Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints

29,433 consumer complaints on file.

#723200May 25, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE JEEP IS AGOOD RUNNING CAR BUT IT LAGS POWER BECAUSE OF IT IDLING SO LOW. WHEN THE JEEP IS STARTED IT SHOULD IDLE AT 1000 RPM BUT IT'S ONLY IDILEING AT 500RPM AND IT'S NOT AS PWOERFUL AS IT WAS WHEN I PURCHAED IT IN JUNE 1999. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF 1999. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR EXCEPT THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784654May 24, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
HINGES ON THE DOOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE LATCH TO FAIL. NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862424May 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NOTICED A LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION IN THE DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE GASKET WAS LEAKING. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A BAD GASKET DESIGN. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#862427May 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT CONSUMER BEING AWARE. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AND THERE IS NO RECALL.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862443May 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS. HOWEVER, REAR ROTORS ARE RUSTING & DISINTERGRATING. ALSO, BRAKE DRUMS DISINTEGRATE WHEN TOUCHED OR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862302May 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCINGPROBLEM WITH LACK OF ACCELERATION AND STALLING( 4.7 V8 ENGINE). VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THEN 20 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL GOES UNRESOLVED. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723045May 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BOTH FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 19,000 MILES AND TURNED, NOW WARPED AGAIN AT 25,000 AND FRONT PADS STILL ORIGINAL AND DO NOT NEED REPLACED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAVE DONE RECALLS ON PREVIOUS MODELS AND OBVIOUSLY HAVE NOT FIXED ENGINEERING PROBLEMS. THEY WANT TO EXCLUCE FROM WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS BRAKES, BUT WHY DO PADS OUTLAST ROTORS. CAUSES EXTREME SHIMMY OF STEERING WHEEL AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. SERIOUS RISK FOR ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862262May 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PERMATURE WEAR OF THE ROTORS CAUSED THEM TO WARP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000806May 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
REAR WIPER FAILURE DURING HEAVY RAIN, MOTOR REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722976May 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED,REPLACED,RESURFACED AND REFUSED ADDITIONAL REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, STATING PROBLEM WAS "DRIVING HABITS". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784637May 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START, AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT THE VEHICLE STARTS AND DRIVES PROPERLY. NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862200May 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
FRONT DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS THE 4TH DRIVESHAFT THAT DEALER PUT IN VEHICLE. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862228May 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHILE STOPPING ON A HILL AND TRYING TO GET INTO IN A HIGHWAY VEHICLE WAS WITHOUT POWER. GAS GAUGE SHOWED THAT TANK STILL HAD FUEL, BUT, IN REALITY, DID NOT HAD ANY FUEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722874May 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
REAR END BEARING NOISES, DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM AND THEY NOW JUST PREFER TO REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR END INSTEAD OF TRYING TO REBUILD THEM. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD JUST REPLACE THE BEARINGS, AND THEY REPLIED THAT IT WOULD BE CHEAPER AND MORE EFFECTIVE TO JUST THROW A WHOLE NEW REAR-END IN. EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING. I AM GOING TO HAVE A PRIVATE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722877May 18, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WE HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR DOOR, HARD GRIND WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE...NOTHING HAPPENED, WHISTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER 45-50 MPH., BLOWER PROBLEMS, FOWL SMELL AFTER USING A.C., LEAK IN REAR WINDOW, CLICKING IN AUTOMATIC LOCK SECTION, FAULTY SPEAKER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722816May 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ROTORS WARPED/REPLACED AT 11000 AND AT 25000. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, WON'T GO MORE THAN 20MPH.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722817May 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLIED AT SPEED BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. CONTINUE SHAKING UNTIL VEHICLE IS BELOW 40 MPH OR DRIVER LETS UP ON BRAKES. I'VE READ THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS AND SEE THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. I FIRST HAD THE PROBLEM AT 3,707 MILES (1/29/99) AND ARCHER JEEP IN HOUSTON RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 10,427 MILES (6/17/99) AND THEY AGAIN RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE THIRD TIME 16,750 MILES (11/11/99) THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. NOW, AT 26,090 MILES (5/17/00) THE PROBLEM HAD RETURNED AGAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A ROTOR PROBLEM AND IF IT HAPPENS ON A WET ROAD, AN ACCIDENT WILL MOST CERTAINLY RESULT. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE OR DEALER PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MOST HELPFUL. JEEP/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WARRANTY EXPIRES IN 10,000 MILES AND I WILL STILL HAVE BRAKES THAT WERE NEVER RIGHT. *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722819May 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS FAILED- BRAKES PULSATE- DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS @ 6,000 AND AGAIN @12,582. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722754May 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OUT WITH ONLY 11000 MILES AND A CLICKING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THEN AGAIN AT AROUND 18,000 MILES THE PADS WERE WOREN, AND ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN, I BELIEVE. I CAN NOT FIND THE RECEIPT FOR THAT VISIT. THEN AT 25,000 MILES PAD WERE AGAIN PUT ON AND ROTORS TURNED. AT 28,000 ROTORS VIBRATE AND NEW ONES PUT ON. NOW AT 33,000 MILES THEY ARE AGAIN VIBRATING. THERE IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THIS MECHANISM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722695May 15, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V194000, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. CHRYSLER CO. SAID THAT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THEIR DB SEARCH AS ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED AND THE CAR WAS BUILT ON THE DATES THAT WAS STATED ON THE RECALL (97V194000). THANKS. *AK
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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