While traveling over 60mph vehicle shimmies and shakes. Rotors have been turned and replaced several times. *ak the consumer considers the vehicle to be a lemon. The vehicle had been eight times to dealership and was out of service for repairs for 13 calendar days. The problems were window motor failure. Bad brake rotors occured five times. Noise in the rear of the vehicle due to bearings failure. The vehicle vibrates when brakes are applied.
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints
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Jeep lemon!!! Terrible vehicle, terrible company!! This vehicle should be recalled immediately for these two issues, among others! I have almost rearended someone, by lookingback to see if I was rear ended due to the hard shift. The brakes shake so much under braking that I did rear end someone, however there was no noticable damage to either vehicle.
Have experienced numerous quality problems including the 4 wheel drive grinding and jumping, window function problems, rear washerhose leak into rear compartment, rough transmission into reverse from park, oil gauge failure and engine clicking noise during acceleration. Dealer on many occasions says they are normal for the truck to experience and not to worry. I don't believe them.
Front rotors continually warp and transmission shifting defective.
Consumer is having problems with automatic transmission in a jeep grand cherokee. When coming to a complete stop, and after 10-15 seconds of waiting, vehicle jerks forward. This problem happens all the time. Contacted dealer, and dealer has fixed the problem, but it has come back time after time.
Vehicle is having many problems with ABS and brakes, on one occasion, front brakes locked up, causing skidding and shaking throughout steering wheel, tsb 879 has been complete, rotors have been found warped several times and have been replaced, brake pads have been replaced, pulsation and vibration are felt due to faulty brakes, however dealer can not remedy problem. Torque converter was replaced, consumer states that a noise is in the transmission after driving a while. Engine surges while driving at 55 MPH and above.
Rotors on front brakes overheating and warping..dealer cannot seem to solve problem even by replacing with new rotors. Terrible vibration when braking. Also transmission makes a loud clunking sound when stopped and shifting. Last item is that front tires are cupping...dealer stated that is because the vehicle has full time 4 wheel drive.
The vehicle has now had four (4) rear ring gear and pinions, four(4) sets of rear bearings, one rear yoke, two (2) sets of front ring gear and pinions, two(2) sets of bearings, one front yoke, one front drive shaft replaced since it came from the factory. It has never been in four wheel drive or driven off road. It has had one tire replaced due to vibration that would not balance (r.front), the electric windows have been repaired two (2) times and the transmission will not engage if the vehicle sits for 3 days or longer (has not been repaired). The dealer has been very good about doing all repairs (can not duplicate transmission problem). We are concerned about the number of times the ring gear and pinions and all bearings have been replaced and the potential safety issue regarding a possible axle comming out while driving. Also not sure if this qualifies for a "lemon law".
Differential side pinion bearings replaced.
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Due to a defective rear differential in the transmission which been replaced once, while driving vehicle lunged forward, which may have caused a crash. Also, in reverse position there is a loud noise. Problem still exists.
Transmission slips between 2nd and 3rd gears - loss of power to the drivetrain between 2nd and 3rd gear.
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When putting into reverse vehicle will jolt backwards ,sounding like metal against metal, and it has a very rough shift.please provide further information.
The rotors get warped after 3000 miles they fixed it 5 times and it is continuing again, I had the fuel pump replaced, the transmission slips forward after braking they clame that is normal, I had numerous electrical problems ( windows are not closing, radio, etc.
We have also had problems with the rear door, hard grind when shifting to reverse, when shifting into reverse...nothing happened, whistling noise when driving over 45-50 MPH., blower problems, fowl smell after using a.c., leak in rear window, clicking in automatic lock section, faulty speaker.
None of these things have been fixed to date. Dealer was given 2 chances and kept saying they could not see anything. Took to another dealer & they said drive shaft, brakes, pinion & gear, back glass all needed replaced. Would not work on vehicle because of dealer fraud. Bought oct. 1999 new. Had been in service since sept. 1998. Did not want to get involved. No safety defect listed in the summary.
Automatic transmission continually slips before jumping into gear. Vehicle has been at dealer's repair shop on six occasions, and problem still occurs dealer and manufacturer contacted. *ak
1. Front brake rotors had to be replaced 3 times due to warping; 2. Driver's side window failed to open properly, and neededed to be replaced twice, and 3. Rear drive axle bearing failed. Please provide further information.
Racing when shifting from 2nd to 3rd, dealer replaced transmission, happening again + clunking sound when shifting to lower gears or stopping.
The vehicle apparently slipped out of park and started advancing forward.
Rear axle howls while accelerating when warm and speeds over 40 MPH.
Center console not latching all the time, adjustment problem.
Front brake rotors keep having warping problem; were replaced at about 5000 mi., turned at about 18500 mi., and are again, at 22725 mi. Out of round again. Terrible noise coming from rear; differential rebuilt with new bushings and noise is beginning to.
When driver pressed on the brakes vehicle bounced. Likewise, rotors needed to be changed, also, transmission has been humming within the first 5000 miles. Dealer said transmission needed to be replaced, but they didn't replace it. They just replaced some of the parts.
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.
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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.
Vehicle has an unbearably loud whine in drivetrain. Constant in steady RPM, increaces with deceleration. After complete warmup (20+miles) noise becomes more metalic, or grinding. Dealer has tried changing front drive shaft, insulating coolant lines, changing ring gear and pinion, and changing valves in trans. None worked.
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?
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