2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A DEFECT IN THE ECM THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM CURRENTLY. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS DIED AT STOP LIGHTS, IT HAS STUMBLED, AND/OR HESITATED UPON ACCELERATING FROM STOP, AND RUNS SO POORLY AT AN IDLE WHILE SETTING IT SHAKES THE WHOLE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2004 GRAND CHEROKEE'S. I WAS BASICALLY TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM RUNNING THE RISK OF MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE STOPPING UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN IT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS BASICALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IF THE ENGINE SHOULD UNEXPECTEDLY DIE AT THE WRONG MOMENT WHEN ACCELERATING.*AK

HEIGHT OF VEHICLE UPON ENTRANCE IS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH. EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO CURVE MY BODY TO THE LEFT IN ORDER SO THAT I DO NOT HIT MY HEAD, AND IT HAS HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON MY LOWER BACK AND MY UPPER BACK. I AM 5'3", HOW ARE PEOPLE TALLER THAN MYSELF GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HITTING THEIR HEADS? I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEALER ISSUE, IT IS MORE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE!*AK

PURCHASED A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED EDITION ON 12/24/03. STALLS WHILE AT A STOP. STALLED ON 12/24/03, 1/14/04, 2/4/04, 2/29/04. DEALERSHIP TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE 4TH TIME ON 3/8/04. CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. ON 2/29/04 STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I FEEL IT WILL LIKELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT IS BRAND NEW AND QUALIFIES FOR THE LEMON LAW.*AK

I LEASED A BRAND NEW 2004 JEPP GRAND CHEROKEE AND WE DROVE IT OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX 6,000 MILES ON IT, AS A MANAGER DROVE IT FIRST. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS AND IN THE PAST 4 WEEKS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE INCORRECTLY SHIFTS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEN A BURNING SMELL APEARS, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING. EACH TIME IT IS TAKEN IN FOR THE SAME THING, THEY SAY THE HAVE FOUND AND REPAIRED ANOTHER PART. THE LAST TIME AFTER IT WAS FIXED BEFORE I PICKED IT UP THE TECHNICIAN EVEN NOTED IT WAS STILL SHIFTING HARSHLY. TOO SAY THE LEAST IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP, AND STILL HAVING TO PAY THE LEASE PAYMENTS!*AK

BOUGHT A 2004 JEEP "SPECIAL ADDITION" IN JUNE OF 2003, THE AIR CONDITIONING BUTTON WOULD NOT STAY ON. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, THE PART WAS BACK-ORDERED. IT TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS (WITHOUT AIR IN OUR NEW JEEP DURING THE SUMMER) FOR THE PART TO COME IN AND BE REPLACED. THIS JEEP PULLS DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, TOOK THIS SO CALLED TRAIL RATED JEEP ACROSS A FOOT 1/2 DEEP BY FIVE FOOT WIDE CREEK ON OUR PLACE (THAT WE DRIVE THROUGH ON A WEEKLY BASIS) A PIECE OF ICE BROKE THE METAL GUARD PIECE ON THE FRONT OF THE JEEP AND THE ICE LODGED UP AGAINST THE RADIATOR IN TURN DAMAGING THE RADIATOR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. WE WERE WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR 6 WEEKS BECAUSE THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST EXPERIENCE WE HAVE EVER HAD PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE. *CB

THE ABILITY FOR STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, MOST NOTABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IS VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A GAP OF SLOPPY SPACE IN THE STEERING. AFTER DRIVING MULTIPLE NEW 2004 GRAND CHEROKEES I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THE DEGREE OF GAP OR SLOPPINESS VARIES BY VEHICLE. *CB

MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A COUPLE POWER OUTLETS; THEY LOOK ALMOST LIKE CIGARETTE LIGHTER RECEPTACLES. THE OUTLETS ARE MARKED "20A" INDICATING A 20 AMP CURRENT CAPABILITY. THE JEEP BOOK ALSO INDICATES THESE POWER OUTLETS ARE ABLE TO CARRY 20 AMPS, AND THE JEEP SHOP MANUAL CALLS THESE 20 AMP CIRCUITS. WHEN I DISASSEMBLED SOME TRIM TO INSTALL A 2-METER HAM RADIO, I SAW 2 VERY SMALL WIRES CONNECTED TO THE REAR POWER OUTLET. THE JEEP SHOP MANUAL SAYS THESE ARE 16 GAUGE WIRES. HERE IS THE PROBLEM: 16 GAUGE WIRES WILL NOT COME NEAR THE ABILITY TO HANDLE 20 AMPS OF CURRENT. IN FACT, 16 GAUGE WIRE CURRENT CAPACITY IN A CABLE BUNDLE IS AROUND THE 5 OR 6 AMP AREA. MY HAM RADIO DRAWS 8 AMPS WHEN TRANSMITTING, AND WHEN PLUGGED IN THE JEEP POWER OUTLET, THE VOLTAGE DROP WAS THREE VOLTS. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT THE WIRES CAN SEVERELY OVERHEAT AND BECOME A FIRE HAZARD IF THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ADVERTISED 20 AMP CAPABILITY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW CHRYSLER/JEEP GETS AWAY WITH THIS. THERE IS A 20 AMP FUSE IN THIS CIRCUIT, SO ANYONE USING AN INVERTER OR OTHER ACCESSORY THAT ACTUALLY DRAWS 20 AMPS IS GOING TO SERIOUSLY OVERHEAT OR MELT THE WIRING BEFORE THE FUSE BLOWS. *LA

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, SHIFTED GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, HITTING ANOTHER CAR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *AK THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WOULD STOP THE BRAKES. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CLOSED SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM TO THE CONSUMER.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. *AK