1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WE WERE ON OOUR WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY, IT WAS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, WE WERE NOT GOING MORE THAN 3MPHAND MY FOOT APPLIED ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE JEEP LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK A BOAT AND THE OUTDRIVE CAUSING $5000 TO MY VEHICLE AND THE BOAT IS STILL IN REPAIR.*AK

WHILE INSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH ENGINE ON AND PARKING PAWL IN PARK IT COULD JUMP AND MOVE TO REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION IT JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS.*AK CONSUMER TRIED TO JUMP IN VEHICLE, BUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN, CONSUMERS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY JEEP.*JB

VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 97V194002. FUEL TANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING ACCURACY CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME, INDICATING MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN ACTUALLY PRESENT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PE01-021; VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN PARK POSITION WHEN IT STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. CONSUMER TRIED TO GET BACK INTO VEHICLE, WHEN WHEEL CAUGHT LEFT FOOT, DRAGGING CONSUMER ABOUT 6 FEET AND PINNING HER UNDER THE WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR CAUSE.*AK *JB

AFTER JUST STARTING ENGINE AND PARTIALLY STEPPING OUT OF VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY MOVED BACKWARDS IN REVERSE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON, AND HE WAS ABLE TO THROW GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, PREVENTING ANY DAMAGE. THIS WAS THE ONLY OCCURANCE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED , EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD, TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO VEHICLE, IT JACK KNIFED AND STOPPED VEHICLE. DAMAGE UNKNOWN. NO INJURIES.*AK

OWNER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK MODE AND WENT TO MAILBOX. CAR REMAINED IN PARK MODE FOR A TIME, BUT THEN THREW ITSELF INTO REVERSE MODE. UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE BACKED INTO THE STREET FROM THE OWNER'S DRIVEWAY AND CIRCLED BACK INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD. IT TRAVELED A LONG WAY ACROSS THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT STRUCK A TREE, RESULTING IN OVER $3,100 DAMAGE TO THE CAR IN THE TAILGATE REGION. AFTER REPORTING INCIDENT TO MANUFACTURER THEY SENT A RESPONSE LETTER THAT SAID TO TURN IT INTO OWNER'S INSURANCE BECAUSE DRIVER DID NOT DEPLOY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, TURN OFF ENGINE AND TAKE OUT KEYS.*AK

VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND BACKED UP TOWARD A BUILDING. I WAS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP IT BY PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE RAN OVER MY FOOT AND BROKE IT. IT CONTINUED TO CRASH INTO A RETAIL STORE.*AK

CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND AS I STARTED TO EXIT CAR IT STARTED TO ROLL. I WAS ABLE TO THEN STOP CAR AND PREVENT ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY. *AK