VEHICLE SELF ACCELERATES AT ANY SPEED OR IN ANY GEAR. *AK
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 →
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE THREE TIMES. *SKD
VEHICLES SIDE WINDOW ON REAR DOOR,REAR BIG WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT
UPON STARTING, DURING SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN ENGINE SURGED OUT OF CONTROL, ENGINE SEEMED TO OVER POWER BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH RENDERED BRAKING INEFFECTIVE. TT
UPON STARTING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, PLACED INTO REVERSE GEAR, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN SHOT ACROSS STREET INTO YARD, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE. TT
FRONT/REAR PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKING. *AK
ABS: WHEN BRAKING, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT; DEFECTIVE SHIMS. TT
REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING CONTENTS TO BE THROWN INTO HIGHWAY. *SKD
REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HATCH DOOR TO FLY OPEN, RESULTING IN BAGGAGE FALLING ONTO HIGHWAY. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. TT
AFTER TURNING IGNITION AND PUT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. POLICE SAYS SHOWS ACCELERATION MARKS AFTER IMPACT. TT
REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ELT LATCH THAT LOCKS IN SEAT BELT WAS DETACHED FROM BODY OF CAR. *AK
ENGINE; WAS ON THE ROAD GOING 30 MPH AND JEEP CUT OFF. TT
INTERMITTENT REVERSE/FORWARD ACCELERATION WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. *SKD
RING AND PINION GEAR FAILED. QCAW
UPON RELEASE OF PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE HANDLE FELL APART. *AK
PULLING TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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