Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (1996)

893 consumer complaints on file.

#835026February 18, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, CAUSING STEERING DIFFCULTY AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703217February 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD MELTED SO MANY OF THE COMPONENTS THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE (AS OF 2/12/99). IT IS CURRENTLY AT SOUTHBAY JEEP, TORRANCE, CA 310/542-0900 EXT 3051 PENDING ACTION BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702991February 6, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON LEFT HAND TURNS. DEALER REPLACED PUMP 1997. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606690February 1, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
LATCH ON TAILGATE DOOR FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702527January 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I THINK MY CAR SHOULD BE DECLARED A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702393January 20, 1999
SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY. AS WELL, THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR PANEL CAME A PART, THE TAIL PIPE RATTLES, THE FRONT RIGHT SHOCK BUSHING FAILED, THE PANIC ALARM SOMETIMES WILL NOT DISENGUAGE, THERE IS A VIBRATION AT 55MPH, THE FRONT LEFT SPEAKER HAS COME LOOSE AND MAKES A RATTLE, THE CRUISE CONTROL OVER/UNDER ACCELS/DECELS, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES STAY ON AFTER YOU TURN THEM OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702419January 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BRACKET SNAPPED AT IDLER PULLEY RUPTURING SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OVERHEATING BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701989January 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMOBILE WOULD NOT SHIFT(OR HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING) INTO 3RD GEAR WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 32 DEGREES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701945January 6, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE LOCK ASSEMBLY WILL NOT UNLOCK AT TIMES. THE MAIN POWER SWITCH MUST BE TOGGLED BACK AND FORTH BEFORE IT UNLOCKS. DEALER REPLACED LOCK ASSEMBLY ON 1/5/97. BECAUSE OF HIGH COST OF REPAIRS, I HAVE TO WAIT THIS LONG TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701947January 6, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS SELDOM USED (3- 4 TIMES ONLY). WHEN FIRST USED THIS YEAR, IT STOPPED AFTER A COUPLE OF WIPES. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781870January 6, 1999
CHILD SEAT:BASE, CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT), CHILD SEAT
WHEN BASE OF CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS INITIALLY INSTALLED, INFANTS HEAD FELL FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO MANUALLY HOLD INFANT'S HEAD UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE BASE. LAST INCIDENT INVOLVED THE STROLLER/CARRIER PART OF THE SYSTEM. HAD CARRIER LOCKED IN PLACE ON THE STROLLER. THE SECURING BAR AND CARRIER FELL OUT HEAD FIRST, CAUSING CHILD TO LAND UPSIDE DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701914January 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COLD TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. DEALER RECOMMENDS NEW TRANSMISSION. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701775December 31, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION
UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT, DEALER WILL NOT ALIGN VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701539December 22, 1998
AIR BAGS
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE POSSIBLY SODIUM-AZIDE, FUMED IN DRIVERS FACE FROM STEERING COLUMN. UNKNOWN PERSONAL PHYSICAL DAMAGE AT THIS TIME. DRIVER HAS SUSTAINED MEDICAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE CONTACT US. MANUFACTURER HAS NO SENSE OF URGENCY!! NEED HELP TO ANALYIZE THIS SUBSTANCE ON CLOTHING AND INTERIOR OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#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
#605077November 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830259November 5, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURB, DRIVER HEARD A NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. WHEN DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD HE FOUND THE AIR CONDITIONER BRACKET BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE SEPENTINE BELT TO BE DISLODGED. THE JEEP WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE BRACKET WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542367October 30, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ALIGNMENT CAN NOT BE MAINTAINED, CAUSING WEAR OF TIRES,VIBRATION AND HARD SHIFTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828719October 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
NOBODY WAS IN THE TRUCK AND IT SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS, COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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