58 of the 784 complaints about the 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee are about the electrical system — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 165,700 miles.
58
Complaints
0
Crashes
13
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE BURNED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH SMOKE.
NHTSA complaint #10816644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES IN THE BATTERY OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THE DETAILS OF THE FIRE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
NHTSA complaint #10775350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER - ENGINE STOPS AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL --- UNTIL YOU SHAKE MAIN WIRING HARNESS . HAVE SPENT OVER $ 5000.00 HAVING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC REPLACING MAIN ECM HARNESS AND TESTING AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED . STILL SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BY ELECTRICAL AUTO TECHNICIAN TO MAKE COMPLAINT AS JEEP CHRYSLER WILL NOT WARRANTY OR HAVE A REPLACEMENT ECM FOR ANY GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE'S EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM . JUST RECENTLY FOUND THIS SITE AND ASKING FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR THIS PROBLEM . MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH BEEN IN MANY NEAR MISSES DO THIS PROBLEM AS THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A 100 TIMES AND NO THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION . IF YOU COULD GET JEEP CHRYSLER TO MAKE A REPLACEMENT ECM WOULD BE GOOD !!!!! DO WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM TO CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AFTER A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO GET SATISFACTION AS MANY OTHER GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM???
NHTSA complaint #10722371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE POLICE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO DISPATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
NHTSA complaint #10561884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE RADIO, CLOCK, AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RADIO WIRES, WHICH WERE CROSSED, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE, CLOCK, RADIO AND BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 201,000.
NHTSA complaint #10354602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. ENGINE COMPUTER BOUGHT 9/03/07 FROM ADVANCE AUTO ZONE. INSTALLED 9/04/07 BY THOMPSONS' IN MARQUETTE. MI. JEEP BROKE DOWN DECEMBER 17,2008. 1ST ENGINE COMPUTER BOUGHT FROM CARQUEST 2/04/09. INSTALLED 2/06/09 BY TOMPSONS'(DEFECTIVE) PRICE $357.97. RETURNED THE PART. I ORDERED FROM ADVANCE AUTO ZONE 2/09/09. INSTALLED BY THOMPSON'S 2/10/09. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT LIGHT UP/ JEEP WILL NOT RUN. PRICE $213.99. MY MECHANIC ASKED ME TO MAKE SURE THE ENGINE COMPUTER NUMBERS MATCH. THEY DID. CARQUEST INFORMED ME THERE IS A NATIONAL RECALL ON THE ENGINE COMPUTER & IT CAN TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS TO GET ME A PART. I NEED MY VEHICLE RUNNING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. I NEED ALOT OF ADVICE. PLEASE HELP!
NHTSA complaint #10258287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
1) CAR WONT START, ALARM DISABLES THE ENGINE. 2)REPLACE PCM ALARM STILL DEFECTIVE. 3)AGAIN, CAR WONT START.
NHTSA complaint #10147827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEFECTIVE IGNITION COIL. *MR THE IGNITION COIL HAD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO FIND WHAT THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING ENOUGH FUEL BUT NO SPARK, UNFORTUNATELY THIS REPAIR DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TIME, MONEY, AND EFFORT SPENT ON FIXING THE VEHICLE. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10012374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A NORMAL SPEED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10019510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO IGNITION COIL BURNING OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10011358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES THAT IGNITION COIL HAS FAILED 4X IN THE PAST TWO YEARS CAUSING VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN WHILE DRIVING. TS
NHTSA complaint #8023097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
FUSE AND RELAY ARE OK. HORN IS LOCATED BEHIND RIGHT SIDE OF BUMPER.
NHTSA complaint #769795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRE HARNESS BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO GO UP OR DOWN. MR
NHTSA complaint #8020575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE HAD TWO IGNITION COILS REPLACED EACH YEAR ,AND PROPBLEM WAS REOCCURRING, ALL OCCURRED WITHIN MONTH OF JULY. A THIRD REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8013916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #758684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1)IGNITION: IN COLD WEATHER DIFFICULT TO START. IGNITION COIL FAILED , 2)MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED CAUSING ENGINE TO ROTATE ON AXIS, 3) SPEED SENSORS IN TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING LACK OF SHIFTING TO LOWER GEAR, 4) WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL UNIT UNDER DASH BURNED OUT, CAUSING SMOKE TO FILL COMPARTMENT, 5) TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED"COMING APART" ,6) BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED AS PER RECALL, BUT WITHIN 2000-2500 MILES REPLACED ROTORS DEFECTIVE (BENT/WARPED)/AND TOO THIN TO RESURFACE
NHTSA complaint #758685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION COIL FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #562511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED TWO TIMES ALREADY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE SHUTDOWN DUE TO COIL FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #878399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO ELECTRICAL SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED FIRE, FIRE STARTED WITH A FUEL LEAKAGE AND BURNED WIRES WHERE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO UNREPLACEABLE PARTS. AK
NHTSA complaint #877521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN RUNNNING IT RUNS NORMALLY AND THEN WHEN YOU SHUT IT OFF IT WILL NOT START UP WE HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE PLUG WIRES ALSO NEW BATTERY AND CAP AND ROTOR AND PUT A NEW FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH AND ALSO 20.00 OF GAS AND SOME INJECTOR CLEANER AND STILL WILL NOT START AFTER SHUTTING OFF .
NHTSA complaint #736309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH ALL POWER SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD NO POWER STEERING, AND NO BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #865896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS CAUSING THE IGNITION COIL TO CONTINOUSLY FAIL. DEALER'S REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE COIL. THE COIL HAS BEEN REPLACED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND CONTINUES TO BURN OUT.
NHTSA complaint #864938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
BATTERY CABLE BROKEN. MJS
NHTSA complaint #551952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY SHORTED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS TERMINALS (BURNED AND MELTED). MJS
NHTSA complaint #551952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED. MJS
NHTSA complaint #551952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SECURITY SYSTEM ERROR CODE SHOWS WHEN KEY IS TURNED. ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL KEY HAS BEEN TURNED ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. MAY TAKE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 75 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING YOU HEAR SOUND OF FUEL INJECTION. NO FUEL TO ENGINE UNTIL THAT TIME. THEN CAR STARTS IMMEDIATELY. CONSOLE SHOWS REAR LAMP FAILURE WHEN ALL LIGHTS ARE WORKING. SOMETIMES SHOWS THIS ERROR CODE WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF.
NHTSA complaint #719476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
BRAKES FAILED WITHIN FIRST MONTH--CAUSE NOT FOUND. LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL--IGNITION COIL REPLACED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #522221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR. WAS INSPECTED & WAS INFORMED OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORTING OUT. WAS NOTED NOTHING FROM MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #845297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND WAS TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #843364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
POWER WINDOW WIRING BETWEEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND BODY (FLEX CONDUIT) FAILED, AND LEFT ONLY THE DRIVER WITH WINDOW CONTROL.INSPECTION SHOWED SPLIT INSULATION (FATIGUE) EXPOSED CONDUCTOR AND OPEN CIRCUIT. REPAIR OF WIRE LASTED FOR 4-5 MONTHS BEFORE ADDITIONAL WIRES FAILED AND OR THE SAME WIRE FAILED IN A NEW LOCATION. WIRE INSULATION SEEMS TO BE TOO STIFF AND CRACKED, CAUSING STRESS ON THE CONDUCTORS ,AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. MOST RESENT FAILURE 5-99 CAUSED WIRES TO MELT. SEATBELT FAILURE: DRIVERS BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, AND IS THERE FOR LOOSE AND UNSAFE. BELT RETRACTOR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND STICKING OUT OF UNIT.
NHTSA complaint #708024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.