Tl*- the contact owns a 1996 jeep cherokee. While driving he pressed on the accelerator pedal and the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The contact had to press the accelerator pedal and then depress and press it again in order for the vehicle to accelerate correctly. Because of this the vehicle was getting poor gas mileage. The dealership stated that they could not find any failure . The failure mileage was 113618, and the current mileage was 114466.
1996 Jeep Cherokee acceleration problems
12 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). 4 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- crashes
- 4
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Linkages1
- Cruise control1
- Cables1
- Accelerator pedal1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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200k+
Jeep Cherokee acceleration problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1996 Jeep Cherokee owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Consume rwas traveling about 25mph and without prior warning vehicle started speeding up, and took off in fast motion. Dealership was aware of problem.
The description of the problem as per the news on 07/04/2001 fits the incident. At the time of the incident, a teenage friend was driving alone. He backed out of the driveway and noticed the dog was out of the yard. He said he put it in park and got out to get the dog. The jeep inadvertently rolled in reverse into a neighbors fence causing minor damage to the rear bumper and exhaust system. I had to pay the neighbor for the damage to his fence. Incident was not reported as I deemed it his error and damage was minimal.
While stopping on a stop light vehicle will suddenly accelerate while stepping on brakes.odometer will go up to 3000 rpms. Dealer had replaced the throttle, and problem is still there.
The consumer has experienced problems with cruise control. While driving, the rear of vehicle started skidding. When applied brakes, the vehicle wouldn't stop. As a result, the consumer ran into a hill off the side of the road. In addition, the rear wheel on the driver's side fell off causing accident. The manufacturer has yet to be contacted.
Problems with acceleration.
Vehicle experiences sudden acceleration, resulting in an accident.
Sudden acceleration.
Vehicle was stationary in garage, started motor and shifted into drive, engine surged in reverse, causing an accident.
Questions about the 1996 Jeep Cherokee acceleration
Does the 1996 Jeep Cherokee have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the acceleration of the 1996 Jeep Cherokee, 3% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1996 Jeep Cherokee acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Jeep Cherokee acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Jeep Cherokee have the most acceleration problems?
The Jeep Cherokee model years with the most acceleration complaints are 2014 (185 complaints), 2015 (120 complaints) and 2019 (83 complaints).
Other 1996 Jeep Cherokee problems
Brakes 93Transmission 60Engine 58Body 47Electrical 43Steering 37Suspension 31Fuel system 28Airbags 26Visibility 16Seats 15Tires 14Seat belts 13Lights 9Locks 5Wheels 3Driver assistance 1
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