1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, INJECTION COIL AND THE FRONT AND REAR PINION GASKET HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL AIR VALVE MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, AND IN JULY OF THIS YEAR PULLING INTO A BORDER CHECK POINT, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STARED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, I THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN BOTH FRONT TIRES. AFTER A CLOSE INSPECTION BY THE BORDER PATROL THEY COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG, SO I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. I HAD THE SAME VIOLENT SHAKING AT NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING, IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO I SIMPLY DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DROVE 10 MILES TO GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY. WENT TO A TRUCK STOP AND CALLED THE DEALER THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD NOT HARM THE VEHICLE AND THAT I COULD DRIVE IT INTO TOWN (APPROXIMATELY 19 MILES). IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES, SO FAR I HAVE HAD A COMPLETE INSPECTION, ALIGNMENT, TIRES TAKEN OFF AND REMOUNTED AND BALANCED, TWO DAYS AGO THEY PUT NEW TIRES ON. FROM ALL OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET, ANYONE WOULD BE A LITTLE CRAZY TO BUY THIS PRODUCT. HOPEFULLY THEY GET MINE FIXED BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. I NOW HAVE JEEP PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN BRANDED WITH THE NAME OF DEATH WOBBLE. MAKES ONE REALLY FEEL SAFE. I ALSO SAW MANY ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY ARE THESE VEHICLES STILL ALLOWED ON THE HIGHWAY? *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PCM AND WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNED A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED DURING THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A WHILE THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE I WAS SLOWING DOWN WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO TURN RIGHT. AS I WAS ENTERING MY TURN THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER I DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL STEERING AND MY VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROADWAY CRASHING INTO A DITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE STOPPED OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY; HOWEVER, INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY UNLESS THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN TURNED OFF FOR A FEW HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,064.

1 DRIVER GETTING INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT, PREPARING TO LEAVE BY BUCKLING THE SEATBELT AND PUSHING IT FIRMLY INTO THE BUCKLE LOCK 2 THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AFTER MANY FAILURES, AS THE BELT SIMPLY BEGINS TO WIND BACK TO THE B-PILLAR AS IF THE DRIVER HAD JUST EXITED THE VEHICLE. NO NOISE IS MADE, NO FORCE NEEDS TO BE EXERTED ON THE BELT TO RECREATE THE FAILURE, IN WHICH RECREATION IS IMPOSSIBLE. OFTEN FAILURE MAY OCCUR AFTER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF DRIVING TIME. 3 UNKNOWN TO DATE. *TR

DRIVER DOOR LATCH FAILED DUE TO SPLITTING METAL IN DOOR. DOOR OPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER THE EVENT I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP THE ENGINE WOULD JUST STOP RUNNING. IT WOULD USUALLY START AGAIN BY TURNING THE KEY BUT NOT ALWAYS. TOOK TO LOCAL JEEP DEALER & WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PCM PO351 WHICH I PAID TO REPLACE. AT 76800 MILES 02/17/2010 THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED & THE SAME DEALER SAID SOMETIMES THEY GET A BAD PCM & IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE JEEP IS TOWED BEHIND A MOTOR HOME & AT 78558 MILES 08/30/10 THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE IN THE STATE OF WA. THE JEEP DEALER THERE SAID "FOUND COIL PRIMARY STORED IN PCM" SO I PAID FOR A COIL/IGNITION 8035004 REPLACEMENT. WHILE STILL IN WA & APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES LATER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN JUST AS IT DID BEFORE. I DECIDED TO TOW IT BACK TO PHOENIX & NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL SOMEONE ELSE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE ON 01/03/2011 AT 79503 MILES STATED IN PART "FOUND ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE & CODE PO351 WOULD SET WHEN IGNITION COIL HARNESS CONNECTOR IS TAMPERED WITH. REPLACE CONNECTOR. WIGGLE CONNECTOR AT PCM CAN CAUSE STUMBLE. INTERNAL DEFECT CAUSING SHUTOFF. PCM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. PART ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER" CHECKING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS SHOWS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING NUMEROUS TIMES GOING BACK MANY YEARS SO THIS IS NOT NEW A PROBLEM TO JEEP. HAVING THE ENGINE JUST QUIT RANDOMLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE & HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TOO MANY YEARS AS EVIDENCED BY THE INTERNET INFORMATION. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79729.. 01/31/2011 & NO PARTS AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE ENTIRELY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AT IDLE OR VERY LOW SPEEDS. JERKS AND FLASHES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR ONE SECOND OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL ROAD SPEEDS. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY UNDER NO SPECIFIC CONDITIONS (COLD, HOT, WET, DRY, ETC.) INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SO CODES CANNOT BE DETECTED. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN HEAVY MID DAY CITY TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. COULD NOT BE RESTARTED FROM PARK FOR 10 MINUTES, BLOCKED ENTIRE INTERSECTION AND ENTRANCE TO PLAZA. WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING VEHICLES MULTIPLE TIMES. HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC AS IT HAS BEFORE. BOUGHT USED. APPEARS TO HAVE HAD PCM, AIR FILTER, PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED. STALLING ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY PREVALENT AMONGST THIS VEHICLE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, LIKELY BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.

I HAVE A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I LOVE. HOWEVER, MY FACTORY INSTALLED SUNROOF LEAKS (AND BY LEAKS I MEAN IT POURS RAIN ON ME). I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FIVE SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS, INCLUDING A JEEP DEALERSHIP, AND EACH HAS TOLD ME THAT A SEAL FROM THE SUNROOF HAS BROKEN OFF AND IT WILL BE $600 AS THEY HAVE TO INSTALL A NEW GLASS PIECE WITH THE SEAL BUILT IN AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY JEEP MAKES SUNROOFS NOW. THIS SEAL IS A KNOWN DEFECT, AS ADMITTED BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS SUCH A KNOWN DEFECT THAT YOU CAN ONLY BUY THE GLASS AND SEAL TOGETHER NOW. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE A KNOWN DEFECT WITH JEEPS AND YET NOT BE A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD THE $600 TO REPAIR WHAT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE FIX, BUT HAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE EVERY TIME IT RAINS, WHICH IS OFTEN SINCE I LIVE IN OREGON. I CONSTANTLY HEAR ON JEEP COMMERCIALS HOW JEEP PRIDES ITSELF IN ITS NAME. I LOVE EVERY THING ABOUT MY JEEP, EXCEPT FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. BELOW I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES DISCUSSING THE LEAKING SUNROOF ISSUE AND THE SEAL DEFECT TO SHOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY JEEP OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE MY JEEP, IT HAS BEEN THE BEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER BOUGHT AND IT IS OFTEN THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT CAN GET ME TO MY PROPERTY IN THE WINTER DUE TO THE LAND BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH TERRIBLE ROADS. I WAS INTERESTED IN BUYING A NEWER ONE WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS UNTIL THE SUNROOF ISSUE HAPPENED. I FIND IT DISTRESSING THAT A KNOWN DEFECT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD A SHORT IN THE ECM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EVERY SENSOR AND MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS IN THE VEHICLE EVEN THE ENGINE AND NONE OF THEM HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE VEHICLE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

OUT OF NO WHERE MY 98 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE STARTED EXPERIENCING STALLING PROBLEMS AND MISFIRES SPORADICALLY DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE SITTING AT IDLE OR GOING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AND WILL JUST STALL. IT CRANKS BACK UP FINE (MOST OF THE TIME-SOMETIMES, IT TAKES ABOUT 30 SECONDS OF CRANKING IT) THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES - MORNING, NIGHT, COLD, HOT, ETC. IT SEEMS TO ACT WORSE THE LONGER THE VEHICLE HAS SAT UNDRIVEN (OVERNIGHT OR DURING A WORK SHIFT). I STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC - RECENTLY AT A LIGHT AND THEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I COULD NOT START MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A RECALL ITEM AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THESE COMPLAINTS. THE IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND WITH THE STALLING ISSUES HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING - IT'S A BIG PROBLEM THAT SOMEONE SHOULD ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I HAVE SPENT A WEEK AT THE MECHANIC SHOP REPLACING PART AND SPENDING MONEY ONLY TO NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DISTRIBUTOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SPARK PLUG WIRES, ETC HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM - $500 LATER. *TR

