1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

SECOND GEAR IS SLIPPING. SOME OF THE SEALS ARE LEAKING. ONE OF THE GEARS ARE STRIPPED.

1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY CHECK THE SYSTEM AND FILL ALL THE FLUIDS, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *CB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. THIS IS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *MR

ON DECEMBER 12, 2003, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS, THE FUEL PUMP ON OUR JEEP FAILED. IN DISCUSSING THE FAILURE WITH TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEN WITH OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER, I WAS ADVISED THAT JEEP HAD DETERMINED THAT THE GAS TANK FOR THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO CORROSION WHEREBY MINUTE PARTICLES FLOAT IN THE TANK AND CAN TRAVEL INTO THE FUEL PUMP (THE FILTER THAT JEEP PUTS IN THESE CARS IS NOT DESIGNED TO TRAP THESE SMALL PARTICLES) CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO FREEZE. I WAS ADVISED BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT A TSB WAS ISSUED IN 1997 REGARDING THIS FAILURE (I BELIEVE IT IS TSB 140697). I NOTE THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 42 REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON YOUR WEBSITE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT JEEP HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING IN DRIVEWAY. *MR THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE TREE. *SCC *JB

MY 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE IT'S EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND LEAKS EXHAUST GASES. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS WITH THE 6 CYLINDER, 4 L ENGINE. THE MANIFOLD FAILED DUE TO A STRESS CRACK THAT DEVELOPED FROM UNEVEN EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THE LOCAL JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PART FAILS IN ALMOST ALL 6 CYLINDER JEEP CHEROKEES AND THAT THE PRESENT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE REDESIGNED NOT TO BREAK FROM STRESS CRACKS FROM NORMAL HEATING. THIS TELLS ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM, HAS REDESIGNED IT, AND IS TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF THE SAFETY FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT EXPENSE FOR THIS SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE IS VERY HIGH. ESTIMATED COST OF THE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD BY THE DEALER IS $1100 TO $1200. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF GRAND CHEROKEES WITH THE 6 CYL., 4 L., ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SAFETY DEFECT FROM A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS IS MY THIRD JEEP AND FOR THE PRICE PAID I EXPECTED HIGHER QUALITY AND A SAFER VEHICLE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

I HAVE A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4 WHICH HAS HAD 5 FUEL PUMP MODULES AND ONE GAS TANK REPLACED SINCE 08.10.2000. THE VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF ANOTHER FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE DEALERS HAVE DIFFICULTY IN REPLICATING THE CONDITION. THE FUEL GAUGE IS PROVIDING FALSE READINGS; TYPICALLY GIVING AN EMPTY TANK READING WHEN FULL, 3/4 FULL OR 3/4 EMPTY. I HAVE HEARD THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM NUMEROUS OTHER GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS. I WOULD THINK THE MAKER/DEALER WOULD HAVE SPOTTED A TREND BY NOW OR IS OVERLOOKING IT BECAUSE OF THE COST INVOLVED WITH FINDING A NEW VENDOR. ALL RECEIPT COPIES OF WORK PERFORMED CONCERNING THIS MATTER ARE INTACT. *LA

WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *AK VEHICLE WENT 70 FEET FROM START OVER A PATIO , CRUSHING ALL THE FURNITURE UNTIL IT HIT A MAPLE TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY WRECKED, AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING, WHEELS WERE SPINNING, HORN WAS BEEPING AND THERE WAS SMOKE AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. *PH *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SENSOR FAILURE.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR, ALSO THE MONITOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BLINKED WHICH INDICATED THERE WAS A REAR LAMP FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FAILURE. *JB *NLM