Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (1996)

893 consumer complaints on file.

#10145775December 21, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS PEELING FROM VEHICLE HOOD AND ROOF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138049September 28, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
POOR PAINT QUALITY. PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133637August 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR MAIN CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL FAILURE RE: SERVICE BULLETN,DATED 3/15/96 NHTS REFERENCE NO 5423
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128146July 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT JULY 2, 2005 HE WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND THE GAS TANK FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FILED A INCIDENT REPORT #4403-05 WITH THE SIOUX FALLS FD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE WHERE HE DID BUSINESS. THE REAR PASSENGER STRAP RUSTED THROUGH AND BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK THE OTHER STRAP RUSTED AS WELL. THE STRAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. HE STILL HAS ONE OF THESE STRAPS. THERE IS A JEEP FILE NUMBER 13747938. JEEP WAS NOT COMPENSATING DUE TO AGE AND MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED AFTER IT FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM HIS SON WHO ORIGINALLY LEASED IT FROM BAXTER JEEP IN OMAHA, NE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121614June 28, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THEN 2 BOLTS BROKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER BOLT LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT BROKE AS WELL. TWO JEEP DEALERS SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. *JB BOTH CV BOOTS ARE BROKEN AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123994June 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
HEATER HOSE JAMMED ACCELERATOR LINKAGE CAUSING RUNAWAY VEHICLE AT VERY HIGH SPEED...SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID COLLISION...BRAKES WERE INSUFFICIENT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS JAMMING CAUSED ENGINE RPM'S TO GO VERY HIGH [APPROX. 5000 RPM].
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110928April 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V053000, CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, WENT INTO THE HOUSE, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, AND STRUCK A TREE, DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT/ LIFT REAR DOOR, AND BUMPER. CONSUMER DID NOT REMEMBER RECEIVING RECALL FOR INADVERTENT MOVEMENT. *AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HOLD IT'S POSITION WHEN PLACED IN PARK. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PERFORM THE RECALL BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE BODY DAMAGE BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THE CONSUMER NEGLECTED TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114075March 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I WAS TOLD THAT ALL EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THE STRAIGHT 6 CYLINDER MOTOR DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE SAME LOCATION DUE TO STRESS AND THE REPLACMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REENGINEREED TO "FLEX". I FEAR MILD TO SEVERE CARBON MONOXIDE CONTAMINATION OF THE INTERIOR CABIN COULD OCCUR COMMON COMPLAINTS OF HEADACES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE $900 EST. THAT MANY CONSUMERS TAKE A CHANCE AND DO NOT MAKE REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112177February 25, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE LATCH ON 1996 GRAND CHEROKEE HAS FAILED, WON'T UNLOCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128089January 21, 2005
TIRES
1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TIRES WERE THE WRONG SIZE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE FRONT CV AXLES, WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REBUILT, TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND NEW FILTER AND NEW PVC GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE WRONG SIZE TIRES BEING INSTALLED (TOO SMALL). *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105329December 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH CLOGS THE FUEL PUMPS. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS LEFT HER STRANDED THREE TIMES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE THAT IT WAS THE GAS SHE WAS USING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102419December 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING IMPACT ACCIDENT,HIT DEER, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING CHEMICAL BURNS AND INJURIES TO LOWER EXTREMITY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10101154November 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, REMOVING THE CHILDREN, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE HILL AND RAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL 02V053000. CONSUMER MOVED AND NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087885November 17, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IT STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH IMPACT TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. THE FRONT GRILL WAS PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE. *AK *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098475November 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE SO DISCOLORED AND FOGGY THAT IT CUTS DOWN NIGHT TIME DRIVING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 50% OF ITS ORIGNAL BRIGHTNES/. 996 JEEP GRAND,CHEROKEE, 4FX58S3TC335842. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094980November 1, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR POPPED OPEN AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AFTERMARKET BODY SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE WELD, WHICH WAS VERY THIN THAT CAUSED THE LATCHES TO POP OFF INSIDE THE DOOR. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094389November 1, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THIS COMPLAINT WAS SENT BY A WEB USER VIA E-MAIL. WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BECAUSE CONSUME R WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION NOTICED THAT THE DOOR LATCH INSIDE THE DRIVER'S DOOR BROKE OFF FROM DOOR FRAME BY ITSELF, WAS HANGING, AND NOT CONNECTED. WHEN TRYING TO SHUT THE DOOR IT WOULDN'T SHUT. CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $1636.75 TO REPLACE THE DOOR AND LATCH. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096135October 20, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 96 GRAND CHEROKEE LTD 4X4 WITH 115K MILES. SINCE IT TURNED 65K MILES I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS 3 TIMES. I HAVE WATER LEAKS IN THE SEAT BELT WELLS, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, AND THE BELTS ARE WET WHEN IT RAINS. TODAY, WATER IS POOLING IN THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WATER POURS FROM JUST ABOVE THE ACCELERATOR. MUST BE FROM A/C?THE REAR DOOR HATCH HAS JAMMED IN LOCK POSITION. THE ELECTRONIC MILEAGE/ FUEL READOUT (ON CEILING MODULE) FLUCTUATES WILDLY AND IS INACCURATE. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT AT 64,975 MILES. NOW HAVE A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, QUOTED $1200 BY DEALER TO REPAIR. I HAVE GONE THROUGH STOCK 3 RADIOS, TUNER PROBLEMS. MASSIVE A/C PROBLEMS IN PAST. I PAID A NON DEALER TO REPAIR IT, THE REPAIRS HELD FOR 30 DAYS AND SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THEN HAD DEALER REPAIR AND IT WAS A RECALL ITEM SO WAS COVERED AFTER I'D PAID FOR 2 PREV REPAIR JOBS AT $1100 TOTAL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AT 90K MILES. REPLACED SO MANY OTHER PARTS, I'D HAVE TO REFER TO THE SERVICE RECORDS FOR MORE DETAILS. THIS LIST IS ONLY FROM MEMORY. TOTAL COST OVER 3 YRS....AROUND $4000! OH, AND THE REAR HATCH/DOOR PAINT IS FADED AND DULL, TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE CAR. ALL BLACK METAL PAINTED PARTS PAINT IS COMING OFF. HAS BEEN FOR COUPLE OF YEARS. ALSO THE ROOF RATTLE REALLY LOUD AT OVER 50MPH. THE POWER OUTLET CAME APART STILL ATTACHED TO MY PHONE CORD ONE DAY. FINALLY, THE FRONT END HAS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE? AND WILL COST APPROX $700 TO REPAIR. I THOUGHT I HAD A LEMON UNTIL I TALKED WITH 3 OTHER JEEP OWNERS, THEY'VE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH CHRYSLER OVER THESE VEHICLES...I AM CONSIDERING INVOLVING AN ATTNY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091429October 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A MAIL BOX . AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL FOR THE EXISTING CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS WORN. *JB RECALL# 02V053000. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10091433October 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER HAS NOT PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER FULLY INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AFTER SEEMING TO BE STABLE. THIS RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED ON 2003 AND FAILED. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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