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2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission problems

21 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
24,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 1
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 24,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 24,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 79% 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 miles4
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the contact activated the heated seats, which took approximately five minutes to warm up. Three minutes later, the seat warmed up excessively and caused mild burns to her body. The dealer stated that her VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 06v197000 (seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler), although the failure was identical. The contact would have to repair the vehicle at her own expense.

Reported at 57,220 miles, June 2007 FireInjury

I have made 4 trips to the service department for a problem with my brakes. The car shakes when pressure is gently applied to the brakes. The dealer has done nothing except replacing the rotors and the gear box. The problem has not been solved. Also, the car makes a loud klunking noise when the car is put into reverse or taken out of reverse. Once again, the dealer says it is normally, depsite the fact any normal person could tell something is definetly wrong with the transmission.

Reported at 500 miles, March 2004

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