1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

JUMPED INTO REVERSE FROM PARK CAUSING ACCIDENT. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS JUMPED OUT OF GEAR ON TWO OCCASIONS AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD CALL CRYSLER INSTEAD AND I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD BEEN SEVERELY INJURED FROM THIS. I WAS STILL TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING I STILL HAVE MEDICALS FOR WHICH I AM STILL UNDER A DOCTORS CARE RESULTING FROM THE INJURY OF THE AUTO. THIS AUTO HAS JUMPED OUT OF GEAR ON TWO OCCASIONS AND RAN OVER ME CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE VEHICLE INTO "PARK" AND PROCEEDED TO STEP FROM THE VEHICLE. AS I EMERGED FROM THE VEHICLE IT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE. THE OPEN DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN, UNDER THE VEHICLE. AS I FELL I GRABBED THE SIDE OF THE MOVING VEHICLE AND WAS DRAGGED BACKWARDS AS THE CAR MOVED IN REVERSE. BY SCRAMBLING AS THE TIRE HIT MY LEFT SIDE I WAS ABLE TO GET MOST OF ME OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, EVERYTHING EXCEPT MY RIGHT FOOT. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE RAN UP ON MY FOOT AND WAS STOPPED BY MY LEG. I WAS NOW PINNED UNDER THE TIRE IN A SITTING POSITION. I THEN REACHED INTO THE CAR AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO "PARK" AGAIN TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING ME OVER ANY FURTHER. SINCE I WAS ALONE ON A DARK ROAD I KNEW I HAD TO GET THE TIRE OFF MY FOOT SO I PUT IT INTO "DRIVE" BY REACHING IN WITH MY OTHER HAND AND HOLDING THE BRAKE. I SCRAMBLED OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AS IT RAN OFF INTO A DITCH. I SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG AND TORN LIGAMENTS. I HAD TO UNDERGO SURGERY TO REPAIR THE TORN LIGAMENT, WEAR A CAST FOR THE BROKEN LEG AND UNDERGO REHABILITATION. *AK

I STOPPED TO PICK MY MAIL UP FROM THE STND OF MAIL BOXES AT MY CONDO. I PUT THE JEEP IN PARK, LEFT THE DOOR OPEN AND WALKED AROUND THE FRONT, GOT OUT MY KEY, GOT MY MAIL OUT, POSTED A LETTER AND WAS GOING BACK TO THE JEEP, WHEN IT TOOK OFF. I SEEN THE OPEN DRIVERS DOOR HOOK ON THE POSTED SPEED SIGN, VEER OFF AND HEAD ACCROSS THE DRIVEWAY TO A STAND OF TALL FIR TREES. IT HIT ONE OF THE TREES AND BOUNCED OFF. I REACHED THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT AND JUMPED IN AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I KNOW I HAD THE VEHICLE IN PARK, BECAUSE OF THE LENGHT OF TIME THIS ALL TOOK BEFORE IT MOVED. I DID NOT REPORT TO THE POLICE, IT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND I HAS THE SIGN REPLACED. THE TREE WAS NOT DAMAGED. MY JEEP HAD THE DOOR BUSTED UP AND THE BACK BUMPER AND TAILGATE WERE ALSO DAMAGED. I REPORTED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY HAVE THE SAME REPORT. IT WAS SCARY AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.*AK

ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 1, 1998, I HAD MY 1998 GRAND CHEROKEE IN PARK WITH THE DOOR OPEN WHILE I WAS GETTING MY MAIL FROM A BANK OF MAILBOXES. WHILE I WAS OUT OF THE CAR, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SITTING ON LEVEL GROUND. THE OPEN DOOR HIT THE BANK OF MAILBOXES AND I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR TO STOP IT. I REPORTED THIS TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY SINCE I NEEDED TO HAVE THE DRIVERS DOOR REPLACED. THE CAR WAS IN PARK, AND AFTER I GOT IN TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS, IT WAS STILL IN PARK. I NEVER REPORTED THIS TO JEEP BECAUSE NO ONE BELIEVED ME AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE THEN. THE JEEP WAS LEASED, AND I TURNED IT IN ON JUNE 27, 2001 TO GENE'S CHRYSLER IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. HOWEVER, AFTER READING ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER JEEPS IN THE LA TIMES, I WANTED TO FILE MY COMPLAINT ALSO.*AK

PATRICIA NADEL WAS DRIVING ALONE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE A GATE ON OUR 1/4 MILE LONG DRIVEWAY. WE HAVE TO OPEN IT TO PROCEED THROUGH. PATTY PUT THE JEEP IN "PARK" AND THEN GOT OUT TO OPEN THE GATE. WHEN SHE REACHED THE GATE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE JEEP LURCHED INTO "REVERSE" AND SPED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET UNTIL IT HIT THE NEIGHBOR'S FLATBED TRAILER AND CAME TO REST. A 6 INCH DEEP GAUGE FROM THE CORNER OF THE TRAILER DUG INTO THE REAR DOOR OF THE JEEP, ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THROUGH THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND ALSO THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THUS CAUSING $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE . THIS HAPPENED TO HER ONCE BEFORE, A FEW MONTHS BACK, WHEN SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, AND AT THAT TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK IN AND STOP THE CAR. AT THAT TIME SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD PERHAPS NOT PUT THE GEAR SHIFT ALL THE WAY IN PARK, SO FOREVER AFTER THAT FIRST INCIDENT, WHEN STOPPING, SHE HAS FIRST PUT IT IN PARK, AND THEN JIGGLED IT SLIGHTLY TO MAKE SURE IT WAS FIRMLY IN PARK. THAT IS WHAT SHE DID AT THIS PRESENT INCIDENT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK; IT WAS NIGHTTIME AND DARK OUT. I STARTED TO STEP OUT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. I WAS STRUCK BY THE OPEN DOOR AND THROWN TO THE GROUND. I FOUND MYSELF FACE DOWN IN THE DIRT AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THE JEEP ROLLING AWAY FROM ME WITH MY CHILD STILL IN THE CAR IN HER BOOSTER. I RAN AFTER THE CAR WHICH STOPPED WHEN THE OPEN DOOR CAUGHT A POST AND BENT FORWARD AND THE REAR OF THE JEEP HIT ANOTHER POST. I WAS TAKEN TO AN URGENT CLINIC AND GOT STITCHES ON MY FACE AND TREATED FOR OTHER ABRASIONS AND STRAINS. ON TWO OTHER OCCASSIONS SINCE THEN MY CAR STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS WHEN IN PARK BUT I WAS STILL IN THE CAR AND WAS NOT HURT. *AK

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL ACTUALLY PRESENT IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER, REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT DEALER SINCE JUNE OF 2000 FOR A RECALL LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED ON VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY STATE WHICH RECALL, HOWEVER THERE IS ONLY 1 IN THE RECALL DATABASE FROM A YEAR AGO AND THAT IS DEALING WITH THE ROTOR:DISC HUB, A DEALER 30 MILES AWAY RESOLVED RECALL ISSUE. *SLC

GAS GUAGE INDICATES MORE FUEL THAN IN TANK. WHEN TANK SHOWS A 1/4 TANK IT ACTUALLY IS ON EMPTY. DEALER IS FINDING PROBLEM TO CORRECT. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND CONSUMER TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *SLC

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HWY AT 70-73 MPH. WHEN HOOD LIFTED AND COMPLETELY BLINDED ME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PEOPLE THAT A SAFETY LATCH SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THE HOOD FROM LIFTING THE WAY IT DID. *AK

AT FIRST VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, NO PRIOR WARNING. TOWED TO DEALER WHO FOUND WIRING HARNESS HAD STARTED TO MELT. *AK CONSUMER SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC THAT STATES THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REROUTED, THE HARNESS IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RUNS ALONG THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT, NOW THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS RUNS INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *SLC

I BOUGHT A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH 16,000MILES IN MARCH 2000 & THOUGHT IT WAS A FINE RUNNING VEHICLE WITH EXCELENT BRAKES. JEEP RECALLED THE ROTORS & REPLACED THEM WITH STAINLESS STEEL ONES ON 10/10/2000 AT 29,234MILES. THE MECHANIC COMMENTED ABOUT A PROBLEM & ON THE WAY HOME WE ALSO NOTICED A TERRIBLE CHANGE IN THE CAR. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BUCKS & SHUDDERS, PRACTICALLY KNOCKS YOUR TEETH OUT! VERY REDUCED & UNSAFE STOPPING RESULTED. THESE ROTORS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES & TOMORROW WILL BE THE FIFTH TIME, ALL STILL UNDER WARRENTEE. THESE NEW JEEP ROTORS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF PLANE, LIKE A WARPED RECORD, RESULTING IN UNSAFE BRAKING & GREAT DISCOMFORT. OUR FINE VEHICLE HAS BECOME A LEMON WITH THESE ROTORS! CHRYSLER WILL NOT GIVE US ANY HELP, EXCEPT TO TELL US TO DEAL WITH OUR LOCAL JEEP SERVICE MANAGER, WHO DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT TO DO. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? LETTER TO THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL?*AK

FAULTY HEAD GASKET ... #3 CYLINDER CRACKED. *AK

JEEP DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANY ELECTRICAL FAULTS WHICH CAUSE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES AND REPORTED TO NHTSA DATABASE. I REPLACED A BRAND NEW FACTORY BATTERY PER THE DEALER RECOMMENDATION AFTER A FULL SYSTEM DIANOGSTIC WHICH REVEALED NOTHINHG. BUT ONLY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DIANOSTIC, I HAD TO REPLACE A DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP MODULE; AND CURRENTLY THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR LIGHT IS REVERSED. I THINK JEEP HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTS WHICH THEY ARE DENYING FROM THE MANY COMPLAINTS I AM READING ONLINE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IT TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL STILL TO FLOORBOARD. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED BRAKE PADS OFF SHOES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DIGITAL CALIBRATION THAT SHOWED AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE WAS OFF. GAS GUAGE DASH (NON-DIGITAL) SHOWED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE STALLED DUE TO NO GAS IN VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

ALL OF THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN MY COMPLAINTS ARE COVERED BY CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT I STRONGLY FEEL JEEP IS BUILDING AN INFERIOR AND UNSAFE PRODUCT WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE MOST NOTABLES WERE THE (2) AUTO TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE AT FREEWAY SPEED. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS INSTALLED WITH A DEFECTIVE PUMP WHICH ALSO WENT OUT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IS WITH THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AT FREEWAY SPEED WITH NO WARNING. THE EXPLAINATION GIVEN WAS A WEAK BATTERY AND LOOSE BATTERY CABLE. ALL OTHER INCIDENTS ARE DUE TO SUB-STANDARD JEEP OEM PARTS. I WISH MY COMPLAINT WILL FORCE JEEP TO INVESTIGATE WHY A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.9 LIMITED, THEIR FLAGSHIP, WOULD FAILED TIME AFTER TIME AT SUCH A YOUNG MILEAGE. THANK YOU.*AK

I WANT TO KNOW WHY VEHICLES IN MINNESOTA, ESPECIALLY TWIN CITIES AREA, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BRAKE ROTOR SALT BELT RECALL (RECALL 00V136000) ISSUED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION INVOLVING THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE? OUR WINTERS LAST 6 TO 7 MONTHS DURING WHICH THIS YEAR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WAS RUNNING OUT OF SALT DUE TO THE EXTREME USAGE THIS WINTER REQUIRED. YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED A WRITTEN DENIAL FROM DAMLIER-CHRYSLER REQUESTING THIS RECALL BE PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE AND SECURE KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS WHERE HEAVY SALT USAGE OCCURS? DOES ANYONE SEE THE MASSIVE LAWSUIT PENDING FROM OWNERS LIVING IN MINNESOTA? I WANT AN ANSWER TO THIS AND I WANT MY ROTORS REPLACED WITH THE NEW STYLE ROTORS NAMED IN THE RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK *JB

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A LOUD NOISE OCCURS, AND PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HOW CAN A REAR END GO OUT IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT?!?*AK

AT 27,700 MILES I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT NEEDED BRAKES THAT SOON ... EVER! I WAS JUST TOLD THAT AT 45,704 MILES, THE ROTORS ARE AGAIN WARPED AND I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES. WHY? CHRYSLER HAS OFFERED A NEW SET OF ROTORS, BUT NO ASSURANCE THEY WILL LAST LONGER THAN THE 18,000 MILES THE LAST SET LASTED. "OFF THE RECORD" AND EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THE BRAKES ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE ARE NOT ADEQUATELY COOLED. I HAVE 3 OTHER VEHICLES WITH 80,000 + MILES ON THEM & ONLY ONE HAS HAD REPLACEMENT BRAKES AT 82,000 MILES. THE SEAT BACK "JUMPS" BACK A COG OR SO ON OCCASION. THE DEALER CANT' EVEN GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AS IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND INVOLVES REBUILDING THE DRIVERS SEAT! I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX IT AS IT WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE. NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS EITHER. KINDA HARD TO DRIVE WHEN LAYING ON ONE'S BACK!*AK

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136 RESULTING IN WARPAGE AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECIEVED A RESPONSE YET. NLM

BOTH REAR ROTORS WERE FLAKING AND RUSTING. DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED. IN EARLY NOVEMBER, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR FRONT ROTORS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.*AK

THE AIR BAG READINESS INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO TO DEALER TO HAVE IT INVESTIGATED. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL GO OFF USUALLY AFTER DRIVING FOR 30-45 MINUTES. I TESTED THE CRUISE AND HORN WHEN THE INDICATOR LAMP IS ON. BOTH WORK WHENEVER I CHECKED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL NOTICED LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE LINING HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM BACKING PLATE, DEALER STATED THIS IS NORMAL WEAR EVEN THOUGH THE BALANCE OF THE LINING MATERIAL FELL OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED. *SLC

DURING HARD BRAKING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PULSED ONCE AND THEN THERE WAS NO BRAKES CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF NORMAL USE NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE PITTED. NLM

AFTER APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE STUDDERS, AND COASTS, DOES NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THIS OCCURS EVERY ONE OR TWO DAYS.*AK

WHILE MAKING A LOW SPEED LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. NLM

WHILE THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED RESULTING IN A REAR END ACCIDENT, AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-136 FOR THE BRAKE ROTORS, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE FAULTY ROTOR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. NLM

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK POSITION WHEN EXITING VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO DRIVE, BOUNCED OFF CURVE AND WENT INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNER RECALL 00 V136 000 FOR BRAKE ROTORS FIVE TIMES. TWICE BEFORE, AND TWICE AFTER RECALL. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATED . DEALER STATED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH AND EXTING HIGHWAY ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. TECHNICIAN STATED FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE STALLING PROBLEM BECOMES MORE DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *YH

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR. ENGINE WOULD REV UP WHEN FIRST STARTING UP, AND WOULD REMAIN UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STOP DUE TO BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*AK

AT 60 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN, SAFETY HOOD LATCH WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. CHRYSLER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY. *AK THE HOOD WAS REPLACED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE DUE TO HAIL DAMAGE WHILE AT DEALER'S CARE. *YH

HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTOR REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. TOOK IN WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL, BUT BRAKES ARE BAD AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH SET OF ROTOR THE VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH AT 40,000 MILES

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED,CAUSING FUMES/ODOR TO ESCAPE OUT INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND CAN BE SMELLED IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE BUT THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO REPLACE. *YH

THERE WERE LOUD NOISES AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION COMING FROM DIFFERENTIAL. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES AND STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK

DIMMER SWITCH WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE TO DIM FROM BRIGHT TO LOW. ENTIRE PANEL WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY. THEN, A FEW SECONDS LATER WOULD COME BACK AS BRIGHT AS EVER. BEEN TO DEALER TO GET A DIMMER SWITCH PART AND TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACE IT. *AK

FUEL GUAGE MISREAD AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON EARLIER MAKES AND MODELS. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, CAUSING A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SIMILAR AFFECTS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL # 98V023000/SUDDEN IDLE SPEED INCREASES AUTOMATICALLY. *AK

MY CAR STARTED PULSING UPON BRAKING AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES. I TOOK ITS TO POTAMKIN JEEP AND THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AT 18,971 MILES. I TOOK IT BACK TO POTAMKIN JEEP AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE PROBLEM WAS BACK AT 26,789 MILES AND I TOOK IT TO DADE JEEP. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AT 37,000 MILES. NOW THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT NOW. I FILED ARBITRATION WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM. *AK

DEALER REPLACED FIRST SET OF FRONT ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH SETS AFTERWARDS THAT WERE REPLACED CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, STEERING WHEEL INSTANTLY LOCKED UP WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED. TURN COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AND THE VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD AND INTO A YARD BEFORE COMING TO STOP. NO INJURIES, BUT HAD SPEED BEEN HIGHER, OR AN OPEN YARD NOT AVAILABLE, THIS WOULD HAVE IN MY MIND BEEN A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE THREATENING EVENT. ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND SERPENTINE BELT HAD NOT BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND REPORTEDLY HAD STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED GIVEN THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS COLLISION.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-136, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR RESURFACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS, SOON AFTER HE LEARNED OF RECALL 00V-136 AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECIEVED IT YET. NLM