1999 Jeep Cherokee Powertrain (other) Problems

SINCE THERE IS NO CATAGORY FOR THIS ISSUE I HAD TO PUT VISIBILITY/WIPER IN ORDER TO EVEN SUBMIT THIS FORM. THERE IS NO CATAGORY FOR THE HEATING SYSTEM WHICH THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS!!! THE ACCUATOR DOORS REGULATING THE HEAT TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ARE BROKEN. I THOUGHT BY REPLACING THE MOTOR WHICH CONTROLS THEM IT WOULD FIX IT. NO SUCH LUCK THE DOORS ARE BROKEN AND NOT ONLY ARE THEY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH WITHOUT PULLING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND CONSOLE, THE COST FOR IT WILL BE AROUND $1500 AND THAT IS ABSURD FOR A PART WHICH IS LESS THAN $100. THE LABOR WILL BE ABOUT $1300 TO GET TO IT. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE CAN'T THEY DESIGN A VEHICLE THAT CAN BE WORKED ON WITHOUT TAKING IT APART TO A LEVEL WHICH MAKES ME WANT TO JUNK THE CAR!! THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN PLASTIC TO CONTROL THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. NOW IT IS THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY IN NEW MEXICO AND IT IS FREEZING. THANKS JEEP, I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS SUV AND I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMREICAN CAR AGAIN!! I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 2 YEARS AGO AT THE TUNE OF $3500. I RARELY GO ON A DIRT ROAD LET ALONE DRIVE FAST OR RECKLESS. A TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AT 65,000 IS ABSURD AND POOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING. THIS CAR IS NICKLING AND DIMEING ME TO DEATH!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10492391

Incident

Dec 20, 2012

Mileage

119,000 mi

WHILE DOWN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER RATE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND DID NOT PLAN ON CONTACTING THE JEEP DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING, IT WAS THEN SWITCHED TO A LOWER GEAR AND PROCEEDED, THEN WAS PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE IN WHICH IT WAS SLOWED DOWN AND THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AGAIN IN A LOWER GEAR BUT DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND KNOCK WHEN PLACED IN THE ENGINE WHEN PLACED IN PARK. (THE U-JOINT FAILED) *SC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OXYGEN SENSOE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10067088

Incident

Apr 1, 2004

Mileage

64,000 mi

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL, AND WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10038506

Incident

Sep 9, 2003

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF OUT GEAR. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF OUT GEAR.*MR

NHTSA ID

10015442

Incident

Apr 4, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS WEARING OUT PREMATURLY, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM IT WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER. NLM

NHTSA ID

8019752

Incident

Sep 2, 2002

TRANSFER CASE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO REPLACED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS, AND O-RINGS IN FUEL PUMP. ALSO, VEHICLE MAKES LOUD "ROARING" NOISES, AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID

8018894

Incident

Jul 2, 2002

REAR AXLE MAKES NOISES. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT EXTERIOR BEARINGS OR REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS INFORMED AND HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES FROM.*AK NOISE IS HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELRATING. THE NOISE INCREASES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALSO NEEDS REAR BRAKE WORK, THE SERPENTINE BELT IS CRACKED, AND THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. *JG

NHTSA ID

8009410

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

CONSUMER REPLACED TWICE TRANSFER CASE; ONCE AT 33,000 AT COST OF $1200, AND AT ADDITIONAL 14,000 MILES LATER AT $1200. 2 DAYS LATER, AFTER GETTING VEHICLE BACK, CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE THAT FRONT DRIVELINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT NORMAL, AND THEY HAD ONLY SEEN 1 OTHER VEHICLE SIMILAR TO CONSUMER'S.*AK

NHTSA ID

887897

Incident

May 1, 2000

THE REAR AXLE HAS A EGINEERING DEFECT, ADMITTED BY CHRYSLER, THAT CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AT START AND STOP. THEY HAVE SAID SOME CARS HAVE IT AND SOME DON'T. MINE DOES. THE RENTAL THEY GAVE ME WHICH WAS IDENTICAL DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT IN 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS AND THEY HAVE FINALLY TOLD ME THEY CONSIDER IT "WITHIN LIMITS" EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE SAME VEHCILE DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM AN OTHERS ARE REALLY BAD. I CAN'T EVEN RESELL THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEM. THEY "ALTERED" MY TRANSMISSION WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE AXLE TO "ASSIST" THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO "ALTERED" THE SPRINGS. I'M CONCERNED WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID TO MY CARE AND IT'S SAFETY AT THIS POINT.*AK

NHTSA ID

736391

ABS BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKING HUBS. *AK

NHTSA ID

856555

Incident

Sep 9, 1999

FOG LIGHT SHORTAGE FROM THE INTERIOR SWITCH, REAR LEFT SHOCK SQUEAKS NON STOP AT LOW SPEEDS, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHEN A/C IS ON (HOT OR COLD), GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR AXLE WHEN COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR, NOISY DASHBOARD WHEN ROAD IS BUMPY, SMALL SIGNS OF RUST STARTING TO APPEAR ON EXTERIOR, FONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP IF PUT DOWN BY PASSENGER, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MAKING NOISE. *AK

NHTSA ID

717072

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

704525