THE AIR CONDITIONER IS LEAKING FREON. DEALER HAS NOT FIXED IT. *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 →
VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITH NO ONE INSIDE AND NO KEYS IN IGNITION.
BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED.
STEERING DAMPENER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.
THE RETROFIT KIT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. DEALER CAN'T FIX IT. *AK
VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED WITH A BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WHILE UNINTENTIONALLY DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL, RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THE RECALL.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE RUSTED, AND THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO REACT IN A CASE LIKE THAT. OWNER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS MORE TO THAT BECAUSE HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK STOPS, BUT IT HAS SOME EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED TWICE.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH THEN SLAMMED ON BRAKES DUE TO TRAFFIC, IMMEDIATELY STOPPING. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, PULLED BACK TO THE RIGHT. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. REGAINED CONTROL AND THEN CAME TO A SECOND STOP AT WHICH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL AGAIN TO THE LEFT ONLY, NOT OUT OF CONTROL THIS TIME, DUE TO TRAVELING AT LOWER RATE OF SPEED, THE RIGHT SIDE ROTORS SEPARATED FROM THE HUB, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER TO THE LEFT. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT ABOUT THE BRAKES. *AK
EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SUCH AS THE STABILIZER BAR BUSHING, COIL SPRING AND DISC BRAKE PEDAL RATTLES. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO LEAKS COOLANT.
EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SUCH AS THE STABILIZER BAR BUSHING, COIL SPRING AND DISC BRAKE PEDAL RATTLES. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO LEAKS COOLANT.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL POPS UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION.
ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.
BRAKES ROTORS MALFUNCTIONED AND BRAKE FEEL CHOPPY.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT RESULTING IN BURNING OF THE WIRING HARNESS.
THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH AND FLIP OVER. *AK
VEHICLE MAIN ENGINE SEAL FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS, AND IT WOULD LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
WIRES IN LEFT REAR DOOR (POWER WINDOWS AND SPEAKER WIRES) MELTED TOGETHER INSIDE RUBBER HARNESS.
CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEEFT TURN HEARD A NOISE THEN THE STEERING WHEEL GAVE NO ACTION, CONSUMER LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING. VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP, TODAY THERE WILL BE AN ENGINEER COMING TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. (HENRY TRIBU--810-775-1735 ENGINEERING ANALISIS ASSOCIATES--30700 TELEGRAPH ROAD SUITE 4566 BINGHAM FARMS MICHIGAN). DEALERSHIP--(VILLAGE JEEP EAGLE--248-549-5300-- TOM MILLER). *AK
HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A SMALLER CAR CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
INTERMITTENTLY THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE COMPUTER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
SHOULDER HARNESSES TOO LOOSE.
ABS BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.
WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE GEAR WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED , ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY/ JOLTED FORWARD AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.
PISTONS FAILED/NOISY.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED ROTORS. *AK
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE.
BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP.
GEAR SHIFTER NOT GOING INTO PARK PROPERLY AND IS LOOSE, TIGHTENED LOOSE SHIFTER LINKAGE.
WHEN MAKING A LEFT/RIGHT TURN AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP, VEHICLE WOULD BUCK & THEN STALL OUT; VEHICLE IS RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID DISTRIBUTOR CAP WAS REPLACED ON THE JEEP. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK, CAUSING DELAYED BRAKING RESPONSE.
ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
STEERING SHOCK FAILED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JB
1993-1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WITH QUADRATRAC ALL WHEEL DRIVE OPTION WERE SENT FROM THE FACTORY WITHOUT CONVENTIONAL SPARE TIRE, BUT WITH SMALL EMERGENCY TYPE SPARE TIRE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALSO, FRONT AXLE BINDS ON SLOW TURNS. *AK
LOW IDLE CAUSED ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN.
ENGINE CUTS OFF AROUND 1800 RPMS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED OR WHEN HOLDING VEHICLE AT SPEED.
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SHROUD HIT THE FAN AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
MOISTURE REMAINS IN EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR AFTER RAIN, CAUSING RETENSION SPRING TO RUST, THIS CAUSES MIRROR BECOME LOOSE/VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING.
REAR SEATS HAVE HAD HEAT BUILD UP, DEALER TOLD OWNER THAT THE HEAT WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB
THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKS. THREE AUTHORIZED DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM.
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