17 of the 553 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Cherokee are about the seat belts — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 58,454 miles.
17
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
INTERMITTENTLY IT WAS HARD TO UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10103919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SEAT VIBRATED FROM UNDER THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BROKE OFF THE ASSEMBLY. *AK THE ANCHOR PULLED LOOSE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10073580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT FASTEN PROPERLY. WHEN EVER THE DRIVER MOVED THE BELT POPPED LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER.
NHTSA complaint #10055762 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #98V048000 SEAT BELT. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. TS
NHTSA complaint #10001113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
JEEP CHEROKEE EQUIPED WITH GEN-3 SEAT BELTS. CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS USED IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD A COLLISION IN THE VEHICLE YET BUT WOULD LIKE THE BELTS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. DAIMLER CHYSLER ONLY OFFERED ME A PRERECORDED MESSAGE SAYING THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #765435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECALL 00V136000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR RECALL. *AK BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CLUSTER HARNESS FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FOG LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE FRONT PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE BUCKLE FOR REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #8011077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, HOWEVER VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT A GUARDRAIL, AND THEN ROLLED OVER, THE ORANGE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT WAS PULLED UP 1/4-1/2 INCHES, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE TOSSED AROUND DURING VEHICLE ROLLOVER, CLAIM 47-4282-720. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #6901121 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V048000. FRONT SEAT BELT SHOULDER TURNING LOOP ANCHORS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #8001216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD (I.E. BELOW 25 DEGREES) THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS IN THE HOME POSSITION. AFTER MULTIPLE TRYS ON MULTIPLE DAYS THE SEAT BELT STAYS IN THE HOME POSITION. WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS UP OR THE HEATER IN THE CAR HAS BEEN ON FOR A LONG TIME, THEN THE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE SO THAT IT MAY BE USED.
NHTSA complaint #740275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT OF SOCKETS IN FREEZING TEMPERATURE. *AK WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP SUFFICIENTLY,SEAT BELTS DO OPERATE.
NHTSA complaint #878471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT LOCKS IN DOCKING POSITION WHEN TEMP IS BELOW 25 F , CAUSING DRIVER TO NOT HAVE A RESTRANT IF ACCIDENT OCCURS.
NHTSA complaint #737447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, LEFT/ RIGHT AND REAR PASSENGERS' SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. CCS WILL TILT OVER BECAUSE THE BELTS WON'T RETRACT CORRECTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE SEAT DOESN'T STAY IN PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #863011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SPECIFIC PROBLEM.... JUST A GENERAL COMPLAINT THAT HAS BEEN ECHOED BY EVERY MOM I'VE TALKED TO. 1.IN MY JEEP, WE HAD TO GET A DIFFERENT SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CAR SEAT WORK. 2.HERE'S A CRY FOR SIMPLER MORE UNIVERSAL DESIGNS. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CARS AND IT TOOK US 6 HOURS TO REFIT BOTH CARS TO MAKE THE CAR SEAT WORK THE FIRST TIME. THEN, WHEN GRANDMA SHOWED UP IN HER CAR, WE HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE AN HOUR TO INSTALL A CAR SEAT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEN YOU ONLY HOPE YOU'VE GOT IT RIGHT. OF COURSE, YOU ARE DOING THIS WHILE HOLDING A CHILD AND A DIAPER BAG ETC. 3.NEED MORE PLACES THAT WE CAN TAKE OUR CARS TO SEE IF THE SEAT IS IN RIGHT. CAN WE JUST DRIVE OVER TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICE AT ANY TIME TO DO THIS? WHY NOT? 4. THESE THINGS SHOULDN'T BE THIS HARD!... P>S> BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE COLLEGE DEGREES AND HE'S IS IN ENGINEERING.
NHTSA complaint #719669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN TAKING A RIGHT TURN THE SEATBELT HOLDING OUR 6 MONTH OLD INFANT IN HIS REAR FACING CAR SEAT UNHOOKED AND THE ENTIRE CAR SEAT (INCLUDING BASE)TIPPED OVER. HE IS IN THE CENTER OF THE BACK SEAT. HE WAS NOT INJURED, ONLY STARTLED.
NHTSA complaint #715262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
BRAKES DON'T WORK QUICKLY ENOUGH, SEATBELT STICKS.
NHTSA complaint #609537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP THAT ROUNDED OVER INTO A TREE, THE SEATS BELT DID NOT HOLD HIM IN, NOR DID SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #834273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THERE IS A TRAVEL STOP BUTTON ON THE SEATBELT THAT KEEPS THE BELT FROM RETURNING TOO FAR INTO THE RETRACTION/LOCKING SYSTEM. THIS BUTTON KEEPS THE BELT FROM BEING ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED TO FIT A SMALL CHILD BY ABOUT 4 INCHES. BOTH MY CHILDREN ARE APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS.. THE SEATBELT AT ITS SMALLEST ALLOWABLE ADJUSTMENT IS TOO BIG. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTS THE SEATBELT FROM BEING WORM AS PER GUIDLINES AND IS IN MY OPINION A SEVERE SAFETY SHORTCOMING. ANYONE HAVING CHILDREN OUT OF CHILD SEAT AGE HAS CHILDREN SUSCEPTIBLE TO INJURIES INVOLVING EVEN QUICK STOPS.
NHTSA complaint #538727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.