Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints

29,433 consumer complaints on file.

#543028December 14, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK IS NOT EASILY FILLED, GAS NOT ALLOWED INTO VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND SPILLS OUT ONTO CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543011December 14, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CASTING OF THE STEERING BOX FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832179December 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN, CAUSING ENGINE TO POSE A THREAT OF FALLING OUT IF DRIVEN AT AN HIGH ACCELERATED SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832102December 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY 20 MPH ,GOING DOWN HILL , WHEN BRAKES FAILED, BECAME INOPERATIVE ,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826352December 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY THE DEFECTTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO THE FLOOR, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832055December 9, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE WHEN PUT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, IT IS HARD TO GET INTO GEAR, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, VEHICLE MAKES A BIG THUMP NOISE AND JERKS, SOMETIMES GETS STUCK, DEALER CONTACTED ,AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831967December 8, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC OPERATION. WHENEVER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, IT APPEARS TO STALL. ALSO, WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT WOULD APPEAR TO ACCELERATE AT AN HIGH RMP, AND VEHICLE WOULD LOSE SPEED WHILE DRIVING . VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED/REPIRED BY DEALER, AND CONDITION STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832002December 8, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS INVOVLED IN AN ACCIDENT, IMPACT WAS APPROX 40 MPH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPOLY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701167December 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE TRANFER CASE HAS REPAIRED FOR LEAKS 3 TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701190December 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE AT IDLE, WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE, TRANSMISION SEEMS TO INGAGE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE VEHICLE FOREWARD. SO FAR INCREASED FOOT PRESSURE ON BRAKE HAS KEPT VEHICLE FROM MOVING MORE THAN A FEW INCHES AND HAS KEPT OUT OF PERPENDICULAR FLOW OF TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831749December 3, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE BLEW APART. REASON UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542861December 3, 1998
STRUCTURE
BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE A/C COMPRESSOR, ALTERNATOR AND BELT IDLER BROKE OFF CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831566December 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARRNING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831582December 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN IT SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. DEALER REPLACED THE ABS BRAKING HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831629December 2, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE BOTTOM HINGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831452November 30, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS. THE SEAT BELTS DON'T STAY ATTACHED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542784November 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831253November 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542718November 23, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK DOES NOT OFFER PROPER SHIELD TO PROTECT TANK FROM ROAD DEBRIS, RESULTING IN PUNCTURED PLASTIC FUEL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831225November 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DROP OUT OF OVERDRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK INTO A LOWER GEAR VERY HARD. CONSUMER SAYS IT WAS LIKE SLAMMING THE BRAKES VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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