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1999 Jeep Cherokee visibility & wipers problems

The 1999 Jeep Cherokee has 40 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

40

Visibility & Wipers complaints

8%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Cherokee visibility & wipers complaints by model year78 complaints1985: 1 complaints1988: 1 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 7 complaints1991: 2 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 20 complaints1994: 11 complaints1995: 7 complaints1996: 18 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 17 complaints1999: 40 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 10 complaints2006: 6 complaints2014: 78 complaints2015: 15 complaints2016: 14 complaints2017: 7 complaints2018: 3 complaints2019: 11 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 1 complaints
Cherokee visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE MAIN BELT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. *AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · October 27, 1999 · crash

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1999 Jeep Cherokee have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 1999 Jeep Cherokee visibility & wipers — 8% 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.