1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 10,000 MILES AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE PADS FOR A THIRD TIME.

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILURE. COULD NOT UNLOCK DOOR. TOOK CAR TO DON DAVIS AUTO GROUP WHO REPLACED THE LOCK FOR $185. *JB

THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN OF THE VEHICLE. BELIEVE IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE JEEP DEALER AT THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE PUT THE WRONG FLUID IN AND IT WAS DRIVEN BEFORE I CAUGHT IT. ALL THE SEALS UNDER THE VEHICLE LEAKED AGAIN AT 59,000 AND ANOTHER JEEP DEALER SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE FLUIDS WITH THE RIGHT TYPE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM AS THE TRANSFER CASE. THE TRANSFER CASE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING USED. THE CONTACT USED THE FLUID THE OWNER'S MANUAL SUGGESTED, MOPAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID OR THE EQUIVALENT LABELED DEXRON 3. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE FLUID BEING USED IS RED IN COLOR AND SHOULD BE AMBER. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THE OWNER'S MANUAL HAS THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID INFORMATION. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DURING BRAKING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO INJURY SUSTAINED HOWEVER THAT WAS ONLY DUE TO THE SKILL AND ATTENTIVNESS OF THE DRIVER. FAILURE CAUSED BY FACTORY DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. ONGOING PROBLEM ENDEMIC TO THE VEHICLE, REPAIRED FOUR TIMES DURING FIRST 46000 MILES. *NM

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PLASTIC COVERS ON THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GETTING SO DISTORTED THAT ITS GETTING HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD TO CLEAN THEM, BUT NOTHING WORKS. ITS STARTING TO BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK THE BLOWER MOTOR AND WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY HAD MELTED TOGETHER. UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN APPLIED, AND THE STEERING VIBRATED. HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWO YEARS AGO AND THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. THE CONTACT FELT VIBRATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED . COOLING FAN SENSOR , FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, REAR DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY REBUILT, WHAT'S NEXT? WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN!!!!!!!!*JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON NOV. 20 2005, I LOST STEERING, CAUSING ME TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THEN RUN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN. THIS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT CONNECTING THE TIE ROD TO THE PITMAN ARM HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DEFINITELY WARRANTS A RECALL. *NM