2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

2002 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP STARTED MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND WHEN IDLING. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE COOLING FAN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AS THIS CAR ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT, I AM UPSET TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD JEEP THAT WE HAVE OWNED AND HAVE NEVER INCURRED THIS PROBLEM. *NM

FAN BLADE BROKE AND PENETRATED THE PROTECTIVE SHROUD ON MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.0 SIX CYLINDER. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT FOR REPAIR. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN 8/15/05. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY THING WRONG UNTIL THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

COOLING FAN ON MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE AND DESTROYED THE FAN, SHROUD AND FAN MOTOR! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON JUNE 30, 2005 THE ELECTRIC FAN ON THE ENGINE CAME APART AND SHOT THROUGH THE RADIATOR. COST ABOUT $900 FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS THE THIRD JEEP HE HAD REPAIRED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK *JB

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALER, THE FAN BLADE BROKE APART DAMAGING THE RADIATOR AND SHROUD. THE FAN, RADIATOR, AND SHROUD ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE AS 68,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS OCCURS WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE KEY REMOVED, AND USUALLY AFTER THE JEEP HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND NOT OPERATED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND SOMETIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED INTO BY THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALSO ENSURED THAT THE HEADLIGHT DASH SWITCH APPEARS TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY AND IS POSITIONED CORRECTLY. *NM

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SE- BRAKE VIBRATIONS AND FRONT END SHIMMERS WITH HIGH SPEED BRAKEING WITH ONLY 28000 MILES. DC AND JEEP WARRENTY WILL NOT COVER NEW BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS TO RESOLVE ISSUE.

DT: THIS STARTING AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME ON APRIL 30TH, 2005, AND THIS HAPPENED BEFORE ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO. THE ROTORS WENT OUT AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. CONTACTED JEEP, AND THEY COVERED THE REPAIRS THE 1ST TIME, AND CURRENTLY THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 38,450 MILES ON IT. DEALER RECOMMENDED PUTTING ON HEAVY DUTY ROTORS ON IT. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THAT AFTER THE FIRST 10K MILES STARTED TO DEVELOP LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION AT 90 DEGREE TURNS OR 45 DEGREE GYRATIONS, I HEAR TAPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE GEARBOX. AFTER CONTINUED USE PER THE DEALERS REFUSAL TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND CLAIMING THAT THIS IS A NORMAL BEHAVIOR OF THE GEAR BOX FOR THIS MODEL, I AM NOW EXPERIENCING POOR AND UNSAFE HANDLING OF MY JEEP. THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN SUBJECTED TO BUMPS OR HOLES IN THE ROADWAY WILL BEHAVE OR RESPOND IN AN ERRATIC FASHION TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. IN WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS THIS HAS RESULTED IN NEAR SIDE CRASHES WITH OTHER CARS ALONG SIDE MINE, BECAUSE THE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF CONTROL YOU HAVE WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND HAVING A LOOSE OR NON-COOPERATIVE STEERING GEAR BOX MAKES THIS HAZARD EVEN WORSE. MY VEHICLE IS THE V6 MODEL, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, ''CHRYSLER PUT AN OLDER VERSION OF A GEARBOX SYSTEM THAT IS NOT FOUND IN THE V8 MODELS''. THE LONGER I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THE LOOSER THE STEERING COLUMN FEELS AND THE LOUDER THE TAPPING SOUND HAS BECOME. IN ADDITION THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ASSEMBLY STEERING BARS TO LOOSEN AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE REASON I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE TWICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN WILL JERK SEVERALLY, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER WAS A SIGN THAT THE JOINTS AT THE END OF THE ASSEMBLY BARS WAS LOOSE AND REQUIRED REPAIR WORK. THAT TO ME IS A SIGN THAT IF THE STEERING BOX IS DEFECTIVE THEN IT PUTS MORE STRESS ON THE BARS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE GEARBOXES INABILITY TO CONTROL THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. I MAY NOT BE AN AUTOMOTIVE EXPERT, BUT SOME TIMES IT''S JUST PLAIN COMMONSENSE. BUT THIS ISSUE IN MY OPINION IS VERY SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THIS AGENCY. THANK YOU

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING BECAUSE FRONT CALIPERS LOCKED DOWN ON THE ROTORS. THE FRONT TIRE BECOMES SO HOT THAT SMOKE STARTS COMING FROM THE TIRE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE SERVICE DEALER AND THERE IS A NEW BRAKE KIT AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED LETTING THE CONSUMER KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *NM