1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD, CONSUMER TRIED TO JUMP INTO VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT WAS HIT BY THE DOOR, VEHICLE HIT A CEMENT CURB, THEN HIT A TREE. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN. *AK *JG

VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND UNATTENDED. AS CAR TRAVELED IN REVERSE OWNER SUSTAINED INJURIES TRYING TO GET IN TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE JEEP. JEEP SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM RUNNING OVER A METAL BOX AND BACKING INTO A TREE WHILE ROLLING IN REVERSE

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, PARK BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED, WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD ABOUT 15 FT DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE, HITTING A TREE AND TIPPED ON ITS SIDE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF ENGINE. *AK CONSUMER SPRAINED THUMB, CONSUMER NOTICED BACK UP LIGHT LIGHTS WERE ON AS IT WAS LAYING ON ITS SIDE. *TT

POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOWLY GO TO FLOOR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I PARKED MY JEEP IN FRONT OF THE GROCERY STORE AND LEFT IT RUNNING. I GOT OUT WALKED AROUND THE FRONT TO GO INTO THE STORE WHEN I HEARD A NOISE. I TURNED BACK TO THE CAR, OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACKWARD. IT KNOCKED ME DOWN, AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE RAN OVER MY LEFT FOOT AND LEG AND THE TOES OF MY RIGHT FOOT. THE CAR PROCEDED ACROSS THE STREET, ENTERED THE PARKING LOT OF THE COURT HOUSE AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR.*AK

THE CAR HAD BEEN IN PARK (IDLEING), IN THE DRIVEWAY, BUT POPPED INTO REVERSE AFTER I STEPPED OUT FOR A MOMENT. AS THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS, ALONG SIDE ANOTHER CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR (WHICH I'D LEFT OPEN SINCE I WAS SIMPLY GRABBING SOMETHING 20 FEET AWAY) WAS INVERTED (FOLDED BACKWARDS) DUE TO THE IMPACT FROM THE OTHER PARKED CAR. DUE TO THE ACCIDENT, THERE IS MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY DOOR, MY FRONT LEFT PANEL, AND THE FRONT RIGHT PANEL OF THE CAR THAT HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.*AK

EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THERE WAS PULSATION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INDICATED THAT FOUR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE BEFORE AT 13000 MILES. *AK

FUEL GAUGE READS NORMALLY UNTIL 1/4 TANK, AND THEN READING STAYS AT THIS POINT AS GAS TANK GOES BELOW THIS LEVEL TO EMPTY. *AK

THE VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE THE DRIVER WAS PULLING DOWN HIS GARAGE DOOR, AS A RESULT THE OPEN DOOR HIT THE GARAGE FRAME AND BENT BACK TO THE FENDER, THE PRESSURE ALSO SNAPPED THE SIDING OFF THE GARAGE.

WHILE IN PARK VEHICLE STARTED TO BACK OUT IN REVERSE AND HIT A GARAGE OF A HOUSE, RESULTING IN 1 FATALITY.*AK