1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT JULY 2, 2005 HE WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND THE GAS TANK FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FILED A INCIDENT REPORT #4403-05 WITH THE SIOUX FALLS FD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE WHERE HE DID BUSINESS. THE REAR PASSENGER STRAP RUSTED THROUGH AND BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK THE OTHER STRAP RUSTED AS WELL. THE STRAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. HE STILL HAS ONE OF THESE STRAPS. THERE IS A JEEP FILE NUMBER 13747938. JEEP WAS NOT COMPENSATING DUE TO AGE AND MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED AFTER IT FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM HIS SON WHO ORIGINALLY LEASED IT FROM BAXTER JEEP IN OMAHA, NE.*AK

DT CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THEN 2 BOLTS BROKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER BOLT LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT BROKE AS WELL. TWO JEEP DEALERS SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. *JB BOTH CV BOOTS ARE BROKEN AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *TT *NM

HEATER HOSE JAMMED ACCELERATOR LINKAGE CAUSING RUNAWAY VEHICLE AT VERY HIGH SPEED...SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID COLLISION...BRAKES WERE INSUFFICIENT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS JAMMING CAUSED ENGINE RPM'S TO GO VERY HIGH [APPROX. 5000 RPM].

RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V053000, CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, WENT INTO THE HOUSE, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, AND STRUCK A TREE, DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT/ LIFT REAR DOOR, AND BUMPER. CONSUMER DID NOT REMEMBER RECEIVING RECALL FOR INADVERTENT MOVEMENT. *AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HOLD IT'S POSITION WHEN PLACED IN PARK. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PERFORM THE RECALL BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE BODY DAMAGE BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THE CONSUMER NEGLECTED TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. *TC

I WAS TOLD THAT ALL EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THE STRAIGHT 6 CYLINDER MOTOR DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE SAME LOCATION DUE TO STRESS AND THE REPLACMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REENGINEREED TO "FLEX". I FEAR MILD TO SEVERE CARBON MONOXIDE CONTAMINATION OF THE INTERIOR CABIN COULD OCCUR COMMON COMPLAINTS OF HEADACES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE $900 EST. THAT MANY CONSUMERS TAKE A CHANCE AND DO NOT MAKE REPAIRS. *AK

1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TIRES WERE THE WRONG SIZE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE FRONT CV AXLES, WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REBUILT, TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND NEW FILTER AND NEW PVC GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE WRONG SIZE TIRES BEING INSTALLED (TOO SMALL). *TT

THE GAS TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH CLOGS THE FUEL PUMPS. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS LEFT HER STRANDED THREE TIMES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE THAT IT WAS THE GAS SHE WAS USING.*AK

DURING IMPACT ACCIDENT,HIT DEER, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING CHEMICAL BURNS AND INJURIES TO LOWER EXTREMITY. *AK

AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, REMOVING THE CHILDREN, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE HILL AND RAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL 02V053000. CONSUMER MOVED AND NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IT STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH IMPACT TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. THE FRONT GRILL WAS PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE. *AK *SC