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2001 Jeep Cherokee electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 20 complaints for the 2001 Jeep Cherokee, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2001 Jeep Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving on highway at 70 MPH and without warning, headlights went completely out causing poor visibility which resulted in an accident, consumer rearended another vehicle causing one injury, upon impact the airbags did not experience deployment, consumer had been to dealer several times due to taillights inoperable and headlamps inoperable prior to accident, dealer replaced fuses and found connector's loose. Consumer states front end pulled to the left while driving, dealer found no problems.

January 2001 CrashInjury

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

Reported at 154,000 miles, April 2014

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