154 of the
732 complaints about the 1995 Jeep Cherokee are about the
body and structure — 21% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
101,000 miles.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. MA 10/14 THE CONSUMER STATED SHE JUNKED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/05/16.
NHTSA complaint #10759920 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 150,000 milesAthens, GA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE: 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH 4.0L 6 CYLINDER ENGINE AND 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. MOTOR MOUNTS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK HAVE SHEARED OFF TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE BOLTS SHEARED WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE AT 25 MPH. ALL THREE BOLTS WERE REPLACED WITH GRADE 8 BOLTS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT SURFACE AT 20 MPH. EACH TIME THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE 3RD 4TH 5TH AND REVERSE GEARS COULD NOT BE USED.
NHTSA complaint #10206136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Daphne, AL
STRUCTURE
DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT ABOUT 5 MPH. PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS SHEER OFF THE BLOCK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT ONE BOLT, BUT THE TWO OUTSIDE BOLTS ARE STILL STUCK IN THE BLOCK. I WILL TRY TO EXTRACT THESE TOMORROW. ALL THAT IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS 3 BOLTS.
NHTSA complaint #10161022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 93,626 milesHuntington Beach, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NOT AN INCIDENT, CRASH, OR INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #10123862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 50,000 milesMilwaukie, ORCrashFire
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
POT HOLE OR SPEED BUMP CAUSES JEEP XJ/ CHEROKEE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT ENGINE BOLTS TO SNAP CAUSING FIRES AND FLOPPING OF ENGINE ON IT'S SIDE. MY XJ HAS FAILED 4 TIMES SINCE NEW MANY ON THE WEB HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FOUND 30 ON ONE SITE THAT HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS SOME WITH FIRE. SOME CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #10110217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 113,000 milesWeehawken, NJ
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HIT A BUMP AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. THE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN BROKEN BEFORE BY DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP.
NHTSA complaint #10095778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 149,988 milesLOS Angeles, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT DOOR CRACKING SOUND, THEN 2 DAYS LATER DOOR STARTED FALLING.
NHTSA complaint #10093731 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 114,000 milesPismo Beach, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
UPON CLOSING THE PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE COUNTRY SPORT 2 DOOR AFTER ENTERING, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IT WAS BASICALLY OFF ALIGNMENT. UPON INVESTIGATING, YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE THE HINGES HOLDING THE DOOR TO THE FRAME HAVE CLEARLY CAME UNWELDED FROM THE FRAME. IT IS AS IF THEY JUST PULLED AWAY. HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THIS. JUST TRY NOT TO USE THE PASSENGER DOOR AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10081299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 103,855 milesThousand Oaks, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
1) USE OF THE DRIVERS DOOR TO ENTER AND EXIT VEHICLE 2) TOP DOOR HINGE FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO PULL AWAY FROM BODY; UNABLE TO BE CLOSED IN NORMAL FASHION 3) DEALER CURRENTLY REMOVING DOOR COMPLETELY, INSTALLING NEW HINGE AND REINFORCEMENTS, ETC. TO BODY OF CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10078666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90,965 milesSAN Marcos, TX
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
UPPER DOOR HINGE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF1995 JEEP CHEROKEE BROKE OFF WHERE WELDED TO BODY.
NHTSA complaint #10056538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 88,000 milesPuyallup, WA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER SIDE TOP DOOR WELD, WHERE THE CHASSIS CONNECTS TO IT, RUSTED AND IS SEPARATING. HOWEVER, THE HINGE HAS NOT RUSTED AND IS STILL IN TACK.
NHTSA complaint #10040257 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 38,100 milesWilmington, DE
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE HAD COMPLETELY COME APART FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE BODY SHOP THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AT LEAST 100 OF THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLES HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN THIS SHOP. *AK *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10031998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 88,000 milesWhite OAK, PA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PAN OF 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE RUSTED THROUGH. VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE RUST ON ANY OTHER COMPONENTS.
NHTSA complaint #10025645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 108,000 milesFrackville, PA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DOOR HINGE CRACKED AND THE DOOR WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. *JB DOR HAS BEEN REPAIR MANY TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10014735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Jose, CA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I WAS READING CODE 30126, USED MOTOR VEHICLES. IT IS NOT SPECIFIC ABOUT WHICH SAFETY HAZARDS ARE ENFORCED BY THE LAW. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT GIVES A DEALER A RIGHT TO SELL A USED VEHICLE WHICH HAS A BENT AND CRACKED FRAME AND A CLEAN TITLE. NO "AS IS " SALE SHOULD BE A JUSTIFICATION FOR LACK OF SAFETY REGARDING HUMAN LIFE. HE WILL NOT REFUND MY MONEY. IS THIS LEGAL? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10008317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pepperell, MA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
NHTSA complaint #10001663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glenburnie, MD
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY THE HINGE AND THE ATTACHMENTS OF THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR FAILED, CONSUMER WILL FILL OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SAME VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #8018605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Anchorage, AK
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE FAILED. DOOR IS FALLING OFF AND WILL COST $1,600 TO REPAIR. I CONTACTED DAIMLER/CHRYSLER AND ASKED IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS WITH DOOR HINGES. THEY SAID THEY RESEARCHED IT AND INFORMED THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 2,500 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND 30,000 WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR 93-95 JEEPS, APPROXIMATELY 10% OF ALL JEEPS MADE IN THOSE YEARS, FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CALLED BACK AND SPOKE WITH SENIOR STAFF AGENT LUKE ALWARD. ASKED HIM TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE EVER ANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OR WARRANTY CLAIMS. HE REPLIED THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ANY PROBLEMS, AND WHAT DID I EXPECT WITH AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 53,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE DATA THAT DAIMLER HAD PROVIDED TO NHTSA REGARDING 30,000 WARRANTY CLAIMS, HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I TOLD HIM I WOULD FAX INFO TO HIM, BUT HE SAID DECISION NOT TO FINANCIALLY REIMBURSE HAD BEEN MADE, AND THERE WAS NO APPEAL PROCESS. I BELIEVE DAIMLER HAS NOT ENGAGED IN FAIR DEALINGS WITH ME. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART, SINCE OVER 30,000 PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND DAIMLER CLEARLY PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
NHTSA complaint #765644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ancorage, AK
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO DRIVER SIDE PANEL.
