1998 Jeep Grand Wagoneer

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › rotor. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor2
000
Electrical System › Ignition1
000
Air Bags › Frontal1
100

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor Shift02V053000
Filed Feb 15, 20021,620,000 vehiclesDaimlerchrysler Corporation

Defect. ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER HAS NOT PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER FULLY INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AFTER SEEMING TO BE STABLE.

Risk. INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SECONDARY DETENT SYSTEM TO THE FLOOR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SENT INTERIM NOTICES TO OWNERS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON MARCH 22, 2002. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 23, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 23, 2005OH

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 5, 1999TX

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPONIMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 8, 1999OH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKE ROTORS ARE OUT ROUND. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, VEHICLE JERKED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 29, 1998IA

WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, DRIVER WILL GET AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND WHEN TOUCHING ANY METAL PART IN THE VEHICLE CAN GET SHOCKED, AS WELL AS WHEN TAKING THE KEY OUT. *AK

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2022
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20261500Routine
20253300Routine
202433800Routine
202348800Routine
2022591010Routine
19999000Routine
1998 — this page4100Routine
19971100Routine
19960100Routine
19953200Routine
19942200Routine
19938710Routine
19921000Routine
19911000Routine
19902000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 15, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.