1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Vehicle Speed Control Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE TIRES; SHE SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

SPEED CONTROL WOULD WORK SOMETIMES. REPLACED SENSOR TRANSMISSION IS LAZY TAKING OFF HAVE TO PUT IN TO 2ND GEAR FOR CAR TO MOVE AND THIS IS A AUTOMATIC TRANS, MAIN ENGINE SEAL WENT REPLACE THAT, TRANSMISSION LEAK VERY BADLY FIX THAT ,WHEN DRIVING FRONT END SHAKES SOMETIMES DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS GOT BRAKES AND STILL DOSE IT , WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT JEEP TRIES TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF JERKING OUR HEADS BACK , MUFFLER FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER ROTTED OFF WHILE ON A FAMILY VACATION ALL OF THIS WITH IN A YEAR I WORK HARD AND I AM NOT RICH ALWAYS WANTED A JEEP NOW I REGRET IT BUT I AM STUCK HOW CAN I GET THIS MESS FIX PLEASE HELP!!! *JB

IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS I WILL BE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SIMPLY ACCELERATES AS IF THE THROTTLE HAS SUDDENLY OPENED. THE CAR ACTUALLY LURCHES FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IT FROM ENTERING ONCOMING TRAFFIC ONLY BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MOST OFTEN IN COLD DAMP WEATHER. *AK

WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T START IN DRIVE I HAVE TO SWITCH GEARS TO NEUTRAL. INORDER TO SWITCH GEARS I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE. ONCE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND I RELEASE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, THERE HAS BEEN 4 TIMES WHEN THE CAR JUST SHOT FORWARD. MY FIRST REACTION IS TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURIES INVLOVED, JUST SEVERE NERVOUSNESS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS REALLY ANYTHING WRONG, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED. I JUST STAY PREPARED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. I'M KNEW TO JEEPS AND I THOUGHT THIS IS WHAT JEEPS DO UNTIL I READ THE ARTICLE ON SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH PROMPTED ME TO FILL OUT THIS FORM.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND DAMAGED A FENCE AND NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 02V053000 REPAIRS CONCERNING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, GAS PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO SKID. CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE, AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK BUT WAS NOT RUNNING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING A TREE. *AK

ELLEN ROMETT, (WIFE) IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE OUR 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND LMT. FORWARD IN THE DRIVEWAY A FEW FEET, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED THROUGH THE YARD FENCE, SHE IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE, HOWEVER THE CAR CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AN ADDITIONAL 34 FEET AND FINALLY CAME TO STOP AFTER HITTING A LARGE CHERRY TREE. GRASS AND DRIVEWAY MARKINGS VALIDATE HER ATTEMPT TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED EVEN AFTER BRAKING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES TO MY WIFE APPEAR TO BE MINIMAL, HOWEVER, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE JEEP CHEROKEE AND $1400 IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. *NLM

WHEN AT A STOP OR WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, ENGINE WILL REV, AND VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY BRAKE HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

ON STATRING VEHICLE FROM A PARKED POSITION VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS.*AK

IN VERY COLD WEATHER VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARD, RPMS GO UP TO 3000 AND IT TAKES 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SMOOTHLY. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN PARK IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS IN REVERSE, AND ACCELERATED WHEN IT CAME TO A SLOPE. VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT WITH THIS INCIDENT. BODY DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE SHOP, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM TO HAVE OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS VEHICLE SURGED AND ACCELERATED UP TO 100 MPH. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED TRHOUGH A FENCE AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE ON 04/21/97 WHEN MY JEEP SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE RETAINIG WALL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER. YHEY CLAIMED TO HAVE INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT. THEY OFFERED TO INSTALL A "BRAKE-PARK" SHIFT INTERLOCK RETROFIT PACKAGE, BUT TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM CLAIMING THAT DRIVER. *AK

WHILE MY 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS PARKED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN PARK POSITION AND ENGINE RUNNING, SUDDENTLY THE CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE.*AK

I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, SHUT OF THE IGNITION, TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL AHEAD. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT QUITE OFTEN. TODAY, I NEARLY ROLLED INTO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. *AK

WHILE MY 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS PARKED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN PARK POSITION AND ENGINE RUNNING, SUDDENTLY THE CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS DEFINITELY IN PARK. *SLC

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FORWARD HITTING 2 TREES AND A LAMP POST AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. NLM

VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN DRIVEWAY. STRAPPED CHILD IN CARSEAT , GOT IN, PUT OUR SEAT BELTS ON, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS. CAR RAN INTO A ROCK WALL CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, WENT UP THE WALL AND ALMOST ROLLED COMMING TO REST HALF ON HALF OFF THE WALL.*AK

MANY OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH. THERE ARE MANY FAILURES APPARENTLY NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. JEEP VEHICLES SHOULD BE SOLD ALONG WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION. THE LIST OF PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SO FAR ARE AS FOLLOWS: COMPLETE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LF AXLE, VISCOUS COUPLER IN TRANSFER CASE--BIG $$, COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, AIR BAG SENSOR, SPEEDOMETER ASSY.+ THE RECALLS AS OF DATE--FR. BRAKE ROTORS, SHIFT INTERLOCK--VERY UNSATISFIED 1ST TIME JEEP OWNER.

VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED, AND WAS BEING REMOVED FROM A FLATBED. HUSBAND GOT IN VEHICLE TO START IT WHEN IT ACCELERATED. IT HIT TOW TRUCK, AND THEN REVERSED ITSELF, WENT FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER OBJECT.*AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AS THE IGNITION WAS ACTIVATED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HIT 2 OTHER VEHICLES AT SPEED CAUSING DMAGE TO BOTH AND INJURY TO THE DRIVER. I AHVE NOTE APPROXIMATELY 50 OTHER SIMILAR CAES REPORTED FOR 1995 GRAND CHEROKEES IN THE NHTSA COMPLAINT DATABASE.

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN GEAR ENGINE IDLED HIGH, AND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED VEHICLE TOOKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN STOPPING AND TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. A/C WONT HOLD CHARGE. *AK

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN STARTED OR AT A LIGHT BEFORE TAKING OFF. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. CONSUMER WILL ALLOW DEALER TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED. STARTED VEHICLE & SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE JERKED BACKWARDS. TIRES STARTED SPINNING & ENGINE WAS REVVING. FOOT WAS ON BRAKES & VEHICLE STARTED GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES. APPLIED MORE PRESSURE ON BRAKES & VEHICLE FINALLY STOP SPINNING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARD'S CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP OVER A CURB, HITTING A METAL FENCE. *YC

UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES VEHICLE STARTED JUMPING.DRIVER MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP WHEN ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND BELOW. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SPEED EXCEEDS SETTING, ACCELERATES RAPIDLY BY ITSELF, CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT. *AK

THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR FAILED. *YC

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF PARK, INTO DRIVE, THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD, AND THE ENGINE WENT WIDE OPEN. THEN THE TRANSMISSON ENGAGED, AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD IT, AS THE CAR WAS UNDER MOTION AND FULL POWER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DURING STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO PARKED VEHICLES.

VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE GEAR WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, SUDDENLY IT SURGED BACKWARD, CAUSING A ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN DRIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CREEK AND CAUSED INJURIES TO PASSENGERS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED A COLLISION.

VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. GOT INTO VEHICLE TO PUT IN GARAGE. STARTED IT AND PUT INTO DRIVE, AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, HITTING THE BACKWALL OF THE GARAGE. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED FROM PARK TO DRIVE ON LEVEL SURFACE. THIS OCCURRED 2 TIMES, 2ND TIME THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE AND CAUSED DAMAGE. *AK

THE OWNER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED, AND SPED OUT THE DRIVEWAY, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION; VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING AT NORMAL IDLE SPEED. UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY AND 9 INJURIES. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND THAN FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED 20MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION , APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, TO STOP VEHICLE TURN IGNITION OFF. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE LEAVEING DRIVEWAY OF HIS HOUSE HIS VEHICLE'S RPMS WENT UP BEYOND NORMAL LIMITS, CAUSE VEHICLE TO RACE OUT AND HIT FENCE. *AK