Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2005)

2,052 consumer complaints on file.

#10169573September 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED EACH TIME. ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT MUSHY, BUT BEGAN OPERATING AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE LAST OCCASION WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SERVICE, BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169254September 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE IS A 6 CYLINDER WITH A NAG 1 TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW IN NOV, 2005. IT HAS AROUND 17600 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHUDDERING AT VARIOUS TIMES, WAS INCONSISTENT. USUALLY AROUND 1500 RPMS. EAGLE AUTO MALL, LOCAL JEEP DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. COMING HOME FROM STORE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO WHINE AND THEN STOPPED SHIFTING. PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY ENGINE COMPARTMENT STARTED TO SMOKE BADLY, ALMOST WENT ON FIRE . TURNED VEHICLE OFF. OBSERVED TRANNY FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ALOT OF TRANNY FLUID ON THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE EAGLE DEALER, WHO AFTER A WEEK IN THE SHOP SAID THERE WAS WATER IN THE TRANNY FLUID AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE APART THE TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED CHRYSLER TOLD THEM THAT A VIN CHECK OF MY VEHICLE SHOWED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL THEY HAD ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL, BUT THERE WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168946September 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - 07/26/2005 - VEHICLE DID NOT START, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. 06/10/2006 - STALLED WHILE AT LIGHT, DEALER ATTEMPTED REPAIR BY TIGHTENING CONNECTION IN JUNCTION BOX. 06/28/2006 - VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE NO REPAIRS ATTEMPTED. 07/07/2006 - VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ON INTERSTATE, DEALER REPLACED FORWARD CONTROL MODULE. 07/26/2006 - VEHICLE WOULD NOT START - DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE NO REPAIRS ATTEMPTED. 09/01/2006 - VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING - DEALER DUPLICATED PROBLEM - DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. 09/15/2006 - VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, HAS BEEN IN DEALER POSSESSION NOW FOR 7 DAYS - CANNOT DUPLICATE - NO REPAIRS ATTEMPTED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR SAME PROBLEM FOR A TOTAL OF 39 DAYS AND COUNTING. SITUATION IS A DANGER AS THE VEHICLE WILL JUST DIE WHILE MOVING AND DRIVER CANNOT GET IT OFF ROAD. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES AND HAS HAD PROBLEM SINCE 155 MILES. DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE IS UNACCEPTABLE - VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHEN IS ENOUGH - ENOUGH? LOSS OF LIFE? MAYBE THEN SOMEONE WILL REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OF THESE 05 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WITH SAME PROBLEM! CONTACT ME [email protected]. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168609September 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 9/1/06 WHILE ON VACATION DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON CALIFORNIA FREEWAY, VEHICLE LOST BRAKES AND STEERING WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF FREEWAY. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND TOOK TO CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. THEY HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AND FOUND 3 ERROR CODES THAT THEY DID NO RECOGNIZE. BECAUSE OF HOLIDAY WEEKEND NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE TO LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL TUESDAY 9/5/06. THIS LEFT ME WITH EXTRA EXPENSE BECAUSE I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THE DURATION OF MY VACATION AND HAD TO STAY AN EXTRA DAY FOR CAR. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY INSTRUCTED THEM TO REPROGRAM COMPUTER AND DRIVE AND RE-TEST. NO ERROR CODES REAPPEARED AND GAVE ME MY CAR BACK. WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME FROM CALIFORNIA ON 9/5/06 CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE AT STOP LIGHT. AGAIN HAD TO TURN OFF TO GET RESTARTED. TOOK INTO LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN HOMETOWN NEXT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AFTER HAVING CAR FOR A DAY. AGAIN ON 9/18/06 WHILE DRIVING OUT OF PARKING STRUCTURE, CAR ENGINE AGAIN SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING. TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167676September 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND BEGAN AT 641 MILES AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW. TRANSMISSION HESITATION, VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING OR PULLING IN TO TRAFFIC. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN TRYING TO PULL IN TO TRAFFIC, PASS ON THE INTERSTATE OR SAFELY GET OUT OF SOMEONE'S WAY. VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED NOT RELATION DIRECTLY TO THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND HAS TRIED TO LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT MY FOOT ON FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS ISSUE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT LOCATE ISSUE. AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO COME ON TO INDICATE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED WHEN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH WEIGHT IN THE PASSENGER CHAIR. IT NOT ONLY DOES THIS, IT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH OR WITHOUT PASSENGERS IN THE CHAIR. IT TRIGGERS THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT TO COME AND CHIME REPEATEDLY. THIS HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES NOW AND CANNOT SEEM TO BE RECTIFIED. I EXPECT MORE THAN THIS FROM A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND FEEL I HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED FAIRLY BY CHRYSLER WHEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167679September 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND BEGAN AT 641 MILES AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW. TRANSMISSION HESITATION, VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING OR PULLING IN TO TRAFFIC. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN TRYING TO PULL IN TO TRAFFIC, PASS ON THE INTERSTATE OR SAFELY GET OUT OF SOMEONE'S WAY. VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED NOT RELATION DIRECTLY TO THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND HAS TRIED TO LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT MY FOOT ON FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS ISSUE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT LOCATE ISSUE. AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO COME ON TO INDICATE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED WHEN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH WEIGHT IN THE PASSENGER CHAIR. IT NOT ONLY DOES THIS, IT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH OR WITHOUT PASSENGERS IN THE CHAIR. IT TRIGGERS THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT TO COME AND CHIME REPEATEDLY. THIS HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES NOW AND CANNOT SEEM TO BE RECTIFIED. I EXPECT MORE THAN THIS FROM A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND FEEL I HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED FAIRLY BY CHRYSLER WHEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167598September 7, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY REVVED AND LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10167324September 4, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), STEERING, STRUCTURE
***SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO 3.7*** JUST AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2006 DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY WORK AT ONE SPEED. AFTER THAT THE TRANSFER CASE AND SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, NEXT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO LEAK MOLDING THE CARPETS, NEXT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING DEEP TURNS, VEHICLE ALSO HAS SEVERE HESITATION WHEN GOING UP HILLS, NOW MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL UNDER THE VEHICLE. HAVE ALSO BUMPED MY KNEE AGAINST THE KEY RESULTING IN STALLING. WORST OF ALL ONLY GETTING 12-14 MPG!!!!!!HAVE OWNED JEEPS IN THE PAST, VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS ONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167015August 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I LEASED A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE IN JUNE OF 05. WHILE TRAVELING ON I-69 TO INDIANAPOLIS IN AUGUST OF 05 MY JEEP SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM OF THE SITUATION. THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL JUNE OF 06 WHEN WE WERE AGAIN TRAVEL ON I-69 AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AND THREE WEEKS LATER MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ALONE ON I-69 AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN SHUT OFF ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE DRIVING IT WITH AN AUTO-PILOT HOOKED UP TO IT, BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. SO I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY 16 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167984August 28, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CONTINUES TO FAIL AND DEALER REFUSES TO BUY BACK VEHICLE. *KB *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165523August 15, 2006
TIRES
THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP'S ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE WEARING TERRIBLY! THERE ARE ONLY 6400 MILES ON THE SUV AND THE TIRES ARE FEATHERING SOMETHING AWFUL! THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND TIRE ROTATION JULY 31, 2006. I ALSO ASKED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY A SERVICE/PARTS REPRESENTATIVE AT A DIFFERENT LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE STATED THAT IN NO WAY WAS THE TIRE WEAR NORMAL. HE ADDED THAT THE WEAR ON MY TIRES RESEMBLES THAT OF A VEHICLE WITH NEARLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY EYES. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165083August 9, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
MY WIFE HAD A FLAT TIRE THIS DATE AND WHEN THE TIRE SHOP SHE TOOK IT TO, PULLED THE TIRE FROM THE WHEEL AND NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE WALLS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THEY TOLD HER THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT SHE PROBABLY CAUSED THE DEFECT BY DRAINING IT 15 MINUTES WITH SLIGHTLY LOW TIRE PRESSURE. TIRE PRESSURES ARE MONITORED CLOSELY AND CHECKED AT LEAST MONTHLY WITH VERY LITTLE VARIATIONS EVER DETECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165803August 8, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
2005 GRAND CHEROKEE STEERING RACK LEAKED FLUID FROM BOOT. *TS THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS DRY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164855August 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, PURCHASED MAY 12, HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH POWER. THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITION, AND HAS DONE SO AT LEAST 10 TIMES. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEBODY BEHIND ME WILL PLOW INTO ME WHEN MY CAR SHUTS OFF ON A HIGHWAY, WHICH ALMOST HAPPENED LAST WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY FILE A COMPLAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164608August 5, 2006
