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1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems

Complaints
22about this part
Share
1%of 1,638 total for the year
Median mileage
162,500miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the engine of the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 1% of the 1,638 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 162,500 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“First incident rough idling,second incident trying to quit on my way out of town, third incident on my way to work. Had oxygen sensor replaced 2 or 3 times and that has still not fixed the problem ! Come to a stop at a red light and the car feels like it's sputtering to quit ,!”

NHTSA complaint #10637940, filed 2014-09, 158,000 miles

“Out of know where the engine just started knocking, and the smell of gas and the steering wheel started acting out of control. I had to park it and get another car. But I still have it because I really like my Jeep!”

NHTSA complaint #10744069, filed 2015-07, 185,000 miles

“Within the last 6 months my Jeep's engine has shut off while driving at various speeds 5 different times but not exceeding 60mph. Four of the six times I was able to shift into neutral and restart the engine, two times I had to wait approximately 5 minutes before it would restart. The incident at 60mph happened on a 4 lane highway and luckily I was close to the shoulder when it shut off and I was able to get it off the road before the steering locked up and no one was hurt. …”

NHTSA complaint #10574244, filed 2014-03, 100,000 miles

“I was driving home from the gym, and while I was sitting at the light to turn the truck sputtered. Upon accelerating through the light the truck stalls out and restarts itself. This happens on a daily basis.”

NHTSA complaint #10632210, filed 2014-09, 188,700 miles

“Takata recall to be truthfully honest nothing about this Jeep is safe I didn't know that I could put in a recall for this Jeep because I thought it was too old and too late anyway sensors are horrible no turning signals , my belt assembly breaks a part while driving radiator gets really hot to the point of smoking even when my coolant is full I have sun roof problems because water leaks through it and floods the driver and passenger side trunk will not open my suspension is in great need of help it doesn't even bounce , alot of safety problems but like I said didn't know I could for file for…”

NHTSA complaint #11218014, filed 2019-06, 203,000 miles

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20262271%
20252329%
202410943%
20238621%
20225119%
20216115%
20205021%
20196417%
201812515%
201710228%
20167624%
201520415%
201440917%
201310613%
201228517%
201134421%
20102118%
20092216%
200810715%
200717015%
200612410%
20051347%
2004353%
2003162%
2002262%
2001192%
2000342%
1999221%
1998141%
1997152%
1996172%
199530%
199431%
199310%
1989120%

Other parts of the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Brakes
622 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
386 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
165 complaints
Engine cooling
121 complaints
Seats
91 complaints
Fuel system
85 complaints
Electrical system
84 complaints
Air bags
83 complaints
Suspension
76 complaints
Vehicle speed control
57 complaints
Steering
53 complaints
Other or unknown
36 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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