2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Power Train Problems

I STARTED MY JEEP, NOTICED MY HATCH WAS NOT CLOSED, GOT OUT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, THE SECOND I CLOSED MY DRIVER DOOR, MY JEEP WENT INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, AND KEPT ACCELERATING HIGHER, THIS VEHICLE TOOK OFF VERY AGGRESSIVELY, LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SHE PUT IT IN NATURAL, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF BEFORE ANYTHING WAS STRUCK, NOW DUE TO I BELIEVE THE RAPID ACCELERATION IT RUNS HORRIBLY WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS JEEP IS AN 2003 , WELL BROKE IN AND MAINTAINED, THERE'S NO OTHER REASON AS TO WHY IT "BECAME SELF AWARE" I HAVE A LOT OF VEHICLE KNOWLEDGE AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY AND UNFATHOMABLY IMPOSSIBLE , PLEASE REVIEW EVERY ASPECT OF THIS VEHICLES COMPLAINTS AS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE

Mileage: 205,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT REVERSED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS BY THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET UP BEFORE BEING ROLLED OVER BY THE REAR TIRES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, CUTS, AND ABRASIONS TO THE LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INSURANCE AUTHORIZED COLLISION CENTER WHO REPAIRED THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS OR GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

JEEP WILL NOT STAY IN PARK SHIFTS GOOD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE BRAKES SEIZED UP, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF ON THE SHOULDER. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIME TO RESTART THE CAR, I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. BY THE TIME ASSISTANCE ARRIVED, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND I DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILE TO MY JEEP DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THAT WAS WHY THE ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WAS $275; HOWEVER, BECAUSE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE CAUSED THE BREAKS TO SEIZE UP, THE BREAKS AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED INCREASING THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS TO $1567. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE WRITING THIS LETTER. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY (WHICH HAS A SMALL INCLINE) AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING DOWN MY DRIVE WAY, UNTIL PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND DIFFERENT PLACES, I.E WORK, GAS STATION, HOME, SCHOOL. THIS HAS NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT YET SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT EVERY TIME SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 135,257

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, IT EXHIBITED AN LOUD SQUEALING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

AT LEFT TURN BEFORE INCOMING CARS BE TOO CLOSE TURNED ACCELERATING . HALF WAY WITH STEERING WHEEL HARDING ,IT SHUTS OFF. I HAD TO PUT ON BRAK AND TURN CAR ON TO BACK CAREFULLY . TURNED IN AND STOPPED TO CHECK . FOR PAST YEAR WITH EVERY SHUT OFF EITHER STARTS OR NOT , I HAD FIXED AT CAR DEALER. HUFFINES IS THE CAR DEALER WITH ALL RECORDS. *TR

Mileage: 71,500

I WAS IN MY GARAGE AND PUT MY 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTO REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED LIKE A BULLET OUT OF THE GARAGE AND I ENDED UP JUMPING OUT AND FALLING ON THE GROUND AND THE CAR HIT MY NEIGHBORS WALL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS DETERMINED THE CRANK SENSOR BECAME EXTREMELY HOT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. THE FAN RELAY ALSO FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION SENSORS FAILED. UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB

Mileage: 112,000

2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE JEEP WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK. I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE ABOUT 20 YARDS AWAY. THE GEARSHIFT POPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO STOP IT IN TIME. ALSO, WHEN I PARK IT AND TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY THE KEY IS LOCKED IN PLACE LIKE ITS STILL IN GEAR. I HAVE TO PUSH THE GEARSHIFT WITH FORCE TO RELEASE THE KEY. A MECHANIC HAS SAID THAT THE LINKAGE WAS LOOSE. I HAVE TIGHTENED IT AND THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEATED SEATS, WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES TO WARM UP. THREE MINUTES LATER, THE SEAT WARMED UP EXCESSIVELY AND CAUSED MILD BURNS TO HER BODY. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V197000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,220 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,716. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE DEALER STATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON, AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

Mileage: 57,220

DROVE VEHICLE INTO GARAGE STALL. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, OPENED DRIVERS DOOR, LEFT DOOR OPEN AND VEHICLE RUNNING TO RETRIEVE PERSONAL ITEM FROM HOUSE, WENT TO WALK OUT GARAGE AND VEHICLE STARTED BACKING OUT GARAGE. DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT ON GARAGE SUPPORT POLE, TWISTING DOOR AROUND TO FRONT FENDER AS IT PROCEEDED OUT OF GARAGE. DRAGGED MYSELF PAST TOOL BOX AND BY GARAGE DOOR. VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED DOWN DRIVEWAY, DID U-TURN PAST NEIGHBORS VEHICLES AND LODGED ON BOULDER IN NEIGHBORS FRONT YARD. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT, NO BROKEN BONES OR MAJOR INJURIES. SUSTAINED LOTS OF DEEP BRUISING, BAD SCRAPES AND SWELLING OF UPPER BODY, LEFT LOWER LEG, AND ARMS. *JB

Mileage: 61,000

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WHILE IN A PARKING AREA. *AK CONTACT AND HER SON WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED ROLLING DOWN A HILL, THE VEHICLE HIT A POOL FENCE. THE SERVICE DEALER WOULD NOT SAY WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. *AK *NM

TRANSMISSION MAKING NOISE 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, TOOK IT IN EVERY 2 WEEKS TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR FIRST 2 MONTHS. VEHICLE HAD 40,000 KM. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ANSWER WAS FOR US TO DO TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE (OUR EXPENSE), DID NOT STOP THE NOISE, GAVE UP AFTER WE TOOK VEHICLE BACK 5 TIMES, TERRIBLE SERVICE. HEATER MOTOR FAILED WITHIN 1 WEEK OF PURCHASE, REPLACE MOTOR SWITCH, HEATER FAN MAKING NOISE. REAR END WAS REBUILT 2 TIMES WITHIN FIRST 2 MONTHS OF OWNING VEHICLE. STRUTS NEEDED REPLACING WITHIN FIRST MONTH. SMOKE COMES FROM ENGINE WHEN STOPPED (INTERMITTENT), WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITHIN FIRST MONTH (OUR EXPENSE AGAIN). THIS IS OUR FIRST AND LAST JEEP/CHRYSLER PRODUCT.

TRANSMISSION MAKING NOISE 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, TOOK IT IN EVERY 2 WEEKS TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR FIRST 2 MONTHS. VEHICLE HAD 40,000 KM. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ANSWER WAS FOR US TO DO TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE (OUR EXPENSE), DID NOT STOP THE NOISE, GAVE UP AFTER WE TOOK VEHICLE BACK 5 TIMES, TERRIBLE SERVICE. HEATER MOTOR FAILED WITHIN 1 WEEK OF PURCHASE, REPLACE MOTOR SWITCH, HEATER FAN MAKING NOISE. REAR END WAS REBUILT 2 TIMES WITHIN FIRST 2 MONTHS OF OWNING VEHICLE. STRUTS NEEDED REPLACING WITHIN FIRST MONTH. SMOKE COMES FROM ENGINE WHEN STOPPED (INTERMITTENT), WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITHIN FIRST MONTH (OUR EXPENSE AGAIN). THIS IS OUR FIRST AND LAST JEEP/CHRYSLER PRODUCT.

DT: PRIOR TO FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT. THE TIRES WERE FINE, AND AS I STARTED THE FRONT FELL OUTWARDS AND THE TIRE FELL SIDEWAYS. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND AN INVESTIGATOR FROM CHRYSLER IS LOOKING AT IT TODAY.

Mileage: 31,000

WIFE PARKED JEEP IN DRIVEWAY, PLACED IN PARK WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, WALKED TO THE BACK DOOR, GOT MY 4 YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND PLACED HER ON THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO THE VEHICLE. WIFE TURNED AROUND TO GET HER PURSE OFF THE FRONT SEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. WIFE JUMPED INTO VEHICLE AND TRIED TO STOP IT. OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR STRUCK MY FENCE, RETAINING WALL AND MY 4 YEAR OLD KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND. THE DOOR WAS THEN BENT FORWARD, DESTROYING THE DOOR, FENDER, SCRATCHING THE SIDE AND THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE. WIFE SUFFERED SCRAPES, BRUISES, DAUGHTER TRANSPORTED TO EMERGENCY ROOM THEN VIA CAR FLITE HELICOPTER - SUFFERED SCRAPES, BRUISES, LACERATED LIVER.*AK

Mileage: 23,548

WIFE PARKED JEEP IN DRIVEWAY, PLACED IN PARK WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, WALKED TO THE BACK DOOR, GOT MY 4 YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND PLACED HER ON THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO THE VEHICLE. WIFE TURNED AROUND TO GET HER PURSE OFF THE FRONT SEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. WIFE JUMPED INTO VEHICLE AND TRIED TO STOP IT. OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR STRUCK MY FENCE, RETAINING WALL AND MY 4 YEAR OLD KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND. THE DOOR WAS THEN BENT FORWARD, DESTROYING THE DOOR, FENDER, SCRATCHING THE SIDE AND THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE. WIFE SUFFERED SCRAPES, BRUISES, DAUGHTER TRANSPORTED TO EMERGENCY ROOM THEN VIA CAR FLITE HELICOPTER - SUFFERED SCRAPES, BRUISES, LACERATED LIVER.*AK

Mileage: 23,548

(1) I PULLED THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TO A STOP IN FRONT OF A SELF-SERVE CAR WASH BAY WHERE THE PREVIOUS USER HAD LEFT THE CAR WASH WAND HANGING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK; THEN PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TO MOVE THE WAND. (I DID NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF SINCE I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 FEET TO MOVE THE WANDER OUT OF THE WAY.) WHILE I WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND OPEN DOOR, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. 2) THE FAILURE WAS THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT SLIPPING FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE", OR BEING IN THE "PARK" GEAR ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALLOW ME TO GET OUT, BUT NOT "LOCKING" IN THE "PARK" GEAR, AND THUS SLIPPING BACK TO "REVERSE". AFTER I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, TOO FAST FOR ME TO GET INSIDE TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR GOT CAUGHT ON A NEARBY VACUUM STRUCTURE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SPRAIN. THE BACK END OF THE JEEP ROLLED OVER A LOW CEMENT WALL WHICH IS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CAR WASH. THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE GOT HUNG ON THE WALL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND DAMAGE TO THE TRANSFER CASE AND UNDERBODY. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A NEW DRIVER'S DOOR AND FRONT SIDE PANEL, AND A NEW TRANSFER CASE. TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE- APPROX. $5,000. *AK

Mileage: 25,800

MY 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME WHILE I RAN IN TO GET MY GLOVES JUMPED INTO REVERSE AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR. I WAS AWAY FROM THE TRUCK FOR LESS THEN 1 MIN. AND IT ROLLED IN REVERSE 75 FT STRIKING A NEIGHBORS MOBILE HOME. WHEN I GOT TO THE TRUCK IT WAS IN REVERSE AND HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WHOLE TAILGATE HATCH AND GLASS. DAMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE MOBILE HOME. I AM CONTACTING A DEALER AS OF FEB. 28 2005. *JB

Mileage: 26,470

I PUT MY JEEP IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, I STEPPED OUT OF THE JEEP AND THEN THE JEEP WENT INTO REVERSE AND THE OPEN DRIVERS DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN AND DRAGGED ME. THE JEEP THEN CRASHED INTO 3 PARKED CARS BEFORE IT CAME TO REST.*AK

Mileage: 25,000

THE DATE BELOW REFLECTS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. MY VEHICLE HAS STILL NOT REPAIRED TO DATE(4-30-04). THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND THE VEHICLE SIMPLY FAILS. AFTER A TRANSMISSION CHANGE IT FAILED AGAIN FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS HARMED. HOWEVER THE COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THE VEHICLE BUT INSTEAD IS INSTALLING ARE BUILT TRANSMISSION. IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED (APPROXIMATE MILEAGE) 4,700, SECOND OCCURRENCE 5,000, THIRD 5,600. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER. THIS VEHICLE/ AND THE COMPANY IMPOSES A DANGEROUS, AND DEFECTIVE VEHICLE ON BOTH MYSELF AND FELLOW MOTORIST. *LA

Mileage: 4,700

I HAVE MADE 4 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES. THE CAR SHAKES WHEN PRESSURE IS GENTLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING EXCEPT REPLACING THE ROTORS AND THE GEAR BOX. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. ALSO, THE CAR MAKES A LOUD KLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE OR TAKEN OUT OF REVERSE. ONCE AGAIN, THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMALLY, DEPSITE THE FACT ANY NORMAL PERSON COULD TELL SOMETHING IS DEFINETLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

Mileage: 500

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. AFTER THAT DAY, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT PLAY A CD. THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE PERFORMS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES WITH THE SAME RESPONSE. I ALSO HAVE TAKEN IT TO OTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ANSWER, IT SEEMS THAT THE ANSWER IS THE SAME AFTER THEY LOOK AT THE REPAIR HISTORY. I ALSO HAVE MET WITH THE CHRYSLER MARKETING REP TWICE, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CHRYSLER TECHNICAL REP DROVE THE VEHICLE. YET WHEN I REQUESTED A ENCOUNTER WITH HIM THEY DECLAIM AND SAID THERE IS NO TECHNICAL REP. I ALSO MET WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER FROM THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, SALES MANAGER MANY TIMES, I NEED THIS TO BE LOOK INTO BECAUSE I THINK MY VEHICLE WAS TAMPERED WITH, BECAUSE IF IT WAS RUNNING LIKE THIS WHEN I BOUGHT IT I WOULD HAVE NOT BOUGHT IT. THE VIBRATION IS GETTING WORST. I DO HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY, THAT I CANNOT USE BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO SELL ME ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH I DECLINED BECAUSE THEY WANTED MORE MONEY DOWN. WHY SHOULD I BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN I HAVE A NEW ONE THAT THEY DESTROYED.

Mileage: 4,000

TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A POPPING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AFTER ONLY 2019 MILES AND HAS BEEN WORKED ON TWO TIMES SINCE. ONCE FOR A FACTORY RECALL AND THE OTHER TIME FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. *AK

Mileage: 12,500

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ,WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, THE DRIVER EXITED AND THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE STRIKING THE DRIVER AND THEN A GASOLINE PUMP BARRIER. *LA

Mileage: 1,092

2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE I PURCHASED FROM NEUWIRTH CAR DEALERSHIP, IN WILMINGTON, NC. THE REASON I NOW OWN THIS VEHICLE IS BECAUSE THE FIRST JEEP THEY SOLD ME FEEL UNDER THE NC LEMON LAW AND THE INFORMATION WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE I PURCHASED THE FIRST JEEP AND I RETURNED IT 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE DRIVESHAFT. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ONE IS YOU CAN NOT PUT IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNLESS YOU USE BOTH HANDS AND PUSH HARD ON THE FLOOR TO SHIFT THE GEAR, THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE, BUT WHEN THEY CALLED ANOTHER DEALER THEY HAD REPLACED THE CASE IN 2 OTHERS AND SAID THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE, THAT IT WOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THEY REPLACED IT. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT REPLACED IT. IT MAKES A HUMMING NOISE WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, AND MADE A LOUD CLINGING SOUND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE, (TOOK IT BACK TWICE BEFORE THEY FIXED IT) THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CLINGING SOUND THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN IT COST THEM 1300 TO FIX "NOTHING". I STILL HAVE THE HUMMING IT'S WORSE NOW, AND THE CLINGING NOISE COMES AND GOES. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY. WHEN I CALLED MR. GILLILAN AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE SAID WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT" HE SAID THE ONLY CHOICES I HAD WAS TO TRADE AGAIN BUT IT WOULD COST ME MONEY, OR LET THEM KEEP TRYING UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, HOW CAN THEY FIX THE PROBLEM IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE. I HAVE MISSED WORK HOURS AND DAYS DEALING WITH THESE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I WOULD TELL YOU WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THEY DON'T KNOW TO TELL ME. I CAN'T HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY ANY ONE ELSE BECAUSE IT WOULD VOID MY WARRANTY. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE THE CAR BUT I THINK IF I'M PAYING ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE I SHOULD BE HAPPY, BY AT THIS TIME I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND THE ANSWERS I'M RECEIVING FROM THIS DEALER. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *LA

Mileage: 14,280

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSISION TAKEN OUT AND SEALS AND O-RINGS REPLACED 2 TIMES FOR LEAKING FLUID. THE THIRD TIME IT LEAKED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION.

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AFTER PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND CONSUMER STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE, KNOCKING CONSUMER TO THE GROUND, AND CRASHING INTO THE HOME. *AK

CAR SHIFTS OUT OF PARK TO ANY GEAR WHILE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. ONCE IGNITION IS ON, IT WILL NOT SHIFT UNLESS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT A TREE. NO INJURIES.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING AND OR WINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD FLOWED ON OVER TO THE OVERDRIVE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTED. TS SCC

Mileage: 600

THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN MY NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED

Mileage: 54

HAD JUST PUT VEHICLE (LEASED) INTO PARK POSITION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. LEFT VEHICLE FOR A SHORT WHILE. WAS INFORMED, BY A WITNESS, THAT VEHICLE HAD BUCKED AND THEN STARTED ACCELERATING, FAST, BACKWARDS. VEHICLE THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED WILL BE SENDING AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR TO CHECK ON VEHICLE. MR

TRANSMISSION CHANGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE PASSENGER WAS OUT OF VEHICLE. MR