15 of the 553 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Cherokee are about the other systems — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 50,900 miles.
15
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOTHING I TRIED TO CALL DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL. I THINK THEY FEEL IF THEY IGNORE PEOPLE THEY WON'T HAVE TO FIX OUR CARS.
NHTSA complaint #10780501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. ANTWERPEN DEALER SAID SOMETHING WAS DROPPED IN THERE AND THEY HAD TO CHARGE 600 TO REPLACE IT. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND JEEP NO LONGER MADE IT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. SINCE THEY MADE A DEFECTIVE PART AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE.
NHTSA complaint #10003569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
NHTSA complaint #8022640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #758434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #758434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER, AND OTHER PARTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECOME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING. NLM
NHTSA complaint #785321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, COULDN'T KEEP IT ALIGNED
NHTSA complaint #734442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAS GUAGE IS ERRATIC. YH
NHTSA complaint #551041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. EMISSIONS SYSTEM--VACUUM LINES AND CANISTER.
NHTSA complaint #609607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FAULTY INDICATION OF 1/4 TANK REMAINING, WHEN VEHICLE OUT OF FUEL, PREVIOUSLY OKAY.
NHTSA complaint #710653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT FAILURE. MJS
NHTSA complaint #546373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP IN THE INSTURMENT PANEL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF GAS GAUGE/ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE ON HOW TO FIX THE VEHICLE. BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #836277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES, UNABLE TO DETERMINE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #545068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WAS RUNNING ROUGH. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 4-5 DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT PROBLEM NOT SOLVED.
NHTSA complaint #832949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT SLID UNDERNEATH THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #831793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.