1999 Jeep Cherokee: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 516 complaints
516
Total Complaints
79,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Top Issue
49
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

53,000 25th Percentile
79,000 Median Mileage
124,260 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
48
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
24
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
21
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
20
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
19
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
19
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
SEATS
15
AIR BAGS
14

Severity Assessment

49
Crashes
34
Fires
36
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN DRIVING AT 60 TO 65 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TRY TO GET THE ABS LIGHT TO GO OFF. THE DEALER FIXED THE ABS LIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWICE AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THEN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE THEN FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28