113 of the
584 complaints about the 1996 Jeep Cherokee are about the
braking system — 19% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
95,000 miles.
AFTER VIEWING WEB SITE FOUND INFORMATION ON THIS 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE THIS RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALL INCOMPLETE STATUS PURCHASE THIS JEEP IN AUGUST 2011 NOTICE VEHICLE STEERING BOX WAS LOOSE.I FEEL THAT JEEP WAS NOT UNEXPECTED GOOD HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AS LOOKING INTO THE DATA PURCHASE THIS FROM THIS COMPANY HAVE TO CALLIN FOR VEHICLE THEY FINALLY SHIP THIS IS NOT SAFE.NEEDSOME ASSISTANCES OF GETTING A REFUND THEY HAD TO KNOW THIS SOME INFO WAS SEND A BOUT THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACE THEY NEVER TRY TO COMPLETE THIS BEFORE SELLIN THE VEHICLE THIS IS UNSAFE THANKS GOD FOR THIS WEB SITE OF COURSE RIDING LIKE THIS NOT COOL.
NHTSA complaint #10641475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 95,000 milesPleasantville, NYCrash1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON A SLICK SURFACE, AS IT WAS RAINING, LIGHTLY. THE PERSON DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT AT A YELLOW LIGHT AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES. MY BRAKES FAILED AND I CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE, MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND MY FRONT END WAS SMASHED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TOTAL. MY BRAKES SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO - WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10508430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesRichmond, VA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FLUID LINE CORROSION. IF IT CORRODES THROUGH, BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. LOSE REAR BRAKES. NO FAILURE YET. WILL NEED TO REPLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10249584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lords Valley, PA
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1996 JEEP CHEROKEE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED SEVERELY.*MR
NHTSA complaint #10129167 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 66,000 milesFlorissant, MO
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING THERE WOULD BE A GRINDING NOISE, THEN VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK BRAKE ROTOR SEPARATED WHILE VEHICLE IN OPERATION. VEHICLE , SOUDS LKE METAL RUBBING METAL.
NHTSA complaint #10089912 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 38,000 milesMahopac, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE BRAKE RECALL. IT SEEMS THAT THEY DID WHAT THE RECALL REQUIRED BUT SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10047521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hallsville, MO
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
I HAD THE JEEP DEALER REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS ON MY 96 JEEP CHEROKEE COUNTRY PER THE RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. WITHIN 20K MILES THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY WARPED, HOT SPOTTED AND HAD SMALL CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES ON BOTH SIDES OF EACH ROTOR. WHEN THEY WERE TURNED, "SOFT" SPOTS WERE REVEALED IN THE METAL AND BOTH ROTORS - EVEN WHEN TURNED DOWN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MINIMUM THICKNESS. THEY WERE DEEMED UNSALVAGEABLE AND I HAD TO GET ANOTHER NEW SET LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER RECALL REPLACEMENTS WERE INSTALLED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE. I WILL NEED TO FIND THE RECEIPTS TO KNOW THE EXACT DATES. TS
NHTSA complaint #10000953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monrovia, MDCrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REAR BRAKES LOCKED ON AT LEAST 25 OCCASIONS. USUALLY HAPPENS IN FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, AND WHEN WET. BRAKES WERE REPAIRED BY DODGE/JEEP DEALER 2 MONTHS AGO STILL LOCKED. CHECKED BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC LAST WEEK, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. YESTERDAY MORNING AT ABOUT 9:00 A.M. DURING STEADY RAIN, APPLIED BRAKES AT 55 MILES PER HOUR TO SLOW VEHICLE FOR CAR IN FRONT THAT HAD APPLIED BRAKES. BRAKES LOCKED AND VEHICLE FISH TAILED TO RIGHT, SPUN AT LEAST TWICE, TIPPED OVER AND HIT GUARD RAIL AT LEAST TWICE. I WAS EXTRACTED FROM VEHICLE WITH ONLY MINOR CUT TO HAND AND GLASS IN NOSTRIL. VEHICLE IS TOTALED. EARLIER LAST YEAR OUR 25 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED, WHERE SHE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. SUBSEQUENT TO ACCIDENT YESTERDAY, I TALKED WITH TWO OTHER OWNERS OF SAME TYPE VEHICLE WHO EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. REAR BRAKES LOCK, ESPECIALLY FIRST THING IN MORNING AND WHEN THEY ARE WET. CERTIFIED AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC SUGGESTED A COMPONENT THAT CONTROLS HYDRAULIC FLUID TO ALL BRAKES EQUALLY COULD BE THE PROBLEM. WOULD APPRECIATE STATISTICS ON THIS PROBLEM IF AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY OCCURANCES WHERE ACCIDENTS RESULTED. DT
NHTSA complaint #769687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAD FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, THE DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDS TO RETURN OLD BRAKES BEFORE CONSIDERING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE OLD BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #563869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hico, WV
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAS SERERE CORROSION, CAUSING THE WEAR SURFACE TOO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB. THIS CORROSION DIDN'T HAPPEN OVER NIGHT BUT OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. RECALLS HAVE OCCUR IN OTHER STATES, THIS STATE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #763823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAD FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, THE DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDS TO RETURN OLD BRAKES BEFORE CONSIDERING REIMBURSEMENT BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE OLD BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #563869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Spartanburg, SCCrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SLID OUT OF CONTROL AFTER SLOWING DOWN ON HIGHWAY, CAR PULLED LEFT AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND THE CAR STILL VIBRATES WHEN SLOWING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
NHTSA complaint #759007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Spartanburg, SCCrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SLID OUT OF CONTROL AFTER SLOWING DOWN ON HIGHWAY, CAR PULLED LEFT AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND THE CAR STILL VIBRATES WHEN SLOWING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
NHTSA complaint #759007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Antioch, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE IS RUSTED UNDERBODY WHICH CAN CAUSE BRAKE PROBLEMS, DEALER SPRAYED UNDERBODY WITH COATING, BUT BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR.
