Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR OVERHEAD LIGHT CONSOLE COLLAPSED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,482. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR
THE DOOR LATCH IS RIPPING OUT OF THE DOOR FRAME. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR STAYS AJAR WHILE IN MOTION. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK THE STEEL DOOR FRAME TORE WHERE HOLES WERE DRILLED TO MOUNT THE DOOR LATCH. NO RUST WAS PRESENT. AS OF 4-07-05, THE DOOR LATCH COMPLETELY TORE OUT OF THE DOOR FRAME AND MADE THE LATCH MECHANISM INOPERABLE AND THE DRIVERS DOOR UNLATCHABLE. *SC *JB
ON THE LEFT SIDE THE DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR WON'T CLOSE. DEALER STATED THAT LATCHES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE AND LEFT PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WOULD OR CLOSE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HATCH BECAME STUCK WHICH KEPT IT FROM BEING OPENED AT TIMES AND KEPT IT FROM CLOSING OR LATCHING TIGHTLY. *SCC *NLM
THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FAILED.*JB *TS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING HOOD LATCH DISCONNECTED FROM BASE, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN UP, AND OBSTRUCTING CONSUMER'S VIEW. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASHBOARD HAS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING MANY COMPONENTS, SUCH AS DOOR LOCKS, AND WINDOWS, TO SHORT OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
WHEN TURNING OFF HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER INTERMITTENTLY ALARM WILL GO OFF/ INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLASH, AND HORN WILL GO OFF. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 8-9 TIMES IN PAST 3 YEARS, COULD NOT REMEDY. RECENTLY DEALER REPLACED ALARM MODULE. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK
I WAS SITTING AT RED LIGHT WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY FORD PASSANGER VAN AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT THE BACK SEATS WERE DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS BEING USE IN THE UTILITY SINCE OF THE SUV TITLE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I WAS SRUCK THE RECLINING SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AT THE SAME TIME THE BACK SEAT BEGAN RIGHTING ITSELF DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT AS I WAS HURLED BACK WITH NO SEAT BACK TO STOP ME I STRUCK MY HEAD ON THE RISING BACK SEAT TOP A RIGID BOARD COVERED IN CLOTH THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED BRAIN DAMAGE TO ME OF VARYING SORTS THIS SEAT HAS ONLY ONE RECLING GEAR EVEN THOUGH YOUR OFFICE SUGGESTED TO THE INDUSTRY PRIOR TO1994 THROUGH A STUDY AT THE UNIV. OF VIRGINIA I AM(WAS) A 220 LB. BODY BUILDER I WAS REACHING ACCROSS TO THE OTHER SEAT AT POINT OF IMPACT THE TEETH MAY NOT EVEN HAVE HAD TO SHEER OFF THE TWISTING FORCE MAY JUST HAVE PULLED TOP TEETH OUT OF BOTTOM TEETH UNLOCKING ENTIRE MECHANISM EITHER WAY WHEN I OPENED MY EYES AFTER THE IMPACT I WAS LAYING FLAT DOWN IN THE MOST RECLINED POSITION I STARTED OUT INA NORMAL UPRIGHT POSITON PLEASE HELP JEEP ADVERTISES TO GUYS JUST LIKE ME A ROUGH TOUGH VEHICLE THAT CAN GET YOU THROUGH ANYTHING AND THEN THEY PUT A SEAT IN THAT WON'T PROTECT THE VERY MARKET THEY ADVERTISE TO THANKYOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR BEING HERE TO REPORT THIS TO. SINCERELY [XXX] HUSBAND FATHER OF THREE AND NOW BRAIN DAMAGED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE SEAT IN A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO (TOP OF THEIR LINE) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
WHILE DRIVING, THE FAN BLOWER FOR THE DEFROSTER/HEATER QUIT, LATER CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN AIR CIRCULATION FROM THE FAN WHEN CHANGED FROM LOW TO HIGH, CONSUMER REMOVED THE DASH COVER AND HEATER CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND SAW WHERE THE SWITCH/CONNECTOR AND ADJACENT WIRING HAD MELTED, DEALER ORDERED A REPLACEMENT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR AND THE CONSUMER FOUND A WIRING HARNESS AT A SALVAGE YARD FROM ANOTHER JEEP CHEROKEE. *SLC
THE WIRING HARNESS DRIVER'S DOOR WIRES ARE BROKEN, CAUSING WINDOW TO BE INOPERABLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT OTHER WIRES ARE BROKEN AND DEFRAYING. *SLC
FRONT SEAT BROKE, BOLT CAME LOOSE. *AK
WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAD THEIR MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND PRONOUNCED THAT THE "FUSE WAS LOOSE." I SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES AND THE WINDOWS DID NOT WORK TODAY. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT WAS VERY HOT. AFTER IT COOLED DOWN, I STARTED THE CAR AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THE WINDOWS WOULD WORK. THEY DID, BUT VERY VERY SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 1/2 INCH. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN TO TRY TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW. I GOT THE WINDOW UP AND CHECKED THE FUSE AGAIN. IT WAS VERY HOT. I SUSPECT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM THE DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE TO ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *AK
WHILE AUTOMOBILE WAS AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS , CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A CALL BY THE DEALER, STATING THAT DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. *AK
WHILE CONSUMER'S TRUCK WAS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, HE WAS GIVEN A CALL BY THE DEALER, STATING THAT HIS DOOR LATCH HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR ASSEMBLY. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED.
OWNER'S MANUAL INCOMPLETE.
OWNER'S MANUAL MISSING PAGES AT TIME OF DELIVERY.
POWER WINDOWS FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ALSO INTERIOR LIGHTS/AIR CONDITIONING/ABS/DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER/AIR BAG FAILED. *AK
AFTER BEING HIT FROM THE REAR, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED, FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
ELECTRIC SEAT CONTROL FAILED. *TT
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MODULE LAMP FUSE SHORTED OUT.
REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING CONTENTS TO BE THROWN INTO HIGHWAY. *SKD
REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HATCH DOOR TO FLY OPEN, RESULTING IN BAGGAGE FALLING ONTO HIGHWAY. *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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