10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
38 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
25 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #136

Aug 012001

Grand Cherokee

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer states vehicle jumped out of park position backing into another vehicle causing damage. This happended two times. Manufacturer notified.

- Frisco, TX, USA

problem #135

Dec 191997

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The vehicle jumped out of gear and into reverse while the consumer was helping her elderly mother out of the vehicle, the vehicle knocked the passenger down and ran over her leg (consumer is no longer the owner of the vehicle).

- Rock Springs, WY, USA

problem #134

Jul 131997

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle jumped out of park while idling, damage is minor, claim 22-P276-745.

- Livonia, MI, USA

problem #133

Dec 191997

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was parked and unoccupied when it rolled down the driveway, pulling a consumer under the tires, does not say that any damage was done to vehicle, claim 50-0439-770.

- Rock Springs, WY, USA

problem #132

Jul 151998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer parked on side of street, and vehicle started to roll backward causing damage to vehicle, claim 52-2116-222.

- Ballston Spa, NY, USA

problem #131

Feb 061998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer drove out to mailbox, put vehicle in park, got out to get mail, and vehicle started rolling, consumer attempted to get back into vehicle to stop it, however was run over and injured, claim 49-2082-476.

- Green Bay, WI, USA

problem #130

Apr 062000

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle slipped out of park into reverse, causing damage to vehicle, claim 75-A217-745.

- Santa Ana, CA, USA

problem #129

Jan 302000

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle jumped out of gear into fixed prop while in park and with parking brake applied, claim 33-0190-782.

- Charlottesville, VA, USA

problem #128

Jun 232000

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer left vehicle in park while running and vehicle came out of gear, one person was injured, claim 05-4503-909.

- Redwood City, CA, USA

problem #127

Jan 182000

Grand Cherokee

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer states vehicle came out of gear and rolled into another vehicle, claim 11-3411-986.

- Duluth, GA, USA

problem #126

Aug 012000

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The vehicle rolled out of the driveway on its own and hit a telephone pole damaging the rear end, the vehicle was parked.

- Massena, NY, USA

problem #125

Sep 122001

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The vehicle kept going after the driver stepped on the brake and put the gear in park.

- Ceppomattox, VA, USA

problem #124

Jul 302001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The consumer started the vehicle while it was on park; after he started it, he stepped out from the vehicle. Suddenly the vehicle jumped from park to reverse and hit the consumer and the garage, consumer was injured in accident.

- Olney, MD, USA

problem #123

Oct 151998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The consumer started Jeep, then put it in park, got out to pick up some trash in street, Jeep took off backwards, it a tree, then started forward and hit a tree in front of it, she tried to catch the car but when she reached for it stumbled and fell in the street, hurting her knee.

- Parsons, KS, USA

problem #122

Jan 221999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While vehicle was in park, consumer opened the hood and leaned over, and all of a sudden vehicle began to roll backwards and sunk into a pond.

- Rockwood, TN, USA

problem #121

Oct 151998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer put vehicle in park, got out and took six to eight steps and then realized that vehicle was rolling backwards onto the curb and then hit a tree and stopped, consumer then noticed that the gear shift was between neutral and drive, consumer states incident happened several more times, but was able to stop it, consumer no longer owns vehicle.

- Parsons, KS, USA

problem #120

Aug 151999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
State farm insurance stated, insured was attempting to back out of her garage, when she had tried to shut the door it caught onto a flower pot. As she was attempting to get out to move it, the vehicle dept going and insured tried to hit the brake but hit the gas and she hit the garage door. 46-0198-756

- Elkton, VA, USA

problem #119

Oct 151998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer started Jeep, then put it in park, got out. Jeep took off backwards, hit a tree, then started forward and hit tree in front of it, consumer tried to catch the car but when she reached for it stumbled and fell in the street hurting her knee.

- Parsons, KS, USA

problem #118

Jan 012001

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Consumer put the vehicle in park, step out of vehicle and a few seconds later vehicle had moved backwards up the driveway on its own.

- Coraopolis, PA, USA

problem #117

Sep 171999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Pulled into the parking garage and parked her car. Later went back to leave and saw that her car was missing. She tracked down a police officer and they told her that she must not have put her parking brake on as it rolled back into another vehicle, damaging the bumper of the car behind hers. Her car was towed and only sustained a minor scratch.

- Keswick, VA, USA

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