1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT OF CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR SELF COMBUSTED INTO FLAMES .THE AUBRN FIREDEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN OF THIS VEHICLE SELF COMBUST AS MINE HAD. *TR

I HAVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. MODEL YEAR 1998. MY PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN FIRST PRESSING THE GAS BUT DOES ALSO OCCUR AFTER I HAVE ALREADY STARTED MOVING FROM A STOP. MY PROBLEM IS WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS OR IT SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS AT LEAST AND THEN IT FINALLY STARTS GOING. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO STALLING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHERE UNDER NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE HAD MORE THAN PLENTY OF TIME TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC BUT WITH THE STALLING WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A COUPLE VEHICLES. HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER TAKING IT TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS. HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON GRAND CHEROKEES. THIS HAPPENS TO ME ON A DAILY BASIS NUMEROUS TIMES. WITH THIS BEING SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM,THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ISSUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART, THE CONTACT HAS TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND COULD TELL THE DIFFERENCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

I OWN A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, 4.0, INLINE-6, 2WD WITH 118,000 MILES. MY 98 JGC STARTED STALLING RANDOMLY; ON ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, HIGHWAY, STOPLIGHTS, ETC. IT WOULD ALWAYS START BACK UP AND RUN AGAIN, BUT THE STALLING WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. NO CODES WOULD REGISTER EITHER. THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR AND IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, SPARK PLUGS, ROTOR AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR BUT STILL THE SAME. OUT OF DESPERATION, I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND CHECKED FOR LOOSE AND RUSTY CONNECTIONS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

DEFECTED PARTS/FAILURE: HEATER COIL DEFECTED- BLOWS OUT COLD AIR IN WINTER. EVAPORATER COIL DEFECTED- A/C BLOWS OUT HOT AIR IN SUMMER. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AT ABOUT 65MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING FROM 3500 RPM ALL THE WAY TO 6000 RPM, BUT THE SPEED DIDN'T INCREASE AT ALL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY RAN A FULL DIAGNOSTICS CHECK AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CHEROKEE. SO I DROVE THE JEEP FOR ANOTHER MONTH UNTIL IT DIED ON ONE EARLY MORNING. I WENT TO START THE JEEP JUST LIKE EVERY MORNING, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE WON'T EVEN TURN OR MAKE A SOUND. THE GAUGES INDICATORS WENT BESERKS AND BOTTOMED OUT AT THE MAX. IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE YET TO FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH THE JEEP WHEN I TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TODAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DECELERATING OR TURNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SENSOR AND CRANK SENSOR. THE RELAY WIRING OVERLAY ON THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR WAS THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. THE CONTACT HAS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESTART. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,00 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY, SHOWS TANK HAS NEARLY 1/2 TANK FULL, WHEN IN REALITY IT CAN BE EMPTY. INACCURACY HAS GOTTEN STEADILY WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED SCRATCHES ON HIS ARM. AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000. UPDATED 11/16/07 *TR

AFTER SAFELY PLACING THE GEAR LEVER INTO THE PARK POSITION AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARDS, KNOCKING ME DOWN, HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND CRASHING INTO A HOUSE. *JB UPDATED 10/24/07.