1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

WHILE BRAKING 50-60 MPH THERE WAS HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY WIFE MADE A QUICK STOP AT A LOCAL STORE. UPON RETURNING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. SHE PAUSED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A LOUD RATTLING. AT THE MECHANIC SHOP, THE MECHANIC HOISTED THE JEEP ON THE LIFT AND WE WITNESSED A HOLE AND CRACK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. THE CRACKED PIECE WAS ONLY BEING HELD BY A BOLT OR SOME KIND OF RIVET OR ELSE THE HOLE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LARGER. THE 99 JEEP GC HAD 96500 MILES ON IT, REGULAR OIL CHANGES, AND IT WAS NOT LEAKING OIL. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, AND I HAVE HEARD NO DECENT EXPLAINATION FOR THIS. COST $1500, AND THIS WAS CONSIDERED A GOOD PRICE. YOURS TRULY, DISGRUNTED CONSUMER

THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED. THE MECHANIC INDICATED STATED THERE WAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS THE RESULT OF A FAILED DIFFERENTIAL BEARING. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT CONTAMINATION WAS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER SPEED. THEN, CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO GAIN CONTROL AND STOP. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM.*AK

LOSS OF BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *NM

BECAUSE FRONT WHEELS WERE RUNNING HOT AND VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING WHEN USING THE BRAKES, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. CHRYSLER "800+ ADDED CARE" WARANTY DOES NOT COVER THOSE BEARINGS ON 4WD JEEPS BUT DOES COVER THEM ON FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE JEEPS (?)*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS SIX TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS INCLUDED THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, ALONG WITH THE CARRIER BEARINGS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS.

THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 10,000 MILES ON MY WAY TO 50,000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER. THE DEALER FURTHER SAID THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *JB

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. I'VE REPLACED THEM TWICE UP TO THIS POINT AND THEY ARE REQUIRING A 3RD FIX. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. I'M AVERAGING 20,000 MILES BETWEEN REPLACEMENTS. JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY PROBLEMS WERE AN "ISOLATED INCIDENT". *JB

FRONT ROTORS ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WARPED DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH AFTERMARKET ROTORS. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FRONT BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED OR RESURFACED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. *AK *NM

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 20,000 MILES AND WERE REPLACED. NOW THEY HAVE WARPED AGAIN AT 36,000 MILES AND MUST BE REPLACED.*AK

BAD BRAKE ROTORS. I HAVE REPLACED ROTORS TWICE. I HAVE ONLY 62K. VERY VIOLENT SHAKING, AND SHIMMING. THE SHAKING EVEN CONTINUES AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED.I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT BY A MANUFACTURER.*AK

CHRONIC BRAKE WARPAGE. WITH IN 30,000 MILES I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS 3 TIMES AND REAR ROTORS TWICE. EACH SET OF ROTORS WAS TURNED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE BEING REPLACED. TSB PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP WITH NO AFFECT. BRAKES WILL SHOW SIGNS OF WARPAGE IN APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES. BY 1500 MILES THEY ARE INTOLERABLE.*AK

WARPED BRAKE ROTORS AT 25,000 MILES

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 48000 MILES THAT NEEDS AN $1800.00 TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL! HOW ABSURD!! AFTER CONTACTING JEEP, IT WAS MADE CLEAR TO ME THAT THEY ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBLITY IN THIS MATTER. HARD TO BELIEVE OUR AMERICAN AUTO MAKERS CAN'T DO BETTER THAN THIS.

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT EXPERIANCES BRAKE ROTOR WRAPPING ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 15K MILES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT DUE TO THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF ITS EFFECTIVE OPERATION.

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FRONT CALIPERS WARPED 4 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS, UPGRADED TO DIAMLER CHRYSLER MODIFIED CALIPERS, PROBLEM PERSISTS. RESULTED IN AN INFERIOR BRAKING CONDITION WHICH TURNED THE CAR INTO A ROAD HAZARD SEVERAL TIMES. DIAMLER CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO DATE. *JB

WARPED ROTORS AT 15,000 ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. FRONT ROTORS REPLACED WITH NEW STYLE BRAKES, BUT WARPED AGAIN AT ANOTHER 15,XXX MILES.*AK

WARPED ROTORS ON 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EVEN AFTER THE CALIPER UPGRADE. ITS A REACCURING PROBLEM FOR MANY GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS.*AK

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEREOKEE,FRONT DISC BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT. ROTORS GOES OUT OF ROUND, ABOUT EVERY 15000 MILES, DUE TO POOR ROTOR AND CALIPER DESIGN. JEEP (AND DEALERS) KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS TSB REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH THE FIX BEING NEW ROTORS AND CALIPERS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN, BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT, WITHOUT COSTING $500+ TO THE CONSUMER. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED. *JB

HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE TURNING DARK, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *AK

WE HAVE HAD MANY RECALLS ON OUR JEEP,TRANSMISSION TWICE REAREND THREE TIMES. THE REAREND WAS REPAIRED IN2001 AND THE BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT AGAIN AND CHRYSLER WANTS US TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WAS REPLACING THE COMPLETE REAREND BECAUSE IT WAS MACHIND WRONG.*AK

PULSING BRAKES, 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, COMMON PROBLEM FROM FAULTY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TSB ISSUED, SAFETY HAZARD, BUT NO RECALL.*AK

THE SEAT BELTS IN MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE COME UN LATCHED, THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. *CB

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRONT LEFT SUPPORT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT FRONT CORNER TO LOWER. THE SEAT IS MOBILE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN SIX MONTHS THAT THE SEAT SUPPORTS HAVE BROKEN AWAY. I AM NOT A BIG PERSON AND THE SEAT IS NOT OFTEN MOVED. THIS STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE SEAT IS UNUSUAL, WHEN ABUSE IS NOT PRESENT, CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ASSISTANCE, WHEN IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS A EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR STRUCTURAL FAILURE.

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 6 FULL SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, 2 SETS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND ROTORS REPLACED. ON TIME JEEP ACTUALLY TOLD ME MY DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TOOL SO THEY HAD ME BRING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER!! I HAVE COMPLAINED AND THEY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THEY PAID FOR MOST OF THE JOBS UP TO 70K BUT I HAVE PAID FOR THE LAST SEVERAL. I MOVED AND CAN'T FIND MY RECORDS, AND JEEP WON'T RELEASE MY REPAIR HISTORY TO ME, THEY SAY IT IS PROPRIETARY. I MAINTAIN THAT SINCE THEY NEVER ENGINEERED AND MANUFACTURED THE PARTS CORRECTLY, THEY ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE. THEY ARE INCREDIBLE ABOUT THIS CONSIDERING THAT 2 DIFFERENT JEEP DEALER SERVICE MANAGERS TOLD ME THEY HAVE MANY, MANY OWNERS W/SAME PROBLEMS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HASN'T BEEN COVERED BY RECALL, CONSIDERING JEP HAS ISSUED 4 TSB'S PERTAINING TO THE BRAKES. MY OLD DEALER IN NY TOLD ME THEY WOULD SEND ME MY SERVICE HISTORY, I AM WAITING FOR THAT. PLEASE HELP!!! THERE ARE 1000'S OF US CHECK THE NHTSA WEB SITE......

PURCHASED USED 12/01 PULSATING WHILE BRAKING RETURNED TO DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES WAS TOLD I WAS NOT BRAKING PROPERLY ON HILLS. REPLACED BAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED RECENTLY. DEALER SAYS TO CONTACT JEEP, I DID THEY SAY, NO RECALL NO RELIEF.

SOMEHOW A WHEEL POPPED OFF OF MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I BOUGHT USED FROM A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO (2002). I AM UNSURE HOW THIS HAPPENED, BUT ALL 5 LUG NUTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COMPLETELY POP OFF. LUCKILY, I WASN'T DRIVING MORE THAN 10 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN MY CAR IN TO GET FIXED FOR ANYTHING DURING THE TIME I OWNED IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR OIL CHANGES AND RESPONDED TO A COUPLE RECALLS ON MY CAR, BUT THAT'S IT. THE LAST MECHANIC WHO TOUCHED THIS CAR WAS FROM THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. CURRENTLY, THE CAR HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. AS I SAID BEFORE, I AM UNSURE HOW THIS HAPPENED. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HAVEN'T HIT THE WHEELS ON ANYTHING, HAVEN'T ROTATED THE TIRES, ETC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL JEEP OWNERS. I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND I PLAN ON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ASAP. I WANT TO SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN AND I WANT TO BE SURE OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT AT RISK. *LA

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND ALARM GOES OFF CONSTANTLY. JEEP DEALER REPORTED A BREAK IN "CLOCK SPRING" IN STEERING COLUM. SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBELM. JEEP WILL NOT FIX. COST IS $186.00. I THINK THIS COMMON PROBELM IS A DESIGN FLAW AND CAUSES AN UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING.*AK

PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AT 10,728 MILES. DRIVER FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AT 18,670 MILES. PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED AT 31,448 MILES. ALL THESE INSTANCES RESULTED IN THE WINDOWS NOT OPERATING FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. *AK

THE PISTONS HOLDING UP THE FRONT HOOD ASSEMBLY FAILED AND CAN NO LONGER BEAR THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD. NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN THE INITIAL FAILURE OCCURED. THIS PRESENTS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE AS THERE IS NO OTHER RELIABLE MECHANISM TO HOLD UP THE HOOD. PLACING A STICK OR OTHER OBJECT TO HOLD THIS OPEN IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. JEEP WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPLAING THIS FAULTY COMPONENT. OTHER PISTONS WHICH HOLD UP THE REAR HATCH AS WELL AS THE POP-UP GLASS ALSO CANNOT EFFECTIVELY HOLD UP THE WEIGHT OF THE CONPONENTS THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR. *AK

ONE OF THE TWO REAR LIFTGATE PISTONS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO HOLD UP THE WEIGHT OF THE LIFTGATE SNAPPED VIOLENTLY WHEN OPENING THE HATCH. THIS PISTON SHOT UP AND WEDGED INSIDE THE CREASE BEWTEEN THE LIFTGATE AND BODY OF THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE IT BECAME WEDGED IN THIS CREASE, THANKFULLY THE LIFTGATE DID NOT FALL HARD THEREFORE DID NOT INJURE ANYONE. THE CAR BODY IS DENTED FROM THE IMPACT. THE PART REPLACEMENT COST APPROXIMATELY $70. JEEP WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD FAIL. PISTONS HOLDING UP THE VEHICLE HOOD ALSO ARE FAULTY, AS ARE THE PISTONS THAT HOLD UP THE POP-UP WINDOW GLASS. NONE OF THESE PISTONS CAN RELIABILBLY HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE ITEMS THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR.*AK

MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S RADIATOR FAN FAILED TO WORK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INOPERATIVE FAN RELAY BY A JEEP DEALER. THIS ISSUE IS ONE OF MANY INTERMITTENT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PLAGUING THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW, HOWEVER THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED FOR 4 SPECIFIC REASONS: 1) THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN SUCH A NEW VEHICLE, 2) A BREAKDOWN OF THIS TYPE (OVERHEAT) MAY CAUSE COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH WILL NOT BE KNOWN ABOUT UNTIL A FUTURE EVENT OCCURS, 3) I AM A WOMEN WHO TRAVELS ALONE OFTEN AND ANY BREAKDOWN PUTS MY PERSONAL SAFETY AT RISK, 4) TO HELP PREVENT OTHERS FROM EXPERIENCING THIS IF THIS REPORT ASSISTS IN DETERMINING THAT THIS ISSUE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT PROACTIVE RESOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT LIKELY, HOWEVER I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ON SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS WITH 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES IN ORDER TO BE AN INFORMED CONSUMER AND BE PROACTIVE IN MY MAINTENANCE CHECKS OF MY VEHICLE TO AVOID BREAKDOWN. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALERSHIPS, THEREFORE IT PUTS THE CONSUMER AT MORE RISK THAN NECESSARY. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION ON THESE ISSUES. THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH KNOWN PROBLEMS, TWO OF WHICH COST ME THE LOSS OF MY VEHICLE OVER 2 DIFFERENT WEEKENDS, 2 DIFFERENT BREAKDOWN EVENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALONE, IN ADDITION TO AT L

FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE SYMPTOM IS SEVERE PULSATION WHICH WORSENS OVER TIME CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH AND/OR BE UNSTABLE WHILE BRAKING. ROTORS WERE TURNED OR REPLACED AT 10000 MILES, 18000 MILES, 31000 MILES, AND 35000 MILES. AT 36K MILES, MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AND JEEP WOULD NOT FIX THIS ANY LONGER AT NO COST. I INCURRED AN EXPENSE OF $351.90 AT 52K MILES AND ANOTHER $544.76 AT 69K MILES. THE FINAL REPAIR WAS A FULL BRAKE REPLACEMENT WITH "NEW DESIGNED" PARTS (ROUTERS AND CALIPERS) AND APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT 80000 MILES, THE PROBLEM IS BACK SOMEWHAT AND IS WORSENING OVER TIME. CONTINUING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OF A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH ROUTERS WARPING DUE TO HIGH HEAT SHOULD NOT BE THE REPONSIBILTY OF THE CONSUMER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND PULLED TO RIGHT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *LA THERE WAS ANOTHER OCCASION WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OUT OF CONTROL ON WET METAL GRADING DUE TO THE PROBLEM NOT BEING RESOLVED. AS OF 12/15/03, NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. (THE RIGHT REAR AXLE HOUSING WAS BENT) *SC *JB

PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE.*AK EMAIL CONSUMER LETTER IN REFERENCE TO A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT IS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. THIS EMAIL CONSUMER LETTER IS AN ADD TO TO THE INTERNET VOQ REQUEST # 10052387.*MR

HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED FIVE TIMES AT 48,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT 50 MPH. AT LOW SPEEDS PULSATION AND VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OCCURS. UNACCEPTABLE THAT EVERY 3-5000 MILES I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND PADS. I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. WHEN IS CHRYSLER/JEEP GOING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM? WHEN ENOUGH DEATHS OR LAW SUITS ARE FILED?*AK

MY WIFE HAD STOPPED TO GET MAIL FROM RURAL MAILBOX. STOPPED VEHICLE, PLACED TRANSMSSION LEVER IN PARK AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. UPON RETURN, COULD NOT START ENGINE. CALLED ME ON CELL PHONE TO COME TO HER AID. CAR WOULD NOT START AND SHIFT LEVER COULD NOT BE MOVED. SUSPECTED NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, AND ATTEMPTED TO FORCE THE SHIFT LEVER, WHICH CAUSED A "CRUNCHING" SOUND AND THE ENGINE THEN WAS ABLE TO START AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED. REMOVAL OF THE CONSOLE COVER REVEALED A PLASTIC "SWITCH" WITH PLACE FOR ATTACHMENT OF TWO CABLES. THE FRONT CABLE WAS DISENGAGED AND SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE STEERING/BRAKE PEDAL ( OUT OF VIEW). THERE IS A PIN IN THIS ASSEMBLY THAT ALIGNS THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS AND ALLOWS THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER TO MOVE BETWEEN POSITIONS. THE PIN HAD SLIPPED OUT, AND WAS RE-INSERTED.THE VEHICLE COULD NOW BE STARTED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER LOCKED WHEN SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF. THE SHIFTER WORKED NORMALLY, LOCKING UP IN PARK AND REQUIRING THE LEVER BUTTON BE DEPRESSED WHEN SHIFTING. APPARANTLY THE PIN HAS SLIPPED OUT AGAIN AND MY WIFE REPORTED ON 12/29/03 THAT THE BUTTON NO LONGER HAS ANY AFFECT AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO GO BETWEEN POSITIONS ON THE SHIFT PATTERN. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT WITH GR CHEROKEES MOVING UNATTENDED. IT IS TIME CHRYSLER OWNED UP TO THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE. THIS IS OUR THIRD GRAND CHEROKEE AND IT WILL BE THE LAST.

WATER PUMP REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. *AK

HEATER CORE HAD A MELT DOWN. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TRUCK WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER 55 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. DEALER TRIED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CALIPERS/ROTORS, AND PADS WERE REPLACED, SOME MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

WHILE CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD STRUTS SNAPPED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL DOWN. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

SERVICE BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. BRAKE CAUSED VIOLENT VEHICLE VIBRATION AND FEEDBACK TO STEERING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED SO VIOLENTLY IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD. BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE AND ALLOW WHEELS TO SPIN FREELY. MILEAGE DROPPED OFF TO 7 MPG FROM 16 MPG OR SO. SERVICE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR SEEMED TO BE FILLING BACK UP? BRAKE LININGS WERE WEARING AWAY AND SMOKING. ONE ROTOR WHICH WAS NOT SCORED PRIOR TO INCIDENT IS NOW BADLY SCORED. THE PADS HAD PLENTY OF A LINING LEFT BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND CAR IS NOW UNSAFE, ACCEPT TO DRIVE TO THE SHOP TO REPLACE ROTORS AND UPGRADE CALIPER. PARK BRAKE AND DOWN SHIFTING HAVE LIMITED STOPPING CAPABILITY. *LA

MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (GC) LIMITED 8 CYLINDER QUADRADRIVE HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER OF 2002. I HAD THE TRANSFER SEAL REPLACED DUE TO IT LEAKING, THE DIFFERENTIAL MAKES NOISE, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT WORK (ALL WHEEL DRIVE ONLY WORKS IN LOW), AND THE TIRES LOCK UP AND MAKE A NOISE WHEN I AM TURNING. IT SEEMS THAT THEIR ARE OTHER 1999 JEEP GC OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW ABOUT A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? *LA

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. ALSO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH