10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #6

Sep 092010

Cherokee

  • miles
Front end collision with bridge. Passenger shoulder harness did not catch to restrain passenger. Passenger suffered severe facial and closed head injury.

- Hazard, KY, USA

problem #5

May 082007

Cherokee 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
I have three RHD Jeep Cherokee and they are for us postal delivery. 1994, 1995-, and 996. I have called Jeep & Chrysler corporation asking them if my vehicles are FMVSS certified, and they refused to answer me. They said I need to be a senator or a congressman to ask that question"? I asked for right hand drive crash test information, and they hung up the phone. I E-mailed them, and was told this was a corporate issue and RHD Jeep for didn't need to meet safety regulations?. I talked to the dot, and they stated they didn't know of any RHD vehicles built and sold in the usa. Was this some kind of joke? the dot didn'tt know? one woman at dot asked me what side of the road do we drive on in usa" the epa knew about them, but for safety information I was told to go back to dot. Can somebody tell me what was going on.

- Woodburn, OR, USA

problem #4

Jan 082004

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • miles
My seat belt is known to cause failure. I have a gen 3 seat belt in my 1996 Jeep Cherokee vehicle and Chrysler would not replace them with the gen 4 model at their expense. My seat belt often comes undone when I am driving and I haven't even touched it.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #3

Apr 292003

(reported on)

Cherokee

  • miles
The consumer was told by daimler Chrysler that the government does not want to do a recall on the seat belts. He also indicated that there were other consumer groups/magazines that list complaints on the seat belts. The release button protrudes and will unlatch at the slightest movement.

- Maplewood, MN, USA

problem #2

May 191997

Cherokee

  • miles
The front restraint seat belt on the passenger's side does not fit properly around the child safety seat.

- Pace, FL, USA

problem #1

Mar 101997

(reported on)

Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When making a left turn the automatic shoulder belt will retract as if a crash was about to occur. The shoulder belt has been replaced twice without a remedy. Dealership recommended seat belt extenders in spite of warning, advising owners not to.

- Mclean, VA, USA