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2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems

82 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
82 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
92,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 92,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 8 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 92,000 miles
Based on 58 complaints that include mileage. 28% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles8
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles5

What the data shows

Of the 58 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I started my car and put it in r car suddenly accelerated backwards I put my feet on the brake and car continued back I could not shut engine off and attempted to shift into neutral when car surged forward. Again with my feet on the brake pushing as hard as I could car went through 3 walls of my home before stopping. Car is total loss in possession of geico claim # [xxx] at geico tl lot in florida.

September 2014 CrashInjury

2002 laredo engine light and service light illuminated. When the consumers vehicle was returned to him, the engine light was still on and other problems had surfaced. The consumer believed the dealership didn't do anything to the vehicle but create more problems. The vehicle used excessive amounts of antifreeze. The transmission malfunctioned. The four wheel drive could not be used. The check engine light and coolant light remained illuminated at all times. The head gasket blew.

Reported at 40,000 miles, May 2006

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