2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,009 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 213,110. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING, I STEPPED ON MY BRAKE, I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" AND FOUND MYSELF FIRST JAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL/DASH AREA, AND THEN, ONCE MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, I WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AREA. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE REAR SEAT BRACKETS ON MY FRONT (DRIVERS) SEAT WERE BROKEN THROUGH; THE METAL THAT THE SEAT BRACKET IS MADE OF WAS BROKEN AT BOTH REAR CORNERS, AND THE FRONT BOLTS WERE PULLED-THROUGH. THE THIN METAL THE BRACKET IS MADE OF HAD A COUPLE OF CRACKS, AND OVERALL, THE SEAT IS ALMOST USELESS WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVING THE CAR IN A SAFE MANNER. FORTUNATELY, WHEN MY SEAT BROKE I WAS NOT GOING SO FAST AS TO NOT BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT! IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, I BELIEVE I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. THERE ARE NO REASONABLE LOCAL SOURCES TO REPLACE THE BRACKET;(THE JEEP DEALERS WANT TO SELL A NEW SEAT FOR APPROX. 700.00, UNLESS YOU WANT TO PAY $300.00+ FOR ANOTHER SEAT FROM A WRECKING YARD, WHICH WILL ALSO HAVE THE SAME THIN METAL BRACKET). I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET IT WELDED, BUT I HAVE ALREADY BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS WILL BE A TEMPORARY REPAIR AT BEST; THE METAL THE BRACKET IS MADE OF IS FAR TOO THIN TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON USING THE SEAT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND WILL BREAK AGAIN). HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON UNIVERSITY APPROACHING THE STOP LIGHT ON 66TH ST IN LUBBOCK TX, AS SLOWING DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, I HEARD AN OVERWHELMING LOUD BANG COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE JEEP, IT SHOOK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT SOMEONES CAR. I WAS GETTING LEAVING LUBBOCK HEADED HOME TO PLAINVIEW. ME AND MY DAUGHTER STOPPED AT WALMART WHERE I LEFT MY VEHICLE IDLING FOR NO MORE THAN THREE TO TEN MINUTES MAX. I CAME OUT FROM WALMART AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY CAR. ANTIFREEZE WAS SPILT OUT EVERYWHERE AND THE PERSON PARKED NEXT ME THAT MY CAR HAD OVERHEATED AND TO LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE DRIVING IT AGAIN. I CAME BACK TO LUBBOCK YESTERDAY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND I ALMOST STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE INTO THE WALMART PARKING LOT. A FRIEND POINTED OUT THE RADIATOR FAN WAS ALL BUSTED UP. THE JEEP WILL NOT START AND IS IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE WALMART ON AVE. Q IN LUBBOCK. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT WILL NOT START UP I BELIEVE IT COULD BE THE RADIATOR RELAY. *TR

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS *TGW THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED JEEP REPAIR FACILITY THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS. THE CONSUMER STATED BASED ON OWNER REPORTS, THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE WINDOW LIFT MECHANISM THAT HELD THE CABLE APPEARED TO BE AT LEAST PART OF THE PROBLEM.

'SCRAPING' NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING. UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE, SOUTHVIEW CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS 'NORMAL' IN ALL JEEPS. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, I FOUND A DISCUSSION PAGE FOR JEEPS. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I WAS TOLD THE FLUID IN THE FRONT AXLE WAS NOT FULL. I WENT TO ANOTHER JEEP DEALERS, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND SHOWED THEM THE REPORT. IT WAS RESOLVED AND THERE WERE NO FUTHER ISSUES WITH THE AXLE. SOUTHVIEW CHEV. IS NOW DEFUNCT AFTER THE OWNER CHEATED CLIENTS OUT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SEVERAL MORE ISSUES WITH MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND ARE TO FOLLOW... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS FOUND IN THE NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTION PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO FAILURE, UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V032000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 238,465. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 8/9/12 *CN

WE WERE DRIVING JEEP ON HIGHWAY AND ALL WAS NORMAL. WE STOPPED FOR FUEL AND WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR IT IDLED VERY ROUGH AND STARTED SMOKING. SHUT CAR OFF AND UPON INSPECTION THE ROCKER ARM HAD BEEN PUSHED THROUGH THE VALVE COVER. APPEARS TO BE DAMAGE TO VALVE BUT DO NOT KNOW EXTENT OF DAMAGE YET. ENGINE HAD APPROX. 108,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE WHEELS ON MY VEHICLE ARE CHROME PLATED, AND HAVE BEEN PEELING AND CHIPPING. THIS HAS CAUSED AIR TO LEAK FROM THE THE TIRE BEAD. I HAVE HAD THE WHEELS BRUSHED AND CLEANED AT LEAST SIX TIMES EACH AND THEY STILL LEAK. AT 380.00$ FOR A RE-CONDITIONED WHEEL IS NOT A GOOD FIX SINCE I HAVE PAID ON THE AVERAGE OF 30.00$ FOR REPAIRS. I JUST RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THEIR IS CRACKING NEAR THE HUB. *TT

DRIVING MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON 4/15/2012, I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL FOR MAYBE 2-3 SECONDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN LOST IT'S PRESSURE AND DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD. NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS VISUALLY APPARENT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER, THOUGH THE FLUID WAS APPROX. 1/2" LOW IN THE RESERVOIR. LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE AT EACH WHEEL TO SEE IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WAS EVIDENT AT ANY OF THE CALIPER(S), I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE FASTENED ALONG THE FRAME RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, THE BRAKE LINES WERE STILL BRIGHT AND SHINEY, THE WAY STAINLESS APPEARS, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUST OR CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE EITHER. I CANNOT VERIFY THAT THE LEAK WAS INDEED COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE, AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A LIFT FOR A BETTER VISUAL INSPECTION. I'M QUESTIONING IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP VEHICLES AND IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *JS