1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE IN OCTOBER 1999. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS, I HAD THE ROTORS TURNED. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, I HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED ANOTHER TWO TIMES, HAD THEM REPLACED AND HAD NEW FRONT PADS PUT ON. WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, I HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED AT LEAST THREE TIME AND HAD THE REPLACED ONE TIME. I'M NOW IN MY FOURTH YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS. AS THE CAR LEFT WARRANTY AT TWO YEARS, MY TOTAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS IS APPROXIMATELY $2,400. WITH THIS EXPENSE, I HAVE PUT OFF REPAIRS UNTIL THE DRIVING IS SO BAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THEM. BRAKES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IGNORED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND NHTSA. WHEN THE ROTORS BECOME WARPED, THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE WHILE BRAKING. I ONCE DROVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE I WAS SCARED THAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CAR IS 7000 MILES + ON THE RESURFACED OR REPLACED ROTORS, I DON'T LEND THE CAR TO ANYONE BECAUSE OF SAFETY. IF YOU HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE RESULTS FROM BRAKING ON WARPED ROTORS, YOU WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY HANDLING THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE INJURED OR WORSE, DIE, FOR DAIMLER CHRYSLER OR NHTSA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM? THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 4.7 LITRE. WHENEVER THE FUEL IS LESS THAN HALF A TANK THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN TAKING A CURVE OR MAKING A TURN.*AK I HAD TO TAKE TO A DITCH LAST WEEK TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER BY A SEMI WHEN THE ENGINE CUTOUT ELIMINATING THE CHANCE FOR ME TO ACCELERATE OUT OF HARMS WAY. ONE LOCAL DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM - ONE DENIES THEY EVER HEARD OF IT. A LOCAL MECHANIC TALK SHOW HAD SOMEONE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE CALL IN A COUPLD OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I CALLED IN TODAY. A WOMAN AT CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS LAST WEEK PUT ME ON HOLD WHEN I CALLED IN AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK SHE SAID SHE WAS READING A SIMILAR COMPLAINT. SHE THEN DENIED THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM (BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARANTY). IF SOMEONE HAS NOT ALREADY DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM SOMEONE SURELY WILL. I WOULD APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU! JEFFREY C ASPLUND 952-890-1969

FRONT AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS FAIL AND LEAK FLUIDS REQUIRING REPLACMENT. FIRST INCIDENT, FRONT AN REAR SHOCKS REPLACED AT 36000 MILES. AT 54,000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. CHRYSLER ADMITTED ON THE PHONE THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SHOCKS. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE SHOCKS. RIDE AND HANDLING ARE AFFECTED NEGATIVELY. *AK

BROKEN WINDOW MOTOR, SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS, LEAKING REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS, ETC...*MR THE CONSUMER FELT JEEP SHOULD FIX THE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS WITH THE AXLES AND THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVE A WARRANTY FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO THE BROKEN WINDOW LIFT LEAKED, THE REAR ABSORBERS FAILED, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW LEAKED AIR, THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS FAILED,AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD ON THE MANIFOLD DEBRIS SHIELD, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WILDLY(FRONT WERE ROTORS TURNED), THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD STUCK SHUT, THE EXTERIOR MIRROR HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A BUZZ IN THE REAR WHICH HAD PROGRESSED TO A HOWL. REFER TO ODI# 10027025 *SCC *JB *JB *JB *CB

PROBLEMS WITH FAILING AXLES AND TRANSMISSION. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS WITH AXLES AND TRANSMISSION AND GIVE A WARRANTY FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALSO THE WINDOW LIFT LEAKED, THE REAR ABSORBERS, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW LEAKED AIR, THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS, FIRE HAZARD ON THE MANIFOLD DEBRIS SHIELD, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WILDLY(FRONT ROTORS TURNED), THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD STUCK SHUT, THE EXTERIOR MIRROR HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A BUZZ IN THE REAR WHICH HAD PROGRESSED TO A HOWL. REFER TO ODI# 10029353 *SCC *JB

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.*AK

THERE HAS BEEN A VERY STRONG PULSATION WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH CLOCK SPRING. *MR. *PH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WERE WARNING TONE SIGNALS WHEN A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE. *JB

THE ROTORS ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO ARE GOING BAD AFTER HAVING THEM DONE LAST YEAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A NORM. *NLM

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED EVERY 3,000-4,000 MILES...THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR PROBLEM, THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS DRIVER ABUSE FOR PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PARTS...I WAS FURIOUS! NOW AFTER 4,000 MILES. BRAKES ARE SHOT...VIOLENT STEERING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 50+.... *JB