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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 Speed Control
Filed May 30, 1995NY

VEHICLE SELF ACCELERATES AT ANY SPEED OR IN ANY GEAR. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed May 22, 1995CA

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE THREE TIMES. *SKD

Visibility › Windshield
Filed May 16, 1995CT

VEHICLES SIDE WINDOW ON REAR DOOR,REAR BIG WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 3, 199500

UPON STARTING, DURING SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN ENGINE SURGED OUT OF CONTROL, ENGINE SEEMED TO OVER POWER BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH RENDERED BRAKING INEFFECTIVE. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 3, 199500

UPON STARTING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, PLACED INTO REVERSE GEAR, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN SHOT ACROSS STREET INTO YARD, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Apr 18, 1995CT

FRONT/REAR PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 12, 1995NY

ABS: WHEN BRAKING, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT; DEFECTIVE SHIMS. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 27, 1995CA

REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING CONTENTS TO BE THROWN INTO HIGHWAY. *SKD

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Mar 27, 1995CA

REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HATCH DOOR TO FLY OPEN, RESULTING IN BAGGAGE FALLING ONTO HIGHWAY. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Mar 20, 199500

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Mar 13, 199500

VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 10, 1995MO

AFTER TURNING IGNITION AND PUT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. POLICE SAYS SHOWS ACCELERATION MARKS AFTER IMPACT. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 6, 1995NJ

REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ELT LATCH THAT LOCKS IN SEAT BELT WAS DETACHED FROM BODY OF CAR. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Feb 6, 1995TN

ENGINE; WAS ON THE ROAD GOING 30 MPH AND JEEP CUT OFF. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 3, 1995NY

INTERMITTENT REVERSE/FORWARD ACCELERATION WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. *SKD

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Feb 1, 1995CA

RING AND PINION GEAR FAILED. QCAW

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jan 13, 1995TN

UPON RELEASE OF PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE HANDLE FELL APART. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 12, 1995MS

PULLING TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 3, 1995PA

REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

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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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