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1989 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
190,000 miles · May 28, 2019
EngineExterior LightingPower Train

CATALIC CONVERTER RECALL ELECTRIC RECALL COOLANT TEMP CIRCUIT RECALL OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD I WILL NOT TEST IT ON FREEWAY WITH ALL THE SEVERE SYSTOMS HAPPENING WITH MY JEEP BEEN SMOKING FROM ENGINE SOMETHING WITH MY COOLANT AND TEMP CIRCUIT INPUT MY HEADLIGHTS ELECTRIC SYSTEM PERIOD BEEN COMPLETELY NOT DOING W…

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CATALIC CONVERTER RECALL ELECTRIC RECALL COOLANT TEMP CIRCUIT RECALL OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD I WILL NOT TEST IT ON FREEWAY WITH ALL THE SEVERE SYSTOMS HAPPENING WITH MY JEEP BEEN SMOKING FROM ENGINE SOMETHING WITH MY COOLANT AND TEMP CIRCUIT INPUT MY HEADLIGHTS ELECTRIC SYSTEM PERIOD BEEN COMPLETELY NOT DOING WHAT THERE MADE TO DO EVEN WHEN I CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS THEY STILL SEEM TO BE MESSING UP ALSO MY TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID CIRCUIT IT'S BEEN WRONG I MISFIRING ALL OF A SUDDEN FROM CYLINDER 3 + 6 AND THEN ALSO JUST RANDOM MISFIRES CUZ OF MY PERFORMANCE OF MY VEHICLE 2 TO BE UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD SOUNDS LIKE MY TRUCK IS GOING TO FALL APART AND JUST WHEN I DRIVE IT IT'S SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG STARING I PUT POWER STEERING FLUID DOES NOTHING SEEMS TO GO RIGHT AND ONCE I FIX ONE THING MORE MULTIPLE THINGS GO WRONG AND IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IN THEIR COMPLAINT AND NOW MY VAN IS SHOWING THAT IT HAS A ZERO REPAIRED SHOWING I THINK THAT MINE'S DEFINITELY IS IN THE CATEGORY OF A RECALL VEHICLE

NHTSA ODI #11210343

Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS RESURFACED BRAKES TWICE, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #8004338

Mileage unknown · Jul 26, 1999
Steering

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING UNIT FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *ML

NHTSA ODI #843425

Mileage unknown · Jan 6, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

EXHAUST FIRE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. NOT THE OWNER, BUT INSURANCE CO REPORTED THE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #807102

Mileage unknown · Feb 6, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS RECALL DONE, ABS ACTUATOR MAKES LOUD SOUND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT

NHTSA ODI #959626

Official recalls

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