10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
107 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
76 / 3
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #146

Oct 121998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Gear jumped from park to reverse and caused injury to consumer. 06-5117-750

- Brighton, CO, USA

problem #145

Jan 211999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Placed vehicle in park to go into house upon returning vehicle had appeared to have slipped out of gear cross street hitting neighbor vehicle. 43-R200-494

- Lewisville, TX, USA

problem #144

Jan 292000

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle jumped out of park and rolled backward. 13-9729-709

- Washington, IL, USA

problem #143

May 051999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was in park, jumped into reverse and rolled into Mississippi river. 42-1141-978

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #142

Nov 141999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer had her car in park, car jumped out of gear and went across parking lot. 30-V161-008

- Brick, NJ, USA

problem #141

Nov 151999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Parked vehicle and it appears to have slipped into reverse while the consumer was not in the vehicle. The vehicle backed out across the street and collided with a parked unoccupied vehicle

- Columbus, NE, USA

problem #140

Mar 062001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle rolled out of gear. 04-1271-656

- Jacksonville, AR, USA

problem #139

Nov 032000

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumper placed the vehicle in park and was standing in the dfoorway when the vehicle jumped out of gear and caused her to fall. The vehicle rolled over her leg and hit a forklift. Once it hit the forklift it jumped into drive and proceeded forward striking a building in front of it. 59-V629-159

- Fort Pierce, FL, USA

problem #138

Jun 292001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The gear jumped from park to reverse and car rolled down driveway into tree. 11-3665-771

- Dawsonville, GA, USA

problem #137

Nov 091998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
After putting vehicle in park and getting out, the gear jumped into reverse and rolled into a neighbors mailbox and house. 59-V053-776

- Tarpon Spgs, FL, USA

problem #136

Mar 141999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Gear slipped out of park, rolled down the parking lot and into the road hitting two vehiclws which were traveling. 43-R229-872

- Grand Prairie, TX, USA

problem #135

Sep 072000

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer backed up and hit another car. He got out to see damage and his vehicle backed up and hit him, pinning him between the vehicles. 25-5434-137

- Florissant, MO, USA

problem #134

Jul 061998

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Consumer indicates gear was between park and reverse. He got out of car and then car started moving in reverse. 32-V006-620

- Pt Washington, NY, USA

problem #133

Jul 211998

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Gearjump 33-0039-626

- Rural Hall, NC, USA

problem #132

Sep 272001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
On September 27, 2001, I parked my Grand Cherokee in front of my place of business. I left the car idling in park, while I ran into the building to drop something off at the front desk. I was gone for approximately 20 seconds. When I returned my car was rolling backwards through the parking lot. It traveled 214 feet, running up over a curb, over a stop sign and hitting a parked car before stopping.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

problem #131

Nov 141998

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
While in park vehicle started to back out in reverse and hit a garage of a house, resulting in 1 fatality.

- Naples, FL, USA

problem #130

Oct 022001

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
PE 01 021/roll away in park: While parked and idling vehicle inadvertently commenced to rollaway in reverse. Hit a mailbox and and a parked vehicle. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

- Honesdale, PA, USA

problem #129

Sep 062001

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer was backing out of a parking space and bumped into the right front corner of another vehicle, consumer put the gear selector in park and exited the vehicle while it was still running, however vehicle jumped in reverse, causing injury to another consumers knee.

- Florissant, MO, USA

problem #128

Jan 241999

Grand Cherokee

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was idling in driveway in park, consumer states it jumped into reverse hitting a tree, causing damage to the rear, then it jumped into drive hitting another tree denting the front bumper.

- Corsicana, TX, USA

problem #127

Sep 162001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission popped into reverse from park.

- Pearland, TX, USA

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