STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. *AK
1994 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 1994 record →
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE CAUSED ACCIDENT.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO REVERSE GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH WESTBOUND WHEN HIT UNKNOWN VEHICLE WHO WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND AND MADE A LEFT TURN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT UNKNOWN DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AT A GREAT FORCE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER RECEIVED GRADE 2 CONCUSSION/BRUISED KIDNEY. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HER RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT SHE WAS ALMOST KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK
UPON SHIFTING GEAR INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WHILE DRIVING (45) MPH VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED AT A CROSSWALK, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP IN RAINY/WET CONDITIONS. *AK
WHILE SHIFTING GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE, A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED.
WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK AT 40MPH, THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION; ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. *AK
IDLE SPEED MOTOR FAILED.
SITTING IN VEHICLE AND IT WAS IN PARK,TRIED TO PUT INTO DRIVE TO DRIVE OFF AND VEHICLE MOVED IN REVERSE. TRIED TO STOP BUT COULDN'T, WENT BACK ABOUT 200 YARDS, TRIED TO CHANGE GEAR AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF FORWARD. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP/FAIL IN RAINY WEATHER. *AK
ABS LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT RAINS.
ABS LOCK UP WHEN IT RAINS. RECENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN VERY "HARD" WITH NO BRAKING POWER. THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR WITH NO SUCCESS. CHRYSLER ADMITTED DURING ARBITRATION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MANY COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THIS.
GOODYEAR TIRES INVICTA P225/75R15 RWL DOT #M6HHRWR 054 FAILED ON FOUR OCCASIONS DUE TO BEAD SEPARATING FROM THE SIDEWALL.
ABS FAILS ON LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE EACH TIME IT RAINS.
WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, A SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION WAS EXPERIENCED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE SKIDDED, LOST CONTROL, ROLLED OVER FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD JUST DRIVEN FROM ONE SHOPPING CENTER TO ANOTHER AND WAS IN THE STORE FOR 15 MINUTES WHEN SOMEONE SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE INSPECTOR SAID A SHORT IN WIRING NEAR DISTRIBUTOR WAS THE CAUSE. *AK
GOT IN VEHICLE TO START IT, SHIFTED INTO GEAR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED/LUNGED FORWARD OUT OF BAY WORK AREA, VEHICLE HIT 2 PEDESTRIANS. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS; THE WINDOWS LOOK LIKE SOMEONE HAS SMEARED THEIR FINGERS ALL OVER THEM, AT CERTAIN EXTENDED DISTANCE, VISION IS DISTORTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS FOUR BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BOLTED TO THE FRAME, THE LEFT FRONT BOLT BROKE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, WITH A DAMP CLIMATE, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ALSO LOCK CONSTANTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT (55) MPH AND HITTING ANY SORT OF BUMP OR RISE IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. NEED TO HIT YOUR BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SHAKING OR DECREASE THE SPEED BY 15 MPH. ALSO, TRANSMISSION NOISY WHILE SHIFTING AND ABS BRAKE FAILURE/PEDAL SOFT. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, WANTED TO GO FORWARD AND VEHICLE LOCKED UP IN THE REVERSE POSTION AND WENT BACKWARDS WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION IS AUTOMATIC. *AK
PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE TO PARK CAR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT CAR IN FRONT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE GIVE DETAILS. *AK *JB
WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION DEACCELERATED , TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
PISTONS KNOCK.
FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGES AND PEDAL, THE CONSUMER WAS PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK
KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY FAILED.
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED/FAILED AT 10,000 MILES; RELACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 43,000 MILES, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK/FORTH, NO ACCIDENT. *AK
FAILURE ON THE THROTTLE CONTROL PEDAL, CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER SAID IT IS THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
TRANSMISSION LEAKS.
VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRED, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AND SEATS BROKE.
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
THE OWNER HIT A GUARD RAIL AT 55 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE TRUCK FLIPPED 6 TIMES. THE DRIVERS SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD THE OCCUPANT.*AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN BATTERY, CAUSED EXPLOSION WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVER PUT IN GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
DEALER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALL. EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY DEALER. ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY DYNAMTIC ELECTRONICS.*AK
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED IT ACCELERATES GOING OVER SETTING.
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, ALSO FUEL INJECTION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
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