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY THEN STAYS ON. AIR PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AND TIRES ARE AT NORMAL PSI. SOME DAYS BOTH LIGHTS COME ON TOGETHER. I HAVE TAKEN JEEP IN FOUR TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 17 MONTHS AND ITS DOING IT AGAIN WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF LAST SERVICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164525August 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
I TOOK POSSESSION OF A NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON 29 JUNE 2005. THAT AFTERNOON, WHEN FIRST DRIVEN ABOVE 60 MPH, A FRONT-END VIBRATION (OSCILLATION) WAS IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT. ACTUALLY THE VIBRATION IS PRESENT AT ALL SPEEDS. I ARRANGED FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT STEVE CHRISTY CHRYSLER JEEP HERE IN TUCSON. MY FIRST WARRANTY VISIT FOR THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS MADE ON 18 JULY 2005. THE DIAGNOSIS THERE WAS A BAD TIRE, WHICH I HAD REPLACED AT A GOODYEAR TIRE SHOP PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. IT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE VIBRATION. I HAVE SINCE BEEN IN TO JIM CLICK CHRYSLER JEEP IN TUCSON ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT FULL DAYS. THE VIBRATION PERSISTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD BE UNABLE TO HAVE FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHOUT DIRECTION FROM CHRYSLER ENGINEERING. THE LATEST REPAIR ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A MODIFICATION TO THE DRIVE SHAFT BY ADDING SIX WEIGHTS AT POSITIONS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. AFTER THIS ACTIVITY, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE VIBRATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE REMAINING VIBRATION WAS " IN THE DESIGN". I HAD A LOCAL RESPECTED AUTOMOTIVE SHOP EVALUATE THE VIBRATION AND THEY CONCLUDED IT HAD A PROBLEM. I ASKED THREE FELLOW ENGINEERS TO EVALUATE THE VIBRATION AND ALL CONCLUDED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. (NOTE, ONE OF THE ENGINEERS HAS FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING AND TESTING VEHICLES PROFESSIONALLY.) CHRYSLER STILL CLAIMS THE VIBRATION IS " IN THE DESIGN". THE VIBRATION IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ON A ROAD TRIP OR TOW A TRAILER. THE VIBRATION IS AT TIMES VIOLENT AND I DO NOT KNOW IF SOMETHING COULD BREAK OR IF THE OSCILLATION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. I WAS INFORMED BY A MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR THAT THERE WERE TWO REASONS FOR CHRYSLER TO TAKE THE "IN THE DESIGN" POSITION. 1) THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT MADE IT OUT OF THE FACTORY WITH THIS PROBLEM AND 2) THE PROBLEM IS A CHASSIS ALIGNMENT FLAW AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163786July 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE MODULE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE LOCKED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163584July 27, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY
WITHIN WEEKS OF THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE ON 1/06, PAINT ON BUMPER BEGAN TO HAVE SMALL CHIP MARKS. AS OF 7/06 I HAVE NOTICED MORE CHIP MARKS AND ALSO A RUB MARK WHERE THE PAINT HAS JUST RUBBED OFF EASILY, WITH NO STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. ALSO PAINT NUBS ( BUBBLING) AROUND DOOR HANDLES AND PAINT IS COMING OFF OF DRIVER DOOR HANDLE AT CREASES. IT SEEMS AS IF PAINT IS POORLY APPLIED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163579July 26, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 7-31-06. UPON TEST DRIVE THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN USING DOOR KEY (ANY DR IN THE CAR). THE REMOTE DID WORK. SALESMAN TOLD US 2 BRING IT IN IF IT CONT'D. TAKEN IN 5 TIMES SINCE THE 1ST TIME IN OCTOBER 05', DEALERSHIPS CANNOT DUPT THE ISSUE. LAST DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IF HE TOGGLED SWITCH ABOUT 10 TIMES IT HAPPENED, BUT THAT WAS JUST "OVERHEATING THE BUTTON & THAT IS NORMAL". PROBLEM IS I WORK IN A BUILDING W/A PRKG GARAGE & WORK ALL HRS. WHEN I GET INTO MY CAR, 4 SAFETY I LOCK THE DRS IMMED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I CAN'T DO THAT & HAVE 2 WAIT 2 GET THE CAR MOVING OVER THE 15MI AN HOUR 2 LOCK THE DRS. NEXT ISSUE IS THE DELAYED ENGAGEMENT IN THE TRANSMISSION GOING 2 REV OR DRV. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN ON 3 OCCASIONS FOR THIS ITEM OF WHICH THE DEALERSHIP CLEARS CODES OR CANNOT DUPT THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE BECAME A AN ISSUE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT A RR TRACK NEAR OUR HOME. GATES WERE DOWN WHEN I DROVE UP & I WAS 3RD CAR BACK, THE GATES WENT UP, 2 CARS WENT THROUGH & I WAS ALMOST AT THE TRACKS WHEN THE RAILROAD ARMS STARTED COMING DOWN AGAIN. I PUT ON THE BRAKES & SHIFTED TO REVERSE 2 BACK UP & THE DELAY NEARLY CAUSED THE RR ARM 2 HIT THE CAR. I BACKED UP JUST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE RR ARM BY LESS THAN 6 INCHES. THE LAST ITEM IS THE A/C. SINCE LATE MARCH OF 06' WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE A/C BLOWING COLD, THEN THE AIR TURNS 2 WARM OR HOT AIR BLOWING FROM 3 SEC 2 MINUTES OF BLOWING HUMID AIR BEFORE THE SYSTEM WILL KICK IN AGAIN WITH COLD AIR. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY LIKE THE OTHER 2 ITEMS ABOVE. 3 TIMES INTO THE DEALERSHIPS & AGAIN IT WAS STATED THEY FIXED IT WHEN IT WASN'T OR "IT'S 114 DEGREES OUT, IT IS GOING 2 BLOW WARM AIR". "USING OUTSIDE AIR WILL MAKE THE A/C BLOW WARM AIR'. THE INCIDENT DATE IS HARD SINCE THERE ARE 3 ISSUES SO I PUT THE DAY OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURES ARE ALSO HARD TO CALCULATE, BUT SINCE THESE ITEMS HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY & OR EVERYDAY (A/C) I COUNTED 3 MO WORTH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163400July 25, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING EMITTED A GROWLING NOISE, AND BECAME DIFFICULT DURING LOW SPEED TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED INTO THE STEERING BOOTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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