1993 Jeep Cherokee Problems and Recalls (413 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 1993 Jeep Cherokee is Brakes (27% of 413 owner reports). There are 7 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Brakes — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 413 complaints · 7 recalls

What problems show up on the 1993 Jeep Cherokee?

112 of 413 filings named Brakes (27% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Body / frame (90 reports).

There are 7 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Lights, Cruise / speed control, Steering, and Brakes. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 1992 has 109 reports on file; this year has 413. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 1993 Jeep Cherokee

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 7 campaigns on file below.
  2. Brakes. Have a shop check pads, rotors, fluid and whether the pedal feels firm.
  3. Body / frame. Look for rust, collision repair and body gaps that do not match a clean truck.
  4. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Brakes. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Brakes 112 complaints · 27.1% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 51
  • Fires 10
  • Injuries 43
  • Deaths 3
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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) appears in 112 of 413 owner complaints (27.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 112 complaints, 27.1% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 9 crash reports 1 fire reports 112 · 27.1% Body / frame (STRUCTURE): 90 complaints, 21.8% of reports Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 1 fire reports 90 · 21.8% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 38 complaints, 9.2% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 3 crash reports 38 · 9.2% Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL): 30 complaints, 7.3% of reports Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 21 crash reports 30 · 7.3% Engine (ENGINE): 23 complaints, 5.6% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 1 fire reports 23 · 5.6% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 21 complaints, 5.1% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 1 crash reports 3 fire reports 21 · 5.1% Seat belts (SEAT BELTS): 16 complaints, 3.9% of reports Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 1 crash reports 16 · 3.9% Steering (STEERING): 15 complaints, 3.6% of reports Steering (STEERING) 3 crash reports 15 · 3.6% Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY): 11 complaints, 2.7% of reports Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 1 crash reports 3 fire reports 11 · 2.7% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 347 complaints, 84.0% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 29 crash reports 9 fire reports 347 · 84.0% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 112 27.1% 9 crashes · 1 fires
Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 90 21.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 38 9.2% 3 crashes · 0 fires
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 30 7.3% 21 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 23 5.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 21 5.1% 1 crashes · 3 fires
Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 16 3.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING) 15 3.6% 3 crashes · 0 fires
Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 11 2.7% 1 crashes · 3 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 347 84.0% 29 crashes · 9 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 1993. 1995-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 1995-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 1995-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 1995-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 1996-Q1: 22 owner reports 22 1996-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 1996-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1996-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 1997-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 1997-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 1997-Q3: 73 owner reports 73 1997-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 1998-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 1998-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 1998-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 1998-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 1999-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 1999-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2000-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 2000-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2000-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2000-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2001-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2002-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Oct 1992 Jul 2018 Recall campaign 93V037000 ◆ Recall campaign 93V037000 Recall campaign 97V069000 ◆ Recall campaign 97V069000 Recall campaign 97I002000 ◆ Recall campaign 97I002000 Recall campaign 99V340000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V340000 Recall campaign 06E026000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E026000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Investigation PE92080 ● Investigation PE92080 Investigation PE92083 ● Investigation PE92083 Investigation PE93057 ● Investigation PE93057 Investigation EA93025 ● Investigation EA93025 Investigation PE95049 ● Investigation PE95049 Investigation DP95007 ● Investigation DP95007 Investigation PE96053 ● Investigation PE96053 Investigation EA97001 ● Investigation EA97001 Investigation RQ97004 ● Investigation RQ97004 Investigation RQ98023 ● Investigation RQ98023 Investigation EA99014 ● Investigation EA99014 Investigation SQ00009 ● Investigation SQ00009 Investigation EA01005 ● Investigation EA01005 Investigation DP02005 ● Investigation DP02005 Investigation EA12005 ● Investigation EA12005
  • Campaign 97V069000 was reported 777 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 97I002000 was reported 619 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 99V340000 was reported 1,806 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 13
1995-Q2 Owner reports 12
1995-Q3 Owner reports 19
1995-Q4 Owner reports 19
1996-Q1 Owner reports 22
1996-Q2 Owner reports 10
1996-Q3 Owner reports 5
1996-Q4 Owner reports 12
1997-Q1 Owner reports 10
1997-Q2 Owner reports 6
1997-Q3 Owner reports 73
1997-Q4 Owner reports 10
1998-Q1 Owner reports 11
1998-Q2 Owner reports 10
1998-Q3 Owner reports 9
1998-Q4 Owner reports 10
1999-Q1 Owner reports 8
1999-Q2 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 7
1999-Q4 Owner reports 10
2000-Q1 Owner reports 15
2000-Q2 Owner reports 10
2000-Q3 Owner reports 13
2000-Q4 Owner reports 6
2001-Q1 Owner reports 11
2001-Q2 Owner reports 5
2001-Q3 Owner reports 9
2001-Q4 Owner reports 4
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 8
2002-Q4 Owner reports 4
2003-Q1 Owner reports 3
2003-Q2 Owner reports 7
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 3
2004-Q2 Owner reports 2
2004-Q3 Owner reports 4
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 3
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 3
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 93V037000
Recall campaign 1 97V069000
Recall campaign 1 97I002000
Recall campaign 1 99V340000
Recall campaign 1 06E026000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Defect investigation 1 PE92080
Defect investigation 1 PE92083
Defect investigation 1 PE93057
Defect investigation 1 EA93025
Defect investigation 1 PE95049
Defect investigation 1 DP95007
Defect investigation 1 PE96053
Defect investigation 1 EA97001
Defect investigation 1 RQ97004
Defect investigation 1 RQ98023
Defect investigation 1 EA99014
Defect investigation 1 SQ00009
Defect investigation 1 EA01005
Defect investigation 1 DP02005
Defect investigation 1 EA12005
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (7)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Lights, Cruise / speed control, Steering, and Brakes.

