1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2000-05-10 00V136000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR 589,000 Details
1997-11-07 97V194000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 360,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2024-08-02 POWER TRAIN Yes 0 The contact owns a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle…
2019-01-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE WILL STALL AT TIME WHEN JUST DRIVING ALONG ON CITY STREETS
2018-05-08 AIR BAGS No 0 THE HORN ON MY 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STOPPED WORKING A YEAR AGO, AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO WARN OTHERS OF SAFETY ISSUE…
2018-02-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WIRING HARNESS LOST CONNECTION TO GROUND FOR THE PCM. GROUND WOULD NOT ALLOW FUEL PUMP TO WORK PROPERLY WITHOUT MAJOR W…
2017-11-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING . CAR CAN BE GOING 70 AND STALL OR JUST FAIL TO MOVE WHILE STILL RUNNING THEN ST…
2017-08-19 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 THE COOLANT SENSOR BAD IS CONSTANTLY ON. CHANGED THAT . WENT OUT ON AND OFF. THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY RADIATOR BLEW …
2017-06-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 02V053000…
2017-03-15 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICAT…
2017-03-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE
2016-12-14 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SHORTS OUT AND CAUSES AN ONSET OF PROBLEMS FROM WRONG AIR/FUEL RATIO TO SHUTTING OFF CAR POWE…
2016-06-02 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 MY DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT ADDRESS RECALL N45 WITHOUT CHARGING ME TO FIX SOME CORROSION DAMAGE. N45 IS A SAFETY RECALL. …
2016-03-01 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHI…
2016-02-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ENGINE STALL/SHUT OFF ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES/HR IN CENTER LANE OF A FIVE LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH PLENTY OF GAS I…
2016-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING EXCESSIVELY SO I CHECK IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS F…
2015-10-20 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, WATER…
2015-10-09 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND HAULING A TRAILER,…
2015-10-03 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 IS IT COMMON FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CONTROL MODULE TO GET HOT WHEN IN USE. THE BLOWER MOTOR STOP WORKING, AND I …
2015-09-22 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I WENT IN FOR THE RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL TANK ISSUE (IN REAR END COLLISIONS) - ON SEPTEMBER 22 2015. I WAS TOLD THAT…
2015-09-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL …
2015-09-07 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FR…
2015-09-01 STRUCTURE No 0 CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE VEHICLE HITCH REPAIRS, DUE TOT HE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *S…
2015-08-11 STEERING No 0 DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH AND THE FRONT END FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING APART. STEERING WHEEL SHAKING BAD AND WHEELS FELT WOBBLY.…
2015-07-19 STEERING Yes 0 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED A TOTAL/VIOLENT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OCCURRED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO THE LEF…
2015-07-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICES #13V-252 AND #02V-053. *SMD THE CONSUMER STAT…
2015-06-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP TO WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BUCKED AND BACKED FIRED 2 TIMES AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN NO STEER…
2015-06-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE RUST. *SMD
2015-05-29 STEERING No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I HIT A BUMP AND MY JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE …
2015-04-01 STRUCTURE No 0 I DON'T KNOW THE DATE OF WHEN CHRYSLER HAD THE RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY WERE GOING TO PUT ON AN (OEM) TRAILER HI…
2015-03-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 …
2015-03-09 SUSPENSION No 0 WE FINALLY GOT OUR N45 RECALL DONE. EACH TIME WE CALLED CHRYSLER, WE GOT DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION. THEY S…
2015-03-05 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 …
2015-03-02 ENGINE No 0 MY 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (ORIGINAL OWNER) STUMBLES AND DIES, IT DOES RESTART ONCE I SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. IT IS GETTING…
2015-02-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STAT…
2015-02-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ST…
2015-01-15 TRAILER HITCHES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 02V053000…
2014-12-15 STEERING No 0 WHEN DRIVING OVER A BIG PUDDLE OF WATER THE STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. DISPLAY PANEL SAID "CHECK BATTERY". SLOWED …
2014-12-03 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL …
2014-12-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CONSUMER REAR END IMPACT PROBLEMS *CN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AV…
2014-11-17 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V2520…
2014-11-05 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 REF: RECALL N45 FOR REAR STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT. I SCHEDULED A 10:00 AM APPOINTMENT WITH COLE CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP-MA…
2014-10-29 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO COMPLETE VEHICLE FRAME CORROSION RECALL.…
2014-10-15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252…
2014-10-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V4…
2014-10-06 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V25200…
2014-10-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BEEN SPUTTERING, STALLING WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN DRIVING, BACKFIRES BLOWN APART 2 MUFFLERS. I…
2014-09-26 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY No 0 I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR LOW IMPACT PROBLEM ON JEEP.{ COULD OPEN GAS TANK} DEEMING IT UNSAFE.I HAD IT INS…
2014-09-22 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBE…
2014-09-11 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: …
2014-09-03 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 …
2014-08-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFT…