1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Automatic Transmission Problems
- 128
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 128 stored complaint records:
- 14 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- transfer case · 15 records
- wheel drive · 10 records
- park reverse · 9 records
- automatic transmission · 9 records
- brake rotors · 7 records
- summary listed · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Automatic Transmission · Emission Control · Fuses And Circuit Breakers · Headlights
The vehicle exhibits a sag/hesitation following a partial cool down restart, possibly an oxygen sensor problem. While making hard left turns at slow speeds (such as a u-turn), the airbag warning light illuminates and a audible chime is activated. The right side brake light assembly is burnt (internally) due to some kind of electrical overheating. The vehicle shifts hard, misses shifts, shifts repeatedly at constant…
ODI 765285
Automatic Transmission · Column Shift · Rear Window Wiper/Washer · Rotor
Rotors are shot and it seems i'm not the only one, [redacted] will not disengage even after i shift it out of [redacted] (large popping noise when it does disengage). Rear wiper works sometimes and othertimes it won't. Now i'm being told the transfer case is leaking and needs to be replaced (seal and shaft). At 53,000 miles these items seem ridculous. I've checked around on the internet and it seems like others have…
ODI 758902
Automatic Transmission · Constant Velocity Joint · Differential Unit · Disc · Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Vehicle has several jerks when decelerating and accelerating. Brake rotors(4) had to be replaced. Brake pads also had to be replaced. U-joint replaced. Ring gear and pinion problems. Transmission jerking. Sunroof vibrations when sunroof is open. Overall a nightmare of a vehicle purchase. *ak
ODI 757998
Automatic Transmission
While driving in [redacted] on a highway at @50 mph, the car shifted itself into 4-wheel drive. We were approx 10 miles from a dealership, so we took it to darling automall in ellsworth, me. They test drove it and could not get the car to go back to 2-wheel drive. They disassembled parts of the transmission and found some components in the transfer case had failed. It has taken 5 days for the repair to be completed…
ODI 749892
Automatic Transmission
Over a period of several weeks, the transmission behaved erraticallty, often shifting out of gear into neutral or from neutral into drive. These shifts would occur when the engine was running but with no one touching the gear shift lever. Most often, this occurred at stop signs or lights. Then, on june 20, the transmission shifted into low gear on its own and remained locked there. Fortunately, no accidents or…
ODI 747912
Automatic Transmission
When putting vehicle into reverse from park, the engine makes a very loud metal to metal sound. Dealer said that they couldn't duplicate problem so there wan't anything they could do. This happened three times and the last time, the power completely failed on the vehicle.
ODI 755825
Automatic Transmission
Transmission seems to shift very rough from 2nd to 3rd. If driving at speeds around that shift window (20-30), rough kick in back end like getting hit from the rear. Transmission also seems to stall the engine on sharp turns. This has happened to me at least 3 times in the last couple months. Vehicle has been in to dealer for first complaint at least twice. No error codes detected in pcm either time. Dealer went…
ODI 749804
Automatic Transmission · Radiator Assembly · Rotor
Dt: 1999 jeep grand cherokee. The vehicle has 48,677 miles currently. At 14,754 miles they resurfaced the front brake rotors and replaced the pads, this was on october 18, 2000. Then on july 15, 2002, at 28,186 miles the front brake rotors had to be replaced and the pads. On may 3, 2004 at 42,123 miles, the rotors had to be resurfaced and replace the pads. On monday, july 11, 2005 at 48,502 miles the vehicle was…
ODI 10128877
Automatic Transmission · Column Shift · Cooling System · Differential Unit · Disc · Power Window Devices And Controls
What a lemon! We are averaging $2000/year in repairs. Power windows that stop working, water pump breaks, brake rotors need replacing before brakes wear out, leaking differential, transmission, and now we're told by dealer service department we need a new transfer case. Whoever designed/built/sold this vehicle doesn't have much pride in their workmanship.
ODI 760497
Automatic Transmission
Vehicle jumps forward while stopped at signal with foot on brake, the dealer called it "double stopping".
ODI 563687
Automatic Transmission
Put the vehicle in park and got out, the motor was still running and the driver door was open, after walking several step, heard the engine revving up and the car started moving backwards, the vehicle had shiffed from park to reverse.
1 injury
ODI 9005080
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
When using cruise control and driving uphill, vehicle will downshift to first gear, causing driver to be thrown forward. Dealer stated this was a known problem, and chrysler did not have a remedy. *ak *slc
ODI 891657
Automatic Transmission · Delivery · Disc · Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion) · Ignition · Windshield Wiper/Washer
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ODI 725378
Automatic Transmission · Disc
Jeep lemon!!! Terrible vehicle, terrible company!! This vehicle should be recalled immediately for these two issues, among others! I have almost rearended someone, by lookingback to see if i was rear ended due to the hard shift. The brakes shake so much under braking that i did rear end someone, however there was no noticable damage to either vehicle. *ak
ODI 740487
Automatic Transmission · Axle Assembly
This vehicle has had a clunking noise in the transmission ever since i purchased it. In that time the dealership has said the noise was caused by the ring and pinion which has been replaced. It has been diagnosed as the transfer case chain being bad which was replaced. It has been diagnosed as the rear gears being bad which were replaced. It has been a "tsb" which was a ball and transmission plate valve which were…
ODI 754530
Automatic Transmission · Conventional
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash reported
ODI 753146
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Automatic Transmission · Disc · Vehicle Speed Control
First, brake related problems: mileage 2341 complaint pulsatting when stopping 20-55 mph , front brake rotors were resurfaced , complaint 2 mileage 16040 brakes pulsatting when stopping also shimmy in steering 45-55 mph, front brake rotors were replaced reason warpage due to overheating design flaw? / complaint 3 mileage 17000, brakes pulsatting , vibaration in vehicle and steering wheel shimmy when brake are…
ODI 748308
Automatic Transmission · Gasoline
Vehicle dies for no apparent reason. Have been told it will continue to happen even after it was in the shop for this problem. Transmission jerks when shifting in low speeds.this happens on a daily basis. Service techs at dealership have no answers for this problem. I get the feeling i will just have to live with it dying and jerking as long as i own the jeep. This vehicle should have stayed on the drawing board…
ODI 720465
Automatic Transmission
Major transmission failure- would not hold gear, chrysler unable to repair, lemon law repurchase. *ak
ODI 750092
Automatic Transmission
The vehicle has now had four (4) rear ring gear and pinions, four(4) sets of rear bearings, one rear yoke, two (2) sets of front ring gear and pinions, two(2) sets of bearings, one front yoke, one front drive shaft replaced since it came from the factory. It has never been in four wheel drive or driven off road. It has had one tire replaced due to vibration that would not balance (r.front), the electric windows have…
ODI 732571
Air Conditioner · Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Automatic Transmission · Differential Unit · Interior/Under Dash · Rack And Pinion
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 727930
Automatic Transmission
The card has severe transmission problem, eratic shifting from 1st to 2nd and 3rd gear. *ak
ODI 750678
Automatic Transmission
Transmission parts ordered after repeated repair attempts - daimler chrysler has no replacement parts available until late february. *ak
ODI 717302
Automatic Transmission · Differential Unit · Driveshaft
At 45+ mph a groan noise that is there when pushing accelorator - dealer replace differntial gear twice still have noise; noise at 72 dealer replaced rear drive shaft,ball joint, and other drive line compents - this reduced noise but it is still there; after doing all this now have noise in rear at 20mph (grinding in differential?) also a noise in front that is hard to describe
ODI 715786
Automatic Transmission · Gasoline
Car makes loud clunking noise when slowing, then rpm's fluctuate and car stalls. Dealer contacted numerous times since vehicle first purchased. Each time they said it was fixed.
ODI 719687