Abs light, and brake light came on, indicating a brake malfunction.*ak wiring to the right wheel speed sensor was cut by lower control arm. The vehicle has electrical and suspension problems. Driver and passenger side power windows inoperative. Fuel pump failed. Vehicle is leaking transmission fluid due to pan gasket failure. Fuel is leaking from fuel tank due to defective fuel sending unit seal. Abs light, air bag lights are on and A/C blinkers are not working due to ignition switch looses. Vehicle makes noise due to power steering gear assembly failure.
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints
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The engine has completely shut off in the middle of driving or when at a stoplight. This has occured at least 3 times in the 8 months we have owned it. All engine power and electrical power go off completely when it occurs. We called the dealership and they said, "let me guess, it's been quitting on you". That pissed me off because they knew about it but didn't notify anyone of the potential life threatening effects it could have. It's obviously happened to a large number of owners and when your traveling at high speeds and the engines quits it makes braking near impossible.
While driving and coming to stop on a red light, vehicle would lose power/stall without a warning at different times. Dealer could not find the cause. Dealer advised consumer to keep the A/C on at all times in an attempt to correct the problem.
Whenever vehicle comes to a stop it stalls when pulling off to make a turn. Dealer has been contacted. Throttle body has been replaced twice, engine/transmission software updated, problem still exists. *ak
Brakes failed causing front end shimmy. Nlm
Engine repaired eight times due to fuel pump, spark plug and oxygen sensor failures. Yh
Intermittent engine idle problem. Occurs when engine is fully warmed up and in gear and at a full stop. Engine idle speed will fluctuate between 300 & 600 RPM . When this happens, engine roughness is very noticable and on occassion it will stall. On the first visit to the dealer, the computer was reprogrammed as per a tsb. This did not solve the problem. Second visit, chrysler advised the dealer to replace throttle position sensor. Again the problem still exists. The dealer has notified chrysler and is still waiting for an answer.
Stalled on many occasions in stop and go traffic. Has become very dangerous with potential for accident. Extremely unreliable with poor build quality. Dealer unable to resolve the stalling problem. Long list of problems in the first 27,000 miles. Very upset with this vehicle and chrysler doesn't seem to really care at all.
Vehicle would stall while waiting at stop light or stop sign. Would shut vehicle off & restart it. Could press on accelerator & vehicle would die out. Contacted dealership twice since problem had happened & nothing was done.
Dealer examined and replaced the control unit twice. No help. Idle speed is too low (400mph)! I want jeep to do something. It's a lemon!
Center console not latching all the time, adjustment problem.
Vehicle dies for no apparent reason. Have been told it will continue to happen even after it was in the shop for this problem. Transmission jerks when shifting in low speeds.this happens on a daily basis. Service techs at dealership have no answers for this problem. I get the feeling I will just have to live with it dying and jerking as long as I own the jeep. This vehicle should have stayed on the drawing board just a little longer I think.
When stopping vehicle idles and shuts down, and there are no warning lights. *ak
Car makes loud clunking noise when slowing, then RPM's fluctuate and car stalls. Dealer contacted numerous times since vehicle first purchased. Each time they said it was fixed.
Intermittently truck stalls when it comes to a stop. Dealer was notified about the problem. Owner was told that chrysler knows about the problem, but not sure of the solution. Please provide any furhter information.
This vehicle repeatedly stalls during operation. It has happened to me several times in commuter traffic, necessitating a complete stop and shifting into park in order to restart the vehicle. This happens in the traffic lanes in moving traffic. I fear this.
Vehicle intermittently stalls when at a stop.dealer cannot determine cause.please provide further information.
Vehicle stalls when drive gear is engaged. Yh
The bulk of the problems the car has were recognized before 583 miles. The engine stalls when driving in stop and go traffic. The problem seems to be magnified if the car goes from high speeds to an idle . The car begins to idle below 500rpm and then dies. After being in to reprogram several times, now the vehicle is hard to start, it takes from 5-10 seconds to start. The car has transfer case problems that make the car shudder at low speeds when turning. Trying to fix that issue created a leak from the transfer case. The car also has a hollow grinding noise or resonance at 1200rpm in 1st gear while under a load. The car has been serviced six times. These issues still remain.
I am an owner of a 1999 jeep grand cherokee limited v8. I have encountered many problems with this vehicle but some have already been resolved under manufacturer's warranty. A couple problems still exist though. One main problem is that my vehicle occasionally stalls out on me at red lights. It idles very slow (@400 RPM) and this is usually when the vehicle fails on me. I'll lose power to the transmission, but all the electrical items will still work, such as the radio and heater. When the engine dies out, the check engine and airbag lights will display. This problem has been brought to the attention of two dealerships but has not yet been resolved. Another problem I have is that I will feel a big clunk when I am accelerating, usually when I first start to drive off. The second type of clunk I feel is when I put the vehicle in reverse to drive. I will feel a big bang like somebody had hit me from behind. This will specifically happen during the shift from reverse to drive. The third problem I encounter happens when I have my heater on. I will have the control settings set @80's and the air conditioner will operate. I do not have the setting at defrost mode. It is in regular mode and when I want the heat, the AC plus the heat will trigger. I would greatly appreciate it if these problems were looked into. Thank you.
Crank sensor failed. Yh
Ongoing / intermittent problem with vehicle stalling out whenever it came to a stop position.vehicle been in dealer shop on two occasions and nothing can be found.
Vehicle stalls whenever it feels like doing so, this is an absolute unsafe situation that we dont feel that chrysler should have a choice in making. My family apparently don't mean to much to them. If it is all the same, we would prefer not to be put in this position by them or anyone else, my family and friends are of most importance to us. Thank you very much. An unhappy damlier/chrysler customer for sure!!! Ken n barb davis.
Vehicle idles irratically and has completely stalled on several occasions. Control module was reprogrammed on august 24, 1999 after technical service came up with solution to problem. Vehicle has since stalled again. My question is why is there not a recall or warning about this problem since the vehicle could stall at rr crossings or intersections where an accident could occur. Vehicle was reprogrammed again dec. 6, 1999. Does this solve problem or is it only another bandaid?
This vehicle has many/many inherent problems, it has an enging problem that causes the engine to stop running. We are told that they dont know what the problem is but would like to put co pilot in the car to log a code when the problem occurs, however we have been told that they have had this problem on other cars and have not been able to have the co pilot log in any error codes. So they bought the car back from the owners. It would take quite some time for us to list all of the inherent problems that all these new jeeps have 1999 0r 2000 models. If you could go to the site on the net and type in 4x44u you will be astounded at all the frustrated folks nation wide. The car also has many drivetrain problems to many to list, it is overwhelming. Please help us, we worked hard for that $38.000 dollars we gave to chrysler and they are just putting it back on us, the customer's. Thank you very much. Ken and barb davis.
I was driving home from the holidays and the trip was about an hour long on a major hwy. Parked truck outside of garage, took some items in the house and when I came back outside, there was smoke coming out from under the hood. Popped the hood release and tried to open the hood, but burned my hand. I ran inside to call 911 and the minute the door closed, there was an explosion and flames were under the vehicle's engine and under the hood.
I will be stopped at a light or in traffic when all of a sudden the RPM's will become very erratic. The needle will jump up and down from 700 to 200 to 0 etc. The vehicle has stalled on several occasions in the middle of traffic almost causing a rear end collision. The problem only happens when the car is in drive, with foot on the brake. Been to dealership several times. They have connected a chrysler co-pilot to monitor and record problem. Have recorded problem several times. Currently waiting for a response. I do know of 3 other people with 1999 grand cherokees that have the same problem. Since the vehicle does stall out in the middle of traffic, it does represent a safety issue. Since this obviously is not exclusive to me, chrysler needs to fix the problem immediately, or take back the vehicle. Again this is a brand new jeep. For the record, I have had other defects with this vehicle, although minor compared to this one. Defects include rattles, window motor failures etc.
Engine stalled on the highway without warning. Dealer had to replace drive plate sensor. Problem has occurred again.
This vehicle is a potential wreck, it doesn't idle and dies, klunks and lurches forward, and roars like its losing its rear axle or transmission. A potential wreck that after repeated attempts will not improve.
Repeated problems with AC/heat being erratic, will take vehicle in for 4th time. Vehicle shuddered, fixed by changing fluid. Weather seal fell off. Brake shudder fixed by replacement of rotors, etc. Engine stalled fixed, but the rev up and lurch at stop is not yet. Setting another appointment with service.
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