Radiator Hose problems of the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Two problems related to radiator hose have been reported for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Radiator Hose problem

Failure Date: 05/10/2005

Heater hose jammed accelerator linkage causing runaway vehicle at very high speed. . . Shifted into neutral to avoid collision. . . Brakes were insufficient to stop the vehicle as jamming caused engine rpm's to go very high [approx. 5000 rpm].

2 Radiator Hose problem

Failure Date: 03/27/2002

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited. Air conditioning system only blows hot air. I have had it looked at two different times. They check the system and fill all the fluids, but it still doesn't work.




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