1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems
79 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 142,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 142,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 9 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
When transmission was shifted from park into drive gear with the brake pedal depressed , engine revved loudly/ jolted forward and caused accident.
Driving 25 MPH and turned knob to put on heat and thick, brown smoke coming out of vents immediately filled car. I stopped and looked under hood. I could see a pipe where smoke seemed to be originating but don't know what it is called. When smoke cleared and I didn't see anything leaking under the car, I started to drive as called service station a few blocks away. They said to bring it over but upon driving about 50 more feet smoke got worse; became thicker and black.
Other problems reported for the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Brakes 151 complaints
- Transmission 97 complaints
- Cruise control 74 complaints
- Fuel system 56 complaints
- Electrical system 41 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints
- Air bags 38 complaints
- Suspension 35 complaints