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1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine and engine cooling problems

75 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee13% of all complaints for this model year.

75
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
13%
share of all complaints
145,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 8
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the throttle body was getting stuck and caused the vehicle to surge at a high rate of speed without warning. The rpms raced numerous times. The vehicle independently shifted gears without warning. The contact had to turn off…

    filed Jan 28, 2016

  • Driving 25 mph and turned knob to put on heat and thick, brown smoke coming out of vents immediately filled car. I stopped and looked under hood. I could see a pipe where smoke seemed to be originating but don't know what it is called. When smoke cleared and I didn't see anything leaking under the…

    filed Jan 10, 2014

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

Related service bulletins

  • Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.

    R2118796A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 26, 2016
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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.