1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Powertrain (other) Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: (02V053000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) MONTHS AGO AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENTS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP TO PROVIDE AN AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT AND THE DEALER NEVER CALLED TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY RATE OF SPEED OVER UN-LEVELED LAND AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WITH A "DEATH WOBBLE". A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE RECALL REPAIRS SO THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THEM TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AND ADDRESS THE TWO RECALL REPAIRS WITH THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10984292

Incident

Feb 13, 2002

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SUDDENLY BECAME UNSECURED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ALSO EXPERIENCED THE EXACT FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY MOVE DOWN THE INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THAT THE PARKING FUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE INTERIOR HEADLINER WOULD BECOME UNSECURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10765033

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

150,000 mi

IT ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS SHIFTING GEARS BUT IT ISN'T, THEN WITHIN 5 MILES IT DIES. WE HAVE REPLACED PLUGS, WIRES, BATTERY, ALL KINDS OF SENSORS, THE COMPUTERS AND STILL IT WILL NOT GO 10 MILES BEFORE SHUTDOWN. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES, BEFORE IT WILL START BACK UP TO EVEN GO DOWN THE ROAD. I LIVE 30 MILES FROM A DEALERSHIP TO EVEN HAVE IT PUT ON THE COMPUTER. IT WOULD TAKE ME ALL DAY TO DRIVE IT TO GET THERE JUST TO HOPEFULLY FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP TRYING THIS PART AND THAT PART JUST TO EVEN TRY TO GET TO WORK. WHEN IT IS BELOW 65 DEGREES OUTSIDE THEN I CAN DRIVE IT UPTO 20 MILES, BUT THAT IS EVEN TAKING A CHANCE IN GETTING STRANDED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487294

Incident

Nov 10, 2011

Mileage

215,000 mi

DRIVE SHAFT BROKE AND CUT GAS TANK/LINE CAUSING A FIRE. MY YOUNG CHILD WAS BURNED, AND TREATED ON THE SCENE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10464091

Incident

Jun 22, 2012

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED REPEATED AND UNEXPLAINED FAILURES OF THE CRANKING SENSOR (SIX AT THIS TIME IN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD), CAUSING THE LOSS OF ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND ALSO AT ROAD SPEED, INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF A SEVERE ACCIDENT. FROM VARIOUS ONLINE SEARCHES IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF THESE UNEXPLAINED FAILURES ARE OCCURRING TO OTHER JEEP VEHICLES. THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURES HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *KB

NHTSA ID

10413528

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND THEN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW ON ITS OWN AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT HAD NOT BEEN TOLD WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 144,000.

NHTSA ID

10348224

Incident

Aug 6, 2010

Mileage

144,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. TWENTY SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10241386

Incident

Sep 6, 2008

Mileage

140,000 mi

THE EVAPORATOR LEAKES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN THE AC WORKS, HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ACCUMULATOR IS BAD SO IT WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK SPORADICALLY, SOMETIMES IT WORKS FINE, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, AND THE SOMETIMES IT BOUNCES AROUND, THOUGH THE SPEED CONTROL STILL WORKS EVEN WHEN SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT. THE SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THAT HAS NOT MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. THE CLOCK ON THE RADIO AS WELL AS OTHER DISPLAY ITEMS WILL SOMETIMES LIGHT UP AND OTHER TIMES NOT, LIKE THE WIRES ARE COMING LOOSE OR SOMETHING. THE REAR AXLE HOUSING IS BENT EVEN THOUGH IT HASN'T PULLED ANYTHING HEAVY AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS FOR THE 3 YEARS BEFORE. ENGINE LEAKS OIL FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND OTHER AREAS. HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SEALS REPLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10200153

Incident

Aug 20, 2007

Mileage

90,000 mi

CV JOINTS ON FRONT FAILING, NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THIS IS SECOND TIME SINCE VEHICHLE WAS PURCHASED IN 1996. SAFETY, DRIVABILITY HAZARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089070

Incident

Aug 1, 2004

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SMELLED AN AWFUL SMELL, LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND THEN SMOKE STARTED FLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, THEN TOLD AXLE SHAFT DAMAGED, ALL BEARINGS DAMAGED, DIFFERENTIAL DAMAGED,RACK AND PINNION (SP) ALSO DAMAGED, COMING TO $1700 IN REPLACEMENT PARTS. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041484

Incident

Oct 1, 2003

Mileage

110,000 mi

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AT 30 MILES/HOUR WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH LOSS OF ALL BRAKE POWER CAUSING HIM TO DRIVE UP ONTO A PARKED CAR WHICH CAUSED THE JEEP TO OVERTURN ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. LUCKILY FOR HIM, HE SUSTAINED ONLY A SMALL CUT FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BREAKING ON IMPACT AND WAS CLEARED MEDICALLY WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE CAR HAPPENED TO BE FOLLOWING HIM AND WITNESSED THIS INCIDENT. WHEN THE OFFICER RAN TO THE JEEP AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND HELPED MY SON CLIMB OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE, HE MADE MY SON TURN OFF THE JEEP BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RACING ALTHOUGH MY SON WAS NOT PRESSING THE GAS PETAL (HE WAS STANDING ON THE SEAT).

NHTSA ID

10036761

Incident

Aug 21, 2003

Mileage

109,000 mi

MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS A MAJOR OVERHAUL AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND. IT WAS REPLACED AT 21000 MILES AND NOW, LESS THAN 40000 MILES LATER IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY REFUSE ACKNOWLEDGE ANY TYPE OF DESIGN PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE EXCEEDED THE MFG WARRANTY, THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME. I RESEARCHED IN NHTSA AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS BECOMING COSTLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

751258

Incident

Apr 13, 2000

MY WIFE PUT THE JEEP IN PARK AND LEFT IT IDLING TO GO BACK INTO OUR HOUSE TO RTIEVE SOMETHING SHE HAD FORGOTTE. ONCE IN THE HOUSE SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW THAT THE JEEP HAD CRASHED INTO A TREE LOCATED JUST BEHIND WHERE SHE HAD LEFT IT IN PARK. I CALLED THE JEEP BUSINESS WHERE I HAVE BEEN HAVING IT SERVICED FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND ASKED IF THEY HAD A RECORD OF THIS TYPE MALFUNCTION AND OR A RECALL COTICE FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED THEIR COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT. I HAD IT REPAIRED WHICH COST STATE FARM AND PROBALY A RATE HIKE FOR ME AND A $500 DEDUCT THAT I PAID, PLUS A $275 CAR RENTAL FEE I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE A CAR FOR THEE WEEKS. LATER I SAW AN ARTICLE SAYING THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THEY COLD SHOULDERED ME, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. I WANT TO KANOW HOW TO PROCEED TO GET MY EXPENSES BACK AND GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *AK

NHTSA ID

749808

Incident

Jan 10, 2001

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AT THE WELD SEAM WHERE THE TWO EXHAUST DUCTS JOIN INTO A SINGLE PIPE AND JUST BEFORE THE ELBOW CONNECT BETWEEN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE EXHAUST PIPE, THE MANIFOLD DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE NATURAL EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE METAL, THE NEW MODELS HAVE A REDESIGNED MANIFOLD REENGINEERED NOT TO CRACK FROM NATURAL THERMAL STRESS. ALL DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS REPLACED DUE TO GROWLING SOUND. MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

561948

Incident

Oct 22, 1997

SPARE TIRE CAUSES AXLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT AXLE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS RECALL NOTICE1996 MODELS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

891697

Incident

Jun 26, 2001

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE BY THE REAR AXLE, POSSIBLE REAR AXLE PROBLEMS (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

NHTSA ID

561538

Incident

Apr 17, 2001

WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE AT 80,771 SENT A LETTER ABOUT ODOMETER FRAUD. 1O8406. *AK

NHTSA ID

888941

Incident

Apr 23, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATLEY 65MPH A LOAD KNOCK AND VIBRATION BEGAN IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I PULLED OF THE ROAD AND NOTHING APPEARED TO BE LEAKING SO I CONTINUED. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE ALRIGHT UNTIL THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND A TERRIBLE SMELL STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE DIFFERENTIAL APPARENTLY HAS OVERHEATED AND BEGAN TO RELEASE THE OIL ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER MECHANIC FIRST THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CV JOINTS AND AXLES, HE REPLACED THEM FOR $500. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED! THEN HE REPLACED THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES WHEN A NOISE, CONSISTENT WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED STARTED. THAT WAS ANOTHER $500! I HAVE NOW SPENT $1000 AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED AND APPARENTLY THIS IS PROBLEM MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IT IS TIME THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM!

NHTSA ID

744681

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE ANY TURNS. IT IS SCRUBBING RUBBER OFF THE EDGES OF THE TIRES, AND THE TRANSFER CASE MAKES A RACHETING SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN. I WROTE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ON JULY 18, 2000 BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPLY FROM THEM. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT, THE FIRST AT 17167 MILES ON 07/09/96. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OVER 25 MILES UNTIL I GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED.

NHTSA ID

728300

Incident

May 31, 2000

AIRBAG FAILURE ON IMPACT TWICE, BRAKE COMPONENT FAILURE 10 SEPARATE TIMES, WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 50,000, DIFFERENTIAL NOISE AND FAILURE AT 65,000, MANIFOLD CRACKED, MOTOR MOUNT, AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS FAILURE AT 74,000

NHTSA ID

727686

REAR BRAKES ROTORS CORRODED WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT ROTORS WHICH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE REAR ROTORS. *AK CONSUMER DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPAIED DUE TO CORROSION WHY THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. FRONT CV BOOT WAS BROKEN, DURING THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE BOOT THE MECHANIC BROKE THE HUB. *YH

NHTSA ID

865749

Incident

Jul 10, 2000

FAILURE OF FULL TIME 4- WD POWER TRAIN RESULTED IN $3900 DAMAGE AND FIRE. REAL AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, AND TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER AND JEEP, INC SAID PROBLEM DUE TO DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES ON CAR WITH MINUTE VARIATIONS IN SIZE DETERMINED BY MEASURING WITH A MEASURING TAPE -- ALTHOUGH ALL WERE CORRECT SIZE AS INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. CONSUMERS NEED NOTICE OF THIS UNREASONABLE RISK. *AK

NHTSA ID

723908

Incident

Apr 2, 2000

RIGHT REAR AXLE SEALING SURFACE FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

784667

FRONT DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS THE 4TH DRIVESHAFT THAT DEALER PUT IN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

862200

THE REAR END/DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. REVIEW BY DEALERSHIP WHERE TOWED TO SO FAR INDICATES NO APPARENT PARTS FAILURE IN THE REAR END, ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND/OR TRANSFER CASE, AND BECASUE FULL-TIME 4WD, MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED. REGARDLESS, DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX, VA, WHERE BOUGHT, DID NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM WHEN TAKEN FOR SERVICE TWICE IN PROCEEDING TWO-THREEE MONTHS W/COMPLAINTS REGADING THE FRONT END "BINDING" DURING TURNS. FIRE WAS COOKING THE GAS TANK, HAPPILY, A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS AVAILABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE THE CAR BURNED UP. FIRE DEPT (GETTYSBURG, PA) DID FOLLOW-UP EXTINUISHING, ETC. POLICE ON THE SCENE. REPORTED HERE BECAUSE I'VE HEARD DIFFERIANTIAL FAILURE NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND THE FIRE UNDER THE GAS TANK WAS CERTAINLY IS A MAJOR HAZARD. (I HAD THREE KIDS IN THE CAR, ONE IN CHILD SEAT). JEEP SUPPOSEDLY INITIATING A "THIRD - PARTY INVESTIGATION." *AK

NHTSA ID

721244

Incident

Apr 2, 2000