Consumer stated when the brakes are applied, there is a severe vibration, the dealer replaced the front pads and rotors.
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints
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Upon turning ignition to start the position. Gear automatically shifted into reverse. Also, oil in transfer case was burned very badly. Please provide any further information.
The automatic transmission shifts into 1-2 very roughly. Took to the dealer and was told that the transmition needed to be replaced. Brake rotors are worn very severly and car shakes when brakes are applied.
While parked vehicle jumped into reverse and rolled backwards, hitting mailboxes. This was second time this had happened. Have yet to contact dealer. Please add VIN.
I pulled my jeep cherokee into the mail center in my homeowners complex; I put the jeep in park; opened my drivers side door; got out of the car; retreived my mailbox key from the drivers side door(where I store it); turned around and put the key into the mailbox; opened my mailbox and as I was about to take the mail out of the box I hear d a noise; I turn around and my jeep is moving backwards; I instinctively lunge at the car; hit my head on the outer edge of the open door causing a major cut requiring sutures; then the open door and moving car pin me against a post; I manage to push my way free causing more injuries to myself; spin around the outside of the pole; manage to get into thejeep;---- it jumped out of park into reverse; the open door was crushed backwards by the pole causing the property damage and I was injured in the incident as well. Now I find out that grand cherokees and laredos have these reported incidents of jumping into reverse and I think these problem autos should be taken off the road; this could have been a tragic scene because this mail center is usually busy and if there was a child or someone behind my car or another auto behind me when this happened it could have been fatal; for me as well--I'm lucky I wasn;t knocked out.
My wife had her 2000 jeep grand cherokee in park on a fairly level surface, she got out of her vehicle to check on some young people. When she got ou a friend of hers in another SUV yelled that her jeep was moving. She looked back the jeep jumped a curb ran over four 20 year old shrubs then hit a lamp post. The vehicle did not start moving until she was 20-30 feet from the jeep. I reported this to jeep, thay sent out an inspector who agreed with me that the jeep had to be in gear to be able to have enough momenteum to jump the curb and run over the shrubs and hit the lamp post. Jeep denied that the vehicle was at fault, refused to repair small damage, thank god this did not happen in my drive way with my 28 month old girl anywhere near the jeep. This is a saftey problem and I need help. Thank you.
Vehicle was parked with engine running, emergency brake not applied. Vehicle suddenly took off in reverse, hitting a person and then a building. Person was seriously injured, damage to vehicle was $1700.00. *ak consumer states that his foot was on the brakes while vehicle was in motion.
Vehicle slips out of park into gear, and accelerates forward and or in reverse.
While parked with vehicle running on an incline and without any indication vehicle started rolling backwards. Consumer had to depress brake pedal to stop vehicle. Please provide further information.
While vehicle was in park and idling, the vehicle slipped into reverse, and crashed into a building before stopping,contacted dealer.*ak consumer stated prior to the accident he was having problems the the key/ shifter lock mechanism trying to take the key out of the ignition after turning off engine, dealer replaced a faulty bracket.
Ingage in park, got out of the vehicle left driver side door open, engine on wasked back around to get in the vehicle. Suddenly shifted int reverse and took off down driveway and crashed backend first into large oak tree. Vehicle tottaled
After shifting vehicle into park, and without any indication, vehicle started rolling backwards. Consumer was injured. Please provide further information.
The consumer placed the vehicle into park and exited the vehicle, suddenly the vehicle jumped out of park and into reverse, in an attempt to stop the vehicle the consumer grabbed the steering wheel but was dragged resulting in bruises all over. Nlm
Vehicle was parked with engine running, park brake not applied, and suddenly vehicle went backwards, consumer was able to jump in and shut engine off.
While idling in park, the vehicle rolled into reverse, resulting in a collision.*ak
After being side-swiped I exited my vehicle leaving the engine running and the transmission in what I believed to be park. After a short time my vehicle, on its own, backed into another jeep parked in the intersection behind me. At the time I believed I left the transmission in neutral. Sometime towards the middle of this year I read of a problem with this model stating the transmission failed to stay in park but the article further stated it was for model years up to 1999 only. Subsequently I read that later models also had this problem (a flat spot between park and reverse causing the trtansmission to hold the vehicle in park without the detent locking it in park). With this information I tried to simulate the problem on my vehicle. To my surprise I could easily shift the transmission onto the flat spot without the park detent locking into park and with just the slightest touch of the shifting lever cause the treansmission to shift into reverse. This could only be accomplished with the engine running. I now question if the second part of my accident (my vehicle backing into the car behind mine) was caused by this design flaw in the transmission. I reported my findings to the dealer's service manager but was told "...to talk with the body shop that repaired the damage to my vehicle" (I did not tslk with the body shop as this solution sounded ridiculous).
Front rotors have been replaced 3 times/ were resurfaced once, and rear rotors were replaced once due to vibration in vehicle.*ak consumer stated that the pcv valve failed, fuel filter failed, and front shocks leaking fluid and replaced front shocks, also the transmission pan was leaking fluid, wiper blades were replaced.
Consumer was in front of vehicle with engine running and emergency brake not applied, vehicle suddenly went forward. Consumer ended up underneath vehicle, but was not injured.*ak
The car was idling in park and it suddenly slipped into reverse. The driver had been out of the car for about 15 seconds when the vehicle apparently slid into either reverse or neutral. Fortunately, the driver chased the car down, jumped into the car and was able to maneuver the car away from students who were walking nearby. Otherwise there could have been a catastrohpe.
Transmission make a noise when you put it in reverse. Sounds like the transmission has fallen out. When you put it back in park and try it again it doesn't do it until it has set for a while.
Vehicle was in park/ engine running/ emergency brake not applied. And vehicle suddenly went in reverse, consumer and passenger ran after vehicle trying to stop it. After about 80 feet consumer was able to jump into vehicle and applied brake. Driver and passenger suffered neck and facial injuries.
My jgc has had off and on problems since I bought it virtually. Not being a particularly complaint oriented person, I at first attributed the transmission problem on this truck to the fact that I had never owned a 4wd vehicle before. From the outset this truck shuddered when in a tight turn, either direction. During the first winter ii owned it, I left it in my driveway in park only to come out later to find it at the end of my drive. This happened a number of times, once stopping only because it stopped up against my wife's car. I thought I was crazy at first--now I won't leave this vehicle on a flat surface without the emergency brake on. Recently, the truck developed a huge, and frightening "clunk" between 2nd and 3rd gear I believe. Again, I did not make much of this until the "check engine" light came on more or less permanently. The truck will no longer shift into appropriate gear, has poor acceleration and worsening gas milage, and runs at erratic at best rpms. I have taken it too the dealer who on the first visit told me they couldn't reproduce the problem and told me to bring it back when it happened again. It happened again on the way out the lot. I took the truck back about a week later and was told it would cost about $250 to diagnose the problem. A week later, I took it back to the dealer, angry that I had found my exact problem on a technical service bulliten from chrysler itself. The dealer althogh very nice basically told me I would have to pay to have the transmission replaced at a cost of some (at least) $3,000.00. I am taking the car back next week to have the dealer tear down the transmission, after having attempted to speak to the district manager, who mysteriously disappearred upon my arrival. Having read now virtually identical complaints to mine on this internet sight, I am now torn between letting them repair it to what seems like no avail , filing a lawsuit, or trading the vehicle in and losing a ton of money. Thank you for your time.
When engine was idling and gear shift indicator was in park, vehicle jumped out of park and started rolling backwards in reverse. Consumer was able to stop vehicle before any injury or crash could occur. Dealership has examined vehicle, but could not determine a cause for this problem. Please provide any additional information / attachments. *note: gear shift indicator did not show correct gear that vehicle was in.
While driving gears were very hard to operate, also, vehicle would not go forward. Tried to put gear into park and vehicle went backward. Also, rear wheels spun out of control. Please provide any further information, or make changes.
Vehicle was parked/engine running/ emergency brake not applied, and vehicle suddenly went backward and hit a tree. Damage to vehicle was $ 5800.00.
I put the vehicle in reverse in a parking lot, went backwards then put it in drive to go forward and it still went backward and I hit a telephone pole. When I looked down the gear shift was in reverse and not in drive.
The vehicle was parked in garage; got out with door open to put material in car; vehicle slipped into reverse, backing out of garage; damage to driver side door, fenders and garage structure. Similar reports of this accident as of 11/01 appear to be in excess of 60, based on review of the federal safety agency web site. Need details on when recall will be requested.
Transmission will slip out of gear and suddenly will go back into gear with a jerk. Vehicle, sometimes will not go into gear at all. This happens intermittently. Contacted dealer, and dealer looked at vehicle and replaced rear end, but did not remedy the problem. Please add VIN .
Put car in park. With engine running stepped out of car. Transmission shifted into reverse and car started rolling backward. Driver was knocked down and injured while trying to reach in car to apply brake by hand.
While leaving vehicle idling and in park, vehicle jumped into reverse and started to move, but consumer jumped in and stepped on brakes, preventing vehicle from moving. *ak consumer was injured in accident.
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