1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIGHT SENSOR, WINDSHIELD SENSOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 02V053000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10677076

Incident

Dec 15, 2014

RANDOM STALLING, SUDDEN TRANSMISSION SLAMS AND DROP DOWNS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10389710

Incident

Feb 8, 2011

Mileage

137,000 mi

PROBLEM... DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR STOPPED AT LIGHT OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN OR ON EXPRESSWAY... IT WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIME IT WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES NOT!!!... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS DEVELOPED, WHICH I WAS LUCKY!!! 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 4.0 , 6 CYL.... SPENT 6 MONTHS DOING REPAIRS/ REPLACEMENT PARTS AND MANY ,MANY DOLLARS SPENT TRACKING DOWN PART AFTER PART. USING DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE TO DETERMINE FAULTY PART... PROBLEM WAS THE POWER CONTROL MODULE ( PCM OR ECU SAME PART) WAS DEFECTIVE AND EITHER WAS MISREADING CODES OR GIVING OUT BAD CODES TO PARTS (LIKE TO THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR OR THE COIL, OR THE 01 OR 02 OX SENSORS OR IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON). NOT SURE HOW IT WORKS BUT YOU GET MY DRIFT. SINCE SIGNING UP WITH CNET.COM, HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON JEEP WITH DIFFERENT YEARS (1994/2000) AND MODELS. TO SEARCH... LOOK UP JEEP STALLS OR JEEP FIXED AND YOU WILL SEE OTHER TOPICS AND FORUMS AROUND THAT TOPIC AND YOU WILL ALSO SEE WHERE THE MANUFACTURE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM EITHER. ANOTHER POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE IS THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE PCM MIGHT BE TOO LONG AND ARE GROUNDING OUT THE UNIT AFTER PAINT WEARS OFF ON FIREWALL... IMPORTANT TO READ ALL ARTICLES AND DIFFERENT FORUMS!!! ... IS A MUST LASTLY... INSTEAD OF REPLACING PCM'S, IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE PCM RE FLASHED UNDER RECALL??? I'M STRETCHING, BUT MAYBE ELECTRICAL POWER STORMS AND RAIN IS CAUSING PARTS TO DEFECT??? LASTLY... JEEP PARTS CONSISTS OF MODULE POWER UNITS THAT WORK OR DON'T WORK BUT THE PCM READS THE CODES AND ADJUSTS THE WORKABLE OF THE MOTOR... ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT WILL SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR BESIDES THE FORE MENTIONED PARTS... IE... ASD RELAY, THE SECURITY SYSTEM, DOOR LOCKS, STEERING COLUMN, THE ELECTRONIC KEY, THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER... *TR

NHTSA ID

10223656

Incident

Jun 22, 2007

Mileage

155,000 mi

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CUSTOMER HAD RECALL WORK DONE AND PAID OUT OF POCKET CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED MONEY**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IF SHE DIDN'T HAVE PROOF THAT PAYMENT WAS MADE FOR THE REPAIR, SHE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10187962

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V053000, CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, WENT INTO THE HOUSE, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, AND STRUCK A TREE, DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT/ LIFT REAR DOOR, AND BUMPER. CONSUMER DID NOT REMEMBER RECEIVING RECALL FOR INADVERTENT MOVEMENT. *AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HOLD IT'S POSITION WHEN PLACED IN PARK. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PERFORM THE RECALL BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE BODY DAMAGE BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THE CONSUMER NEGLECTED TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. *TC

NHTSA ID

10110928

Incident

Feb 7, 2005

Mileage

215,000 mi

AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, REMOVING THE CHILDREN, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE HILL AND RAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL 02V053000. CONSUMER MOVED AND NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10101154

Incident

Oct 21, 2004

Mileage

84,000 mi

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER HAS NOT PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER FULLY INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AFTER SEEMING TO BE STABLE. THIS RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED ON 2003 AND FAILED. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10091433

Incident

Sep 7, 2004

THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A MAIL BOX . AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL FOR THE EXISTING CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS WORN. *JB RECALL# 02V053000. *SC

NHTSA ID

10091429

Incident

Aug 23, 2004

Mileage

143,000 mi

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS WHILE IDLING IN PARK GEAR AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT EXAMINE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

8001933

Incident

Oct 29, 2001

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE GEAR. PROCEEDED TO GO DOWN HILL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE/ TREE, AND STOPPED ON IMPACT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *LA

NHTSA ID

895094

Incident

Sep 11, 1999

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. THIS IS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *MR

NHTSA ID

10053660

Incident

Mar 16, 1999

Mileage

36,000 mi

VEHICLE ROLL BACK WHILE CAR WAS IN PARKED GEAR.*MR AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS STRIKING A TREE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10042788

THE CONSUMER CALLED ABOUT TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE: FLOOR SHIFT RECALL PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO UPDATE THE FLOOR SHIFT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AND THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FLOOR SHIFT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER AGAIN STATED THAT THIS WAS THE WAY IT FELT AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT HAD BEEN REPLACED. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10032313

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. RECALL NUMBER 02 V 053 000. *JB

NHTSA ID

10008990

Incident

Feb 20, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

CONSUMER HAS TO IDLE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING IN ORDER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH THE GEARS. IF NOT, VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS EXCESSIVELY ROUGH AND "DROPS" FROM 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR. PH

NHTSA ID

10004010

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

THE TRANSMISSION BECAME WARM, CONSUMER STATES" SOME FLUID DRIPPED ONTO EXHAUST AND RESULTED IN A FIRE. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST TUBE SHOULD BE RE-ROUTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

10001885

CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO CUT THE VEHICLE OFF, AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN GEAR, AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. DEPRESSING THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE SINCE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. MR *TT *JB

NHTSA ID

8021408

Incident

Oct 23, 2001

Mileage

80,000 mi

WIIL NOT NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. MOVES FORWARD IN NREUTRAL. LUNGES FOWARD WHEN PUT INTO PARK.*AK

NHTSA ID

764846

Incident

Jul 25, 2002

THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE WHILE RUNNING. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE GROOUND AND WAS MOVING TO THE REAR DOOR WHEN IT BEGAN TO MOVE. I COUKD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF AS I HAD MY SIX WEEK OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THE TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 1990'S.*AK

NHTSA ID

764649

Incident

Jul 21, 2002

I HAD MY CAR IN PARK WHEN THE CAR PROCEEDED TO GO BACK BY ITSELF WITH MY CHILD IN IT.I RAN AFTER THE CAR AND THE CAR DRAGGED AND SCRAPED ME AND SMASHED MY RIGHT LEG.IT STOP WHEN IT HIT MY NEIGHBOORS FENCE. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE FENCE IT WOULD HAVE RAN ME OVER.I CONTECTED THE MANUFAUTURE AND THEY SEND SOME ONE OUT TO INVESTICATE AND PROCEDED TO TELL MY THAT THIER WS NOTHING I COULD DO.I CONTACTED SEVERAL ATTORNEYS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I FEEL THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR TO KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA ID

763809

Incident

Jun 2, 2002

RALPHS JEEP CLAIMS CHRYSLER HAS NOT YET MANUFACTERED THE SECONDARY DETENT SYSTEM TO FIX THE RECALL.AFTER CONTACTING DAIMLER CHRYSLER THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NO RECALL LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM.THIS RECALL IS LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V053000.ON 3/19/02 THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED BY COTTMAN TRANSMISSION (508-995-3858),MEDAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN WHICH IS ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, CAUSED BY SHIFTER LEVER PROBLEMS.*AK

NHTSA ID

760144

Incident

Mar 19, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

759802

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE BY ITSELF WHILE LAUNCHING BOAT. I HAD TO DIVE OUT OF WAY TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER, SUSTAINING BRUISES ETC. JEEP 60 % SUBMERGED IN LAKE. *AK

NHTSA ID

759669

Incident

Jan 28, 2002

CONSUMER WAS CHANGING GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, AND VEHICLE STAYED IN REVERSE, WENT BACKWARDS, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOOT WAS ON BRAKES. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8006008

CONSUMER PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004603