2001 Jeep Cherokee electrical problems

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Electrical · 35,000 miles · NY

One day, it just stopped working in the middle of the street, on my way from work. This incident occurred twice. I only had the car for a year and couldn't understand why this happened. I called jeep customer service who explained that it may have been an issue with the key. The next day, my vehicle completely stopped working. I had it towed and taken to the dealership where it was diagnosed to have an issue with the tipm. I had to pay money I shouldn't have had to spend to get it fixed. I later discovered so many other complaints about this issue. There's a very recent, august 2014, lawsuit pending in federal court relating to this issue.

Filed Apr 17, 2014 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 154,000 miles · FL

Im doing interior work on my jeep purchased feb 19 2014... 2001 grand cherokee sport.... I removed the driver side visor/lighted mirror.. Upon this all electric on dash I.e. Gas gauge, water temp gauge, RPM, speedometer, the radiom keyless entry and door lock all went off pure shut down on trhem all fuses checked in and out none are blown...... Please help cant tell how fast im going or anything

Filed Jun 19, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 116,000 miles · WA

I bought my 2001 jeep cherokee sport last year feb 2012 and multiple issues have been occurring. 3 months into ownership the electrical and fuel systems either stopped working or gave me constant issues (all parts factory). Now im bringing my car back into the shop because the windows wont roll down (again), the evap solenoid is leaking and misfires. The carfax is clean with no accidents and I baby this car. Jeeps are cheaply made and not meant to last past 100,000 even after services.

Filed Jun 18, 2013 · Electrical, Seats · 150,000 miles · NC · fire

Jeep caught fire while parked in work parking lot and it was due to faulty seat heaters.

Filed Jan 18, 2011 · Electrical, Steering · 138,000 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 jeep cherokee sport. The contact stated that while she was turning the steering wheel she heard a noise as if plastic was broken. The air bag light illuminated, the horn, the cruise control malfunctioned, and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer will be contacted. The failure mileage was 138,000 and the current mileage was 138,100.

Filed Dec 31, 2009 · Electrical · IN

The electrical system in 2001 jeep cherokees are awful it starts out as the gauges, then the dome light, then to everything else could be a fire hazard.

Filed Sep 1, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 152,000 miles · MN

The engine has 150,00 miles. It is losing coolant with no puddles to show for it. The oil pressure gauge shows 0 at idle. The engine constantly overheats. No sign of head gasket leak. Coolant overflow tank fills with coolant/oil/rust mixture after running the engine for 5 minutes. Door locks don't work sometimes. Tail lights work on and off while the lights are off. All problems started within the last year.

Filed Jun 30, 2008 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 40,000 miles · IA

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that the security system alarm kept sounding in the vehicle. The alarm, horn, and all the lights would activate. The contact would have to wait 30-45 minutes before the failures would stop. The failure occurred while driving or when the vehicle was parked. The dealer installed a new battery to correct the failure. The dealer placed a key in the ignition switch and the key became stuck. The dealer also installed a new computer, which did not remedy the failure. The computer was pronounced as defective and another one was ordered. The replacement computer did not correct the issue either. The manufacturer stated that they would not be able to assist if the failure could not be duplicated. The current mileage was 44,404 and failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Filed Sep 14, 2007 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · TX

Instrument cluster fails which in turn deactivates air bags.

Filed Oct 31, 2006 · Electrical · 84,280 miles · TN

Horn failure. This is not the first occasion of this event. The interstate traffic was at stopped due to a wreck and a semi truck attempted to make a lane change. I attempted to signal that the lane was occupied by blowing the car horn and after pressing on the horn logo in the center of the steering wheel nothing happened. I tried multiple times and still nothing. Luckily the driver of the semi finally looked and stopped before pushing my car into the center concrete divider. It is a very frustrating feeling to see an impending cash and to have no means to alert other drivers.