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1998 Jeep Cherokee Body and structure Problems

Complaints
27about this part
Share
7%of 399 total for the year
Median mileage
151,843miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 27 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee, 7% of the 399 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 151,843 miles. 2 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.

“I just found out I have a cracked manifold, my driver side door has broken put a new part in it and now that is broken,I have also had to put a new transmission in it with only 148,000.00 miles. In 2006 I had to fix the gas tank because it was broken too. Is this not a recall problem????? Any of these, I have had the Jeep since 2000 and I bought it when it had 20,000 miles on it. Please help because this is 2012 and I only have 156,000 miles on it now. Thank you.”

NHTSA complaint #10455791, filed 2012-04, 156,000 miles

“I was on my way to work headed south on I-69 in fort wayne, indiana. I had just passed the indiana state road 14 underpass when a semi truck tire and rim (the whole thing) came off a semi truck and rolled across three lanes of traffic where my Jeep hit it. It hit the front passenger side of my Jeep. Directly in the front but the right half of the bumper/front end. The tire then went under my car where it forced me to slide in to the cement median in the middle of the highway hitting my driver side front bumper at about 35 miles an hour or so. My airbags did not deploy.”

NHTSA complaint #10671740, filed 2015-01, 231,000 miles

“Hood latches on 1998 Jeep Cherokee sport are corroded and hood would not stay closed, had one replaced already, now the one on the right side of vehicle is acting up causing both to malfunction. This is a severe hazard. We are the original owners of this vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #10243435, filed 2008-09, 151,843 miles

“While driving fuel gage fluctuates leaving the consumer with no knowledge of how much gas is in the gas tank. Also, the electrical locking mechanism for the doors malfunctioned. Upon using the automatic lock button, it will not lock unless consumer gets out of the vehicle, and uses the key. Also, consumer has to use the key to lock the tailgate. The consumer sited the recall for the fuelgage needed to fix the vehicle. The vehicle was not covered under the recall for the consumers vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #10089825, filed 2004-09, 98,000 miles

“In june 2013 a safety recall number n45/NHTSA 13v-252 was made for my vehicle. I got notice that the parts were not available. It is now march 2014, 9 months since the safety recall and I have yet to have the correction on my vehicle made! How long does it take to get the parts they new? How long can they drag their feet at the possible expense of someone's life?”

NHTSA complaint #10567470, filed 2014-03

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026111%
202031%
2019201%
201841%
2017121%
2016332%
2015865%
20141104%
200616%
200194%
200072%
199972%
1998277%
199772%
19964711%
199514925%
199420540%
19939924%
19921110%
199121%
199052%
198974%
198822%
198735%
198615%
1985212%

Other parts of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Brakes
88 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
65 complaints
Fuel system
61 complaints
Air bags
52 complaints
Electrical system
47 complaints
Engine cooling
30 complaints
Suspension
18 complaints
Seat belts
17 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaints
Other or unknown
15 complaints
Exterior lighting
13 complaints
Tires
13 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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