THE GLASS SUN ROOF OF OUR 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TOTALLY DETACHED (BLEW OFF) WHILE MY WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WERE DRIVING ON AN IDAHO HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 55 MPH. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC DIRECTLY BEHIND THE VEHICLE. UPON CALLING OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN OCCURRENCE AND WERE OF ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTINUOUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES. THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE IGNITION COIL, CRANK SHIFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR. IN ADDITION, THE THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLEANED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 01/07/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND DIFFERENT CODES INCLUDING THE 02 CRANK POSITION SENSORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE REPAIRS WERE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND CLAIM#19770779 AND CASE#2484134 WERE FILED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT THEY NEVER DID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. UPDATED 12/08/10 *BF UPDATED 12/13/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART IT OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,050. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I JUST READ ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK ON THESE CARS IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION. THIS MIGHT BE A FACTOR AND IF NOT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THERE IS A HEAT SHIELD THAT IS ABOUT A SQUARE FOOT IN SIZE MOUNTED IN FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK THAT IS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE CAR. IT IS HELD ON WITH TWO STEEL SCREWS WITH WASHERS. SINCE STEEL AND ALUMINUM WILL REACT WHEN PLACE TOGETHER THE HOLES THROUGH THE ALUMINUM BECOME OVERSIZED AND THE SHIELDS DROP OFF. IT IS THERE FOR A REASON AND THUSLY SHOULD BE REPLACED. JEEP NO LONGER HAS A REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE I GUESS THE PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT THAT THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF STOCK AND ELECT NOT TO MAKE MORE OF THEM. THERE HAS TO BE VERY LARGE NUMBER OF THESE CARS STILL ON THE ROAD MISSING THIS SHIELD. JEEP SHOULD BE FORCED TO MAKE MORE OF THEM SO THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED. IT SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AS WELL SO IT WILL NOT BE PRONE TO FALLING OFF IN THE FUTURE. *TR

CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO STALL NO MATTER THE WEATHER OR HOW LONG HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR. IT DOES NOT GIVE YOU A WARNING OF THE STALL. THE CAR STOP WHILE TURNING OR JUST DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (HIGHWAY) AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCK AND NOT GOTTEN KILLED. DUE TO THE CAR STALLING ON THE FREEWAY. AND FROM THE INTERNET INFORMATION THERE ARE ALOT OF GRAND CHEROKEES OUT THERE HAVING THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM. HOPE THAT NOBODY HAS TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE STALL PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 CARS BUT IT SHOULD OF BEEN DONE FOR THE CARS FROM 1996 TO 2008. DUE TO HAVING THE SAME STALLING PROBLEMS. *TR

HAVE JUST BEEN ADVISED THAT A MOTOR WHICH OPERATES SOME TYPE OF DOOR TO RELEASE HEAT AND AIR IN A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT NO REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE AND JEEP HAS A 1200 PART BACKLOG WITH NO PLANS IN THE WORKS TO EVEN BEGIN PRODUCTION OF THIS PART FOR REPLACEMENT. WHILE ONE CAN CONCEIVABLY DO WITHOUT HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING, THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS HAVING A WORKING DEFROSTER IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER IS A NECESSITY. *TR

1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RAN OVER ME. *TR

MY 98 JGC STARTED STALLING RANDOMLY; ON ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, HIGHWAY, STOPLIGHTS, ETC. IT WOULD ALWAYS START BACK UP AND RUN AGAIN, BUT THE STALLING WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. NO CODES WOULD REGISTER EITHER. THE DEALER TRIED REPLACING THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR AND IGNITION COIL ($300), BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, SPARK PLUGS, AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR BUT STILL THE SAME. . WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD DROP OUT MOMENTARILY. ALSO, WHEN THE ASD DROPS OUT, THERE ARE NO COMPUTER CODES REGISTERED. THEY ALSO CLEANED THE CONTACTS ON ALL THE RELAYS UNDER THE HOOD AND COATING WITH DI-ELECTRIC GREASE. THIS DID NOT HELP EITHER. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND IT SEEMS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BECOME BROKEN AT THE BASE AND NOW WOBBLES AND IS JUST ABOUT UNUSABLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AND ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE JEEP DEALER WILL WANT $400+ TO REPAIR THIS. SINCE THESE SEATS BREAK WHILE DRIVING AND THANKFULLY FOR ME I WASN'T INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO KIND OF RECALL ON THESE. THE STEEL USED FOR THESE PARTS IS VERY CHEAP AND THIN AND BREAK WAY TOO EASILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. PRIOR TO SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF TO OBSERVE THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND A FIRE WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 111000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S OWNERS MANUAL WAS MISSING INFORMATION REGARDING THE FUSE DIAGRAM, THE LOCATION, AND LABELING OF THE FUSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRICAL SENSORS FAILED. UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND REGULATOR WERE THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E011000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

YESTERDAY, APRIL 8TH 2009, I DROVE TO CLASS AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS OR SIGNS OF THEM. AFTER 1 HOUR, I STARTED THE CAR, WHICH STARTED FINE, AND BEGAN TO DRIVE BACK HOME. AT A STOP LIGHT 2 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING, I PRESS THE GAS, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO STALL, AS IF THE ENGINE WAS GIVING WAY OR STUMBLING. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES, GETTING VERY CLOSE TO STALLING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, TODAY, APRIL 9TH, AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR THE NIGHT,IT STARTED PERFECTLY. 2 MINUTES LATER, AT A STOP LIGHT, IT LOST ALL POWER. IT HAD TROUBLE TURNING OVER THE FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS, BUT THE THIRD TIME IT STARTED PERFECTLY. AFTER THAT, I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, AGAIN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. THE FIRST COUPLE ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE DIDN'T TURN OVER, BUT AGAIN, WHEN IT DID START, IT STARTED PERFECTLY. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES. AFTER LEAVING AGAIN, IT WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER IGNITION THAT WHEN ON A MAIN ROAD, IT DID NOT STALL COMPLETELY, BUT WAS LIKE IT WAS STARTING/TRYING TO. IT STUMBLED AND JERKED ROUGHLY. AFTER THAT, IT DROVE ROUGH, BEFORE I RETURNED HOME AND TURNED IT OFF. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I AM ON A HIGHWAY OR MAIN ROAD, THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AT A HIGHER SPEED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/HARM TO ME/DRIVERS AROUND ME. I HAVE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE FOR ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO FIX THIS, AND MANY OTHER JEEP OWNER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE STALLS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHILE IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES THAT CAN BE TRACED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS ALREADY PAID OVER $600 FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANK AND OXYGEN SENSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

JEEP STALLS INTERMITTENTLY,, SOMETIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP (ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT). HAVE TAKEN TO TWO MECHANICS WHO COULDN'T GET THE JEEP TO "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. IT ALSO WAS CUTTING OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING,,THAT SINCE HAS STOPPED WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW COMPUTER. CHANGED CRANK SENSOR, IGNITION COIL, TUNE UP,,, AND THERE COMPUTERS (WILL HAVE A 4TH ONE INSTALLED THIS WEEK. CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ITS COSTING PEOPLE SO MUCH MONEY. AND THE ACCIDENT FACTOR IS HIGH. PLEASE MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER TEN TIMES LEAVING THE CONTACT WITH NO POWER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE MECHANIC INSISTED THAT THE ASD RELAY AND IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE ASD RELAY AND IGNITION COIL, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN SHE DROVE FROM A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 137,000. UPDATED 020209 *BF UPDATED 02/03/09.*JB

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC JEEP STALLED ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AT 38,000 MILES AND CONTINUES AT 100540 MILES, IF LESS THAN HALF A TANK OF FUEL IT WILL STALL AND ALSO THE DASH CLUSTER WILL READ INCORRECTLY. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE INJURED OR DEATH AS IT HAPPENS AT RANSOM. USER REPORTS THAT KEEPING FUEL TANK FULL CUTS DOWN ON THE SHUTOFFS TO ONE OR TWO A YEAR. *TR

1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2WD, 4.0 LITER INLINE 6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. USER HAS REPLACED MANY ENGINE ELECTRICAL AND IGNITION PARTS, AS WELL AS FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, SOME RELAYS, AND THE JEEP CONTINUES TO STALL IN TRAFFIC, WHEN TURNING CORNERS, WHEN BACKING UP, HAS INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN DRIVING, AND IS POSTING VARIOUS COMPUTER CODES. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $700 ON DIAGNOSTIC AND PARTS REPLACEMENT, YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE PERIODICALLY CUTS OUT AND RPM'S DROP TO ZERO. IF THIS HAPPENS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR DURING AN EVASIVE MANEUVER SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED. THIS IS AN ONGOING AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MY MECHANIC CAN NOT FIX, AND BASED ON MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT IS A WIDESPREAD AND PERPLEXING DESIGN-RELATED PROBLEM WITH THIS ERA JEEP CHEROKEES AND GRANDS. *TR

