1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS RESET VEHICLE TWICE AND LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT FAILURE CODES WERE TRANSMISSION 3RD GEAR AND FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TT

THERE IS A LOUD WHINE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. THIS CAN BE HEARD FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING THERE IS A LOUD WHINE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO START TAKING APART COMPONENTS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK, GEAR JUMPED TO REVERSE, CAUSING PEDESTRIAN SHOULDER INJURY. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD CONCUSSION DUE TO BLOW TO HEAD BY THE VEHICLE'S DOOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED TOO. *YH

NOW RECALLING TRANSMISSIONS AND OFFERING 7 WARRANTY, WANT REIMBURSED FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO EXIT VEHICLE, SUDDENLY VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE, CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE E-BRAKE RELEASE AND WAS DRAGGED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TT

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES DEAD EITHER STOPPED OR MOVING. ALL GUAGES AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GO DEAD. FUNCTION RETURNS WITHIN A SHORT TIME.*AK

THERE IS A GROWLING NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLE THAT WAS SAID TO ONLY GET WORSE AND WILL COST BETWEEN $500- 1200 TO FIX FROM AN AUTO SHOP.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND GEAR WAS IN PARK, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WALKED AROUND 30 FT. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO JUMP OUT OF PARK AND CLIMBED A HILL, CONSUMER RAN TO STOP IT IN WHICH THE DOOR WAS OPENED, GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE DRUGGED CONSUMER AND HIT A TREE CAUSING INJURIES. *YD

SOME THING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE ALMOST BACKED IT SELF INTO MY NEIBORS LIVING ROOM. NOT TO MENTION IF A PERSON HAD BEEN IN THE WAY THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OF SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, LIVES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS AT STAKE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOOR LATCH BROKE FROM METAL ATTACHMENT. DRIVER HELD ON TO DOOR UNTIL ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP. *AK