2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems

53 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 53 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 85,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 4
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 37 complaints that include mileage. 35% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	1
20k to 40k miles	5
40k to 60k miles	7
60k to 80k miles	3
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	5
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	4
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 37 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 4 fires.

What owners wrote

I was driving in the rain going the speed limit. My jeep hit a pool of water on the surface of the highway and started to skid and hydroploane. The next thing I knew it was flipping over and landed on the shoulder of the highway. I was lucky to be wearing my seat belt. I was suspended upside down by my seatbelt. I was able to unbuckle it and crawl out the drivers side window which was completely blown out.

Reported at 142,000 miles, December 2012 CrashFire

My jeep grand cherokee lost power while driving. I was able to pull over with difficulty. I then put in park and was able to get engine started and drove back home. My husband checked out and thought I might have bumped the key since I need the seat so close in order to touch the pedals. I heard on the TV there was a recall on models 2005-2007. Why not on older? If I had been going any faster I might not have been able to steer to the side.

Reported at 187,521 miles, July 2014

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Jeep models