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1996 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 1996 record →

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 18, 1997NJ

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 14, 1997CT

SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Feb 21, 1997CA

HOOD CABLE SNAPPED.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 20, 1997CA

PROBLEM WITH INSIDE DOOR PANEL.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

POWER STEERING FAILED.

Steering › Linkages
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

PITMAN ARM DEFECTIVE.

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

INSIDE DOOR PANEL FELL OFF.

Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
Filed Feb 10, 1997WV

VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE AND ALLOWED TO MOVE BACKWARDS.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 21, 1997CA

BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 1997CT

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO REVERSE CAUSING, ACCIDENT.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 2, 1997GA

TRANSMISSION GEARS ARE NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM . *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 23, 1996MS

ENGINE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED AND ENTERING AN INCLINE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, IN FOR REAPIRS 5 TIMES, DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Dec 20, 1996TX

RING & PINION GEAR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 55 MPH, RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOISE; OCCURS LOUDER ON WARM DAYS AFTER WARM-UP OF LUBRICANTS, ESPECIALLY DURING A LONG DRIVE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 5, 1996KS

WHILE IN PARK AT FAST IDLE NO INCLINE, NO EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE DOWN DRIVE WAY, KNOCKING DOWN OWNER AND ROLLING OVER HIS LEG, WHEN STOPPED FOUND INDICATOR SHOWING VEHICLE STILL IN PARK POSITION. *AK CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS IN PARK FAST IDLE AND DID NOT MOVE AT ALL WHEN HE GOT OUT, CONSUMER STATES EITHER THETRANSMISSION FAILED ON LINKAGE MAY BE OUT OF SPEC.*JB

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 2, 1996NY

OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTES AT ONE TIME VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, MOST TIMES WHEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL IT COULD BE RESTARTED. *AK CARGO LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, SEVERAL HOURS LATER THEY TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 2, 1996NY

VEHICLE SKIDED ON ICY ROADS , LOST CONTROL WENT MEDIA CONCERT, SPEED 15MPH, BRAKES LOCKED UP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION , HIT A ROAD SIGN. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Nov 13, 1996NY

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL 6 TIMES.

Suspension
Filed Nov 5, 1996MI

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND THE EXHAUST , AFTER DRIVING FOR TEN MIN THERE IS A BURNING SMELL , PUTTING INTO REVERSE THERE IS A NOISE . *AK

Power Train › Axle Hubs
Filed Nov 5, 1996NY

HUB CASTING ERROR, RESULTING IN GRINDING/KNOCKING NOISE AT SLOW SPEED; ALSO, BELT SEPARATION IN THREE OF FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 5, 1996NC

LEFT FRONT DOOR SILL LOOSE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 4, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND PRESSING GAS VEHICLE BUCKS, THEN WON'T MOVE IN REGULAR 4 WHEEL OR REVERSE DRIVE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Oct 8, 1996MD

ENGINE FIRE.

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Oct 8, 1996CA

REAR DRIVE AXLE MAKES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE.

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 11, 1996KY

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND IN PARKED, IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, FROM PARK TO REVERSE, LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/ NO EPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 11, 1996FL

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, HAD THE TRUCK ONE MONTH WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE ENGINE BLEW UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 30, 1996NJ

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF.*AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 5, 1996TX

DUE TO A BROKEN COLUMN SHAFT THE CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER IN THE STEERING. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jun 22, 1996CO

STEERING VIBRATION. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 12, 1996OH

REPLACED NOISY RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor ShiftCrash
Filed May 29, 1996AZ

AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT MOVE, OWNER SAW VEHICLE ROLL DOWN HILL BACKWARDS, CROSSING STREET HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 29, 1996OH

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AUTO-TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN MOTION. 2) ENGINE ACCELERATES/DEACCELERATES W/NO WARNING OR MAY STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed May 14, 1996NV

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. SHIFTING INTO LOW GEAR LINKAGE DOES NOT LOCK IN POSITION. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 9, 1996IL

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Steering › Linkages
Filed Mar 13, 1996CA

PITMAN STEERING ARM FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 5, 1996FL

TRAVELING OVER FORTY MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT DURING CERTAIN BRAKING SITUATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Feb 7, 1996NV

DRIVERS LAP BELT FAILS TO EXTEND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 12, 1995FL

W/REAR LOCK DIFFERENTIAL AND LOADED W/OTHER ACCESSORIES; UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL PULL IN EITHER DIRECTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Dec 12, 1995DE

UNDERHOOD FIRE; EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN; POSSIBLY CAUSED BY NEW DESIGN FLAW AROUND BATTERY; VEHICLE TOTALED. TT

Steering
Filed Dec 5, 1995IL

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STEER AND IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Oct 27, 1995NY

WITHIN FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES. CAUSE MASTER CYLINDER FAILING. TT

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