NHTSA complaint #8016268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Goshen, KY
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #764957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chapel Hill, NC
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HINGE THAT HOLDS DOOR TO TRUCK FELL OFF AND HAD TO BE WELDED BACK ON. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *JB MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN 4 DIFFERENT TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #8010416 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Greer, SC
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HINGE WELD BROKE IN , THE REPAIRED WELDS HVE BROKEN TWICE.*AK *NLM
NHTSA complaint #8009702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hampton Cove, AL
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
A FEW WEEKS AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON MY 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE STARTED TO BE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IT QUICKLY GOT WORSE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TOP DOOR HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. IT LOOKED LIKE THE MANUFACTURER'S WELD HAD FAILED. SOON THE ENTIRE UPPER HINGE CAME OFF AND THE DOOR WAS HANGING ON BY THE LOWER HINGE ONLY. I CALLED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THEIR TECH SERVICE BULLETIN 23-030-01, WHICH PROVIDED DEALERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND 2 SEPARATE LOCAL BODY SHOPS. ALL THE TECHNICIANS THAT I TALKED TO EXPRESSED DISBELIEF THAT CHRYSLER-JEEP HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THEY HAD REPAIRED MANY SIMILAR DEFECTS PREVIOUSLY. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE DOOR IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE WHEN THE DEFECT STARTS AND COULD POSSIBLY FALL OFF THE VEHICLE WHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIR, WHICH WAS $280.00. I THINK CHRYSLER-JEEP SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND PAY FOR REPAIRS TO THIS DEFECT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
NHTSA complaint #760184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
York, ME
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER SIDE DOOR FELL OFF, THE HINGE WELDED ON JUST BROKE OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS FOR PRICES THEY ALL SAID THEY HAVE WELDED DOORS ON JEEPS, ALOT OF JEEPS. AND NOW MY ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF CAUSING ENGINE TO SHIFT FAN BLADE TO CUT INTO THE RADIATOR. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOUSY MANUFACTURER'S FLAW, WHEN IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF JEEPS, WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #757590 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Coventry, CT
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WELDS ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAVE FALLEN, RESULTING IN DOOR HINGES SEPARATING FROM VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #8003361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Diego, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HINGES CAME UNWELDED WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO COME OFF THE HINGES. PIN SNAPPED IN HALF.
NHTSA complaint #8003271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newbury Park, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGE ON DRIVERS SIDE UPPER AND LOWER HAVE CRACKED WELDS.
NHTSA complaint #756321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Charleston, SC
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TOP PASSENGER DOOR HINGE HAS PULLED AWAY FROM VEHICLE, THE DOOR DOES NOT PROPERLY SHUT, CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR STRAP WENT OUT ON THE PASSENGER DOOR, WHICH PUT TOO MUCH STRAIN ON THE UPPER HINGE, CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AND IS NOW HAPPENING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD TO BE 50% AND THE MANUFACTURER PAID THE OTHER HALF.*SLC
NHTSA complaint #8001196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Birminham, MI
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUST DUE TO A/C WATER LEAKS AND LACK OF A HEAT SHIELD OVER THE CONVERTER WILL CAUSE RUST IN THE PASSENGER FLOOR PAN AND THE FRAME MEMBER, CAUSING A COMPRISE IN SAFETY.
NHTSA complaint #754921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Washington, PA
STRUCTURE:BODY
CORROSION TO FLOOR PANS ON MORE THAN ONE 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE DUE TO WATER LEAKS. THE FLOOR PANS IN THESE JEEPS ARE COMPLETLY RUSTED AWAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME RAIL. THE FACT IS THAT THERE ARE HUNDEREDS OF CHEROKEES OUT THERE WITH THIS RUST AND IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITIEZED BODY WILL NOT BE AS RIDGED BECAUSE THE FLOOR IS BASICALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. OBVIOSULY SOME CORROSION MIGHT BE EXPECTED OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD BUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE LEAKS AND THE HEAT/COOL CYCLE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PAN THE COROSSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN EVEN WORSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR PHOTOS OF VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #754809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.