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1993 Jeep Cherokee engine problems

The 1993 Jeep Cherokee has 40 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

40

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Cherokee engine complaints by model year522 complaints1984: 2 complaints1985: 2 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 9 complaints1988: 9 complaints1989: 21 complaints1990: 35 complaints1991: 23 complaints1992: 11 complaints1993: 40 complaints1994: 87 complaints1995: 151 complaints1996: 64 complaints1997: 54 complaints1998: 35 complaints1999: 44 complaints2000: 82 complaints2001: 51 complaints2006: 2 complaints2014: 522 complaints2015: 373 complaints2016: 319 complaints2017: 262 complaints2018: 159 complaints2019: 461 complaints2020: 39 complaints2021: 22 complaints2022: 7 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Cherokee engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE FLOOR WAS SO RUSTED, WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL TH FIRE BROKE OUT. I HAD REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND MUFFLER FROM MIDAS, AND ON THE WAY BACK THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, THERE SEEMED TO BE RUSTED FLOOR WITH HOLES.. I AM JUST COMPLAINING SO THAT OTHERS COULD BE AWARE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1993 Jeep Cherokee have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 1993 Jeep Cherokee engine — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.