1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

CLUNKING AND GROANING WHEN SHIFTING; DRIVETRAIN WHINS AT DECELERATION; ORIGINALLY, CONTINUOUS DRIVETRAIN WHINE AND LOUD HARMONIC DRONE AT SPEEDS OVER 75 MILES PER HOUR - AFTER REPAIRS FAINT/ CONTINUOUS CLICKING NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 75-83 MPH WITH CONTINUOUS DRIVE TRAIN WHINE AND LOUD HARMONIC DRONE AT SPEEDS OF 83 MPH AND ABOVE. THREE TRIPS TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS TO DATE (BETWEEN JULY 2 AND JULY 26) WITH EACH TRIP LASTING APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. OWNER HAS DRIVEN VEHICLE FOR NO MORE THAN 7 CONTIGUOUS DAYS WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE WITH DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND DURING THIS "DRIVE TIME" HAS HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO THE DEALER IN ORDER FOR NOTIFICATION/ NEGOTIATION ON REPAIRS, DIAGNOSIS, ACTUAL REPAIRS, ETC. PURCHASE WAS MADE CONTINGENT UPON DEALERSHIP MAKING FULL AND COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS TO DRIVETRAIN WITH WARRANTY OF ALL FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD; WITH ALL COSTS TO DEALER. DEALER NOW IS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF WRITTEN AGREEMENT - HOWEVER, NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL BEING HELD TOWARDS REPAIRS. *AK

SINCE PUCHASE OF VEHICLE THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ROTORS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL 00V136/MAN RECALL 879 EXPLAINS THE PROBLEMS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR ALL REPAIRS. AFTER RUNNING VEHICLE WITH A/C ON FOR LONGER THAN AN HOUR, THE A/C STOPS COOLING, A/C WAS BLOWING THROUGH DEFROSTER VENTS, FOUND MISCALIBRATED ATC HEAD. VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF AT IDLE. RIGHT REAR WINDOW INOPERABLE. CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVERS UPPER LOWER SEAT FRAME, SNAPPED OFF. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC

SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS BROKEN. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO HAVE SEAT INSTALLED BECAUSE RETRACTOR IS BROKEN SO DEALER WILL NOT INSTALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, CAUSING SEVERE SHIMMY ON BRAKING. I THOUGHT IT WAS PECULIAR THAT THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE ME TO INSPECT IF HE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. I WILL NOT PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM WITH THE GRAND CHEROKEE IS WIDELY PUBLICIZED. I THINK THE REASON THE DEALER CHARGES TO INSPECT THIS IS TO DISCOURAGE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE FROM REPORTING THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.*AK

THE CAR IS NOT QUITE 3 YEARS OLD AND THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW FAILS TO WORK. THE WINDOW IS NOT USED OFTEN. THE DAIMELER CHRYSLER STATED BECAUSE OF TEH MILEAGE THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR FREE. MY QUESTION TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS WHAT DOES MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH A WINDOW WORKING? EITHER THEY WORK OR NOT. I MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL TB ON THE POWER WINDOWS WORKING SPORADICALLY.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD, GAINING SPEED, PUT CAR INTO 2ND GEAR IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT OVER-USE THE BRAKES...CAR SUDDENLY BOLTED BACK AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. I STEERED OUT OF HITTING THE MEDIAN , (IT WAS A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD), BUT HIT THE BACK OF A TRACTOR TRAILOR.. I WAS THEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER TRACTOR-TRAILOR AND PROJECTED FOWARED. I WAS ABLE TO MANUEVER OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. PLACED CAR'S TRANSMISSION IN PARK..BUT IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FOWARD !!! I HAD MINOR ACHES AND PAINS, CAR SUSTAINED AT LEAST $9500 WORTH OF COLLISSION DAMAGE. TOLD REPAIR TO CHECK BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION...THEY SAID EVERYTHING OK.. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING UNUSUAL IN THIS DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I AM EXTREMELY FEARFUL OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS STILL IN SHOP WAITING FOR FINAL ESTIMATE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE FRAME AND BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION ARE OK BEFORE I CONSIDER USING VEHICLE AGAIN. MY CONFIDENCE IS LOST. CAN JEEP RESPOND AND LET ME KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED...WILL THEY BUY-BACK ? IT IS ON EXTENDED WARRANTY TIL JANUARY 2003 OR 43,000 MILES. I JUST PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2002. I NOW REALIZE MANY JEEPS HAVE MANY PROBLEMS.*AK

THE TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS REMADE OVER AN OLD WHITE WALL THERE WAS A WHITEWALL UNDER THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE THAT FAILED. *AK

CAR HAS 25 THOUSAND MILES. UNDER WARRANTY, ROTORS WERE "TURNED". AT 18 THOUSAND, ROTORS AND BRAKES PADS REPLACED. AT 25000, ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM THAT CAUSES ROTORS TO WARP AND BRAKE WITH MUCH VIBRATION. TWO SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE BEFORE INJURIES OCCUR.*AK

ROTORS WARPED W/IN 20000 MILES. REPLACED ROTORS AT 36000 MILES, ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AT 40000. ADVISED BY CHRYSLER AND DEALER THAT CALIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE NOT ROTORS BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.*AK