1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN LEAVING DEALERSHIP AFTER REPAIR WAS DONE, CONSUMER HEARD THE SAME GRINDING NOISE. ON 30 JAN, 2001 FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED.*AK *YH

MY JEEP WAS HIT BY OTHER CAR @ 50-60MPH-PARTIAL FRONTAL HIT. JEEP KNOCKED BACK 10'. I BROKE RIBS & PERMANENT KNEE DAMAGE & PULMONARY EMBOLIS. PARTIAL FRONTAL HIT! OTHER CAR ON MY SIDE OF STREET!DRIVER AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY!*AK

BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIR AND SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON HIGHWAY. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR APPROX. EVERY 3 MONTHS. *AK

TOOK DELIVERY NEW 3/11/1999. ON 2/10/200, @ 5400 MILES, DEALER PERFORMED SB 05-002-99, WHICH I THINK WAS TURNING THE FRONT ROTORS. ON 9/30/2000, @10,382 MILES, DEALER PERFORMED SB 05-01-00, FRONT ROTOR AND PAD REPLACEMENT. ON 7/2/2001, @ 14,768 MILES, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS. ON 2/7/2002, @ 20,804 MILES, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. EVERY 5000 MILES, THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE DEVELOPED UNACCEPTABLE LATERAL RUNOUT. THIS VEHICLE IS STILL ON ITS ORIGINAL TIRES (AND THEY LOOK PRETTY GOOD), BUT ITS THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER REPORTS CHRYSLER REP SAYS THIS IS THE LAST "GOOD WILL" BRAKE REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK. ALSO THE REAR TAILLIGHT LENS WAS BROKE, THE LUG NUT COVERS WERE REPLACED.*SLC

ON 10/31/2001, I TOOK MY JEEP IN TO MY LOCAL DEALER IN RESPONSE TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NOTICE #978. THE WORK WAS DONE SATISFACTORILY; HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT WERE INSTALLED FOR THIS RECALL ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE NEW SEATBELT BUCKLE THAT WAS INSTALLED IS SIGNIFICANTLY INFERIOR TO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE FLAP OF THE BUCKLE IS CHEAP AND ITS POOR DESIGN CAUSES THE FABRIC BELT INVARIABLY TO "ROLL" (I.E., TO DOUBLE-UP ON ITSELF INSIDE THE OPENING IN THE METAL FLAP) WHEN THE SEATBELT IS REMOVED. THIS ROLLING INTERFERES WITH THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT AND RETRACTION OF THE BELT. WORSE YET, THIS ROLLING WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO FRAYING AND WEAKENING OF THE BELT'S FABRIC. I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED THE BEGINNINGS OF THE DETERIORATION OF THE FABRIC. A FRAYED SEATBELT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD -- "AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN".*AK

VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL JERKS WHEN DECELERATING AND ACCELERATING. BRAKE ROTORS(4) HAD TO BE REPLACED. BRAKE PADS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. U-JOINT REPLACED. RING GEAR AND PINION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION JERKING. SUNROOF VIBRATIONS WHEN SUNROOF IS OPEN. OVERALL A NIGHTMARE OF A VEHICLE PURCHASE. *AK

A VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE STEERNG WHEEL VIBRATES, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT COVER SNAPPED OFF.*SLC

BRAKES ARE PULSATING WHEN APPLIED. BRAKES AND PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOUR TIMES WITHIN PAST THREE YEARS. PADS WEAR FAST, AND PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE ROTORS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE CUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK