1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical Problems

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE BURNED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH SMOKE.

NHTSA ID

10816644

Incident

Oct 15, 2015

Mileage

175,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES IN THE BATTERY OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THE DETAILS OF THE FIRE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

NHTSA ID

10775350

Incident

Sep 17, 2015

Mileage

199,000 mi

VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER - ENGINE STOPS AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL --- UNTIL YOU SHAKE MAIN WIRING HARNESS . HAVE SPENT OVER $ 5000.00 HAVING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC REPLACING MAIN ECM HARNESS AND TESTING AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED . STILL SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BY ELECTRICAL AUTO TECHNICIAN TO MAKE COMPLAINT AS JEEP CHRYSLER WILL NOT WARRANTY OR HAVE A REPLACEMENT ECM FOR ANY GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE'S EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM . JUST RECENTLY FOUND THIS SITE AND ASKING FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR THIS PROBLEM . MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH BEEN IN MANY NEAR MISSES DO THIS PROBLEM AS THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A 100 TIMES AND NO THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION . IF YOU COULD GET JEEP CHRYSLER TO MAKE A REPLACEMENT ECM WOULD BE GOOD !!!!! DO WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM TO CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AFTER A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO GET SATISFACTION AS MANY OTHER GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM???

NHTSA ID

10722371

Incident

Aug 30, 2011

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE POLICE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO DISPATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10561884

Incident

Jan 28, 2011

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE RADIO, CLOCK, AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RADIO WIRES, WHICH WERE CROSSED, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE, CLOCK, RADIO AND BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

NHTSA ID

10354602

Incident

Aug 1, 2010

Mileage

198,000 mi

I OWN A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. ENGINE COMPUTER BOUGHT 9/03/07 FROM ADVANCE AUTO ZONE. INSTALLED 9/04/07 BY THOMPSONS' IN MARQUETTE. MI. JEEP BROKE DOWN DECEMBER 17,2008. 1ST ENGINE COMPUTER BOUGHT FROM CARQUEST 2/04/09. INSTALLED 2/06/09 BY TOMPSONS'(DEFECTIVE) PRICE $357.97. RETURNED THE PART. I ORDERED FROM ADVANCE AUTO ZONE 2/09/09. INSTALLED BY THOMPSON'S 2/10/09. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT LIGHT UP/ JEEP WILL NOT RUN. PRICE $213.99. MY MECHANIC ASKED ME TO MAKE SURE THE ENGINE COMPUTER NUMBERS MATCH. THEY DID. CARQUEST INFORMED ME THERE IS A NATIONAL RECALL ON THE ENGINE COMPUTER & IT CAN TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS TO GET ME A PART. I NEED MY VEHICLE RUNNING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. I NEED ALOT OF ADVICE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10258287

Incident

Feb 4, 2009

Mileage

165,700 mi

1) CAR WONT START, ALARM DISABLES THE ENGINE. 2)REPLACE PCM ALARM STILL DEFECTIVE. 3)AGAIN, CAR WONT START. *JB

NHTSA ID

10147827

Incident

Jan 16, 2006

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A NORMAL SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10019510

Incident

May 8, 2003

Mileage

100,000 mi

DEFECTIVE IGNITION COIL. *MR THE IGNITION COIL HAD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO FIND WHAT THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING ENOUGH FUEL BUT NO SPARK, UNFORTUNATELY THIS REPAIR DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TIME, MONEY, AND EFFORT SPENT ON FIXING THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10012374

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO IGNITION COIL BURNING OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10011358

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR. THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE BACK DOOR PANEL. THE SPEAKER HAD STARTED THE FIRE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY, BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLES AGE AND MILEAGE. *JG *DT

NHTSA ID

568330

Incident

Sep 5, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT IGNITION COIL HAS FAILED 4X IN THE PAST TWO YEARS CAUSING VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN WHILE DRIVING. TS

NHTSA ID

8023097

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

FUSE AND RELAY ARE OK. HORN IS LOCATED BEHIND RIGHT SIDE OF BUMPER.

NHTSA ID

769795

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRE HARNESS BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO GO UP OR DOWN. MR

NHTSA ID

8020575

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

VEHICLE HAD TWO IGNITION COILS REPLACED EACH YEAR ,AND PROPBLEM WAS REOCCURRING, ALL OCCURRED WITHIN MONTH OF JULY. A THIRD REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013916

Incident

Jul 12, 2002

1)IGNITION: IN COLD WEATHER DIFFICULT TO START. IGNITION COIL FAILED , 2)MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED CAUSING ENGINE TO ROTATE ON AXIS, 3) SPEED SENSORS IN TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING LACK OF SHIFTING TO LOWER GEAR, 4) WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL UNIT UNDER DASH BURNED OUT, CAUSING SMOKE TO FILL COMPARTMENT, 5) TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED"COMING APART" ,6) BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED AS PER RECALL, BUT WITHIN 2000-2500 MILES REPLACED ROTORS DEFECTIVE (BENT/WARPED)/AND TOO THIN TO RESURFACE

NHTSA ID

758685

Incident

Feb 26, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

758684

Incident

Feb 26, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (COMPUTER) HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WATER PUMP.*JB

NHTSA ID

562511

CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED TWO TIMES ALREADY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE SHUTDOWN DUE TO COIL FAILURE. *YH

NHTSA ID

878399

Incident

May 13, 1998

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO ELECTRICAL SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED FIRE, FIRE STARTED WITH A FUEL LEAKAGE AND BURNED WIRES WHERE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO UNREPLACEABLE PARTS. AK

NHTSA ID

877521

Incident

Dec 20, 2000

WHEN RUNNNING IT RUNS NORMALLY AND THEN WHEN YOU SHUT IT OFF IT WILL NOT START UP WE HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE PLUG WIRES ALSO NEW BATTERY AND CAP AND ROTOR AND PUT A NEW FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH AND ALSO 20.00 OF GAS AND SOME INJECTOR CLEANER AND STILL WILL NOT START AFTER SHUTTING OFF . *AK

NHTSA ID

736309

Incident

Nov 9, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH ALL POWER SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD NO POWER STEERING, AND NO BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

865896

Incident

Jul 21, 2000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS CAUSING THE IGNITION COIL TO CONTINOUSLY FAIL. DEALER'S REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE COIL. THE COIL HAS BEEN REPLACED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND CONTINUES TO BURN OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

864938

Incident

Jun 8, 2000

TIE ROD END AT STEERING BOX NEEDS REPAIRS. MJS

NHTSA ID

551952

Incident

Mar 21, 2000

SECURITY SYSTEM ERROR CODE SHOWS WHEN KEY IS TURNED. ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL KEY HAS BEEN TURNED ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. MAY TAKE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 75 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING YOU HEAR SOUND OF FUEL INJECTION. NO FUEL TO ENGINE UNTIL THAT TIME. THEN CAR STARTS IMMEDIATELY. CONSOLE SHOWS REAR LAMP FAILURE WHEN ALL LIGHTS ARE WORKING. SOMETIMES SHOWS THIS ERROR CODE WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

719476

Incident

Nov 15, 1999