1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Cruise Control Problems

Your Jeep stalls out without warning while you're driving at any speed, but it restarts fine once you pull over. This has been happening for years, and replacing the oxygen sensors hasn't fixed it. No error codes show up to help diagnose the problem. The issue likely involves the fuel system, engine control system, or ignition components that need professional diagnosis.

I WAS HEADED OUT OF WORK , DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE .SUDDENLY THE JEEP STARTED ACCELERATING .I PRESSED THE BRAKES, AND IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS . I THOUGHT IT ,MIGHT OF BEEN THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL GOT ACTIVATED , BUT THAT WAS NOT IT . THEN I THOUGH MAYBE THE CAR MAT WAS ON THE PEDAL , BUT THAT WASN'T IT EITHER. THERE WAS RED LIGHTS, CAR WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT, AND MY JEEP SEEMED TO ACCELERATE MORE.LUCKILY THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO GO FASTER . I WAS ABLE TO SPEED INTO A SUPER MARKET WITH AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, DECIDED TO SWITCH THE IGNITION TO OFF. I OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK IF MAYBE SOMETHING WAS STUCK , I MOVED THE THROTTLE, TURNED THE JEEP BACK ON , SEEMED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED . IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. I WAS LOOKING INTO WHAT MAY HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM, AND CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE WHERE JEEPS WHERE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THIS VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE RECALLED DUE TO FUEL TANK EXPOSED IF REAR COLLISION CHRYSLER IS DOING NOTHING TO REPAIR THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THEY DON,T HAVE PART BUT IF I GO TO DEALER TO BUY THEY HAVE IT CALLED SEVERAL TIMES JUST GET THE RUN AROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WENT INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES, WENT OVER A CURVE, CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND THEN INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,400.

I HAVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. MODEL YEAR 1998. MY PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN FIRST PRESSING THE GAS BUT DOES ALSO OCCUR AFTER I HAVE ALREADY STARTED MOVING FROM A STOP. MY PROBLEM IS WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS OR IT SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS AT LEAST AND THEN IT FINALLY STARTS GOING. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO STALLING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHERE UNDER NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE HAD MORE THAN PLENTY OF TIME TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC BUT WITH THE STALLING WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A COUPLE VEHICLES. HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER TAKING IT TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS. HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON GRAND CHEROKEES. THIS HAPPENS TO ME ON A DAILY BASIS NUMEROUS TIMES. WITH THIS BEING SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM,THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ISSUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED SCRATCHES ON HIS ARM. AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000. UPDATED 11/16/07 *TR

I WAS GOING TO WORK WITH MY JEEP CHEROKEE 1998 ,I REVERSED FROM MY DRIVE WAY WHEN I CHANGED THE GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED ,CRASHED TO 2 PARKED CARS IN THE NEIGHBOR'S DRIVE WAY MY CAR AND NEIGHBOR'S CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS AND I GOT INJURED DUE TO AIRBAG. *TR

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE LURCHED OUT OF GEAR EVEN IF VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO. NO CRASHES REPORTED . NO POLICE REPORTS . TAKEN. NO FIRE.*AK

INTEMITTENT FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG WARING LIGHT TURING ON. THESE CONDITIONS WERE APPARENTLY CAUSED BY A FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED WITH PART NUMBER 05016261 TO CORRECT THE FAULT. IT APPEARED THAT THE SERVICE PEOPLE WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS CONDITION AND ITS' CAUSE.*AK

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECTS. *JB

AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK VEHICLE TOOK OFF/ MOVED FORWARD,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, AND RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES.*AK

MY JEEP WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING TO RUN THE AC FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES. IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND RACED OFF (AS IF SOMEONE WAS SEATING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH FOOT ON THE GAS). MY FRIEND ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IN TO STOP IT; HOWEVER, HE WAS THROWN ONTO THE GROUND. THE JEEP STOPPED ONLY AFTER PLOWING INTO A BRAND NEW 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBRAZER. HITTING THE PARKED TRAILBRAZER WAS BLESSING BECAUSE IT STOPPED THE JEEP FROM ROLLING INTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY!! I CALLED CHRYSLER TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT. THEIR ENGINEER REVIEWED THE WRECKAGE AND REPORTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE JEEP. WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!*AK

AFTER SHIFTING GEAR INTO PARK AND TURNING OFF IGNITION KEY VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY START TO ACCELERATE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PARKING VEHICLE ON ITS OWN ROLLED BACKWARD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONTACTED DEALER. PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED. CONSUMER HAS RECIEVED NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURE REGARDING RECALL 02 V 053 000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CUSTOMER STATES THAT VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE WITH ENGINE RUNNING, STRUCK ANOTHER CAR AND BENT LEFT FRONT DOOR

PATRICIA NADEL WAS DRIVING ALONE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE A GATE ON OUR 1/4 MILE LONG DRIVEWAY. WE HAVE TO OPEN IT TO PROCEED THROUGH. PATTY PUT THE JEEP IN "PARK" AND THEN GOT OUT TO OPEN THE GATE. WHEN SHE REACHED THE GATE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE JEEP LURCHED INTO "REVERSE" AND SPED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET UNTIL IT HIT THE NEIGHBOR'S FLATBED TRAILER AND CAME TO REST. A 6 INCH DEEP GAUGE FROM THE CORNER OF THE TRAILER DUG INTO THE REAR DOOR OF THE JEEP, ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THROUGH THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND ALSO THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THUS CAUSING $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE . THIS HAPPENED TO HER ONCE BEFORE, A FEW MONTHS BACK, WHEN SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, AND AT THAT TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK IN AND STOP THE CAR. AT THAT TIME SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD PERHAPS NOT PUT THE GEAR SHIFT ALL THE WAY IN PARK, SO FOREVER AFTER THAT FIRST INCIDENT, WHEN STOPPING, SHE HAS FIRST PUT IT IN PARK, AND THEN JIGGLED IT SLIGHTLY TO MAKE SURE IT WAS FIRMLY IN PARK. THAT IS WHAT SHE DID AT THIS PRESENT INCIDENT.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SIMILAR AFFECTS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL # 98V023000/SUDDEN IDLE SPEED INCREASES AUTOMATICALLY. *AK

ENGINE STALLS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, STALLS WHILE CRUISE CONTROLL IS SET AT CERTAIN SPEED, HESITATES AS IF NOT GETTING GAS, BUT HAS ENOUGH FUEL, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHTS COMES , WHEN PUT ING FOR REPAIRS THE TECHNICIAN DID AN ENGINE CLEAN AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND THEN CAME BACK ON WITHIN 24 HOURS, CAR BACK IN FOR ENGINE CHECK AND I WAS TOLF THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED BY CHRYSLER ABOUT THE # 7 CYLINDER MISFIRING.*AK

IRREGULAR ACCELERATION CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL OR MOVE VERY SLOWLY. YH

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A ROUGH IDLE. *SLC

CRUISE CONTROL ON & OFF SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED WHEN IN USE. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK & WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT THAT WAY & THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED OF THE SAMETHING. ALL THE JEEPS WERE BUILT LIKE THAT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED, RESULTING IN COLLISION.

UPON APPLYING PRESSURE TO REAR LIFT GATE DOOR, VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS, KNOCKING DRIVER DOWN, RESULTING IN INJURY.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE. ACCELERATED BACKWARDS ACROSS A STREET AND INTO A PARKED CAR.

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE EITHER IN PARK OR DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT SUDDENLY SPEED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. DRIVER DID NOT HAVE FOOT ON GAS PEDAL.

GAS PEDAL BEING TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING PEOPLE TO STEP ON GAS PEDAL WHEN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL.

DRIVER WAS PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL JUST A LITTLE AND THE TRUCK TOOK OFF BACKWARDS, HITTING A TREE. THE TRUCK WENT ABOUT 150-175 FEET BEFORE HITTING THE TREE. THE TRUCK JUST PICKED UP SPEED ALL AT ONCE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IDLING, SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEETTHEN HEARD MOVEMENT BEHIND HER. SHE SAW THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS AND RAN AFTER IT IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING IT TO A STOP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO OPEN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BUT WAS UNABLE TO ENTER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND SUFFERING HEAD INJURIES AS WELL AS AN INJURED FOOT WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OVER HER FOOT. VEHICLE IMPACTED A SCHOOL BUILDING THAT STOPPED IT FROM MOVING ANY FURTHER. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS DEFECTIVE.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.