1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I HAVE A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT STALLS. HOT OR COLD, NIGHT OR DAY, IDLING AT A LIGHT OR GOING 75MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED, THE O2 SENSOR REPLACES, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, THE CRANK SENSOR REPLACED, THE MAP SENSOR REPLACED, AND THE IGNITION COIL REPLACED (I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD IGNITION COIL). IT'S IN THE SHOP NOW, AND AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MOST OF THEM BEING CHARGED AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY BY JEEP DEALERS WHO, ULTIMATELY, DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT BE SO CONCERNED, BUT LIKE MANY JEEP OWNERS, I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. THE PROBLEM STARTED ALMOST A YEAR AGO, HAPPENS DAILY, AND IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN ON A BUSY ROAD OR HIGHWAY WHEN I AM GOING 60+MPH, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY KIDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RADIAL (P) TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND HAD BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SET OF THE SAME TIRES. A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,097 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,660.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAME WET FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT WAS DONE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE IN 1997. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN SUMMER 2009 AS THERE WAS WATER BUILD UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE HE OWNED THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE SWITCH COULD MALFUNCTION AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR . HE ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SINCE HE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE AWARE OF FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000. UPDATED 01/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS; HOWEVER, WHEN THE ENGINE REACHED 210 DEGREES IT STALLED. IF THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION AND TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD TURN BACK ON. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAD PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALSO FAILED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138836.

MY 97 JEEP CHEROKEE KEEPS STALLING OUT. I'VE REPLACED MANY PARTS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY IT DOES IT. IT WILL STALL GOING SLOW, FAST, DOESN'T MATTER. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.0L INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. PROLONGED DIAGNOSIS APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM WITH PCM AND DEFECTIVE HARNESS CONNECTORS CAUSING MISDIAGNOSIS FROM REPAIR FACILITIES TO INEFFECTIVELY REPLACE OTHER COMPONENTS AT GREAT EXPENSE. STALLING WHILING OPERATING VEHICLE RESULTS IN BACKFIRES AND AT TIMES LOSS OF POWER STEERING ETC AND POTENTIALLY CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER CHIP YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I HAD A UNIROYAL TIRE EXPLODE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS BEING USED AS A SPARE INSIDE A 97 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN IT EXPLODED IT BENT THE REAR HATCH HINGES OUT 2 INCHES AND SHREDDED ALL THE PLASTIC TRIM PIECES CAUSING OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. THANK GOD THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR