2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. ROTORS WARPED, AND THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED, AND SHAKEED VERY BADLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE IS "HOPPING" UP TO STOP SIGNS/STOP LIGHTS. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 50-60 MPH. THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS FAULTY FROM DAY "ONE", AND HAS BEEN DISASSEMBLED AND REASSEMBLED/ PARTS REPLACED UP TO FOUR TIMES. IT WILL BE FINE FOR AWHILE THEN THE WHINNYING/WHISTLING/GROANING PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE UNTIL I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS REPAIR IS FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY. *TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761448

THE ROTORS BECAME WARPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO WOBBLE AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WHERE CONSUMER CAN NOT HOLD STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB

JUST BEFORE 10,000 MILES, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SHUDDER WITH EVERY BRAKING MOTION. IT STEADILY GOT WORSE. I CHECKED A FEW WEBSITES, CALLED CHRYSLER AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS NO DOUBT THE ROTORS ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CHRYSLER PHONE REP ALL BUT ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS IN OTHER YEARS OF GRAND CHEROKEES AND THE WEBSITES CONFIRMED THAT. I TOOK IT IN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2002, TO THE DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. THEY DID NOT CHARGE ME BECAUSE I HAD JUST HIT 10,000 MILES, BUT INDICATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER FUTURE SUCH FAILURES. FROM MY WEBSITE READING, I LEARNED THAT A RECURRENCE WAS HIGHLY LIKELY. WITHIN THE LAST TEN DAYS, I HAVE NOTICED THE SHUDDERING OF THE BRAKES COMING BACK -- AS BEFORE, I EXPECT IT WILL GET WORSE AND I WILL NEED ANOTHER ROTORS REPLACEMENT. I AM NOW AT 12,488 MILES SO THESE ROTORS ARE FAILING FAST. IT SEEMS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE IF THE BRAKES WILL HOLD PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT'S VERY DISCONCERTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SHAKE AS YOU BRAKE. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR THIRTY YEARS, HAD SEVERAL NEW CARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE EVER. I DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES, HAVE A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD, AND KNOW FROM THE WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH GRAND CHEROKEES OF MORE RECENT VINTAGE. I ANTICIPATE THE DEALER WILL TELL ME I HAVE TO PAY NEXT TIME, AND I FEEL THIS WOULD BE WRONG. NOT ONLY SHOULD THE WARRANTY COVER IT, BUT CHRYSLER SHOULD FESS UP THAT THERE IS A BRAKE ROTOR DEFECT AND FIX IT. I DO NOT RELISH THE THOUGHT OF HAVING THIS HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND IT DEFINITELY IS A HUGE NEGATIVE WHILE DRIVING - THE BRAKES SEEM LIKE THEY COULD FAIL. MY LONG PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE CHRYSLER REP IN FEBRUARY LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT CHRSYLER WOULD ACT ON THIS. SO FAR, NO NEWS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. THANK YOU.*JB

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE. HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE IN BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING BADLY, THERE IS A STEERING SCUFF WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN IS TURNED AND THERE IS A SEPARATION ON THE FLOOR BOARD BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE WALL ON THE FLOOR, AT TIMES CONSUMER CAN SEE TO THE GROUND, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GAP IS NORMAL.*JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL SHAKE UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHICH IS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE FRONT ROTOR AND BRAKES. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH 19,000 MILES AND MY FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED. I'M EXPERIENCING SEVERE PULSATING IN THE STEERING WHEEL UPON BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER TELLS ME THE WARRENTY IS ONLY GOOD FOR 1YR OR 12,000 MILES. THEY SUGGEST I HAVE THEM CUT AT MY COST. ALL OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY.*AK

DEALER SAID ROTORS WOULD WARP AT 24000 MILES AND WOULD NOT BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***760849

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER PRESS ON BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY LEFT AND RIGHT. CONSUMER DROVE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS. NLM

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM CONUSMER STATES THAT THE ABS BRAKES ALSO FAILED. *TT