WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED, DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE.
1995 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 1995 record →
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO GO INTO REVERSE GEAR.
DUE TO CORROSION THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BROKE, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONE DDUE TO EVAPORATOR DRAIN BLOCKAGE.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
THE POWER STEERING WAS LOOSE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE BRACKET FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHEARED OFF. DEALER IS REPLACING THE MOUNTING. 64,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE COMPLETLY RUSTED . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN OWNER GOT OUT OF JEEP TO MOVE ITEM OUT OF DRIVEWAY, WITH THE JEEP IN THE PARKING GEAR, THE IGNITION STILL RUNNING, THE JEEP SLIPPED INTO THE REVERSE GEAR, STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENING AND HITTING THE DRIVER AND A PILLAR IN THE GARAGE, WHICH MADE THE JEEP COME TO A STOP. THE JEEP IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ROTORS ARE PULSATING. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. *AK
VEHICLE WA SPLACED FROM REVERSE INTO PARK WHILE IN GARAGE. DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE AND VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE, KNOCKING DRIVER DOWN AND NEARLY SANDWICHING HIM BETWEEN GARAGE WALL AND VEHICLE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT OF GARAGE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO DOOR AND INTERIOR OF GARAGE. DRIVER CHASED VEHICLE DOWN, JUMPED IN, AND PUT IT BACK IN PARK.
AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CRACKED CAUSING LEAKS.
SUSPENSION FAILURE.
TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE FAILED FAILED.
TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE MALFUNCTIONED DUE OVERHEATED FRONT AXLE.
THE WIRES THAT COME THROUGH THE HARNESS TO THE DOOR BROKE, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS. HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD WIRES REPLACED. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED ON A SLIGHT GRADE WITH IGNITION RUNNING, DRIVER GOT OUT TO CLOSE A GATE AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED 50 FT BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN DRIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CREEK AND CAUSED INJURIES TO PASSENGERS.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP HALF WAY TO QUARTER WAY FROM HOOD WHEN SHUT OFF.
VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. GOT INTO VEHICLE TO PUT IN GARAGE. STARTED IT AND PUT INTO DRIVE, AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, HITTING THE BACKWALL OF THE GARAGE. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED A COLLISION.
BRAKING PROBLEMS.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
ENGINE: DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 35MPH ON WET HIGHWAY, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT INTO CENTER DIVIDER, SPUN AROUND ON THE OUTER GUARDRAIL, AND VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. *AK
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING RESULTING IN LOUD NOISE.
MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. MJS
DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PUSHED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, VEHICLE WENT UP TO 75MPH. CONTINUED TRYING TO STOP, AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE MAXED OUT AT 100MPH, AND HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ELECTRICAL CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. YH
WHILE VEHICLE WAAS IDLING IN PARK, IT SUUDENLY JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, KNOC KED DOWN DRIVER'S WIFE, DRAGGED HER DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET. ROLLED OVER HER LEGS AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. RAN INTO NEIGHBOR'S YARD, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED FROM PARK TO DRIVE ON LEVEL SURFACE. THIS OCCURRED 2 TIMES, 2ND TIME THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE AND CAUSED DAMAGE. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, OCCURS ONLY AFTER DRIVING 40+ MILES AT 60-65 MPH. WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNIN GRIGHTOR LEFT, VEHICLE ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS BINDING. *AK
ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER, DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 55 MPH OR HIGHER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING A FATALITY TO THE DRIVER. *AK
THE OWNER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED, AND SPED OUT THE DRIVEWAY, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK
ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AT 38,000 MILES.
TORQUE CONVERTOR LOCKS UP UPON STOPPING, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK AND LOSS OF POWER.
WHEN STARTED THE VEHICLE IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND TOOK OFF AND HIT A CURB. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT CONSUMER STROVE TO HIT THE BRAKES, BUT THEY HAD LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T WORK. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE SMASHED INTO 2 CARS AND THEN STOPPED. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
MIS INSTALLATION OF FACTORY INSTALL EUROTHANETHAT BONES WITH THE PAINT CAUSE PANE TO BECOME LOOSE. METAL NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PASS 600LBS TEST.
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN FAILING. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DOESN'T STOP. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, STALLS WHILE PUTTING IN GEAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED TO 42 MPH. DEALERS CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ITS SPEED AND WOULD NOT DECREASE ITS SPEED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION; VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING AT NORMAL IDLE SPEED. UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY AND 9 INJURIES. *AK
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND THAN FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED STALLING/SURGING/BATTERY SHORT/COMPUTER CRASHES.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT AND INJURIES.
WHEN FULLY DEPRESSED, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND REMAINS DOWN; VARIOUS SPEEDS; NO ACCIDENTS, PROBLEM NOT REPORTED TO OR CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK
AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE ITS SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
OWNER'S MANUAL INCOMPLETE.
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED 20MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION , APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, TO STOP VEHICLE TURN IGNITION OFF. *AK
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