Went to back car out of the garage, when the car was put in reverse, it immediately accelerated on its own and shot back approximately 60 yards, hit our basketball pole and damaged the driver door and rt. Front quarter panel. Unable to stop it with foot on brake!!!!
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee: sudden unintended acceleration
15 of the 1,637 complaints about the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 15
- 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
99 jeep grand cherokee with engine problems customer states that the RPM's would immediately go up to the 200 or sometimes higher as soon as he starts up the car and also accelerate when the brakes are applied**cc the consumer stated various parts were replaced, however the problem returned. The consumers wife was driving, when all of a sudden the vehicle started to accelerate on its own, she applied the brakes as hard as she could, however the vehicle continued to proceed in a forward motion. The only solution was to place the vehicle into park. After placing the vehicle in park, the consumers wife placed it in drive again and immediately it started to accelerate uncontrollably. Applying the brakes with full force did not solve the problem. When aaa arrived and started the vehicle, nothing happened. The sudden acceleration happened again while the consumers daughter was driving. During one of the sudden acceleration incidents, the consumers wife was injured. The right front wheel speed sensor was replaced. The coolant radiator fan relay and water pump were replaced. The air bag light was on, the transmission seal was leaking. The fuel pump was replaced. The right and left hub bearing were replaced.
While applying brakes to stop vehicle shot forward out of control until turned off key--driver suffered severe trauma to nerves---out of control when in park
An intermittent problem with engine surging and causing sudden acceleration. Vehicle been to the dealer on three occasions, and they were unable to duplicate the problem. Feel free to provide any further information.
While at a stop applied brakes, consumer heard a grinding noise. Then, vehicle suddenly surged forward. Consumer kept foot on brake, but could not stop vehicle. He had to shut off engine. Vehicle at dealer at this time. *ak dealer states that there are no problems with the vehicle.
After shifting into reverse vehicle suddenly accelerated into house deck . Dealer was notified. *ak
Front differentials and the rear differentials and propellar shaft had to be replaced, now experiencing lots of stalling and engine would die whenever coming to a stop, sometime it seems to lunge forward and just die, installed new transmission
While driving 35 MPH vehicle suddenly accelerated, consumer applied brakes, but this did not stop vehicle. Consumer kept pushing brake pedal to floor, and after a few seconds, vehicle slowed down. Mileage was 3000. This happened again on 4 aug 2001 while driving about 5 MPH in a parking garage, vehicle accelerated while in reverse. Applied brakes, but there was no braking action. Vehicle came to a stop when it hit another vehicle. Damage to jeep was $5700.00, damage to other vehicle unknown at this time. Both times, no injuries.*ak
Intermittently when shifting from park to reverse vehicle will surge forward. Dealer has replaced transfer case. Chain inside transfer case and modulating valve. However, problem still exists.*ak
Sudden acceleration upon backing into a poll, engine commenced to accelerate out of control with both foots on brake and shifted into park. Vehicle was force into a concrete wall at 35 MPH. Also, both air bags did not deploy. Manufacturer notified and informed of a representative would be sent out to inspect vehicle. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Sudden acceleration when applying brakes, intermittently. Dealer notified, and made some repairs, but problem still reoccurring. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter
When slowing down at a red light with foot applied to brake pedal vehicle suddenly accelerated, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify the probelm.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
15 of 1,637 owner complaints about the 1999 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 1999 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 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Premature wear 94Stalling 81Airbag light 52Grinding brakes 51Jerking 42Harsh shifting 37Fuel pump 28Headlights 24Whining noise 24Check engine light 23ABS 21Shudder 20Pulling 20Won't start 20Slipping 19Overheating 17Door locks 15Fire or smoke 15No deployment 13Power windows 13Transmission failure 13Ball joint 12Brake failure 12Knocking 12Tire blowout 12Power steering loss 11Engine failure 10Hesitation 8Wipers 8Fuel leak 7Loss of power 7Seat belt 5
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