1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT & CHIME WENT ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE "AIR BAG" COMPUTER AND, ON A SECOND REPAIR VISIT A "CLOCK SPRING" AND CHARGED ME A TOTAL OF $600 FOR THESE REPAIRS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS SAFETY ITEM. FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG COMPUTER COULD RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT CRASH. MR

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS OF THIS DEFECT. THERE HAS BEEN VIBRATIONS FELT ABOUT EVERY 10,000 MILES AFTER A REPAIR. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID FOR REPAIRS. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THE ROTORS, WHICH CAUSE SEVERE VIBRATION, HAD TO BE REPLACED, TURNED OR RESURFACED 8 TIMES EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE CALIPERS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A UPDATED MANUFACTURED CALIPER. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING EVERY TEN SECONDS ON AND OFF. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEMS STILL REOCCURRING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE AND STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER HAD THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

BRACKET WHICH HOLDS POWER ASSIST PUMP BROKE WHILE STARTING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TRNPKE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COASTED TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND OPENED THE HOOD, AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. WHILE ON THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND THE THERMOMETER GAUGE HAD BEGUN TO RISE. THE VEHICLE THEN BURSTED INTO FLAMES . *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT AS THEY GOT ON THE RAMP, A PASSING DRIVER WAVED, AND THE CONSUMER LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, POSSIBLE ECECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *SCC

FRONT END SHIMMY, STEERING WHEEL PULSATES WHEN BRAKING AT45+ MPH. TOLD ROTORS HEAT UP AND WARP CAUSING FRONT END SHAKE. AT 23080MILES FRONT PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED BY DEALER. AT 33000 MILES FRONT PADS REPLACED ROTORS TURNED. AT 34000 SHIMMY CONTINUES, DEALER DEEMS NO REPAIR NECESSARY. BOUGHT NEW TIRES, HAD ALIGNMENT BEFORE RESEARCH SHOWED MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I DRIVE EMERGENCY VEHICLES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR A LIVING, AND MY PERSONAL VEHICLE MAKES ME NERVOUS TO OPERATE. THIS IS DEFINITLY A SAFETY AND MANUFACTURER PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL WILL ROCK SIDE TO SIDE VIBRATING HEAVILY, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK