1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

ENGINE NEVER STALLS BUT POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AND VEHICLE LOOSES ABILITY TO STEER AND NEGOTIATE A INTERSECTION TURN ALL THE TIME. ENGINE NEVER STALLS BUT ENGINE SPEED SURGES AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES SUDDENLY AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER CAR FIRST STARTS AND FOR FIRST 2 MINUTES OF RUNNING. ON SAFETY RECALL FOR GAS TANK DEFECT AND HITCH INSTALL. (N45) DEALER DID NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX BOLTS OR INSTALL HITCH OR OFFER COST ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR, ONLY TOOK UNAUTHORIZED PICTURES OF VEHICLE REAR UNDERCARRIAGE AND STATED BOLTS WERE ELONGATED AND LOOKED RUSTY. *TR

1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING RUSTED BOLTS ON THE FRONT DRIVE TRAIN. HE SAW IT ON THE NEWS. HE ASKED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THERE WOULD BE A $75.00 CHARGE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL THE REAR BUMPER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE ). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE BEING INSPECTED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE REAR BUMPER WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNIFRAME ATTACHED TO THE TRAILER HITCH WAS RUSTED. AS A RESULT, THE RECALL REPAIR ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

I HAD THE REQUIRED "TOW HITCH" INSTALLED AT DEALER AS PART OF RECALL. RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTICE AT TIME OF PICKUP OF VEHICLE STATING "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TOW WITH THIS CAMPAIGN-INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY. YOUR VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A CHRYSLER OEM TRAILER TOW PACKAGE AND THIS CAMPAIGN TRAILER-HITCH ASSEMBLY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NECESSARY WIRING HARNESS AND/OR OTHER HEAVY-DUTY COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR TOWING." I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE COST OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND OTHER NEEDED PARTS FOR TOWING AND WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT THE REASON THAT I COULD NOT TOW WITH THIS HITCH. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD NOT TOW WITH THIS HITCH DUE TO THE GAUGE OF THE METAL USED IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH. IS THIS CORRECT? IF THIS HITCH IS UNABLE TO BE USED FOR TOWING I WOULD LIKE SOME DIRECTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ADVISING THAT TOWING WITH THIS HITCH IS PROHIBITED. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON STATEMENT BEING MADE BY DEALERSHIPS. *TR