2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED AND FELL IN BECOMING USELESS. HAPPENED IN WINTER WITH WEATHER -10 DEGREES. *NM

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS PLACED IN "PARK" WITH ENGINE ON AND LEFT VACANT WHILE OWNER WALKED TO NEARBY HOUSING COMPLEX MAILBOXE. THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, INTO REVERSE, AND STRUCK THE OWNER AND THE BUILDING BEFORE OWNER RE-ENTERED VEHICLE AND REGAINED CONTROL. THE OWNER SUFFERED A SIGNIFICANT SCRATCH, ABOUT SEVEN INCHES LONG, ON WAIST AND SCRATCHES AND BRUISING ON THIGH, NOW SWOLLEN AND CAUSING A LIMP. VEHICLE'S TAILGATE IS SMASHED IN, BUMPER SCRAPED AND REAR WIPER BENT. *JB

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM SIX TIMES, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

HAVE EXPERIENCED PULSATION/VIBRATION DURING BRAKING SINCE OWNING MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PULSATION/VIBRATION IS MODERATE TO SEVERE, DEPENDING ON BRAKING SPEED. DEALER RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AT 13241 AND 23328 MILES, AND, APPLIED TSB 0500302 AT 35470 MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 45000 MILES, AND, PULSATION/VIBRATION IS NOW OCURRING AGAIN. I HAVE WRITTEN DAIMLER CHRYSLER CONCERNING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, AND, AM CURRENTLY AWAITING THEIR REPLY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST AN ANNOYANCE. BRAKE PULSATION DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS HAVING EXCESSIVE RUN OUT (WARPED ROTORS) IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT HAS BRAKE ROTORS WITH EXCESSIVE RUN OUT WILL CAUSE ONE OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: A. EXCESSIVE HEAT IN ROTORS, RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL ROTOR WARPAGE AND POSSIBLY ROTOR FAILURE, AND, INEFFECTIVE BRAKING; B. EXCESSIVE HEAT IN CALIPERS, RESULTING IN CALIPER FAILURE, AND, POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE; C. EXCESSIVE HEAT IN BRAKE FLUID, RESULTING IN INEFFECTIVE BRAKING. I COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THE DEALER RESURFACE THE FRONT ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE (AT A COST TO ME OF $110.00 PER VISIT) UNTIL THE ROTORS CANNOT BE RESURFACED ANYMORE, AND THEN PURCHASE NEW ROTORS, ONLY TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF RESURFACING THE ROTORS EVERY 10000 MILES. DOING SO IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, THIS IS JUST TREATING THE SYMPTOM OF A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. AGAIN, I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST AN ANNOYANCE, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE DRASTIC CONSEQUENCES IF NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE HELP WITH THE RESOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

I HAVE 47000 MILES ON MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. ONCE AT ABOUT 25000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 47000 MILES. WHAT A RIP OFF. *AK

2001 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO. TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILED AT 43000 MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE SHOP THAT CHRYSLER HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BODY VALVES FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FOUNDATION BROKE AND CAME OF THE TRACK. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO START RECLINING BACKWARDS. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE A WELD ON THE SEAT HAD FRACTURE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE SEAT WOULD HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE STRUCTURE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLE THREE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK SEE EWR FIELD REPORT 000003L041001FP-SFYGRANDCHERO-0101-1424-06005.PDF

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE FINE BUT EACH TIME I HAVE TO GET THE ROTATORS TURNED AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESOLVE FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES BUT EVENTUALLY IT RETURNS. I HAVE HAD THE ROTATORS TURNED 3 TIMES NOW AND THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED AGAIN WITH THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE NOW IS TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED. EVEN AFTER ROTATORS ARE REPLACED I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANIC'S THAT THE PROBLEM WILL STILL OCCUR DUE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM CREATING TOO MUCH HEAT AND EVENTUALLY WHARPING THE ROTATORS AGAIN. *AK

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AT 24K MILES, THE BRAKES VIBRATED SO BAD THAT I HAD TO APPLY SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN SAFE BRAKING. MY JEEP DEALER TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REDONE-AND I DID- $600+ BILL. NOW 10K MILES LATER, THE BRAKES ARE AGAIN PULSING. THE DEALER NOW SAYS THE ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACE-SAME ONES THEY REPLACED 10K MILES AGO AND THAT THIS ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHAT IS GOING ON? WHY NO RECALL? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET HURT IN AN ACCIDENT?*AK