1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee: rotors or pads wearing out early

Filed Oct 5, 2002 · Brakes · CA

One year old rotors warped due to faulty caliper causing uneven friction and wear on the knuckle/spindle, the knuckle/spindle has deep grooves where the caliper is attached, therefore the knuckle/spindle unit wobbles as it applies pressure to the pads and rotors. Nlm

Filed May 23, 2002 · Body · AZ

Premature wear of door hinge pins caused my door to sag. This sag causes a misalignment of the door lock and the pillar pin. Eventually the door structure around the lock breaks due to stress and the result is the door cannot be closed or held against the car. The door creates a dangerous safety concern as the door can come open upon operation of the vehicle. My door cannot be shut because of this condition and even in the event of a minor accident the door come open and cause serious injury to the driver.

Filed Jun 21, 2001 · Engine, Transmission · IL

Engine mounts have prematurely worn which has caused severe vibration in front end of vehicle. *ak consumer took vehicle to dealer for recall and also informed dealer of a loud clunk sound when transmission shifts into different gears and of a fluid leak around the transmission, dealer stated transfer case seals needed replaced and main crank seal needed replaced, tech also informed consumer that the engine mounts were torn loose, consumer seemed concerned because vehicle had never been taken off road.

Filed Apr 5, 2000 · Brakes · GA · crash · 1 injury

Rusted, defective disc rotors compromised the brake's performance in an emergency situation. In heavy traffic, on a two lane road, there was an accident ahead, drivers slammed on their brakes, but my son was unable to stop quickly enough and hit the '84 volvo ahead of him. My son was cited for following too closely, although he does not think he was following too closely. Vehicular damage appeared very minor, but the other driver is claiming that his '84 volvo is totaled. The impact was at very low speed. My son received no injuries, and his airbag did not deploy. The other driver complained of a headache and backache, saw his doctor, was treated with naprosyn (alleve), and is fine. We had received no information from chrysler about the recall on the front brake rotors. We found out about the recall the next day (1/21/2000) when it was announced on cnn. I called chrysler and had the recall performed. (our jeep was affected because it had been housed in ohio prior to 8/99 when we bought it). The receipt from the dealer for the recall work says the rotors were defective. After the new rotors were installed we noticed a very signigicant difference in stopping ability. I reported this to chrysler, requested that a test of stopping time/ability with the old rotors and with the new rotors be done, but chrysler refused. If we had been informed of the recall, we could have had the rotors replaced and avoided the accident. I understand that rotors are a wear item, but obviously, rust causes metal to wear and thin more quickly. We believe the rusted rotors adversely affected the ability of the brakes to stop our jeep quickly enough in an emergency situation.

Filed Sep 9, 1997 · Brakes · MA

Front brake rotors warped causing vehicle to vibrate.