1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT 9,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS HAD BRAKE SERVICE 3 TIMES AND WILL NOW GO IN FOR A FOURTH TIME. THE FRONT END SHIMMIES WHEN STOPPING, AND THE BRAKES PULSE, MAKING VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CHRYSLER DISAVOWS A PROBLEM, HOWVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON YOUR CONSUMER DATABASE, AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN(050398) LISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A RECALL FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE 1996-1999 MODELS. I BELIEVE YOU ARE MISSING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

ROTORS CONSTANTLY WARPING, DANGEROUS SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. SEVERE BANGING IN REAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER FIXED THREE TIMES BUT KEEPS COMING BACK. VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON. DEALER CANNOT FIX. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS AND THE DEALER JUST IGNORES. THIS CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. THIS CAR HAS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES.THIS CAR IS A LEMON. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER IS ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH IT HOPING EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING JUST GOES AWAY. THE NHTSA IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE PEOPLE SO I REALLY HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING AGAINST A COMPANY AS BIG AS CHRYLSER. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH SWEEPING THEIR PROBLEMS UNDER THE RUG.*AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO EITHER COURTESY MOTORS IN CHICO CALIFORNIA OR NORMANDIN JEEP IN CHICO CALIFORNIA. EACH TIME, MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME UNREPAIRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 2 TIMES AND NOW IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN AS STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END VIBRATE WITH BRAKING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVE ( MICHAEL FARROW) ON 09/13/2000 ABOUT PROBLEM AFTER SECOND FAILURE. HE STATED " I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THAT VEHICLE". THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE BRAKES AND I SUSPECT AT LEAST ONE OF THESE HAD BEEN ISSUED WHEN HE MADE THAT COMMENT. HE STATED THAT IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO MY DRIVING HABITS AND WAS NOT A DEFECT WITH THE AUTOMOBILE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME AT 5311 MILES THAT HE HOPED I WOULDN'T BE BACK FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT HE KNEW I WOULD SINCE THEY HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON THE 1999 JEEPS.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED FORCEFULLY, ROTERS ARE WARPED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND TURNED TWICE. THE FAILURE OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 6000 MILES. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE UNDER WARRENTY, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT.*AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS ROLLED FROM PARK POSITION WHILE PARKED. ALSO, NOTICED SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER: FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS ON THIS MATTER.. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS PREMATURELY WARPED. BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS CUASES SIGNIFICANT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING. BRAKES SQUEAL AND VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT LOWER SPEEDS.*AK

REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THIS SYSTEM HAVE FAILED. IT'S A LEMON! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THREE TIMES IN JUNE 1999, AUGUST 1999, AND OCTOBER 2000. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY HALF ON ROTOR REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK