Seven problems related to gasoline engine have been reported for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.