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1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 61 complaints for the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
61 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
116,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 116,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 116,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 27% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 11 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 116,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

The consumer started the vehicle from the park position and placed in reverse, with foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle had taken off out of control, hitting other vehicles. The dealer could not find a problem. Scc

Reported at 51,468 miles, December 2002 CrashInjury

While driving up an incline at 25/30 MPH accelerator pedal went all the way to the floor and vehicle accelerated at a high speed. This was caused by the throttle body part sticking in open, per dealership.

Reported at 116,200 miles

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