1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH RECALL FOR THE FLOOR SHIFTER. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED HIM OF A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE FOR THE FLOOR SHIFTER SINCE IT WAS PUT IN PLACE IN 2002. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AND THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THE CLOCK SPRING BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CV JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION ABOUT THE CV JOINTS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS RELATED TO THE VISCOUS COUPLER BEING WORN WHICH WAS THE REAL PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED MINOR DRIVER SIDE VALVE LEAK, REAR MAIN SEAL SEEPING, AND REAR VISCOUS COUPLER WAS WORN WITH NOTICEABLE HOPPING FELT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

RECENTLY WENT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THAT FAILED DUE TO A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW UNTIL ITS REPAIRED. *TR

HAVING RECENTLY PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WITH 80K MILES, I WAS RUDELY INTRODUCED TO JEEP'S APPARENTLY WELL KNOWN. ATTRIBUTE KNOWN AS 'WOBBLE OF DEATH' OR 'DEATH WOBBLE'. PLEASE DO AN INTERNET. SEARCH OF THIS MALADY TO REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THIS INHERENT PROBLEM. MY JEEP IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND COMPLETELY NERVE-WRACKING TO DRIVE WITH IT'S CURRENT TENDENCIES. I AM COMPLETELY SURPRISED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO PERSIST FOR THIS LONG. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND MAKING SLIGHT TURNS THE 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WILL VIBRATE AND BOUNCE. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO PULL AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING OFF OR BOUNCING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THREE INDEPENDENT SHOPS FOR THIS PROBLEM OVER A 2 YEAR PERIOD. ALL OF HAVE FELT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. I HAVE SO FAR REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM, ALL FRONT BUSHINGS, SHOCKS, TIRES, FRONT U BOLTS, AND HAD THE WHOLE SYSTEM INSPECTED BY AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT MECHANICS. ALSO THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE RIDING ON A WARPED ROTOR. WHEN BREAKING THE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AT THE DRIVER AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE BREAKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND THE AFOREMENTIONED SHOPS. TO DATE NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I FEAR THAT EITHER OF THESE PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR FAILURE LEADING TO INJURY OR DEATH. *JB

IN ENGAGEING DOWNWARD, THE RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW BEGAN DOWN AND THEN RATICALLY TILTED (APPROX.) 45 DEGREES OUT OF TRACK. (FORWARD MOST ASPECT OF THE WINDOW UP). NOTICING THIS, ALL MOVEMENT WAS STOPPED, THEN AN UPWARD MOTION WAS SLOWLY PROPOSED. THE WINDOW JUMPED UP, OUT OF THE WINDOW FRAME, LEAPED INTO THE (82204493 MOPAR) VISORSHADE PIERCING A HOLE THROUGH THE VISORSHADE ON THE EXTERIOR CENTER OF THE WINDOW FRAME. *NM

INTERIOR LIGHTS CLICK ON AND OFF, ALSO FACTORY ALARM GOES OFF, NOTED WHEN COLDER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE PRESENT AND/OR A HEAVY DEW CONCENTRATION IS PRESENT. BROUGHT TO CAR DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, MULTIPLE REPAIRS, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE TRAIN SEEMS TO BE BINDING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE PRACTICALLY COMES TO A HALT. TAKEN TO CHRYSLER DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, 1ST TIME ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, AXLES AND ALL WERE REPLACED (NO CHARGE-THEY CLAIM THERE WAS A RECALL? I NEVER FOUND THIS RECALL) VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS BUT THEN HAS ACTED SIMILARLY EVER SINCE, DEALER CLAIMS THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT W/VEHICLE 'S ENGINE RUNNING, I DECIDED TO SHIFT TRANSFER CASE FROM HI TO LO (ALL TIME 4WD) AND NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTER DOES NOT INDICATE HI BUT DOES INDICATE LO. FOUND IT HARD TO FIND NEUTRAL TOO, THEN LIGHTS INDICATED "LO" WHEN SHIFTER WAS STILL ALLEGEDLY IN HI? NOT SURE BUT BELIEVE IT MAY BE A LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT ISSUE. IT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY "LOCKED" IN POSITION. ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE MOVED SLIGHTLY, SORT OF LIKE TRYING TO FIND A GEAR. SAME PROBLEM AS IT'S BEEN FOR THE PREVIOUS 6 YRS! *NM

I OWN A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. IT WAS IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. IT KNOCKED MYSELF OVER AND DRAGGED ME WITH MY HAND SLAMMED IN THE DOOR. IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT AFTER THE CRASH THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF FOR THE FAULTY SHIFTER. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS LIKE MINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND THAT I SHOULD CALL DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. I CALLED DAIMLER AND THEY REFUSED TO GET ME A RENT-A-CAR AND ONLY SAID THAT A PERSON WOULD BE OUT TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I WANT MY MEDICAL BILLS PAID AND MY JEEP FIXED. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS TOO MUCH TO ASK. HELP ME GET SOME JUSTICE AND STOP THESE INCIDENTS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED AND KILLED. *JB

AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FIRST FLAT TIRE IN 8 YEARS, WE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE WHEEL AND HAD TO USE THE LUG WRENCH PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE WRENCH WAS APPLIED AND A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE WAS NEEDED TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS. AFTER COMPLETING THE TIRE CHANGE WE WENT TO REPLACE THE LUG WRENCH AND NOTED THAT IT WOULD NO LONGER FOLD. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION WE SAW THAT THE HOLE WHERE THE SOCKET CONNECTS TO THE HANDLE HAD STRETCHED BECAUSE OF THE FORCE APPLIED TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THE WRENCH DID NOT BREAK WHILE FORCE WAS BEING APPLIED. A SUDDEN BREAK AT THAT POINT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY. WE DID CHECK THE OWNER''S MANUAL TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY WARNING ABOUT THE OBVIOUS STRENGTH LIMITATIONS OF THE LUG WRENCH TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BUT FOUND NONE. IT APPEARS THAT EITHER THERE WAS A DEFECT IN OUR LUG WRENCH ( THE NUMBER STAMPED ON IT WAS 7K09 2) OR THERE WAS A FAILURE ON YOUR PART TO WARN THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE INHERENT DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE LUG WRENCH. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE GAS SENDING UNIT WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 97V194002, REGARDING THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 11/03/06. *JB