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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

1993 Jeep Cherokee Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
44about this part
Share
11%of 418 total for the year
Median mileage
139,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 44 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1993 Jeep Cherokee, 11% of the 418 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 139,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When Jeep gets to running temperature (5-10 minutes) it will back and stall when you go to take off from a stop. Very dangerous when merging with traffic or at busy intersection. Had been in shop for 10 weeks, replaced computer, tried many sensor replacements to no avail, mechanic gave up, now at dealership where they can find nothing wrong (no computer code stored) when it is just running.they have not driven it on the road for fear of breaking down in traffic. …”

NHTSA complaint #10043081, filed 2003-10, 108,000 miles

“Dt: consumer's daughter was driving through walmart parking lot at a low speed and heard a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle, she slowly drove home about four miles. Consumer inspected the vehicle after she arrived home and discovered the left driver's side lower control arm attachment point on the axle was detached by the weld. Had towed to a firestone outlet that had performed service on the vehicle, replaced anti roll bar attachment points that had worn out approximately one day prior. The service repair shop said they had never seen anything like this before. …”

NHTSA complaint #10134654, filed 2005-08, 170,000 miles

“Was pulling away from a stoplight/sign when vehicle shifted into neutral from drive on its own. Vehicle would not move afterwards. Had taken vehicle to dealership, and had transmission rebuilt due to back shifting into another gear on interstate while going 65mph. Had no problem since it was rebuilt.”

NHTSA complaint #894077, filed 2001-08

“Pushed the clutch in and it started right up, as vehicle started to back out of the driveway it just keep on going backwards, even when the clutch is push in, the only way to stop the vehicle is to shut off the motor, then its impossible to get it out of gear to restart.”

NHTSA complaint #9005431, filed 2002-06

“While driving over a railroad track about 35-40 MPH, heard a cluck noise on the right side which cause the power train box to shift to the right, and resulted in transmission not being able to go into 5th gear or reverse. This may cause a loss of vehicle control. Please provide further information.”

NHTSA complaint #865316, filed 2000-07

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026333%
20222956%
202110459%
202019960%
201983350%
201829643%
201765049%
201663645%
20151,00756%
20141,47156%
2006212%
20012410%
2000298%
19995314%
19986516%
19974712%
19966013%
1995437%
1994387%
19934411%
19921513%
1991136%
1990176%
198995%
198888%
198747%
1985212%

Other parts of the 1993 Jeep Cherokee

Brakes
130 complaints
Body and structure
99 complaints
Vehicle speed control
36 complaints
Electrical system
35 complaints
Engine cooling
34 complaints
Steering
18 complaints
Seat belts
17 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
15 complaints
Suspension
12 complaints
Tires
11 complaints
Fuel system
10 complaints
Air bags
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1993 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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