1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE REAR PINION BEARING ON MY GRAND CHEROKEE IS GOING BAD.......THIS WOULD NOT SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM IF NOT FOR THE FACT THAT EVERY MECHNAIC I SPEAK TO TELLS ME THE PROBLEM IS VERY WIDESPREAD. THIS IS A PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE MACHANICS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER ,EVEN THEY AGREE THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY CHRYSLER CORP TO FIX THE PROBLEM!

MANUFACTURER RECALL SPARE TIRE, HOWEVER SIZE IS SMALLER THAN OTHER SIZED TIRES. MJS

PULLED ON TO HIGHWAY FROM DRIVEWAY PROCEED ABOUT 1 BLOCK WHEN THE HOOD FLEW VOILENTLY OPEN. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND A TRUCK AND 2 AUTOS BEHIND ME I GOT THE JEEP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE SAFETY LATCH AND THE REGULAR LATCH FAILED. I AM BEING TOLD IT IS NOT A PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THE MANUFACTER IS NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY RESPONISIBLITY FOR THE $1067 BODY SHOP ESTIMATE OR MY FRAYED NERVES. I FOUND TWO OR 3 OTHER HOOD PROBLEMS LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE BUT CAN TELL IF THEY ARE SIMILAR. THANKS FOR ANY LIGHT YOU CAN SHED ON THIS PROBLEM. I AM LEFT WITH THE FEELING FROM THE JEEP PEOPLE THAT I DID SOMETHING WRONG AND THEY DON'T CARE TO HELP. THE SAFETY LATCH NEVER CAUGHT OR AT LEAST IT DIDN'T HOLD , AND THERE WAS NOT EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO EITHER LATCH.

RECALL 98V006000 FOR 1996 GRAND CHEROKEE TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE. REPORTING OF THE SAME CONDITION FOR THIS VEHICLE. TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE WHEN USED CAUSES THE FRONT AXLE TO OVERHEAT AND FORCE AXLE FLUID OUT OF SEALS, WHICH RESULTS IN A FIRE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT AN ANNOYING WHINNING NOISE WHICH CAN BE HEARD FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

STEERING GEAR, LINK AND BOTH TIE RODS FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MJS

THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS BEEN LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE CAR FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS SEVERE. WE HAVE RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER INNUMERABLE TIMES SINCE DECEMBER, AND EACH TIME HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. THE LAST TIME, THEY SAID CHRYSLER KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD DESIGNED A DEFINITIVE FIX. WE TRIED THAT -- YET AGAIN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS LEAKING. WE HAVE TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND HAVE BEEN DIRECTED ALL OVER THE GLOBE. YET NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO US. PLEASE HELP. IT IS APPARENT THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND WE ARE TIRED OF THE EXTREME INCONVENIENCE AND POTENTIAL DANGER OF THESE LEAKS.

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF BRAKE ROTORS SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 35 MPH CAUSING FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *YC

WATER PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES BY DEALER, AIR CONDITIONG COMPRESSOR CONTINUES TO FAIL. FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING FROM 35 M.P.H. + CAUSING TO BACK OFF ON THE BRAKES AND REAPPLY. REAR WIPER MOTOR FAILED. ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR PANELS PEELED AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER.

POWER STEERING FAILED DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP BRACKET BREAKING. DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP BRACKET. POWER STEERING PUMP NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK