OIL PRESSURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED.
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 →
SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
HOOD CABLE SNAPPED.
PROBLEM WITH INSIDE DOOR PANEL.
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED.
POWER STEERING FAILED.
PITMAN ARM DEFECTIVE.
SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.
INSIDE DOOR PANEL FELL OFF.
VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE AND ALLOWED TO MOVE BACKWARDS.
BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO REVERSE CAUSING, ACCIDENT.
TRANSMISSION GEARS ARE NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM . *AK
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
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
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
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
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 SHORT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL 6 TIMES.
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
HUB CASTING ERROR, RESULTING IN GRINDING/KNOCKING NOISE AT SLOW SPEED; ALSO, BELT SEPARATION IN THREE OF FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES. *AK
LEFT FRONT DOOR SILL LOOSE.
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 FIRE.
REAR DRIVE AXLE MAKES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE.
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
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, HAD THE TRUCK ONE MONTH WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE ENGINE BLEW UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF.*AK
DUE TO A BROKEN COLUMN SHAFT THE CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER IN THE STEERING. *AK
STEERING VIBRATION. *SD
REPLACED NOISY RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR. *AK
AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT MOVE, OWNER SAW VEHICLE ROLL DOWN HILL BACKWARDS, CROSSING STREET HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AUTO-TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN MOTION. 2) ENGINE ACCELERATES/DEACCELERATES W/NO WARNING OR MAY STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. SHIFTING INTO LOW GEAR LINKAGE DOES NOT LOCK IN POSITION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
PITMAN STEERING ARM FAILED.
TRAVELING OVER FORTY MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT DURING CERTAIN BRAKING SITUATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVERS LAP BELT FAILS TO EXTEND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
W/REAR LOCK DIFFERENTIAL AND LOADED W/OTHER ACCESSORIES; UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL PULL IN EITHER DIRECTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
UNDERHOOD FIRE; EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN; POSSIBLY CAUSED BY NEW DESIGN FLAW AROUND BATTERY; VEHICLE TOTALED. TT
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STEER AND IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WITHIN FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES. CAUSE MASTER CYLINDER FAILING. TT
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.
Full record for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee → · Every Grand Cherokee year → · How the figures are calculated →