1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

FUEL/PROPULSION: THE VEHICLE WILL RUN AFTER STARTING FOR 5-8 MINUTES THEN THE RPM'S DROP TO 300 AND ACTS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL; THEN.THE CAR BEGINS BUCKING, JERKING, AND REVVING UP. THERE ARE LOUD CLUNKS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE CAM & CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND NO CHANGE YET. NEXT I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, FILTER, THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THEM. AIR BAGS: THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. THE ONLY FIX I HAVE READ ABOUT IS THE CLOCK SPRING...TALK ABOUT MONEY PIT!! BRAKES: YES. FRONT BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED ISSUES. DISCS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE BREAK LIGHT IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE TAIL LIGHTS WORK, BUT ONCE THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED, THE RIGHT AND TOP LIGHTS WORK, BUT THE DRIVER'S LIGHT IS OFF. AND JUST FOR FUN...I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SIDE MIRRORS DUE TO INTERNAL SPRINGS FAILING AS WELL AS BOTH FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS AND MOTORS. WHEN I WENT TO AUTOZONE TO GET PARTS, THEY CORRECT WINDOW REGULATOR WAS UNDER THE 2000 MODEL YEAR; 1999 DID NOT FIT. WE ARE GONNA GET RID OF THIS JEEP...CHRYSLER NEEDS A LESSON IN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. WE'LL BUY A TOYOTA. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ALL DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND PASSENGER WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN DOOR USING DOOR HANDLE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO UNLOCK AND PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO OCCUPANTS THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH BY DELAYING OR PREVENTING THEIR EXITING FROM THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY OR AFTER AN ACCIDENT. THIS LOCKING SYSTEM FAILURE ALSO DISABLES THE EXTERNAL DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE AFFECTED DOOR THEREBY MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ASSIST THOSE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE HAS A RECALL THAT ADDRESSES LOSS OF FUEL TANK INTEGRITY FOLLOWING A REAR END COLLISION. IF THE LOSS OF FUEL TANK INTEGRITY RESULTED IN A FIRE THE FAILURE OF THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM TO PREVENT OCCUPANTS EXITING THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME BECAME FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED OUR 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE SINCE 1999 - ITS BEEN A GREAT CAR BUT EVERY SINGLE ISSUE LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE HAS BEFALLEN US. CURRENTLY @ 149K MILES WE HAVE NO HEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DUE TO BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS NO HEAT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. I AM SHOCKED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AND THAT TO ME SAYS THERE IS TRULY SOMETHING WRONG. WE ALSO TOOK PART IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT COVERED SOME OF THE EXPENSES WE HAD IN CONTINUALLY REPLACING THE BRAKES - ESPECIALLY THE ROTORS WHICH WARP WITH OUT NOTICE AND CAN DO THAT IF YOU JUST STEP ON THE BRAKES TO HARD! EVEN IF YOU HAVE JUST HAD THEM REPLACED. CHEAP PARTS? I AM A DIE HARD JEEP OWNER BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THESE POSTINGS I AM WONDERING IF MY ALLIANCE SHOULD BE ELSEWHERE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SHIELD AND BRACKET FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

ONE DAY I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE HEATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS WARM AIR BLOWING. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED AND IT COST ME $796.00. ONCE I STARTED TELLING PEOPLE WHAT HAD HAPPENED IT SEEMED LIKE ANY ONE THAT HAD A JEEP HAD BEEN THROUGH THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM JUST TO HAVE HEAT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND NO EXTRA MONEY TO FIX IT RIGHT AWAY. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON JEEPS FOR THE ACTUATOR AND BLEND DOORS. I THINK I SHOULD BE REFUNDED FOR THE COST OF THIS BAD/POOR DESIGN ON JEEP'S. ALSO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. I WAS LEAVING WORK ONE DAY AND WENT TO UNLOCK MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I HAD TO CALL A LOCK SMITH TO GET IT UNLOCKED, ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ELECTRIC DOOR SWITCH WENT BAD IN IT. THAT COST ANOTHER$185.00. I ALSO HEAR THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS TO ALOT OF JEEP'S. NOW MY HEATED MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS ALL MESSED UP AND YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF IT CLEARLY AND IT WILL NOT DEFROST. SO NOW IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT ANOTHER $100 OR SO TO GET THAT FIXED. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS JEEP ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO THE FAN THAT COOLS THE MOTOR WENT BAD AND WAS CAUSING THE MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. THAT COST ANOTHER $200 TO HAVE THAT FIXED. I THINK SOME OF THESE ITEMS NEED RECALLED AND GIVE THESE PEOPLE WITH JEEPS SOME OF THERE MONEY BACK BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THEM AND ALL THESE THINGS SEEM TO START AROUND 100,000 MILES. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE. *TR

WE ARE A USED CAR DEALER, BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR RESALE, TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY GETTING THE FACTORY RECALL COMPLETED PRIOR TO RESALE. HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 145 DAYS FOR CHRYSLER/ JEEP TO GET THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. WE NOW HAVE 5 OF THESE UNITS WAITING ON CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND IN THE PAST I GUESS AROUND 6 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN PARKED BECAUSE NOONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.THE VEHICLE USED TO BE SO DEPENDABLE AND THEN ONE DAY IT WOULDN'T START AFTER I DROVE IT ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND SHUT IT OFF,BUT I COULD LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES AND IT WOULD START RIGHT UP.AFTER A FEW WEEKS I COULDN'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT WAS STALLING MORE OFTEN AND I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WAS GONNA START OR NOT.I HAD IT PUT ON THE COMPUTER AT ADVANCE AND THEY MENTION THE NUMBER 3 NOT FIRING BUT NOONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY MY VERY DEPENDABLE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN WAS VERY DANGEROUS.PLEASE HELP ME IF U CAN,I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH NO TRANSPORTATION.I HAVE BEEN READING ENTRIES BY OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND I HAVE A LITTLE HOPE SINCE ALOT OF THEM ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HI, MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE DONE WORK FOR A COMPANY CALL [XXX] BASED OUT OF INDIANA. THIS GUY [XXX] BUYS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND SELLS THEM HERE IN MN. I KNOW THIS VEHICLE LIC # [XXX] HE SOLD TO A GUY IN IOWA IT HAS OVER 300,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I REBUILT THE MOTOR. THEN HE CHANGED THE ODOMETER TO READ AT ABOUT 120,000 THAT HE BUYS FROM JOHNS AUTO PARTS IN BLAINE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS