1999 JEEP CHEROKEE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR STALLS. TODAY IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION SO I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND STILL ALMOST GOT HIT ALSO IT TOOK A GOOD TEN MINS FOR MY CAR TO START BACK UP NOTHING SEEM WRONG WITH ANY OF THE PARTS EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED AND IT STILL STALLS. *TR

1999 JEEP CHEROKEE, UNIT 1 WAS EAST BOUND. THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE BERM WHERE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE *BF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0792-91) UPDATED 02/15/11 *BF

HAVE REPLACED THE EVAPORATOR, CONDENSER, COMPRESSOR, DRYER, BELTS, ETC. HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $3K AND STILL HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR, EVAPORATOR, SEVERAL LINES AND DRIVE BELT. ALSO REPLACED RADIATOR AND OTHER COOLING SYSTEM COMPONENTS. TOTAL COST $2000. *TR

Mileage: 103,379

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. THE COIL PACK WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. HE WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, MY VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP THE CAR SO THE SHAKING WILL STOP. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER PARTS REPLACED SUCH AS THE STEERING STABILIZER, AND THE STEERING ROD. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. IN THE PAST, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE PANICKED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE AT 25 MPH. THE RADIATOR WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ELECTRICAL RADIATOR FAN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOW SMOKING AND UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A NEW FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE RECALL # WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61,041 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY'VE MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ALMOST A YEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM *AK

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DOWN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER RATE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND DID NOT PLAN ON CONTACTING THE JEEP DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING, IT WAS THEN SWITCHED TO A LOWER GEAR AND PROCEEDED, THEN WAS PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE IN WHICH IT WAS SLOWED DOWN AND THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AGAIN IN A LOWER GEAR BUT DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND KNOCK WHEN PLACED IN THE ENGINE WHEN PLACED IN PARK. (THE U-JOINT FAILED) *SC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OXYGEN SENSOE. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

CASTING SAND (FROM THE FACTORY) IN THE COOLING SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY AT 52,000 MILES SINCE THE CASTING SAND WAS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ENGINE. A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE SUBJECT. *JB

Mileage: 52,175

ERRATIC, INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER, FAILURE (SHUT-DOWN) WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, AMP GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, ODOMETER,GAS GAUGE AND TACHOMETER GAUGE. ISOLATED OCCURRENCES WITHOUT WARNING MADE IT DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN. BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE AS NOTED IN COMPANY SERVICE BULLETINS (081599) SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS AND REPAIRED AT CHRYSLER EXPENSE.*AK

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALL AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD AND SLIPPED ON ACCELERATION. FOUND WRONG FLUID IN TRANSMISSION. IGNITION CYLINDER LOOSE. DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS NORMAL. TRANSMISSION BANGED WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. *TT

Mileage: 80,360

CONSUMER STATEED THE REAR CARRIER BEARINGS IN THE REAR AXEL WERE WORN. * TS CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET.*JB

Mileage: 36,000

ONE OF THE ENGINE PISTONS BLEW A HOLE IN SIDE OF ENGINE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE TALKED TO VARIOUS JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS AND RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4.0 LITER CHEROKEE. I THINK IT IS A HEALTH RELATED ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THE CO2 GASES ARE LEAKING OUT UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COULD ENTER INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.

REAR AXLE MAKES NOISES. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT EXTERIOR BEARINGS OR REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS INFORMED AND HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES FROM.*AK NOISE IS HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELRATING. THE NOISE INCREASES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALSO NEEDS REAR BRAKE WORK, THE SERPENTINE BELT IS CRACKED, AND THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. *JG

REAR AXLE MAKES NOISES. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT EXTERIOR BEARINGS OR REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS INFORMED AND HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES FROM.*AK NOISE IS HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELRATING. THE NOISE INCREASES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALSO NEEDS REAR BRAKE WORK, THE SERPENTINE BELT IS CRACKED, AND THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CONSUMER EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, ALSO THE FREEZE PLUG MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE # 5 PISTON TO MELT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS OVERHEATING BUT THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT THAT THE FREEZE PLUG AND THE OVERHEAT LIGHT WERE DEFECTIVE. *YH

WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A HIT TREE,VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE, INSURED FEELS THAT THIS LOSS WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. CLAIM NUMBER 13-7350-903. *YH

THE VEHICLE DIED AT STOP LIGHT, AND WOULD NOT RESTART, INSURED LEFT TO CALL TOW SERVICE APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTE LATER WHEN HE CAME BACK, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. CLAIM NUMBER 25-5566-210. *YH

INSURED HIT BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DITCH AND CAUGHT FIRE, INSURED STATED THAT PRIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WERE NOT RESOLVED. CLAIM NUMBER 47-420-794. *YH

INSURED HIT BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DITCH AND CAUGHT FIRE, INSURED STATED THAT PRIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WERE NOT RESOLVED. CLAIM NUMBER 47-420-794. *YH

WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A HIT TREE,VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE, INSURED FEELS THAT THIS LOSS WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. CLAIM NUMBER 13-7350-903. *YH

THE VEHICLE DIED AT STOP LIGHT, AND WOULD NOT RESTART, INSURED LEFT TO CALL TOW SERVICE APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTE LATER WHEN HE CAME BACK, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. CLAIM NUMBER 25-5566-210. *YH

VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESTART, CONSUMER LEFT TO CALL A TOWING SERVICE AND WHEN HE CAME BACK THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 25-5566-210. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESTART, CONSUMER LEFT TO CALL A TOWING SERVICE AND WHEN HE CAME BACK THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 25-5566-210. *SLC

PASSENGER'S DOOR DOESN'T OPEN, AND ALARM SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, MUFFLER SYSTEM DRAGS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED CRANK AND CAM SENSOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMLETELY SHUT DOWN, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND ONLY STOPPED AFTER SKIDDING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE INTERSTATE AND SPINNING SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY BELIEVE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. NLM

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL, CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT RESOLVED, CLAIM 47-4201-794. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL, CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT RESOLVED, CLAIM 47-4201-794. *SLC

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. YH

SERIES OF ENGINE STALLS AND MISSFIRE. YH

WHENEVER STARTING VEHICLE UP & RUNNING, VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES & OIL PRESSURE WOULD GO UP. IT WAS A CONSTANT NOISE, LIKE IT WAS KNOCKING AGAINST SOMETHING INSIDE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR JEEPS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ENGINE ROD FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED/REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

THE MAIN BELT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. *AK

WATER LEAKS INTO DASHBOARD FROM SEAM LEAK A-PILLAR&FIREWALL. SURGE SOLENOID FAILED SETTING OFF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE IN CONSUMERS GARAGE. NLM

NO SUMMARY

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THEN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE THEN FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK