FAULTY NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH CAUSED JEEP TO LURCH FORWARD FORWARD STRIKING 7-YEAR OLD WHO WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE JEEP. *AK
VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP IN IDLE POSITION, WHEN PUT INTO GEAR VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED UNKNOWN GOING THRU GARAGE DOOR. TT
WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY A CHILD SMELLED GAS. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER NEATH DASHBOARD, AND THEN FLAMES, JEEP BURSTED INTO FLAMES BEFORE CONSUMER COULD ACTUALLY PULL OVER. DRIVER'S LEG WAS BURNED WHILE TRYING TO EXIT, ALSO ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDER JEEP.*AK *JB
