1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN YOU GET UP TO 50 MPH AND HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING SO BAD IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOOSE CONTROL THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 OR 30 MPH. *TR

ON NOV.2007 I PURCHASED 4 BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684II , P245/70/R16 TIRES FOR MY JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CAR HAD 67,000 MILES ON IT. IN SEPT 2010 I TOOK THE CAR INTO STS FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR A BALANCE AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT, AS THE CAR ALWAYS PULLED TO THE LEFT SINCE I PUT THE TIRES ON. THE CAR NOW HAS 97,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TREADS ARE WORN ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRES NOT THE MIDDLE OR INSIDE SIDE. STS IS NOW SAYING I NEED NEW TIRES. WHY DID THEY ONLY WEAR ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE OR OTHER SIDE. FOR THE MONEY I PAID, THESE TIRES ARE A PIECE OF JUNK. I HAVE HAD BF GOODRICH AND HAD TIRES MUCH LONGER THAN THESE. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM COMPLAINT REGARDING A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE DRIVING. UPON IMPACT, THE REAR OF THE JEEP WHERE THE GAS TANK WAS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS BURNED TO DEATH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE JEEP WAS DESIGNED WITH AN UNPROTECTED FUEL TANK LOCATED IN THE MOST VULNERABLE POSITION BEHIND THE AXLE AND BELOW THE BUMPER WITH NO TYPE OF PROTECTION.*JB UPDATED 10/06/10*JB

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY VEHICLE BROKE. THE SEAT IS UNABLE TO SIT FULLY UPRIGHT AS THE BRACKETS HOLDING IT IN PLACE (TO RAIL) ARE BROKEN. THE METAL APPEARS TO BE ACTUALLY TORN. 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO (6 CYL). *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY 96 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AT A GAS STATION I NEED TO PUMP IT IN SLOWLY AND MANUALLY. THE NOZZLE, IF SET ON HIGH OR LOW IMMEDIATELY CLICKS OFF. IF IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF, IT SPEWS FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK BEFORE I START THE FILLING PROCESS. PUMPING THE FUEL MYSELF IS GETTING OLD. I LIVE IN NJ WHERE THE CUSTOMER IS TECHNICALLY NOT ALLOWED TO DO THIS AS OUR STATIONS ARE FULL SERVICE AND THIS MUST BE DONE BY AN ATTENDANT. FORTUNATELY, I GO TO THE SAME STATION AND THEY ARE USED TO ME DOING IT MYSELF. OTHERWISE THE ATTENDANT HAS TO BABYSIT THE NOZZLE AND PUMP IT IN SLOWER THAN THE SLOW SETTING. I HAVE TRIED OTHER BRAND GAS STATIONS AND STILL HAVE THE OVERFLOW PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS A TEST FROM DOT OIG REGARDING AUDIT 10M3003M000. PLEASE CALL SCOTT AT XXX-XXX-XXXX. FOLLOW-UP BY FB, TM, AND LH ON 7/9/2010.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT "SHIMMIES" ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. HE STATED THAT THE STEERING BOX IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE ONE OF THE ATTACHMENT LUGS ON THE BOX IS BROKEN. THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN RE TORQUE-D BY THE OWNER APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO AND SO FAR THE FAILURE HAD NOT RETURNED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN SITTING IDLE. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, ROTOR CAP, THROTTLE BODY, FUEL FILTER, 02 SENSOR, PVC VALVE, UNKNOWN HOSES AND COUPLINGS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PRODUCE ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 209,000.

MY VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. I HAVE HAD THE COIL REPLACED THEN I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AND O2 SENSOR AND IT STILL STALLED ON START UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT STALLED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. I SPENT 965 ON A FUEL PUMP I DIDN'T NEED BECAUSE IT IS STILL STALLING AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHY. I SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON MEAN FORUMS. I THINK THE DEALER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD KNOW HOW TO FIX THEM NOT MAKE SOMEONE SPEND A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A MIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED EVERY TIME SHE DROVE IT BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2009. SOMETIMES, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AUTOMATICALLY AND OTHER TIMES, SHE WOULD HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS AND NO SPECIFIC SPEED RANGE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS INSPECTED AND PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,380. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,900.