My 1997 jeep grand cherokee while under warranty had to have the head gaskets replaced due to a leak, I now had to have the oil pump replaced due to failure.
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints
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Erratic oil pressure. Mechanic investigated and determined that car only had 1 qt of oil in it. I had just added almost 2 qts 2 weeks ago. No leaks and no smoke indicating a leak or burning. Must be leaking into engine itself which is not a good sign. Plugs are okay, so no oil going there. Where could it be going? How do we resolve this? Any other similar reports? Help!
Vehicle dies, engine failed without warning 15 times, occurred thru range of stopped/idling to get on interstate at 75mph.
I have had the following failures: fuel guage/ brakes (3) times/engine mount, and water pump, brought the vehicle in (5) times before they fixed the transmission, rear windshield wipers quit working, and then restarted. Also cd player died. Is this a lemon?
When driving at any speed vehicle wouldn't shift properly from first to second gear, and was shifting very hard. Lock on the driver's side door isn't locking properly. Also, water pump was replaced/ driver's side window motor went out, and there was a leakage in the sun roof which caused water to leak into vehicle on driver's side.
While driving on highway at approx. 65 MPH on a dry normal day, engine shut off, causing vehicle to lose powe,; almost causing vehicle behined to run into consumer's vehicle bumper. Dealer inspected vehicle,and informed consumer that the bolt on engine mounts were broken. Repairs would not be covered under warranty. Can the federal safety agency help in this matter.
The engine check light keeps coming on & then going off. It's intermittent. Was checked by dealership & no codes appeared. The engine would stall out for no reason. Neither speed or weather is a factor. Had it checked for stalling & nothing was found. The vehicle will not start right away. Had it on diagnostics & nothing showed for the starter.
Driving above 55 MPH vehicle makes a very loud noise ,cause unknown. Please give any further details.
While driving vehicle at night, the entire electrical wiring system went out, causing visibility problems. Could not read dashboard panel due to electrical failure. Also, the speedometer does not work. Not showing correct speed/ belts are out of alignment.
The air conditioner fails to generate cold air. Also, the pulley belts went out. Taking vehicle to dealership to check.
Making left turn or applying gas , engine will stall, which could result in an accident.please add more information.
Vehicle experiences intermittent engine failure almost resulting in vehicle accidents due to lack of power control.(attorney for consumer).
Engine knocks/fails.
Damper crankshaft failed causing noise in the front end.
When vehicle is going uphill at about 65mph it stalls. The dealer has not been able to duplicate the problem.
Consumer experiencing problem with vehicle engine shuting down intermittently while driving. Also, engine check light comes on as well. Dealer notified, and has inspected & tested the vehicle, and cannot still resolve the problem.
While driving vehicle intermittently stalled. Vehicle almost lost control.in addition, gas guage failed, showing wrong amount of fuel in the vehicle.
Brake pads failed.
Thermostat stuck, causing engine to overheat, short block assembly replaced. Problem resulted in harmonic/vibration problems.
Exhaust pipe bent & rubbed against the plastic gas tank which caused a hole that allowed a leak. Took to dealer & was informed owner needs metal piece between tank & exhaust. Manufacturer not taking responsibility of financial replacement. *ak consumer was never made aware of the skip plate option, requesting reimbursment. Transmission has a pause when upshifting from 2 to 3, when in 4wd, the left wheel grinds when turning. The right front power lock made a grinding noise when power door locks were actuated, dealer installed new door latch assembly. Steering wheel was not centered, causing vehicle to drift to the left while driving.
While driving down the highway the vehicle just cuts off without any warning. *ak thr gas gauge was inoperative.
Moved around vehicle after being at a complete stop. Then the truck died, had no power, but was still running. Coasted 25 feet and the truck stopped completely. Now the gas guage is not accurate.
While driving the vehicle died on the driver, and the driver got the vehicle back running by putting gas into the vehicle. Dealer says that once getting to a quarter of gas the vehicle runs out of gas. Dealer says that the parts are on back order. This was no recall, but there are parts available for this problem.
Consumer was driving approx. 45-55 MPH up hill on the express way when vehicle's engine shut off in the middle of traffic.
While driving vehicle on highway about 60 MPH the vehicle lost power and the engine was still on. According to the gas gauge the tank had at less than a quarter of a tank of gas, and comsumer thinks the tank was empty. Jeep manufacturer said they were aware of the problem; they had issued a technical bulletin to the dealer and not to the public. According to the comsumer, the dealer said they had heard of this problem only in florida, not in the north. The manufacturer told comsumer they did not issue a recall because they did not know which vehicle has the problem.
After vehicle was driven for 15 minutes and parked the engine caught on fire at 1,500 miles.the reason is unknown as of now.
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