1999 Jeep Cherokee engine and engine cooling problems
36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1999 Jeep Cherokee — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Without any warning my car stalls. Today it stalled in the middle of an intersection so I put my hazards on and still almost got hit also it took a good ten mins for my car to start back up nothing seem wrong with any of the parts everything was checked and it still stalls. *tr”
filed Aug 23, 2012
“1999 jeep cherokee, unit 1 was east bound. The driver noticed smoke coming from the vehicle and pulled to the berm where the vehicle caught fire *bf the fire department was unable to determine the cause of the fire, due to the extent of the damage. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0792-91) updated…”
filed Feb 5, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
R2118796A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 26, 2016
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% |
| 1998 Cherokee | 30 | 8% |
| 1997 Cherokee | 45 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.