1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE GUAGE WASN'T WORKING, I RAN OUT OF GASOLINE TWICE. THE SECOND TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING THE RUSH HOUR COMMUTE. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AS I WAS STUCK AT A DEAD STOP IN THE FAST LANE WITH NO WHERE TO GO. I WAS HIT DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT. I DID NOT WEAR OUT THE GAS TANK. ALTHOUGH THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD HEARD LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS, CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR IN FULL.

DRIVERS SEAT POWER RECLINER MOTOR FAILS. HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. LAST REPLACEMENT WAS A NEW DESGIN TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM. SEAT STILL FALLS BACK TO RECLINED POSITION WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DO TO BEING STARTED AND LOSING GRIP ON STEERING WHEEL. DEALLER STATES NO KNOWN FIX AT THIS TIME. PROBLEM FOR 13 MONTHS NOW. ARBITRATION SCHEDULED FOR 08/20/1999.

THE DRIVE BELT WAS SHREDDING OFF THE PULLEY CAUSING DAMAGE TO HOOD LINER,BELT DAMAGE CAUSED RADIATOR TO LEAK. *YC

GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GAS AT ALL IN THE TANK WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AND HAD A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VALVE BODY REPLACED 4 TIMES STILL NOT FIXED CAUSING FATIGUE IN U-JOINTS COULD CAUSE ROLLOVER FROM FRONT OF DRIVESHAFT TO HIT GROUND PROBLEM WELL KNOWN BY CHRISTLER AFFECTS SEVERAL MODELS INCLUDING 1999 THERE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE VALVE BODY OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTILL THEY GET A GOOD ONE DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY CAN ALSO CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH TRANSFER CASE AND DIFFERENTIALS IN MY OPINION THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO GET THESE VEHICLES THROUGH WARRENTY INSTEAD OF FIXING FIXING THEM

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT IS PLACED IN PARK, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO ROLL. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER IN APRIL 1999 AND THEY SENT A MANUFACTURES REP. TO CENTER JEEP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS CORRECTED. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, THE TRUCK STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ROLLING IN PARK. I HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES WITH MY CONTACT AT CHRYSLER ON HIS VOICE MAIL (JOHN BAUMGARTNER). NONE OF THE MESSAGES WERE RETURNED, AND THERE IS NOW ANOTHER NAME ON THE VOICE MAIL. RECENTLY, THE TRUCK ROLLED WHILE AT A CAR WASH, HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS A VERY SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM,AND I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH HAD A COLLISION, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

I WAS OPERATING MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. THE GAS GUAGE METER SHOWED THAT THERE WAS 1/4 TANK OF GAS IN VEHICLE. THE GAS TANK WAS IN FACT EMPTY. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PULSATION AND DEFECTIVE ROTORS. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR & TEAR . CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK