Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (1998)

1,028 consumer complaints on file.

#706212May 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSMISSION MAKES A WHINING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED, REAR END REPLACED, FRONT END REPLACED, TRANSFER CASE REPLACED, TRANSMISSION TAKEN COMPLETELY APART AND NO REPAIR. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837271April 29, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, MAKING IT HARD TO COMPLETE THE TURN. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, IT'S A ON AND OFF THING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705463April 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES PULSATING WHILE STOPPING. ROTORS CUT AT 15K MI. PROBLEM RETURNED. ROTORS/PADS REPLACED AT 22K MI. $625. SUCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833466April 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY/STALL, WILL NOT RESTART, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.DEALER REPLACED AUTOMOBILE SHUT RELAY, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705226April 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
IDLING VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND RAN DOWN DRIVEWAY STRIKING A MAILBOX, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO TREES IN NEIGHBOR'S LOT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835855March 15, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
SEAT WARMER, WHEN ON, GETS EXTREMELY HOT, APPROXIMATELY 214 DEGREES. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES. ALSO, STEERING GEAR BOX LOCKED UP AND WAS REPLACED/TRANSFER CASE WAS MAKING NOISE AND WAS REPLACED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704437March 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO STAY IN PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO TO REVERSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607572March 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRANSMITTER FAILED CAUSING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704279March 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I AM A FRIEND WHO WILL DESCRIBE THE PROBLEMS THAT CELENA HAS ENCOUNTERED WITH HER GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE FIRST, SHE NOTICED A SPRAYING OF OILY FLUID NEAR THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR MORE TOWARDS THE AREA NEAR THE BATTERY. AT THAT POINT, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE HOOD HAD SOME DARK OILY SPOT. I HAS SUSPICION THAT IT HAD ORIGINATED FROM A LEAKING 3/8 -1/2" FITTING ATTACHED TO THE SIDE OF THE RADIATOR AND LEADING TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION. SHE BROUGHT IT IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION. MASTER MECHANIC INSPECTED THE SUSPECTED AREA. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE CONNECTS TO THE RADIATOR TO ALLOW THE OIL TO COOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ANYWAYS, THEY WENT AHEAD AND PLACED TEFLON TAPE AT THE AREA. PROBLEM #2, I NOTICE SOME OIL ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT. THE LOCATION OF THE SPILL HAD OCCURRED UNDERNEATH, TO THE LEFT, OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN OR UNDERNEATH WHERE THEY WOULD PLACE THE CONNECTOR TO PERFORM THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC . THE AREA WOULD BE WHERE THE LEFT FOOT WOULD NORMAL REST ON THE MAT. THE AREA OF THE SPILL WAS ABOUT 8" IN LENGTH AND 3" IN WIDTH. THE VISCOSITY WOULD BE OF A DIRTY BRAKE FLUID OIL, HYDRAULIC, OR POWER STEERING FLUID. THE AMOUNT WOULD BE ABOUT 1 - 1 1/2 TABLESPOON FULL. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT COULD BE DAMAGING SOMETHING IF THE OIL VACATED A RESERVOIR/FLUID LINE OR THE RISK THAT THE BRAKES CAN FAIL IF IT IS BRAKE FLUID. PROBLEM #3 - RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN WHEN IT IS OPENED OR CLOSED. THXS IN ADVANCE...PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704305March 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532241March 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION GEARS MAKE WHINING NOISE/GEARS ARE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT, ALSO GEARS DROPPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704083March 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 45 MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND DIED RESTARTED 20 MIN. LATER DEALER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833236March 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LEASED COMPANY VEHICLE. WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE ACCELLERATED AND WENT THROUGH A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AND WINDOW. WET PAVEMENT, 5MPH. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH $6, 900. 00 DAMAGE AND INVESTIGATION PENDING. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703132February 10, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
9/23/98 DEALERSHIP: JEEP EAGLE DUPAGE (630) 653-4060 INVOICE NUMBER: 150281 MILEAGE: 5721 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE: 1 ENGINE CUTS OUT WHEN ACCELERATING OR TURNING WHEN FUEL TANK IS 1/8 FULL OR LESS. THE SOLUTION: REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. 11/3/98 *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543839February 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO THE HOUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834662February 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606136February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606536February 1, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR LIGHT PANEL FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608666February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608963February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTOR FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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