The was driving on a donut tire and the axle over heated and caused a fire. The was in route to take the vehicle in for a tire when the incident occurred. Provide further details.
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints
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About 5/6 months ago, I noticed that my 1994 jeep grand cherookee had a very bad herky-jerky movement when you try to make a tight turn (especially a u-turn). Then very audible noises started coming from the front-end undercarriage everytime you back-up,..or hit a pothole,...especially at low speed. The worst part happened when for the first time,..we hit a pothole at about 55/65 MPH,....and the whole front end of the vehicle began to severely vibrate and bounce up and down. This happened a couple of times,..and we were planning on taking it to the mechanic when we noticed that the vehicle was not staying parked even when it's turned off,..put in park,..and the emergency brake put on, especially if there is an elevation/tilt towards either end. We had the transmission checked,..the braking system checked, and they were both fine. It was finally recommended that we have the axle checked,..and it was discovered that this was the problem. The front axle was changed and we also had to pay for a new link pin kit. Everithing was fine for a couple of months, and then it started all over again. We took it back to the garage that fixed it the first time, and the same problem was diagnosed again. The replacement of the axle was free this time,..but we had to pay for the left cv booth,..because that was busted too. That was around 5/11/04. The cycle repeated itself again around early june of 2004 and we took the vehicle back to the garage and had the axle replaced again. It's been about a mont later,..and the cycle has begun again. There has never been any loss of control or crashes yet to date due to the vibrations or the axle breaking, but those vibrations sure are scary, especially at 65mph to 70mph on the interstate.
Vehicle fire originating from plastic gas tank.*mr the consumer noticed a small leak on the right rear tire. The tire was changed with the compact spare and the consumer proceeded about 35 miles to have the tire repaired. The consumer was making a turn when he noticed a cloud of smoke coming from the vehicle. When he pulled over he saw that the vehicle was on fire at the rear axle. Axle oil was pouring out and covered the plastic fuel tank which was also in flames. The fire was extinguished and the vehicle was towed to a dealer for temporary repair. The consumer was told that the problem was caused by using the compact spare with a smaller diameter on a all time four wheel drive vehicle. Both the front a rear axles were so hot that the cover gaskets melted. The manufacturer denied any responsibility. The 1996 jeep grand cherokee was recalled (recall # 757) for a similar problem and the consumer believes the scope of the recall needs to be extended to include other years. The spare tire used caused friction between the both front and rear differentials, resulting in fluid loss and a spark which started the fire. *ph
Viscous coupling failed (seized) in np 249 transfer case installed in 1994 jeep grand cherokee limited w/full-time 4wd with only 56k miles on vehicle. Research on internet revealed this to be a very common problem. Vehicle hard to control at highway speeds while turning due to lock-up of front and rear axles.
Consumer had recall 02v053000 remedied on 05/16/03. Vehicle still incurs problem with rolling backward with gear in park. Consumer contacted service, dealeradvised consumer that recall was done properly and will not service again without charge.
The vehicle was parked and running when the vehicle jumped out of gear into reverse and roll down the street. *nlm
Nar 02/25/2003. The transmission failed shortly after the consumer received the recall notice. The consumer daughter parked the vehicle turned off the engine and locked doors, however minutes later she was informed that the vehicle rolling. She tried to stop the vehicle, but consequently it crashed into a townhouse.
1994 jeep grand cherokee w/quadratrac (all wheel drive): viscous coupling in transfer case locks up resulting in poor handling during extended trips. Previous owner reported that they had replaced the vc prior to selling to me (<120,000 mi). I had to replace it again in november 2001 (~130,000 miles). Problem is started to act up again at ~144,000 miles during a long trip (~1000 miles) at highway speeds. This car is very well maintained, and at this point, I'm convinced that there is a design defect with the car. When the vc locks up, it is more dangerous to drive the car due to the poor handling that results. Ts
Consumer states after recall#02v053000 inadvertently vehicle movement has been performed on their vehicle they are still having the same problems. Please provide the dealer name, address, and number. Ts
While vehicle was parked transmission unexpectedly shifted from park to reverse without manual operation, which caused vehicle to hit a tree. Please give any further details.
Vehicle will disengage from park into reverse while parked.
When putting vehicle in drive jumped forward without accelerating.
Consumer states that the vehicle was parked on a slight incline with engine running. Consumer put child in vehicle and the vehicle began to roll backwards about 150 yards and rolled into someones lawn. Cosnumer states transmission was rebuilt at 68,000 miles under warranty. Nlm
While engine was on and in park consumer got out of vehicle, and about 1/2 minute vehicle rolled backwards like it was in reverse, and rolled into a garage. Dealer has been contacted.
Vehicle jumped into reverse while it was parked. Consumer was standing behind vehicle. Dealer indicated that vehicle went into reverse because front tire was a different brand than other 3 tires. Manufacturer was notified.*ak
Consumer stated the front end makes a noise and the two front tires were replaced due to front axle assembly failed.
While vehicle was in park and key was turned on in ignition vehicle suddenly took off in reverse, smashing the driver, who was behind the vehicle, into the building.
Vehicle was left in park on a flat surface with engine running. Driver got out of car and walked to the rear, and vehicle jumped into reverse, hitting the driver. *ak. The driver was trapped behine the vehicle, there was one injury.
Consumer states vehicle has many transmission problems with vehicle in park, it would roll backward, at times the gear shift would not move when the vehicle would continue to roll backward, dealer informed consumer that the vehicle was not safe unless the entire transmission was replaced.
The vehicle would not shift or accelerate in third gear due to transmission failure.
Consumer had experienced problems with transmission when shifting from park to reverse. Could feel a delay and jerking. Then, will go to reverse, and at same situation shift from drive to park. While driving could notice that gears will skip. Dealer had been contacted, and seals replaced. Please provide more information.
When vehicle is in a gear vehicle will sometimes accerlerate with consumer's foot on brake. This is an intermittent problem. Contacted deale, and dealer fixed some other parts on , vehicle but problem still occurred.
Transmission slipped from park to reverse and vehicle took off.
The transmission repeatedly, but periodically, slips out of drive into neutral. Also, it will at times not go into gear when first shifted from park or neutral into drive.
Vehicle was running with engine idling and gearshift in park, I got out of jeep and then heard a loud clunk. The jeep then began rolling backwards downhill until it hit a fence which caused it to stop. I took the vehicle to mckean's jeep eagle in pittsburgh, pa who told me that the rear axle had failed and needed to be replaced. Mc kean's subsequently charges me $2,500 to repair the vehicle.
Consumer was backing out of driveway and noticed something on the ground. Vehicle was put in park, pulled hand brake, got out and left the door. Consumer was outside of vehicle when it started rolling backward towards consumer. Door knocked consumer down. Consumer got up, and jumped into vehicle, stepped on brakes, and turned vehicle off.
Transmission would not start in park, had to rock car back and forth to get transmission into neutral to start. The second time the transmission was put into park, the car was free to roll with no resistance from the transmission. This pattern was repeatable. Sometimes it would "park" and other times it would roll as if it was in neutral. Cost of repair was $620 for replacement of the parking pawl.
Car stops while foot is on gas, then lurches forward; car rolls backward when in park or drive; car dies in traffic while idling; steering knuckle bolts stripped, had to be replaced, had to replace tires twice, had to replace brakes repeatedly, worn to rotors, continual problems with transmission, intermittent, hard to recreate at mechanic, but occur in traffic, creating safety hazard. Bprave ha.
I pulled up into my driveway and put my car into park. I proceeded to get out of my car to run into the house for a minute. I left the the car idling, in park. However, after I was out of the car, it began rolling backwards, down my driveway. I tried to get back in to reach the brake but the car door began dragging me down the driveway with it. I couldn't stop the car from rolling and it rolled back into my neighbor's mailbox and broke it off. It dented my car badly and the incident tore off my toe nail and injured my foot.
While sitting in park on a slope vehicle jumped out of park into reverse and rolled back about 10 feet. Contacted chrysler, and chrysler recommended consumer to call the federal safety agency to file complaint, and check on recall.
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