1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES IT IS NOT SMOOTH BRAKING. THE BRAKES GRAB. ROTOR AND BRAKE PADS IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK *ML

AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN FRONT END COLLISION, THEN JEEP FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE THEN OVER. *AK

FUEL GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK BUT RAN OUT OF GAS, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE PUMP SHORTED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SUCKING AIR.*AK

DEALER SOLD VEHICLE WITH LEAKING REAR SEALS, DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL. NOTICED BUMPING AND WHINING NOISE LESS THAN 8 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE. SUN ROOF LEAKED CAUSING THE HEADLINER TO DETACH FROM ROOF OF VEHICLE. REPAIRED ONCE-SAID DRAIN TUBES WERE ROUTED PROPERLY. SECOND TIME REPLACED ROOF-SAID SEALS DID NOT MATCH. REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. BUT DID NOT ADDRESS LEAKAGE AROUND TRANSFER CASE, SEALS ETC IN DEC 98. NOW IT'S IN THE SHOP AGAIN! GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES TO EMPTY WHEN IDLING. TRANSMISSION SLIPS. DRIVER SEAT AUTOMATIICALLY RECLINES AND HEATER DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY, AND REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *ML

VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING UNNECESSARY NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR; REAR END DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON RT. 684 WITH MY GAS GAUGE READING WAS 1/4 FULL. VEHICLE STALLED IN THE THIRD LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONE HOUR LATER, A STATE TROOPER PICKED ME UP AND DROVE ME TO A SERVICE STATION. HE TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE MAY HAVE A FAULTY GAS GUAGE AS HE HAS PICKED UP OTHER DRIVERS OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THAT CERTAIN YEARS OF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED. HE TURNED OUT TO BE RIGHT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, I HAD NO PROBLEMS STARTING UP AND DRIVING HOME. THE NEXT WEEK I TOOK THE JEEP INTO PAMBY MOTORS IN RIDGEFIELD CT AND THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS ALONE AND NOT WITH MY FAMILY OR AT A TIME WHEN THE TRAFFIC VOLUME WOULD HAVE MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO AVOID TRAFFIC. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BACK FROM CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHETHER IT IS WIDESPREAD AND WHAT CHRYSLER INTENDS TO DO ABOUT IT. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 50K. REBUILT. STILL SLIPS. SERVICED 2ND TIME. *AK

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE RECEIVED WHEN STEP DOWN THE VEHICLE, WHEN TOUCH DOOR OR CHASSIS (SE RECIBE UNA DESCARGA ELECTRICA AL BAJAR DEL VEHICULO Y TOCAR ALGUNA PARTE METALICA GENERALMENTE LA PUERTA). *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS A LEAK IN IT, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LAST MONTH AND IS SLIPPING ALL OVER AGAIN. DEALERSHIP HAD MY TRUCK FOR THREE DAYS AND DID NOT FIX I'M IN THE PROCESS OF BRING IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. *AK