1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR HAD RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM THE HUB, THE RIGHT SIDE WAS ABOUT TO DO THE SAME THING, A WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V340 AFTER ALREADY HAVING REPAIRS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

DATING BACK TO 2 YEARS AGO, I HAD A JEEP DEALER CHECK THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR A "FLUTTERY" NOISE, WHICH I THOUGHT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. IT WAS CHECKED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY. FOUR MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE JEEP BACK DUE THE PROBLEM NEVER HAVING BEEN FIXED. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND TIGHTENED THE EXHAUST CLAMPS. THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE, BUT I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND TOOK THE FLUTTERY NOISE AS THE "NORMAL" ENGINE/EXHAUST NOISE JEEP MAKES. RECENTLY I TOOK MY JEEP TO HAVE VARIOUS FLUID LEAKS REPAIRED ($500 WORTH) AT MY COST, AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND WOULD COST $1,000 (EST.) TO REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT NO WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT AND SINCE I HAD CLOSE TO 90,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I DIDN'T HAVE OPTIONS TO HAVE JEEP TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE NOISE I HAVE BEEN HEARING ALL ALONG HAS BEEN A CRACKED MANIFOLD, SO THE PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED ITSELF WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD 52,000 MILES. THIS JUST DOES NOT SEEM WHAT ONE SHOULD EXPECT FROM A VEHICLE AT 52,000 MILES. I AM LOOKING TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND WHAT MY RECOURSE OPTIONS ARE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

WHILE DRIVING, THE FAN BLOWER FOR THE DEFROSTER/HEATER QUIT, LATER CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN AIR CIRCULATION FROM THE FAN WHEN CHANGED FROM LOW TO HIGH, CONSUMER REMOVED THE DASH COVER AND HEATER CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND SAW WHERE THE SWITCH/CONNECTOR AND ADJACENT WIRING HAD MELTED, DEALER ORDERED A REPLACEMENT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR AND THE CONSUMER FOUND A WIRING HARNESS AT A SALVAGE YARD FROM ANOTHER JEEP CHEROKEE. *SLC

DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR, EITHER FROM A DEAD STOP OR A VERY SLOW SPEED, WHEN I TURN A SHARP RIGHT CORNER, THE STEERING MECHANISM IN THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKES UP AND THE VEHICLE 'HOPS' INTO THE REST OF THE TURN. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN I AM MAKING A SHARP TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STEERING WHILE TURNING A CORNER HAS SEEMED TO 'GRAB'. IT IS THE DISC COUPLER GEAR IN THE TRANSFER CASE.THE REPAIR WILL COST ABOUT $1200. I ALREADY HAVE HAD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS KEMPTHORN'S IN CANTON, OHIO. *AK

4 WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT DISENGAGE IN FRONT WHEELS. BINDS DURING TIGHT TURNS. COMMAND-TRAC SYSTEM. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-340, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, MANUFACTURER DENIED REQUEST STATING THAT THE REPAIRMAN DID NOT SHOW A SEPARATION OF THE ROTOR FROM THE HUB OR CORROSION AS STATED IN THE RECALL, CONSUMER IS STILL GETTING RECALL LETTERS. NLM

CASE AND ALL INTERNAL PARTS; SEALS AND GASKETS ARE COVERED HAVE A ADDED CARE SERVICE CONTRACT 7/100 . UNDER TRANSMISSION IT IS CLEARLY WRITTEN. *AK

ALL FOUR OF THESE TIRES ARE SEPARATING AT TREAD AND SIDEWALL. A FIRESTONE DEALER INSPECTED THEM (YUDDY'S IN PORTSMOUTH, NH) AND TOLD ME THEY WERE ALL SPLITTING. HOWEVER, THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP ME AND GET IN THE MIDDLE. MAYBE BECAUSE I ALREADY BOUGHT FOUR TIRES ELSEWHERE. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES, AND NEED TO TURN THEM IN SOMEWHERE AND GET RE-IMBURSEMENT. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE ADDED TO YOUR LIST AS WELL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHL HLA TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

THE CONSUMER REPLACED RECALL (99V-340) COMPONENT (BRAKE ROTORS) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE WORDING ON THE INVOICE WHICH STATES THAT THEY WERE WARPED INSTEAD OF CRACKED. *MJS