Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints

29,433 consumer complaints on file.

#530735February 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING AT 65 MPH BRAKES STIFFENED AND FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE. PULLED OFF OF HIGHWAY AND SMOKE BILLOWED FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE AREA. DEFECTIVE CALIPERS WERE BLAMED FOR BRAKES LOCKING UP. CALIPERS CHANGED, ROTORS TURNED, AND PADS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER SAME SYMPTOMS RETURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530250February 11, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#820765February 11, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. GOT INTO VEHICLE TO PUT IN GARAGE. STARTED IT AND PUT INTO DRIVE, AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, HITTING THE BACKWALL OF THE GARAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#821418February 10, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS PULLED A FUSE BLOWS OUT, CAUSING SIGNALS NOT TO FUNCTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERS WHERE THEY REPLACED IT WITH A HIGHER VOLTAGE TYPE FUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523338February 9, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON SHIFTING INTO/OUT OF PASSING GEAR, VEHICLE SURGES QUICKLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530805February 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS YOU BACK UP THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530799February 8, 1998
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS BECAUSE IT WAS INSTALL IMPROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529911February 5, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IDLING, SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEETTHEN HEARD MOVEMENT BEHIND HER. SHE SAW THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS AND RAN AFTER IT IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING IT TO A STOP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO OPEN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BUT WAS UNABLE TO ENTER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND SUFFERING HEAD INJURIES AS WELL AS AN INJURED FOOT WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OVER HER FOOT. VEHICLE IMPACTED A SCHOOL BUILDING THAT STOPPED IT FROM MOVING ANY FURTHER. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#819562February 5, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE BROADSIDED THE OTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE JEEP TO ROLLOVER. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#820522February 3, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE METAL HOLDING THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS RIPPED OUT AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606445February 1, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
POWER STEERING HOSE EXPERIENING LEAKS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607904February 1, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529446January 30, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN OUT OF GAS, GAUGE READINGS WERE INACCURATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821029January 29, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH AND FLIP OVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519068January 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES; ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER HAD EIGHT MISFIRES; POWER SEATS FOLD DOWN INTO BACK SEAT; DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE AND AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528825January 26, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE MAIN ENGINE SEAL FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528770January 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRES IN LEFT REAR DOOR (POWER WINDOWS AND SPEAKER WIRES) MELTED TOGETHER INSIDE RUBBER HARNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528728January 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR DIFFERENTIAL CAUGHT ON FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820858January 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS, AND IT WOULD LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820783January 22, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEEFT TURN HEARD A NOISE THEN THE STEERING WHEEL GAVE NO ACTION, CONSUMER LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING. VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP, TODAY THERE WILL BE AN ENGINEER COMING TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. (HENRY TRIBU--810-775-1735 ENGINEERING ANALISIS ASSOCIATES--30700 TELEGRAPH ROAD SUITE 4566 BINGHAM FARMS MICHIGAN). DEALERSHIP--(VILLAGE JEEP EAGLE--248-549-5300-- TOM MILLER). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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