Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (1996)

893 consumer complaints on file.

#530465February 10, 1997
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE AND ALLOWED TO MOVE BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807894January 21, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513567January 9, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO REVERSE CAUSING, ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#806975January 2, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GEARS ARE NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806653December 23, 1996
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED AND ENTERING AN INCLINE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, IN FOR REAPIRS 5 TIMES, DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512413December 20, 1996
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
RING & PINION GEAR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 55 MPH, RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOISE; OCCURS LOUDER ON WARM DAYS AFTER WARM-UP OF LUBRICANTS, ESPECIALLY DURING A LONG DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805955December 5, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE IN PARK AT FAST IDLE NO INCLINE, NO EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE DOWN DRIVE WAY, KNOCKING DOWN OWNER AND ROLLING OVER HIS LEG, WHEN STOPPED FOUND INDICATOR SHOWING VEHICLE STILL IN PARK POSITION. *AK CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS IN PARK FAST IDLE AND DID NOT MOVE AT ALL WHEN HE GOT OUT, CONSUMER STATES EITHER THETRANSMISSION FAILED ON LINKAGE MAY BE OUT OF SPEC.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#805800December 2, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING
OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTES AT ONE TIME VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, MOST TIMES WHEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL IT COULD BE RESTARTED. *AK CARGO LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, SEVERAL HOURS LATER THEY TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805806December 2, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE SKIDED ON ICY ROADS , LOST CONTROL WENT MEDIA CONCERT, SPEED 15MPH, BRAKES LOCKED UP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION , HIT A ROAD SIGN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511346November 13, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL 6 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511019November 5, 1996
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
LEFT FRONT DOOR SILL LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800662November 5, 1996
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND THE EXHAUST , AFTER DRIVING FOR TEN MIN THERE IS A BURNING SMELL , PUTTING INTO REVERSE THERE IS A NOISE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510862November 5, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
HUB CASTING ERROR, RESULTING IN GRINDING/KNOCKING NOISE AT SLOW SPEED; ALSO, BELT SEPARATION IN THREE OF FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804549November 4, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND PRESSING GAS VEHICLE BUCKS, THEN WON'T MOVE IN REGULAR 4 WHEEL OR REVERSE DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509597October 8, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509619October 8, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR DRIVE AXLE MAKES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800823September 11, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND IN PARKED, IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, FROM PARK TO REVERSE, LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/ NO EPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#802187September 11, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, HAD THE TRUCK ONE MONTH WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE ENGINE BLEW UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801657August 30, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800443August 5, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DUE TO A BROKEN COLUMN SHAFT THE CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER IN THE STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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