1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
NHTSA has received 2,319 complaints about the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and 32% of them involve brakes. Next are transmission (14%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,319 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 157 and 21
- Injuries and deaths
- 92 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 693 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 | 81 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 60 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 107 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 88 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 72 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 74 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 77 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 49 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 28 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 34 |
| 200k+ miles | 23 |
What the data shows
Of the 693 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 81,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 37,000 miles (156 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 157 complaints mention a crash; 21 complaints mention a fire; 92 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee with enough data (1,388 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Driver lost steering control due to warped/cracked right rear brake rotor. Vehicle rolled over landing on roof. Driver partially ejected. Witness behind grand cherokee observed driver fighting with steering wheel prior to rollover.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with a telephone pole ,and the airbags did not deploy, causing minor injuries. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Our jeep 1999 was hit in rear end and burn , hurting the driver badly. The gas tank exploded on impact. This is very unsafe.
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.
Dt: the brake rotors and pads keep wearing out, and the vehicle makes a chatter noise and vibrates when the brakes are applied. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership and the brakes were replaced six times. The problem started on august 21, 2000. The replace brakes wore out at six to seven thousand miles.