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1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 22, 1997OH

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 22, 1997OH

CYLINDER HEADS FAILED.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 22, 1997OH

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 21, 1997OH

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 21, 1997OH

DISC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED.

Seats
Filed Jul 21, 1997OH

SEAT TRACK WORN/FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum
Filed Jul 21, 1997OH

BRAKE DRUM OUT OF ROUND.

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Jul 18, 1997IN

ELECTRICAL WIRES GOING TO BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS BREAK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 18, 1997OH

BRAKES PULSATE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jul 18, 1997OH

BRAKE PADS RUSTED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 18, 1997OH

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jul 18, 1997OH

BRAKE SHOES CRACKED.

Steering
Filed Jul 18, 1997OH

STEERING VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS.

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Jul 18, 1997OH

BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Jul 18, 1997OH

REAR BRAKES WERE GRABBING AND THUMPING.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 7, 1997PA

ENGINE STALLED DUE TO FAILED COIL.

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Jun 4, 1997OH

ELECTRICAL: WIRING HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, REPLACED IN FEB. 1995. PROBLEM RETURNED IN APRIL 1997. TOOK IN ON MAY 28, AND THEY WILL REPLACE PART, BUT WILL HAVE TO PAY LABOR CHARGES. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 4, 1997CA

VEHICE WAS IDLING WHILE IN PARK, THEN JUMPED INTO REVERSE, KNOCKING WIFE DOWN. RAN INTO NEIGHBOR'S YARD, DAMAGING PROPERTY AND THE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 9, 1997TN

DURING WET RAOD CONDITIONS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS UP, CAUSING VERY DIFFICULT BRAKING. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed May 7, 1997PA

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A 35 MPH COLLISION.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed May 1, 1997MI

FRONT HOOD OF VEHICLE FLEW OPEN FOR NO REASON. HOOD WAS CLOSED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic ConvertorFire
Filed Apr 29, 1997NV

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATING; NOTICED TREMENDOUS ROTTEN EGG AND BURNING SMELL, VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HEARD EXPLOSION, SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR, PULLED TO SIDE WHEN MOTORIST ALERTED OF FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Apr 17, 1997MD

SUDDEN FORWARD ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT.

Electrical System › Ignition › ModuleFire
Filed Apr 2, 1997LA

VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE COMPUTER. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash
Filed Apr 1, 1997CA

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ITS SPEED, CAUSING A COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Mar 25, 1997NY

WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP, TOOK TO MECHANIC AN REPLACED THE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 21, 1997GA

VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WITHOUT ANT PRESSURE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALERS CANNOT DUPPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 10, 1997NY

LEAKAGE AROUND A GROMMET IN THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK AT THE EMMISION CONTROL VALVE CAUSED SPILLAGE OF GAS. *AK

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Feb 19, 1997PA

OWNER HAS RECEVIED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS REAR SEAT BELT AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET WORK DONE BECAUSE OF THE PART WAS NOT THE RIGHT COLOR.OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HE HAS BEEN WAITING SIX MONTHS RECALL NO. 961004000. *AK

Electrical System › WiringFire1 injured
Filed Feb 12, 1997WI

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HEATER , THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE HEATER DUE TO A ELECTRICAL WIRING MALFUNCTIONING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › DeliveryFire
Filed Feb 12, 1997VA

FUEL LINE LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Feb 3, 1997NY

REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS 3TIMES, SMELLED GAS AND THE FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK. THE PROBLEM IS STILL CONTINUING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsFire
Filed Jan 31, 1997NJ

VEHICLE HAS ALL TYPES OF PROBLEMS, ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS CONCERNED THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALER FIXED THE BRAKES WITHOUT DRIVER'S PERMISSION. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › DeliveryFire
Filed Jan 30, 1997VA

OWNER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ,OWNER WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL LINE .SHE HAD PROBLEM CORRECTED BUT OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AGAIN SHE SMELLED GAS .OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE MAY CATCH FIRE AGAIN. *AK

Service Brakes, ElectricFire
Filed Jan 23, 1997WI

LEFT FRONT WIRIN GHARNESS HAD A SHORT, WIRES MELTED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash
Filed Jan 17, 1997NC

WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 7, 1997CA

ASB SYSTEM FAILED DURING ABRUPT STOP RESULTING IN MINOR COLLISION.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Dec 6, 1996NC

REAR HATCH LATCH/STRIKER FAILED.(NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT)

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 4, 1996MD

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN IGNITION HARNESS; NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 27, 1996NY

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, WHILE TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE BOTH FRONT ROTORS FELL APART, DRIVER NOTES THAT HE HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE; BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 27, 1996TX

PINT IS PEELING OFF BODY OF VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE ROOF/LIFTGATE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Nov 25, 1996MO

HOSE BLEW OFF THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLMENT/HANIC WHO INSTALLED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER CUT THE LINES AT BOTTOM OF RADIATOR AND INSTALLED HOSES ON THE SMOOTH LINES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 25, 1996IL

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 21, 1996FL

ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 1, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOSES POWER, STALLS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 30, 1996WA

PIN HOLE IN FUEL TANK WORE THROUGH, CAUSING GAS LEAK.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 25, 1996CA

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 22, 1996SC

HYDRAULIC PUMP OF ABS BRAKES IS ACTIVATING WITHOUT DRIVER TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL. JEEP HAS SEVERE BRAKE LOCKUP OF ALL FOUR WHEELS. *AK

Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Oct 21, 1996NY

REAR SHOCKS ARE TOO LIGHT FOR VEHICLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 16, 1996AZ

BOTH FRONT ROTORS ON THE BRAKES SPLIT AT THE SAME TIME SO THERE WERE NO FRONT BRAKES AT ALL. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK

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