1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems
102 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 129,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 128,000 miles, and 7% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
1. Came out of gear when in park and crashed sustaining 5000.00 dollars in damage. Had received a letter from daimler-chrysler in 2002,however it was not dated stating the car could do this. No recalls were present at the time. They denied any problem when car crashed. Called an attorney who was a relative that told without a doubt (100%) the car would do this. He then called me back and stated he could not represent me because he represented daimler-chrysler.
Engine stalls either at speed or during idle after 20 minutes. Will continue to stall for about 4 minutes, sometimes very hard to start during this time. Then vehicle will run fine with no problems for several hours. The next day, or after vehicle has been sitting for several hours, the process will start again. Every day it will stall after about 20 minutes - sometimes while turning, which will cause a total loss of steering ability, or while on the freeway, or while at a red light or intersection.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Fuel system 336 complaints
- Brakes 216 complaints
- Transmission 209 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 87 complaints
- Body & structure 66 complaints
- Electrical system 59 complaints
- Steering 49 complaints
- Suspension 48 complaints