1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LEAKAGES FROM FUEL FILLER NECK WHILE FILLING UP FUEL TANK. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE AND WINDOWS WILL NOT OPERATE. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER RECORDS THE FAULT. THIS HAS OCCURED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 28,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MOST OF THE AIR BAG ELEMENTS TWICE AND THE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES. THE JEEP HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES, WORKED ON FOR 59 DAYS, DRIVEN BY THE DEALER 1141 PLUS MILES AND THE FAILURE OBSERVED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE STILL EXISTS.

AFTER HAVING THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED DEALER NOTICED ROTORS WERE RUSTING OUT OR FLAKING WHICH WAS CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. ALSO, DUE TO THE BRAKE ROTORS FLAKING, HUB MAY EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM MCCUNE CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-JEEP AS A PREVIOSLY OWNED VEHICLE THAT JUST FINISHED A LEASE. ON 02/08/2000, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM BOWLING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UPSHIFT CAUSING THE ENGINE RPMS TO CLIMB TO 4-5,000 RPM'S (CONTINUED HOME, 7 MILES). WIFE NEXT DAY 02/09/2000, TOOK KIDS TO SCHOOL AND ON THE FREEWAY TO HER MOM'S HOUSE ( A DISTANCE OF ONLY 5 MILES), TRANSMISSION FAILED TO STAY ENGAGED, SHE CREPT HOME AT ABOUT 5-15 MPH. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED EVERY 12-18,000 MILES. THE LAST SERVICE DONE WAS AT 70,150 MILES, (ATF+3, FILTER&GASKET)FAILURE HAPPENED AT 77,740 MILES, I WAS STUNNED! I CALLED MCCUNE AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO, I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $2,200+, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. I TOOK THE JEEP DOWN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP (CORONAS TRANSMISSION) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "BURNT UP". WENT TO GET A SECOND OPINION AT AAMCO, GIVEN ESTIMATE OF $1800+. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED THAT A "TOP-OF-THE-LINE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4" FAILED TO PERFORM AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. IN MY DISHEARTENED STATE, ON 02/11/2000 I TRADED MY PRIDE AND JOY (TOOK A HEAVY LOSS) FOR A FORD EXPEDITION XLT. AS MUCH AS I LOVED MY JEEP'S STYLING, PERFORMANCE AND LUXURY, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER. *AK

VEHICLE SWERVED AND ROLLED OVER DUE TO A BALL JOINT COMING OUT OF SOCKET. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.

STEERING FAILURE DUE TO POOR CASTING ON THE REAR MOUNT BOLT FOR THE STEERING GEAR BOX, RESULTING IN SHEARING OF THE FORWARD MOUNT BOLT WHICH RELEASED THE ASSEMBLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OFF THEN ALL LIGHTS, ON THREE OCCASIONS CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION OCCURS, POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL HARNESS. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE, THEN TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE, BUT IT DID NOT START. *AK

WHEN IT'S COLD OR DAMP VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHER INFOMATON. *AK

CONSUMER HAD THE AIR BAG CHEMICAL SPRAY IN FACE AND CHEST INADVERTENTLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AIR BAG DID NOT EVEN PARTIALLY DEPLOY, SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN VERY ILL. NLM