1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Cruise Control Problems

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING HE PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN DEPRESS AND PRESS IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE CORRECTLY. BECAUSE OF THIS THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113618, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114466.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING IN DRIVEWAY. *MR THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE TREE. *SCC *JB

WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *AK VEHICLE WENT 70 FEET FROM START OVER A PATIO , CRUSHING ALL THE FURNITURE UNTIL IT HIT A MAPLE TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY WRECKED, AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING, WHEELS WERE SPINNING, HORN WAS BEEPING AND THERE WAS SMOKE AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. *PH *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 053 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL B02 CONCERNING INADVERTENT MOVEMENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING WHEN INADVERTENTLY IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED IN REVERSE. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF THE "PARK" GEAR AND ENGAGED DRIVE GEAR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, HITTING TWO PARKED CARS, ONE MOVING TRUCK, AND WAS STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO A GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT FROM THIS INCIDENT. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE RPMS DROP EXTREMELY CLOSE TO 0 WHEN BRAKING AND FRQUENTLY NEARS STALL... AND SOMETIMES DOES STALL. I'D HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO PREVENT CAR FROM STALLING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MY INTENTION IS TO STOP OR SLOW THE CAR. THE RPM FLUCTUATES WILDLY BETWEEN 0 AND 600 WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR SLOWING DOWN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN COMING OFF OF A CURVED FREEWAY RAMP... THE ENGINE STALLS... POWER TO THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOST. I'VE REPORTED THIS TO MY JEEP DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING W/IN THE FIRST YEAR OF MY CAR PURCHASE WHEN THERE WAS VERY LITTLE MILAGE ON IT.*AK

IDELING PROBLEMS HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $1000 IN REPAIRS. I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECENT PUBLICIZED JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED SPEEDING UP, AND TOOK OFF IN FAST MOTION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED. VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD, AND WAS STOPPED BY 3 VEHICLES PARKED SIDE BY SIDE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 3000.00-$ 4000.00. NO INJURIES.*AK

THE JEEP WAS IDLING IN PARK WHEN IT ACCELLERATED IN RERVERSE. I WAS DROPPING MY CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL AND WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS RETREIVING HIS BOOK PACK AND BASEBALL EQUIPMENT FROM THE BACK OF THE JEEP. THE JEEP ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND PINNED HIM BETWEEN THE JEEP AND A VOLVO STATIONWAGON BEHIND US. I JUMPED INTO THE CAR AND PULLED FORWARD TO RELEASE MY SON. POLICE AND MEDICS WERE IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO THE SCENE. LUCKILY, MY SON'S INJURIES WERE NOT SERIOUS. DAMAGE TO THE HOOD OF THE VOLVO AMOUNTED TO ABOUT $1300. AFTER SEEING A LOCAL NEWS REPORT ON SIMILAR INCIDENTS INVOLVING JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES, I BELIEVE MY GRAND CHEROKEE HAS EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!.*AK

WHEN PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR TO PASS ANOTHER CAR CONSUMERS VEHICLE WILL START JERKING AND SLOWING DOWN. ONCE, ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, AND CONSUMER CAME CLOSE TO HAVING A COLLISION. LAST YEAR, WHENEVER USING CRUISE CONTROL, AIR CONDITIONER WOULD SHUT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR KIT THROTTLE POSITION, BUT JERKING STILL EXISTS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR OF VEHICLE STARTED SKIDDING. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A HILL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF CAUSING ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.

ADVISED BY NHTSA RECALL TO HAVE SPACESAVER SPARE TIRE REPLACED WITH A FULL SIZED SPARE TIRE AS PER RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAD NOT FIXED PROBLEM. IN ADDITION VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

THE RPMS WILL SURGE BETWEEN 0-750 WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF THE FOOT SLIPS OFF THE BRAKE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS.

THE VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN THE RESUME BUTTON WAS HIT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION.

IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR UNIT FAILED. MJS

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, HITTING A PILLAR. THE REAR PART OF THE VEHICLE'S BODY WAS ALMOST PUSHED UP TO THE FRONT DOORS FROM IMPACT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN GARAGE, STARTED MOTOR AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, ENGINE SURGED IN REVERSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING WASHED THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC CAR WASH AND THE ATTENDANT SHIFTED VEHICLE FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE, STARTED TO BRAKE; FOR NO APPARENT REASON VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP; THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM & WOULD NOT TRY TO FIX PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HALF WAY DOWN, THE TRANSMISSION PASSING GEA, CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO OINTO PEN THROTLLE POSITION, RPMS, RACED UP TO 800 RPMS. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE SURGES.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AUTO-TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN MOTION. 2) ENGINE ACCELERATES/DEACCELERATES W/NO WARNING OR MAY STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE