1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR-END WAS FOUND TO BE A DAMAGED SIDE GEAR IN THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR TRAIN.BILL WAS $379.10.WHY ONLY 1 GEAR DAMAGED? MFG DEFECT? CHRYSLER DENIED CLAIM! I HAVE GEARS IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM.

WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP FRONT WOULD SHAKE BADLY. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AS OF YET. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ALWAYS ENGAGE. YOU HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES. AT 55-60 MILES AND HOUR ON THE FREEWAY, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS WARM AIR. YOU HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND LET IT SET BEFORE THE AIR CONDITIONER RESUMES. AND THE INFORMATION MODULE SHOWS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT WHEN THEY AREN'T. WE HAVE HAD IT PUT ON A MACHINE TO CLEAR THE MODULE AND IT STILL FLASHED AN INCORRECT MESSAGE. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND YOU PRESS THE GAS TO PASS A VEHICLE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS GO INTO HIGH GEAR, IT DRAGS AND YOU HAVE TO LET OFF OT IT AND KEEP TRYING.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT. SOUNDED LIKE TIN CANS FALLING. WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED & NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR. WAS INSPECTED & WAS INFORMED OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORTING OUT. WAS NOTED NOTHING FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

CORROSION OF FRONT ROTORS HAS CAUSED DEEP PITS. THESE PITS HAVE CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A CURRENT CHRYSLER RECALL #747 THAT DEALS WITH THE PITTING, BUT OUR VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE EXACT GUIDELINES. THE GUIDELINES ARE FOR A RECALL ON ALL VEHICLES SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CERTAIN STATES THAT APPLY HEAVY ROAD SALT. OUR VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN IA AND IS NOW REGISTERED IN MN. THESE STATES ARE NOT ON THE HEAVY ROAD SALT USE LIST. HOWEVER, WE CONTEND THAT THE RECALL APPLIES TO US BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED FOR OVER 3 YEARS IN IL AND OH, WHERE THE RECALL DOES APPLY. CHRYSLER IS DECLINING ASSISTANCE. WE WILL PURSUE THIS ISSUE UNTIL CHRYSLER CORRECTS THE PROBLEM.

NONE OF THE SHOULDER BELTS LOCKED OR RESTRAINED IN A RECENT EMERGENCY STOP. ALL 4 OCCUPANTS WERE THROWN FORWARD

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND WAS TOTALED. *AK

THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WITH LOUD. HORRIBLE VIBRATION SOUNDS WHEN GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS ON A MODERATE GRADE. IT IS MOST PRONOUNCED THE FIRST TIME I DRIVE THE CAR ON A DAY FOLLOWING A RAIN FALL WHEN MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE,IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SHARPLY SWERVES TO THE LEFT. BRAKES HAVE FAILED ENTIRELY WHILE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE IN SNOW 2-3 INCHES DEEP @ 5-10 MPH. BRAKES HAVE LOCKED REPEATEDLY AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR ABS AND THEY HAVE GIVEN ME TIPS RE: PUTTING THE CAR IN LOW GEAR AND USING MY PARKING BRAKE WHEN CAR STARTS TO SHAKE AND SKID WHILE GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. A NUMBER OF TIMES, WHILE RAINING, WHEN I HAVE PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP, ON LEVEL GROUND, AT 10-15MPH, THE BRAKES HAVE GRABBED VIOLENTLY. ONCE,IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT THIS CAUSED MY SON TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE HE WAS FASTENING HIS SEAT BELT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I NEEDED TO LEARN TO DRIVE DIFFERENTLY WITH ABS, THAT IT WAS A USER PROBLEM, NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. DURING DRY MONTHS IN CALIFORNIA I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I DREAD THE RAINY SEASONS AND HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED SELLING MY HOUSE BECAUSE THE JEEP SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT I WOULDN'T BE HAVING ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS IF I DIDN'T HAVE A "STEEP DRIVEWAY." MY KIDS HAVE BEEN WITH ME A FEW TIMES WHEN THE HORRIBLE NOISE, SKIDDING AND SHAKING HAVE OCCURRED AND THEY WERE SCARED TO DEATH. MY SON ATTEMPTED TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR ONCE, IN THE DRIVEWAY, BECAUSE HE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO CRASH. I HAVE SAVED ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS FROM THE DEALER BUT A COUPLE OF TIMES THEY DID NOT ENTER MY BRAKE COMPLAINTS INTO THE COMPUTER, JUST THE NORMAL SERVICE I WAS HAVING DONE AT THE TIME. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE THE DEALER HAS CONVINCED ME THAT THE 1993 GJC HAS NO HISTORY OF AN ABS PROBLEM, THAT I AM "THE PROBLEM."

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE WITH FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKES ,PUT IN DRIVE , AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF ,SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK