1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Other / unspecified Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Other / unspecified 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.
11
Latest Sep 2, 2020
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.
1%
of 893 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 whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 other
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 2, 2020
HANKOOK OPTIMO H724 P225/75 /R15 102 SLWW TIRES - SET OF 4 TIRES PURCHASED NEW ON 5/25/2018. KEPT UP WITH REGULAR TIRE ROTATIONS AND AIR PRESSURE CHECKS. FIRST REPLACEMENT (SIDE WALL DEFECT) 10/21/2019. FLAT REPAIR 2/24/2020 SECOND TIRE REPLACEMENT (SIDE WALL DEFECT) 8/10/2020. THIS IS HIGHLY SUSPECT AND DETERMINABLE THAT THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE. HANOOK HAS DENIED REMEDY EVEN WITH CITING THE $1.2 MILLION JURY VERDICT + DISCOVERY SANCTIONS I CITED TO DURING MY CONVERSATION WITH THE CLAIMS DIVISION ON 8/10, 9/1 ABD 9/2/2020. ADDITIONALLY, 70,000 MILE TREAD WARRANTY. SELLER HAS DETERMINED THE WEAR RATE IS 46,868 MILES. SELLER'S COMMENT: "THESE TIRES DO NOT LAST LONG" HANKOOK TIRES USA CLAIMS DEPARTMENT ADMITS TO UNUSUAL WEAR BUT INSISTS ITS TIRES ARE "WITHIN NHTSA STANDARDS". SEE HANKOOK V. PHILPOT, 2018 ARK. APP. 546, AT 4-5, 564 S.W.3D 555, 557-58, .HANKOOK'S APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT'S ORDER IMPOSING ATTORNEY'S FEES AS A DISCOVERY SANCTION IN HANKOOK TIRE CO., LTD. V. PHILPOT, 2016 ARK. APP. 386, 499 S.W.3D 250., AN ARKANSAS JURY ORDERED SOUTH KOREA-BASED HANKOOK TIRE CO. LTD TO PAY $1.2 MILLION TO A SEVERELY INJURED DUMP TRUCK DRIVER OVER AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A TIRE TREAD DEFECT. HANKOOK TIRE CO. ET AL. V. ELMER PHILPOT, CASE NO. 2020 ARK. APP. 316, IN THE ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE TO BLOW OUTS AND SOFTNESS TO ATTRACT RATHER THAN DEFLECT ANY NORMAL ROAD DEBRIS+ THE TIRE TREAD IS ALREADY HALF IT'S DETERMINED WARRANTIED LIFE SPAN WHICH IS A HAZARD IN ITS OWN SEPARATE DEFECT WHICH HANKOOK DOES ACKNOWLEDGE THE LATER BUT NOT THE FORMER..
NHTSA ID
11352822
Incident
Aug 10, 2020
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Aug 29, 2017
EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON FREEWAY AT 45-55 AND TO REGAIN CONTROL HAVE T0 APPLY BRAKES AND ALMOST COME TO A DEAD STOP. SIX MONTHS AFTER, THE STEERING HOUSING CRACKED FOUND TWO OUT OF THE THREE BOLTS HAD SNAPED THE BOLT CLOSEST TO THE FIREWALL HAD THE BROKEN CASTING STILL TOURQE TO THE FRAME. I LOST THE STEERING ON A TURN IN A 15 MPH ZONE
NHTSA ID
11020328
Incident
Dec 19, 2016
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Apr 1, 2017
FAMILY OWNERSHIP SINCE NEW. RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE." JEEP TRAVELING ON A HIGH SPEED (ABOVE 60) ROAD STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND IS DIFFICULT/IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OR MANEUVER. JEEP FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART. HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE TO STOP OR SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW DOWN BEFORE SHAKING STOPS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.
NHTSA ID
10969917
Incident
Apr 1, 2017
Mileage
250,000 mi
ElectricalFuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 30, 2010
Crash reported
STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY KIDS TODAY. *TR
NHTSA ID
10368379
Incident
Nov 27, 2010
Mileage
167,215 mi
BrakesEngineFuel system+3 more
Filed Oct 20, 2004
I HAVE A 96 GRAND CHEROKEE LTD 4X4 WITH 115K MILES. SINCE IT TURNED 65K MILES I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS 3 TIMES. I HAVE WATER LEAKS IN THE SEAT BELT WELLS, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, AND THE BELTS ARE WET WHEN IT RAINS. TODAY, WATER IS POOLING IN THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WATER POURS FROM JUST ABOVE THE ACCELERATOR. MUST BE FROM A/C?THE REAR DOOR HATCH HAS JAMMED IN LOCK POSITION. THE ELECTRONIC MILEAGE/ FUEL READOUT (ON CEILING MODULE) FLUCTUATES WILDLY AND IS INACCURATE. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT AT 64,975 MILES. NOW HAVE A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, QUOTED $1200 BY DEALER TO REPAIR. I HAVE GONE THROUGH STOCK 3 RADIOS, TUNER PROBLEMS. MASSIVE A/C PROBLEMS IN PAST. I PAID A NON DEALER TO REPAIR IT, THE REPAIRS HELD FOR 30 DAYS AND SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THEN HAD DEALER REPAIR AND IT WAS A RECALL ITEM SO WAS COVERED AFTER I'D PAID FOR 2 PREV REPAIR JOBS AT $1100 TOTAL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AT 90K MILES. REPLACED SO MANY OTHER PARTS, I'D HAVE TO REFER TO THE SERVICE RECORDS FOR MORE DETAILS. THIS LIST IS ONLY FROM MEMORY. TOTAL COST OVER 3 YRS....AROUND $4000! OH, AND THE REAR HATCH/DOOR PAINT IS FADED AND DULL, TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE CAR. ALL BLACK METAL PAINTED PARTS PAINT IS COMING OFF. HAS BEEN FOR COUPLE OF YEARS. ALSO THE ROOF RATTLE REALLY LOUD AT OVER 50MPH. THE POWER OUTLET CAME APART STILL ATTACHED TO MY PHONE CORD ONE DAY. FINALLY, THE FRONT END HAS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE? AND WILL COST APPROX $700 TO REPAIR. I THOUGHT I HAD A LEMON UNTIL I TALKED WITH 3 OTHER JEEP OWNERS, THEY'VE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH CHRYSLER OVER THESE VEHICLES...I AM CONSIDERING INVOLVING AN ATTNY.
NHTSA ID
10096135
Incident
Oct 18, 2004
Mileage
64,000 mi
Fuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 19, 2003
THREE FUEL PUMPS HAVE FAILED IN THREE YEARS. WE HEAR THE PAINT CHIPS IN THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSES CLOGS THE FUEL PUMP AND RUINS THEM ($875.00 FOR EACH FUEL PUMP). *NLM
NHTSA ID
10010753
Incident
Mar 17, 2003
Other / unspecifiedSteering
Filed Mar 5, 2003
STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED, WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM UNDER FLOORBOARD AND THEN LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE....COULD HAVE CAUSED TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY.*JB
NHTSA ID
10008442
Incident
May 14, 2001
Mileage
69,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 6, 2001
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS BACKING VEHICLE UP TO A TRAILER WITH BOAT, GOT OUT TO LOOK HOW CLOSE HE WAS TO HITCH,AND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD. VEHICLE TOOK OFF DOOR OF TRAVEL TRAILER THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT, AND RAN INTO TRAILER WITH BOAT, DAMAGING BOTH. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER JUMPED IN AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. *AK
NHTSA ID
892099
Incident
Jan 1, 2000
Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 12, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND HALF OF ROTOR FELL OFF, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTIN GIN A CRASH/INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
517596
Incident
Feb 14, 1997
Other / unspecifiedPowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Mar 18, 1997
FRONT END MISALIGNED/PULLS TO THE RIGHT.
NHTSA ID
515667
Incident
Jan 2, 1996
Body & structureDriver assistanceEngine+5 more
Filed Nov 5, 1996
LEFT FRONT DOOR SILL LOOSE.
NHTSA ID
511019
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
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