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vehicle
2002 / jeep / grand-cherokee
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
1,477 on file (2001-10-31 → 2026-04-17)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
229 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Electrical wiring and blower motor overheatingELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints2016-07 → 2024-05grand-cherokee-2002-electrical-wiring-overheat
10915026 WIRES GET HOT THAT LEAD TO THE HEATER/AC FAN. THE INSULATION OF WIRE AND CONNECTOR MELTS. THIS CAUSES THE HEATER TO GO OFF AND BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY AND FREQUENTLY UNLESS YOU WIGGLE THE WIRES
11589954 I currently own 3 of the same vehicles myself, my husband and my son. Each of the vehicles have been experiencing electrical issues. I have taken all of the vehicles at some point back to the mechanic for repairs for this issue. It was only a temporary fix
10888177 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN PROMPTED. IN ADDITION, THE ALARM SYSTEM SOUNDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE KEY WAS USED TO OPEN THE DOOR
Fuel tank exposure and trailer hitch recallFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7 complaints2015-10 → 2026-04grand-cherokee-2002-fuel-tank-hitch-recall
10783871 FUEL TANK RECALL: WHILE THIS AGENCY HAS COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH FCA TO 'REMEDY' THE FUEL TANK EXPLODING, I BELIEVE YOUR AGENCY DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT
11731752 I just bought a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the VIN number listed above. I saw that there was a recall where the dealer had to put on trailer hitches on the vehicle as without it if rear ended the gas tank could explode
10904452 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FUEL THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000
Airbag recall repair delayed by parts unavailabilityAIR BAGS89 complaints2015-10 → 2025-08grand-cherokee-2002-airbag-recall-parts
11228800 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR
11679986 I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET RECALL R06 COMPLETED. ALL THE JEEP DEALERS SAID THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE NEEDED PARTS. THEY ARE ON A NATIONAL RECALL LIST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP
10785029 MY CAR IS SUBJECT TO CHRYSLER RECALL R06, (NHTSA RECALL 15V-046), ISSUED JAN 27 2015 BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER IT'S NOW 9 MONTHS LATER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED BECAUSE THE "PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE."
Airbag inadvertent deployment without collisionAIR BAGS19 complaints2015-11 → 2023-02grand-cherokee-2002-airbag-inadvertent-deploy
11279920 WE WERE DRIVING INTO OUR PARKING STALL AT HOME WHEN OUR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AS WE REVERSED AND DROVE FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN OUR CAR IN OUR STALL WE NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURN ON SUDDENLY AND AIRBAGS AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED. OUR ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR AND KIDS ARE TRAUMATIZED
11000322 I WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE IDLING, AIR CONDITION ON, CONVERSING WITH MY ADULT NIECE, TRANSMISSION IN PARK WITH MY LEFT HAND ON STEERING WHEEL WHEN WITH LOUD BANGING SOUNDS DRIVER SIDE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN FRONT OF MY FACE AND MY LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY
10871245 I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN I TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS ABOUT TO MERGE INTO THE LEFT LANE WHEN BOTH AIRBAGS EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT NOR WAS THERE ANY OTHER CARS CLOSE BY THAT I COULD
Airbags fail to deploy during collisionAIR BAGS7 complaints2016-03 → 2017-08grand-cherokee-2002-airbag-fail-to-deploy
10873660 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, A LARGE TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CHEST PLATE WAS
10979314 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB, BROKEN PELVIS, THREE FRACTURES TO THE LEFT
10849977 MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE...WAS DRIVING ON THE MAIN RD...AND UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND MY JEEP HYDROPLANED AND THE CAR FLIPPED AND THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED...THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO
Engine stalls while drivingENGINE12 complaints2015-10 → 2019-05grand-cherokee-2002-engine-stall
10984921 THE ENGINE CRANKS AND RUNS FINE BUT AFTER YOU DRIVE FOR A WHILE THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING OR COMING TO A STOP. IT IS RANDOM. IT USUALLY STARTS BACK UP AND RUNS FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME. WHEN THE ENGINE DIES, YOU DO NOT HAVE STEERING ASSIST OR BRAKE ASSIST
11196696 A FEW INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED WHERE I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AS THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, ETC) STILL FUNCTION BUT ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING
10782485 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 5 IN CALIFORNIA MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I'VE OWNED FROM NEW SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE JEEP NO LONGER RECOGNIZED THE KEY. THIS HAPPENED IN MODERATE TRAFFIC AROUND 10PM
Driver's seat frame or bracket failureSEATS4 complaints2016-04 → 2019-08grand-cherokee-2002-seat-frame-failure
11243150 WHEN I GOT IN MY JEEP THERE WAS A BREAKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. I NOTICED THE SEAT WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT I SAW WHERE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOW AND IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF
10860997 THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT RETAINING BRACKETS HAVE BROKEN AND HAVE CREATED A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION. RESEARCHING THIS BREAKAGE ONLINE REVEALS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS NOT BEING DEALT WITH BY JEEP
10928230 DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHES FROM CAR FRAME. ELECTRICAL BLOWER MODULE RESISTOR OVERHEATS, MELTS, AND BURNS. BOTH ISSUES ARE KNOWN BY CONSUMERS AND DEALERSHIPS, SO THERE IS NO WAY JEEP/CHRYSLER DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAWS
Steering and suspension death wobbleSTEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS5 complaints2016-03 → 2023-06grand-cherokee-2002-steering-death-wobble
10895511 DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING SYSTEM AT 40 MPH AND ABOVE
11047916 WHEN I AM GOING SLOW AND TAKING A TURN I LOSE MY POWER STEERING WHILE I'M TAKING THE TURN. IT HAPPENS QUITE A BIT BUT THEN IT GOES AWAY AFTER I MAKE THE TURN
10924683 WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK PROFUSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS, FRONT STEERING GEAR, ALL FOUR SHOCKS, ALL FOUR TIRES, AND BOTH REAR CONTROL ARMS WAS REPLACED
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/jeep/grand-cherokee
@misc{wrenchpro_2002_jeep_grand_cherokee_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/jeep/grand-cherokee}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
