2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 45,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “put park” (11% of reports).
- 54power train complaints
- 45,000median miles at failure
- 19mention a crash
- 10mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 33%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Put park: mentioned in 6 of 54 complaints (11%)
- Foot brake: mentioned in 5 of 54 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 39 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 54 complaints, 19 mention a crash, 10 an injury.
Jeep Grand Cherokee power train complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Car was bought at affordable auto. The parking break had to be used in order for car to stay parked. We got home the windows on passenger side did not go down. Transmissions slips and goes out of gear you must change gears like a stick shift and the jeep is automatic. The truck was as is but the…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPITZER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (13001…
Driving down the road 45mlh the drive shaft started shaking and vehicle came to compleet stop. My keep currently has 116800 miles on it . . This is pre mature failure and should be fixed by dealer .
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 54 owner complaints about power train for the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee (4% of the 1,295 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 45,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about power train problems on the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “put park”, in 6 of 54 complaints, followed by “foot brake” (5).
Other 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
See all 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems or power train problems across all Grand Cherokee years.