1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Driver assistance Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS GETTING STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS RACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THERE HAD BEEN FUEL FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE ORIGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED AS NUMBER 46 ON THE WAITING LIST, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW UP TO INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10822837

Incident

Jul 10, 2015

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY INFANT SON ON THE FREEWAY, I FELT THE VEHICLE SEEMING TO SPEED UP INVOLUNTARILY, I.E. WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AT THE NEAREST OFF-RAMP, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. HAVING NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, I KEPT DRIVING, BY THIS TIME HAVING TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED ON THE CITY STREET I WAS DRIVING ON. UPON COMING TO A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED, THUS CAUSING THE BRAKE TO BE INEFFECTIVE. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR STOPPED AT THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME I HAD MY FOOT SLAMMED ON THE FOOT BRAKE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PULLED AND THE CAR IN PARK. EVEN WITH ALL OF THIS, THE CAR ENGINE REVVED, THE CAR LURCHED, SMOKED AND MAKE HIDEOUS NOISES BEFORE THE LIGHT FINALLY TURNED GREEN AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED ON. FINALLY, AFTER CONTINUING TO DRIVE WITH MY FOOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD BY SHUTTING IT OFF. AMAZINGLY, NO ONE WAS HURT, NOTHING WAS DAMAGED AND WE WALKED AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT UNDERSTANDABLY SHAKEN AND CONFUSED. NO ATTEMPT HAS YET BEEN MADE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES TO BE EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10211366

Incident

Dec 3, 2007

Mileage

110,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE FIRMLY APPLIED TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE APPLICATION DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL ,CAUSING EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALONG WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER FROM THE TIRES THERE WAS A HOT SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10147256

Incident

Jan 1, 2006

Mileage

135,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10051857

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED THE CAR, HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE GEAR. WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, TOOK OFF AT TOP SPEED, CRASHED INTO A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BECAUSE OF THE SPEED AT IMPACT. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BACK AND NECK INJURIES TO MYSELF.*AK

NHTSA ID

761586

Incident

May 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STOPPING SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELARATED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005430

AS SOON AS CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND IT HIT A BRICKWALL. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8003173

Incident

Dec 27, 2001

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

564097

WHEN MY WIFE WAS PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR TO PULL FORWARD THE THROTTLE SEEMED TO STICK AT FULL FORCE SO WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PASSING REVERSE TO GO INTO DRIVE IT FLEW OFF WRECKING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND INJURING A PERSON INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MOTOR WAS REVING TO PROBABLY 5500 RPM.*AK

NHTSA ID

756281

Incident

Dec 31, 2001

CAR STOPS WHILE FOOT IS ON GAS, THEN LURCHES FORWARD; CAR ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN IN PARK OR DRIVE; CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC WHILE IDLING; STEERING KNUCKLE BOLTS STRIPPED, HAD TO BE REPLACED, HAD TO REPLACE TIRES TWICE, HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES REPEATEDLY, WORN TO ROTORS, CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, INTERMITTENT, HARD TO RECREATE AT MECHANIC, BUT OCCUR IN TRAFFIC, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. BPRAVE HA. *AK

NHTSA ID

754324

Incident

Jul 10, 2001

THE CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK POSITION WITH ENGINE RUNNING. SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING CAR ACCELRATED FOWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING.

NHTSA ID

9004025

Incident

Sep 9, 2001

JEEP WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY WIFE WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE WHEN IT, ON ITS OWN, LUNGED BACKWARDS AT MAXIMUM ACCELERATION, KNICKED MY SON WHO JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY, KNICKED ANOTHER CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND SMASHED ACCELERATING BACKWARDS INTO A TREE, TOTALING THE CAR IN THE PROCESS. I KNOW YOU ARE INVESTIGATING 1995-1999 GRAND CHEROKEES FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT YOU NEED TO INCLUDE 1994 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. THERE ARE AT LEAST 23 SIMILAR INCIDENTS FOR 94 JEEPS ON YOUR WEBSITE. I HAVE PRINTED THEM ALL OUT. WE HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY CHRYSLER AT THE TIME AND THEY CLAIMED DRIVER ERROR. WHAT A TOTAL COVER-UP, AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS OUR FAULT!!*AK

NHTSA ID

751271

Incident

Aug 15, 1996

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE ACCCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. (U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER).*JB

NHTSA ID

562595

VEHICLE WOULD SURGE UPON ENGAGING GEAR INTO PARKED POSITION. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED THAT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

892094

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLHY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.*AK

NHTSA ID

872630

Incident

Jul 17, 2000

ENGINE SPEED WENT TO MAXIMUM WITH FOOT ON BRAKE (ANTI SKID BREAKING LEFT TRACKS AND WE HAVE PHOTO'S!). VEHICLE HIT PARK BENCH, PARKED CAR, KNOCKED DOWN 6" DIAMETER TREE, AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. EXAMINATION SHOWED SPEED CONTROL "ON" BUT NOT ENGAGED. TIRE SLIPPAGE MARKS INDICATE THAT BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LEAST THREE TIMES, BUT ONLY HELD ON DRIVER SIDE WHILE ANTI SKID PULSED BRAKES. SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE ONLY REVERSED DIRECTION OF VEHICLE AND DID NOT SLOW MOTOR. TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED WAS APPROX 400 FEET. MOTOR APPEARS TO HAVE GONE TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND WHILE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED (DRIVER HAS OTHER VEHICLES [FORD AND NISSAN] THAT REQUIRE APPLIED BRAKE TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION.) DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE TIRE BRAKING MARKS ARE AVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH ENTIRE FRONT END OF JEEP WAS DEMOLISHED, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ID

727794

Incident

Aug 13, 2000

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND PLACING IT IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL AFTER SIDESWIPING A TREE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND PROPERTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

723629

Incident

May 31, 2000

CAR WAS IN PARK IDLING . HAD FOOT ON BRAKETO SHIFT TO DRIVE. CAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ACCELERATED TRY TO APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKE COULD NOT STOP HIT VECHILE TO THE BACK OF ME AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. COULD NOT STOP TILL I HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. I TOTALLED MY VEHICLE AND THE VAN I HIT. THIS ACCIDENT COULD OF BEEN DEADLY IF A CHILD HAD WALKED IN BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN CONSUMER REPORTS THAT HAD MY 94 JEEP AS A SAFEY PROBLEM . WHERE THE CAR IS MISSING A BRAKE/TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK WHICH WOULD OF PREVENTED MY ACCIDENT IF THEY HAD A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN 151 INJURIES AND 5 FATALITIES AND JEEP DOESN'T FEEL IT IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO NOTIFY THE CONSUMER THAT THESE CAR HAVE A REAL SAFTEY ISSUE. I COULD OF KILLED A GROUP OF KIDS IN THAT PARKING LOT. I HOPE THEY DON'T WAIT FOR THIS KIND OF ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

720799

Incident

Mar 25, 2000

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, TO GAIN CONTROL, VEHICLE HAD TO BE BE TURNED OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

851793

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE / WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND HAD NOTHING POSITIVE TO SAY. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *YC

NHTSA ID

839808

Incident

Jun 7, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVER PUT LEVER INTO DRIVE. NLM

NHTSA ID

547870

WHILE SLOWY BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT GAS STATION. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHEROKEE TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. CHEROKEE HIT A BIG BOULDER, DID NOT STOP, JUMP UP OVER BOULDER AND HIT ANOTHER BOULDER, CHEROKEE STARTED TO ROLL, THEY RIGHTED ITSELF, WENT FORWARD BEFORING STOPPING. WHEN DRIVER JAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THE CRASH.

NHTSA ID

841088

Incident

Jun 22, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE HITTING A STOP SIGN.

NHTSA ID

545024

THIS CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN THE SECOND I PUT IT IN "DRIVE".I DID NOT TOUCH THE GAS.THE CAR THEN ACCELERATED UP TO 60MPH AS IT WENT AIRBORNE OVER A HILL , AND HIT A TREE. I WAS VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS ACCIDENT, AND HAVE A PERMANENT INJURY FROM IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

705469

Incident

Dec 29, 1998

WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND WILL ONLY STOP WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKES SO HARD AS TO STALL ENGINE. IT SEEM THAT THE VEHICLE "DROPS THE CLUTCH" INTO 2ND GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER REFERS CONSUMER TO DEALER. HAS HAPPENED TO CUNSUMER MANY TIMES, BUT CONSUMER HAS NOT PURSUED ISSUE FURTHER WITH DEALER AS THEY CHARGE FOR EACH EVALUATION/COMPLAINT. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR IF THIS CONTINUES. *AK

NHTSA ID

705065