1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

DEATH WOBBLE: STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR SHAKES OR OSCILLATES VERY BADLY WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 25 AND 50 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP OR RUT IN THE ROAD. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. ACCORDING TO MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET, THE BAD COMPONENTS ARE THE FRONT TRACK ARM OR BAR AND THE STEERING DAMPER.

JEEP FIRST STALLED WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN, THEN PROGRESSED TO STALLING/SHUTTING DOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT CHOOSES TO GO ERRATIC. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON, SOMETIMES REMAINING OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE SENSORS ON THE VEHICLE, FUEL PUMP, ALTERNATOR, ETC. BEFORE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS EVENTUAL TOLD, ON MY THIRD VISIT THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS COULD NOT BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING A DAILY PROBLEM NOW, ALONG WITH THE SKIPPING, MISSING, COMPLETELY STALLING, IT BACK FIRES. I HAVE REPLACED A TOTAL OF 3 MUFFLERS WITH THE MUFFLER SHOP REFUSING TO REPLACE ANOTHER UNTIL I HAVE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM FIXED. *JS

CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, USUALLY WITHIN 40 MINUTES OF STARTING CAR. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, FROM 70 ON THE HIGHWAY TO 5 MPH ON OUR ROAD. NO WARNING. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATED MANY JEEP OWNERS WITH SAME SAFETY ISSUE AND NO PERMANENT FIXES. *TR

I HAVE REPEATEDLY TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING MY STEERING TO CONSISTENTLY WOBBLE AT 50 MPH. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO MY MECHANIC, IT TURNS OUT TO BE A COMMON STEERING ISSUE WITH THE JEEP. I COULD NOT FIND A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER REPAIR IT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THE WIRING SYSTEM IN THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE WIRING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD INADVERTENTLY. IN ADDITION WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND WHILE IN PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V053000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: FLOOR SHIFT) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE BATTERY WAS JUMP STARTED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL MALFUNCTION. THE BCM WAS REPLACED TWICE AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,896. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, INJECTION COIL AND THE FRONT AND REAR PINION GASKET HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL AIR VALVE MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.