1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2WD, 4.0 LITER INLINE 6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. USER HAS REPLACED MANY ENGINE ELECTRICAL AND IGNITION PARTS, AS WELL AS FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, SOME RELAYS, AND THE JEEP CONTINUES TO STALL IN TRAFFIC, WHEN TURNING CORNERS, WHEN BACKING UP, HAS INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN DRIVING, AND IS POSTING VARIOUS COMPUTER CODES. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $700 ON DIAGNOSTIC AND PARTS REPLACEMENT, YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE PERIODICALLY CUTS OUT AND RPM'S DROP TO ZERO. IF THIS HAPPENS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR DURING AN EVASIVE MANEUVER SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED. THIS IS AN ONGOING AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MY MECHANIC CAN NOT FIX, AND BASED ON MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT IS A WIDESPREAD AND PERPLEXING DESIGN-RELATED PROBLEM WITH THIS ERA JEEP CHEROKEES AND GRANDS. *TR

MY 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AND SPORADICALLY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AFTER IT'S BEEN SITTING AND NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS, BUT HAS OCCURRED AT ANY TIME OR TEMPERATURE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, ONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN JEEPS AND SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY OR HOW THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED: IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, PLUGS, WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ASD RELAY, CRANK SENSOR, CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I'VE EVEN HAD THE MECHANIC TRY THE "MAGIC FIX" THAT I'VE READ ON MANY FORUMS ABOUT THE SCREWS ON THE ECM BEING TOO LONG. NOTHING. I'M GETTING SO FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT JUST SHUTS OFF. MOST OF THE TIME, IT WILL CRANK RIGHT BACK UP IF IT HAPPENS AT IDLE AND IF IT HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION, MOST OF THE TIME, IT WILL SHUT OFF BRIEFLY AND COME BACK ON BEFORE I CAN GET STOPPED. I DON'T WANT OT GET RID OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I WANT SOME ANSWERS. I FIND IT HILARIOUS THAT JEEP/CHRYSLER UPHOLD THAT THEY AREN'T AWARE OF ANY STALLING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE VEHICLE. THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM YOUR WILL FIND ON MOST JEEP FORUMS...INTERMITTENT STALLING. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AND THEN JERK AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CLEANED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND PERFORMED A TUNE-UP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS VERIFIED, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE OVER 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, USUALLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IDLING. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES WITH A DEALER, BUT RECEIVED NO RETURN CALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE IN IDLE. UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

FRONT END POPS WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. HAD THE FRONT AXLE REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL, ITS DOING IT AGAIN. *TR

INTERMITTENT STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AT STOPS, IN INTERSECTIONS AND OFF RAMPS AND USUALLY WON'T START AGAIN. DEALER MAY HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM AFTER THREE YEARS THAT BEING THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. *TR

IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES THE LEVER IN THE GAS TANK THAT LETS THE GAS GAUGE KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN IT STICKS WHEN IT SAYS A QUARTER TANK IT IS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY EMPTY. THIS HAS LEFT MYSELF AND MY TWO BABIES LEFT TO WALK AND GET PUSHED TO A GAS STATION. THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A REALLY LOAD WHINING NOISE WHEN OVERDRIVE IS OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED HIM FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT THE COST OF OVER $160. SECONDLY, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPONENT FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OUT OF POT METAL. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER -DOES NOT FUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2006, THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE POWER WINDOWS. THE MIRRORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PROGRAMMABLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN HE SETS THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS TO A CERTAIN POSITION, THE SETTING CHANGES WHEN THE UNLOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED. THE MIRRORS HAVE TO BE READJUSTED EVERY TIME HE ENTERS THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.