general problems of the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Car usually runs fine cold but when it gets to operating temperature it stalls unexpectedly and in dangerous moments while driving on any road or freeway at any speed. I lose all powered functions like steering and brakes. It won't start again for hours until it has cooled all the way down.

The vehicle stalls unpredictably in dangerous situations on the road endangering life and safety. It also exhibits explosive backfires randomly which destroys the muffler and endangers safety. This has happened numerous times while in motion on the street.

Tl-the contact owns a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee . The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v252000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact had not experience a failure. Aw.

While driving at 65 mph the vehicle shuts off and will not start until the vehicle cools and will run for a while and shut off but this time it will take hours before it starts again which it would begin to repeat the process of shutting off. I changed all the sensors and had the fuel pump checked out but it still shuts off.

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 wether 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 thats putting myself and my family in dangerous situations on a regular basis.

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to not being notified about several recall notices.

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 hell 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 bullshit 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. China and japan= complete crap.

Driver front, and both rear door lock actuators have stopped working correctly.

Jeep stalls without giving any warning sign such as check engine light. Changed so many different part to fix problem no one knows why. When it dies during the left turn many times I feel so danger. Please let Jeep know that so many people are in danger because of their faulty work.

Like many other Jeep Grand Cherokee from 95 - 99 my Jeep has starting cutting out for no apparent reason. Many components have been changed. This is a widely documented problem of poor quality control leading to solder joint failures on the ecm board. This causes an interuption of the signal and cause the vehicles engine to die or sputter at any speed or time. I do not understand why this hasnt been recalled when the problem is so well documented on numerous Jeep websites. This Jeep also suffers from the 50mph shake.

For three years, Jeep gc has gone through 6 different batteries. Drain occurs randomly but may appear to be related to factory remote keyless entry. Jeep has also experienced other electronic power surges in past (interior lights and gauges going haywire, driver/navigation console literally going up in smoke. ) several automobile technicians have serviced the vehicle and have not been able to locate the origin of this problem. The problem, itself, could very well lead to an accident, fire, and even fatality.

Random stalling, sudden transmission slams and drop downs.

Stalls in the middle of traffic while driving. Almost killed me and my kids today.

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.

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee has been stalling out for over a year. Replaced computer last spring and worked ok for a few months. Began intermittent stalling again. Mechanic replaced bad prongs on plug to computer. Worked for a couple of weeks but stalled again on my way to work today. No accidents (serious or not) as yet but is scary to drive. Sometimes will just act like it is stalling and after a few seconds will kick back and I can go on my way. Have tried backing out the screws on the computer as directed online but that only worked for a couple of months.

I have a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo. It turns off at every stop or when I start to slow down. I've paid over $500 to get this problem fixed & nothing!! I've had the computer changed, coil changed, tune up, everything you can imagine! my mechanic has no clue what's wrong with it & when I google it I'm not the only person with this exact type of vehicle & this exact kind of problem. It started over a year ago I had the computer changed. It was working great for about 4 months. Then the problems started all over again one day when I was sitting on the freeway in traffic. The vehicle starts to shake, then it will shut off. Sometimes it'll shake for about a minute as if it's about to turn off, yet it'll stay on. It hesitates so much & I'm tired of this problem. I'm a single mother of 2 & have no money to buy a new vehicle. My children are not safe when they are with me. I'm afraid I will stall in the middle of no where & get hit from behind. I've had several encounters like this. When the vehicle shuts off sometimes it takes longer then 5-10 minutes to turn on again. This is an everyday thing! I live 10 minutes away from work & I have to leave at least 40 minutes before I have to clock in. Most of the time the vehicle stalls about 2-3 times on a good day. On a bad day, it'll take me all 40 minutes to get there. One day I had to leave it at my place of employment because it wouldn't start at all! the next day when I was dropped off I tried starting it & it started like it was brand new. I hope this complaint helps others out there that are struggling like myself. I think if this problem is happening with most vehicles like mine, Jeep needs to recall this problem & get it fixed.

The contact owns a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 196,000.

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.

Apparently some failure occured with the Jeep that caused smoke to enter through the ventilation system. The compartment filled with smoke. The smoke had an arroma of electricity. Everything that consumer had running such as the blower motor/ac were turned off. Mrconsumer feels the vehicle design allowed debris to enter the air conditioning air box and come into contact with the blower resistor. This caused the debris to ignite form the heat source, also the engine gasket was leaking oil.

For years we have a problem with the car heating up every summer. As soon as the air conditioning goes on the car heats up. And every year we spend a lot of money trying to fix it. No one has ever been able to fix the problem. We a copies of all of our bills. It's hot again and we have a problem again.

Air bag light came on and won't go off/ radio is working intermittently, and all windows won't come down due to a short within vehicle.

The Jeep is having serious electrical problems one after another and this could be a possible fire hazard.

Electrical problem.

Electrical error messages on heater display.

Electrical short, causing vehicle to stall 6 times.

While traveling, the dash board indication lights illuminated.

Electrical malfunction resulted in ear lamp/headlight/radio/clock failure.

Brought vehicle into dealer on four different occasions for various electrical problems.