1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO HIS PHYSICIAN, IF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A FRACTURED SPINE. THERE WAS POLICE REPORT. CONSUMER HAS SOFT TISSUE INJURIES AND HIS SON WAS GOING TO BE TAKEN FOR X-RAYS TODAY.*AK

AIR CONDITION HARNESS WIRE REPAIR AND CONTROLLER UNIT REPLACEMENT. ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AFTER REPAIR BLAMED ON BATTERY JUST REPLACED LAST YEAR. PAID $5,244.00 AND THEN REQUIRED TO PAY $500.00 FOR NEW CABLES AND BATTERY AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE BACK IN MY POSESSION FOR LESS THAN 1 HOUR.SHORTAGE AFTER REPAIR BLEW OUT BATTERY SUPPOSEDLY. TRANSFER CASE REPLACED, BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED, TIRES PEALING ON WALLS REPLACED, PINION SEAL LEAK AND MORE.

IN 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, BRAKES GET A HEAVY PULSATION DUE TO APPARENTLY WARPED ROTORS. DEALER RESURFACED, TURNED ROTORS ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RETURNS ABOUT 8-10,000 MILES LATER PROBABLY DUE TO USE OF SAME FAULTY PARTS. CAR NOW HAS 103K MILES AND DEALER WON'T TRY TO FIX AGAIN. WHEN STOPPING, CAR SHAKES AT AN UNSAFE LEVEL.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE SEAT FRAME IN VEHICLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER YET. *AK

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AUG 2001. BY APRIL 23 02 ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TURNED. (36617 MILES) FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AGAIN REPLACED 43734 MILES. DAVIS-MOORE REPLACED THE ROTORS JUNE 2 05 WITH 68278 MILES. THIS MEANS THAT EVERY 16000 MILES THE BRAKES NEED REPLACED?

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP ONE DAY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER FURTHER ADJUSTING THE SYSTEM, SHE CONCLUDED SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE FAN, AS THE HEAT WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO OAK HILL AUTOMOTIVE, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE BLOWER MODULE HAD MELTED; WHEN THE BLOWER MODULE MELTED, IT ALSO DESTROYED THE CONTROL HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN AT OAK HILL AUTOMOTIVE COMMENTED THAT IF HE HAD FIXED ONE OF THESE, HE HAD FIXED A HUNDRED. ALSO, THE CONTROL HARNESS WAS EXPECTED TO BE A CUSTOM PART, BUT IT WAS IN STOCK. THE CAUSE FOR THE MELTING IS UNKNOWN, THOUGH THE REPAIR SHOP SPECULATED THERE MIGHT BE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM.

MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE COMPLETELY FROM THE TRACKS. THE METAL HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE TRACKS BROKE COMPLETELY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. CHRYSLER JEEP SAYS THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $800 TO REPAIR AT THE JEEP DEALER.

VEHICLE ROTORS ARE WARPING FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE FIRST OF 9 VEHICLES I'VE OWNED AND DRIVEN THAT THIS HAS EVER OCCURRED ON. AT SPEEDS AROUND 35-40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED MODERATELY THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIMMIES AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT'S RIDING WHILE THE PARKING BRAKE (?) IS ENGAGED, AT TIMES ONLY, NOT ALWAYS. THERE JUST SEEMS TO BE A SORT OF RESISTANCE NOTICED. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND, ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN TELLING MY HUSBAND OF IT DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME, HE JUST NOTICED THE OTHER DAY THAT, WHILE EN-ROUTE TO A NEARBY LOCATION, UPON ARRIVAL, THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE TIRE AREA WAS SMOKING A BIT. HE SAID IT WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE PADS (?), AND HE GOT A CUP OF WATER AND POURED IT ON THE AREA, TO WHICH IT PRODUCED A BIT MORE SMOKE, OF COURSE. NOW I'M CERTAIN OF THE RESISTANCE AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES WILL WEAR DOWN PREMATURELY AND WON'T BE WORKING WHEN I DESPERATELY NEED THEM AND HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME, WHICH IS ALWAYS.

1999 (AND MORE YEARS) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEM. CAUSING EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH. EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, THE BRAKES (ROTORS, PADS ETC) NEED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER/JEEP REPLACES THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY AS MANY TIMES AS NEEDED. HOWEVER, ONCE WARRANTY IS UP, (3/36) THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND THE CONSUMER PICKS UP THE BILL NOW. CHRYLSER HAS ADMITTED TO IT BEING A PROBLEM ( REF. TSB'S: #050599 06/18/99 "MATCH MOUNTING BRAKE ROTORS" #0500302B 12/16/02 "FRONT BRAKE PULSATION DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKE APPLICATION") AND THERE EITHER NEEDS TO BE A PERMANENT FIX OR STAND BEHIND THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND PAY FOR THE BRAKES HAVING TO BE DONE EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED 5 (FIVE) TIMES AND I HAVE UNDER 47,000 MILES ON MY JEEP.