Driver's side door latches are inoperable on an intermittent basis. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee locks complaints
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The secondary latch was rusted in the open positon causing the hood to open while driving, the main latch mechanism remained partially open due to rust that had encrusted it as well as much of the underside and edges of the hood. Nlm
Traveling at 50mph when hood flew open. Upon investigation saw that both main latch and backup safety catch were rusted and not functioning properly. Lex, ky dealer stated "no restrictions" to replace "hood, latch, and safety catch" but s.fla dealer wont cooperate (relocated to s.fla.) nor will chrysler.
Both hood latches were rusted and needed lubrication which caused the hood to fly open and hit the windshield, both latches were lubricated and the vehicle was pronounced safe. Nlm
While driving rear door flew open. Door was stuck/closed. Latch had been replaced 3 times because of rusting. Design of the latch allowed water to just sit. Please provide any further information.
The latch assembly fell into the door interior after the metal on the door assembly failed. The vehicle was taken to the body shop at dirk waltz chrysler-jeep, midland, mi. The estimator ( mario?) said that they had seen a rash of these failure recently. The service manager, scott therryl (?), looked at the door. Gregory taylor, damlier-chrysler district ser. Manager, was contacted. The recurring problem was described by the estimator as a failed weld at the lower hinge that causes the door to mis-align. The mis-alignment causes the latch assembly on the frame to strike the door latch incorrectly. The repeated mis-strike causes the metal to fatigue, and the latch detaches from the door suddenly. There was no obvious problem until the failure occured. The door could have easily poped open in a very low speed collision. Damlier chrysler has denied any responsibility for the problem, even though the problem appears to be related to a poor weld design in the door box.
Latch on tailgate door failed.
Tailgate lock assembly will not unlock at times. The main power switch must be toggled back and forth before it unlocks. Dealer replaced lock assembly on 1/5/97. Because of high cost of repairs, I have to wait this long to have it fixed.
Front sway bar bushing malfunctioned. In addition, rear u-joints/ air conditioner condensor/door panels/hood latch and right front speaker failed.
Door panels and locks failed.
Hood latch failure, with out any pressure or while driving the hood would pop open, vehicle has been to dealer for repair, but has not been remedied. *ak dealer adjusted hood hinges and stops and aligned hood latch assembly. Consumer states at 2342 miles radio speakers cut out over bumps. Dealer replaced with exhchange unit. Door trim is coming off on the driver side doors.
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