1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee: engine failure

Filed Apr 5, 2017 · Brakes · OR

Both front brake calipers and left rear caliper seized causing overheating to the entire braking system. It also caused rotor damage,disc damage and brake pad damage. This is not the first time this has happened. I am not sure if it happens when I am driving or stationary. I have had to replace my pads once a yea since I have owned the vehicle and I have replaced the hubs discs and rotaterstwice. I am preparing to replace all of these components for the third time and will also replace the rubber brake lines. I have been researching this vehicle and have come to the conclusion that there is a severe problem with the braking system. In my opinion it is only a matter of time before someone loses their life from this defect.

Filed Aug 11, 2016 · Engine, Visibility · 156,000 miles · CA

I have owned 8 jeeps and now have a beautiful dealershipl maintained grand cherokee limited 4.7l in my driveway with a bad engine. At 100k a rod bearing went bad and after that was fixed by me with great expense it now sits in the driveway with low compression and will not start. I have searched and found hundreds of ads with blown engines just in my area of southern california. There seems to be some common design flaws in the 4.7l that chrysler corporation has been hiding and we the people have been paying for it. Dealers deny any problems but yet on any given day the classifies are full of them. I love the vehicle in general that's why I have owned so many but feel taken advantage of and can't afford to drive a chrysler piece of crap anymore. I was stranded on the highway like many of us were and put in a perilous situations because of it with family in the car plus I was on crutches . Chrysler should being offering assistance because of their faults. I also just got done repairing the faulty blend door because of the lack of visibility.

Filed Jul 31, 2015 · Engine · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle jerked violently as it decelerated and emitted an abnormal popping sound. The contact mentioned that the engine seized and the vehicle failed to restart. In addition, the contact stated that fuel fumes emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

Filed Apr 9, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 168,000 miles · CA

Vehicle randomly stalls and dies at low to moderate speeds. Engine will shudder briefly and shutoff. Stalling will occur when stopped or speeds ranging from 1 to 40 MPH. When vehicle stalls, electrical system will reset and power steering fails. Restart is sometimes achievable immediately, but more often takes a minimum of 30 seconds and up to several minutes. Issue seems unaffected by outside temperature or other environmental factors. Engine failure often occurs within the first 15 minutes of driving, but has occurred at greater time intervals. Spark plugs, spark plug wires, ignition rotor, and upstream oxygen sensor have been replaced, but problem persists. This has caused near accidents on multiple occasions. This issue is persistent and ongoing.

Filed Mar 27, 2013 · Brakes · 186,000 miles · VA · crash

Front left and right calipers seized causing caliper, pad and rotor overheating and brake rotor cracked and failed causing me to scrape a guard rail while attempting to stop. This is the third brake caliper related failure I have had in the last 24 months. The previous 2 resulted in my replacing calipers rotors and pads. Jeep is aware that the calipers are defective and would replace them with an upgraded different type but only while vehicle was under warranty. There are dozens of reports on line at various forums of this exact same problem. I have ordered the upgraded caliper (now that I know about them) and will replace this but jeep should notify all owners of this known issue so that we do not continue to replace a known bad part with the same known bad parts. As I consider this dangerous a recall would not be out of the question either.

Filed Jul 22, 2011 · Engine · 150,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 jeep grand cherokee. The contact was driving various speeds when the engine stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The engine failed to restart and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostics. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the vehicle and there were no repairs. The failure recurred at least ten times and eight of those times, the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic where the contact was awaiting repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Mar 14, 2005 · Brakes, Engine · ME

1999 grand cherokee jeep, brake failure and head gasket replaced. *bf the consumer stated while driving and without warning, the vehicle seized up. The vehicle was towed to a garage who replaced the transfer case, rack and pinion, and spider gears.

Filed Jan 7, 2003 · Engine · KY

Oil pump seized up, causing vehicle to cut off at highway speed.ts...

Filed Jun 28, 2002 · Engine · NY

While driving heard a noise, vehicle started smoking,. Consumerpulled over. Engine blewout contacted dealer.

Filed Oct 17, 2001 · Engine · AK

This vehicle has had several problems since date of lease. Although in this matter, engine blew after intial 36,000 mile coverage--diamler chrysler has agreed to pay half of repair amount. This agreement is unsatisfactory in my opinion and I wish to find out what my options are to resolve this matter and get into another vehicle. It was very fortunate that there was not a fatality involved as this happened on a major interstate with no warning.