2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Automatic Transmission Problems
- 19
- 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 19 stored complaint records:
- 10 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine running · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact was driving approximately 70 mph when the vehicle lunged forward and stalled. The vehicle was towed to her residence. The following day the vehicle operated normally; however, the identical failures occurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician stated that the failure was related to the front control…
ODI 10321424
Automatic Transmission · Seat Heater/Cooler
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact activated the heated seats, which took approximately five minutes to warm up. Three minutes later, the seat warmed up excessively and caused mild burns to her body. The dealer stated that her vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 06v197000 (seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler), although the failure was…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10217459
Automatic Transmission
Drove vehicle into garage stall. Put vehicle in park, opened drivers door, left door open and vehicle running to retrieve personal item from house, went to walk out garage and vehicle started backing out garage. Drivers door caught on garage support pole, twisting door around to front fender as it proceeded out of garage. Dragged myself past tool box and by garage door. Vehicle then proceeded down driveway, did…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10158732
Automatic Transmission
Dt: contact states vehicle shifted out of park while in a parking area. *ak contact and her son were in the vehicle when it started rolling down a hill, the vehicle hit a pool fence. The service dealer would not say why the vehicle shifted out of park. *ak *nm
Crash reported
ODI 10125353
Automatic Transmission · Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Wife parked jeep in driveway, placed in park with key out of the ignition. Wife exited the vehicle, walked to the back door, got my 4 year old out of her car seat and placed her on the driveway next to the vehicle. Wife turned around to get her purse off the front seat when the vehicle took off, rolling backwards down the driveway. Wife jumped into vehicle and tried to stop it. Open driver's door struck my fence,…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10118098
Automatic Transmission
My 2003 jeep grand cherokee when parked in front of my home while i ran in to get my gloves jumped into reverse after closing the door. I was away from the truck for less then 1 min. And it rolled in reverse 75 ft striking a neighbors mobile home. When i got to the truck it was in reverse and had extensive damage to the whole tailgate hatch and glass. Damage was also done to the mobile home. I am contacting a dealer…
Crash reported
ODI 10112245
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Macpherson Strut · Power Train
Transmission making noise 1 week after purchase, took it in every 2 weeks to have it fixed for first 2 months. Vehicle had 40,000 km. Chrysler dealership answer was for us to do transmission fluid change (our expense), did not stop the noise, gave up after we took vehicle back 5 times, terrible service. Heater motor failed within 1 week of purchase, replace motor switch, heater fan making noise. Rear end was rebuilt…
ODI 10125039
Automatic Transmission
I put my jeep in park with the engine running, i stepped out of the jeep and then the jeep went into reverse and the open drivers door knocked me down and dragged me. The jeep then crashed into 3 parked cars before it came to rest.*ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10096387
Automatic Transmission · Electrical
The date below reflects the third time this has occurred. My vehicle has still not repaired to date(4-30-04). The vehicle transmission fails and the vehicle simply fails. After a transmission change it failed again fortunately nobody was harmed. However the company will not replace the vehicle but instead is installing are built transmission. It must be noted that the first incident occurred (approximate mileage)…
ODI 10068105
Automatic Transmission · Rotor
I have made 4 trips to the service department for a problem with my brakes. The car shakes when pressure is gently applied to the brakes. The dealer has done nothing except replacing the rotors and the gear box. The problem has not been solved. Also, the car makes a loud klunking noise when the car is put into reverse or taken out of reverse. Once again, the dealer says it is normally, depsite the fact any normal…
ODI 10062740
Automatic Transmission
Transmission has to be replaced because of a popping and grinding noise when the vehicle is placed in reverse from park or neutral. Transmission was rebuilt after only 2019 miles and has been worked on two times since. Once for a factory recall and the other time for a transmission fluid leak. *ak
ODI 10045576
Automatic Transmission
I have had to have the transmissision taken out and seals and o-rings replaced 2 times for leaking fluid. The third time it leaked they had to replace the entire transmission.
ODI 10039567
Automatic Transmission
While the vehicle was in park ,with the motor running, the driver exited and the transmission changed from park to reverse striking the driver and then a gasoline pump barrier. *la
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10045077
Automatic Transmission
Car shifts out of park to any gear while ignition is turned off. Once ignition is on, it will not shift unless foot is on the brake pedal. *jb
ODI 10010695
Automatic Transmission
The vehicle was parked with the engine running, and the emergency brake was not applied, when all of a sudden, the vehicle rolled backwards and hit a tree. No injuries.*jb
Crash reported
ODI 10009263
Automatic Transmission
Had just put vehicle (leased) into park position with the engine running. Left vehicle for a short while. Was informed, by a witness, that vehicle had bucked and then started accelerating, fast, backwards. Vehicle then hit another vehicle that was parked. Contacted manufacturer and informed will be sending an independent inspector to check on vehicle. Mr
Crash reported
ODI 8022696
Automatic Transmission
Transmission changed from park to reverse while passenger was out of vehicle. Mr
Crash reported
ODI 768541
Automatic Transmission
Consumer noticed that after placing vehicle in park while engine was running, and consumer stepped out of vehicle, vehicle jumped into reverse, knocking consumer to the ground, and crashing into the home. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 10033980
Automatic Transmission
While driving, there was a loud grinding and or winding noise coming from the rear. The dealer stated that the gasket and the transmission fluid had flowed on over to the overdrive. The dealer also stated that the transmission was defected. Ts scc
ODI 10002371