1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THERE IS A RECALL FOR FUEL SENDING UNIT/ FUEL PUMP MANUFACTURED IN 1996 & 11/96...MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 12/3/96, THREE DAYS LATER THAN THEN CUT OFF POINT FOR THE RECALL...THEREFORE I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF...I THINK THE RECALL CUT OFF POINT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL THE DEFECTIVE UNITS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 50-55 MPH AND CONSUMER NOTICED ROAD WAS FEELING ROUGH AND UNEVEN. LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY BLEWOUT. THERE WERE NO SIGNS BEFORE IT HAPPENED. CONSUMER HAS A 1997, GRAND CHEROKEE, AFTERMARKET TIRES WITH 24000 MILES ON THEM, AND SIZE P225/75R15.*AK TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, DOT NUMBER VDHHAWR 179. *SLC

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, CAUSING 4,000 IN DAMAGES AND ALSO CONSUMER WAS INJURIED.*YD

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF PWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING BRACKET AT INTERSTATE SPEED, SUDDENLY LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ENGINE COOLING AND ALTERNATOR...EVERYTHING IN THE BELT DRIVE ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF CAR, MANAGED TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. REPAIRED BY DEALER, HEAD TECH SAID "I SEE THEM ALL THE TIME, CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE BRACKET, STILL USING IT DEPITE NUMEROUS FAILURES. BEEN THE SAME FOR 5 OR 6 YEARS NOW." IS THIS A $35,000 CAR MADE OF JUNK AT AMERICAN TAX-PAYER EXPENSE(REMEMBER THE BIG GOVERNMENT HANDOUT TO CHRYSLER)? AND, CHRYSLER CONSUMER COMPLAINT BUREAU BASICALLY SAID, "TOO BAD. YOUR PROBLEM, NOT OURS."*AK

BEGAN REAR END "ROAR" AT 30K MILES, "REPAIRED" X 2, REPLACED AT 43K., CHRYSLER COVERED HALF OF REPAIR. NOW FAILED AGAIN AT 80K. CHRYSLER SAYS, "TOO BAD, YOUR PROBLEM, NOT OURS." SEEMS LIKE THE REAR END OF A $35,000 CAR SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 30K MILES. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TAKES OUR TAX DOLLARS FOR THE BIG BAILOUT THEN TELLS ITS CUSTOMERS TO DROP DEAD.

PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT. I LEFT CAR IDLING, IN PARK, AND GOT OUT TO LOOK AT BACK TIRE. DRIVER SIDE LOOKED OK, I THEN WENT AROUND BACK TO LOOK AT PASSENGER SIDE AND CAR STARTED ROLLING IN REVERSE. OPEN DRIVER DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN AND RAN OVER HEEL OF SHOE, COULDN'T CATCH CAR TO STOP IT AND IT HIT 2 PARKED CARS IN LOT. *AK

VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH CAUSING ROLLOVER AND EJECTION OF THREE PASSENGERS.*AK

THE FRONT PADS HAVE WORN AND THE ROTORS WARPED ON SEVERAL OCCASION CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND VIBRATION WHEN APPLIED, THESE FAILURES OCCURED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSENT. NLM

RECALL 97 V 194 002/FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT: VEHICLE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY IS INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN THE RESERVE THAN ACTUALLY PRESENT,. LOW FUEL INCREASES RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH IF VEHICLE WAS TO STOP DUE TO NO FUEL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION HAS A 5 SEC LAG TIME TO SHIFTING. IF THE JEEP HAS BEEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS THE TIME IS MORE THAN 20SEC. TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO BEEN IN "D" BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS IN "2".*AK