11 of the 732 complaints about the 1995 Jeep Cherokee are about the equipment — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 20,000 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EQUIPMENT
RADIO HAS BEEN ERRATIC IN WORKING, FOR YEARS - IT WILL START WORKING AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 20 MINUTES OR IT NOT WORK AT ALL. NO PATTERN TO IT NOT WORKING.
NHTSA complaint #10228919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
OVER LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR ON HIGH, IGNITION WIRING GOT HOT AT IGNITION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #872368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING STATIC IN FM RADIO STATION. NLM
NHTSA complaint #551409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
APPROX. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NOTICED WHEN HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ENGINE WOULD JUMP. NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM BUT HAPPENS AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. AT FIRST THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TRANSMISSION BUT AFTER TECH FROM DEALER CHECKED SEEMED TO THINK MIGHT BE COIL DISTRIBUTOR AND PLUG WIRES AND CLEAN THROTTLE BODY. PROBLEM CONTINUED THEN WAS TOLD WAS PICK UP PLATE IN TRANSAXEL. MISS IN ENGINE CONTINUED AND STARTED GETTING WORSE. PUT IN SHOP AGAIN, DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACED THE BRAIN IN THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED 3 MOTOR MOUNTS AND SAID THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. AFTER THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE IN SHOP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH MISS GETTING WORSE AND OCCURING ON ACCLERATION. VEHICLE JUMPS UP TO 10 TO 12 TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURS. DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND IS GOING THROUGH THE WIRING. A FLIGHT RECORDER WAS HOOKED UP AND DEALERSHIP SAID THE READING WAS CLEAN EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE MALFUNCIONED 3 TIMES. ALSO A/C KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AND BLOWING WARM AIR. DEALERSHIP SAID WAS A LOOSE WIRE BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.
NHTSA complaint #711401 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER HOSE THAT RUNS FROM THE COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN ROUTED IN A SUCH WAY THAT IT RUBS AGAINST THE BOLT THAT HOLDS BATTERY. THIS HAS CAUSED COMPRESSOR TO BURN OUT. THE DEALER IS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
NHTSA complaint #841138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER THERE IS A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE NO COLD AIR IS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TO GET THE LEAKS REPAIRED, AND THE DEALER NOTICED OTHER LEAKS COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAKS.
NHTSA complaint #829440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND USING THE AIR CONDITIONER THERE ISN'T COLD AIR COMING FROM THE UNIT AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROMBLEM FIXED AND THEN NOTICED MORE LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE.
NHTSA complaint #829442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DRIVESHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 27 TIMES FOR SERVICE. ALSO, CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN/HEADLIGHT'S AND RADIO AND SQUEAKING AND NOISY TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #833989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SEATBELT GETS CAUGHT UP ON SHARP CORNER OF GUIDE CAUSING BELT TO TEAR IN SEVERAL PLACES. COMPRESSOR OF AIR CONDITIONER MAKES LOUD SQUEEL NOISE. BOTH REPORTED TO JEEP OF ONTARIO. AIR CONDITIONER NEVER FIXED AFTER 4 REPORTS TO DEALER IN ONTARIO. SEATBELT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE WITH THE DEALER CLAIMING BELT'S DAMAGE CAUSED BY SLAMMING IN DOOR, I HAVE THE BELT ASSEMBLY SHOWING NO EVIDENCE OF BEING SLAMMED IN DOOR; BUT EVIDENCE OF BEING TORN BY SHARP POINT IN GUIDE.
NHTSA complaint #702482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #541479 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C HOSE LEAKING FREON, THINKS MAYBE SMELL MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MISCARRIAGE AND ILLNESS.
NHTSA complaint #969684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.