1997 Jeep Cherokee engine problems
49 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Jeep Cherokee, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 150,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 150,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving smoke started coming from under the hood and vehicle caught on fire. Jeep dealer has inspected vehicle. Consumer states that four people were injured, possible engine failure. *slc
I have a 1997 jeep with 150,000 miles on it and I am having a lot of issues with it stalling out for no reason. It's been doing this for over a year. It started all of a sudden out of the blue. I have taken it to the repair shop over 20 times to try and get the problem resolved and they are not able to find the problem. They have even kept it over night and had it on machines to figure out why it stalls and am not able to figure it out.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Jeep Cherokee
- Fuel system 149 complaints
- Brakes 83 complaints
- Transmission 36 complaints
- Air bags 29 complaints
- Electrical system 26 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints