CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT FROM DRIVE TO A LOWER GEAR, AFTER 4 VISITS TO THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VENT TUBE WAS MISSING, WHICH THE FACTORY FAILED TO INSTALL.*JB
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN BRAKING, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO WARPAGE AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY, WITHOUT EXCESSIVE USE. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB CONSUMER ADDS BRAKES HAD TO BE CHANGED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS. OWNER OF DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT
THERE IS VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. DEALER TURNED, THEN GROUNDED FRONT ROTORS AT 10000 MILES. THERE WAS VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AGAIN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH WAY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, AND MECHANIC REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES.*AK
AFTER TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, STOPPED ABOUT 3 FEET FROM STREET, PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, LEAVING IT OPEN AS I WENT TO THE MAIL BOX TO RETREIVE THE DAY'S MAIL. (THIS HAS BEEN DONE ROUTINELY SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE) I RETREIVED THE MAIL, LOOKING AT SEVERAL PIECES AS USUAL AND EVEN DROPPED A FEW PIECES DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER, THEN WALKED AROUND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE; ALL OF THIS CONSUMED 2 TO 3 MINUTES AND WHILE WALKING PAST THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE I HEARD A SOUND TYPICALLY HEARD IN SHIFTING GEARS. WHEN I REACHED A POSITION AT THE REAR LEFT SIDE DOOR, THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS; I TRIED TO GET INTO THE CAR BUT IMMEDIATELY SAW THE DAANGER AND BACKED AWAY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET, CROSSSING THE STREET, AND STOPPED UPON HITTING A MAILBOX POSITIONED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. THIS IS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE TO OUR DRIVEWAY CLOSE TO THE STREET WHILE THE MAILBOX IS ON AN UPWARD SLOPE, ABOUT TWO OR THREE FEET ABOVE STREET LEVEL. THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED SEVERELY DUE TO ITS COLLISION WITH MAIL BOX. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AFTER THE COLLISION, I SAW THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE REVERSE POSTION. TWO WEEKS EARLIER THE SAME UNEPECTED GEAR SHIFT MOVEMENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OCCURRED IN MY GARAGE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARD. BEING IN THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND REPOSITION THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE PARK. I WAS ALARMED BY THE INCIDENT BUT DISMISSE
BRAKES BEGAN TO SHAKE VEHICLE'S FRONT END VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLIED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. I ORIGINALLY NOTICED PROBLEM AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED TO WORSEN. BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED AT 19,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED BRAKES ON A CAR AT 19,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AFTER $190.00 DOLLAR REPAIR THE CAR IS BACK ON THE ROAD TILL I GUESS THE NEXT BRAKE REPAIR AT 35,000 MILES. THIS DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY DAIMLER/CHRYSLER. SOMEONE WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DIE. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTERMITTENTLY, WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY AND VEHICLE BUCKS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STARTED AT 9000 MILES.*AK
BRAKE ROTORS BECOME SEVERLY WARPED TO THE POINT OF MAJOR SHUTTERING WHEN VEHICLE BRAKES. REPLACED ROTORS AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND NEED REPLACEMENT AT 43,000 MILES. *AK
REAR DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE WILL NO LONGER OPEN, EITHER MANUALLY OR WITH REMOTE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
IT'S HARD TO STOP, AND WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE, AND COULD CAUSE LOSS IN STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED DUE TO WRARPING AT 20868 MI ON 6/10/02. *MJ
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ROTORS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AKI
WHILE IDLING IN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S GARAGE MY JEEP JUMPED INTO DRIVE AND SLAMMED INTO THE GARAGE WALL. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL ERROR.
WARPED DISC BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN IDLE AND IN NEUTRAL IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 50-60 MPH WHILE CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKES.*AK VEHICLE CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
THE ROTORS WARPED SO OFTEN, RESURFACING THE ROTORS EVERY MONTH. HAD REPLACED THE NEW ROTORS 4 TIME SINCE 10/2000. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND THE ROTORS HAVE ALSO BEEN TURNED.*JB
FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND GROUNDED 3 TIMES DUE TO VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. DEALER DETERMINED ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE REPLACED TWICE AND TURNED ONCE. *YH
AT 24,000 MILES STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ON BRAKING. DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATION STATES THAT FORNT AND REAR ROTORS ARE WARPED. REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED (FOR THE SECOND TIME; THEY WERE RESURFACED AT 9,000 MILES THE FIRST TIME). THE FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (AT 9,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED TOO). NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NEEDED TO PAY $600.00 AFTER 15% BRAKE SERVICE COUPON (FIGURE THIS!). IN MY OPINION, THESE ROTORS ARE A TOTAL DESIGN FLAW AND NEED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DURING THE TIME OF FACTORY WARRANTY. SERVICE TOLD ME THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS ARE REINFORCED (FIGURE THIS ONE TOO) WHICH TRANSLATES TO ME THAT CHRYSLER IS FULLY AWARE OF THEIR BAD ROTORS IN JEEP GRAN CHEROKEE (LIMITED) VEHICLES. SHAME ON THEM LETTING THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS PAY FOR SOMETHING TOTALLY UNNECESSARY. THIS DEFINITELY CRIES FOR A REAL BAD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.*AK
WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE SHIMMIES AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS 3 TIMES WITH IN 2 YEARS. FIRST TIME AT 12000 MILES. ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK
THE NHTSB SHOULD MAKE DAIMLER/CHRYSLER FIX JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEMS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. OUR JGC HAD ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED AT 14000 MI. BECAUSE OF STRONG VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED WAS BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN CONTROL. THAT TIME, D/C WOULD NOT COVER THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR BRAKES ENDED AT 12000 MI. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 27000 MI. BECAUSE OF THE SAME VIBRATION PROBLEM. NEITHER D/C NOR THE DEALER WILL COVER THE COSTS THIS TIME, ALTHOUGH THEY BOTH ADMIT THERE IS A CHRONIC RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO FLAWED ENGINEERING.*AK
REMOTE CONTROL WILL NOT OPEN OR LOCK THE DOORS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
OUR GRAND CHEROKEE DEVELOPED A SEVERELY PULSATING BRAKE PEDAL AT 7,000 MILES OF NON OFF ROAD USE, CITY DRIVING, THE SELLING DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT 15,000 MILES LATER, AGAIN WITH VERY GENTLE VEHICLE USAGE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD AT 2 YEARS, AND BRAKES ARE NOT WARRANTIED. WE MAINTAIN THERE IS A DESIGN DEFFECT IN THIS SYSTEM ALLOWING PREMATURE FRONT ROTOR WARPAGE LEADING TO SEVERE PEDAL AND VEHICLE PULSATION ON BRAKE APPLICATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WE HAVE THE ASSURANCE OF A MULTITUDE OF OTHER JEEP OWNERS THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE IN OUR PROBLEM WITH THIS BRAKE SYSTEM. WE HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME DISCUSSING THIS DESIGN DEFFECT WITH DAIMLERCHRYSLER, BUT THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY SHIFTED THEIR OBLIGATION TO POSSIBLE LITIGATION, BUT NOT TO INSITUTE THE REQUIRED RECALL AND COMPONENT CORRECTION. CAN A BRAKE SYSTEM THAT SUDDENLY ALTERS FROM CORRECT FUNCTION, TO ONE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER AND CAUSE THE OPERATORS FOOT TO SHAKE SEVERELY AFTER SUCH AN EXTREMELY SHORT DUTY CYCLE BE DEEMED NORMAL? WE ARE CAREFUL DRIVERS, AND CAN NOW AVOID INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE BY REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. FORGIVE THE LENGTH OF THIS REPLY, THE WILKINSONS. *AK
ROTORS ON ALL FOUR BRAKES CONTINUALLY OVERHEAT AND WARP OUT OF SHAPE. CHRYSLER TURNED THE ROTORS ON THE REAR BRAKES THE FIRST AND THEN TURNED THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT. THEY WERE WARPED AGAIN WITH IN 3 OR 4 THOUSAND MILES. CHRYSLER THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH A NEW MATERIAL ??? AND THEY LASTED UNTIL ABOUT 22000 MILES. THEN THEY STARTED TO WOBBLE AGAIN.*AK
DURIN THE FIRST 5000 MILES I FELT A THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AT ABOUT 10000 MILES IN AUGUST OF 2001 I FELT THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, THAT IS NOT CORRECT THEY SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 30000. THEY REPLACED THEM BUT CHARGED ME HALF PRICE. NOW AT 16000 MILES, NINE MONTHS AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED I AM TOLD THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SHIP, CLAIR JEEP IN WEST ROXBURY, MA IS NOT HELPFUL AND TOLD ME THAT I DON'T DRIVE THE JEEP ENOUGH AND IF I DID THAT THIS PROBLE WOULDN'T OCCUR. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CALIPERS THAT ARE CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP.*AK
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS ON MY JEEP SERVICED TWICE. WHEN STOPPING, THEY SHOOK SO BADLY I COULD HARDLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I KNEW NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM WITH JEEP AT THAT TIME. THE SECOND TIME, I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. THEY SAID YES, THAT THIS IS "NORMAL WEAR" FOR A VEHICLE THIS SIZE. ALMOST $300 EVERY YEAR?? WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, YOU THINK SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I THINK CHRYSLER WOULD RATHER PAY A WRONGFUL DEATH SETTLEMENT THAN HAVE TO RECALL SO MANY DEFECTIVE VEHICLES OUT ON THE ROAD. I WILL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE SOON, AND IT SURE WON'T BE ONE FROM CHRYSLER.*AK
BRAKES PULSATED AND WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT WAS DUE TO DRIVING IN WARM WEATHER. HAD ROTORS TURNED AT 12000 AND 30000 MILES WITH SAMPE PROBLEMS. STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NOW HAVE 46000 MILES AND NEED ROTORS REPLACED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT AT THESE MILES.*AK
THERE ARE ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS JEEP ALL WITCH I HAVE PROOF OF REPAIRS, CAM SHAFT, TIRES, BRAKES, ALIGNMENT AND HUMMING AT 65 MPH.*JB
WHILE DRIVING, LOCKING MECHANHISM IS INOPERABLE. VEHICLE MAKES A BUZZING NOISE AND LOCKS BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT YOU CAN NOT GET IN OR OUT *SLC
I READ THROUGH EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT ON HERE REGARDING JEEP ROTORS, AS I TOO AM IN THIS BATTLE WITH FAULTY BRAKES. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR YOU TO MAKE CHRYSLER RECALL THE 2000'S AND UPGRADE TO BETTER ROTORS AND PADS? IS IT BECAUSE WE ARE ALL CHECKING "NO" TO THE INJURIES AND FATALITIES CATEGORIES? OH I KNOW MAYBE WHEN SOMEONE YOUNG CELEBRITY DIES OR SOME CHRYSLER EXECUTIVE'S WIFE OR CHILD. I'M TIRED OF BEING TOLD ITS THE DRIVER BRAKING HABITS. THIS IS ONLY THE 8TH CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED FROM AGE 18 TO NOW 45. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CARS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. I TEND TO KEEP CARS FOR A LONG TIME AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ROTORS WARPING BEFORE. *TS *NLM ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761979
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS PULSATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 10000 MILES, THEN REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN DUE TO WARPING.*AK
BRAKE ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS PREMATURELY WARP CAUSING HEAVY SHIMMY AND LURCHING DURING BRAKING. ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT 12,000 MILES. NOW REPLACEMENT ROTORS ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, BUT WORSE. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ADDITIONALLY I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *AK
WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES, FRONT END WOULD SHIMMY AND VIBRATE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED ROTORS/ RESURFACED REAR ROTORS, AND REPLACED SHOES. DEALER KEEPS REPLACING DEFECT WITH SAME FIX, AND PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING.*AK. THE BRAKES FAIL EVERY 10,000 MILES. FIRST TWO BRAKE JOBS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE THIRD BRAKE JOB. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS FOR FREE. *JG
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO JEEP AND THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. CONSUMER STATED THAT SEVEN MONTHS LATER PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *YH
TRANSMISSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY WITH GEAR WHILE DRIVING.*AK THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING BETWEEN GEARS 1-2 AND 4-3. THE SUNFOOF SCREECHES WHEN CLOSING. THE FUEL CHIME LIGHT COMES ON AT QUARTER TANK. THE OVERHEAD COMPUTER READS INACCURATELY. *YH
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, HEADLIGHTS/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. AT TIMES HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. *AK DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TT
CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ROTOR, VEHICLE WOULD GRIND AND VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING.*JB *YH
RE: BRAKING SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD SHIMMY OR PULSATION AND FEEL THAT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AT 9,000, 20,000 AND AGAIN AT 34,000 MILES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE AT DEALER FOR OIL CHANGES. ALWAYS TOLD THIS IS JUST HOW VEHICLE BRAKES UNTIL 34,000 WHEN TOLD THAT ALL PADS NEED REPLACEMENT AND ROTORS ARE WARPED. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY OR ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT DESPITE MY RECORD OF COMPLAINTS. RE: DRIVE SHAFT, VEHICLE CLUNKS AS STOPPING AND TAKES A LONG TIME SWITCHING GEARS. COMPLAINED AT 5,000, 9,000, 20,000, AND 34,000. DRIVE SHAFT SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED AT 5,000 AND 9,000 MILES, ALTHOUGH INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DOUBTS UPON REVIEW. CHRYSLER CONSIDERING ANOTHER REPLACEMENT AFTER 34,000 MILE COMPLAINT.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ALARM SYSTEM, CONSUMER ALSO STATES A BODYGUARD SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.(CLAIM#51-0490-612)*JB
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEED OVER 50MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. BRAKES SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED NORMAL WEAR OF BRAKES. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK
AT 21,500 MILES THIS IS MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AND VIBRATING SLIGHTLY AND GOT WORSE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES WERE MADE FROM POOR MATERIAL. *YH
FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE FAILED (WARPED) SIX TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WILL PULSATE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD ROTORS REPLACED; BUT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. ROTORS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SPEED HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTION.*AK
FRONT ROTORS WENT OUT THREE TIMES WITHIN 50,000 MILES.*AK
ROTORS ON THE DISC BRAKES WARP PREMATURELY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TWICE. NLM
JEEP PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAN'T BE FIXED. CASTER CAMBER OUT OF SPEC. DEALER TRIED TO TELL ME CHRYSLER DESIGNS THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, WHEN I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CROWN ON THE ROAD. NLM
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED.*AK
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