1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, HITTING A TREE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *YC

THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH FELT THE BRAKES CHATTERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, BUT THE PADS WERE FINE. ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER & OWNER PAID FOR LABOR & PADS. *AK

THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON AT 40MPH AND THE AIRBAGS, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE, DID NOT DEPLOY. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS IN BODYSHOP. *AK

HOWLING NOISE WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH. HAVE HAD VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP 9 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE GRAND CHEROKEE IS A QUADRA-TRAC. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CHRYSLER REP. (BOB HORNE) HAVE TOLD US THAT CHRYLSER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CANNOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THAT WE HAVE TO "LIVE WITH IT" OR PURCHASE A SELECT-TRAC OR 2-WHEEL DRIVE THE NEXT TIME. THAT WAS THEIR SOLUTION FOR FIXING OUR VEHICLE. IF CHRYSLER IS AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS, WHY ARE THEY NOT LETTING THE CONSUMER KNOW AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM TO FIND A SOLUTION. WE DIDN'T PAY ALMOST 30,000.00 TO LISTEN TO A HOWLING NOISE IN THE REAR-END FOR 4 YEARS, AND TO BE TOLD TO TURN THE RADIO UP LOUDER.....PLEASE HELP. *AK

MECHANIC CONTACTED JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH 250,000 JEEPS HAD THIS PROBLEM, THIS PARTICULAR MODEL WAS NOT AFFECTED. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

LOUD WHINE APPEARING TO ORIGINATE FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL. DEALER REMOVED DIFFERENTIAL AND OBSERVED OBVIOUS WEAR TO GEARS. REPLACED WITH NEW DIFFERENTIAL. WHINE IS LOUDER AND HIGHER PITCHED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL ON & OFF SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED WHEN IN USE. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK & WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT THAT WAY & THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED OF THE SAMETHING. ALL THE JEEPS WERE BUILT LIKE THAT. *AK

FRONT ROTORS WARPED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT 10000 MILES, CAUSING NEAR UNCONTROLABLE BRAKING CONDITIONS, EXTREME VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE PEDAL AND DASHBOARD. DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER STATED OTHER JEEP OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT 10000-15000 MILES, REOCCURRING AT EACH ADDITIONAL 10000-15000 MILES. ROTORS APPEAR TO BE OF INFERIOR DESIGN. I WANT CHRYSLER TO REDESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND INSTALL ADEQUATE ROTORS ON MY VEHICLE AT FACTORY EXPENSE. FOR $30,000, I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A MERCEDES! PLEASE RESPOND!!!!!

WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING OVER BUMPS BRAKES WILL BECOME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE , VEHICLE KEEPS GOING . CONSUMER MUST PUMP BRAKES OR GET TO FLAT SURFACE IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK