3.9
definitely annoying- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 31,718 miles
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I was driving on an on ramp when I hit a raised bump on the road. The front started bumping violently almost like a basketball. When I applied the brakes it stopped as I slowed down. It happened once more as I could not get off the highway from the first incident. Again, I hit another bump and the same thing happened. I was lucky that no one was right behind me or there might have been a collision. I went online when I got home to see what the issue was and from what I saw it was what people call the "death wobble".
- Baltimore, MD, USA
Tie rods, wheel bearings, ball joints, fan clutch, shorted engine compartment wiring harness, fuel pump assembly all gone wrong from time of purchase; January 2000/brand new to Sept. 2006...some pd. Under warranty others after 2004 not; even though the defects usually do not happen to a Jeep Grand Cherokee/fully loaded. The last straw was the ball joints; we asked if some form of recall should of been done and then asked for a reimbursement because my wife's' 2004 Jeep Liberty limited had a recall on it's ball joints/lower ones so after having mine replaced last Friday 9/15/2006 we asked about the Grand Cherokee and it's ball joints; we also updated on all the defects we've had to correct and wondered if it wasn't a expensive lemon...$35,000 is what I paid. We called Chrysler main customer service and was only told were sorry, the age of the Jeep and past warranty...what does that have to do with all the past defects since 2000 and the fact we tried their customer service in 2002 and got no where again. No matter the age of the vehicle...safety is safety. And if ball joints go bad for no reason and have to be replaced then, it should go as a safety concern for all their vehicles.
- Conneaut, OH, USA
I bought the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee car brand new, one year later we had to have the rotors replaced, six months later we had to replace the brake pads. Six months after that, the automatic door lock on the diver's side started making loud screeching noises whenever you lock and unlock the door, a dealer looked at it and estimated $700 to have it repaired. We've been having fron suspension problems, and the transmission makes a humming sound when it's in reverse. What's next?
- Glenview, IL, USA
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning. Vibration is coming from underneath the vehicle. Dealer is aware of the problem.
- La Luz, NM, USA
Power steering pump broke on vehicle. While driving the consumer completely lost the power steering on the highway. The power steering had a kink in the column and could be heard when making a turn. The power steering hose was replaced along with the steering pump. The consumer was informed that the front left tire was bald due to improper alignment. There was a whistling sound under the hood when the vehicle was idled. The water pump and the clutch was replaced due to bad bearing. Also the rotors were replaced.
- Woodbury, NJ, USA
Jeep pulls to the right, can't be fixed. Caster camber out of spec. Dealer tried to tell me Chrysler designs the vehicle to pull to the right, when I didn't believe that, they told me it was the crown on the road. Nlm
- Seattle, WA, USA
When applying brakes at highway speeds, vehicle starts vibrating and pulsating. Took vehicle to dealer and had rotors redone, problem still exists.
- Honolulu, HI, USA
Vehicle has always pulled to the right. Caster/camber are out of factory specs, but the dealer says there is no way to correct the problem.
- Heidelberg, MS, USA
Loud whine when driving over 50 mph, have to yell to be heard, gas gulzzer.
- Gouldsboro, PA, USA
- Flemington, NJ, USA