1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY JEEP LOST POWER THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY, AFTER 10 MINUTES IT RESTARTED AND WAS OK. ONCE AGAIN TODAY IT DID THE SAME THING AND AFTER TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BOX FAILED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

SINCE 2007 THE JEEP HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE HAS BEEN TROUBLE WITH INTERIOR LIGHTING. RECENTLY A AAA EMERGENCY REPAIR TRUCK CHANGED THE BATTERY AND SUGGESTED NEW BATTERY CLAMPS. A VISIT TO AN AUTO REPAIR STORE REVEALED THAT THE CLAMPS ON THE CAR WERE THE WRONG SIZE. WHEN THE AUTO STORE WORKER REPLACED THE CLAMP WITH THE CORRECT SIZE THE LIGHTING SYSTEM STARTED TO WORK. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS AND THERE HAS BEEN NO STALLING. I THINK THE CLAMPS WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ONLY FOR IT TO STALL A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH RESULTED IN A FAULTY IGNITION COIL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE STALLING FAILURE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE COMPUTER BE CHANGED IN THE VEHICLE BUT WARNED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPLACEMENT MAY NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE NO ONE COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BACKFIRE AND STALL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR AND THE IGNITION COIL TWICE, WITH NO LUCK IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER DODGE MANUFACTURER ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT MANUFACTURE THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FOR, THE 1997 JEEP G CHEROKEE AND THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/27/2011 *LN *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND OUR 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEERED TO RIGHT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING. OUR CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PARKED CAR AND TOTALLING OUR CAR. UPON INSPECTION, THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND SPINDLE HAD BROKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE OTHER DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

MY 97 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 60 MILES PER HOUR. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS AND NO SHUDDERS;IT JUST QUITS. MOST TIMES IT WILL RESTART ON ITS OWN BUT LATELY IT HAS TAKEN LONGER TO RESTART. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, COIL, SPARK PLUGS, SPARK PLUG WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR AND CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED OR CHECKED. I AM CURRENTLY RUNNING THE CAR WITH A LARGE HOSE CLAMP AROUND THE COMPUTER AND IT'S PLUGS. SO FAR MY "FIX" IS WORKING. MY STALLS HAVE OCCURRED ON STRAIGHT ROADS, IN A CURVE I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO NO POWER STEERING/BRAKES WHEN THE CAR IS DEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY CURRENTLY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIRS AND HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN IT WILL COMPLETELY DIE. THIS CAUSE ME TO TRY TO TURN THE CAR OVER SEVERAL TIMES TILL I GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WILL LOSS POWER, HESITATE WHEN I GIVE IT GAS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. ESPECIALLY WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT BEGINS TO SHAKE AND WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE, AND MY DAUGHTERS. *TR