2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee power train problems
35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I started my jeep, noticed my hatch was not closed, got out while it was running, the second I closed my driver door, my jeep went into reverse on its own, and kept accelerating higher, this vehicle took off very aggressively, luckily my wife was in the passenger seat, she put it in natural, and…”
filed Mar 4, 2020
“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. After parking the vehicle, it would not shift into reverse. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 138,000.”
filed Dec 10, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Plate - Planetary
101232 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 30, 2024Mechanical rocker arm, intake, 1.7 ratio.
9001784 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 22, 2021
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 2003 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.