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1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipment problems

29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the equipment on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee3% of all complaints for this model year.

29
Equipment complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl*the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the passenger side became wet from the air conditioner. The failure occurred on the rear passenger side. The contact could not remember what was done to remedy the failure in 1997. The failure occurred again summer 2009 as…

    filed Oct 14, 2010

  • 1. Came out of gear when in park and crashed sustaining 5000.00 dollars in damage. Had received a letter from daimler-chrysler in 2002,however it was not dated stating the car could do this. No recalls were present at the time. They denied any problem when car crashed. Called an attorney who was a…

    filed Jan 15, 2009

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

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    08-049-20 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 22, 2020
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    3100619 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 20, 2019
  • Use of Aftermarket Parts This bulletin involves discussing FCA US LLC position with regard to collision repair industry awareness regarding the use of aftermarket parts.

    31-005-19 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 20, 2019
  • Use of Salvage/Recycled Parts This bulletin involves discussing FCA US LLC position with regard to collision repair industry awareness regarding the use of recycled or salvage parts.

    31-003-19 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 20, 2019
  • Child Seat Tether Anchor Installation This bulletin describes procedures to install Child Seat Tether Anchors based on Customer Request. Retrofits are subject to part availability. Vehicles in the following list that…

    23-014-15 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 23, 2015
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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.