1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, AS A RESULTED THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO NEIGHBORS MOTORHOME DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ITS FRONT END AND DAMAGING THE JEEPS REAR END. NLM

THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HIT 2 PARKED CARS. NLM

MY HUSBAND, WANYE FURFEY, WAS GOING TO PLAY GOLF AT 6:30 AM WHEN HIS 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HIT A GARAGE IN REVERSE AT A HIGH SPEED KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS THAT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT CAUSED THE CAR TO UNEXPECTEDLY SLIP INTO REVERSE.*AK

THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE FROM NEUTRAL WHILE THE DRIVER WAS OUT OF THE RUNNING CAR RESULTING IN SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE. NLM

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A NEIGHBORS OUTSIDE STAIRWELL WHILE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND WAS IN PARK, CONSUMER STATES INCIDENT HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING.*JB

CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS PARKED BESIDE A DUMPSTER WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING, WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR.*JB

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND BUMPED INTO THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING, HOWEVER VEHICLE JUMPED IN REVERSE, CAUSING INJURY TO ANOTHER CONSUMERS KNEE. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN DRIVEWAY IN PARK, CONSUMER STATES IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE HITTING A TREE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR, THEN IT JUMPED INTO DRIVE HITTING ANOTHER TREE DENTING THE FRONT BUMPER. *SLC

REAR DIFFERENTIAL MAKES NOISE. DEALER ADVISED THAT IT WAS DUE TO "ROAD NOISE, " BUT IT FEELS THAT TIRES ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *SLC

CAR WENT FROM PARK INTO REVERSE ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING AND BEGAN ROLLING BACK. THE LAST TIME ALMOST RESULTED IN HITTING MY SON WHO WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE.*AK