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1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Sep 23, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 588 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Sep 23, 2005

DT: ON AUGUST 15, 2005 THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHERE THE LEVER IS HAS THREE BOLTS TO IT AND IT BROKE. INSIDE OF THE PANEL OF THE DOOR SOMETHING BROKE, AND IT WILL NOT LET IT TO BE SHUT BECAUSE OF THE PANEL. THE SENSOR LIGHT FOR DOOR CAME ON AND SHOWED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT SHUT. THE CONSUMER WENT AROUND AT RIGHT CURVE AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN. COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO SHUT. HELD IT UNTIL THE CONSUMER GOT HOME. WASHERS WERE HOLDING THE DOOR TOGETHER. ALSO, HAS THE BACK DOORS LOCKED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO THE REAR DOORS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER 1500.00 TO FIX IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
10137414
Incident
Aug 15, 2005
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 8, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGYWAY SPEED THE HOOD LATCH CAME UNHOOKED, ANDTHE HOOD FELL INTO THE WINDSHIELD. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DRIVE UNABLE TO SEE. DEALER CONTACTED. *MR

NHTSA ID
8020346
Incident
Aug 8, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 1, 2001
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING 20MPH SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. DEALER DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED WIRES.*AK

NHTSA ID
898658
Incident
Oct 8, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 29, 2000

WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO A 2-PART HARNESS BY JEEP. IT APPEARS AS IF THE CORP. IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS YET TO RECALL THESE HARNESSES. THE JEEP -MOPAR PARTS GUIDE INDICATES IT IS A ONE PART HARNESS AT $ 63.00, HOWEVER WHEN IT ARRIVES , THE HARNESS IS 2-PART AND THE RETAIL IS THEN $269.00 .*AK

NHTSA ID
732858
Incident
Jun 1, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed May 10, 1999

WIRING HARNESS THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE CAR BODY AND DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO ACTIVATE POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS, HARNESS HAD BROKEN WIRES. MJS

NHTSA ID
545479
Incident
Apr 21, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 6, 1998

BOLTS TO HOLD THE SEATS DOWN HAVE PREMATURELY CORRODED, AND DO NOT HOLD THE SEATS DOWN, IF THE SEATS BREAK LOOSE IT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
824977
Incident
Jul 5, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 16, 1998
Fire reported

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE COMPUTER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
820297
Incident
Dec 17, 1997
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Oct 17, 1997

ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED ROTORS. *AK

NHTSA ID
513831
Incident
Jan 2, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 28, 1997
Fire reported

REAR SEATS HAVE HAD HEAT BUILD UP, DEALER TOLD OWNER THAT THE HEAT WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
814448
Incident
Jul 26, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 19, 1996

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

NHTSA ID
806577
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Oct 8, 1996

VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRED, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AND SEATS BROKE.

NHTSA ID
510514
Incident
Sep 27, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 2, 1996

ESTIMATED SPEED 62-65 MPH, HOOD AJARED PARTIALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
982228
Incident
Mar 29, 1996
BrakesElectricalInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Oct 31, 1995
2 injuries reported

CONSUMER WENT TO START JEEP THE BATTERY BLEW UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR . TT CONSUMER STATES THE LOUD NOISE DEAFENED HIM AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, DAMAGES WERE DONE TO THE ABS WHICH CAUSE BRAKE FAILURES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. STEERING DAMPNER WAS LEAKING, DEALE REPLACED. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED, RESURFACED ROTORS. HATCH HARD TO CLOSE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
974254
Incident
Oct 5, 1995

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