Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (1994)

588 consumer complaints on file.

#10184976March 13, 2007
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 1994 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE BECAME UNATTACHED. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN 1997 OR 1998. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT EMERGENCY BRAKES ON 1994, 1995, AND 1996 ARE ALL THE SAME BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS ONLY A RECALL ON THE 1995 VEHICLE RECALL #95V172000 FOR THAT PROBLEM. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180716January 25, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST PURCHASED A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARADO FROM A GENTLE MAN IN MASSACHUSETTS. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD 52,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. I RECEIVED AN AFFIDAVIT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER CLAIMING HE CHECK THE WRONG BOX ON THE TITLE WHEN HE SOLD IT TO THE GENTLE MAN I PURCHASED IT FROM. I WAS TOLD BY HIM THAT ALL I HAD TO DO WAS SHOW THE AFFIDAVIT TO THE DMV WHEN I TRANSFERRED THE TITLE TO MY NAME AND THEY WOULD CORRECT THE TITLE. WELL NEEDLESS TO SO THE DMV SAID THE ORIGINAL TITLE SAID "ACTUAL MILES" AND THAT WAS THAT. SO I TITLED IT TO MY NAME AND IT SAYS 52000 MILES "NOT ACTUAL MILES". SO I STARTED TO WONDER WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER TO CHECK OUT MY VIN INFO. THEY SAID THAT THE WINDOW VIN PLATE HAS BEEN REPLACED. SO NOW I THINK SOMEONE HAS DONE SOMETHING DIRTY WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHAT DO I DO NOW?? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172609November 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ENGINE QUITS SUDDENLY. MECHANIC UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ON HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. BARELY ESCAPED SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED ON RT 81. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A CONTINUING BASIS FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. WILL GET RID OF CAR ASAP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167391September 5, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
MY REAR LIFTGATE DOOR HATCH WHEN OPENED FULLY WILL NOT STAY UP. IT FALLS DOWN ALL THE TIME AND IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS IT WILL HIT YOU ON YOUR HEAD. YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT UP. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND MY PROBLEM TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT A MECHANICAL WARRANTY PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154993April 10, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DUNLOP RADIAL ROVER LT235/75R15 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION, NO CRASH, NO INJURY BUT ONLY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT IT IN TIME. 1. DRIVER SENSED VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN 2. WHILE BEING TEST DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEED THE REAR RIGHT TIRE EXPERIENCED SLOW TREAD SEPARATION FOLLOWED BY CATASTROPHIC FAILURE 3. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH SPARE AND TIRE COMPANY PRO-RATED A REFUND FOR THE 3-YEAR OLD TIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152764March 15, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE BRAKES REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A BROKEN WELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER RADIUS ARM WAS BROKEN AT THE DIFFERENTIAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. THE FRONT AXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149214February 1, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40MPH ON AN ICE COVERED ROAD, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT TIRES DROPPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THIS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT IN TO A DITCH, THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148168January 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2 WEEKS AFTER OIL CHANGE AND DRIVING LESS THAN 200 MILES THE OIL INDICATOR COMES ON. PLACE A QUART OF OIL IN , 2 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE SMOKE AND OIL NEEDLE INDICATOR WAS BELOW HALF. 2ND TIME THIS OCCUR, YOU COULD SEE THE NEEDLE GOING BACK AND FORTH TO EMPTY TO 1/2 FULL. ENGINE SMOKE BUT RAN AFTER COOLING DOWN WITH MORE OIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147256January 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE FIRMLY APPLIED TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE APPLICATION DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL ,CAUSING EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALONG WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER FROM THE TIRES THERE WAS A HOT SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10137414September 23, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DT: ON AUGUST 15, 2005 THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHERE THE LEVER IS HAS THREE BOLTS TO IT AND IT BROKE. INSIDE OF THE PANEL OF THE DOOR SOMETHING BROKE, AND IT WILL NOT LET IT TO BE SHUT BECAUSE OF THE PANEL. THE SENSOR LIGHT FOR DOOR CAME ON AND SHOWED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT SHUT. THE CONSUMER WENT AROUND AT RIGHT CURVE AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN. COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO SHUT. HELD IT UNTIL THE CONSUMER GOT HOME. WASHERS WERE HOLDING THE DOOR TOGETHER. ALSO, HAS THE BACK DOORS LOCKED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO THE REAR DOORS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER 1500.00 TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133554August 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE PARKED IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. WHEN THE CONSUMER CHECKED THEE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING BACK SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONSUMER AND THE MOTOR HOME. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SHIFTER, AND THE CONSUMER HAD T RECALL REPAIRS DONE. THE CONSUMER HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS ONE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10128394July 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, EARLY YEARS 1992 - 2001 EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS WITH REGULAR OCCURANCE AND ALLOWS CARBON MONOXIDE INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I OWN A 1992 AND MANIFOLD CRACKED AT 55K AND 70K (EACH $1200 TO FIX), BOUGHT A 1994 SAME VEHICLE, MANIFOLD CRACKED AT 40K MILES. MANY OWNERS REPORTING SAME ISSUE, DEALERS WILL REPLACE IF PRESSED BUT DENY PROBLEM. I AM GETTING SICK (PHYSICALLY) FROM THE VEHICLE WITH EXHAUST COMING INTO CABIN. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF I PASSED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120974May 16, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES: WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONSUMER PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE VEHICLE STILL ROLLED BACK. SHE WAS NOT SURE IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKED PROPERLY. HAD TO PUT BLOCKS UNDER THE WHEELS TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100646November 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AUTOMOBILE DIES WITHOUT REASON. IT DIES WHILE RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD OR SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS INDICATE A LARGE NUMBER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT ALSO SUGGESTS IT IS THE COMPUTER. WHEN SENSORS ARE REPLACED THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I DISCONECT THE POSITIVE CABLE ON THE BATTERY IT WILL RUN FINE FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DIE AGAIN, AND IT DOES. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT DIES ON THE FREEWAY OR IN AN INTERSECTION. ON A 30 MILE ROUND TRIP TO WORK AND BACK IT WILL DIE FROM 0 TO 3 TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100547November 25, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. IS THIS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10097349October 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, WENT IN REVERSE CAUSING DAMAGE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND THE DOOR OPENED, THE CONSUMER THEN WENT TO CLOSE THE DOOR THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, ROLLED AND HIT A TREE WHICH CAUSED $3000 IN DAMAGES. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER THE NEXT DAY, SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER 7 YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091613September 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO MAIN HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE T-BONED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. HOOD AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WERE CRUSHED IN. UPON IMPACT,DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED ARM AND STOMACH INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10088732August 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS ON 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE; ROTORS WARP, GET HEAT SPOTS, VIBRATE AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH BREAK PADS AND STOPPING ABILITIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088616August 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE WAS LEFT RUNNING WHILE IN PARK, I GOT OUT OF JEEP IT SHIFTED ITS SELF INTO REVERSE IT TRAVELED ABOUT 30 FEET THAN HIT A TREE. THIS MODEL IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A FEATURE . *AK THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO MOVE UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087762August 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE WAS DRIVING ON A DONUT TIRE AND THE AXLE OVER HEATED AND CAUSED A FIRE. THE WAS IN ROUTE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A TIRE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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