10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
125,000 miles

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problem #3

Feb 072018

Grand Cherokee

  • 260,000 miles
Wiring harness lost connection to ground for the PCM. Ground would not allow fuel pump to work properly without major work to the wiring harness.

- Roy, UT, USA

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problem #2

Dec 232006

Grand Cherokee 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 115,000 miles
I have a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee that has an electrical defect in the power distribution center (fuse box ) under the hood. It blows fuses to the automatic shutdown relay, powertrain control module. Without warning the vehicle will shut off and not restart which also leaves you without power brakes or steering it is a well known defect by Jeep dealers and mechanics yet nobody does anything about it a small wire needs replaced to fix the problem.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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problem #1

Jan 272001

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
Jeep in question, hit black ice and flipped over guardrail.neither of airbags deployed, front bumper tore off. Jeep was turned off at completion of rollover, and still broke into flames.

- Binghamton, NY, USA

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