1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 775 complaints
775
Total Complaints
146,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
142
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

110,000 25th Percentile
146,000 Median Mileage
176,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
62
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
53
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
45
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
39
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
37
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
25
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
21
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
20
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
17

Severity Assessment

142
Crashes
39
Fires
124
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"RADIATOR LEAKED, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, WHEN DRIVING IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. TT"
"PULLEY BROKE OFF, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, WHEN DRIVING HARD TO TURN THE STEEERING WHEEL. TT"
"VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO A TREE. TT"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR 53 complaints
Median: 115,000 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 37 complaints
Median: 111,760 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 119 NY: 62 NJ: 46 MI: 43 PA: 40 IL: 38 VA: 28 FL: 23 GA: 23 CT: 22

Who Files Complaints?

25.2%
Original Owners
74.8%
Second+ Owners

Jeep Grand Cherokee — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199378468
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