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Service bulletins for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

92 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
2106971998-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OVERDRIVE UNAVAILABLE IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. *YC
9801301831971998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO OBD II MISFIRE MONITOR. *YC
0703971997-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. VARIOUS CAR OWNER'S HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN USING ENGINE COOLANTS MADE WITH PROPYLENE GLYCOL INSTEAD OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. *YC
0820971997-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. DISCUSSING ROLLING CODE TECHNOLOGY AND IT'S FEATURES ON GARAGE DOOR OPENERS. *YC
2335971997-11-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. COMPLAINTS MAY BE RECIEVED RELATED TO SPEAKER BUZZ AT REAR DOOR SPEAKERS. *YC
233597A1997-08-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. REAR DOOR SPEAKER BUZZ. *TW
2314971997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. ROOF/SUN ROOF LEAKS. *TW
2303971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. DIFFICULT TO CLEAN LIGHT COLORED "CHALKY" RESIDUE FROM PLASTIC BODY COMPONENTS THAT ARE MOLDED IN BLACK. *TW
2317971997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WIND NOISE AT THE SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TW
0801971997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. JTEC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR REPAIR PACKAGES. *JD
0802971997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. WARNING CHIME SOUNDS WHENEVER VEHICLE MOVES AFTER BODY CONTROLLER MODULE SERVICE WITH THE DRB III. *JD
1803971997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ERRONEOUS MIL ILLUMINATION/DRIVEABILITY IMPROVEMENTS- DOWNSTREAM 02 SENSOR HEATER FAILURE- COLD ENGINE WARM UP SAG/HESITATION- DRIVEAWAY SAG/HESITATION- SURGE AT CONSTANT SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL- SPARK KNOCK DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY LOAD AND/OR DEEP THROTTLE ACCELERATION- COLD TRANSMISSION DELAYED- MAP SENSOR VOLTAGE TOO LOW. *JD
0849951996-04-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. WHENEVER AN OIL PRESSURE SENSOR IS REPLACED, BE SURE TO CHECK THE POLARITY OF THE TERMINALS IN THE HARNESS CONNECTOR. INCORRECT POLARITY CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR. DISASSEMBLE THE CONNECTOR AND REVERSE THE WIRES.
2122951996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT. INSPECT THE PRNDL SCROLL FOR ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR CONTACT W/ OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE CONSOLE. IF DAMAGE IS PRESENT, REPLACE THE PRNDL BEZEL W/ A REDESIGNED ASSEMBLY.
081695REVA1996-04-25. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-16-95, DATED APR. 14, 1995. IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR **REPEATEDLY** PRESSES AND RELEASES THE SET BUTTON WITH THEIR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR (A 'LIFT FOOT SET' TO BEGIN SPEED CONTROL OPERATION), THE VEHICLE MAY ACCELERATE AND EXCEED THE DESIRED SET SPEED BY UP TO 5 MPH (8 KM/H) AND THEN DECELERATE TO LESS THAN THE DESIRED SET SPEED BEFORE FINALLY ACHIEVING THE DESIRED SET SPEED.
0845951996-04-25. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. THE MEMORY SEAT FEATURE WHICH IS AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION FOR 1996, CONAINS A SOFT STOP PROTECTION FEATURE. THESE STOPS WILL BE SET WHEN THE SEAT COMES IN CONTACT WITH ANY OBJECT THAT INTERFERES WITH IT'S TRAVEL, STALLING THE MOTOR. THE STOPS WILL BE SET IN THE MEMORY OF THE MODULE, AND WILL LIMIT THE SEAT TRAVEL TO THE POINT THAT THE INTERFERENCE OCCURRED UNTIL THE STOP IS RESET. THERE ARE FIVE MOTORS WHICH OPERATE THE POWER SEATS. SOFT STOP CAN BE SET IN ANY DIRECTION FOR ALL FIVE MOTORS AND MORE THAN ONE STOP CAN BE SET IN SAME DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
0847951996-04-25. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK. THE HOOD SWITCH USED TO PROVIDE INPUT FOR THE HOOD AJAR WARNING INDICATOR IN THE VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER AND FOR THE VEHICLE THEFT ALARM HAS BEEN DELETED FROM PRODUCTION FOR 1996 VEHICLES BUILT AFTER AUGUST 29, 1995 (MDH 08-29-XX). DO NOT ATTEMPT IO INSTALL SWITCHES ON VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.