1987 Jeep Cherokee Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%of 57 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the suspension of the 1987 Jeep Cherokee, 4% of the 57 complaints for this model year.
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.
“1. Accelerator sticks intermittently, have to restart Jeep several times to get it to idle down. If I am traveling down the road it will accelerate by itself up to 3500 RPM making braking difficult. Have to pull over and restart Jeep until it unsticks itself. 2. Have noticed really loose front end from the time I bought it from dealer. I replaced a tracking arm and front shocks, now it is making a clunking noise at low speed turns, I read under NHTSA defects that I'm not the only one with this steering problem.”
NHTSA complaint #720152, filed 2000-03Suspension: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 | 5 | 3% |
| 2020 | 7 | 2% |
| 2019 | 11 | 1% |
| 2018 | 9 | 1% |
| 2017 | 16 | 1% |
| 2016 | 21 | 1% |
| 2015 | 38 | 2% |
| 2014 | 63 | 2% |
| 2006 | 1 | 6% |
| 2001 | 22 | 10% |
| 2000 | 33 | 9% |
| 1999 | 22 | 6% |
| 1998 | 18 | 5% |
| 1997 | 9 | 2% |
| 1996 | 31 | 7% |
| 1995 | 9 | 1% |
| 1994 | 7 | 1% |
| 1993 | 12 | 3% |
| 1992 | 4 | 4% |
| 1991 | 1 | 0% |
| 1990 | 3 | 1% |
| 1989 | 6 | 3% |
| 1988 | 1 | 1% |
| 1987 | 2 | 4% |
| 1986 | 2 | 10% |
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 complaintsTires
2 complaintsEquipment
1 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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