1999 Jeep Cherokee Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 1999 Jeep Cherokee, 14% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 70,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “transfer case” (15% of reports).
- 53power train complaints
- 70,000median miles at failure
- 11mention a crash
- 9mention an injury
- 0related recalls
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Transfer case: mentioned in 8 of 53 complaints (15%)
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 7 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 53 complaints, 11 mention a crash, 9 an injury.
Jeep Cherokee power train complaints by model year
| Model year | Power Train complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cherokee | 3 | 38% | — |
| 2023 Cherokee | 2 | 67% | 11,500 |
| 2022 Cherokee | 28 | 55% | 63,000 |
| 2021 Cherokee | 103 | 59% | 70,000 |
| 2020 Cherokee | 190 | 58% | 64,000 |
| 2019 Cherokee | 821 | 49% | 50,000 |
| 2018 Cherokee | 295 | 43% | 40,500 |
| 2017 Cherokee | 649 | 49% | 46,638 |
| 2016 Cherokee | 633 | 45% | 48,157 |
| 2015 Cherokee | 1,004 | 56% | 24,000 |
| 2014 Cherokee | 1,471 | 56% | 34,000 |
| 2006 Cherokee | 2 | 12% | 26,689 |
| 2001 Cherokee | 24 | 10% | 33,000 |
| 2000 Cherokee | 29 | 8% | 65,325 |
| 1999 Cherokee | 53 | 14% | 70,000 |
| 1998 Cherokee | 65 | 16% | 121,000 |
| 1997 Cherokee | 47 | 12% | 164,000 |
| 1996 Cherokee | 60 | 13% | 112,673 |
| 1995 Cherokee | 43 | 7% | 14,600 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Since there is no catagory for this issue i had to put visibility/wiper in order to even submit this form. There is no catagory for the heating system which there are a lot of problems!!! The accuator doors regulating the heat to the inside of the vehicle are broken. I thought by replacing the…
I drove my jeep to a home, parked in the driveway, left the car running about 5-10 minutes. As i was locking the door leaving the home i turned and saw the jeep going in reverse toward the road, i ran to the jeep to try and get in and control the jeep, i slipped under the vehicle and it ran over…
Dt: the contact's husband placed the vehicle in park and then stepped out with the engine still running. After it had been sitting for awhile it began to roll backwards. The contact reached over to assure it was in park. When she was unable to stop the vehicle from the passenger side she alerted…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Jeep Cherokees have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 53 owner complaints about power train for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee (14% of the 366 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Jeep Cherokee power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 70,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about power train problems on the 1999 Jeep Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “transfer case”, in 8 of 53 complaints.
Other 1999 Jeep Cherokee problems
See all 1999 Jeep Cherokee problems or power train problems across all Cherokee years.