1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

ROTORS WARPED/REPLACED AT 11000 AND AT 25000. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, WON'T GO MORE THAN 20MPH.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE NOTICED LOSS OF POWER, VEHICLE APPEARED AS IT WAS GOING TO STALL. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GAVE IT GAS, AND VEHICLE JUST DIED. PUT IN GAS, DROVE IT TO THE SERVICE STATION, AND ADDED MORE GASOLINE. IT WAS READING A FULL TANK, BUT IN REALITY, IT WAS EMPTY. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ACCELERATION CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ROTORS WARPED AT 24,000/30,000/33,000 WITH SQUEALING. CAUSES BRAKES TO VIBRATE SEVERLY WHEN BRAKING. DEALER SAYS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. PUTTING 3RD SET OF ROTORS ON 5/4/00 AT 33000 MILES. *AK

BRAKES PULSATE, DEALER SAID WARPED ROTORS. PAID APPROX. $300. TO RECUT FRONT ROTORS. NOW HAVE PULSATION AGAIN @ 22000 MI. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, DURING NORMAL BRAKING PEDAL PULSTATED. THIS HAPPENED ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. JEEP WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED IN JUNE OF 99. PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES CONTINUED. THE ROTORS ARE VERY THIN WHICH CAUSE WARPING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VIBRATION, ROARING & REAR END NOISE FIVE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE. DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED AT 4941 MILES. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED AND THE AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT 13947 MILES. REAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED AGAIN TWO MONTHS LATER AT 16387 MILES. REAR END / SCRAPING NOISE AND ROARING REAPPEARED. METAL FOUND INSIDE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PAN AND SIDE BERRING RACE DAMAGED. THE ENTIRE REAR END UNIT WAS REPLACED AT 28844 MILES. PRIOR TO THE JEEP BEING REPAIRED ON THE PREVIOUS DATES INDICATED, IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT IN FOR SIMILAR TYPE PROBLEMS ON 11/12/99 AT 25775 MILES AND 1/24/00 AT 28323 MILES BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED ON 2/9/00, THE JEEP WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE DAYS AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, AFTER DEMANDING THAT THE REAR END BE CHECKED, THEY FOUND METAL INSIDE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PAN AND THAT THE SIDE BERRING RACE WAS DAMAGED. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. FUEL GAUGE MISREAD, ONLY 1/4 TANK FULL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK *ML

BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

CARRIER BEARINGS IN REAR DIFF. HAD PEICES MISSING WHEN REMOVED AND WERE REPLACED WITH NEW AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK