1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· POWER TRAIN

  1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE W/QUADRATRAC (ALL WHEEL DRIVE): VISCOUS COUPLING IN TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP RESULTING IN POOR HANDLING DURING EXTENDED TRIPS. PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE VC PRIOR TO SELLING TO ME (<120,000 MI). I HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2001 (~130,000 MILES). PROBLEM IS STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN AT ~144,000 MILES DURING A LONG TRIP (~1000 MILES) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAR IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED, AND AT THIS POINT, I'M CONVINCED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE CAR. WHEN THE VC LOCKS UP, IT IS MORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE POOR HANDLING THAT RESULTS. TS

• 12/30/2003· TIRES

  THE VEHICLE'S TIRES LOSE AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE BEADS ARE LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 12/29/2009· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKING THE STEERING GEAR BOX SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE 176,000.

• 12/29/2003· STRUCTURE

  DOOR HINGE ON REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS SEPARATING FROM DOOR. NEARLY ONE HALF OF THE DOOR HINGE IS BREAKING AWAY FROM THE DOOR. *AK

• 12/29/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODLE . HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/29/1998· STRUCTURE

  DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR WELD, THE DOOR FELL OFF WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. (PE95047) PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/28/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER MADE A SUDDEN STOP. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. *AK

• 12/28/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH. ALSO, THERE IS SOME OIL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ,AND MECHANIC STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 12/28/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN I HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP/GEARBOX TO BE REPLACED, I HAD MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A WHURING SOUND. THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO FIX AND CHARGE ME FOR THE NEW STEERING PARTS, BUT DIDN'T THINK ABOUT CALLING ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END. I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED WITH THE FRONT END AFTER SPENDING $4800 ON REPLACING THE FRONT END AXLE, BEARINGS, AND DIFF PLATE. THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT END HAD MORE OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH IT AS BEFORE. THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT WERE UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM.

• 12/28/1999· STEERING

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER POPPING THE HOOD, I NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED IN OIL, ALSO NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS OFF. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET VEHICLE FIXED, SPENT APPROX $900 TO HAVE A NEW POWERSTEERING PUMP AND GEAR BOX ASSEMBLEY, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX HOUSING HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE PART TO FAIL.

• 12/28/1999· POWER TRAIN

  GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, NOTICED A METALIC CRUNCHING SOUND, WHICH BECAME A CHATTERING AND WHURING SOUND. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS A SPUN FRONT PINION BEARING. AFTER THE MECHANIC FIXED THE FRONT END, THE PINION BEARING SPUN AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY HAD TO ORDER A WHOLE NEW AXEL FOR THE FRONT END, THE PART TOOK 42 DAYS TO BE MADE. I'M NOT SURE IF THE PART TOOK THAT LONG TO BE MADE, BUT I HAD STATED THAT I WOULDLIKE TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR, AND ONLY AFTR I DECIDED NOT TO PURCHASE THE NEW CAR, BECAUSE CHRYSLER FINACIAL WAS LOOKING FOR MORE THAN A $6000 DOWN PAYMENT. THE PART APPEARED AFTER I TOLD THEM I IDN'T WANT TO BUY THE CAR. AFTER THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE FRONT END WAS FINE, AND I WAS OVER $6500 DOLLARS POORER AFTER RENTING A CAR AND WAITING FOR THE PART TO BE MADE. *AK

• 12/28/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR WHILE THEN WENT OFF. THAT HAD HAPPEND A FEW TIMES BEFORE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/28/1998· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS HAVE DISENAGED FROM THE HINGES, CAUSING THE DOORS TO FALL OFF.

• 12/28/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, CAUSING THE OTHER VEHICLE TO BE TURNED AROUND. AK

• 12/28/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING/ROUGH IDLING. *SKD

• 12/27/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN VEHICLE IS IN A GEAR VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES ACCERLERATE WITH CONSUMER'S FOOT ON BRAKE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALE, AND DEALER FIXED SOME OTHER PARTS ON , VEHICLE BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK

• 12/27/1996· VISIBILITY

  THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS; THE WINDOWS LOOK LIKE SOMEONE HAS SMEARED THEIR FINGERS ALL OVER THEM, AT CERTAIN EXTENDED DISTANCE, VISION IS DISTORTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 12/27/1995· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED DOOR HINGE WELD FAILURE, WHEN DOOR HINGE DETACHED AND FELL OFF FRAME, ALLOWING DOOR TO HANG. TT

• 12/26/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  GROUND WIRE TO A/C SHORTED OUT . *AK

• 12/25/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AND CAR LURCHED AND ACCELERATED AND BRAKES FAILED CAUSING SEVERAL CRASHES INTO CARS AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY

• 12/25/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

• 12/24/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR DETACHED COMPLETELY FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR. TS

• 12/24/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON 12 OCCASIONS BETWEEN 11/24/98 AND 12/23/98, THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE ROADWAY. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HOWEVER ISN'T AFFECTED. THE RADIO, LIGHTS, GAUGES, ETC CONTINUE TO WORK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AND THEN STARTED UP AGAIN. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC/DEALER. I HAVE CURRENTLY HAD THE FUEL PUMP, THE FUEL PUMP STRAINER, THE FUEL FILTER AND THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL WIRING REPLACED (AT THE DIRECTION OF MY LOCAL DEALER.) THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED I WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. AT THIS POINT I LACK CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTS ITSELF AFTER SHUTING DOWN, THERE EXISTS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR CONTROLING THE VEHICLE.

• 12/24/1994· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION REVVS IN GEAR/ROUGH GEAR CHANGES, ALSO 4-WHEEL DRIVE REPLACED.

• 12/23/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES AFTER RECALL#02V053000 INADVERTENTLY VEHICLE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLE THEY ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DEALER NAME, ADDRESS, AND NUMBER. TS

• 12/23/1997· STRUCTURE

  HINGE WELDS BROKE ON THE FRONT DOORS.

• 12/22/2000· STRUCTURE

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/22/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FUSE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING TAILIGHT/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE TO FAIL. *AK

• 12/21/2005· STEERING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V069000 CONCERNING THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

• 12/21/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO DROP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TT

• 12/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT

• 12/20/1999· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SEAT BELT LATCH DOES NOT PROPERLY LATCH. IT ACTS LIKE IT LATCHES PROPERLY HOWEVER IT WILL UNLATCH AT ANY TIME OR WITH ANY TUG ON SEAT BELT. THIS GIVES A FALSE SENSE THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL RESTRAIN WHEN IN FACT IT WILL NOT. *AK

• 12/19/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  RECALL 02V053000 CONCERNING INADVERTENT VEHICLE MOVEMENT. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE CONSUMER WITH ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.*AK

• 12/19/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE PAINT IS COMING OFF ON MY 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE

• 12/19/1997· STRUCTURE

  THE DOOR HAS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES AND THE WELDING IS BROKEN. *AK

• 12/19/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. RESTARTS BRIEFLY AFTER COASTING OR AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/19/1996· SEATS

  THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS FOUR BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BOLTED TO THE FRAME, THE LEFT FRONT BOLT BROKE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

• 12/19/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE COMPLETELY, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE FACT. TT

• 12/18/1997· STRUCTURE

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR TOP HINGE BROKE OFF. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE HINGE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, WITH A DAMP CLIMATE, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ALSO LOCK CONSTANTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. *SLC

• 12/18/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION REBUILT/VALVE BODY REPLACED.

• 12/17/1997· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO LEAKING EVAPORATOR COILS.

• 12/17/1996· POWER TRAINCrash

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, WANTED TO GO FORWARD AND VEHICLE LOCKED UP IN THE REVERSE POSTION AND WENT BACKWARDS WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION IS AUTOMATIC. *AK

• 12/17/1996· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT (55) MPH AND HITTING ANY SORT OF BUMP OR RISE IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. NEED TO HIT YOUR BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SHAKING OR DECREASE THE SPEED BY 15 MPH. ALSO, TRANSMISSION NOISY WHILE SHIFTING AND ABS BRAKE FAILURE/PEDAL SOFT. *AK

• 12/16/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

• 12/16/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHENEVER SLOWING DOWN OR DOWN SHIFTING, TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE. VEHICLE ALSO JERKED WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO BE THROWN FORWARD. NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY MECHANIC PROBLEM NOT REPAIRABLE. *AK

• 12/16/1994· TRAILER HITCHESCrash

  TRAILER HITCH SLEEVE BROKE, CAUSING TRAILER TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE/ACCIDENT. *SKD

• 12/14/2005· SEAT BELTS

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. THE SPRING MECHANISM HAD A FAILURE TO LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

• 12/14/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  PURCHASE CAR NEW WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE CAR DIDN'T STOP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE. TT

• 12/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THERE IS NO BRAKE CLIP ON BRAKE LINKAGE; BRAKES COME APART; NO RESISTANCE; PEDAL FLOPS; APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE; NO WARNING; SPEED 25-30 MPH.