10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
46 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
36 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission problems

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1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 4 of 7)

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problem #67

Sep 121998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Gear jumped out of park. 07-3009-610

- Willington, CT, USA

problem #66

Apr 141999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was parked at top of the hill when it was rolled down hill and hit the house. 42-1134-291

- Butler, TN, USA

problem #65

Jul 262001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was in park and may have jumped gears into revers. 35-W709-576

- Somerville , OH, USA

problem #64

Jun 221999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Consumer stopped vehicle and put it park. Got out vehicle and walked away heard bang his vehicle backed into another vehicle. 22-V132-439

- Farwell , MI, USA

problem #63

Jul 112001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer advised that vehicle kicked out of gear and rolled backwards 42-1384-167

- Lenoir City, TN, USA

problem #62

Sep 231997

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
From park, had been hiving problem getting key out of ignition cylinder. 33-1825-248

- Wilmington, NC, USA

problem #61

Sep 152001

Grand Cherokee

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle was parked but idiling when it jumped from park to reverse, resulting in vehicle hitting a pole. Dealer has been contacted.

- Upper Mt Claire, NJ, USA

problem #60

Jan 042001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Unknown vehicle struck consumers parked vehicle at a service station, and inadvertently caused vehicle to jump out of park, forcing vehicle into street, and hitting a vehicle waiting at traffic light. Dealer/manufacturer were not notified at this time.

- Potomac, MD, USA

problem #59

Sep 202001

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While at stop light noticed vehicle was trying to jump out of gear. Manufacturer and dealer have been notified.*akwhile the vehicle is stopped at a stop light with the selector in the the drive gear, vehicle attempts to jump out of gear, the consumer sometimes puts the vehicle in park until it is time to proceed.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #58

Jun 252001

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
While driving vehicle jumps out of drive into reverse. Vehicle downshifts by itself. Also, vehicle makes a humming sound and is jerking. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated there was no recall.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #57

Jul 122001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While car was in park and engine running vehicle jumped out of park into reverse, down driveway and into field, consumers wife ran and jumped in car, and was dragged until emergency brake could be pulled and vehicle came to a stop.

- Shiloh, NJ, USA

problem #56

Sep 012001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While gear was in park and idling, vehicle started moving backwards. No determination was made for cause of this problem. Vehicle rolled into mailbox.

- Sherwood, AK, USA

problem #55

Aug 072001

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Vehicle was parked inside of consumer's apartment complex, consumer was going to newpaper stand, and vehicle jumped into gear and started traveling backward without prior warning. Dealership was aware of problem. Consumer was able to jump inside of vehicle to stopit. There were no injuries reported.

- Tupelo, MS, USA

problem #54

Aug 282001

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While vehicle was in park with engine running vehicle jumped out of park into reverse, and rolled down a hill. After vehicle came to a stop gear was still in park.

- Gibsonia, PA, USA

problem #53

Feb 242001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Car was left in neutral and I went back to close garage door. The car went into reverse by itself pushing me through the garage door I was closing. The open drivers side door prevented me from being killed. I was treated at fauquier hospital emergency room for a slashed chin. Dmage to car was over $2000, rest was medical bills and replacement of garage door.

- Broad Run, VA, USA

problem #52

Aug 072001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
Vehicle was put into park, driver was out of car with door open, vehicle started to move backwards, was able to get back in car - gear was now in reverse. No injuries, no damage. First time this happened driver was in car with gear in park, idling, car went into reverse. But driver questioned whether he might have just had it in reverse... so ignored it.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

problem #51

Aug 102001

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
When cold, the car started in drive would not go into gear. If shifted into reverse and/or park again woud go into drive sometimes jumping into gear. It was noted twice in warrenty period but dealership could never"duplicate the complaint" and now refuses to fix when it sporatically occurs still!period.

- Chadds Ford, PA, USA

problem #50

May 312001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
Parking gear does not lock in park and will roll, vehicle does not start enless in neutral.

- Boulder, CO, USA

problem #49

Oct 211997

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
I first reported this back in October 1997. I had left my Jeep Grand Cherokee in park with the engine running in front of a convenience store. I went inside for approximately 1 minute and upon exiting saw my Jeep moving in reverse out of the parking lot headed for a 4 lane highway. I ran after my car to stop it and upon opening the driver's side door was hit by it and thrown head first into the pavement. The car then crossed 2 lanes of traffic and hit a vehicle stopped at a stop light. Damage was done to both vehicles. I had a large hemotoma on my head and extensive neck bruising and a herniated disc in my neck. Jeep was contacted and they sent an engineer to look at the car but couldn't find anything wrong with it. Allstate sent an engineer as well. This was a leased vehicle and is probably being driven by someone else as I type this. I find it amusing that 4 years later - this is all coming out when I was probably one of the first to have this happen to them.

- Clarksburg, NJ, USA

problem #48

Aug 072001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
Vehicle was put into park, driver was out of car with door open, vehicle started to move backwards, was able to get back in car - gear was now in reverse. No injuries, no damage. First time this happened driver was in car with gear in park, idling, car went into reverse. But driver questioned whether he might have just had it in reverse... so ignored it.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

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