Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 180898 | 02/27/1998 | 600344 | Incorrect fault mature time - dtc $1b throttle position sensor voltage high. *yc | 05/11/1998 | |
| 081695REVA | 10/01/1995 | 08-16-95 | 46371 | Bulletin supersedes technical service bulletin 08-16-95, dated apr. 14, 1995. if the vehicle operator **repeatedly** presses and releases the set button with their foot off of the accelerator (a 'lift foot set' to begin speed control oper | 04/25/1996 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consume rwas traveling about 25mph and without prior warning vehicle started speeding up, and took off in fast motion. dealership was aware of problem.*ak | |||
| 08/10/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| The description of the problem as per the news on 07/04/2001 fits the incident. at the time of the incident, a teenage friend was driving alone. he backed out of the driveway and noticed the dog was out of the yard. he said he put it in park and got out to get the dog. the jeep inadvertently rolled in reverse into a neighbors fence causing minor damage to the rear bumper and exhaust system. i had to pay the neighbor for the damage to his fence. incident was not reported as i deemed it his error and damage was minimal.*ak | |||
| 01/02/1997 | 2 | 12/11/1995 | |
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration twice, once resulting in an accident. | |||
| 11/06/1998 | 3 | 06/01/1996 | |
| The consumer has experienced problems with cruise control. while driving, the rear of vehicle started skidding. when applied brakes, the vehicle wouldn't stop. as a result, the consumer ran into a hill off the side of the road. in addition, the rear wheel on the driver's side fell off causing accident. the manufacturer has yet to be contacted. | |||
| 08/15/1996 | 4 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Sudden acceleration. | |||
| 11/26/1996 | 1 | 08/24/1996 | |
| Sudden acceleration, causing accident. | |||
| 01/27/1997 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| Vehicle experiences sudden acceleration, resulting in an accident. *ak | |||
| 10/15/1996 | |||
| Vehicle was stationary in garage, started motor and shifted into drive, engine surged in reverse, causing an accident. *ak | |||
| 12/27/1996 | 12/27/1996 | ||
| When pressing the accelerator pedal half way down, the transmission passing gea, causes the vehicle to go ointo pen throtlle position, rpms, raced up to 800 rpms. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 10/24/2006 | 113618 | 3 | 09/01/1996 |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 1996 jeep cherokee. while driving he pressed on the accelerator pedal and the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. the contact had to press the accelerator pedal and then depress and press it again in order for the vehicle to accelerate correctly. because of this the vehicle was getting poor gas mileage. the dealership stated that they could not find any failure . the failure mileage was 113618, and the current mileage was 114466.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 02/01/1996 | |||
| Problems with acceleration. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 08/15/1996 | 4 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Sudden acceleration. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 11/02/2000 | 0 | ||
| While stopping on a stop light vehicle will suddenly accelerate while stepping on brakes.odometer will go up to 3000 rpms. dealer had replaced the throttle, and problem is still there.*ak | |||