1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL WILL START VIBRATING IN AN UNCONTROLABLE WAY. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES FOR SAME BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER HAD REPAIRED AND ROTATED ROTORS, BUT THIS HAD NOT SOLVED THE SITUATION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

ROTARS AND BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN A CONSISTENT PROBLEM, EVERY FEW MONTHS. ROTARS AND BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, REFACED, AND RESURFACE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE PROBLEM CAUSES AN EXTREME VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT EVERYDAY TO SCHOOL, SPORTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ARGUING WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHRYSLER AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH NO VEHICLE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING IN THE SHOP. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND THOSE DRIVERS AROUND ME THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAY FAIL IN THE FUTURE. CHRYSLER ENCOURAGES MY FAMILY BY STATING THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR, HOWEVER I AM UNCONVINCED THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES IS NOT A REASON TO BE ALARMED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, PARK BRAKE NOT ENGAGED WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED GOING BACKWARD, AND STOPPED AFTER HITTING A FENCE. $ 2300.00 DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. *AK *JB

VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD WHILE STOPPED AT SIGNAL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE DEALER CALLED IT "DOUBLE STOPPING".

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF PARKING LOT AT WORK, IT WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK,AND DRIVER WALKED AWAY A FEW FEET. THERE WAS A 18 WHEELER PARKED BESIDES GRAND CHEROKEE. TRUCK DRIVER WAS BLOWING HORN BECAUSE VEHICLE'S GEAR JUMPED IN REVERSE AND STARTED TOWARDS TRUCK, AND THEN SMASHED INTO TRYCK. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS IN REAR END. WHEN BRAKING REAR END FEELS LIKE SOMEONE JUST KICKED IT, AND SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *ET

BRAKES PULSATE AND JERK WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ROTORS AND THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED REPEATEDLY FOR OVER LAST THREE YEARS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WLLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING FROM 55 MILES PER HOUR THROUGH 45 MILES PER HOUR. INITIAL INCIDEMT OCCURRED AT 5009 MILES (APR 99) - DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED AT 10,471 MILES (NOV 99) - ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM NEXT OCCURRED AT 17,194 MILES (JAN 01) - OUTSIDE WARRANTY - CHRYSLER REFUNDED HALF OF THE COST OF REPAIR. PROBLEM LAST OCCURRED AT 23,614 MILES (9/01) - NEW DEALER REPLACED ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE NEW ROTORS OR HAVE THEM TURNED EVERY 9,000 MILES.*JB

VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, PADS GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK