1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

CONSUMER BACKED INTO PARKING SPACE, PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND GO OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED ON ITS OWN INTO A TREE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED ,AND ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ,PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, BUT VEHICLE STAYED IN REVERSE. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO GO IN DRIVE. ALSO, HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTART IT TO GET INTO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

PE-01-021; MONMOUTH POLICE OFFICER PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION,EXITED VEHICLE AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS, AND RESULTING IN VEHICLE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK MODE TO OPEN FENCE WHILE VEHILCE WAS STILL RUNNING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK MODE, ROLLING BACKWARDS AND RUNNING INTO A FENCE. *AK

PE01021, VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION WITH ENGINE RUNNING WHEN IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. CONSUMER JUMPED IN, AND PUT FOOT ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK POSITON.*AK *SLC

WHILE AT IDLE MY VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN AND MY VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK TOWARDS AN OPEN PARKING LOT. I WAS AT A DRIVE UP ATM MACHINE AT THE TIME. THE WHOLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND FRONT QUARTER PANEL WAS BENT BACK AND TOTALED. I HAD TO CHASE THE CAR DOWN TO STOP IT FROM BASHING INTO OTHER PARKED VEHICLES. I WAS BRUSED UP PRETTY BADLY HOWEVER, I DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I WROTE A LETTER TO CHRYSLER INFORMING THEM OF THE INCIDENT. THE SEND AN INSPECTOR OUT TO THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. HE WROTE BACK TO ME STATING "DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR BE PLACED IN PARK WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND FIRST GEAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISION, THE PARKING BRAKE SET, THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, AND THE KEYS REMOVED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS LEFT UNATTENDED. THEREFORE, WE MUST, RESPECTFULLY DECLINE PARTICIPATION WITH ANY COST ASSOCIATED." I HAVE A COPY OF THIS LETTER DATED 3-25-1999 AND SIGNED BY R.A. BOTT, 248-944-7056.*AK

AFTER PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK, CONSUMER GOT OUT AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS, AND HIT A HOUSE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON FLAT GROUND.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, CONSUMER'S FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY GARAGE DOOR.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. NO INJURIES.*AK *JB

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND STILL RUNNING WHEN IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, AND WENT BACKWARDS INTO A BUILDING. VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO BUILDING SO HARD THAT IT JUMPED INTO DRIVE AND HIT ANOTHER BUILDING BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *SLC