Vehicle has problems in rear end. When braking rear end feels like someone just kicked it, and same thing happens when accelerating. Contacted dealer.*ak
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee suspension complaints
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Front wheel bearings had to be replaced. Please add further information.
Brake vibration detected 5 times replaced rotors 5 times. First rotors replaced at 4000 miles, second time at 9200miles, third time at 18,000 forth time at 22,000 miles, and fifth time at 24,000 miles. Paint peeled after owning truck for 2 months severe pulsating front end wheel not center sway bar bushings replaced after 18,000 miles. Steering stabilizer replaced.. Need to hold on to wheel with two hands due to wheel shaking severely. Front end alligned twice. Clear coat on wheels peeling. Service advisor gave comment, "lady I dont know why you are complaining your brakes are under warrenty. "
The rear brake lights have failed 6 times. Nlm
On 4/14/2001 car began violently shaking at 50 MPH, steering wheel shook and whole car and as brakes were applied rear end shook. Took car to dealer. They could not duplicate problem. Nothing done. Told to bring back if it happened again. On 5/10 happened again took it in and person from sevice dept. Rode with me as it violently shook. Felt as if it would fall apart. But again the sevice dept. Said they could not duplicate. I wouldn't take it back -felt it was too dangerous to drive.on 5/22 got car back with solenoid and transducer replaced. But still scared it might happen again.
On 4/14/01 violently shaking at 45-50 MPH steering wheel and whole car. Took to dealer but said they couldn't duplicate. Then again happened on 5/10/01 I took immediately to dealer. Person from service dept. Rode with me as the car shook violently. Felt as if the car was going to fall apart.very frightening. But again told by service dept. They couldn't duplicate problem. I wouldn't take car because of dangerous condition and they returned car on 5/22/01 with solenoid & transducer replaced . But I'm still afraid driving for fear it will happen again.
After almost twice a month trips to the service provider and being told that my allignment was a result of my driving there was a recall posted for a part that caused allignment problems. Although this was eventually fixed, my tires suffered and had to be replaced very prematurely. After contacting goodyear and chrysler I was told the tires were my responsibility and that the "bad" part would not have caused significant tire damage. I still feel that although the problem is better it is still apparent and I would like it to be resolved. After owning this car for less than 2 years the myriad of major component failures is rather frustrating especially when the jeep service providers won't acknowledge the problem and seem to not care about their customers who pay their salaries. This is an embarressment to the american car industry.
Bushings replaced three times, greased 2 times, brakes the major complaint cause the vehicle to violently shake at speeds above 50mph causing almost loss of control over the vehicle. Rotors warped three times, pads replaced 3 times machined 4 times. Fuel pump replaced once hard start. Needed a spark plug got stuck on highway when vehicle conked out.......
While turning left or right vehicle makes noise and front end'jumps' and skids.
While driving could step on brake pedal and steering wheel will shake. Brake rotors had to be replaced three times already. *ak all shock absorbers need replacement at 23,000 miles.
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.
When decelerating from above 55 MPH, steering wheel vibrates in the 50-55 MPH causing dangerous condition in controlling vehicle. Vehicle returned to dealer four times. Two times rotor ground, once replaced, once we were told wheels need balanced (not). Problem still present. Excessive brake dust on front wheels. Drive hwy everyday, dangerous condition should be addressed.
When making sharp turns either right or left ,vehicle feels as though wheel wants to fall off. Front end will wobble and shake. Dealer claims it is a normal characteristic.
Consumer has been having a problem with the vehicle since it was purchased. Vehicle shakes at the speed of 40-50mph. Dealer says it suppose to do it, and if it was brought in there wouldn't be anything they could do. Consumer willcontact the manufacturer.
Consumer noticed vibration in the steering wheel at highway speeds and more pronounced at incline, after two unsuccessful repair atempts consumer requested arbitration, manufacturer felt it was vibrating by design yet consumer feel this is a defect. Nlm
When braking at high speedsjeep wobbles on front right side. Jeep was taken to dealership on august 4, 1999. There, the rotors were either turned/ grinded. Please provide any furhter information.
Whenever exiting vehicle after traveling shocks on passenger's side failed. Dealer was not able to fix vehicle.
Continued problems with vehicle. No safety defect (s) listed in summary.
Hello the federal safety agency, I am writing to file a complaint about my 1999 jeep grand cherokee. Immediately following the purchase (not lease) of my gc, my wife and I noticed a strong jolt in the rear end of the vehicle whenever we came to a stop. I brought our vehicle back to our dealership 2 times for inspection but each time my dealer, manhattan jeep (a 5-star dealer in new york city) told us that "all of the new '99s do that" and that "all the ones with the v8 do that". That wasn't what I wanted to hear but I thought that it might go away after a few more miles. I now have over 7,000 miles on my vehicle and the problem is getting worse. I have written to customer relations at daimlerchrysler to report my problem. I do have a case number which they've assigned to me. I was told by customer relations that I should try another dealer. Since I was getting no satisfaction from customer relations, I called the sales department at difeo chrysler in jersey city, new jersey and spoke to a sales representative. I posed as a potential buyer of a 2000 grand cherokee. I asked about the quality problems that the 1999 model had and I was told by the salesperson that all of the 1999s produced before september 1999 had a defective driveshaft and that they should be replaced. He assured me that the defects had been corrected for the 2000 model year. So now I have customer service denying the problem while the sales department was very well aware of the problem. I now scheduled a service appointment at bayside chrysler-plymouth-jeep in bayside, new york. The service department at bayside immediately knew what the problem was and I was told that I needed a new driveshaft #52099487ac. With such a large number of vechcles affected, shouldn't jeep have notivied owners and not just dealers about the defect?
Rear suspension squeaks on drop-off/body roll movements; transmission gear linkage scrubs into park.
Several dealerships have not been able to resolve problem. Front tires are grinding away the interior wall of the wheel wells. Tire is now grinding on steel chasis and beginning to erode itself. Chrysler has no solution after 6-8 visits for repair in 4 months. Mechanics recommend the car not be driven until a solution can be found due to safety reasons...in the meantime I have purchased a new vehicle I can not drive and neither the dealership nor chrysler will replace the defective vehicle.( dot number: tire size: 245/70/r16 )
When a bump or pothole is hit @ 25mph or above, the front end and steering system shimmy out of control. Car taken to dealer for repair and the service manager states that is "normal for the vehicle" which is an un-acceptable answer to this safety problem. The vehicle cannot be operated in a safe manner for both our vehicle and any vehicles around when shimmy occurs.
When coming to a stop, or slowing moving, and sometimes accellerating, small clunks are heard & felt from the rear of vehicle. Sometimes these clunks feel like someone has hit your vehicle from behind, thus forcing your vehicle forward with a hard jerk. The dealership has reprogrammed the system, but it did not totally solve the clunking problems but feels like the shifting has changed. I have tried to reproduce the problem for them a couple times, but am usually unable to make it "slam". I have told them that other people I have talked with have had this same problem, and it was due to a faulty drive shaft and slip-yoke, which was fixed in the 2000 models.
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While making a sharp turn vehicle would shake / vibrate, causing loss of control. Also, driveshaft yoke assembly failed. Seeking help from the federal safety agency in this matters, the power train differential unit makes whine noise between 54-65 MPH.
Vehicle exhibits lound drone/whine and vibration under light acceleration at 55-75 MPH.
The vehicle jerks forward after coming to a complete stop.
While driving over 30 MPH vehicle severely vibrated which could cause loss of vehicle control.
The automatic transmission has an erratic hard clunk shift from 1 to 2, as well as a down shift from 3 to 2, dealer says this is normal. The vehicle pulls to the right, dealer confirmed that the left rear toe was out of spec., dealer slotted rear trailing arm mounting point, but car still pulls to the right.
Vehicle pulls to the right. Dealer attempted fix 4 times. No success. Also squeaks from the steering column when wheel is turned left. Dealer unable to fix.
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