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1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems

The 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 89 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

89

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Grand Cherokee engine complaints by model year450 complaints1989: 2 complaints1991: 2 complaints1992: 2 complaints1993: 58 complaints1994: 89 complaints1995: 84 complaints1996: 110 complaints1997: 110 complaints1998: 87 complaints1999: 151 complaints2000: 219 complaints2001: 73 complaints2002: 178 complaints2003: 60 complaints2004: 90 complaints2005: 212 complaints2006: 179 complaints2007: 246 complaints2008: 146 complaints2009: 27 complaints2010: 24 complaints2011: 358 complaints2012: 301 complaints2013: 108 complaints2014: 450 complaints2015: 220 complaints2016: 82 complaints2017: 105 complaints2018: 135 complaints2019: 65 complaints2020: 52 complaints2021: 61 complaints2022: 49 complaints2023: 80 complaints2024: 99 complaints2025: 15 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Grand Cherokee engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“DRIVING OH THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65MPH HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, ENGINE WAS POWERING DOWN. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. SMOKE AND FLAMES ENGULFED THE CAR . VEHILCE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · September 3, 1999 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

NHTSA has 89 complaints about the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.