1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee power train problems
426 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee — 41% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata recall. Since owning my 1998 jeep grand cherokee 4.0, I've replaced nearly every single part on it. The transmission needs to be recalled on this vehicle before someone gets killed just trying to drive it. The transmission will be fine 1 minute, the next it is putting itself in neutral or…”
filed May 4, 2018
“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 02v053000 (power train) and stated that the part needed was not available for several months. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The…”
filed Aug 6, 2015
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 1998 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.