Vehicle was parked on incline of driveway. Consumer started it up, got out while warmng up. When getting back in vehicle, it rolled down hill into garage door. Dealer couldn't find an explanation.*ak the key woul not come out of the ignition although the vehicle was in park, roadside assistance put the lever in park again and the key could be removed. Nlm
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints
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Consumer put vehicle in park while still running, consumer went into house for about 2 minutes/ vehicle jumped into reverse/ started to roll backwards, and hit an oak tree. Drivers side door came off. Consumer has contacted dealer. *ak
Vehicle was parked in driveway. Vehicle was running, and it was in park. Consumer was walking away from vehicle, and vehicle came backward and pinned him between frame of garage and rear fender of vehicle. He said that a neigbhor came, and got inside of vehicle to release him. *ak
While consumer was parked at a gas station preparing to fuel up vehicle, vehicle jumped from park to reverse, rolling back toward driver. Vehicle rolled approximately 15 feet before coming to a complete stop. Vehicle was not parked on an incline. Dealer has been contatced.*ak consumer got knocked down by the drivers door and got dragged about 15 feet.
While vehicle was in park with engine idling vehicle came out of park, and went into reverse, hitting a pole. Please give any further details.
The jeep was placed into park. While it was idling my wife steped out of the car to talk to a friend. With my two children in the back seat the car began rolling backwards down a hill. By the grace of g-d the car turned and crashed into another car and then into a fence. No one was hurt but the car was badly damaged. Please contact me if anyone can suggest what my legal rights are in this matter. Sincerely [xxx] [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle was parked with engine running, emergency brake not applied. Vehicle suddenly went backward and into a sign post. Consumer jumped in, and shut off engine. Damage to vehicle was $ 1200.00.
Pe 01 021: vehicle was parked. Consumer heard a clicking sound just before vehicle rolled out of driveway into a parked car;. Manufacturer was notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Vehicle shifted into reverse from park, causing it to hit a pier and roll into a lake.
Consumer's wife was driving a leased grand, cherokee, at approximately 5 miles. Brought it back, and parked it in driveway, took foot off brake, and automobile immediately took off . It went straight through consumer's garage, hitting other car that was parked in garage, causing damage to it before coming to a holt.
Vehicle has an intermittent shifting problems. When slowing down, vehicle will jerk as it searches for gears. Also, it shifts down one gear lower than it should. Dealer has inspected vehicle 4 times, and could not find cause.
The quadra drive system includes the differential, transmission, and gerotor couplings and pumps. When the automatic transmission is shifting from one gear to the next it hesitates in neutral long enough for all the power to be transferred to the front wheels. When the transimssion does engage the next gear all of the power is transferred back to the rear wheels resulting in a loud thud. I do not know how the vehicle would respond when road conditions were not optimal. The manufacture response has been they have not been able to duplicate the problem.
Transmission shifts very roughly between 1-2 and 2-3 gears. *ak the vehicle was taken to the dealer twice but no solution was found.
Whenever pushing on ABS braking system, they would fail to engage. Would be vibrating. Aluminum rims were cracked. When shifting into 4-wheel drive would smell something burning. Taking vehicle to dealership.*ak also, the transmission failed to shift correctly.
Note: rental car. Parked vehicle after backing up moderately inclined driveway. Set transmission in park. Did not set parking brake nor chock wheels. Vehicle was stable for several minutes (brought one child into house) but then began to roll down hill. Was not slipping on pavement; was not driving engine (as with standard shift.) could not stop vehicle by holding back. Transmission was still in park, not dislodged (confirmed this fact). Pulled parking brake and vehicle stopped (no harm no foul.) but did not expect vehicle with automatic transmission set in park to be mobile at all. Did report this to rental agent when returning vehicle.
Noise and vibration coming from differential unit.
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Vehicle experiencing problem with noise coming from differential. Vehicle been in dealer's shop on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak when the gas pedal is pushed the noise occurs but when released it becomes quiet. When cruise control is used a different kind of noise occurs.
Intermitant, increasingly frequent, unexpected down-shifting and up-shifting at different speeds with associated transmission jerks and bangs of varying but severe intensity. Dealer admits cannot repair vehicle after 5 attempts in last 11 months inspite of ongoing contact with manufacturer and replacement of all associated electrical and computer components. Dealer admits vehicle is unsafe and will not release it. Vehicle has been out of service for 37 days, including 21 days as of this writing since last return.
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This has been an ongoing problem, the rear axle has a whining noise at all speeds but really loud at 50 to 60 MPH. I've had the dealer work on it six times the zone mechanic assisted the last two times and then they went into the frount end, there was nothing wrong with the frount axle.
The speed control will not hold a consistant speed, it will slowly drop in speed on level ground, down hill, and up hill. When the speed drops to a certain level the transmission will shift to a lower gear and then founder some more. The dealership doesn't seem to be able to find anything wrong with the unit from their computer checking. I have been to the dealership 4 times with no luck.
The vehicle whines and howls due to defective differential. Yh
Excessive driveline whine at speeds above 55mph, when accelerating & decelerrating. Very annoying/ unable to remedy situation with dealer. Called jeep customer service. No help at all, dealer says normal.
The first week I owned my brand new vehicle, it started clunking and jerking. Several weeks later, they replaced the drive shaft. I continue to have similar and other problems with the transmission, gear shifting, brakes, etc...I inquired of the dealership whether or not there were any reported manufacturers defects and they said no. They lied.
Driveshaft and yoke are defective in the jeep grand cherokee. This is a known problem to chrysler and the refuse to fix it. I paid over $39000 for my vehicle, and I'm convinced that it is not safe at highway speeds. There are several class action lawsuits underway against jeep for this same problem. They have even set up complaint forums in some automobile review web sites. I would appreciate any help you may be able to provide in this matter. Chrysler knows of the problem but after 4 service attemps they cant fix it.
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