1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
NHTSA has received 775 complaints about the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and 19% of them involve brakes. Next are transmission (13%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 775 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 142 and 39
- Injuries and deaths
- 124 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 146,000 miles 105 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 22 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 16 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 17 |
What the data shows
Of the 105 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 146,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 142 complaints mention a crash; 39 complaints mention a fire; 124 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 27th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee with enough data (353 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
1994 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle accident and request information on vehicle malfunctions, defects and mechanical failures. *smd the consumer stated he was involved in an accident, in which he was injured and his cousin was killed. The consumer believed the accident was a result of the malfunction, regarding a potential defect, in which chrysler previously refused to recall the vehicles for. The consumer stated the vehicle locked up, and went southbound and ended up in the woods.
Sudden acceleration, caused loss of control/accident/injuries/one death. (iowa state police report) (other vehicles on 479641,479646 and 479647) *skd
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician was unable to perform the recall repair. The technician determined that the vehicle was incapable of supporting the proper installation of a hitch due to damage near the hitch attachment point. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 220,000.
Drove to my friends house with lights on when got ready to leave had no lights had to leave jeep until next day. No tail lights on passenger side. But have flashlights turn signals don't work can't even drive it anymore.