1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

STEERING PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE.*AK. DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JG

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE WARPED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST OCCURRED JULY 1999 AT 6125 MILES, THE ROTORS WERE TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE SECOND INSTANCE OCCURRED OCTOBER 2000. THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE THIRD OCCURENCE CAME AT 32,460 MILES IN AUGUST 2001. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AT THIS TIME. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO CHATTER AGAIN AT AROUND 38,000 MILES AND ARE GETTING PROGRESSIVLY WORSE. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH EITHER THE DESIGN OF THIS BRAKING SYSTEM, OR THE MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. FOUR TIMES IN 39,000 MILES SEEMS TO BE A HIGH INCIDENCE FOR A VEHICLE USED ONLY FOR COMMUTING. THE DEALER WAS VERY GOOD ABOUT TAKING CARE OF THE FIRST THREE INCIDENCES UNDER WARRANTY. I DOUBT IF THIS WILL CONTINUE NOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER BRAKES.*AK

A HUMMING NOISE IS COMING FROM WHEEL. REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS CAUSING HEAT TO BUILD UP, AND VIBRATION NOISE.*AK

ROTORS ARE SHOT AND IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT DISENGAGE EVEN AFTER I SHIFT IT OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE (LARGE POPPING NOISE WHEN IT DOES DISENGAGE). REAR WIPER WORKS SOMETIMES AND OTHERTIMES IT WON'T. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (SEAL AND SHAFT). AT 53,000 MILES THESE ITEMS SEEM RIDCULOUS. I'VE CHECKED AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS LIKE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.

ROTORS KEEP WARPING EVERY 6000 TO 1000 MILES. DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL NO LONGER REPAIR/REPLACE THE ROTORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WILDLY AND YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON AND I'M SURE IT IS NOT BRAKING PROPERLY DUE TO THE WARPAGE. THEY CONTINUALLY GET WORSE UNTIL YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE JGC UNTIL THEY ARE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN EARLIER RECALL ON THESE AND DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROTORS UNTIL THEY COORECT THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL SHOULD CONTINUE ON EVERY JGC UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PUSH THE REPLACEMENT COST OF REPLACING THE ROTORS OFF ONTO THE CONSUMER.THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PUT THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD UNTIL THIS IS FIXED OR THEY ARE MADE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT.*AK

WHEN NEW ...FRONT SHUDDER-TRANSFER CASE SEAL LEAKS...REPAIR 4 TIMES-TRANSFER CASE WHINE AND GRIND...DEALER CHECKED AND REPORTED NO TROUBLE FOUND SEVERAL TIMES...FINALLY FAILED AFTER WARRANTY AT MY COST OF $1700 TO REPAIR-REAR END REPAIRED 4 TIMES AND PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE FRICTION MODIFIERS IN QUADRA DRIVE SYSTEM-FRONT ROTORS TURNED TWICE AT MY EXPENSE.*AK

ROTORS WARPED AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE BUT RESURFACED AND IN ANOTHER 8,000 MILES SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INHERENT DEFECT.*AK

VEHICLE NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. IT LOST COMPRESSION. MECHANIC REPLACED CYLINDER IN ENGINE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO INDICATED REAR END WENT OUT ON VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT CARRIER BEARINGS AND PINION BEARINGS ORIGINALLY FAILED AT 64000 MILES AND FAILED AGAIN AT 94000. *YH

I PARKED CAR IN A PARKING SPACE; PUT CAR IN PARK; AS I WAS LOOKING IN MY HANDBAG I HEARD A CRASH.MY CAR HAD BACKED UP AND HIT A CAR IN THE NEXT AISLE. I THEN COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR OR SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE MANAGER OF THE STORE ALSO COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK OF REMOVE THE KEY. THE POLICE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO DO THIS AND SAID THAT MY CELL PHONE CHARGER CORD STOPPED THE CAR FROM ENGAGING TOTALLY IN PARK. I PLAN TO DISPUTE THIS BECAUSE I CANNOT RECREATE THIS.*AK