2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY CONSUMER. *AK AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES THE ROTORS BECAME WARPED, THE FRONT END WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS, CONSUMER REPLACED 1 ROTOR, CONSUMER FEELS THE ORIGINAL ROTORS ARE MADE OF VERY POOR METAL THAT WEARS QUICKLY AND DOES NOT CONDUCT HEAT WELL. *TT

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SHOULDER BELT DETACHED FROM FRAME OF VEHICLE, NEAR REAR WINDOW. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER YET.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES, DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE IS BLOWN OUT OF ITS LANE WHEN IT IS MODERATELY WINDY. DEALER NOTIFED. *AK *YD

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD PULSATE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE, AND BECOME AGITATED. ROTORS HAS WORN OUT.*AK

VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. STEERING WHEEL WILL ALSO STARTS TO VIBRATE.*AK *TT

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER THREE TIMES ALREADY FOR ROTORS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT OF CONSOLE. THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT COOL ENOUGH DUE TO LEAKAGE. *YH

MY COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, THEIR FILE REFERENCE IS 9879536.THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT ABOUT 14,000 MILES DUE TO WARPAGE. THE SAME CONDITION HAS RECURRED NOW AT 30,120 MILES (I.E., THE NEW ROTORS HAVE ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON THEM. THE DEALER SAYS THAT JEEP USES A POOR QUALITY PRODUCT FROM THEIR SUPPLIER. WHILE THE WARRANTY IS 12,000 MILES, THE ROTORS MEET THAT MINIMUM. HOWEVER, OTHER MANUFACTURERS APPLY A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THEIR BRAKE SYSTEMS WITH THEIR ROTORS NOT WARPING AT ALL, EVEN BEYOND THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD. FOR EXAMPLE, MY BROTHERS FORD F150 HAS OVER 70,000 ON THE ORIGINAL BRAKES & PADS, WITH ABOUT 1/4 " PAD REMAINING...AND NO WARPAGE, NOR "SKEWING" ON THE ROTORS. IT IS MY FEELING THAT JEEP HAS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE ROAD. FURTHERMORE, SINCE THE OTHER 19 NHTSA REPORTS THAT I'VE READ HAVE NO ACCIDENTS OR PROPERTY LOSSES, THERE HAS BEEN NO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TAKEN ON JEEP. NEVERTHELESS, IF JEEP WANTS TO CUT COSTS, DON'T DO IT WITH A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM LIKE THE BRAKES. THEIR ROTORS JUST BARELY LAST THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD. BUT JUST WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A DEATH DUE TO THE FAILED BRAKES. I'M MOST DISAPPOINTED IN DAIMLER AND CHRYSLER.*AK

MUST BE A DEFECT WITH ALL CHEROKEES'S(GRAND LAREADO) 2001 AND UP .. ALL HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS THIS IS MY 3RD ATTEMPT TO TRY TO GET CORRECTED .*AK

STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHEN BRAKING AT 50MPH+ DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. CAR HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS - NO COST (THIS TIME)