TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO A SHOULDER LANE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,946.
NHTSA complaint #10994207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IT FIRST STARTED OUT AS THIS.. THE A/C QUIT WORKING ,WINDOWS DON'T ROLL, CLUSTER QUIT WORKING, COMPUTER QUIT WORKING , NO POWER GOING DOWN THE ROAD, AND NOW THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE HOUSE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE MY HUSBAND DID A COMPLETE TUNE UP, FIXED THE A/C, THE WINDOWS, CHANGED ALL FLUIDS, PUT A NEW A COMPUTER, BASICALLY FIXED EVERYTHING, THEN TODAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE .
NHTSA complaint #10679317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
JEEP SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WILL SHUT DOWN/STALL AND MAY START BACK UP OR MIGHT BE 10 MINUTES OR TWO HOURS OR THE NEXT DAY BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. STALLING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE WHEN IT STALLS. BEEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10587521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SIMILAR TO RECENT GM PROBLEM, WHEN DRIVING, MY KNEE TOUCHES THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH THEN SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY STEER THE CAR TO THE ROADSIDE. I AM CONCERNED THAT, IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO SAFELY CONTROL THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10576304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HERD A LOUD NOISE AND BEFORE I KNEW IT MY TRUCK WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I COULDNT SEE OUT THE WIND SHIELD I HAD TO HURRY UP AND GET TO THE SIDE BY THE GUARD RAIL WHILE STRUGGLING TO SEE, AND I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME .I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE MY MECHANIC CAME TO CHECK IT AND DISCOVERED A BIG HOLE AND WHEN HE TOOK THE ENGINE OUT HE SAID YOU COULD TELL IT WAS THERE ALREADY AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO PATCH IT UP BEFORE THEY SOLD IT TO ME BECAUSE IT WAS TO PERFECT AND I ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR 1 YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10534033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FOR THE PAST YEAR MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO LIMITED HAS BEEN OVERHEATING IF WE IDLE FOR MORE THAN 1-2 MINUTES. AS LONG AS THE RPMS DON'T GO OVER 2000 IT WILL HAPPEN. I WENT ON A TRIP LAST MAY UP A CANYON. DROVE ABOUT 50 MILES TO THE CANYON AND ALL WAS FINE. WHILE GOING UP THE CANYON SPEEDS STAYED BELOW 20 MPH BECAUSE WE WERE FOLLOWING MY IN-LAWS AND THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DUST THE AC WAS OFF I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAGE WAS RAISING. WHEN I NOTICED IT, I GUESS IT WAS TOO LATE. I STOPPED THE JEEP AND HOPED THAT IT WOULD COOL DOWN. AS I LIFTED THE HOOD. THE TOP POPPED OF THE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND SPRAYED COOLANT EVERYWHERE. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS GOING FAST AGAIN. I PUT MORE COOLANT IN IT AND IT STILL OVERHEATS AT DRIVE-THRU'S AND IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF. IN FACT WHEN I GOT IT REGISTERED THEY LEFT THE JEEP RUNNING AND THE COOLING SYSTEM RESERVOIR TOP POPPED OFF THEN. THEY TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL AND ADD COOLANT ASAP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT LOOKING AND ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I REALIZE THAT THIS IS SERIOUS. THE ELECTRICAL IS ALSO SHODDY. I THINKS IT'S BECAUSE THE COOLANT HAS LEAKED ALL OVER THE WIRES. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE COOLING THOUGH. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR CAR OVERHEATING IN SLOW//STOPPED TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #10524654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A TACO BELL. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE INTERLOCK REQUIRED MY FOOT TO BE ON THE BRAKE. I MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY THE POWER SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE AT IDLE (500 RPM). I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH INCREASED BRAKE PRESSURE. I LOOKED TO THE RIGHT WHERE I INTENDED TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT. I MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER TO DRIVE. THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JUMPED FROM A STANDING START TO AN EXTIMATED15 MPH, SMASHING INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER PARKED CAR, DRIVING THE FRONT OF THAT CAR OVER A CURB, INTO A BRICK ENTRY PILLAR. I APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING PRESSURE AFTER MY CAR HAD MOVED ABOUT 10-15 FEET OR ABOUT HALFWAY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE ACCELERATION WAS SO RAPID THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME TO REACT AND STOP IN SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE. I AM NOT SENILE. I AM A SKILLED DRIVER WHO HAS NEVER HAD A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT IN 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. I AM A SAFE DRIVER WHO HAS NOT HAD A TRAFFIC TICKET IN AN ESTIMATED 38 YEARS. I HAVE TAUGHT DRIVER'S EDUCATION. I AM VERY KNOWLEDGABLE WITH THE SAFE OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE AFTER HAVING OWNED AN EARLIER MODEL. THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS A COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE. MY CAR HAS BOTH THE BRAKE INTERLOCK AND THE WIDER SEPERATION BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PETALS ... PREVIOUS CHRYSLER/JEEP FIXES. I SUSPECT THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL. THE BATTERY HAD FAILED AND HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY MINUTES EARLIER. MY FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR, IT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE INCIDENT. I AM AWARE OF BOTH COMPLAINTS OF DRIVER ERROR AND NUMEROUS, UNEXPLAINED REPORTS. THIS REPORT IS SIMPLE ... SOME KIND OF MECHANICAL FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10502160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAR WILL BE OPERATING FINE, ENGINE TOTALLY CUTS OUT. NO POWER WHATSOEVER. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND THIS HAS BEEN A FAIRLY REGULAR PROBLEM ON JEEPS OF THIS ERA (1996 - HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS OF SOME OTHER YEARS). THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL, DEALERSHIPS DENY RESPONSIBILITY. CODE HAS INDICATED BAD COIL - HAVE REPLACED COIL, SAME PROBLEM. ANECDOTAL REPORTS THAT PCM BOARD APPEARS TO BE SHORTING OR OTHERWISE AFFECTED BY TOO LONG SCREWS, SUGGESTION TO REPLACE WITH SHORTER SCREWS OR PLACE WASHERS TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTACT TO BOARD. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE WORKED FOR AT LEAST A BRIEF TIME FOR MANY, MYSELF INCLUDED, THEN PROBLEM RECURS. OTHERS SUGGEST THIS IS INDICATION THAT CIRCUIT BOARD IS CRACKED, THUS SCREW CONTACT RESULTS IN INTERMITTENT DISCONNECT AND FAILURE. VERY MUCH WHAT HAPPENS. STALLS, THEN MAY START AND RUN FINE FOR A LITTLE BIT, THEN WILL STALL AGAIN. NO WARNING -CAN BE GOING FREEWAY SPEED AND IT WILL SUDDENLY STALL, THUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES.... VERY DANGEROUS. ALL INDICATIONS ARE A VERY BAD PCM DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING THAT RECURRED OVER SEVERAL YEARS.
NHTSA complaint #10487364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND PREPARING TO EXIT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR DECELERATE. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ATTEMPT TO STOP.SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL.RPM'S IMMEDIATLY SHOT UP TO 3000 AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 3000 - 4000.PULLING TO THE SIDE AND LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OBSTRUCTION IN THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE,THERE WAS NOT.I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN 3 TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS.I LET THE VEHICLE COOL FOR 1/2 HOUR ( TEMPERATURE WAS IN PROPER RANGE ), NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBTAINED. THIS THE FIRST ( AND ONLY EPISODE ) I HOPE TO EXPERIENCE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO THINK QUICKLY. SOME OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A TREND AND PROBLEM HERE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD DEAL WITH. AFTER ALL I'M SURE THEY DONT WANT US TO START BUYING OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10452513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
NHTSA complaint #10445584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STALLING OUT ISSUE. WENT FROM INTERMITTENT TO FREQUENT. STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR LEAVING A STOP. HAVE REPLACED 3 PCM'S, 1/2 WIRING HARNESS, TOO MANY SENSORS TO COUNT, FUEL PUMP, ETC. HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS & THE MECHANIC CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. NO CODES EITHER. TEMPERATURE & SPEED DO NOT MATTER IT JUST CONSTANTLY STALLS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. THERE IS NO LIGHTS, SOUNDS, NOTHING WHEN IT STALLS. IT JUST CUTS OUT. NO STEERING EITHER! ALSO THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I HAVE REPLACED ONCE AND NEED TO AGAIN, AND THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE HAS ISSUES, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL I HAVE REPLACED TOO. MY MECHANIC HAS SPENT 6 YEARS TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. HE EVEN HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER TO NO AVAIL. CHRYSLER WILL NOT EVEN ADDRESS THE ISSUE. HE EVEN SENT MY TRUCK TO ANOTHER GARAGE FOR EVALUATION. IT STALLED ON THEM TOO HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE EITHER. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP AND INVESTIGATE. THEY'RE TOO MANY OF US WITH THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10410513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WOULD CONSTANTLY OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE RADIATOR TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, TRANSMISSION SEALS AND FLUID WERE REPLACED. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE YET THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,530 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,705.
NHTSA complaint #10389695 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
NHTSA complaint #10326821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. LEAKING COOLANT. REPLACED WATER PUMP AND HOSES. CONTINUED TO LEAK, OIL PRESSURE DROPS AT IDLE AND RECENTLY COOLANT HAS BEEN FOUND MIXED WITH THE OIL. THE HEAD IS CRACKED AND ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEP HEADS CAST AROUND 2000.
NHTSA complaint #10322240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND ALSO SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START PROPERLY. MY MECHANIC DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE IS LOOKING AT IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME THOUGH IS THAT IT IS JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE I AM IN TRAFFIC. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT CAUSE IT IS HAPPENING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT NOW. I DID FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OUT THERE AND THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER TO FIND OUT IF THAT IS REALLY THE PROBLEM. NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT AT CHRYSLER. I JUST WANT ANSWERS SO THAT I CAN GET IT FIXED. I AM REALLY WORRIED THAT I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10315246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AROUND 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88971.
NHTSA complaint #10303700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I TOO BROUGHT A JEEP CHEROKEE FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN 2008, IT IS A 2000 4L 6I ALSO, SAME ISSUES, THE WEEK AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR THE ENGINE BLEW, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SENT IT TO THEIR MECHANIC SHOP AND OF COURSE THE MECHANIC SHOP SAID IT WASN'T THE DEALERS FAULT, THEY TOLD ME THAT A ROCK HIT THE FAN AND PUT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ENGINE... I SPENT CLOSE TO 1200 GETTING THE ENGINE REBUILT. CAR RAN FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN THE CHECK COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, I HAD TO KEEP A BOTTLE OF COOLANT IN MY CAR AND THE COOLANT WOULD RUN OUT EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. THEN IN OCT THE ENGINE BLEW AGAIN, MY CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED UNTIL I CAN FIND A LOW MILEAGE ENGINE TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. MEANWHILE I AM STILL PAYING A CAR PAYMENT AND HAVING TO WORK TO GET MONEY TO FIX MY CAR...UGHHHH.
NHTSA complaint #10294460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I TOO BROUGHT A JEEP CHEROKEE FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN 2008, IT IS A 2000 4L 6I ALSO, SAME ISSUES, THE WEEK AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR THE ENGINE BLEW, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SENT IT TO THEIR MECHANIC SHOP AND OF COURSE THE MECHANIC SHOP SAID IT WASN'T THE DEALERS FAULT, THEY TOLD ME THAT A ROCK HIT THE FAN AND PUT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ENGINE... I SPENT CLOSE TO 1200 GETTING THE ENGINE REBUILT. CAR RAN FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN THE CHECK COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, I HAD TO KEEP A BOTTLE OF COOLANT IN MY CAR AND THE COOLANT WOULD RUN OUT EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. THEN IN OCT THE ENGINE BLEW AGAIN, MY CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED UNTIL I CAN FIND A LOW MILEAGE ENGINE TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. MEANWHILE I AM STILL PAYING A CAR PAYMENT AND HAVING TO WORK TO GET MONEY TO FIX MY CAR...UGHHHH.
NHTSA complaint #10294460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED TWICE. I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WHAT WAS DONE BUT I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT CARS. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHAT IT COULD BE BUT ALL I FOUND WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUNK TONS OF MONEY INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM ON THEIR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. I AM CURRENTLY ADDING ANTI-FREEZE DAILY.
NHTSA complaint #10283534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON MY WAY TO WORK ON MONDAY MORNING AT AROUND 5:15 AM, SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM MY JEEP'S HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I TURNED AROUND AND PROCEED TO HEAD BACK HOME. WITHIN FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES THE SMOKE TURNED INTO FLAMES AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE (ON A LOCAL STREET). I JUMPED OUT FROM CAR AND THEN CALLED THE POLICE. ONCE FIREMEN CAME THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE JEEP IS A TOTAL LOSS.
NHTSA complaint #10282492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.