1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

MY CAR WAS RUNNING AND IT PARK, IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR WAS ADJUSTING HIS SEAT BELT AND I HAD TO JUMP BACK INTO MY CAR AND STEP ON THE PARK. NARROWLY MISSED ROLLING INTO THE PATH OF A SEMI-TRUCK. *AK

CONSUMER PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND THEN WAITED SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE EXITING THE VEHICLE. AS SHE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE JEEP STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR KNOCKED HER TO THE GROUND. THE TIRE OF THE JEEP THEN RAN OVER HER LEGS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL IN REVERSE, MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT, DROVE OVER A CURB AND COLLIDED WITH A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE THEN APPARENTLY SHIFTED INTO FORWARD GEAR AS IT TRAVELLED FORWARD THROUGH A GARDEN AND FAILED BEFORE STOPPING IN A GROUP OF TREES. YD

JEEP JUMPS BACKWARD WHILE IN PARK OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS WITH 2 CHILDREN AT HOME. I AM AFRAID I WILL HIT SOMEONE BEHIND ME BECAUSE THE JEEP WILL JUST 'JERK' BECKWARDS WITH NO WARNING. I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET THIS CORRECTED. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS IN THE CLEVELAND AREA, AND NONE OF THEM WILL ADMIT TO HAVING ANY 'KNOWLEDGE' OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR PANELS CAME UNGLUED/POPPED OUT; REPAIRED 1 PANEL RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER FRONT COST $230.00 IN REPAIRS. TOO MUCH MONEY TO PAY IF ITS A DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY 20 OTHERS ARE HAVING LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE.*AK

AFTER PLACING MY SUV IN PARK "TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE" IT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE WHILE I WAS EXITING THE CAN AND PINNED ME UNDER THE FRONT TIRE. IT REQUIRED A HOSPITAL VISIT, AND NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. I RECENTLY READ THAT OTHERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR JEEPS AND FELT THAT I SHOULD REPORT THE INCIDENT.*AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED. DEALER STATED THAT FAULTY FUEL TANK LINER DISINTEGRATED CAUSING THE PUMP TO CLOG AND FAIL. VEHICLE HAS NO DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER REPLACEMENT. FUEL TANKS SHOULD NOT FAIL. ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIRS FOR FUEL TANK AND PUMP IS $1000.00.

THE HPTP FUEL TANK CAUSE FOUR FUEL PUMPS TO BE REPLACED IN FIVE WEEKS. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE DELAMINATION PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES PARTICLES TO CLOG THE FILTER AND INCREASE PRESSURE CAUSING THE PUMPS TO FAIL. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPORTED THAT THE INCIDENT COUNT DIDN'T JUSTIFY A RECALL. THE COST OF REPAIRS TO DATE IS APPROXIMATELY $900.00. *AK

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK AND GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, THE GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD BETWEEN TWO TREES WHILE DOORS WERE OPEN. *AK *JB

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK LINER WAS BEGINNING TO COME APART AND PARTS OF THE LINER WERE CLOGGING THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING IT TO FAIL. COULD THIS LINER/FUEL BLADDER FAILURE POSSIBLY RESULT IN SERIOUS FIRE OR INJURY/DEATH BECAUSE OF FAILURE?

CONSUMER PUT GEAR INTO PARK AND STARTED TO EXIT VEHICLE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, BUT INSTEAD CONSUMER'S FOOT APPLIED PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE ACCELERATING BACKWARDS, AND CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK