1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 784 complaints
784
Total Complaints
129,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Top Issue
68
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

100,000 25th Percentile
129,000 Median Mileage
158,334 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
72
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
50
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
44
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
27
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
26
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
21
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
20
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
18
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
17
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
16

Severity Assessment

68
Crashes
37
Fires
40
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED ACCELERATION FROM PARK TO REVERSE GEAR AND HIT A HOUSE. TT"
"WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THEN CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT IN TRANSMISSION, ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPT REPORT. TT"
"WHEN SNOWING ON ICE ROAD ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 152 CA: 83 NY: 49 VA: 47 PA: 41 NJ: 33 FL: 30 TX: 28 GA: 20 IL: 19

Who Files Complaints?

32%
Original Owners
68%
Second+ Owners

Jeep Grand Cherokee — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1994775142
1995983146
19961249156
19971432143
19981349194
19992319157
20001855132
2001112895
2002177098
200388760
20041570149
20052732137
2006175079
2007147547
200899035
20091959
201017118
2011242190
2012230872
2013110241
20143365224
20151725179
201643445
201755238
2018116075
201951625
202032939
202164334
202241512
202361726
20243559
2025873

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28