2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES ALREADY. DEALER HAS RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS 3 TIMES ALREADY (8000 MILES, 15500 MILES AND 16500 MILES) AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WITH 29500 MILES. AFTER ALL THIS REPAIRS, PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST AND NOW VEHICLE IS WITH THE DEALER AGAIN (43000 MILES) BUT DEALER ALREADY TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE ADVISE.

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES HOPPING ON 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 20,000 MILES. WILL BE REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKES AT 54,000 MILES. FOUND MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *NLM

BRAKES PULSATE; WHILE BRAKING, VIBRATIONS OCCUR THROUGHOUT BODY OF VEHICLE AND STEERING ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE IN FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS, NO FIXES YET AS OF THIS DATE. OCCURS DURING LIGHT, MODERATE AND HARD BRAKING APPLICATIONS. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ROTORS WARP WITHIN A SHORT TIME FRAME. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS AS STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 99 V 340 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S MODEL/YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

2001 GRAND CHEROKEE-ROTORS AND CALIPERS- DEFECTIVE CAUSING SEVERE PULSATING OF STEERING WHEEL UPON BRAKING.

BRAKES, STARTING: AT 2900 MILE WHEELS STARTED TO VIBRATE ON BRAKING. TURNED FRONT ROTORS. 7000+ MILES SAME THING. REPLACED ROTORS. 13000+ MILES SAME THING. REP[LECED PADS AND ROTORS. 21000+MILES SAME THING REPLACED CALIPERS. (NOTE) BY THIS TIME I HAD HAD MY WHEELS ROTATED 7 TIMES IN 21000 MILES. (4) 17" MICHELIN RADIALS SHOT. AT THIS POINT I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH 600.00 WORTH OF GOODYEARS. GOODYEAR CHECKED THE ALLIGNMENT. IT WAS OUT. THEY REPAIRED IT AS BEST AS THEY COULD BUT SAID THAT I NEEDED A PARTIAL BALL JOINT. I WENT TO JEEP SINCE I THOUGHT THAT THE BALL JOINT WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. YES IT WAS BUT ONLY IF THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALLIGNMENT. SINCE GOODYEAR HAD ALLIGNED IT AS BEST AS THEY COULD TO PREVENT UNEVEN WEAR ON THE NEW TIRES. JEEP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BALL JOINT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 200+ OR WAIT UNTIL IT WENT OUT OF ALIGNMNET AGAIN. THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN OFF THREE TIME TO REPAIR A STARTING PROBLEM.

SENT JEEP GRAND CHERROKEE LAREDO TO JAY WOLFE JEEP ON JAN 31 2003 TO CHECK OUT LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WHICH COMES ON DAILY AND LOW COOLANT WHICH COMES ON EVERY SO OFTEN. VEHICLE HAS BETWEEN 48000 AND 49000 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD IT WAS SENDING UNIT THEN GOT CALL SAYING THAT IT WASNT AND WOULD HAVE TO DROP OIL PAN. WAS ALSO TOLD NO SIGN OF COOLANT LEAK OR MIX WITH OIL. I NOW HAVE RECIEVED CALL INDICATING THAT IT COULD BE BLOWN HEAD GASKET WITH MILES INDICATED ABOVE. AFTER FURTHER INQUIRE I FOUND THAT NONE OF THE BASIC TESTING WAS DONE TO CHECK FOR OIL AND COOLANT MIX, THIS WAS ADMITED TO ME BY JEFF WHO IS ONE OF THE SERVICE ATTTENDANTS. JEEP SHOULD BE THE ONE PAYING FOR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHEN THE CAR HAS THESE LOW MILES ON IT. JEEP DEALER SHOULD ALSO BE COVERING COSTS SINCE THEY FAILED THEIR FUDICIARY DUTY TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE CAR WITH THE BASIC CHECKS.

I OWN A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THIS MODEL HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF 4 NHTSA SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE PREMATURE WEAR AND OR/FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, YET DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT THEIR OWN COST. I HAVE PAID A TOTAL OF $852.00 ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO REPAIR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE ROTORS FAILED WAS AT 29,000 MILES (WELL UNDER THE WARRANTY). I AGAIN HAD TO REPAIR THEM AT 39,000 MILES (ONLY 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY). THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!!! *JB

HAVE NOTICED AN UNEVEN BRAKING AND SHAKE IN THE FRONT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT THE BRAKES BE CHECKED. BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOKED AT THEM THE SERVICE PERSON KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS....WARPED ROTORS. I ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AND HE SAID NO.....EXTENDED WARRENTY AND HE SAID NO. I TOLD HIM THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR, IT'S ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD AND THAT I'VE HAD VEHICLES WHOSE BRAKES LASTED TO 40,000 OR 50,000 MILES. HE SAID HE'S SEEN THESE BRAKES GO AT 20,000! ALSO TOLD ME THAT DIAMLER/CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.....HMMMM FUNNY HOW THEY DON'T COVER BRAKES PAST 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. SAID THAT HE'D PUT NEW BRAKES ON THAT WEREN'T FACTORY INSTALLED FOR $400 WHEN I GET TIRED OF THE SHIMMERING.....AND GUARANTEE THEM FOR THE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE.