Tl* the contact owns a 1998 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the front driver side door popped open while the vehicle was in motion. The contact stated that the latch failed to close the door. The contact stated that it did not look like the latch was fractured, but it would not hold. In addition, the contact stated that the heat would only blow through the vents on the top of the dashboard and not the floor or other vents. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN and failure mileage were unavailable.
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee locks problems
18 complaints (2% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 18
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Hood: latch7
- Doors: latch7
- Hatchback/liftgate: lock2
- Trunk lid: lock1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Jeep Grand Cherokee locks problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee locks
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Hood latch failure
Odi opened ea02-029 to determine whether a safety-related defect trend existed in the my 1997 jeep grand cherokee hood latch assemblies.during ea02-029, there was no specific failure mechanism identified that could differentiate the my 1997 vehicles from other vehicles containing this same hood latch assembly or could account for their higher complaint rate.as a result, odi expanded the scope of this investigation to include all grand cherokee vehicles equipped with the subject hood latch assemblies.in performing ea02-029, it was determined that some of the secondary hood latches in the subject vehicles may exhibit increased operating frictional resistance; however, since none of the primary hood latches showed any evidence of mechanical or operational deficiency and the complaint rate of hood fly-ups measured over an extended exposure time was low, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time.
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What 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Driver door latch failed due to splitting metal in door. Door opened at highway speed. After the event I researched the problem and found that it is a very common occurrence. This is highly dangerous and need to be addressed immediately.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 jeep grand cherokee. When the contact attempted to open the door, the front driver's side door handle fell off of the vehicle. The failure prevented him from exiting the vehicle from the passenger compartment. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the entire door panel at the cost of over $160. Secondly, the technician stated that the component failed because it was made out of pot metal. The VIN and mileages were unknown.
The driver's door failed on my 1998 jeep grand cherokee laredo, meaning that metal fatigue and nothing more than metal fatigue caused the metal containing the door latch bold mechanism to literally deteriorate and the door had to be replaced. Daimler-chrysler refused to acknowledge or pay for the defect.
Driver's door mechanism is not working at all, won't close properly. Dealer states they are not responsible for that problem.
Eletrical, air condition, body noise over all unhappy with vicial evaporator core $1000.00 to repair lights and dash gages do not fuction properly suspicion sqeaks had oiled helped for a day brakes were very quick will not line up if you let go of the wheel it goes straight off the road radio can not be truned up door paniles vibrate left turn light stays on on the dash at all times fuel gage reeds emepty even when full an light is on .
Primary & secondary hood latch failure.
While driving the hood will pop up causing lost of visibility. Please provide any additional information. Ph
The consumer experienced a hood latch problem. *yh driving down hwy 64 at 65 MPH when hood flew open. Driver was able to pull vehicle to side of road. Diamlerchrysler investigator came out and said latches had corroded due to owner lack of maintenence. Maintenence manual has a small note in the middle of the manual regarding lubrication of the latches, but this task is not part of scheduled maintenence tasks nor does manual describe what to use to lubricate latches. Also owner purchased vehicle used in january 2001. Previous owner was in nj or md. Entire hood and primary and secondary latches had to be replaced. Front fender had minor damage. Cat 10/28/03
While driving vehicle door latch broke from metal attachment. Driver held on to door until arriving at dealership.
Questions about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee locks
Does the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee have locks problems?
Owners have filed 18 complaints about the locks of the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee locks problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee locks?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Jeep Grand Cherokee have the most locks problems?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee model years with the most locks complaints are 2005 (163 complaints), 2000 (78 complaints) and 1993 (26 complaints).
Other 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
Transmission 425Fuel system 166Brakes 161Engine 83Body 68Electrical 60Steering 40Acceleration 39Airbags 36Suspension 32Visibility 28Lights 17Seat belts 17Tires 13Seats 9Wheels 6Driver assistance 3
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