1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL ACTUALLY PRESENT IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER, REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK

GAS GUAGE INDICATES MORE FUEL THAN IN TANK. WHEN TANK SHOWS A 1/4 TANK IT ACTUALLY IS ON EMPTY. DEALER IS FINDING PROBLEM TO CORRECT. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND CONSUMER TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *SLC

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HWY AT 70-73 MPH. WHEN HOOD LIFTED AND COMPLETELY BLINDED ME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PEOPLE THAT A SAFETY LATCH SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THE HOOD FROM LIFTING THE WAY IT DID. *AK

AT FIRST VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, NO PRIOR WARNING. TOWED TO DEALER WHO FOUND WIRING HARNESS HAD STARTED TO MELT. *AK CONSUMER SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC THAT STATES THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REROUTED, THE HARNESS IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RUNS ALONG THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT, NOW THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS RUNS INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *SLC

I BOUGHT A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH 16,000MILES IN MARCH 2000 & THOUGHT IT WAS A FINE RUNNING VEHICLE WITH EXCELENT BRAKES. JEEP RECALLED THE ROTORS & REPLACED THEM WITH STAINLESS STEEL ONES ON 10/10/2000 AT 29,234MILES. THE MECHANIC COMMENTED ABOUT A PROBLEM & ON THE WAY HOME WE ALSO NOTICED A TERRIBLE CHANGE IN THE CAR. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BUCKS & SHUDDERS, PRACTICALLY KNOCKS YOUR TEETH OUT! VERY REDUCED & UNSAFE STOPPING RESULTED. THESE ROTORS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES & TOMORROW WILL BE THE FIFTH TIME, ALL STILL UNDER WARRENTEE. THESE NEW JEEP ROTORS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF PLANE, LIKE A WARPED RECORD, RESULTING IN UNSAFE BRAKING & GREAT DISCOMFORT. OUR FINE VEHICLE HAS BECOME A LEMON WITH THESE ROTORS! CHRYSLER WILL NOT GIVE US ANY HELP, EXCEPT TO TELL US TO DEAL WITH OUR LOCAL JEEP SERVICE MANAGER, WHO DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT TO DO. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? LETTER TO THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL?*AK

JEEP DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANY ELECTRICAL FAULTS WHICH CAUSE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES AND REPORTED TO NHTSA DATABASE. I REPLACED A BRAND NEW FACTORY BATTERY PER THE DEALER RECOMMENDATION AFTER A FULL SYSTEM DIANOGSTIC WHICH REVEALED NOTHINHG. BUT ONLY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DIANOSTIC, I HAD TO REPLACE A DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP MODULE; AND CURRENTLY THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR LIGHT IS REVERSED. I THINK JEEP HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTS WHICH THEY ARE DENYING FROM THE MANY COMPLAINTS I AM READING ONLINE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IT TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL STILL TO FLOORBOARD. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED BRAKE PADS OFF SHOES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DIGITAL CALIBRATION THAT SHOWED AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE WAS OFF. GAS GUAGE DASH (NON-DIGITAL) SHOWED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE STALLED DUE TO NO GAS IN VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

ALL OF THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN MY COMPLAINTS ARE COVERED BY CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT I STRONGLY FEEL JEEP IS BUILDING AN INFERIOR AND UNSAFE PRODUCT WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE MOST NOTABLES WERE THE (2) AUTO TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE AT FREEWAY SPEED. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS INSTALLED WITH A DEFECTIVE PUMP WHICH ALSO WENT OUT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IS WITH THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AT FREEWAY SPEED WITH NO WARNING. THE EXPLAINATION GIVEN WAS A WEAK BATTERY AND LOOSE BATTERY CABLE. ALL OTHER INCIDENTS ARE DUE TO SUB-STANDARD JEEP OEM PARTS. I WISH MY COMPLAINT WILL FORCE JEEP TO INVESTIGATE WHY A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.9 LIMITED, THEIR FLAGSHIP, WOULD FAILED TIME AFTER TIME AT SUCH A YOUNG MILEAGE. THANK YOU.*AK

I WANT TO KNOW WHY VEHICLES IN MINNESOTA, ESPECIALLY TWIN CITIES AREA, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BRAKE ROTOR SALT BELT RECALL (RECALL 00V136000) ISSUED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION INVOLVING THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE? OUR WINTERS LAST 6 TO 7 MONTHS DURING WHICH THIS YEAR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WAS RUNNING OUT OF SALT DUE TO THE EXTREME USAGE THIS WINTER REQUIRED. YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED A WRITTEN DENIAL FROM DAMLIER-CHRYSLER REQUESTING THIS RECALL BE PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE AND SECURE KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS WHERE HEAVY SALT USAGE OCCURS? DOES ANYONE SEE THE MASSIVE LAWSUIT PENDING FROM OWNERS LIVING IN MINNESOTA? I WANT AN ANSWER TO THIS AND I WANT MY ROTORS REPLACED WITH THE NEW STYLE ROTORS NAMED IN THE RECALL. *AK