1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR ADJUSTMET ON MY VEHICLE IS SET FOR EACH DRIVER, AND WHEN THAT DRIVER ENTERS THE CAR, THE MIRRORS SHOULD CHANGE TO THE PROPER POSITION. HOWEVER, THEY FREQUENTLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) MOVE TO A TOTAL DOWN POSITION. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER TO MANUALLY CHANGE THE MIRROR POSITION. OTHERWISE, YOU HAVE NO REARWARD VIEW WHICH HAS CREATED NUMEROUS DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THIS PROBLEM ARISES NOT INFREQUENTLY, BUT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE MIRRORS AT $500 EACH. I ALREADY REPLACED ONE, AND IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

1997 JEEP CHEROKEE, WHICH WAS PART OF GAS TANK RECALL IN 1998 FOR FAILURE OF FLOAT IN THE GAS TANK, RAN OUT OF GAS AGAIN ON FREEWAY, WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. APPEARS THAT THE LIFESPAN OF THE FLOAT REPLACEMENT COULD NOW BE OVER.*AK

WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN HOOD FLEW OPEN CAUSING CONSIDERALBLE DAMAGE TO HOOD AND HINGE MECHANISM. NO PERSONAL INJURIES.*AK

FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING INCORRECT READINGS. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WALKED AWAY. THEN, TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ROLLING . VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, CROSSED A STREET AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP IT, BUT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. *AK

WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT TAKES 5-10 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO KICK IN. THEN IT BUCKS INTO GEAR. WHEN SITTING IDLE, THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL. OUR MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, OUR GRAND CHEROKEE IS DEAD. WE CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE SECOND GRAND CHEROKEE WE HAVE OWNED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. WE GOT RID OF OUR '95 GRAND CHEROKEE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION KEPT HESITATING, THE DEALER COULD NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, OF COURSE. WE KNEW THIS CAR WAS A LEMON AND GOT THE DEALER TO GET US INTO A BRAND NEW GRAND CHEROKEE (1997). NOW 5 1/2 YEARS LATER THIS CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND GET THESE CARS FIXED! *LA

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS GIVING INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION READINGS. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER RAN OUT OF GAS ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. RECALL 97 V 194 000 WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED. AS A RESULT OIL LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

THE ROTORS ON MY 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CONSISTENTLY WARP AFTER 6,000 TO 10,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE ALSO WORKED ON MANY AND HAVE NEVER WITNESSED SUCH SHORT LIVING ROTORS. *LA

I OWN A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. WHENEVER THE GAS TANK IS 1/4 FULL OR BELOW, THE ENGINE STALLS OUT COMPLETELY WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN. IT APPEARS THAT BECAUSE THE GASOLINE IN THE TANK IS PUSHED TO THE RIGHT, THE FUEL INTAKE IS EITHER BLOCKED OR IS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE FUEL. IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS VEHICLE (AND,I BELIEVE, ALL IN ITS CLASS) HAVE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC. TO LOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION IS TO LOSE CONTROL. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. I AM TERRIBLY AFRAID THAT I WILL. *AK