1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE CONTACT STATED THE BLOWER FAN STOPPED WORKING AND HE COULD NOT DEFROST HIS WINDSHIELD. AT THAT TIME, HE COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR MELTED. HE REPLACED THE HARNESS AND THE RESISTER FOR THE BLOWER FAN HIMSELF. *AK

I HAVE 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED THAT THE REAR WINDOW IS NOT SAFE FOR A CHILD AT ALL MY 4 YEAR OLD SON GOT HIS HAND ROLLED UP BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE REAR OF THE DOOR PILLAR LUCKILY HE SCREAMED BEFORE REAL DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS WAS NEVER LOOKED AT BY JEEP CAUSE THE GRAND CHEROKEE HAS THE SAME BODY STYLE FROM 1999 TO 2004. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ROTORS WERE CONTINUALLY WARPING. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT TO THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR SERVICE. WHEN THE ROTORS WARPED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, THIS IS A SAFTY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT. *JB

DT: THE HEADLIGHT LENS FOGGED, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THERE WAS REDUCED VISIBILITY OF 50% AT NIGHT. THE FOG IN THE PLASTICITY IN THE LENS ITSELF. HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. CALLED CHRYSLER ,AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE LENS. *AK *JB

DT: THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS KEEP WEARING OUT, AND THE VEHICLE MAKES A CHATTER NOISE AND VIBRATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON AUGUST 21, 2000. THE REPLACE BRAKES WORE OUT AT SIX TO SEVEN THOUSAND MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, THE PADS, THE FRONT CALIPERS, INSTALLED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ( TSB) KIT, RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS, REAR BRAKES PADS, AND REAR ROTORS; EACH OF THESE HAVE BEEN DONE MULTIPLY TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. *AK

DT: 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAGS SENSOR MODULE IS FAULTY. THE LIGHT GOES ON, AND IT NOT MAKING COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE CONSUMER NEEDS A NEW MODULE. THIS STARTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2005.*AK

1999 DEFECTIVE CHRYSLER GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED HARD VIBRATION NOT ONLY IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, SEAT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VIBRATION WAS SO SEVERE THE CONSUMER WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ROTORS WOULD HEAT UP, THE CALIPER FROZE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED, THE REAR LATCH WAS LUBRICATED DUE TO SQUEAKING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAD A HARD TIME STARTING THE VEHICLE. *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO (4.0 LITER, 6 CYL.) I UNDERSTAND A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR THE '97-99 JEEP CHEROKEE WHICH STATED: AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY AND INJURE DRIVER. ALTERNATIVELY, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COULD COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MODELS: 391,623 SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLES MADE 7/96-6/99. WHAT TO DO: HAVE DEALER REPLACE AIR-BAG CONTROL MODULE, POSITIONING IT ON TOP OF TRANSMISSION TUNNEL. *JB

DT: 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE HAS 48,677 MILES CURRENTLY. AT 14,754 MILES THEY RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS, THIS WAS ON OCTOBER 18, 2000. THEN ON JULY 15, 2002, AT 28,186 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE PADS. ON MAY 3, 2004 AT 42,123 MILES, THE ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AND REPLACE THE PADS. ON MONDAY, JULY 11, 2005 AT 48,502 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A LUBE JOB AND THE CONSUMER ASKED TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED BECAUSE HE FELT PULSATION IN THE BRAKE. SHE WAS TOLD THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND NEW PADS WOULD BE NEEDED. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR ITEMS AND ONLY COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER, SHE WAS REIMBURSED, $211, FOR THE WORK DONE ON MAY 3, 2004. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS MODEL IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. IT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER MADE OF ASBESTOS. WHEN SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, ALL THEY DID WAS READ THE WARRANTY TO HIM. *AK THERE WAS A VIBRATION UNDER THE VEHICLE, PULSATION FROM THE BRAKES, A LEAKING TRANSFER CASE, REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, A SLIGHT BRAKE PULSATION, REGULAR PULSATION FROM THE BRAKES, GRINDING SOUND REAR END, AND RADIATOR LEAKING. *SC *TT