JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE · model year

1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

775 NHTSA complaints, 142 crash reports for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1994JEEPGRAND CHEROKEE carries 775 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 142 crashes, 39 fires, 124 injuries, and 3 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1994 GRAND CHEROKEE is vehicle speed control with 62 filings, followed by service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor (53) and service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (45). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 6 investigation files overlapping the 1994 GRAND CHEROKEE. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

775
Complaints
142
Crashes
39
Fires
124
Injuries
3
Deaths

Total Complaints

775 filings

Crashes Reported

142 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

Above median complaint volume — review patterns below.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL62
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR53
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP45
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH39
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION37
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE25
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL21
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE20
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE20
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM17
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM14
STEERING14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE14

Recent Complaints

20191130ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHEN THE TILT WHEEL IS UTILIZED, THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WHILE THE ENGINE IS ENGAGED. IT APPEARS THAT WIRES ARE BEING STRETCHED WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM. P41/NHTSA 14V-438 DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE "05 MODEL.

Mileage: 190,000

20191115UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FUEL PUMP AND PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION STARING THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTSARE VERY DIM

20190727AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL: APPROX JUNE OF 2015 AFTER GOING TO THE OREGON CITY DUMP WHILE SITTING AT THE LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. THE AIRBAG JUST WENT OFF NO REASON NO ACCIDENT AND GAVE A BLOODY NOSE. HE HAD TO CHANGE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE OF IT. BUT NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND IT JUST SITS.

Mileage: 200,000

20180914ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I JUST WANT TO GET IT FIX

Mileage: 98,000

20180914FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I JUST WANT TO GET IT FIX

Mileage: 98,000

20180914EXTERIOR LIGHTING

I JUST WANT TO GET IT FIX

Mileage: 98,000

20180626FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

JEEP TOWING PACKAGES AND FUEL TANKS RECALLED DUE TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE DURING CAR CRASHES.I DID NOT GET A NOTICE FOR REPAIR OPTIONS.

Mileage: 108,000

20180626UNKNOWN OR OTHER

JEEP TOWING PACKAGES AND FUEL TANKS RECALLED DUE TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE DURING CAR CRASHES.I DID NOT GET A NOTICE FOR REPAIR OPTIONS.

Mileage: 108,000

20180101FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

GOING DOWN I-70 EAST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DENVER AND STRASBURG, CO THE VEHICLE STARTING LOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER TO CALL MY GRANDSON. THEN THE CAR STARTING FILLING WITH SMOKE AFTER A FEW MINUTES. ANOTHER DRIVER STOPPED AND RAN UP TO ME SAYING HE DIDN'T KNOW IF I KNEW MY CAR WAS ON FILE. I GOT OUT, AND THE REAR END WAS ON FIRE. YOU COULD SEE FUEL LEAKING WHICH WAS ON FIRE AS IT LEAKED. I WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I CALLED 911, AND THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME. IN THE MEANTIME, THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND PEOPLE WERE THROWING SNOW ONTO THE FIRE. THE FIRE BURNED THE INSIDE OF THE CAR UP TO THE FRONT SEAT. I HAD TO SELL IT FOR JUNK. THERE SHOULD BE A POLICE REPORT. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES AFTER I SOLD MY VEHICLE. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

20170906CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

20170826STEERING

EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT HIGH SPEED AFTER CONTACTING HIGHWAY "RUMBLE STRIPS"

Mileage: 184,000

20170826SUSPENSION

EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT HIGH SPEED AFTER CONTACTING HIGHWAY "RUMBLE STRIPS"

Mileage: 184,000

20160407FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS ON FIRE AND THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE SEATS AND WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST PAIN AND INHALED SMOKE, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

20160209SERVICE BRAKES

10822114 CALLEDCHRYSLERTHEYARENOHELPTHERECALLONLYFOR1995.1993-1998SHOULDHAVERECALL#95V172000INCLUDEDASTHEYHAVETHESAMEPARTNUMBER.ITISASAFETYISSUE.PLEASEADVISE.THANKYOU

20160205SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V340000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228,088.

Mileage: 228,088

20160128VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS GETTING STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS RACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THERE HAD BEEN FUEL FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE ORIGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED AS NUMBER 46 ON THE WAITING LIST, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW UP TO INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT

20160128ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS GETTING STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS RACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THERE HAD BEEN FUEL FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE ORIGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED AS NUMBER 46 ON THE WAITING LIST, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW UP TO INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT

20160128FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS GETTING STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS RACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THERE HAD BEEN FUEL FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE ORIGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED AS NUMBER 46 ON THE WAITING LIST, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW UP TO INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT

20160125SERVICE BRAKES

EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON & SPRING FELL OFF. JEEP WAS STATIONARY HAD A HARD TIME TRY TO RELEASE IT. THEY SHOW A RECALL ONLY FOR 1995 ID# 95V172000. NEED TO GET IT FIXED. ASAP

Mileage: 158,990

20151117FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1994 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR FUEL LEAK/ GAS TANK FIRE SAFETY REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, HE INFORMED THE DEALER, A COUPLE OF BOLTS WERE NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE GAS TANK AREA, BECAUSE THERE WAS A SAG IN THE BODY. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW TRAILER HITCH. HOWEVER, THE IGNORED THE ADDITIONAL SAFETY CORRECTION THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT. *JB

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE have?
The 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE has 775 NHTSA complaints, 142 crashes, 39 fires, 124 injuries, and 3 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE?
The most-complained component for the 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL with 62 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR and SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP.
Is the 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.