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1989 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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When problems were reported

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What to inspect

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

Engine complaints

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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

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NHTSA investigations

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