1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Suspension Problems

Your 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee's frame and undercarriage have severe rust damage that makes the vehicle unsafe to drive. The control arms are rusted and have detached from the frame, and the frame itself is too corroded to reattach them. The fix would require replacing rusted frame sections and welding in new frame rails to properly reattach the suspension components.

EXCESSIVE ENGINE KNOCKING WITH POWER LOSS AND ABNORMAL DRIVING CAPABILITES. SOUNDS LIKE BAD INTERNALS. SUSPENSION CAUSES "DEATH WOBBLE" AT CRUISING SPEEDS. ENGINE HAPPENS ANYTIME ENGINE IS RUNNING PRODUCING LARGE QUANTITIES OF SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE.

WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH OR ABOVE, AND HAVING TO BRAKE, THE JEEP IMMEDIATELY GOES INTO A TERRIFYING DEATH WOBBLE. WE'VE TRAINED OURSELVES TO DOWN SHIFT, TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE DO HAVE TO SUDDENLY HIT THE BRAKE BECAUSE THE DOWN SHIFTING DOESN'T SLOW US DOWN ENOUGH, AND THE JEEP ALWAYS GOES INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT FLIPPED IT YET. WE'VE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NEW ROTTERS, BRAKE PADS, WHEEL ALIGNMENT, ETC (THE JEEP IS NOT LIFTED, IT IS STOCK). NOTHING HAS CURED IT. THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

I HAD A MINOR HIT IN REAR ..AND FUEL SKID PLATE GOT PUSHED IN AND ALMOST RUPTURED GAS TANK..THIS HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AGO ..NOW THE SKID PLATE IS STARTING TO ROT/RUST OUT AND IT WOULD COST OVER $600.00 TO REPAIR ..DUE TO THE JUNE 2013 RECALL OF THIS ITEM I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR ..I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY SAID I WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE A HITCH ATTACHED TO MY CAR ..THIS IS WRONG ...WHAT GOES HERE ..CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS ..I FEAR NOW DRIVING MY JEEP BECAUSE I HAVE NO GAS TANK SKID PLATE LEFT .. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME BECAME FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

HAD SOME SHAKING BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL, I COULD CONTROL THE JEEP I WAS VEERING INTO OTHER LANES, COULD NOT CONTROL THE JEEP, HOLDING ON FOR LIFE AND PRAYING NOT TO DIE. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WAS CRYING AND PEOPLE WERE GOING AROUND ME AND I JUST STARTED TO TRY TO SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY THEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. I COULD HAVE DIED!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I HAVE A 99 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. THE FRONT END BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN DRIVEN ON ANYTHING LESS THAN PERFECTLY SMOOTH FLAT ROADWAY SURFACE. APPLYING THE BRAKES MAKES THE FRONT END SHIMMY HORRIBLE AND DANGEROUS. YOU MUST SLOW TO REGAIN CONTROL, ALSO DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON FLAW WITH JEEPS THAT HAVE A COIL-SPRUNG FRONT SUSPENSION WITH A TRACK BAR OR PANHARD BAR, REFERRED TO DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

I ALSO HAVE THE "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE NOT INSTALLED A LIFT KIT OR OVERSIZED TIRES. I HAVE A 2-WHEEL DRIVE SO NOT TAKEN OFF-ROAD. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE STEERING ARE AND SAYS THERE IS NO EQUIPMENT PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED, AND ALIGNED. THEY SAY THERE IS NO TIRE OR ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STILL EXISTS. IT APPEARS MY ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO GET RID OF MY JEEP. THAT IS A PROBLEM. I WILL FIGHT, I'M NOT HAPPY! WHAT CAN I DO? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AT THIS POINT? PLEASE HELP? IT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND I CAN DEMONSTRATE ALMOST AT WILL. IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, DEATHS WILL OCCUR! *TR

I OWN A 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED JEEP. THE FRONT ROTOR DISK HAS WARPED DUE TO THE HEAT CREATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VIOLENTLY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE ROTOR & CALIPERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED! WHEN WILL CHRYSLER HELP TO RESOLVE AN ISSUE, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING FAULT? *TR

