1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems

ENGINE

The contact owns a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. The vehicle was able to restart immediately on some occasions and restarted after a while on other occasions. There was no warning light illuminated. Several independent mechanics replaced the fuel filter and the fuel pump and installed an unknown computer software on the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA complaint #11570967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 21 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS TESTED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION EVEN AFTER IT WAS TEST DRIVEN BY THE DEALER. WHEN THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN YORK, MAINE DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S HOME FOR OVER A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #11255565 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ENGINE OVER HEAT GET WORSE WHEN A/C IS ON AND IT ALSO HAVE A ELECTICAL PROBLEM THAT KILLS THE BATTERY AFTEN AND ITS NOT THE ALTENATOR REALLY TIRED OF THIS

NHTSA complaint #10788731 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 315,000.

NHTSA complaint #10664428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THE JEEP WILL DIE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, PLACE, TEMPERATURE. NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE ONLY THING I CAN GET TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON WHETHER IT RUNS OR DIES IN PUTTING PRESSURE BY HAND ON THE NUMBER THREE COMPUTER PLUG. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO CODES NO NOTHING. JUST A FAULTY COMPUTER DESIGN THAT'S PUTTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

NHTSA complaint #10628594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THIS WAS MANY YEARS AGO, BUT WITH THE INVESTIGATION INTO ENGINE'S UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT. THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS A '96 OR '97, NOT SURE ANYMORE. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD, NOT A HIGHWAY BUT WHERE YOU COULD TRAVEL IN THE 40'S AND THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AND HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME AT A SLOWER SPEED. BROUGHT IT BACK THE DEALER AND AGAIN THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK UNTIL THEY FOUND AND REPAIRED. HE ASKED IF HE COULD DRIVE IT HOME, HOPING TO REPLICATE ISSUE, HE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. THIS WAS A DEALER IN TAMPA, FL, SO HOPEFULLY THERE IS A RECORD OF WHAT THEY FOUND. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT WE SOLD THE CAR SHORTLY AFTER.

NHTSA complaint #10604649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

NHTSA complaint #10592735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTICE MONTHS PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/16/2014

NHTSA complaint #10586124 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION, STARTER, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION TO REPAIRING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE BATTERY WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED BEING DRIVEN AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THAT FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA complaint #10534225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY WIFE, [XXX] WAS DRIVING DOWN I 75 AT 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUST WENT DEAD. SHE COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TRY TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, FEARING THE BATTERY WOULD RUN DOWN. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CRANKED, THE VEHICLE STARTED FINE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND WENT DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN DALTON, GA. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE AND AGAIN SHE SPENT APP. 5 MINUTES, WITH SEVERAL TRIES AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED ON I 75 SEVERAL TIMES MORE. VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO REFUSED TO START TWICE AT FIRST, AFTER SETTING FOR A COUPLE HOURS WHILE [XXX] WENT IN SHOPPING. THE VEHICLE DID START. TODAY THE VEHICLE WAS SETTING AT HOME AFTER RIDDING AROUND TOWN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND REFUSED TO START RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN. I PLACED A CHARGER ON THE BATTERY, GOT A 25% CHARGE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE STARTS EASY, WHEN IT STARTS. THE VEHICLE FOR THE MOST PART IS A GOOD VEHICLE, BUT I AM AFRAID, THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAN YOU HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10533938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

JEEP ADVERTISES THAT THERE GRAND CHEROKEES CAN WITHSTAND WATER UP TO 20 INCHES DEEP. I BEG TO DIFFER AND I HAVE BEEN LIED TO. WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD ON MY WAY TO A BUDDY'S HOUSE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY, I HIT A SMALL PUDDLE ON MY WAY AND MY ENGINE JUST SEIZED UP AND EVERYTHING WENT BALLISTIC. MEASURED THE PUDDLE AND IT WAS A WHOPPING INCH AND A HALF DEEP. HAD MY BUDDY TOW ME BACK HOME TO CHECK IT OUT AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THERE IT WAS, ROD #1 STICKING RIGHT THROUGH MY OIL PAN ABOUT AN INCH. BENT TO HIGH [XXX] AND SHEARED RIGHT OFF (NOTE: ALSO NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SAID "JAPAN" AND WHEN I PULLED THE OIL PAN AND PULLED THE ROD, IN BIG BOLD LETTERS "CHINA" STAMPED ON THE ROD") NOW I HAVE A 6000LB PAPER WEIGHT SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT I CAN DO NOTHING WITH. NOW IF JEEP ADVERTISES THAT THEIR VEHICLES ARE SAFE IN WATER UP TO 20 INCHES, WHY DID AN INCH AND A HALF DEEP PUDDLE HYDROLOCK MY ENGINE RESULTING IN ROD #1 BEING SHOT THROUGH THE OIL PAN AND ALL ELECTRONICS FRIED? HMMMM INTERESTING. ALSO NOTICE HOW THE FOREIGN MASS MARKET PARTS WERE THE ONLY ONES TO FAIL. SEEMS A LITTLE FISHY. IT GRINDS MY GEARS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A DIE HARD MOPAR ENTHUSIAST SINCE I WAS BORN, MY FATHER WORKED FOR CHRYSLER FROM THE DAY HE GRADUATED TO THE DAY HE DIED AND SLAVED FOR THE COMPANY AND THIS IS THE PRODUCTS THEY ARE SELLING TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. I SMELL [XXX]AND IT PAINS ME TO SAY THAT I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER PRODUCT FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS........SCREW CHRYSLER AND THEIR FIAT OWNED CORPORATION. I DO NOT SUPPORT FOREIGN PRODUCTS IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. [XXX]= COMPLETE CRAP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10510168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 312,000.

NHTSA complaint #10502286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE BEFORE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR 30 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, IGNITION COIL, IGNITION SWITCH, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CRANK SENSOR, AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL VISITS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER EACH REPAIR. THE ECM WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR UNTIL SEVEN MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

NHTSA complaint #10498004 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

STALLING/STUMBLING OF ENGINE, FUEL OR ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR ON CITY STREET. HAS NEVER STALLED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, LOW SPEED ONLY. LAST STALLING FRIDAY DECEMBER 7, 2012 ON CITY STREET. PREVIOUS INCIDENT OCCURRED MARCH OF 2012 ON CITY STREETS.

NHTSA complaint #10487805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

STARTED OUT TO GO TO WORK @ 6 AM TRAVELED WITH NO ISSUES TO THE KIDS SITTER'S HOUSE AND THEN CONTINUED ON TO WORK ON DOUBLE LANE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT 60 MPH. THE JEEP STARTED SPUTTER, JERK AND EVENTUALLY DIED, DIDN'T REALIZE IT HAD DIED SO PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN THE JEEP BACK ON IT KEPT SPUTTERING, JERKING AND DIED AGAIN. FINALLY, IT BACKFIRED 3 TO 4 TIMES AND STAYED STARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT AND HAD THE CODE READ IT STATED IT WAS THE IGNITION COIL AND CATALYST SYSTEM. SO WE CHANGED THE IGNITION COIL AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ALONG WITH THE MUFFLER DO TO THE FACT THE BACKFIRING BLEW A HOLE PLUM THROUGH THE MUFFLER. STILL SAME PROBLEMS. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS OF CRASHES, AND BODILY INJURY. NOW IT DOESN'T WANT TO START AND YOU SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LIKE I DID FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE IT WANTED TO START UP.

NHTSA complaint #10478413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THE ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BUSY AND DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS.I HAVE REPLACED THE ECM AND GAVE IT A COMPLETE TUNE-UP AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THE ENGINE USUALLY RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SITTING. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. NOBODY HAS FIGURED IT OUT. I HATE TO SEE ANYBODY GET HURT OR KILLED BY THIS UNEXPLAINED PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10460757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

JEEP HAS BEEN STALLING FOR 2 YEARS AT LEAST. STALLS UNDER ALL CONDITIONS, IDLE, HIGH SPEED, COLD OR HOT OUTSIDE TEMP. RECENTLY THE PAST MONTH IT IS STALLING CONSTANTLY AT THE RATE OF 2-5 TIMES PER DAY, AVERAGE MILEAGE 25 MILES PER DAY. STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE BAD, AND IN TRAFFIC CAN BE DEADLY. STALLS IN INTERSECTIONS ARE WORSE AS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO REACT AND GET THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC. BASIC RESEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10449620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WERE IMMEDIATELY LOST, ALTHOUGH LIGHTS AND GAGES REMAINED OPERATIONAL. BATTERY AND GROUNDS TESTED FINE. CAP, ROTOR AND PLUGS ARE ALL NEW, WIRES AND COIL TEST FINE, AND VEHICLE HAS NEW MOPAR CRANK POSITION AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. RESEARCH ON JEEP TECHNICAL SITES FINDS IDENTICAL PROBLEMS BEING TRACED TO FAILURE OF POWER CONTROL MODULE PCM, SOMETIMES ALSO REFERRED TO AS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM).

NHTSA complaint #10445848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THIS IS A COMMONLY KNOWN DEFECT WITH THESE JEEPS WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE. INFAMOUS STALLING PROBLEM. WHETHER GOING 10 MPH OR 70 MPH, VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. GENERALLY WILL RE-START AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION, BUT NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY. ON MY JEEP, I HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTERS, MAF SENSOR, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR, PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER MODULE WIRING HARNESS REWORKED. STILL STALLS, AND I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PARK THE JEEP FOR SAFETY REASONS.

NHTSA complaint #10444886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN SITTING IDLE. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, ROTOR CAP, THROTTLE BODY, FUEL FILTER, 02 SENSOR, PVC VALVE, UNKNOWN HOSES AND COUPLINGS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PRODUCE ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 209,000.

NHTSA complaint #10334396 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED EVERY TIME SHE DROVE IT BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2009. SOMETIMES, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AUTOMATICALLY AND OTHER TIMES, SHE WOULD HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS AND NO SPECIFIC SPEED RANGE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS INSPECTED AND PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,380. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,900.

NHTSA complaint #10299531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN TRAFFIC ON OCCASION AND TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR UP TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE STALLING ISSUE. AFTER THE CONTACT COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE DEALER REPLACED THE COIL AND CHARGED THE CONTACT $300. THE DEALER WILL NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TO RETURN BECAUSE THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT GET INVOLVED WITH INDIVIDUAL DEALERS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA complaint #10267757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

ALL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO'S AIR CONDITIONING STOPS WORKING, KNOW DEFECT TO THEM IN 1998. I CAN'T DRIVE MY JEEP IN THE SUMMER DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES FROM NO AIR. IF YOU LOOK IN THE SUMMERTIME AT THE NUMBER OF JEEPS WITH WINDOWS DOWN YOU CAN BET THERE A.C. HAS QUIT. IT IS ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE EVAPORATOR CORE, THERE SOLUTION, DRILL A HOLE IN THE FLOOR.

NHTSA complaint #10262626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND HESITATES SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY FEW DAYS OR MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT ON HIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. UPDATED 12/10/08 *CN THE REPAIR MECHANIC STATED THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE CRANK SENSOR. UPDATED 12/17/08.

NHTSA complaint #10249131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN SHUT OFF. IT WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE NEXT MORNING, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,075 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA complaint #10240613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AGAIN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE PREVIOUS TIMES. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,003.

NHTSA complaint #10226021 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS.

NHTSA complaint #10223802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.