2001 Jeep Laredo complaints

I HEAR A HONKING NOISE AND FEEL VIBRATIONS WHEN MAKING SLOW LEFT HAND TURNS (EX. PARKING). THE SLOWER AND TIGHTER THE TURN, THE LOUDER THE NOISE AND THE MORE VIBRATION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.

HEAVILY PULSATING BRAKES WITH LIGHT TO MEDIUM PRESSURE ON BRAKES. DEFECT IS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER USING DEFECTIVE CALIPERS ON FRONT DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.

CONTACT STATES: "FAN BURNOUT" ALSO EXPERIENCING BRAKE AND WATER PUMP LEAKAGE. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR ONLY WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. ALREADY REPAIRED THE FAN OUT OF POCKET. HAS YET TO FIX WATER PUMP LEAK OR BRAKE ISSUE, A RECURRING PROBLEM .

I'VE BEEN HAVING CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ON MY 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DURING 2002/2003 AND NOW THE PROBLEM HAS SURFACED AGIN. CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED ALL ALONG AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE EVEN STATED TO ME THAT THIS IS AN NORMAL PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. THE CARS SHAKES AND RATTLES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND I'M AFRAID THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THE ROAD.*AK

FRONTEND OF VEHICLE SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, STEERING OF VEHICLE IS IMPAIRED. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE BRAKES ARE A DESIGN FLAW AND ARE "RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED BUT NOT RECALLED" . COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $800.00 FOR NEW BRAKES SYSTEM PACKAGE FROM JEEP/CHRYSLER. ALSO STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED/ROTTED.

THE REAR HATCH, DOOR AND GLASS, WILL NOT OPEN. IT BEGAN SELECTIVELY UNLOCKING AND NOW NO COMPONENTS WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS IT IS BY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY AND IT NO LONGER OPERATES. I ALSO CANNOT REPAIR MY TAIL LIGHTS DUE TO IT NOT OPENING.*AK

THE MOTOR AND CABLE ON THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW DO NOT OPERATE, WHICH IS NOT ENABLING THE WINDOW TO ROLL UP. THE OTHER WINDOWS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER WILL TAKE FOR REPAIR SFOR THE FOURTH TIME.*AK

POWER TRANS FAILURE

MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE JUST BEYOND THE 3/36 WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 55,000 MILES: 1. VEHICLE REQUIRED A COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE OVERHAUL: NEW PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS. ALSO, . HOOD PROPS FAILED; 3. WATER PUMP FAILED, WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, AND REAR HATCH PROPS BEGINNING TO FAIL THESE INCIDENTS ALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 36,000 AND 55,000 MILES (2004-2005). EEP TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING BEYOND 36,000 MILES. THEY OFFER EXTREMELY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE. I STRONGLY RECOMMED AGAINST PURCHASING JEEP PRODUCTS.*AK

WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AND ABOVE, THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE PULSATING, SHAKING SENSATION FROM THE FRONT END. I FIRST NOTICED THIS AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS WITH AN UPGRADE KIT--A KIT SPECIFICALLY ASSEMBLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM BECAUSE AS THE JEEPS HAD BECOME LARGER AND HEAVIER, THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN REDESIGNED TO HANDLE THE ADDED WEIGHT. THE UPGRADE KIT WORKED A LITTLE LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL PARTS, BUT NOW AT 29,000 MILES--ONLY 17,000 MILES LATER--I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AGAIN. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED YET ONE MORE TIME. IN TALKING WITH THE SERVICE REPS AT CHRYSLER, I HAVE BASICALLY BEEN TOLD THAT I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THIS FAILURE OF MY BRAKE SYSTEM APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15,000 MILES. CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, BUT AREN'T BRAKES A FAIRLY CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF ANY VEHICLE? SO MUCH IN FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT OFFERED AS AN OPTION--THEY COME STANDARD ON EVERY VEHICLE.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. THREE TIMES WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES. ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR BY DEALER AND THE OTHER TWO TIMES HAVE BEEN MY COST. CHRYSLER REFUSES TAKE MAKE IT RIGHT BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO ONLY AFFECT 3-4% OF THEIR JEEPS ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECH. *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

I WAS BACKING MY CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN I REALIZED THAT I FORGOT SOMETHING. I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. AFTER TRYING TO PUT IN DIFFERENT GEARS, I REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO GO INTO ANY GEAR. I WAS FORCED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND PUT THE PARKING BREAK ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ON A HILL SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. SINCE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, THE CAR'S SAFETY FEATURE KICKED IN AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO RE-START IT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GARAGE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE HAD BROKEN. THE CHARGE WAS $200.00, WHICH INCLUDED THE TOWING. MY CAR HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT, BUT IT IS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. I AM NOT HARD ON THIS CAR AND NO ONE ELSE DRIVES IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO A CAR OF THIS AGE. IN FACT, NO ONE I KNOW HAS EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANY CAR. I FEEL THIS PART MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC SAID "IT JUST BROKE". I ASKED IF IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED, LIKE A FOREIGN OBJECT BREAKING IT. HE SAID "NO". HAD I BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE I WAS ON A STEEP HILL I WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE PARKING BREAK ALONE WOULD HAVE HELD SINCE I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO INTO PARK OR ANY OTHER GEAR TO MOVE IT. WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE? I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. I

I OWN A 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WITH IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, I HAVE GONE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW, BOTH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN I DO SO, THE INTERNAL MECHANISM HAS FALLEN APART AND I HAVE HAD TO GET THE ENTIRE MECHANISM REPLACE AT A COST OF $400 EACH. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LETS TALK ABOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *NM

DRIVER'S SEAT WAS TOO LOOSE AND MOVED BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEMS, A CONSTANT WARPING OF ROTORS FRONT AND REAR. THE ROTORS WARP SO BAD THAT IT IS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. WHEN BRAKING. *NM

THE VEHICLE MOVED WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE ALSO JUMPED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NM

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. NO TENSION ON THE BELT AND IT HANGS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 MODEL AND THIS SAFETY PRODUCT SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 2 YEARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THERE IS A KNOCKING IN THE FLOOR BOARD. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT MAY FALL OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK