1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE THE OWNER WAS IN THE GAS STATION STORE, AND IT ROLLED INTO A GAS PUMP,KNOCKED IT OVER CAUSING FIRE AND ALSO CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. 38-J600-008

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT TOP OF THE HILL WHEN IT WAS ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT THE HOUSE. 42-1134-291

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE (NEW CAR) WITH ENGINE RUNNING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AN INTO REVERSE. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN AT TIME AND WAS TORN OFF BY RIGHT SIDE AS IT PASSED BY. WHEN CAR WAS STOPPED BY INSURED, INDICATOR STILL INDICATED CAR WAS IN PARK AUTO DEALER AND MGE DO NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY, INSURED WILLING TO GO TO COURT. ($6,000 DAMAGE) 55-G215-214

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF CONSUMER'S APARTMENT COMPLEX, CONSUMER WAS GOING TO NEWPAPER STAND, AND VEHICLE JUMPED INTO GEAR AND STARTED TRAVELING BACKWARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO JUMP INSIDE OF VEHICLE TO STOPIT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL. AFTER VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP GEAR WAS STILL IN PARK. *AK *SLC

IN ADDITION TO COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING TO REVERSE FROM PARK, ALSO SHIFTS HARD SOMETIMES/SOFT OTHERS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 40MPH AND THE REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE BLEWOUT. NO WARNING, IT SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING, AND CONSUMER SAW SMOKE FROM BACK TIRE. HALF OF THE TIRE WAS GONE. ORIGINAL TIRES, SIZE P225/75R15 ON A 1997, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 52,000 MILES.*AK *YH

JEEP WAS DRAGGING IN DRIVETRAIN LIKE VEHICLE WAS PULLING SOMETHING. CROSS PIN IN DIFFERENTIAL WAS WALKING IN THE CASE BECAUSE IT WAS ELONGATING, CAUSING SCREW THAT HOLDS CROSS PIN TO BREAK. MECHANIC ORDERED PARTS FROM CHRYSLER, WHO HAS BEEN REPAIRING A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER PUT KEY IN IGNITION, GAVE A LITTLE GAS, AND VEHICLE LURCHED INTO REVERSE CRASHING INTO A BUILDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *SLC

THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE FUEL SENDEING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE, WHEN GASOLINE WAS ADDED, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN WELL, THE CONSUMER SAYS THE FAILED PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *YH