1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AT THE WELD SEAM WHERE THE TWO EXHAUST DUCTS JOIN INTO A SINGLE PIPE AND JUST BEFORE THE ELBOW CONNECT BETWEEN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE EXHAUST PIPE, THE MANIFOLD DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE NATURAL EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE METAL, THE NEW MODELS HAVE A REDESIGNED MANIFOLD REENGINEERED NOT TO CRACK FROM NATURAL THERMAL STRESS. ALL DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS REPLACED DUE TO GROWLING SOUND. MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. *SLC

MY JEEP ROLLED INTO REVERSE WHEN I HAD IT PARKED. I JUMPED INTO IT AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. I JUST HURT MY ARM- NOT SERIOUS. HOWEVER, I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AS IT SLIPPED A LOT AND FAILED AROUND 58,000K.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED. VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD ACROSS THE STREET. VEHICLE STOPPED AT AN UPHILL GRADE. CONSUMER RAN AFTER VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. NO INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK ON A SLANTED HIGHWAY, WHEN IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP IT BY HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE. *SLC

PE 01 021/ROLLED AWAY IN PARK: VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, AND HIT A PARKED CAR. *AK *JG

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS DEFINITELY IN PARK. *SLC

I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INSPECT MANY GRAND CHEROKEES AND NOTICE THAT THE MAJORITY PRE 1996 HAD LEAKAGE PROBLEMS. THOSE PROBLEMS WERE EITHER WITH THE TRANSMISSION SEALS LEAKING OR ENGINE SEALS LEAKING. I FEEL THIS IS CAUSED BY A POOR CRAFTMANSHIP OR MATERIALS. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS NOW, BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY THAT HAVE FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR RESOLUTION. *AK

THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS: ONE IN AUGUST OF 2000 AND ONE IN FEBRUARY OF 2001. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK AND WENT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT A DRIVER IN THE CAR AND CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT, OUR ONE-YEAR-OLD SON WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT IN THE CAR. WE ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. THANK YOU.*AK

I WAS WASHING MY JEEP IN MY DRIVE WAY, WHEN IT JUST STARTED ROLLING TOWARDS ME. SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME, AND WHEN I CHECK INSIDE MY GEAR WAS IN REVERSE. I DIDN'T HIT, ALMOST, BUT NO DAMAGE. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESNT' HAPPEN EVER AGAIN.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN WHEN IT SUDDENLY STARTED GOING BACKWARD. DOOR WAS BENT BACK. CONSUMER RAN AFTER VEHICLE, JUMPED IN AND SHUT OFF ENGINE . EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. $1800.00 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND IN PARK IT ROLLED BACKWARDS A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

PE 01 021: WHILE PARKED AND IDLING WITH DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND RIPPED DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN IN FORWARD POSITION. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

MY JEEP SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN 4 TIMES, I THOUGHT MY FIANCE WAS NUTS!"CARS DON'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE ON THERE OWN" ! ! ! DOG HOUSE HERE I COME. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE IT HAD JUST BEEN PARKED AND ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF.*AK

SPARE TIRE CAUSES AXLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT AXLE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS RECALL NOTICE1996 MODELS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

A/C CONSTANTLY BLOWS FUSES, DEALER SAYS IT IS A/C, PRIVATE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS ELECTRICAL. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER WOULD LEAK FREON ONTO ENGINE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF LEAK. *AK AIR CONDITIONER DUCT TUBE FELL OUT OF POSITION AT ONE POINT ONTO DRIVERS FOOT, THIS CAUSED SOME LOSS OF CONTROL, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. *SLC

ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE PREMATURELY WORN WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL AND ALSO INFORMED DEALER OF A LOUD CLUNK SOUND WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AND OF A FLUID LEAK AROUND THE TRANSMISSION, DEALER STATED TRANSFER CASE SEALS NEEDED REPLACED AND MAIN CRANK SEAL NEEDED REPLACED, TECH ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE TORN LOOSE, CONSUMER SEEMED CONCERNED BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD. *SLC

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE BY THE REAR AXLE, POSSIBLE REAR AXLE PROBLEMS (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

THIS CRACK IS PERVASIVE WITH 91-97 JEEPS. ALL DEALERSHIP AND PRIVATE-LABEL MECHANICS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. JEEP IS AWARE OF IT BECAUSE IN SEVERAL STATES (INCL. CA) THEY INCREASED THE WARRATNY TO 80,000 MILES FOR THE EXHAUST, AND BEGINNING WITH 97 JEEP MODELS, BEGAN USING BETTER QUALITY MATERIALS FOR THE EXHAUST. THE PROBLEM IS FRACTURE CRACKS CAUSED BY UNEVEN CONTRACTION/EXPANSION DUE TO HEAT/COLD. THE PROCESS IS UNEVEN BECAUSE THE METAL USED FOR THE EXHAUST IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE QUALITY. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN INHERENT DEFECT AND THUS IS A BREACH OF JEEP'S IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHATABILITY FOR JEEP. CONSEQUENTLY, I'M ASKING NHTSA'S ASSISTANCE IN FORCING JEEP TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THE REPAIRS COST ABOUT $1,000 AT THE JEEP DEALERS. *AK

WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE AT 80,771 SENT A LETTER ABOUT ODOMETER FRAUD. 1O8406. *AK

A PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE STEERING TO GO OUT COMPLETELY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (99V340000) BUT DEALERSHIP CHARGED HER FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

DEFECTIVE DRIVER AND REAR SEAT BELT

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATLEY 65MPH A LOAD KNOCK AND VIBRATION BEGAN IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I PULLED OF THE ROAD AND NOTHING APPEARED TO BE LEAKING SO I CONTINUED. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE ALRIGHT UNTIL THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND A TERRIBLE SMELL STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE DIFFERENTIAL APPARENTLY HAS OVERHEATED AND BEGAN TO RELEASE THE OIL ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER MECHANIC FIRST THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CV JOINTS AND AXLES, HE REPLACED THEM FOR $500. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED! THEN HE REPLACED THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES WHEN A NOISE, CONSISTENT WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED STARTED. THAT WAS ANOTHER $500! I HAVE NOW SPENT $1000 AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED AND APPARENTLY THIS IS PROBLEM MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IT IS TIME THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM!

I HAVE RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH QUADRA-TRAC 4WD SYSTEM ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE LONG ENOUGH TO BRING IT UP TO OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL CLUNK AND CAUSE THE FRONT END TO BIND WHENEVER I TRY TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE PROBLEM CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO A COMPONENT CALLED THE VISCOUS COUPLING IN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE. IT SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON IN THE 93-97 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ERA. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND EXPERIENCED, THE PROBLEM CAN BEGIN ON VEHICLES WITH AS LITTLE AS 57,000 MILES ON THEM. MINE IN PARTICULAR BEGAN AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. WHEN THE JEEP IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE BINDING AND NOISE IS BLAMED ON SOME OTHER COMPONENT (I.E. CV JOINTS, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, OR SOME OTHER PART) PROBABLY DUE TO COMPLACENCY AND/OR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE MECHANIC. THIS CAN BE VERY COSTLY AS THE AVERAGE PERSON ENDS UP REPLACING AND PAYING FOR COMPONENTS THAT ARE STILL SERVICEABLE. IT CAN ALSO BE UNSAFE AS IT CAN LEAVE SOMEONE UNEXPECTEDLY STRANDED. AFTER RESEARCH, HOURS OF ENDLESS POKING AROUND MY VEHICLE, AND FINDING OUT WHAT THE ACTUAL CULPRIT WAS I FOUND THAT PRICES RANGED ANYWHERE FROM $600.00 FOR THE VISCOUS COUPLING IN THE TRANSFER CASE TO $1600.00 FOR THE TRANSFER CASE ITSELF. PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES: HTTP://FORUMS.VMAG.COM/JJGRANDCHEROKEE0499/MESSAGES/6255.HTML I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN

AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING , AIR WAS BLOWING, BUT NOT COOLING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A JEEP DEALER, AND EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEPS. THEY RECOGNIZED THE DESIGN FLAW, BUT WILL NOT COVER IT. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY $629.00.*AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. DRIVER EVENTUALLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO PITMAN ARM BREAKING OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED, CAUSING DRIVER TO NEARLY FALL FROM VEHICLE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WELDING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES THERE WAS VIBRATION. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BRAKE ROTOR HUB WAS RUSTED. *AK THE 1994-1995 MODELS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME FACTORY DEFECT, AND THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE NO EXCEPTION. *YH

VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN DRIVEWAY. STRAPPED CHILD IN CARSEAT , GOT IN, PUT OUR SEAT BELTS ON, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS. CAR RAN INTO A ROCK WALL CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, WENT UP THE WALL AND ALMOST ROLLED COMMING TO REST HALF ON HALF OFF THE WALL.*AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FORWARD HITTING 2 TREES AND A LAMP POST AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. NLM

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND REPLACED BATTERY ONCE, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FUTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED, AND WAS BEING REMOVED FROM A FLATBED. HUSBAND GOT IN VEHICLE TO START IT WHEN IT ACCELERATED. IT HIT TOW TRUCK, AND THEN REVERSED ITSELF, WENT FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER OBJECT.*AK

FAULTY DESIGN--SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO #'S OF OCCURENCES--VISCOUS COUPLER--CAUSES HARD STEERING AFTER EXTENDED TRAVEL TIMES--CAUSES 4WD TO ENGAGE WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, VEHICLE DAMAGE, INJURY AND DEATH. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *AK

TOOK VEHICLE TO ANCHOR JEEP TO FIX SEVERAL TIMES, NEVER COMPLETELY FIXED--STILL BLEW HOT AIR--LATER FOUND OUT IT NEEDED EVERYTHING--COMPRESSOR, EVAPORATOR, CONDENSER, LINES, ETC. --OF COURSE BY THIS TIME WARRANTY WAS OUT.*AK

MANY OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH. THERE ARE MANY FAILURES APPARENTLY NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. JEEP VEHICLES SHOULD BE SOLD ALONG WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION. THE LIST OF PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SO FAR ARE AS FOLLOWS: COMPLETE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LF AXLE, VISCOUS COUPLER IN TRANSFER CASE--BIG $$, COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, AIR BAG SENSOR, SPEEDOMETER ASSY.+ THE RECALLS AS OF DATE--FR. BRAKE ROTORS, SHIFT INTERLOCK--VERY UNSATISFIED 1ST TIME JEEP OWNER.

VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO LEFT, HAD SUSPENSION WORK DONE, CHANGED TIRES AND BRAKE PADS. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY. CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO DRIVE FASTER THEN 55 MPH, VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

CONSUMER JUST PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THEN LEFT VEHICLE INSIDE. THEN, VEHICLE FELL OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAS NOT CANTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

I HAD TO PAY $1400.00 FOR TRANSMISSION REBUILD BECAUSE OF BAD FRONT CLUTCH SEAL. I SUSPECT THE SEAL FAILED BECAUSE OF INCORRECT MACHINED FRONT CLUTCH FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE PROBLEM RESULTED IN ALARMING DELAYED REVERSE AND SLIPPING 2-3 SHIFTS. *AK

IT IS ABSOLUTELY REDICULOUS THAT A GAS TANK OF 5 YRS OLD IS DETERIORATING. I WAS ASKED IF I USE MOBIL GAS AND I DON'T! THIS IS A POOR EXCUSE FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING DUE TO THE MAKE OF THE GAS TANK! I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS THE MANUFACTURERS FAULT THAT THESE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED UNUSUALLY EARLY ON SUCH A YOUNG VEHICLE. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-340, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER BUT WAS DENIED. NLM

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIR IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE OF MUSHY AND NOISY BRAKES THE CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE TO DEALER AND INSTEAD TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AT 112 KM. TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO CHANGE, AND GEARS WOULD BE SLIPPING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WOULD DO NOTHING.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 60-65 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD AND NOTICED REAR OF VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK CONSUMER STATES FIRE WAS IN THE AREA OF THE GAS TANK. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR HAD RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM THE HUB, THE RIGHT SIDE WAS ABOUT TO DO THE SAME THING, A WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V340 AFTER ALREADY HAVING REPAIRS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

PRIOR TO RECALL VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, POSSIBILITY OF VEHICLE HAVING DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS AS STATED IN RECALL 99V-340. ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *CJ

DATING BACK TO 2 YEARS AGO, I HAD A JEEP DEALER CHECK THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR A "FLUTTERY" NOISE, WHICH I THOUGHT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. IT WAS CHECKED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY. FOUR MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE JEEP BACK DUE THE PROBLEM NEVER HAVING BEEN FIXED. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND TIGHTENED THE EXHAUST CLAMPS. THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE, BUT I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND TOOK THE FLUTTERY NOISE AS THE "NORMAL" ENGINE/EXHAUST NOISE JEEP MAKES. RECENTLY I TOOK MY JEEP TO HAVE VARIOUS FLUID LEAKS REPAIRED ($500 WORTH) AT MY COST, AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND WOULD COST $1,000 (EST.) TO REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT NO WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT AND SINCE I HAD CLOSE TO 90,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I DIDN'T HAVE OPTIONS TO HAVE JEEP TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE NOISE I HAVE BEEN HEARING ALL ALONG HAS BEEN A CRACKED MANIFOLD, SO THE PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED ITSELF WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD 52,000 MILES. THIS JUST DOES NOT SEEM WHAT ONE SHOULD EXPECT FROM A VEHICLE AT 52,000 MILES. I AM LOOKING TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND WHAT MY RECOURSE OPTIONS ARE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!