99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RPM'S WOULD IMMEDIATELY GO UP TO THE 200 OR SOMETIMES HIGHER AS SOON AS HE STARTS UP THE CAR AND ALSO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED VARIOUS PARTS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS SHE COULD, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PROCEED IN A FORWARD MOTION. THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE CONSUMERS WIFE PLACED IT IN DRIVE AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN AAA ARRIVED AND STARTED THE VEHICLE, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. DURING ONE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENTS, THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS INJURED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE COOLANT RADIATOR FAN RELAY AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, THE TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE RIGHT AND LEFT HUB BEARING WERE REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY DURING DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND TO STEERING INPUT. THERE WAS A NOISE AS IF SOMETHING FELL OFF OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM; LOWER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED.

A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE NOISE ESCALATED REPEATEDLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE TENDS TO SHAKE. WHILE THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND BRAKES IT CAUSES STEERING SHAKE, MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO MANEUVER, ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE ALMOST WRECKED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS. *TC

1999 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP.. LIMITED EDITION..THE SHOCKS FREEZE UP OR THE FLUID IS FREEZING UP..IT IS FINE IN THE SUMMER..BUT JUST AS SOON AS IT TURNS COLD THE SHOCKS FREEZE. THIS JEEP IS KEPT IN A GARAGE..NOT OUTSIDE..IT SOUNDS HORRIBLE WHEN YOU DRIVE IT. IT STARTS AS SOON AS IT TURNS THE LEAST BIT COLD. *AK

WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE DUE TO HAIRLINE FRACTURE DURING MANUFACTURING WITHIN FIRST 7,000 MILES ON CAR. AT 37,000 MILES FUEL SENSOR FAILED. AT 69,000 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. AT 72,000 REAR SHOCK BROKE OFF CAR LEAVING BOLTS STILL IN CHASSIS. VERY FRUSTRATED, CHRYSTER CORP. DOES NOT CARE!

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 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

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

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL, DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. WILL DRIVE FOR ABOUT 30 MILES AND THEN FUEL TANK WILL READ WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO. ALSO TERRIBLE SHAKING IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKING. BRAKES/ROTORS ALL NEW AND REPLACED STILL SHAKES. FOG LAMPS CONTINUOUSLY BURN OUT, DEALER STATES WIRING HARNESS. HAVE HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE ON THIS NUMEROUS TIMES... LIKE IT IS MY FAULT THEY BURN OUT. *LA

WITHIN FOUR YEARS APPROXIMATELY 8,000-10,000 MILES BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED TWICE AND THEN REPLACED. ALSO, BOTH FRONT CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE. *AK THE BRAKES PULSATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DASH VENT DID NOT WORK, AND THE AIR ONLY WORKED THROUGH THE DEFROST.*TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT LOOSE, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS LOOSE*JB

FRONT AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS FAIL AND LEAK FLUIDS REQUIRING REPLACMENT. FIRST INCIDENT, FRONT AN REAR SHOCKS REPLACED AT 36000 MILES. AT 54,000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. CHRYSLER ADMITTED ON THE PHONE THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SHOCKS. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE SHOCKS. RIDE AND HANDLING ARE AFFECTED NEGATIVELY. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH FAILING AXLES AND TRANSMISSION. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS WITH AXLES AND TRANSMISSION AND GIVE A WARRANTY FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALSO THE WINDOW LIFT LEAKED, THE REAR ABSORBERS, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW LEAKED AIR, THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS, FIRE HAZARD ON THE MANIFOLD DEBRIS SHIELD, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WILDLY(FRONT ROTORS TURNED), THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD STUCK SHUT, THE EXTERIOR MIRROR HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A BUZZ IN THE REAR WHICH HAD PROGRESSED TO A HOWL. REFER TO ODI# 10029353 *SCC *JB

BROKEN WINDOW MOTOR, SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS, LEAKING REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS, ETC...*MR THE CONSUMER FELT JEEP SHOULD FIX THE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS WITH THE AXLES AND THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVE A WARRANTY FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO THE BROKEN WINDOW LIFT LEAKED, THE REAR ABSORBERS FAILED, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW LEAKED AIR, THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS FAILED,AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD ON THE MANIFOLD DEBRIS SHIELD, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WILDLY(FRONT WERE ROTORS TURNED), THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD STUCK SHUT, THE EXTERIOR MIRROR HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A BUZZ IN THE REAR WHICH HAD PROGRESSED TO A HOWL. REFER TO ODI# 10027025 *SCC *JB *JB *JB *CB

THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. *JB

THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE SERVICED ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TS. THE WEATHER STRIP WAS LOOSE ON THE RIGHT REAR DOOR, ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE FASTER THE VEHICLE IS GOING THE MORE IT WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATEED THE REAR CARRIER BEARINGS IN THE REAR AXEL WERE WORN. * TS CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET.*JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON A ROUTINE VISIT. MECHANIC STATED REAR BEARING IS DEFECTED, AND RING AND PINION IS DAMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO GRIND, AND THE WHEEL BEARING ON BOTH SIDES WERE MAKING NOISE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED AT THE DEALER. THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH THE FACTORY PADS INTACT. THE PAD WERE STILL GOOD. THE ROTORS HOWEVER WERE SO THIN THAT THEY CRUMBLED(VERY DANGEROUS). NOW THE REAR HUBS ARE LOUD AN NEED REPLACING. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL BEARING, AND THE BEARINGS ON THE REAR AXLE IN THE HUB ARE SEPERATED/EXTREMELY DANGEROUS-PART OF THE BEARING ARE SPINNING IN THE INSIDE OF THE HUB. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL WILL ROCK SIDE TO SIDE VIBRATING HEAVILY, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRVING VEHICLE PULSATED AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 180 DEGREES AND CRUSHED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN CLIP THAT HOLDS REAR AXLE IN PLACE. LEFT REAR AXLE, BEARING AND SEAL WERE REPLACED. THE CLIPPER MOUNTING BRACKET WAS REPLACED. *YH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL START TO JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS RIPPED FROM THE CONSUMERS HAND, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGINS TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH, THE DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

REAR AXLE MAKES NOISES. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT EXTERIOR BEARINGS OR REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS INFORMED AND HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES FROM.*AK NOISE IS HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELRATING. THE NOISE INCREASES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALSO NEEDS REAR BRAKE WORK, THE SERPENTINE BELT IS CRACKED, AND THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. *JG

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO VIBRATE. AFTER CONTACTING A MECHANIC, HE INDICATED THAT STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

AT 45-55 MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 12 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY.*AK

THERE IS VIBRATING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OVER 50 MPH. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. CONTACT DEALER ,AND DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF REAR END REPAIR, TWICE AND THE AXLE IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *JG

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL RIGHT AFTER 2 ALIGNMENTS. RANDOM, LOUD MECHANICAL CLUNK COMING FROM RIGHT UNDERSIDE WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR DROP-OFFS. BRAKE PEDAL SHUDDERS AGAIN AFTER HAVING ROTORS REPLACED FIRST, THEN MORE RECENTLY LAPPED VIA ON-VEHICLE LATHE. STEERING TICKS / CLUNKS AT RANDOM. MOAN FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ACRID WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER LEFT HOOD GETTING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN SPINNING 4-WHEELS IN SNOW.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO INDICATED REAR END WENT OUT ON VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT CARRIER BEARINGS AND PINION BEARINGS ORIGINALLY FAILED AT 64000 MILES AND FAILED AGAIN AT 94000. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE IN REAR END. REAR END HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES FOR SAME REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON TRYING TO GO FROM REGULAR DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTIONS AND WILL NOT GO FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 26000 MILES, REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL, AND HUBS WERE WARPED. *JB

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS IN REAR END. WHEN BRAKING REAR END FEELS LIKE SOMEONE JUST KICKED IT, AND SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *ET

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE VIBRATION DETECTED 5 TIMES REPLACED ROTORS 5 TIMES. FIRST ROTORS REPLACED AT 4000 MILES, SECOND TIME AT 9200MILES, THIRD TIME AT 18,000 FORTH TIME AT 22,000 MILES, AND FIFTH TIME AT 24,000 MILES. PAINT PEELED AFTER OWNING TRUCK FOR 2 MONTHS SEVERE PULSATING FRONT END WHEEL NOT CENTER SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLACED AFTER 18,000 MILES. STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED.. NEED TO HOLD ON TO WHEEL WITH TWO HANDS DUE TO WHEEL SHAKING SEVERELY. FRONT END ALLIGNED TWICE. CLEAR COAT ON WHEELS PEELING. SERVICE ADVISOR GAVE COMMENT, "LADY I DONT KNOW WHY YOU ARE COMPLAINING YOUR BRAKES ARE UNDER WARRENTY. "

