1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.

• 12/28/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RECALL REPAIR OF THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED, MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX IT. HOWEVER FAILED. FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN IN REALITY IT HAS FUEL. (97V194000)

• 12/27/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR ADJUSTMET ON MY VEHICLE IS SET FOR EACH DRIVER, AND WHEN THAT DRIVER ENTERS THE CAR, THE MIRRORS SHOULD CHANGE TO THE PROPER POSITION. HOWEVER, THEY FREQUENTLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) MOVE TO A TOTAL DOWN POSITION. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER TO MANUALLY CHANGE THE MIRROR POSITION. OTHERWISE, YOU HAVE NO REARWARD VIEW WHICH HAS CREATED NUMEROUS DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THIS PROBLEM ARISES NOT INFREQUENTLY, BUT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE MIRRORS AT $500 EACH. I ALREADY REPLACED ONE, AND IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

• 12/26/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FIRST INCIDENT: FUEL TANK WAS FULL AND NEEDLE WENT TO EMPTY. DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. SECOND: RAN OUT OF GAS WITH GAUGE AT 1/4 TANK. DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIRD: FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY FROM 1/4 TANK AND BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH. DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. FOURTH: FUEL GAUGE INACURATE. NEEDLE SHOWS DIFFERENT LEVEL WHEN THE SAME AMOUNT OF GAS IS PUT IN. DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER. FIFTH: FUEL GAUGE DROPS FROM 1/4 TO EMPTY. SEEKING ARBITRATION.

• 12/26/1997· STEERING

  VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN.

• 12/24/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,EQUIPMENT

  1997 JEEP CHEROKEE, WHICH WAS PART OF GAS TANK RECALL IN 1998 FOR FAILURE OF FLOAT IN THE GAS TANK, RAN OUT OF GAS AGAIN ON FREEWAY, WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. APPEARS THAT THE LIFESPAN OF THE FLOAT REPLACEMENT COULD NOW BE OVER.*AK

• 12/23/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  ENGINE DIES WHEN MAKING A TURN WITH A 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR LESS. ENGINE WILL RUN AS LONG AS YOU DRIVE WITHOUT MAKING ANY SHARP TURNS. HAVE NOT RUN OUT OF GAS EVEN WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AS LONG AS YOU DRIVE STRAIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS( SPIRIT CHRYSLER AND JEEP). THE RESPONSE WAS , A RECALL ON DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE ONLY AND WOULD NOT COVER MY PROBLEM. ALSO THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS A WEAK FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD COST $495.00 TO REPLACE. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT MOST OWNERS NEVER LET THEIR GAUGE GO BELOW 1/2 BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM . I DON'T BELIEVE A WEAK FUEL PUMP WOULD CAUSE THIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE FUEL PICKUP IS LOSING PRIME BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF BAFFLES IN THE TANK TO KEEP THE FUEL FROM MOVING. THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MY DAUGHTER AND SHE ADVISED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 30000 MILES. BEEN. *AK

• 12/23/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE HAD MY FRONT ROTORS REPLACED ON MY 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4 TIMES. (17000, 28000, 35000, 43000 MILES) . I DO NOT DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I DO NOT TOW AND I AM NOT A HEAVY BRAKER. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THEY SAID IT IS NOT THEIR DEFECT. IT MUST BE THE WAY I AM DRIVING. I HAVE FOUND WEB SITES (DEJA.COM, EDMUNDS.COM) THAT HAVE NUMEROUS POSTINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *AK

• 12/23/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  MALFUNCTIONING CALIPERS CAUSE ROTORS TO HEAT EXCESSIVELY AND WARP, RESULTINGIN SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING AND PULLING WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS.

• 12/22/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  RECALL # 97V194000 MFR 755; CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRAVELING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE WHICH INDICATED MORE FUEL THAT WAS ACTUALLY PRESENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES PARTS NOT IN . *AK

• 12/21/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN HOOD FLEW OPEN CAUSING CONSIDERALBLE DAMAGE TO HOOD AND HINGE MECHANISM. NO PERSONAL INJURIES.*AK

• 12/21/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE NEVER OFF ROAD. REPAIR DEALER REPLACED AXLE PART #2011001 FOR A COST OF $1265.00. REPAIR DEALER IS NAPA CHRYSLER, 333 SOSCOL AVE., NAPA, CA 94559, 707-224-3166.

• 12/20/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REAR HOOD LATCH THINKS THAT THE BACK HATCH IS OPEN WHEN IT IS SHUT. COULD THIS BE RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATION OF THE HOODS OPENING ON THEIR OWN? *NM

• 12/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/19/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  THE FAILURE APPEARS IDENTICAL TO THAT COVERED IN NHTSA RECALL 97V1940002, BUT IS NOT IN DATE RANGE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *AK

• 12/19/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE: GAS GAUGE STATES VEHICLE HAS 1/4 TANK OF GAS AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK. *AK

• 12/18/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CONSUMER REAR END IMPACT PROBLEMS *CN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DESPITE, THE CONSUMER RECEIVING TWO RECALL NOTICES. *JB

• 12/18/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  AFTER RECALL REPAIRS 97V194002 ON FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN PERFORMED CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. TS. *AK

• 12/17/2013· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A MICHELIN LTXM/S 235/75R15, DOT 4/5/2009 TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT WAS NOT GIVEN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE TIRE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13T012000 (TIRES) AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

• 12/17/2007· SEATS

  THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET THAT BOLTS TO FLOOR BOARD IS DEFECTIVE AND CANNOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE SAFE TO ALL DRIVERS WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE. I HAD ORIGINAL BRACKET BRAKE AFTER ONLY 50,000 AND NOW AFTER 108,000 HAVE HAD THAT BRACKET BRAKE. IF BRACKET BRAKES SO EASILY THEN IN A WRECK THE PROBABILITY OF IT BREAKING HAS TO BE GREAT AND WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL INJURIES. THE SEAT WOULD BE MOVABLE AND WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/16/1998· STEERING

  THE PROBLEM IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN THE RIGHT WHEELS DRIVE OVER PERIODICALLY SPACED BUMPS IN ROAD (LIKE ROAD REPAIRS) AT 55 MPH. WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES IN AN INCREASINGLY STRONGER HARMONIC, UNTIL DRIVER BRAKES TO ABOUT 20 MPH. THERE IS NO PROBLEM AT 40 MPH, AND NO PROBLEM WITH ROAD REPAIR THAT ARE NOT PERIODICALLY SPACED. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN SAME ROAD SECTION, AND THE EFFECT VERIFIED BY AN ENGINEER. JEEP CONTACTED - THEY REFUSED TO TAKE A REPORT (BUT I WILL TRY AGAIN IN WRITING). THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD. WE SPECULATE THE PROBLEM MAY BE IN THE ABS FAULTY SLIP SENSING, DIFFERENTIAL SLIP TRANSMISSION CONTROL, OR STEERING SYSTEM.

• 12/15/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINECrashFire

  COURTESY COPY OF PGK SENT TO DITLOW/CFAS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DEFECT PETITION 09-005 (DP-09-005) FILE UPDATE AND INQUIRING IF CHRYSLER GROUP DECLARED THE BANKRUPTCY ORDER VOID NOTE: DOCUMENT GIVEN TO RANDY FOR FURTHER REVIEW. 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TGW THE PERSON THAT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE REAR-MOUNTED UNPROTECTED ZJ BODY FUEL TANK SYSTEM. THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE SURVIVED, IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK.

• 12/15/2003· POWER TRAINCrash

  AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WALKED AWAY. THEN, TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ROLLING . VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, CROSSED A STREET AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP IT, BUT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. *AK

• 12/15/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING INCORRECT READINGS. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK

• 12/15/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS KEEP HEATING UP, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

• 12/15/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GAUGE DOESN'T REGISTER AND THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF GAS. IT APPEARS ON THE GAUGE TO BE MORE GAS IN THE TRUCK THAN WHAT REALLY IN THE TRUCK. IT APPEARS THAT REPLACEMENT PART IS ALSO FAILING. *AK

• 12/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM LANSDALE CHRYSLER JEEP IN OCTOBER OF 2002. WITHIN 1 WEEK, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE ABS UNIT HAD FAILED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000 DOLLARS. I SUBMITTED A HAND WRITTEN COMPLAINT TO THEM THAT THE CAR WAS "CERTIFIED" AND NOTHING SHOULD FAIL WITHIN A WEEK. THE ABS WAS REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME. THREE YEARS LATER THE ABS UNIT HAS FAILED AGAIN! ESTIMATE CHARGE FOR REPAIR IS $1,200 DOLLARS. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FROM 1993-1998 GRAND CHEROKEE'S. THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: AUTOS.MSN.COM CITES THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE ABS UNIT TO FAIL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE ABS UNIT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOW DOES A $1,000 PART FAIL TWICE?!? *JB

• 12/14/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS WHICH CAUSED THE FUSE TO BLOW OUT. DEALER REPLACED AND REPAIRED THE WIRING HARNESS 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/13/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY JEEP LOST POWER THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY, AFTER 10 MINUTES IT RESTARTED AND WAS OK. ONCE AGAIN TODAY IT DID THE SAME THING AND AFTER TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

• 12/13/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER GOT OUT TO OPEN GARAGE AND GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE PUSHED CONSUMER HALF WAY THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/12/2011· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BOX FAILED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

• 12/12/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  HAD COMPLETED FILLING TANK WITH FUEL AND WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING FUEL. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, PARKED VEHICLE, AND CHECKED BENEATH. NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP OR MECHANIC.*AK

• 12/11/2001· PARKING BRAKE

  LEFT THE JEEP IDLING IN PARK AND REALIZED AFTER I HAD BEEN OUT OF THE JEEP FOR A MINUTE OR SO THAT IT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE. RAN AFTER IT AND OPENED THE DOOR TO STEP IN ON THE BRAKES AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE DOOR. I CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER IT. RESULTING IN SMASHING INTO A METAL PAINTING DEVICE.

• 12/11/2001· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN AND KNOCKED A GAS PUMP CAUSING FIRE, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY AND THE VEHICLE HAD MINOR DAMAGE. *YH

• 12/11/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GAUGE DID NOT SHOW CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS THAT WAS IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER INDICATED THERE WAS RECALL 97V194002 FOR SENDING UNIT. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 12/10/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  HAVING PROBLEM WITH REAR AND FRONT BRAKES SQUEAKING ALL THE TIME CONSIDEREING THEY ARE BOTH NEW, ONE FROM A RECALL AND ONE FROM A BRAKE SERVICE CENTER. DT

• 12/10/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GAS GAUGE IN THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE, THE GAUGE WILL READ THAT THE FUEL TANK IS FULL BUT THEN THE CONSUMER RUNS OUT OF GAS. *AK *YH

• 12/10/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE OFF WHEN STARTING ENGINE IN DRIVEWAY, 1 INDIVIDUAL MECHANIC AND 2 JEEP DEALER MECHANICS SAID THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE THAT THE METAL ACTUALLY BROKE, MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT, AND IF IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART, OTHER JEEP OWNERS SHOULD BE WARNED. *AK

• 12/10/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED, VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED. THIS IS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/09/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TAKATA RECALL WHEN I ENGAGE HIGH BEAMS OR TURN ON MY RIGHT BLINKER MY HAZARDS FLASH QUICKLY IN THE BACK ONLY. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. HAVE HAD MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED.

• 12/09/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN CONSUMER FUELED VEHICLE, THE GAUGE READING INDICATED THAT TRUCK HAD MORE FUEL THAN IT ACTUALLY DID. RELATED RECALL 97V194000 CONSUMER'S V.I.N. NOT INCLUDED. PH *TT *JB

• 12/08/2014· STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN THREE SAFETY RECALLS AND WAS WAITING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET THE REPAIRS PERFORMED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 97V194000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V053000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE). THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE THREE RECALL REPAIRS FOR A LONG TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY CONCERN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INFREQUENT HESITATION WHEN AT LOW SPEED OR ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

• 12/07/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 97V194000) RECALL FOR FUEL SENDING UNIT. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE UNIT WAS REPLACED IN 2002, YET TODAY THE REPLACED PART IS FAILING JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL AND THE DEALER EXPECTS ME TO PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH THIS PART WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FIX FOR THE ORIGINAL RECALL..*JB

• 12/07/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. THE GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS ANYWHERE BELOW 1/2 TANK. NOT SURE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE UNLESS IT IS TOPPED OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL 97V194000 FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNITS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM

• 12/07/2004· STEERING

  WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FURTHER TO THE LEFT. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK *NM

• 12/07/2003· POWER TRAINCrashFire

  WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT TAKES 5-10 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO KICK IN. THEN IT BUCKS INTO GEAR. WHEN SITTING IDLE, THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL. OUR MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, OUR GRAND CHEROKEE IS DEAD. WE CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE SECOND GRAND CHEROKEE WE HAVE OWNED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. WE GOT RID OF OUR '95 GRAND CHEROKEE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION KEPT HESITATING, THE DEALER COULD NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, OF COURSE. WE KNEW THIS CAR WAS A LEMON AND GOT THE DEALER TO GET US INTO A BRAND NEW GRAND CHEROKEE (1997). NOW 5 1/2 YEARS LATER THIS CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND GET THESE CARS FIXED! *LA

• 12/07/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

• 12/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS CONTROLLER FAILED, CAUSING ABS SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK