1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee: check engine light

Filed Jan 21, 2015 · Transmission · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1996 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at a low speed, the contact noticed that the gear lever shifted out of the drive position to the neutral position. In addition, the contact stated that the rear light sensor, windshield sensor and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. However, the failure recurred. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 02v053000 (power train) and 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Aug 26, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 165,000 miles · ID

The jeep will die at any given time, place, temperature. Nothing seems to make a difference. The only thing I can get to make a difference on whether it runs or dies in putting pressure by hand on the number three computer plug. No check engine light, no codes no nothing. Just a faulty computer design that's putting myself and my family in dangerous situations on a regular basis.

Filed Oct 3, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 186,000 miles · IN

Started out to go to work @ 6 am traveled with no issues to the kids sitter's house and then continued on to work on double lane highway speed limit 60 MPH. The jeep started sputter, jerk and eventually died, didn't realize it had died so pulled off to side of road, turn the jeep back on it kept sputtering, jerking and died again. Finally, it backfired 3 to 4 times and stayed started. Check engine light came on went and had the code read it stated it was the ignition coil and catalyst system. So we changed the ignition coil and catalytic converter, along with the muffler do to the fact the backfiring blew a hole plum through the muffler. Still same problems. Have had several near miss of crashes, and bodily injury. Now it doesn't want to start and you sit on the side of the road like I did for 2 hours before it wanted to start up.

Filed Mar 24, 2012 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 192,000 miles · ID

Jeep stalls without giving any warning sign such as check engine light. Changed so many different part to fix problem no one knows why. When it dies during the left turn many times I feel so danger. Please let jeep know that so many people are in danger because of their faulty work.

Filed Oct 21, 2007 · Engine · NE

Vehicle was loosing power, cutting out and dying. While accelerating or driving at a constant speed it would cut out. When you would slow the vehicle to stop or turn it would die loosing all power steering, brakes, etc. Check engine light would turn on but sometimes the reading would be lost by the time it went to mechanic. Crank shaft sensor was replaced with a napa brand. Still the problem kept happening. Several other parts were replaced over 3 years trying to figure it out. Finally in march 07 the mechanic replaced the crank shaft sensor again but with a factory part. Haven't had any problems since. I am upset because I had to pay for a part to be preplaced twice plus others, exceeding $1000 because the after market part wasn't compatible with my vehicle. Either napa needs to stop making this part or jeep needs to let consumers know that this particular part won't work. Have read reports of other vehicles having same problem. Maybe this could help them.

Filed Dec 5, 2006 · Engine · NY

Consumer had the catalytic converter repaired under recall. Within days the check engine light illuminated. Mechanic determined that the catalytic converter was defective.*ts the consumer was told by the dealer's technician that the catalytic converter had efficiency failure. The consumer was told that the part would not be covered under the recall again because the part was not and original oem part.

Filed Nov 5, 2003 · Electrical, Engine · 70,898 miles · TX

While driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. When this occurred, the steering wheel locked up and the brakes failed to function. The dealership indicated that this was caused by an electrical system sensor failure.*ak the consumer stated the engine light illuminated and apparently the problem was the oxygen sensor, also the monitor light on the dashboard blinked which indicated there was a rear lamp failure even though there was no failure. *jb

Filed Oct 24, 1999 · Body, Engine · FL

Sunroof rusted out- replaced by dealer, automatic door locks failed and vinyl paneling peeled- both thing replaced by dealer. Check engine light came on for no reason- sensor replaced twice by dealer.

Filed Aug 30, 1996 · Electrical, Suspension · NJ

When driving at highway speed the vehicle shakes and the check engine light comes on and the vehicle cuts off.