1999 Jeep Cherokee wipers, windshield & visibility problems

40 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 40 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 65,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 31% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	1
40k to 60k miles	2
60k to 80k miles	6
80k to 100k miles	1
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 16 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

The main belt in the engine compartment broke twice, causing vehicle to stall unexpectedly, and resulting in a crash. Dealer could not determine the cause of the problem. Also problems with the windows.

October 1999 CrashInjury

Since there is no catagory for this issue I had to put visibility/wiper in order to even submit this form. There is no catagory for the heating system which there are a lot of problems!!! The accuator doors regulating the heat to the inside of the vehicle are broken. I thought by replacing the motor which controls them it would fix it.

Reported at 119,000 miles, December 2012

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