THE HUB BEARING FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT , DEALER PERFORMED ALIGNMENT BUT THE VEHICLE STILL PULLS. NLM

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER FEELS THE LOSS WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, CLAIM 13-7350-903. *SLC

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER FEELS THE LOSS WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, CLAIM 13-7350-903. *SLC

SEVERE VIBRATION WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE FRONT END, CORRECT ROTORS. PASSENAGER POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT OPERATE WITH OUT MESSING WITH THE WINDOW LOCK BUTTON, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.

WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP ON WET OR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON 4/14/2001 CAR BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AT 50 MPH, STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND WHOLE CAR AND AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED REAR END SHOOK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NOTHING DONE. TOLD TO BRING BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON 5/10 HAPPENED AGAIN TOOK IT IN AND PERSON FROM SEVICE DEPT. RODE WITH ME AS IT VIOLENTLY SHOOK. FELT AS IF IT WOULD FALL APART. BUT AGAIN THE SEVICE DEPT. SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I WOULDN'T TAKE IT BACK -FELT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.ON 5/22 GOT CAR BACK WITH SOLENOID AND TRANSDUCER REPLACED. BUT STILL SCARED IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

ON 4/14/01 VIOLENTLY SHAKING AT 45-50 MPH STEERING WHEEL AND WHOLE CAR. TOOK TO DEALER BUT SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE. THEN AGAIN HAPPENED ON 5/10/01 I TOOK IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER. PERSON FROM SERVICE DEPT. RODE WITH ME AS THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY. FELT AS IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO FALL APART.VERY FRIGHTENING. BUT AGAIN TOLD BY SERVICE DEPT. THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. I WOULDN'T TAKE CAR BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CONDITION AND THEY RETURNED CAR ON 5/22/01 WITH SOLENOID & TRANSDUCER REPLACED . BUT I'M STILL AFRAID DRIVING FOR FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

AFTER ALMOST TWICE A MONTH TRIPS TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND BEING TOLD THAT MY ALLIGNMENT WAS A RESULT OF MY DRIVING THERE WAS A RECALL POSTED FOR A PART THAT CAUSED ALLIGNMENT PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED, MY TIRES SUFFERED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED VERY PREMATURELY. AFTER CONTACTING GOODYEAR AND CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT THE "BAD" PART WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT TIRE DAMAGE. I STILL FEEL THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS BETTER IT IS STILL APPARENT AND I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE RESOLVED. AFTER OWNING THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS THE MYRIAD OF MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES IS RATHER FRUSTRATING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE JEEP SERVICE PROVIDERS WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND SEEM TO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO PAY THEIR SALARIES. THIS IS AN EMBARRESSMENT TO THE AMERICAN CAR INDUSTRY. *AK

BUSHINGS REPLACED THREE TIMES, GREASED 2 TIMES, BRAKES THE MAJOR COMPLAINT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH CAUSING ALMOST LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. ROTORS WARPED THREE TIMES, PADS REPLACED 3 TIMES MACHINED 4 TIMES. FUEL PUMP REPLACED ONCE HARD START. NEEDED A SPARK PLUG GOT STUCK ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE CONKED OUT.......

WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT VEHICLE MAKES NOISE AND FRONT END'JUMPS' AND SKIDS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY. *AK ALL SHOCK ABSORBERS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 23,000 MILES. *YH

CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY SETS OF TIRES, MAY BE DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *SLC

WHEN DECELERATING FROM ABOVE 55 MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES IN THE 50-55 MPH CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITION IN CONTROLLING VEHICLE. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER FOUR TIMES. TWO TIMES ROTOR GROUND, ONCE REPLACED, ONCE WE WERE TOLD WHEELS NEED BALANCED (NOT). PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON FRONT WHEELS. DRIVE HWY EVERYDAY, DANGEROUS CONDITION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

FRONT END VIBRATION CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL. YH

WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT ,VEHICLE FEELS AS THOUGH WHEEL WANTS TO FALL OFF. FRONT END WILL WOBBLE AND SHAKE. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC.*AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE SHAKES AT THE SPEED OF 40-50MPH. DEALER SAYS IT SUPPOSE TO DO IT, AND IF IT WAS BROUGHT IN THERE WOULDN'T BE ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. CONSUMER WILLCONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MORE PRONOUNCED AT INCLINE, AFTER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIR ATEMPTS CONSUMER REQUESTED ARBITRATION, MANUFACTURER FELT IT WAS VIBRATING BY DESIGN YET CONSUMER FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT. NLM

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER INDICATES THAT VEHICLE CANNOT BE ALIGNED. COULD NOT BE ALIGNED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE ECCENTRIC BALL JOINT. *AK *ML

WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDSJEEP WOBBLES ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE. JEEP WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 4, 1999. THERE, THE ROTORS WERE EITHER TURNED/ GRINDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

WHENEVER EXITING VEHICLE AFTER TRAVELING SHOCKS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FAILED. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX VEHICLE. *AK

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

HELLO NHTSA, I AM WRITING TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE (NOT LEASE) OF MY GC, MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A STRONG JOLT IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER WE CAME TO A STOP. I BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE BACK TO OUR DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR INSPECTION BUT EACH TIME MY DEALER, MANHATTAN JEEP (A 5-STAR DEALER IN NEW YORK CITY) TOLD US THAT "ALL OF THE NEW '99S DO THAT" AND THAT "ALL THE ONES WITH THE V8 DO THAT". THAT WASN'T WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR BUT I THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT GO AWAY AFTER A FEW MORE MILES. I NOW HAVE OVER 7,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE WRITTEN TO CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT DAIMLERCHRYSLER TO REPORT MY PROBLEM. I DO HAVE A CASE NUMBER WHICH THEY'VE ASSIGNED TO ME. I WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAT I SHOULD TRY ANOTHER DEALER. SINCE I WAS GETTING NO SATISFACTION FROM CUSTOMER RELATIONS, I CALLED THE SALES DEPARTMENT AT DIFEO CHRYSLER IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY AND SPOKE TO A SALES REPRESENTATIVE. I POSED AS A POTENTIAL BUYER OF A 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE. I ASKED ABOUT THE QUALITY PROBLEMS THAT THE 1999 MODEL HAD AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SALESPERSON THAT ALL OF THE 1999S PRODUCED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1999 HAD A DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. HE ASSURED ME THAT THE DEFECTS HAD BEEN CORRECTED FOR THE 2000 MODEL YEAR. SO NOW I HAVE CUSTOMER SERVICE DENYING THE PROBLEM WHILE THE SALES DEPARTMENT WAS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I NOW SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT BAYSIDE CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-JEEP IN BAYSIDE, NEW YORK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT BAYSIDE IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW DRIVESHAFT #52099487AC. WITH SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF VECHCLES AFFECTED, SHOULDN'T JEEP HAVE NOTIVIED OWNERS AND NOT JUST DEALERS ABOUT THE DEFECT? *AK

FOG LIGHT SHORTAGE FROM THE INTERIOR SWITCH, REAR LEFT SHOCK SQUEAKS NON STOP AT LOW SPEEDS, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHEN A/C IS ON (HOT OR COLD), GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR AXLE WHEN COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR, NOISY DASHBOARD WHEN ROAD IS BUMPY, SMALL SIGNS OF RUST STARTING TO APPEAR ON EXTERIOR, FONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP IF PUT DOWN BY PASSENGER, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MAKING NOISE. *AK

REAR SUSPENSION SQUEAKS ON DROP-OFF/BODY ROLL MOVEMENTS; TRANSMISSION GEAR LINKAGE SCRUBS INTO PARK. *AK

WHEELS ON HER VEHICLE WERE MAKIING THE TRUCK STRAY INTO OTHER LANES ,THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *ALSO, WITHIN 30000 MILES FRONT BRAKES ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR SLOWING MOVING, AND SOMETIMES ACCELLERATING, SMALL CLUNKS ARE HEARD & FELT FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. SOMETIMES THESE CLUNKS FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HAS HIT YOUR VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, THUS FORCING YOUR VEHICLE FORWARD WITH A HARD JERK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM, BUT IT DID NOT TOTALLY SOLVE THE CLUNKING PROBLEMS BUT FEELS LIKE THE SHIFTING HAS CHANGED. I HAVE TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM FOR THEM A COUPLE TIMES, BUT AM USUALLY UNABLE TO MAKE IT "SLAM". I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT OTHER PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED WITH HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY DRIVE SHAFT AND SLIP-YOKE, WHICH WAS FIXED IN THE 2000 MODELS.

WHEN A BUMP OR POTHOLE IS HIT @ 25MPH OR ABOVE, THE FRONT END AND STEERING SYSTEM SHIMMY OUT OF CONTROL. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT IS "NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE" WHICH IS AN UN-ACCEPTABLE ANSWER TO THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE OPERATED IN A SAFE MANNER FOR BOTH OUR VEHICLE AND ANY VEHICLES AROUND WHEN SHIMMY OCCURS.

NO SUMMARY

WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE / VIBRATE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, DRIVESHAFT YOKE ASSEMBLY FAILED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTERS, THE POWER TRAIN DIFFERENTIAL UNIT MAKES WHINE NOISE BETWEEN 54-65 MPH. *YC

VEHICLE EXHIBITS LOUND DRONE/WHINE AND VIBRATION UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AT 55-75 MPH.

THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATED WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS AN ERRATIC HARD CLUNK SHIFT FROM 1 TO 2, AS WELL AS A DOWN SHIFT FROM 3 TO 2, DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE LEFT REAR TOE WAS OUT OF SPEC., DEALER SLOTTED REAR TRAILING ARM MOUNTING POINT, BUT CAR STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER ATTEMPTED FIX 4 TIMES. NO SUCCESS. ALSO SQUEAKS FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX. *AK

FROM DELIVERY DATE I NOTICE A SQUEAL AND WHINING NOISE AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, WHEN THE GAS IS UNAPPLIED. *AK

OUR 99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS 4 MONTHS OLD AND IS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE; THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED, THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE DEALER THOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T HOWEVER. FURTHERMORE THE GEAR OIL HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD BUCK AND EVEN STALL SOMETIMES WHEN I WOULD MAKE TIGHT TURN. FURTHERMORE THE TRANSMISSION IS SOMETIMES CLUNKING. OUR POWER WINDOW NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. THE CAR KEEPS ON PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THAT STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED. WE HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WISH THE LEMON LAW WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROTECTIVE OF CONSUMERS THAN CAR DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS. *AK

OSCILLATING NOISE/VIRBRATION COMING FROM FRONT, UNDER DRIVE AT 70MPH,DISAPPEARS UNDER COAST. *AK

LOUD BANGING ON THE REAR FLOORBOARDS OVER ANY BUMPS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAY IT'S A BALL JOINT ON THE NEW DESIGN OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. THEY CURRENTLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

AT 200 MILES CONSUMER NOTICED A HISSING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA AND ANOISE IN THE REAR END AREA. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH STEERING A PINION GEAR FAILURE. DEALER CHANGED THE PUMP, THEN THE STEERING BOX. THE SECOND TIME NOISE STILL PERSISTED. MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. ALSO, IT WAS NOT A SAFTEY PROBLEM. THE THEY CHANGED THE PINION GEAR, AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SENT ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE FROM JEEP, AND HE WANTED TO CHANGE THE GEAR BOX. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSIP FOR 1 1/2 MONTHS THUS FAR. *AK

IDLE GOES UP AND DOWN AT STOP. IDLE GOES UP AND JEEP WILL GAIN SPEED WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS. IDLE GOES UP AND JEEP WILL GAIN SPEED IN REVERSE. IDLE "BURPS" AT STOP AND JEEP JUMPS LIKE IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. REAR END WHINES WHILE TRAVELING AND GET LOUDER TILL 75MPH THEN MOSTLY SUBSIDES. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ( FOR NO REASON WE COULD TELL) TO STOP WHINE. WHINE CONTINUES IN THE REAR END. DEALER STATES "NORMAL". STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ON EXTREME LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS FORWARD OR REVERSE UNTIL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. DEALER STATED SHAKING WAS NORMAL. JEEP HAS 2000 MILES.