1986 Jeep Cherokee Service and Repair Manual

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This 1986 Jeep Cherokee factory service and repair manual is matched to this exact model year, so the specifications and procedure sequences are correct for your specific engine and trim — not adapted from a neighboring year. It applies to all three engines and all four trims of the 1986 Cherokee.

Engines

  • 2.1L I4 turbo — 126 cu in, SOHC
  • 2.5L I4 — 150 cu in, OHV
  • 2.8L V6 — 173 cu in, OHV

Trims

  • Base
  • Chief
  • Laredo
  • Pioneer

Known issues on the 1986 Cherokee. Six recalls are on federal record for this model year: a fuel-delivery fault in the hoses, lines, and fittings; a headlight defect that decreases lighting visibility and can cause a crash; a steering-linkage fault; a vehicle speed-control cable fault; another exterior-lighting fault that decreases visibility and can cause a crash; and a hydraulic power-assist brake fault that causes a loss of power brake assist and an increase in stopping distance. Owners have filed 26 complaints and Jeep has issued 3 technical service bulletins for the year.

From a routine service interval to a power-brake-assist diagnosis or a hard-to-trace lighting fault, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 1986 Cherokee.

NHTSA #85V13900029/10/1985Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

JEEPS MAY HAVE AN IMPROPERLY CONNECTED FUEL LINE FITTING WHICH COULD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND CAUSE GASOLINE TO BE SPILLED.

Remedy

RECONNECT FUEL LINE FITTING, AS REQUIRED.

NHTSA #09E02500011/05/2009Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONF

Consequence

DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE S

NHTSA #86V15900009/12/1986Component: STEERING:LINKAGES

STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS REMAINED IN ACID ETCHING BATH TOO LONG.

Remedy

REPLACE OUT OF TOLERANCE STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS.

NHTSA #86V14600007/11/1986Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

ACCELERATOR CABLE BUSHING COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE ACCELERATOR LEVER ASSEMBLY.

Remedy

REPLACE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET AND LEVER ASSEMBLIES.

NHTSA #09E01200007/04/2009Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONF

Consequence

DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE S

NHTSA #88V10600001/07/1988Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC

BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM RESERVOIR CANISTERS MAY DEVELOP LEAKS DUE TO BUMPER IMPACT.

Consequence

THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND ANINCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE.

Remedy

REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM CANNISTERS WITH NEW TYPE CANNISTERS; ALSO, INSTALL A RESTRICTION ORIFIC

TSB #633948

SUBJECT REGARDING FLOOR PAN CORROSION. *SLC

TSB #600604

SUBJECT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION #733--BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK. *YC

TSB #39539

REDESIGNED LIFTGATE LATCH. *TW

19970228Component: SEAT BELTSCrash reported3 injured1 fatalities

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND AN OTHER VEHICLE HIT FIRST VEHICLE HEAD-ON, SEAT BELT SPLIT AT BOTTOM. FOUR PEOPLE WERE IN VEHICLE AND 3 WERE INJURED AND ONE WAS KILLED. TRYING

19950317Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATECrash reported1 injured

REAR TAILGATE POPPED OPEN IN A REAR COLLISION , EJECTING CONSUMER 80FT. TT

20000103Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITEDCrash reported

WHILE TRYING TO PUT ON BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. CONSUMER SAID CAR WENT INTO A DITCH. *AK

19961204Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINEFire reported

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE TWICE.

20140508Component: STEERING1 injured

I BOUGHT THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME ON NOVEMBER 13, 2013 WITH THE INTENTIONS OF MAKING A VEHICLE TO USE IN THE WINTER FOR BAD WEATHER OR VERY BAD SNOW. HERE ARE ISSUES I FACE. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRA

Showing the 5 most serious of 26 complaints filed with NHTSA.

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