10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
66 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
45 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission problems

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1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 2 of 8)

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problem #140

Aug 201998

Grand Cherokee

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle popping out of park. 59-V016-284

- Riverview, FL, USA

problem #139

Jun 171996

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
While left running vehicle jumped from park to reverse. 13-5780-798

- Dwight, IL, USA

problem #138

Oct 151997

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Gear jumped from park. 52-2045-598

- Rye , NY, USA

problem #137

Oct 171996

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The parked vehicle slipped out of park and rolled into the house across the street. 05-6058-138

- Fremont, CA, USA

problem #136

Nov 131996

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
With engine running jumped from park 10-4991-110

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #135

May 062000

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer stopped vehicle and got out. Car rolled back into balconey pole and then rolled farward into pool fence. 52-2382-493

- Lagrangeville, NY, USA

problem #134

Oct 231999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle was parked. Vehicle rolled into a fence causing minor damage to veh

- Binghamton, NY, USA

problem #133

May 031999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Parked the vehicle in driveway and went inside. A few moments later went outside and niticed the veh was gone. The veh had rolled backward down the driveway and acress the road. 52-2189-938

- Lodi, NY, USA

problem #132

Aug 151996

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While idling gearjumped 35-N474-943

- Ravenna, OH, USA

problem #131

Jan 092001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer saw on tv where Jeep possibly have a problem with their vehicles coming out of gear when rolling backward, assuming vehicle experienced this failure with damages, claim 01-6232-070.

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #130

Apr 202000

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Gearjump 47-4161-993

- Olympia, WA, USA

problem #129

Oct 101999

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The transmission lever was in park. After getting out, the Jeep went into reverse and injured the owner of the vehicle. 04-1186-346

- Pine Bluff , AR, USA

problem #128

Nov 021997

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Pulled boat out of water. Set emergency brake, got out of veh veh rolled back down boat ramp and sunk. 43-K076-989

- Cedar Hill, TX, USA

problem #127

Jun 292001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle came out of gear. 24-5176-815

- Long Beach, MS, USA

problem #126

Dec 031996

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Pinned consumer to wall. Consumer initally stated he did not put vehicle in park before exiting truck. 16-4140-919

- Wichita , KS, USA

problem #125

Mar 202002

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Consumer was changing gear from reverse to drive, and vehicle stayed in reverse, went backwards, hitting another vehicle. Foot was on brakes. Dealer contacted.

- Edmonds, WA, USA

problem #124

Feb 222002

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
Jeep was in "park" in the garage - within 10 minutes of parking the Jeep rolled out of the garage and down the driveway impacting a parked vehicle on the street. The Jeep was found to be in park after the crash.

- Allentown, PA, USA

problem #123

Feb 262002

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Consumer placed vehicle in park and without warning vehicle jumped out of gear shifting into reverse, resulting in a collision.

- Stockton, CA, USA

problem #122

Jan 111997

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
Car was in park and engine was running when it jumped into reverse. Dealer checked out car and told me nothing was wrong.

- Tiverton, RI, USA

problem #121

Nov 222001

Grand Cherokee

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Jeep jumped out of park into reverse while driver was exiting the vehicle resulting in an accident that caused massive head trauma requiring surgery and rehabilitation.

- Washington, MO, USA

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