The defect
MALFUNCTION OF FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM THROTTLE POSTITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT HIGH ENGINE IDLE SPEED IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING ENGINE.
The risk
HIGH ENGINE IDLE WHEN CAR IS FIRST PLACED IN GEAR COULDRESULT IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION.
The remedy
REPLACE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS WITH SENSORS THAT WOULD SEND CORRECT SIGNALS TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Cherokee | 1989, 1990 |
| Jeep Comanche | 1989, 1990 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1989, 1990 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Cherokee | 1989 | 191 | 3 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 1990 | 270 | 5 |
| Jeep Comanche | 1989 | 12 | 1 |
| Jeep Comanche | 1990 | 11 | 2 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1989 | 11 | 3 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1990 | 13 | 5 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1990
9 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the vehicle speed control; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 90V160000 4 Sept 1990 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 90V138000 9 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V113000 6 Jun 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V076000 17 Apr 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V044000 1 Mar 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V040000 28 Feb 1990 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 90V035000 20 Feb 1990 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
| 90V014000 29 Jan 1990 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990