I was headed out of work , drove about 1/2 mile .suddenly the jeep started accelerating .I pressed the brakes, and it seemed like I was stepping on the gas . I thought it ,might of been that the cruise control got activated , but that was not it . Then I though maybe the car mat was on the pedal , but that wasn't it either. There was red lights, car waiting for the green light, and my jeep seemed to accelerate more.luckily the light turned green, but the car seemed to go faster . I was able to speed into a super market with an empty parking lot, decided to switch the ignition to off. I opened the hood to check if maybe something was stuck , I moved the throttle, turned the jeep back on , seemed like nothing had happened . It was a very scary experience. I was looking into what may had caused the problem, and came across an article where jeeps where being recalled for this problem.
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee: adaptive cruise control problems
6 of the 1,027 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
Tl* the driver owned a 1998 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 70 MPH with the cruise control engaged when he lost consciousness. As a result, the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy. The driver was killed during the failure and the vehicle was destroyed. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Vehicle accelerated from 70 MPH while going down interstate. Cruise control was not on at the time. Applying brakes slowed vehicle down but engine continued to accelerate. Vehicle couldn't be stopped with full pressure applied to brakes and emergency brake all the way on. Had to turn key off and stop engine. Cranked engine back up and everything worked ok. This happened to an 18 year old female and was a very trying experience. Luckily she handled everything properly, but was quite shaken up by the incidence.
At 67mph(65-70) jeep vibrates - not corrected by tires, drive shaft, rear differential, or 2 transfer cases. Dealer doesn't know how to fix. Also cruise control not working properly. Tach jumps while cruising even on flat land.
Engine, muffler, sunroof, brakes, cruise control.
Cruise control on & off switch malfunctioned when in use. Has happened several times. Had taken vehicle to dealer to check & was informed by the manufacturer that the vehicle was built that way & there was nothing wrong with the cruise control. Went to another dealership & was informed of the samething. All the jeeps were built like that.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
6 of 1,027 owner complaints about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Stalling 67Fuel gauge 47Slipping 18Premature wear 17Grinding brakes 16No deployment 15Fire or smoke 15Rollaway 15Brake failure 13Fuel pump 13Jerking 13Whining noise 13Loss of power 9Sudden acceleration 9Transmission failure 9Check engine light 8Tire blowout 8ABS 7Engine failure 7Knocking 7Headlights 7Airbag light 6Door locks 6Steering lock-up 6Fuel leak 5Pulling 5Wipers 5Won't start 5
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