1992 Jeep Cherokee problems
Owners have filed 175 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Jeep Cherokee. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. Next are cruise control (13%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 175 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 132,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 132,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 21st most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Jeep Cherokee with enough data (69 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer's parents were driving on familiar road when they reached the stop sign. With friends trailing from behind, they never stopped, instead vehicle proceeded across road head-on into barriers, killing both driver and passenger instantly. The gas pedal was locked down to floor and bent inward towards brake pedal.
During an accident the seat belt equipment on the 1992 jeep cherokee malfunctioned. The driver's side and passenger's side seat belts did not lock on impact. The occupants sustained facial and head injuries as a result.
Vehicle rolled over onto the side because of faulty brakes. Driver depressed the brake pedal when approaching a stop sign at 35MPH, and the brake pedal would not go down to the floor. The brake pedal was very stiff. The road was flat with a little up grade, it wasn't a hill. The vehicle rolled across the intersection at full speed while the driver blew the horn to inform the other drivers that the vehicle could not be stopped.
Vehicle experienced fuel leak and problems with front rotors. After having paid for repairs on his car, the consumer was never made aware of a recall on his vehicle regarding the rotors. Also water leaked onto the floor.
While backing out from a parking lot vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer applied the brakes, and the pedal went to the floor. Consumer was able to turn off the vehicle. The driver tried to restart, and was able to start the vehicle. The driver was able to take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection.