2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT HIGH SPEEDS, THERE WAS A PULSATION AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE BRAKE PULSATION CONTINUED TO PERSIST.

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT DIMS AND GOES OUT AT NIGHT WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I BRAKE OR WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH LIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY WHEN I BRAKE. I HAVE HAD THE BULB LOOKED AT AND CHANGED 4 TIMES NOW. EACH TIME I AM ASSURED THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. I HAD IT CHANGED AGAIN 2 WEEKS AGO AND I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED BETWEEN 8,000 AND 10,000 MILES, THE ROTORS BEGIN TO WARP. THE VEHICLE'S ROTORS WERE PREVIOUSLY WARPED 10,000 MILES BEFORE THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THIS PRIMARILY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR OF THE ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER SUGGESTED RESURFACING THE ROTORS AGAIN.

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2001. AT 66,842 MILES THE OVERDRIVE SNAP RING BROKE INTO 3 PIECES AND WEDGED INTO THE PARK PAWL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, IT WOULD ROLL. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REWORKED WITH ALL NEW SEALS AND GASKETS AND THE DAMAGED OVERDRIVE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH I FOUND DOCUMENTATION ONLINE THAT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 70,000 MILES, CHRYSLER WOULD NOT EVEN LISTEN TO MY COMPLAINT. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ACTUALLY HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I CALLED. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $1,863.78. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO FOUND A DEFECTIVE GOVERNOR PRESSURE SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED BEFORE. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR SENSOR DETECTED THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY IN PARK. I'VE ALSO HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. HAVE ALREADY SPENT ABOUT $1,000 ON THOSE AND THE REPAIRS ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT 10,000 TO 20,000 MILES. THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN BRAKING ABOVE 35 MPH WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MEETING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IF YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE FRONT END, IT IS VERY EASY TO CRASH RIGHT INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. I'VE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS AND READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS I'VE HAD. I HAVE ENGAGED AN ATTORNEY AND WE WILL BE NOTIFYING CHRYSLER OF A LAWSUIT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. *NM

2001 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO DRIVER SEAT MOUNTS ARE BREAKING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT HASN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE YET. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS CRASHING INTO THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE GARAGE AND ITS CONTENTS. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND GARAGE. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

BROKEN METAL DRIVER'S POWER/HEATED SEAT FRAME UNDER NORMAL WEAR. SAME PROBLEM AS IN OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS: THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE IN ONE CORNER AND IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE BOLTED TO THE FLOOR TRACK. SEAT ROCKS AND LEANS BACK. PUTS A LOT OF STRAIN ON OTHER SEAT COMPONENTS. WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAYS WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE SEAT AND TRACK ASSEMBLY FOR $1000+. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY JUMPED INTO DRIVE WHILE THE DOOR WAS AJAR, THIS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT BEING THROWN UNDERNEATH THE MOVING VEHICLE. AFTER TRAVELING OVER THE CONTACT'S LEGS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION UNTIL IT ROLLED OVER A TWENTY FOOT EMBANKMENT AND WAS STOPPED BY A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEG INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND LATER INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR WAS IN DRIVE.

I FOLLOW ALL THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULES OF MAINTENANCE BY THE MANUFACTURER AND KEEP OUR JEEP IS GOOD WORKING ORDER. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. SHE NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT A ORANGE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THAT A FAN ASSEMBLY JUST "FELL TO PIECES" AND RESULTED IN THE SHROUD BEING DAMAGED AND CONSEQUENTLY - THE CAR COOLANT OVERHEATED AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE FAN NEEDED BE REPLACED, THE SHROUD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A COOLANT FLUSH SERVICE TOO. THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE WELL OVER $700. *NM

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE GOING AWAY ON VACATIONS. I HAVE A WARRANTY WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE EACH TIME. FROM READING THIS SITE, IT SEEMS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM. DON'T KNOW WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THESE ITEMS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO ELECTRONIC MODULES IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME NEVER GO BAD. PAID OVER $800 FOR THESE, WHICH WERE NOT COVERED. *JB