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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 →

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 31, 1996GA

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jul 31, 1996NJ

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jul 30, 1996VT

UPON TURNING IGNITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 25, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND YOU CAN NO LONGER STEER OR BRAKE WHEN IT STALLS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 3, 1996MN

TO AVOID A CAR, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 1, 1996MA

REAR SEAT BELT RELEASE MECHANISM WOULD NOT UNLATCH. CHILD HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE SEATBELT. *AK SLC

Suspension › Front
Filed Jun 20, 1996MA

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 14, 1996WI

WHEN COMING OFF HIGHWAY HAD NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR STEERING, ALMOST HIT AN ISLAND. SOMETIMES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES QUICKLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 5, 1996MN

DEFECTIVE ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrashFire
Filed Jun 3, 1996FL

INTERMITTENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED RPMS RISE TO 3000 OR FROM START VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. 2) TWO IMPACTS, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Jun 3, 1996NC

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN FRONT END COLLISION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 3, 1996AZ

BRAKES SMOKING DUE TO STICKING. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jun 3, 1996CA

FRONT LEFT CALIPER FROZE, DAMAGING ROTORS/CREATING NOISE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed May 22, 1996CA

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed May 21, 1996OH

BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash4 injured
Filed May 15, 1996CA

APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS. DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATED DUE TO BROKEN SENSOR. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed May 13, 1996CA

INTERMITTENT SURGING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 23, 1996WV

ABS BRAKES; SOMETIMES BRAKES FAIL AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Apr 2, 1996CT

ESTIMATED SPEED 62-65 MPH, HOOD AJARED PARTIALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 25, 1996LA

AIR BAGS, BRAKES, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Mar 25, 1996PA

BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER/BOOSTER FAILED. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 22, 1996MI

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 12, 1996RI

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 8, 1996MI

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ACROSS ROAD HITTING ANOTHER RESIDENTS GARAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 17, 1996CA

REAR ABS BRAKES LOCK UP IN THE RAIN. *TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 16, 1996NY

WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES APPLIED, REPLACE SOMETHING IN THE FRONT BRAKES. TT

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Jan 2, 1996CA

ACCELERATOR STUCK. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 21, 1995AL

EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 19, 1995MI

ABS BRAKE FAILURE COMPLETELY, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE FACT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 14, 1995PA

PURCHASE CAR NEW WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE CAR DIDN'T STOP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Dec 4, 1995FL

BRAKE PEDAL CONNECTOR BROKE, RESULTING IN NO STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 4, 1995OR

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery2 injured
Filed Oct 31, 1995NY

CONSUMER WENT TO START JEEP THE BATTERY BLEW UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR . TT CONSUMER STATES THE LOUD NOISE DEAFENED HIM AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, DAMAGES WERE DONE TO THE ABS WHICH CAUSE BRAKE FAILURES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. STEERING DAMPNER WAS LEAKING, DEALE REPLACED. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED, RESURFACED ROTORS. HATCH HARD TO CLOSE. *SLC

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Oct 26, 1995CA

THE AUTO SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS-CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT INVOLVING 4 VEHICLES IN A PARKING LOT BEFORE IT CAME TO REST. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Oct 22, 1995NY

REAR BRAKES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES. *DSH

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft
Filed Oct 19, 1995NY

REAR AXLE SHAFT SNAPPED OFF AT DIFFERENTIAL, CAUSING REAR WHEEL/AXLE TO FALL OFF VEHICLE. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Oct 5, 1995PA

BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM RELIEF PLUG. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 4, 1995FL

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENT PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 3, 1995FL

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE AND THEN TOOK OFF BACKWARDS WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR.PUT BRAKE ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 25, 1995NY

STALLING WITHOUT WARNING MANUFACTURER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE ARE WILLING TO HAVE IT FIX BUT NO ONE CAN TELL THEM HOW. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 15, 1995NC

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; VEHICLE WAS HIT LEFT FRONT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 29, 1995NJ

WHEN START THE JEEP AND AIR CONDITIONER THERE IS A MOLDY SMELL . TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 28, 1995ME

WHEN CRUISE SET 67, 90% OF THE TIME VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP AND UP, REPLACE TWO PARTS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, TO NO AVAIL. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 17, 1995PR

VEHICLE SURGES. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 19, 1995SD

WARPED ROTORS CAUSING VIOLENT CHATTERING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED ABRUPTLY. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 17, 1995CA

THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES AND THEY DO NOT STOP THE TRUCK WHEN APPLIED QUICKLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 11, 1995MI

DURING FRONT END COLLISION, DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 6, 1995NY

IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 26, 1995NY

PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE AND THEY FREEZE UP AND LOCKS UP AS WELL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 26, 1995NY

THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

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