  1. Recall campaign 06E026000

    Safety recall 06E026000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 09E012000

    Safety recall 09E012000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Recall campaign 09E025000

    Lights

    Report date
    Component:
    Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING)
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  4. Recall campaign 93V037000

    Safety recall 93V037000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    INSTALLATION OF THE WRONG SIZE TIRES TO THE RIM COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
    Remedy:
    PROVIDE CORRECT CERTIFICATION LABELS TO VEHICLE OWNERS FOR APPLICATION TO THE VEHICLES.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  5. Recall campaign 97I002000

    Cruise / speed control

    Report date
    Component:
    Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL)
    Consequence:
    PEDAL MISAPPLICATION BY A DRIVER CAN CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF THESE VEHICLES.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  6. Recall campaign 97V069000

    Steering

    Report date
    Component:
    Steering (STEERING)
    Consequence:
    DUE TO HIGH STEERING LOAD EVENTS, VEHICLES CAN EXHIBIT BROKEN STEERING GEAR ATTACHING BOLTS OR FRAME RAIL CRACKING AT THE STEERING GEAR ATTACHING POINT INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR CRACKS IN THE FRAME RAIL. VEHICLES THAT SHOW CRACKS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH REINFORCEMENT PLATES. VEHICLES THAT ARE FOUND TO BE FREE OF CRACKS WILL HAVE A SLOT CUT IN THE CROSS MEMBER AND THE FILLET WELD WILL BE ADDED.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  7. Recall campaign 99V340000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    Consequence:
    THE REDUCED STRENGTH CAN ALLOW THE CAST IRON WEAR SURFACE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB, REDUCING THE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE ROTORS WITH ROTORS THAT ARE COATED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 10 of 413 complaints · page 1 of 17
2018-09-16Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11129718
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES CAME OFF THE BODY OF THE JEEP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE HINGES ARE ALSO LOOSE. IT LOOKS TO BE FAULTY WELDING ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTORER.
2018-08-12SUSPENSION
NHTSA ODI 11119502
CrashFireInjuryDeath
MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE BECAUSE OF THE OEM STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN RONALD REAGAN PARKWAY IN DAVENPORT, FL PULLING A TRAILER AND HIT A MINOR BUMP POT HOLE IN THE ROAD WHEN MY JEEP STARTED TO EXHIBIT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE,' I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT, BUT BEING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND A TRUCK NEXT TO ME I WAS SCARED OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE WOBBLE.
2017-09-28Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
NHTSA ODI 11030321
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I OWN A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE AND THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED UP ON JULY 4, 2017, WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER BEING STARTED, WITHOUT ANY HARD BRAKING. THE NEXT DAY THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED. TODAY, 9/28/2017, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER CAR BEING STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK, A SHIMMY DEVELOPED. WHEN I GOT TO WORK A FEW MILES LATER, THE CALIPER WAS LOCKED AGAIN AND WAS SMOKING. IN 1998, WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER'S 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE (NOT THE SAME ONE I NOW OWN), THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED ONTO THE TIRE AND CAUSED A LOT OF SMOKE. I ASSUMED IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AT THE TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS WILL GO WRONG WITH OLDER VEHICLES IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BEING USED AND BECOMING WORN, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON POINT OF FAILURE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR THAT STARTED HAPPENING WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE STILL RELATIVELY NEW. BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THING TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, SO I FEEL THIS MERITS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STRONG AND RELIABLE, AND I STILL SEE SO MANY OF THEM OUT ON THE HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. I CLICKED "NEXT" AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS, "WAS THERE A FIRE?" I AM GOING TO CLICK YES BECAUSE THERE WAS A COPIOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE BUT WANT TO CLARIFY HERE THAT THERE WERE NO FLAMES THAT I SAW.
2015-12-15WHEELS
NHTSA ODI 10810440
CrashFireInjuryDeath
FOUND 8 WIRE STRANDS PROTRUDING FROM SIDEWALL OF ONE TIRE ON FRONT OF CAR WHILE WASHING THEM
2014-04-30SUSPENSION
NHTSA ODI 10585650
CrashFireInjuryDeath
HITTING BUMPS AT 55 MPH SENDS VEHICLE INTO UNCONTROLLABLE FRENZY. CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE, MUST SLAM ON BRAKES AND PRACTICALLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. I KNOW THOUSANDS OF JEEPS SUFFER THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *JS
2013-09-22Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY)
NHTSA ODI 10544864
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WIPER MOTOR NOT WORKING
2013-06-05FUEL SYSTEMUnclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10515273
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, GASOLINE LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000. *TR
2010-08-26FUEL SYSTEMUnclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10352153
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS MOST DISTINCT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVENTEEN YEARS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS YET THE FAILURE WAS NEVER DUPLICATED. ON ONE OCCASION, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE FUEL FILTER SATURATED WITH GASOLINE AND THE FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11. *JB
2010-01-05Steering (STEERING)
NHTSA ODI 10298300
CrashFireInjuryDeath
MY CAR IS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE IS HAS A SAME PROBLEM AS A RECALL #97V069000 IT NEED THE REINFORCEMENT PLATES.,THE FRAME IS CRACK AND THE STEERING GEAR ATTACHING BOLTS ARE BROKEN BECAUSE OF IT, I WENT TO THE DELLER MARINO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE LOCATION 5133 W IRVING PARK RD ,AND I SPOKE WITH THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER JORGE ALICEA, ABOUT THIS RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT IN THE LIST WELL PLEASE MAKE UNDERSTAND THIS PEOPLE MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAN THE RECALL SHOWS PLEASE ,MY CAR IS AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM MY VIN MY CAR A JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT BODY STYLE CARRY ALL AND [XXX]OR MY EMAIL I USE THIS CAR FOR WORK PLEASE [XXX]. *TR
2008-10-13Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 10245217
CrashFireInjuryDeath
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHILE TRYING TO START..HARD TO TURN, THEN QUIT ALTOGETHER, HAD TO HAVE JEEP TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. HAD TO HAVE SWITCH AND COIL REPLACED . THE COIL WAS LOCATED IN A BAD PLACE ON MOTOR. *TR

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 1993 Jeep Cherokee?

Owners named Brakes most often — 112 of 413 reports (27%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 1993 Jeep Cherokee?

NHTSA lists 7 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Lights, Cruise / speed control, Steering, and Brakes. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 1993 Jeep Cherokee?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Have a shop check pads, rotors, fluid and whether the pedal feels firm. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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