My mother got into my jeep, put her seatbelt on, put the key into the ignition, turned on the engine, (engine ran ok) put the brake on, engine still running ok, put it from park to reverse and immediately the engine accellerated at full speed and she shot backwards into a parked car. Trying to put the gear into neutral or park she pulled the gear down too far into drive and shot forward and damaged 3 more cars before she landed in an electric power station which had 45000 volts of electricity. They got her out of the jeep without being electricuted. She suffered emotional problems for the rest of the day and is not on top of it yet.
1994 Jeep Cherokee: sudden unintended acceleration
13 of the 519 complaints about the 1994 Jeep Cherokee describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Motor mounts sheared off. This may tilt the motor and cause sudden acceleration.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while in reverse. (traffic accident report).
Sudden acceleration caused accident.
Placed foot on brakes to shift from park to drive; vehicle accelerated on its own. Vehicle hit air pump sign & ended up in parking lot of mcdonald's. Vehicle was totaled & not drivable.
Upon shifting todrive gear from a stopped position, vehicle suddenly accelerated.
Vehicle was in park or neutral and suddenly accelerated out of control.
Sudden acceleration caused accident.
Consumer experienced sudden acceleration when backing the vehicle out of a parking space, causing the consumer to hit a car.
Sudden acceleration, causing accident/injury.
Upon placing into reverse gear, with foot on brake pedal, without pressing accelerator pedal, vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control, no prior warning.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated backward with foot on the brakes, then shift to neutral, vehicle accelerated forward, resulting in a accident.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Jeep Cherokee sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1994 Jeep Cherokee?
13 of 519 owner complaints about the 1994 Jeep Cherokee (3%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Jeep Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Jeep Cherokee
Seat belt 19Stalling 14Brake failure 12Fire or smoke 12No deployment 8ABS 6Jerking 6Overheating 5
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