1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK *JB

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A LOUD NOISE OCCURS, AND PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AT 27,700 MILES I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT NEEDED BRAKES THAT SOON ... EVER! I WAS JUST TOLD THAT AT 45,704 MILES, THE ROTORS ARE AGAIN WARPED AND I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES. WHY? CHRYSLER HAS OFFERED A NEW SET OF ROTORS, BUT NO ASSURANCE THEY WILL LAST LONGER THAN THE 18,000 MILES THE LAST SET LASTED. "OFF THE RECORD" AND EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THE BRAKES ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE ARE NOT ADEQUATELY COOLED. I HAVE 3 OTHER VEHICLES WITH 80,000 + MILES ON THEM & ONLY ONE HAS HAD REPLACEMENT BRAKES AT 82,000 MILES. THE SEAT BACK "JUMPS" BACK A COG OR SO ON OCCASION. THE DEALER CANT' EVEN GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AS IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND INVOLVES REBUILDING THE DRIVERS SEAT! I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX IT AS IT WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE. NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS EITHER. KINDA HARD TO DRIVE WHEN LAYING ON ONE'S BACK!*AK

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136 RESULTING IN WARPAGE AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECIEVED A RESPONSE YET. NLM

BOTH REAR ROTORS WERE FLAKING AND RUSTING. DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED. IN EARLY NOVEMBER, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR FRONT ROTORS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.*AK

THE AIR BAG READINESS INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO TO DEALER TO HAVE IT INVESTIGATED. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL GO OFF USUALLY AFTER DRIVING FOR 30-45 MINUTES. I TESTED THE CRUISE AND HORN WHEN THE INDICATOR LAMP IS ON. BOTH WORK WHENEVER I CHECKED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL NOTICED LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE LINING HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM BACKING PLATE, DEALER STATED THIS IS NORMAL WEAR EVEN THOUGH THE BALANCE OF THE LINING MATERIAL FELL OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED. *SLC

DURING HARD BRAKING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PULSED ONCE AND THEN THERE WAS NO BRAKES CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF NORMAL USE NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE PITTED. NLM