1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

NHTSA RECALL 00 V 136 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 879 CONCERNING FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. ROTORS ARE SHOWING SIGN OF HEAT CRACKS. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEALER ISLAND JEEP'S IN LINDENHURST, NY. PHONE 631/957-0099. UNABLE TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. STATES THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK RECALL NO. 02V053. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON CONSOLE. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHILE BEING OUT. SHE WAS TOLD THAT AIR BAG MODULE HAD FAILED COMPLETELY WHICH MADE AIR BAGS INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE FLEXIBLE RUBBER BOOTS WHICH SEAL THE FRONT CV JOINTS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED CRACKS AFTER ONLY 38000 MILES. THE CRACKS RESULT IN SAND AND DEBRIS COLLECTING IN THE DRIVE SHAFTS OF THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. THE LEFT SIDE HAS DEVELOPED THE MOST SEVERE DAMAGE, BUT A DEALER REPAIR SHOP HAS INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE HAS ALSO DEVELOPED SOME DAMAGE. MY MAIN CONCERN HERE IS NOT JUST THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE BUT ALSO THE INEVITABLE REOCCURRING COST. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A MINIMUM OF $350.00 TO REPAIR THE BOOTS. THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO HIGHLY RECOMMENDS THAT BOTH, THE FRONT BOOTS AND AXLE ASSEMBLIES BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD BE A MINIMUM COST OF $425.00. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM HIM, I MET WITH HIM AT HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS AND TALKED WITH HIM AND SEVERAL OF HIS EMPLOYEES. EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE OWNER HIMSELF, EMPHATICALY STATED THAT HE (THE OWNER) IN NO WAY HAS MISUSED THER VEHICLE OR HAS EVER TAKEN IT OFF THE ROAD. I THOUROGHLY DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND I HAD CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO ABUSE OR NEGLECT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. I MYSELF ALSO HAD NOT EVEN USED THE VEHICLE ON ANYTHING BUT A PAVED ROAD. THEREFORE, IF THIS OCCURS SO EASILY AFTER ONLY 38000 MILES OR PERHAPS EVEN SOONER, FROM CASUAL DRIVING, THEN IT IS NOT FEASABLE FOR ME TO EVEN KEEP THE VEHICLE, OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF CHRYSLER HAS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM; BECAUSE, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THANK YOU, [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

CONSUMER STATES CAR SEAT MOUNTINGS BROKE OFF REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 70,000 MILES VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO LOOSE DRIVER SEAT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TT

WHILE TAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED INTO TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

MANUFACTURER ALTHOUGH ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM BY TSB FIX WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE IT HAS RUN OUT OF WARRANTY. PROBLEM IS I KNOW OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MANY MUCH MORE VOICING CONCERNS AT INTERNET JEEP RELATED FORUMS.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND NOTICED A CRACK ON INSIDE OF PASSENGER FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAV ENOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK VEHICLE TOOK OFF/ MOVED FORWARD,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, AND RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 053 00/RECALL B02 CONCERNING INADVERTENT VEHICLE MOVEMENT: VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE PARKED AND IDLING WITH TWO CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE CONTINUED THROUGH TWO FENCES, AND HIT A PARKED CAR AND A HOUSE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK