106 of the 571 complaints about the 1993 Jeep Cherokee are about the body and structure — 19% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 108,000 miles.
106
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES CAME OFF THE BODY OF THE JEEP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE HINGES ARE ALSO LOOSE. IT LOOKS TO BE FAULTY WELDING ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTORER.
NHTSA complaint #11129718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY CAR IS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE IS HAS A SAME PROBLEM AS A RECALL #97V069000 IT NEED THE REINFORCEMENT PLATES.,THE FRAME IS CRACK AND THE STEERING GEAR ATTACHING BOLTS ARE BROKEN BECAUSE OF IT, I WENT TO THE DELLER MARINO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE LOCATION 5133 W IRVING PARK RD ,AND I SPOKE WITH THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER JORGE ALICEA, ABOUT THIS RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT IN THE LIST WELL PLEASE MAKE UNDERSTAND THIS PEOPLE MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAN THE RECALL SHOWS PLEASE ,MY CAR IS AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM MY VIN MY CAR A JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT BODY STYLE CARRY ALL AND [XXX]OR MY EMAIL I USE THIS CAR FOR WORK PLEASE [XXX].
NHTSA complaint #10298300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
1993 JEEP CHEROKEE UNDERBODY FIRE HAZARD.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN OPERATED IN AN AREA WITH ROAD SALT BUT HE STILL CHOSE TO HAVE THE DEALER UNDERCOAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUEMR RELOCATED TO ANOTHER AREA HE CHECKED UNDER THE VEHCLE AND FOUND SEVERAL SMALL HOLES AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR CARPET. HE REMOVED THE REAR SEATS AND FOUND THAT THE FLOOR BOARD HAD BEEN ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WATER IS FROM THE EXTREME HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST FOLLOWED BY RAPID COOLING.
NHTSA complaint #10135623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGE WELD BREAKING OUT. *MR
NHTSA complaint #10021889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1. DOORS LOOSE FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. 2. DRIVERS DOOR ALMOST FELL OFF. PASSENGER REAR DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF. 3. PARTS REPAIRED. PLEASE SEE DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS DOCUMENTS INIM-SQ00009-9370P, INOT-SQ00009-15635P, INON-SQ00009-15636P, INME-SQ00009-15626, AND IN-EA01005-NN.PDF.
NHTSA complaint #10088512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR TOP HINGE BROKE AND THE BOTTOM HINGE WAS PARTIALLY BROKEN, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE . DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SUGGESTED TO THE CONSUMER TO REPORT IT TO NHTSA.
NHTSA complaint #10079408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
THE PASSENGER DOOR UPPER HINGE HAD SLOWLY BECOME UNATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY ROUGH USAGE OF THE DOOR. THE HINGE NOW IS COMPLETELY UNATTACHED AND THE DOOR IS USELESS AND CANNOT BE OPENED FOR FEAR OF IT FALLING OFF. THE DRIVER DOOR IS JUST NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF DURING ITS OWNERSHIP. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AND SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT. I HATE TO SEE MY WIFE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. IT ISN'T RIGHT. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT.
NHTSA complaint #10070513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHEN JEEP GETS TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE (5-10 MINUTES) IT WILL BACK AND STALL WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC OR AT BUSY INTERSECTION. HAD BEEN IN SHOP FOR 10 WEEKS, REPLACED COMPUTER, TRIED MANY SENSOR REPLACEMENTS TO NO AVAIL, MECHANIC GAVE UP, NOW AT DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG (NO COMPUTER CODE STORED) WHEN IT IS JUST RUNNING.THEY HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT ON THE ROAD FOR FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. CAN NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN UNTIL IT "COOLS DOWN" OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READING VERY HIGH (ANY CORRELATION?) WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST,( STARTED LAST DEC., BOUGHT IT IN NOV) NOW CHRONIC, WITH EVERY DRIVE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT, IT WAS ALSO STARTING OFF IN THIRD GEAR (AUTOMATIC) ALTHOUGH THE COMPUTER REPLACEMENT (REMANUFACTURED) SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THAT, ALTHOUGH I ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED. (I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UP TO THEN) HOOD LATCH SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND BATTERY RECENTLY DIED, NEEDING REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10043081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR WELDS BROKEN STRUCTURE PLATE THIN.
NHTSA complaint #10023257 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE FALLING OFF WELDS, FAULTY.
NHTSA complaint #10022987 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DOOR HINGE WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN ALL THE WAY.
NHTSA complaint #10011390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONCE ITS ON. ALSO THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD RUSTED OUT. *TS EMERGENCY BRAKE BUTTON FELL OFF. BRAKE CAN NO LONGER BE DISENGAGED. VEHICLE PARKED AND NOT IN USE.
NHTSA complaint #8023325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HINGE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BROKE OFF AND THE DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE ANY MORE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
NHTSA complaint #8019676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FLOOR WAS SO RUSTED, WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL TH FIRE BROKE OUT. I HAD REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND MUFFLER FROM MIDAS, AND ON THE WAY BACK THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, THERE SEEMED TO BE RUSTED FLOOR WITH HOLES.. I AM JUST COMPLAINING SO THAT OTHERS COULD BE AWARE OF THIS. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD.
NHTSA complaint #763949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND. DEALER DETERMINED A CRACK IN FRAME RAIL ON LEFT FRONT. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN.
NHTSA complaint #8011851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
FRAME RAIL CRACKED, WHERE STEERING ASSEMBLY IS ATTACHED TO IT, MAKING IT DIFFCULT TO STEER.
NHTSA complaint #8010128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR SEALS AND WIND NOISE HAVE BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #752776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TOP BRACKET HAS TORN AND DETACHED AWAY FROM BODY OF JEEP DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION, CAUSING DOOR TO ALMOST FALL OFF. BRACKETED AREAS ARE NOT EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS AND OWNER'S JEEP HAS BEEN GARAGED 85% OF THE TIME IN TEXAS CLIMATE. DEALER'S BODY SHOP BELIEVES THIS IS UNUSUAL PROBLEM IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY AND FEELS IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFAULT. BODY SHOP ALSO NOTICED RUST STARTING IN OTHER BRACKETS IN DOORS. OWNER TOOK JEEP TO DEALER, BUT DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, UNLESS IT'S AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. OWNER CONTACTED DAIMLER/CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER ASSIST. CTR. AT 800-992-1997, WHICH ALERTED OWNER TO NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. JEEP OWNER BELIEVES A RECALL IS IN ORDER. EACH JEEP DOOR HAS TWO BRACKETS. AT THIS TIME, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO CORRECT DEFECT AT THEIR EXPENSE UNLESS A RECALL IS ORDERED.
NHTSA complaint #752591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WELDS ON DRIVER'S DOOR CAME APART, DOOR IS HANGING. IN APRIL 2001 WELDS OFF DRIVER'S SIDE/ REAR DOOR FAILED. ON 11 SEP 2001, TAILATE WELDS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #896226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
EA-01-005. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COMES OFF TRACK WHICH PREVENTS DOOR FROM CLOSING SECURELY.
NHTSA complaint #895071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE HAS SEPARATED TWICE. WAS REPAIRED AT 1ST SEPARATION AT OUR COST BY A JEEP DEALER. STEERING COLUMN WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND STEERING WAS VERY STIFF. WAS REPAIRED AT MY COST BY HAVING THE SPRING RETAINER AND COVER REPLACED. IT HAS FAILED AGAIN . ORIGINAL FAILURE 10/99. NEW FAILURE 6/01.
NHTSA complaint #747921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
EA 01 005; WHILE OPENING T DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, IT DISCONNECTED FROM HINGES DUE TO A BROKEN WELD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #891315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FELL OFF IN JUNE OF 1997, AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR TOP HINGE HAS DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2001. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. NO CAUSE OR REASON FOR THIS DEFECT OCCURRING IN VEHICLE WAS GIVEN TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #889780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S DOOR WAS COMING OFF HINGES.CONSUMER HAS TO CLIMB IN THROUGH PASSENGER'S SIDE TO KEEP DOOR IN TACK. DEALER HAD SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL OR COVERAGE. *AK THE DOOR HINGE WAS FIXED BY WELDING, BUT CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
NHTSA complaint #885666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ABOUT TO FALL OFF!! CAR ISN'T OLD ENOUGH FOR THAT TO BE HAPPENING...IS IT?
NHTSA complaint #742676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
GAS INDICATOR FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY BECAUSE DOOR SHEET METAL WELDS BROKE. SEAT BELTS WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR FULL SIZE ADULTS.
NHTSA complaint #882659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL COMPLETELY OFF. DOOR HINGES WERE WELDED BACK TOGETHER , AND DOOR DID NOT NOT FULLY CLOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #881956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S DOOR FLUNG OPEN WHILE TURNING A CORNER, DEALER REPLACED LATCH AND HINGES. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #881983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TOP HINGE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS ATTACHED TO WEAK METAL, CAUSING THE HINGE TO COME LOOSE. THIS CAUSES THE DOOR TO ANGLE DOWN AND CLOSE INCORRECTLY. BECAUSE OF THIS THE DOOR WILL NOT ALWAYS LATCH FULLY AND THE DOOR CAN SWING OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAD IT REPARED ONCE BY A PROFESSIONAL BODY REPAIR MAN, AND IT HAS NOW FAILED A SECOND TIME.
NHTSA complaint #741077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER SIDE DOOR FALLING OFF FRAME OF THE JEEP DUE TO FAULTY FACTORY WELD REPAIR SHOP FOUND NO RUST AROUND OR BETWEEN HINGE AND FRAME TO CAUSE SUCH A PROBLEM, OTHER IN PROPER ATTACHMENT FROM THE START I'AM WORRIED THIS COULD HAPPEN TO THE REST OF MY DOORS AS WELL AND WITH MY KIDS DRIVING WITH ME, SOMETHING LIKE IS NOT TO HAPPEN BUY JUST NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS OF YOUR CAR, MAYBE IF IT HAS BEEN IN A ACCIDENT BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE.I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SERVICE MANAGER NAME JERRY AND CAM THEY BOTH DID NOT WANT HERE WHAT I HAD TO SAY AND THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT NOW. THANKS.
NHTSA complaint #739414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.