With gear selector in park and vehicle idling, the gear suddenly shifted into reverse propelling consumer across a parking lot and then crashing into a tree, the force was so great that it wedged the left rear wheel up under the passenger compartment between the front and rear seats, decimated the rear trunk door, bent the chassis, buckled the roof, and broke all the glass from the rear passenger seat back, due to the injuries consumer sustained, he had to resign from his employment and has had to give up certain hobbies.
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints
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Jeep was in my driveway. My wife was putting the car into reverse when it, on its own, lunged backwards at maximum acceleration, knicked my son who jumped out of the way, knicked another car in my driveway, and smashed accelerating backwards into a tree, totaling the car in the process. I know you are investigating 1995-1999 grand cherokees for this defect, but you need to include 1994 model year as well. There are at least 23 similar incidents for 94 jeeps on your website. I have printed them all out. We had the car inspected by chrysler at the time and they claimed driver error. What a total cover-up, and we thought it was our fault!!
While vehicle was in park and baby was in back seat, consumer's wife started going towards house when vehicle started rolling backwards. Mother and grand mother sustained cuts and bruises while attempting to stop vehicle. They were able to pull emergency brake and shove gear into park. *note: consumer's wife stated that vehicle jumped from park into drive twice during normal operation. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
While parking vehicle went into reverse, and consumer opened door before realizing what happened, consumer was hurt.
I parked car on a hill, put in park and left engine running. I got out of car walked over to a trash can to put trash in. Walked to get back in car, car starts to take off backwards knocks me down and rolls down hill into busy traffic, makes a u turn backwards. Cuts back into parking lot next door but demolishes doctor's signs and hits tree.
The date is an estimate. In happened in novemberish; I had the car serviced asap because it totally freaked me out... I questioned my driving skills because how could this happen otherwise. I hit a 1999 lincoln navigator: backed right into it. The lady was soo mad (it happened at a school drop-off) so of course it could have been a kid. When the vehicle was checked of course nothing was wrong... Leaving my husband and I thinking we should get a new car. Which we did; so I dont have the VIN # super handy; it was sold appr 1-15-00 to my uncle that I dont see very ofter. But yes I could probably hunt the # down somewhere.
While vehicle was parked it slipped out of park and rolled back into another vehicle. Vehicle was not turned on even keys were not in ignition.*ak consumer states vehicle has had transmission problems since purchase, and chrysler has always said nothing was wrong with vehicle.
Consumer's son put vehicle in park while idling and stepped out, and vehicle lunged backwards, pinning consumer and causing damage to driver's side door.
Vehicle has slipped out of park into reverse 4 times. Currently, while driving transmission started to smoke. Transmission is no longer functioning and has to be replaced.
While vehicle was idling in park it took off in reverse with children aboard, and ran into the street and into a ditch. Chrysler has vehicle currently.
We were sitting with the vehicle in park at mcdonalds drive through, the vehicle then started moving in reverse. Then two days later we were sitting at the bank drive through in park, when it started moving in reverse again. Both times I was able to stop the jeep from rolling into the car behind us by using the brake. Then last night I saw on the news that this is and ongoing problem with the grand cherokee. I just thought it was something out of adjustment since we bought it used. But now it made made sense. Please recall this so no one else gets hurt or killed.
Engine was on and park then transmission jump to reverse while consumer was inside of vehicle and the second time when happen was at a red light just like how it was in the news.
While traveling at high speed consumer noticed engine idling high. Dealer stated that transmission needed to be replaced. *ak consumer stated the automatic transmission stopped shifting from 1st gear, no other gears were available, transmission had to be rebuilt.
Car running while in park. Slipped into reverse, backed up unoccupied and ran into metal gate with driver's side door open. My concern is that your investigation does not include the 1994 model.
We were hunting 20 miles into the woods in maine on gravel logging roads. We had stopped 3/4ths of the way up a steep incline when I spotted a bird and my wife got out. She did not see the bird so I put the car in park and started getting out of the jeep. With myself half way out the jeep began to roll backwards, dragging me as I was holding onto the door and my 4 yr old son in the back seat. I had to let go and the jeep rolled approx. 200ft back and then crashed into the culvert on the left side of the road.
I have a jeep grand cherokee with an automatic transmission. The transmission has a defective transmission control module. The transmission locks in 3rd gear giving you the false impression that you are in neutral or fails to accelerate sufficiently when in traffic. I almost experienced a sudden acceleration incident with my defective transmission. It was a combination of my error and the defective transmission. I would be glad to explain the incident. Call 703‑838‑6624 during normal business hours.
The vehicle was in park when the consumer exited the vehicle to retrieve someting, the vehicle suddenly took off in reverse with the drivers door open, the door jammed against the consumer fence resulting in damage to the vehicle the consumer read that agency was investigating1995-1999 jeeps which experienced inadvertent rollaway in reverse, the consumer believes 1994 jeep experienced the same problem. Nlm
After parking vehicle transmission slipped, causing the vehicle to roll back into traffic way. Shift gear indicated that vehicle was in park.
While parked vehicle jumped out of park and pulled out of driveway ,jumped curb into another driveway, hitting a house. Please add VIN.
Consumer turned on the ignition and the jeep revved and slipped into reverse causing it to crash into the car behind it, and then the vehicle lurched forward crashing into the vehicle in front.
While parked in driveway, vehicle jumped out of gear into reverse and rolled into an embankment. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
As I was driving down my driveway I stopped to get the newspaper. After I has gotten out of the vehicle the car began rolling. I had left the driver's side door open and tried to reach the foot brake and couldn't, so I tried to reach the emergency brake and couldn't. The vehicle went over the curb into a neighbor's yard and then through another yard before hitting a tree. The entire front-end of my vehicle was damaged including the hood, grill, bumper, both front quarter-panels, the driver's side window and the water pump.
While the vehicle was idling in park, vehicle jumped out of gear and rolled down driveway and impacted a tree, causing approximately $10,000 in damage to rear of vehicle. *ak
Vehicle jumped out of gear while parked. Also, vehicle jumped out of park into reverse, and hit a telephone pole. Please add VIN.
Must always use parking brake because vehicle will suddenly switch into reverse while in park. Even parking brake is not strong enough to hold when on a hill.
Left vehicle in apparently level garage, engine turned off, gear selector in park, keys removed. Approx 5 minutes later car rolled backwards down driveway into neighbor's house. I reported this to the federal safety agency when it happened but could not find my report in your data base today. Looked after hearingtv national news report today of 32 same occurrences with 1995 model grand cherokees.
Upon using the temporary spare tire, vehicles with quadra-trac transfer case can cause the front differential to overheat. (see report in transport canada article recall # 1998014 campaign code 757)
While driving about 50 MPH heard a pop noise then tires locked up. Vehicle had to be towed to a shop, and they said that carrier pin had snapped, and from that point differential locked, just like when putting vehicle in reverse.*ak the dealer replaced all bearings, gaskets and seals, transmission and radiator failed. Nlm
Consumer noticed a stain in driveway. Went under the car and noticed a leak. Took vehicle to dealer, and they said leak was coming from transfer case.
When going down the road at 60mph a lot of black smoke poured out from under the jeep. It then caught on fire. The plug from the differential was missing. Oil had caught on fire.
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