1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems

Filed Aug 12, 2019 · Brakes, Electrical · 120,000 miles · AZ

Ecm has a fault circuit board per dealer and needs replacing . Causes completer power failure and engine will quit running , all electrical goes out -- no lights at night or emergency flashers -- and power brakes fail to work . This happens at any time , stopped or on the road .

Filed Jun 29, 2017 · Engine · 172,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving, the vehicle seized and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. A dealer was not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they could not assist. The failure mileage was 172,000.

Filed Mar 18, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 10 miles · CA

Engine stalls when driving the vehicle

Filed Mar 24, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 247,000 miles · GA

Engine stall/shut off on a highway at 70 miles/hr in center lane of a five lane interstate highway with plenty of gas in the tank. Has happened three times on different days. I'm original owner. Heavy failure analysis done. Allege that jeep cut corners that risk driver safety. They used and may still be using cheap chinese microprocessor chips in their program control modules (PCM). Fred bailey fatal accident is telling. His jeep shut down on a bridge. Plenty of gas in the tank. Tractor trailer plows into the back of this jeep (like mine). The gas tank explodes and he dies. Www.dyingjeep.com shows a jeep video actually doing the stall/die routine. Www.jeep forum.com has literally thousands on posts/threads by angry and frustrated owner who have even much newer jeeps that do the same thing. I paid a lot of money to keep my jeep in working condition. It is worth about $3,000 if it was reliable. I did the fuel tank recall. Brought in the jeep. It already had a tow package installed. They keep the jeep for hours. Likely did nothing to it under the recall. Didn't give me $100 gift card. Edmonds value of my car with 247,000 miles on the odometer is less than $1,000. Even if I got the extra $1,000 recall credit, it means I have to buy another low quality vehicle from a brand I do not trust. In short, jeep needs to make new program control modules available again and at affordable cost. They owe safety to all jeep owners. Shame on them and good on you for fining them $105 million. There is potential cause to fine them even more for not addressing this stall/die issue. The stall leads to the rear end collision as we can easily deduce from the fred bailey event. No time to react to the stall... Then boom. I believe jeep has hidden information about these events from you. The problem is no secret to owners from 1992 on.

Filed Nov 23, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 118,811 miles · IL

Last summer I had the vehicle in the shop for intermittently shuts off when driving.they replaced fuel pump. And alternaer and belts.the vehicle was also had a tuneup.the vehicle sta.. Iirts right up but when I am driving it will cut off at any time.the vehicle is unsafe .I have put over two thousand dollars in my vehicle.the dealer has taken my money and the vehicle is a death trap.I am retired and I need my car to get around.

Filed Oct 20, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 210,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 45 MPH, the power steering failed. In addition, water spilled from the vehicle's water pump. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 210,000.

Filed May 21, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 230,000 miles · MO

My jeep grand cherokee has been sputtering, stalling when stopped and when driving, backfires blown apart 2 mufflers. It will not show a check light or give an error code when hooked up to a computer. Have researched online and found several people with same issue. Have done as they have and replaced nearly every sensor. Have yet to replace PCM/ECM. Don't know if this will fix due to some online have and still having the same issue. Like the people online I have taken it to different mechanics, none of which could duplicate or find a problem. Surprised with as many people having this issue jeep hasn't resolved this. I think dealerships are aware of this issue because some people online have traded their jeeps in and gotten very little towards trade-in.

Filed Mar 4, 2015 · Engine · 169,000 miles · CA

My 1997 jeep grand cherokee (original owner) stumbles and dies, it does restart once I shift to neutral. It is getting more frequent. I had a total of 8 incidences in the past week. 6 times happened pulling up to stop sign at about 15 MPH. 2 times happened while cruising along at 55 MPH. I lost power steering and brake boost. There is a lot of internet information regarding the same problem. This is a safety issue. I'm worried driving my jeep in any traffic now.

Filed Jul 25, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 171,000 miles · NC

While driving the vehicle shut off. As if power had been disconnected. After coming to a complete stop started right back up, after a while now it is backfiring, stalling out, bucking. I have read more complaints about this same exact problem the I care to read. Most of the time they lead to the PCM. And im cannot figure out why jeep hasn't figured out the problem. I cannot afford to keep throwing money into the car to keep it running. Let alone I cannot afford to buy a new vehicle. I have replaced more sensors then I care to mention and have tried all the diy tactics. Now my muffler is exploded. That battery keeps dying and I am forced to borrow a family members car to get back and forth to work because jeep cant fix the problem. It has gone to a shop just to be told "we cant find the problem". It is unsafe for it to stall out and backfire in the middle of the highway. And it is killing my finances.

Filed Mar 6, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 75,000 miles · IL

I received my safety recall notice over 2 months ago,and have not yet heard from any dealer #vc741345 n45 besides the gas tank problem,my jeeps ignition just turns off while I'm driving.it really scares me to death.plus after driving for atleast 30 minutes,and I put my car in park to turn off,the car keeps moving forward,like a jerk motion,I'm disabled & on ss & can't afford to buy another car.please include my car in the recall for the ignition replaced[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).