One problem related to battery has been reported for the 2001 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Jeep Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2001 Cherokee.
Consumer was working under hood with a wrench, it slipped out of his hand, fell onto battery positive connector, and started a shortage which resulted in a fire. Damages were $770. Manufactres has no plans of adding rubber over connector that would eliminate this from happening again.