Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 48 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 48, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
COMPRESSOR WORKS BUT AC EVAPORATEUR FREEZES UP. BRAKES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS. PAINT PEELS ON PASSENGER DOOR AND ROOF.
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH MANY COSMETIC DEFECTS. CONSUMER WAS ASKED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO LIE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY ABOUT THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP ASKED CONSUMER NOT TO EXPOSE ANY PREEXISTING PROBLEMS SO THAT THE DEFECTS COULD BE REPAIRED.*AK
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED WHICH LEAKED CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND GARAGE AREA. *AK *JB
CONSUMER STATES THE MOTOR COOLING FAN RUNS CONSTANTLY ALL THE TIME. MR
SOME OIL WAS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET ONTO EXHAUST. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT THIS WILL IGNITE AND START A FIRE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH HARMONICK BALANCER PULLEY BROKE OFF,SHAFTED AND SLID FORWARD INTO FAN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
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
CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (COMPUTER) HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WATER PUMP.*JB
STEERING KNUCKLES WORN. *SLC
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
ENGINE NOISE RESULTED IN ENGINE HAVING TO BE REPLACED. NLM
MOTORS MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO RISE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. ALSO, THROTTLE STUCK. MOTORS MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 60,000 MILES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RISE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AND ALSO CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO STICK. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 60,000 MILES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRUCK SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART AFTER 100,000 - NUMEROUS ITEMS: SPEED SENSOR FAILED, OIL SENSOR AND COOLENT SENSOR ALWAY ON, EVEN AT PROPER LEVELS, REAR DOOR RATTLES, HEAD GASKET STARTING TO GO, NUMEROUS RATTLES, ENGINE LEAKES OIL, STARTING TO RUST
TIE ROD END AT STEERING BOX NEEDS REPAIRS. MJS
RADIATORS FAILED FOUR TIMES DUE TO DEFECT. YH
INDPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS SPLITTING APART FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM. *AK MANIFOLD PIPE SPLIT.
WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARKED POSITION, WARMING UP, ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
THREE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP AND CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE SPILLS OVER DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL FILLER TUBE WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO JUMP UP AND DOWN WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AUTO TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AT SAME TIME. TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD LOCK UP AND STALL ENGINE WHILE TRYING TO LURCH FORWARD. MOTOR MOUNTS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEMS WERE FOUND BY MECHANIC WHILE REBUILDING TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. ALL COVERED UNDER FACTORY EXTENDED WARRANTY.
ALTERNATOR/BRAKING SYSTEM/WINDOW WIRING, MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. HAD TO BE REPLACED. THESE FAILURES COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS & FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO VIBRATE & ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *YC
ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN, CAUSING ENGINE TO POSE A THREAT OF FALLING OUT IF DRIVEN AT AN HIGH ACCELERATED SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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