NHTSA complaint #563999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Antioch, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE IS RUSTED UNDERBODY WHICH CAN CAUSE BRAKE PROBLEMS, DEALER SPRAYED UNDERBODY WITH COATING, BUT BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR.
NHTSA complaint #563999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Antioch, CA
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #563999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAD FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, THE DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDS TO RETURN OLD BRAKES BEFORE CONSIDERING REIMBURSEMENT BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE OLD BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #563869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baytown, TX
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHEN THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED.
NHTSA complaint #9003301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lamarque, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
LAST PROBLEM WITH ROTORS WAS IN NOVEMBER 1999, 59,000 TOTAL MILES. FRONT ROTORS WARPED CAUSING PULSATION OF BRAKE PEDAL. REPORTED THE HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM TO THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, 1-800-992-1997. WAS TOLD THAT BASED ON MY VEHICLE'S VIN # NO RECALL WAS WARRANTED. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT OTHER 1996 JEEP CHEROKEES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON AND I FIND IT APPALLING THAT ALL JEEPS WITH ROTOR PROBLEMS HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE? A FATAL ACCIDENT, LIKE THE FIRESTONE ONES, FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE. NO VEHICLE SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS EVERY TWO YEARS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS.
NHTSA complaint #750609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
East Orange, NJ
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS AN D WHEN ONSUME R APPLIES BRAKES FRONT WHEELS SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT DOESN'T FUNCTION AT ALL.ALSO, THERE IS SQUEAKING/ PULSATING NOISE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #891630 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
East Orange, NJ
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS AN D WHEN ONSUME R APPLIES BRAKES FRONT WHEELS SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT DOESN'T FUNCTION AT ALL.ALSO, THERE IS SQUEAKING/ PULSATING NOISE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #891630 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Santa Barbara, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND FLAKED DUE TO RUST. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #890225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Americus, GA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND APPLYING BRAKES EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #888678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baldwin, MD
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CAUSING ACCIDENT, SEVERAL DAYS AFTER GETTING VEHICLE OUT OF SHOP FRONT BRAKES WHERE MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE ALONG WITH THE SAME STOPPING PROBLEM, VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC PARTS SEPARATION IN ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS, BRAKES WHERE INSPECTED AND FRONT BRAKE PAD LINING CAME APART FROM BINDING PLATE CAUSING ROTOR AND CALIPER DAMAGE, MECHANIC STATED FAULTY FRONT PAD.
NHTSA complaint #560600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ames, IA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES ARE VERY CORRODED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER WAS NOT PART OF RECALL.*AK THERE WAS LOUD SCREACHING NOISE ON FRONT LEFT WHEEL, BUT STOPS WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED.
NHTSA complaint #887068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Branchburg, NJ
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL; CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE PARTS, REQUIRING ARC WELDING, REFUND REQUESTED. BRAKES STILL NOT CORRECT, BUMPING NOISE STILL CONTINUES THROUGH 2001. CHRYSLER DEALER SAYS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #742114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Honolulu, HI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS DURING RECALL REPAIR 00V-136 FOR FAULTY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE SOLEY THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE THE DEALERS AND MANUFACTURER ARE COLLUDING TO RIP OFF CUSTOMERS. NLM
NHTSA complaint #559029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hampton, CT
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER TRADED IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MANY BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS, BECAUSE OF RECALL 00V136, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BRAKE AND ROTOR REPAIRS THAT WERE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #558770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Little Neck, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR A RECALL REPAIR (00V136) THAT WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #558567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Parma Heights, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR