1987 Jeep Cherokee Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 57 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 72,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the equipment of the 1987 Jeep Cherokee, 2% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This Jeep is unpredictable because it accelerates for no expected reason it seems to get stuck on a high throttle idle speed when I first turn it on. I would turn it on and it will accelerate at very high revolutions , it sounds like its going to explode, so I turn it off then on again and it will do the same thing, I will turn it off and on a couple of times and maybe it will get back to normal idle speed, all this while the car is in park. And sometimes I will turn it on again and it turns on like normal like there is nothing wrong with it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10070419, filed 2004-01, 72,000 milesEquipment: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0% |
| 2014 | 15 | 1% |
| 2006 | 1 | 6% |
| 2001 | 12 | 5% |
| 2000 | 5 | 1% |
| 1999 | 12 | 3% |
| 1998 | 10 | 3% |
| 1997 | 12 | 3% |
| 1996 | 8 | 2% |
| 1995 | 11 | 2% |
| 1994 | 12 | 2% |
| 1993 | 7 | 2% |
| 1992 | 1 | 1% |
| 1991 | 1 | 0% |
| 1990 | 2 | 1% |
| 1989 | 1 | 1% |
| 1987 | 1 | 2% |
| 1985 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1987 Jeep Cherokee
19 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1987 Jeep Cherokee
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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