1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

ELECTRICAL SUN ROOF EXPERIENCED A FIRE WHICH SPREAD INTO THE INTERIOR. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR WHEN AT A STOPLIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE 8 MONTHS WE HAVE OWNED IT. ALL ENGINE POWER AND ELECTRICAL POWER GO OFF COMPLETELY WHEN IT OCCURS. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID, "LET ME GUESS, IT'S BEEN QUITTING ON YOU". THAT PISSED ME OFF BECAUSE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT BUT DIDN'T NOTIFY ANYONE OF THE POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING EFFECTS IT COULD HAVE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS AND WHEN YOUR TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE ENGINES QUITS IT MAKES BRAKING NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.

ABOUT EVERY THREE TO FOUR THOUSAND MILES THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP, WHICH CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE IN YOUR HANDS

FRONT ROTORS BECOME AND STAY WARPED AFTER LONG (GREATER THAN 2 HR) TRIPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNSTABLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND SUBSEQUENTLY UNTIL THE ROTORS PADS AND CALIPERS ARE REPLACED. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE!!!

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER 20K MILES. THIS DEFECT CAUSES A DANGEROUS STEERING SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING AND IMPARES VEHICLE CONTROL.

JEEP/CHRYSLER IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS AND CAUSE SO MUCH VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL THAT DRIVER CONTROL IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

ROTORS HAVE WARPED ON THIS VEHICLE 5 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE MOST RECENT TIME IN JUNE OF 2000 WITH 28787 MILES. IT IS NOW AUGUST OF 2000 WITH 32,000 MILES AND THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. DEALER ADVISES THAT THEYA RE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM". BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THE NHSTA DATABASE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS FAILING TO CORRECT. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF BRAKE FAILURE LEADING TO DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH.

WHEN DECELERATING FROM ABOVE 55 MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES IN THE 50-55 MPH CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITION IN CONTROLLING VEHICLE. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER FOUR TIMES. TWO TIMES ROTOR GROUND, ONCE REPLACED, ONCE WE WERE TOLD WHEELS NEED BALANCED (NOT). PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON FRONT WHEELS. DRIVE HWY EVERYDAY, DANGEROUS CONDITION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. ROTORS TURNED AT 6000 MI. PER MANUFACTURER. ROTORS REPLACED AT 15K AND 25K MI. PROBLEM AGAIN AT 30K MI.

ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AT 7,000 MILES AND AT 9,000 MILES. ROTORS HAD TO BE RECOILED AND LUBED, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE HEAVILY. ALSO, A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AT LOW OR AT HIGH SPEEDS. *AK