Tl*the contact owns a 1995 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the accelerator pedal suddenly depressed to the floorboard and the vehicle surged forward. The contact engaged the brakes but the vehicle would not stop. The contact used the emergency brake but the vehicle still would not stop. The contact noticed smoke from the tires; she shifted to park and the vehicle finally stopped. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 200,000.
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee: sudden unintended acceleration
45 of the 718 complaints about the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 45
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 109,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Dt*: the contact stated while depressing the brake pedal to slow to a stop or while stopped, the vehicle surged forward. This occurred intermittently. It was driven to the dealer who determined a switch on the air conditioner caused the vehicle to idle improperly. The switch was replaced.
When the car doesn't start in drive I have to switch gears to neutral. Inorder to switch gears I have to step on the brake. Once the car is in drive and I release my foot off of the brake, there has been 4 times when the car just shot forward. My first reaction is to step on the brakes. There has been no injuries invloved, just severe nervousness. I don't know if there is really anything wrong, so nothing has been checked. I just stay prepared to slam on the brakes. I'm knew to jeeps and I thought this is what jeeps do until I read the article on sudden acceleration which prompted me to fill out this form.
While backing out of the driveway vehicle accelerated, and damaged a fence and neighbor's garage. Driver sustained neck injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall 02v053000 repairs concerning sudden acceleration.
My son was driving my 1995 jeep grand cherokee laredo at 30 miles/hour when the truck suddenly accelerated with loss of all brake power causing him to drive up onto a parked car which caused the jeep to overturn onto the driver's side. Luckily for him, he sustained only a small cut from the driver's side window breaking on impact and was cleared medically when he was taken to the hospital via ambulance. A police car happened to be following him and witnessed this incident. When the officer ran to the jeep after the accident and helped my son climb out of the passenger side, he made my son turn off the jeep because the engine was still revving and sounded like it was racing although my son was not pressing the gas petal (he was standing on the seat).
The vehicle was in park but was not running and without prior warning vehicle jumped out of gear and suddenly accelerated, hitting a tree.
Ellen romett, (wife) in an attempt to move our 1995 jeep cherokee grand lmt. Forward in the driveway a few feet, placed the vehicle in drive with her foot on the brake. The vehicle suddenly accelerated forward at high speed through the yard fence, she immediately hit the brake, however the car continued to travel an additional 34 feet and finally came to stop after hitting a large cherry tree. Grass and driveway markings validate her attempt to brake the vehicle and the fact that the acceleration continued even after braking. Air bags did not deploy. Injuries to my wife appear to be minimal, however, there was extensive damage to the jeep cherokee and $1400 in property damage.
Consumer states that when vehicle was put into drive the vehicle surged forward and ran into the house.
When driving at any speed and without any warning vehicle suddenly accelerated without depressing on accelerator pedal, resulting in a crash. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.
The transmission was in park with the hand brake engaged and the engine was running when the vehicle suddenly surged forward, the consumer was unable to regain control, the brakes did not work and then the vehicle suddenly reversed itself and surged backward hitting a parked car.
I was backing out of my garage on 04/21/97 when my jeep suddenly accelerated and crashed into the retainig wall on the other side of the driveway. I reported this to the dealer. Yhey claimed to have inspected my vehicle and determined that there was no malfunction or defect. They offered to install a "brake-park" shift interlock retrofit package, but took no responsibility for the problem claiming that driver.
The vehicle was placed in park with the emergency brake engaged and the engine still running, as the driver opened the door to exit the vehicle it suddenly accelerated forward then backwards hitting a parked car. Nlm
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
45 of 718 owner complaints about the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee (6%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee
No deployment 23Fuel pump 22Fire or smoke 19Brake failure 15Jerking 14Slipping 13Stalling 13Door locks 12ABS 11Wipers 9Overheating 8Tire blowout 7Transmission failure 7Won't start 6Premature wear 5Pulling 5
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