1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee power train problems
118 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the transfer case failed and caused the vehicle to slip out of gear. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 164,000.”
filed Dec 16, 2014
“Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle rolled away. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that transmission detent cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The failure occurred on…”
filed Sep 26, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER HAS NOT PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER FULLY…Campaign 02V053000 · Feb 15, 2002
Power Train problems in other Grand Cherokee years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 17% |
| 2024 Grand Cherokee | 26 | 11% |
| 2023 Grand Cherokee | 36 | 10% |
| 2022 Grand Cherokee | 37 | 14% |
| 2021 Grand Cherokee | 56 | 14% |
| 2020 Grand Cherokee | 38 | 17% |
| 2019 Grand Cherokee | 44 | 12% |
| 2018 Grand Cherokee | 70 | 8% |
| 2017 Grand Cherokee | 87 | 24% |
| 2016 Grand Cherokee | 78 | 25% |
| 2015 Grand Cherokee | 350 | 26% |
| 2014 Grand Cherokee | 473 | 20% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.