MY 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AND SPORADICALLY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AFTER IT'S BEEN SITTING AND NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS, BUT HAS OCCURRED AT ANY TIME OR TEMPERATURE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, ONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN JEEPS AND SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY OR HOW THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED: IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, PLUGS, WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ASD RELAY, CRANK SENSOR, CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I'VE EVEN HAD THE MECHANIC TRY THE "MAGIC FIX" THAT I'VE READ ON MANY FORUMS ABOUT THE SCREWS ON THE ECM BEING TOO LONG. NOTHING. I'M GETTING SO FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT JUST SHUTS OFF. MOST OF THE TIME, IT WILL CRANK RIGHT BACK UP IF IT HAPPENS AT IDLE AND IF IT HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION, MOST OF THE TIME, IT WILL SHUT OFF BRIEFLY AND COME BACK ON BEFORE I CAN GET STOPPED. I DON'T WANT OT GET RID OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I WANT SOME ANSWERS. I FIND IT HILARIOUS THAT JEEP/CHRYSLER UPHOLD THAT THEY AREN'T AWARE OF ANY STALLING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE VEHICLE. THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM YOUR WILL FIND ON MOST JEEP FORUMS...INTERMITTENT STALLING. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, USUALLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IDLING. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES WITH A DEALER, BUT RECEIVED NO RETURN CALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE IN IDLE. UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AND THEN JERK AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CLEANED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND PERFORMED A TUNE-UP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS VERIFIED, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE OVER 100,000.

FRONT END POPS WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. HAD THE FRONT AXLE REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL, ITS DOING IT AGAIN. *TR

INTERMITTENT STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AT STOPS, IN INTERSECTIONS AND OFF RAMPS AND USUALLY WON'T START AGAIN. DEALER MAY HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM AFTER THREE YEARS THAT BEING THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. *TR

IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES THE LEVER IN THE GAS TANK THAT LETS THE GAS GAUGE KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN IT STICKS WHEN IT SAYS A QUARTER TANK IT IS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY EMPTY. THIS HAS LEFT MYSELF AND MY TWO BABIES LEFT TO WALK AND GET PUSHED TO A GAS STATION. THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A REALLY LOAD WHINING NOISE WHEN OVERDRIVE IS OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED HIM FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT THE COST OF OVER $160. SECONDLY, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPONENT FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OUT OF POT METAL. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER -DOES NOT FUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2006, THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE POWER WINDOWS. THE MIRRORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PROGRAMMABLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN HE SETS THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS TO A CERTAIN POSITION, THE SETTING CHANGES WHEN THE UNLOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED. THE MIRRORS HAVE TO BE READJUSTED EVERY TIME HE ENTERS THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT OF CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR SELF COMBUSTED INTO FLAMES .THE AUBRN FIREDEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN OF THIS VEHICLE SELF COMBUST AS MINE HAD. *TR

I HAVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. MODEL YEAR 1998. MY PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN FIRST PRESSING THE GAS BUT DOES ALSO OCCUR AFTER I HAVE ALREADY STARTED MOVING FROM A STOP. MY PROBLEM IS WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS OR IT SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS AT LEAST AND THEN IT FINALLY STARTS GOING. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO STALLING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHERE UNDER NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE HAD MORE THAN PLENTY OF TIME TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC BUT WITH THE STALLING WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A COUPLE VEHICLES. HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER TAKING IT TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS. HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON GRAND CHEROKEES. THIS HAPPENS TO ME ON A DAILY BASIS NUMEROUS TIMES. WITH THIS BEING SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM,THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ISSUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

THERE IS A VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE THAT COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART, THE CONTACT HAS TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND COULD TELL THE DIFFERENCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

I OWN A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, 4.0, INLINE-6, 2WD WITH 118,000 MILES. MY 98 JGC STARTED STALLING RANDOMLY; ON ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, HIGHWAY, STOPLIGHTS, ETC. IT WOULD ALWAYS START BACK UP AND RUN AGAIN, BUT THE STALLING WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. NO CODES WOULD REGISTER EITHER. THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR AND IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, SPARK PLUGS, ROTOR AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR BUT STILL THE SAME. OUT OF DESPERATION, I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND CHECKED FOR LOOSE AND RUSTY CONNECTIONS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

DEFECTED PARTS/FAILURE: HEATER COIL DEFECTED- BLOWS OUT COLD AIR IN WINTER. EVAPORATER COIL DEFECTED- A/C BLOWS OUT HOT AIR IN SUMMER. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AT ABOUT 65MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING FROM 3500 RPM ALL THE WAY TO 6000 RPM, BUT THE SPEED DIDN'T INCREASE AT ALL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY RAN A FULL DIAGNOSTICS CHECK AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CHEROKEE. SO I DROVE THE JEEP FOR ANOTHER MONTH UNTIL IT DIED ON ONE EARLY MORNING. I WENT TO START THE JEEP JUST LIKE EVERY MORNING, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE WON'T EVEN TURN OR MAKE A SOUND. THE GAUGES INDICATORS WENT BESERKS AND BOTTOMED OUT AT THE MAX. IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE YET TO FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH THE JEEP WHEN I TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TODAY. *TR