1998 Jeep Cherokee equipment problems

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATORS FAILING IN JEEP VEHICLES FROM 96 ON UP, CHEROKEES IN PARTICULAR. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL THROUGH NORMAL USE. THE EVAPORATOR IS INSTALLED IN THE HEATER BOX BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AND TAKES 8 HOURS OF LABOR TO REPLACE. THIS IS A COMMON ITEM TO FAIL BUT I THOUGHT I'D ACTUALLY FILE A COMPLAINT AND SEE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN VERY POOR DEFROSTING OF THE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA complaint #10156156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER 12 TIMES FOR RUST MARKS ON THE VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALER DESCRIBED AS FALL OUT AND THEY INSISTED IT WAS SOMETHING THE CONSUMER HAD DONE TO CAUSE IT TO HAPPEN SO SOON, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALL THE GAUGES WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, THE AIR CONDITION AND RADIO WERE INOPERATIVE AND STILL IS, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROTORS WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM WAS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS.

NHTSA complaint #10003851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR FAILURE, WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE.

NHTSA complaint #10079252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, RUST MARKS APPEARED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNTIONED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE RADIO. THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE IN THE ROTORS THAT WAS FIXED BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINS.

NHTSA complaint #10001367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATER IS LEAKING FREON INTO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE IS A SECRET WARRANTY FOR 1993-1997 JEEPS FOR THE EVAPORATOR FAILURES. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES WITH HIS 1998 JEEP. PH 09-DEC-2002

NHTSA complaint #8020910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR IS LEAKING, IT WON'T HOLD ANY TYPE OF FLUID. CHRYSLER STATED THERE WERE OTHER EVAOPATOR PROBLEMS ON OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES, BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC MODEL.

NHTSA complaint #890434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS GAUGE GIVING ERRADIC READINGS. AT TIMES IT HAS READ THAT I AM OUT OF GAS WHEN I HAD A FULL TANK. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE PROBLEM IS USUALLY RESOLVED. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE I END UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO GAS. I ALSO HAVE A SOUND COMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GURGLING OR BUBBLING SOUND. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OR A NORMAL SOUND.

NHTSA complaint #745299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A/C FAN NOT COMING ON DUE TO OPEN IN WIRING TO THE FAN MOTOR. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #553325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

BOTTOM PLATFORM TO SMALL ON JACK,FALLS OVER WHEN IN USE,TIRE BLOWOUT, SIDEWALL HAS MAJOR CUTS BACK SIDE OF TIRER CORDS SHOWING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: MKUUD6WR24 TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )

NHTSA complaint #718688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

ON HOT DAYS THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING LININGS TO SMOKE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, THE COMPRESSOR KICKS IN AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE FILLER PIPE MAKES A SLURPING SOUND, CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO SLUSH BACK AND FORTH IN THE GAS TANK.

NHTSA complaint #540643 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.