1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. WE PULLED OVER & CHANGED THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WITH (UNUSED FACTORY SUPPLIED SPARE). TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE TO FACTORY SPEC. THEN DROVE A TOTAL OF APROXIMATELY 25-28 MILES. OWNERS MANUAL SAID DRIVE 50 MILES AN HOUR AND LESS THAN 50 MILES DISTANCE. APPROX 10 MILES FROM THE FLAT, THERE WAS A STRANGE SMELL AND THE JEEP STARTED SURGING. WE PULLED OVER AT ABOUT TEN AND TWENTY MILE DISTANCES TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING WASN'T LEAKING OR RUBBING UNDER THE VEHICLE. FINDING NOTHING WE PROCEDED TO DRIVE HOME. WHEN WE GOT HOME THERE WAS A OIL/GREASE LOOKING MATERIAL RUNNING OUT FROM THE FRONT DRIVERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THE SHOP OWNER SAID THE TRANSFER CASE HAD OVERHEATED AND BLOWN THE GREASE OUT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE THEN CALLED THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES. THEIR SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT SOME OF THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES HAD BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT TO BE USED. I CALLED THE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER 7077341, AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TOW THE JEEP TO THE DEALER ON A FLAT BED (TO NOT FURTHER DAMAGE THE VEHICLE) FOR THEM TO INSPECT IT BEFORE THEY WOULD DECIDE TO PAY ANYTHING ON IT. AFTER I DELIVERED IT TO THE RADCLIFF DEALER ON A FLAT TRAILER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT IT WAS DAMAGED AND THAT THE WOULD SUBMIT THE CLAIM TO CHRYSLER. WE WERE TOLD ON THE 28T

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-340. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD VEHICLE MAKING NOISE. DEALER STATED THAT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

R/R FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-340. NLM

DOOR WIRES WHICH OPERATE DOORS/WINDOWS HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT AND BECAME INOPERATIVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND EACH SAID A DIFFERENT PART NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK *ML

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN STARTED OR AT A LIGHT BEFORE TAKING OFF. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. CONSUMER WILL ALLOW DEALER TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN STOPPING AND TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. A/C WONT HOLD CHARGE. *AK

THE REAR END/DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. REVIEW BY DEALERSHIP WHERE TOWED TO SO FAR INDICATES NO APPARENT PARTS FAILURE IN THE REAR END, ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND/OR TRANSFER CASE, AND BECASUE FULL-TIME 4WD, MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED. REGARDLESS, DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX, VA, WHERE BOUGHT, DID NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM WHEN TAKEN FOR SERVICE TWICE IN PROCEEDING TWO-THREEE MONTHS W/COMPLAINTS REGADING THE FRONT END "BINDING" DURING TURNS. FIRE WAS COOKING THE GAS TANK, HAPPILY, A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS AVAILABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE THE CAR BURNED UP. FIRE DEPT (GETTYSBURG, PA) DID FOLLOW-UP EXTINUISHING, ETC. POLICE ON THE SCENE. REPORTED HERE BECAUSE I'VE HEARD DIFFERIANTIAL FAILURE NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND THE FIRE UNDER THE GAS TANK WAS CERTAINLY IS A MAJOR HAZARD. (I HAD THREE KIDS IN THE CAR, ONE IN CHILD SEAT). JEEP SUPPOSEDLY INITIATING A "THIRD - PARTY INVESTIGATION." *AK

VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO GREASE IN DIFFERENTIAL THAT HAD BOILED AND RELEASED A PLUG, CAUSING EXPLOSION AND FIRE. THERE WAS A PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE LOCATION OF GAS TANK AND DIFFERENTIAL WHICH WERE CLOSE TOGETHER. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER 3 TIMES WITH PROBLEMS IN DRIVELINE, BUT DEALER COULDNT DETERIME CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK

RUSTED, DEFECTIVE DISC ROTORS COMPROMISED THE BRAKE'S PERFORMANCE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AHEAD, DRIVERS SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, BUT MY SON WAS UNABLE TO STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH AND HIT THE '84 VOLVO AHEAD OF HIM. MY SON WAS CITED FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY, ALTHOUGH HE DOES NOT THINK HE WAS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY. VEHICULAR DAMAGE APPEARED VERY MINOR, BUT THE OTHER DRIVER IS CLAIMING THAT HIS '84 VOLVO IS TOTALED. THE IMPACT WAS AT VERY LOW SPEED. MY SON RECEIVED NO INJURIES, AND HIS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OTHER DRIVER COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE AND BACKACHE, SAW HIS DOCTOR, WAS TREATED WITH NAPROSYN (ALLEVE), AND IS FINE. WE HAD RECEIVED NO INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL THE NEXT DAY (1/21/2000) WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED ON CNN. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED. (OUR JEEP WAS AFFECTED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN HOUSED IN OHIO PRIOR TO 8/99 WHEN WE BOUGHT IT). THE RECEIPT FROM THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL WORK SAYS THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. AFTER THE NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED WE NOTICED A VERY SIGNIGICANT DIFFERENCE IN STOPPING ABILITY. I REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER, REQUESTED THAT A TEST OF STOPPING TIME/ABILITY WITH THE OLD ROTORS AND WITH THE NEW ROTORS BE DONE, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSED. IF WE HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL, WE COULD HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AND AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT ROTORS ARE A WEAR ITEM, BUT OBVIOUSLY, RUST

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE- THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE ON THE BRAKE ROTORS.CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE SHE MAY LOSE CONTROL. *AK

REOCURRING VIBRATIONS, FRONT END PARTS REPLACED, TRANSMISSION REBUILT, STILL VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE DAY BEFORE SCHEDULED REPAIR THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR FRONT BRAKE ROTOR RECALL 99V-340 CALLED LATER TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY WOULD BE IN AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE IN AND HAD TO RESCEDULE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT WAS GIVEN TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES. IN TOWN DEPENDS ON RPM'S 2,000-2200, BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BINDING. NLM

THE ENGINE MOUNT HAS WORN OFF AND THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING THE STEERING AND BRAKING TO BE MAUAL AND HARD TO HANDLE FOR A 16-YEAR OLD. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SIMILIAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR JEEPS WITH NO FOUND REASON WHY, HAD TO TRADE VEHICLE IN. WE TOOK OUR TO JEEP SERVICE CENTER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING ON COMPUTER FIRST TIME, AND SAID NEEDED THROTTLE BODY COMBUSTION CHAMBER CLEANED, DONE. STILL STALLED, NOW COMPUTER SHOWS THE MAPPING SENSOR, $275 LATER. JUST FOR YOUR INFO., NOT SAFE DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE STALLS AND SERVICE CAN'T FIND PROBLEM, LUCKILY FATHER WITH 16 YEAR-OLD WHEN HAPPENED RECENTLY ON CURVE AND HELPED MANUEVER VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. *AK

STEERING COLUMN FAILED CAUSING NOISE DURING OPERATION. *AK

WHEN THE SPARE TIRE IS USED, WHILE IN 4- WHEEL DRIVE MODE, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OVERHEATS, AND THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR EXPLORER'S. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL (99V-340) PRIOR TO NOTICE, OWNER REPLACED ALL ROTORS AND PADS AS WELL. *MJS

THE ENGINE MANIFOLD ON MY VEHICLE IS TOTALLY CRACKED, WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIRECT CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION AND/OR POSSIBLY A FIRE. IN ADDITION THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART AND EXPENSIVE SERVICE, WHICH SHOULD NOT GO BAD.*AK

RECALL 99V340000 CONCERNING FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE NOT SENT TO CONSUMER. ALSO, SHE HAS BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER NOTED THAT VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY NEGLECTED TO SEND THE INFORMATION TO CONSUMER. *AK *ML

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER CEASED OPERATING DEALER REPLACED MOTOR WITH A USED MOTOR WITOUT CONSUMERS PERMISSION. NLM

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE TOTALLY REBUILT WITHIN 70,000 MILES . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RAM INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT 3 TIMES. TO STOP, CONSUMER JAMMED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATING THERE IS TERRIBLE VIBRATION AND A HUMMING NOISE. REQUIRED TRANSFR CASE REPAIR. *AK.ET.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE ON RECALL, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 9845. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS, THEY ARE WARPED, AND THE SURFACE IS RUSTED. OWNER FEELS REAR ROTORS SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO. *AK *ML

WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES CONSUMER GOT A SHUTTERING FEELING THROUGH THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER FEELS THAT HE MAY LOSE CONTROL OF WHEEL. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-340). *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (ROTORS) PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION, RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AND CHARGES, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL CHARGES RELATED TO THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS. (99V-340) *MJS

WHEN JEEP WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIR ON THE BRAKE ROTORS, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT TWO ENGINE MOUNTS AND ONE TRANSMISSION MOUNT WAS GONE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FALL. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTIFICATION. (99V-340) *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, HOWEVER ADDITIONAL REPAIRS NECESSARY TO COMPLETELY REPAIR VEHICLE, THESE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (99V-340). *MJS

RECALL COMPONENT REPLACED AND FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE (99V-340), CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR PRIOR REPAIR. *MJS

RECALL COMPONENT (99V340) FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE AND WERE REPLACED. *MJS

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE BROKE. YH

IN CONVERSTAIONS WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND MECHANICS IT IS CONSIDERED A "COMMON" PROBLEM FOR THE REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR TO NOT WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ON RECORD TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA, THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE COMPONENT AND IF NOT REPARIED COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE,AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED. STARTED VEHICLE & SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE JERKED BACKWARDS. TIRES STARTED SPINNING & ENGINE WAS REVVING. FOOT WAS ON BRAKES & VEHICLE STARTED GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES. APPLIED MORE PRESSURE ON BRAKES & VEHICLE FINALLY STOP SPINNING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALERSHIP. *AK

REGARDING THE BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING PUMP, AS PER DEALER (TOWN AND COUNTRY OF ROCK HILL) THEY HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING. DRIVE BELT PULLY CAME APART, SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF, AND OST ALL COOLANT, CAR OVERHEATED, AND STRANDED US ON THE SIDE OF I 77. NIGHTMARE. 2) WITH REGARD TO MOTOR MOUNTS: DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS. (AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARANTY, OF COURSE.) EVERY OTHER MECHANIC SAYS: "MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES...WHO'S RIGHT?

TOTAL FRONT BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY BREAKAGE OF THE ROTORS, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE CENTER HUB FROM THE ROTOR. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED & VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. OWNER HAS TO TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN START IT BACK UP. DEALER CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. *YC

VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION CAUSING GEARS TO SLIP. *YC

WIRE HARNESS IN THE RIGHT DRIVERS DOOR FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOW TO NOT ROLL DOWN. NLM

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WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARD'S CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP OVER A CURB, HITTING A METAL FENCE. *YC

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS; REPLACED FUEL PUMPS ON THREE OCCASIONS SINCE SEP, 1998 TO PRESEN. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE COLLISION WHILE ON THE ROAD OR FREEWAY. NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER.