2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Feb 10, 2022 · Tires · MO

The contact owns a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire line: Discoverer H/T, Tire Size: 245/70/R16, DOT Number: UP9HC5T4216. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the driver's side front tire had a blowout, causing the vehicle to bounce and shake. Additionally, there was smoke coming from the driver's side front tire. The contact was able to pull over and a tow truck assisted by replacing the faulty tire with the spare tire. The dealer was made aware of the failure and replaced the tire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Oct 22, 2010 · Visibility · 140,000 miles · MN

My 2001 jeep grand cherokee limited with 140,000 miles has had air conditioning problems where it doesn't blow out cold air, for the last 3 years. I didn't care much about it and didn't plan to fix it until I noticed that the heating system was doing the same thing. The middle vents blow out cold air and the passenger side vents blow normal hot air. I live in a state where it gets brutally cold out in the winter time and obviously this needs to be fixed for comfort and also for defrost. Come to find out that the repair is very costly $8-1800. And the most horrifying of all is that after the problem is corrected, it will only happen again and you will be forced to pay to fix it all over again because of the parts chrysler uses. I can not afford to fix this problem over and over again. This car dealer is well aware of this problem and is ignoring all complaints and forcing consumers to pay for the problem, when it is just going to break again. This is almost criminal!

Filed Apr 4, 2008 · Visibility · 98,000 miles · CO

Dual climate control blen doors. Both sides of the dual climate control will only blow out cold air. This is due to your failure.

Filed Apr 9, 2004 · Transmission · 38,000 miles · AZ

Transmission/powertrain/electrical components/brakes at just over 36,000 miles the powertrain/transmission module failed. There were three minor incidents where when I was accelerating normal into traffic the transmission roared and spun, but the vehicle would not move, I shifted into neutral after letting up on the gas, then shifted back into drive and the transmission "kicked in". The fourth time this occurred, however, was when I was accelerating to merge onto the freeway, the vehicle lost power and I had to coast over to the shoulder of the highway onramp and the vehicle was towed to the dealership. A sensor or transmission control module was replaced at a cost in excess of $500 (just out of warranty) to me. At 50,000 miles while driving along the road, I heard a loud bang and thought I had a blowout of a tire. It was not the tire however, it was the passenger side power window. Something inside the door popped and the window fell down in the door. Another bill in excell of $500. Now at 63,001 miles, the transmission once again just would not go into gear. As I tried to accelerate off my street, the engine whined as though I were in neutral but it would not kick in. It would only go in reverse, none of the forward gears would make the car go forward. It was towed to our mechanic who says the entire transmission must now be replaced.

Filed Dec 10, 2003 · Brakes, Seats · IN

The consumer had the vehicle in the shop almost 10 times for repairs. The consumer argued that the power steering was out of order and she was unable to steer the vehicle in reverse. The vehicle had experienced other problems such as the drive pinion, heating pads, brake rotors, calipers, pads, power steering pump, the rear shock absorbers and rear sway bar links. The dealer was contacted about the problems no help was offered. It had appeared that there had been a recall issued for the grand cherokees built only from nov 22- dec 5 2000 for the power steering and the consumer missed it by a month, but the vehicle experienced the same problem as the recall that was issued. The consumer was very dissatisfied with the dealership. *ak *cb the vehicle also experienced three tire blowouts. The consumer was told the problem was caused by the gear box, there was a recall regarding the issue, however the consumers vehicle was not included in the recall. The front pinion seal leaked.