Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (1997)

991 consumer complaints on file.

#606928February 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUEL INDICATOR SWITCH FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607980February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702309January 17, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND IDELING....DESTROYED.!
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833487January 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM WENT OUT, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. COULD NOT READ DASHBOARD PANEL DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. NOT SHOWING CORRECT SPEED/ BELTS ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833284January 11, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO GENERATE COLD AIR. ALSO, THE PULLEY BELTS WENT OUT. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833285January 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WAS VIBRATING AS IF THE SYSTEM WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE. THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN SOMEWHAT, BUT IT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVER SHIFTED INTO PARK, WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702095January 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED THREE TIMES AND CONTINUE TO WARP. DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL ESCALATE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702096January 10, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED AFTER I GOT STUCK. DEALER WOULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THE NEW UNIT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS THERE ADVICE THAT I NOT LET THE GAS TANK BELOW 1/4 TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833246January 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH, WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NO INJURIES. INSURANCE COMPANY HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833042January 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS WENT OUT WHILE DRVING VEHICLE AT APPROX. 40MPH. VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543184December 28, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RECALL REPAIR OF THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED, MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX IT. HOWEVER FAILED. FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN IN REALITY IT HAS FUEL. (97V194000)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701396December 16, 1998
STEERING
THE PROBLEM IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN THE RIGHT WHEELS DRIVE OVER PERIODICALLY SPACED BUMPS IN ROAD (LIKE ROAD REPAIRS) AT 55 MPH. WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES IN AN INCREASINGLY STRONGER HARMONIC, UNTIL DRIVER BRAKES TO ABOUT 20 MPH. THERE IS NO PROBLEM AT 40 MPH, AND NO PROBLEM WITH ROAD REPAIR THAT ARE NOT PERIODICALLY SPACED. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN SAME ROAD SECTION, AND THE EFFECT VERIFIED BY AN ENGINEER. JEEP CONTACTED - THEY REFUSED TO TAKE A REPORT (BUT I WILL TRY AGAIN IN WRITING). THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD. WE SPECULATE THE PROBLEM MAY BE IN THE ABS FAULTY SLIP SENSING, DIFFERENTIAL SLIP TRANSMISSION CONTROL, OR STEERING SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830902November 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING FROM 0 MPH TO 40 MPH THERE WAS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING OUT OF GEAR AND AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON THE GROUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE NEW ONE IS FAILING TOO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830857November 16, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MAKING LEFT TURN OR APPLYING GAS , ENGINE WILL STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700595November 14, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON NOV. 12, 1998. SHE COLLIDED WITH A G20 VAN. THE VAN HAS A SMALL DENT IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. OUR JEEP IS A WRECK!! WE ARE NOT SURE IF IT IS A TOTAL OR NOT YET. THE FRONT IS GONE. THE CONSOL BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS IS BENT AND NOT ABLE TO CLOSE. THEREFORE I ASSUME THAT THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME IS BENT. OUR BUMPER WAS IN THE STREET AND IT WAS STYROFOAM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!! MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, WAS THROWN FORWARD AND DISLOCATED HER KNEE CAP. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR FOLDED LIKE THIS. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE OTHER CAR WAS FINE. BY THE LOOKS OF THIS CAR WE ARE LUCKY THAT MY DAUGHTER IS ALIVE! THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF MOLD AND MILDEW. THE SEALS IN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE REAR WINDOWS AND UNDER THE CAR HAVE BEEN SEALED OVER AND OVER. THE RUG HAS BEEN REPLACED AND SHAMPOOED OVER AND OVER. THIS CAR IS A LEMON!! THIS CAR IS A LEASE CAR. I HAVE LISTED US AS THE OWNERS BUT ACTUALLY IT IS THE LEASE COMPANY. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542335October 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO LACK OF POWER CONTROL.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700131October 27, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR-END WHINES BETWEEN 65-55 MPH AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE HAD THE REAR BEARINGS REPLACED, AS WELL AS 2 NEW REAR-END ASSEMBLIES PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781407October 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KNOCKS/FAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829426October 26, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS, WITH THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR SHOWING A 1/4 TANK OF GAS. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL # 97V194000/97V194001. DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE. OWNER WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE ABOUT RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781498October 21, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ BATTERY FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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