While driving 5 MPH and applying brakes vehicle suddenly accelerated to 35-40 MPH uphill. Consumer put gear in neutral to slow vehicle down. Dealer claimed accelerator pedal linkage was bend and caused acceleration.
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee: sudden unintended acceleration
8 of the 987 complaints about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- 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
At 07:45am husband parked vehicle, placed drive selector in "park', engaged emergency brakes, left engine idling. Wife, jo, entered vehicle. As she was engaging safety belt the car suddenly accelerated to a very high RPM and , simultaneously, jumped into reverse gear. The jeep struck a parked sedan and apparently the im[pact switched the gear into forward. Wife was unable to control and the jeep struck a house . Husband opened door and turned off engine w/ ignition key. Engine stopped.. Emergency brakes remained engaged throughout. Police report confirms "not the driver's fault".investigation by insurance adjuster/repair shop ongoing.
While travelling about 65-70mph vehicle suddenly surged forward, accelerated to around 78 MPH. Engine revved, accelerator pedal stuck to floor, consumer could not slow vehicle down, finally shut off ignition. Chrysler said that a vehicle with that many miles that could happen.
After exiting car wash with the gear still in neutral, there was a sudden acceleration which caused the car to crash into a concrete enbankment
Consumer was traveling in light snow and doing 5-10mph with foot on the brake and ABS engaged. Vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing him to rearend vehicle in front. No one was hurt, but the airbags didn't deploy.
I was parallel parking the car on my residential street. I was in reverse and proceeded to back into the parking space. The cars both in front and behind me were some distance away. Suddenly the engine reved to a very high RPM and the car shot forward and crashed into the car in front of me. The car was still in reverse when I turned off the ignition. Several persons witnessed the incident. They heard the high rev of the engine, and also noted that the backup lites were on when I hit the car in front of me. I have owned 3 jeep cherokees and have driven them for the past ten years so I am very experienced in driving this vehicle. I am positive that this car was in reverse when the sudden acceleration occurred.
Transmission performs poorly, causing vehicle to lunge forward when gear is engaged.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, causing a collision.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
8 of 987 owner complaints about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 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 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fuel gauge 149Stalling 83Fuel pump 32ABS 27Loss of power 23No deployment 20Power steering loss 18Grinding brakes 17Brake failure 16Fire or smoke 14Fuel leak 13Premature wear 13Jerking 10Wipers 10Won't start 9Check engine light 8Hesitation 8Pulling 7Transmission failure 7Engine failure 6Headlights 6Slipping 6Won't shift 6Door locks 5
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