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1990 Jeep Cherokee engine problems

26 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1990 Jeep Cherokee, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
26 7% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 4 fires.

What owners wrote

Owner states that while driving vehicle pulled to the side of the road and vehicle caught on fire for no reason, the fire started in the engine compartment.

January 1997 Fire

Without warning our 1990 jeep fuel injectors started leaking/spraying gas in the engine compartment, the car could have caught fire or possibly even explode due to all the gasoline the was being leaked.

Reported at 180,000 miles, January 2001

Other problems reported for the 1990 Jeep Cherokee

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Jeep models