The 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 1558 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 10 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are power train and service brakes. Owners most often flag poor long-term reliability / high repair frequency: vehicles reported to be trouble-free for the first 100,000-120,000 miles, then experiencing frequent, costly failures (e.g., engines, transmissions, electrical systems) leading to breakdowns. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 19 Grand Cherokee model years we track, complaint volume runs from 86 (2025) to 2,113 (1999). With 1,558 complaints, the 1998 Grand Cherokee sits abovethe model's median of 1,108.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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Used Grand Cherokee listings typically run $34,970–$44,186 across 2014 to 2026 model years.
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