1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND GOT OUT, THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN, AFTER WALKING SEVERAL STEP, HEARD THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS, THE VEHICLE HAD SHIFFED FROM PARK TO REVERSE.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP ROUGHLY EVERY 12,000 MILES, CHRYSLER REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER AFTER 36,000 MILES. CAUSES MAJOR FRONT END SHAKING, MAKES CAR VERY HARD TO CONTROL ON HARD STOPS.*AK

IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IN THE FRONT END IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT OR OUT OF BALANCE, AND THAT HAS BEEN CAUSING FRONT END COMPONENTS TO WEAR OUT. THE SYMPTOMS ARE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND ROTORS THAT WEAR/WAP AT AN ABNORMALLY HIGH RATE, CAUSING BRAKE PULSATION. TO DATE THE STEERING COLUMN/LINKAGES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON 4 TIMES. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED/REPLACED 8 TIMES. AT ONE POINT THE STEERING LINKAGES WAS SO LOOSE THAT ANY CHANGE IN THE ROAD SURFACE CAUSED A CHANGE IN VEHICLE DIRECTION.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BEING PLUGGED, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND ROCK. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE PEDESTAL AND SEAT TRACKS WERE FATIGUED AND SPLIT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BACKED INTO A PARKINSPACE NEXT TO A UTILITY BOX PROTECTED BY 4 CEMENT PILLARS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS OPENED PLACING THE DOOR BETWEEN 2 OF THE 4 PILLARS AND THE DRIVER WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE OPEN DOOR. THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS FORCING THE DOOR INTO ONE OF THE PILLARS AND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. THE DRIVER JUMPED BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE BRAKES ON THEN RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO PARK AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND MADE SURE NONE OF THE PASSENGERS OR BYSTANDERS WERE INJURED, SURVEYED THE DAMAGE AND CALMED HIS NERVES. NO OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT FUNCTION, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKE DISC PAD FAILED, DEALER REPLACED PADS, RESURFACED ALL ROTORS AND REPLACED A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR.*YD

STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY DUE TO WARPED ROTORS ON BRAKES. DEALER SHAVED DOWN THE ROTORS AS A REMEDY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PROBLEMS BEGAN APPROX 6 MOS AFTER PURCHASE. ROTORS WARPING. RESURFACED, REPLACED TWICE, ALONG WITH OTHER NON RELATED THINGS DONE IN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE. CURRENTLY HAVE BAD ROTORS, AGAIN. CHRYSLER WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT, WANTS MONEY FROM MY POCKET. THIS CONSUMER FEELS THAT BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES IN UNDER 3 YEARS. ROTORS ARE INADEQUATE QUALITY FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM DESIGN OF THE G.CHEROKEE. *AK

A SEVERE SHIMMY(MORE AT HIGH SPEED AND LESS AT LOW SPEED) WOULD OCCUR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK