1990 Jeep Cherokee engine and engine cooling problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1990 Jeep Cherokee — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving over a normal pot-hole on a city street, the three bolts which hold the passenger side motor mount onto the engine block sheared off. Upon researching this on www.naxja.org on the internet, I have determined that this is in fact a very common problem with 4.0l equipped, manual transmission…”
filed Jun 23, 2005
“Without warning our 1990 jeep fuel injectors started leaking/spraying gas in the engine compartment, the car could have caught fire or possibly even explode due to all the gasoline the was being leaked.”
filed Jan 18, 2003
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Cherokee years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cherokee | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 Cherokee | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 Cherokee | 13 | 1% |
| 2018 Cherokee | 4 | 1% |
| 2017 Cherokee | 5 | 0% |
| 2016 Cherokee | 6 | 0% |
| 2015 Cherokee | 10 | 1% |
| 2014 Cherokee | 9 | 0% |
| 2001 Cherokee | 37 | 16% |
| 2000 Cherokee | 53 | 14% |
| 1999 Cherokee | 36 | 10% |
| 1998 Cherokee | 30 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1990 Jeep Cherokee
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.