1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE TOWARD THE FRONT UNDERBODY. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TO 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DRIVETRAIN, FRONT AXLE AND BRAKES. CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCING A MINOR PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SHAKES. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, DRIVER HAS TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ADVISED BY NHTSA RECALL TO HAVE SPACESAVER SPARE TIRE REPLACED WITH A FULL SIZED SPARE TIRE AS PER RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAD NOT FIXED PROBLEM. IN ADDITION VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

WHILE PARKED WITH KEYS OUT OF IGNITION, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT PARK INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL SERVICE AND DEALER REPLACED SPARE TIRE WITH A SMALLER SIZE. CONSUMER QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF A 15 INCH SPARE ON A VEHICLE WITH 16 INCH WHEELS SET ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL SPECS.

JUST STARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLED AND MADE A "GRINDING" NOISE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK

RECALL REPLACED COMPACT TO FULL SIZE CONVENTIONAL TIRE, WHICH IS DIFFERENT IN SIZE. ORIGINAL SIZE IS 225 75 R15. NEW RECALL SIZE IS 245 70R15. THIS COULD RESULT IN DIFFERENT ROTATION SPEED. *AK

VIOLENT/INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTED IN A COLLISION. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCOUNSCIOUS. *MJS

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, POSSIBLE CAUSE FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR. ALSO, JEEP HAS A HIGHER BUMPER THAN MID-SIZED TOYOTA AND WENT OVER BUMPER OF TOYOTA, CAUSING DAMAGE. *AK