Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Car stalls sometimes at a light. Also stops when driving in traffic and everything goes dead. Then starts up again. D… |
| 2022-01-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the front tires sta… |
| 2019-04-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD IN THE BACK WHEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I THOUGHT WE WE… |
| 2019-01-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF INSTALLING A SET (4) OF THE HANKOOK OPTIMO 724 TIRES, I HAD EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WH… |
| 2018-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MOVING AT ANY SPEED. PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR FIXES THE ISSUE T… |
| 2018-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STALLING WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NOTICED IT STALLS AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. SOMETIMES IT STARTS BACK UP, BUT SOMET… |
| 2018-05-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. SINCE OWNING MY 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.0, I'VE REPLACED NEARLY EVERY SINGLE PART ON IT. THE TRANSMIS… |
| 2017-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL STALL AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. CAN OCCUR AT SLOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. ONLINE FORUMS HAVE MENTIONED A POSS… |
| 2017-05-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I GO OVER A SMALL BUMP AND IT BEGINS TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. I LET OFF TH… |
| 2017-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MARK III JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. … |
| 2017-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND S… |
| 2016-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AS THE TIMING BE… |
| 2016-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALARM GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PARKED IF ALARM SET , LIGHTS GO OUT OR FLASH WHEN DRIVING. *TR |
| 2016-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM ACTIVATED RANDOMLY, THE HEADLIGHTS F… |
| 2016-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 5 | DURING NORMAL DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD, BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ATTEMPTS MAKE TO PUMP BREAK WITH NO EFFECT. … |
| 2016-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS/CUTS OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ON CITY STREETS AND SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPED IN … |
| 2016-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2016-05-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY JEEP HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN HITTING A BUMP (BRIDGE, POTHOLE, ETC.) GOING DOWN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END STARTS … |
| 2016-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | LETTER FROM CONSUMER REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL ON TWO OF HIS VEHICLES (1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1995 JEEP GRAND CHE… |
| 2016-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A CAR THAT WAS RECALLED FOR BUYBACK. I CALLED FCA ON 3 OCCASIONS AND THEY REFUSE TO BUYBACK THE VEHICLE. |
| 2015-11-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN … |
| 2015-10-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MONROE DODGE CHRYSLER MONROE MICHIGAN REFUSED TO PERFORM RELATED RECALL REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR, SAID IT WAS TOO… |
| 2015-08-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 … |
| 2015-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MAN… |
| 2015-07-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 … |
| 2015-06-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR POPPED OPEN WHILE T… |
| 2015-05-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNOCCUPIED AND LOCKED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE SEAT HE… |
| 2015-04-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 … |
| 2015-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN … |
| 2015-04-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V0530… |
| 2015-03-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 … |
| 2015-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!! IT JUST DIES AT ANY SPEED. MY DAUGHTER AND HER NEWBORN ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD AT H… |
| 2015-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE REVERSE LIGHTS FAILED TO … |
| 2015-01-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 … |
| 2015-01-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY A PASSERBY THAT THE … |
| 2014-12-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, BURNING FUMES EMITTED INTO THE … |
| 2014-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V25… |
| 2014-12-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON A TRIP FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA I WAS SOUTH BOUND ON HWY 15 WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE AND APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE PED… |
| 2014-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RECEIVED A NOTICE TO BRING JEEP FOR INSTALLATION OF A BUMPER HITCH TO PROTECT THE GAS TANK IN … |
| 2014-11-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE TOW HITCH TO PROTECT THE GAS TANK IN REAR END COLLISIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERTR… |
| 2014-11-19 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECEIVER TRAILER HITCH SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS |
| 2014-11-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD N… |
| 2014-11-03 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SY… |
| 2014-11-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, G… |
| 2014-10-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED… |
| 2014-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252… |
| 2014-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECE… |
| 2014-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE BEING INSPECTED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU… |
| 2014-09-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNIFRAME ATTACHED TO THE TRAILER HITCH WAS… |
| 2014-09-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED … |