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2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission problems

The 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 109 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

109

Transmission complaints

10%

Share of year

40

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Grand Cherokee transmission complaints by model year473 complaints1989: 1 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 120 complaints1994: 131 complaints1995: 280 complaints1996: 307 complaints1997: 292 complaints1998: 461 complaints1999: 464 complaints2000: 172 complaints2001: 109 complaints2002: 60 complaints2003: 37 complaints2004: 55 complaints2005: 256 complaints2006: 173 complaints2007: 196 complaints2008: 78 complaints2009: 23 complaints2010: 22 complaints2011: 90 complaints2012: 101 complaints2013: 54 complaints2014: 473 complaints2015: 350 complaints2016: 78 complaints2017: 87 complaints2018: 70 complaints2019: 44 complaints2020: 38 complaints2021: 55 complaints2022: 36 complaints2023: 35 complaints2024: 25 complaints2025: 9 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Grand Cherokee transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“JEEP GRAND CHEROKEEE PROBLEM. CAR SLIPPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, SMASHED INTO CAR BEHIND ME ON THE STREET. I'D PULLED OVER TO PUT IT INTO PARK TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACKSEAT...ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I WAS AT CURB. GOT OUT, LEFT DRIVER DOOR OPEN, IT HIT ME, COULDN'T GET BACK INTO CAR TO STOP ANY…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 20, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

NHTSA has 109 complaints about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission — 10% 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.