1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Other / unspecified Problems

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD IN THE BACK WHEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIE! IT LITERALLY FELT LIKE THE WHEELS AND THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL WERE GOING TO ALL FALL OFF! I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE SCARED IN MY LIFE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SLOW IT DOWN AND PULL OVER TO A BREAKDOWN LANE SO I COULD STOP . I WAS EVEN GOING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED

NHTSA ID

11204239

Incident

Apr 25, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECEIVER TRAILER HITCH SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

NHTSA ID

11056454

Incident

Nov 19, 2014

TIRES WEAR OUT FAST MICHELLEN.

NHTSA ID

10823781

Incident

Jul 13, 2013

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, HIT A BIG BUMP IN ROAD AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE BUT AFTER SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING AND COULD DRIVE NORMALLY. THAT WAS FIRST INCIDENT, SINCE THEN I'VE HAD 8 INCIDENTS WHERE THE SAME THING HAPPENS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN ROAD. I LOOKED ON LINE TO SEE IF ANY ONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS DEATH WOBBLE ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARADO AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND MIND NUMBING EXPERIENCE. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ

NHTSA ID

10744235

Incident

Apr 15, 2014

Mileage

129,989 mi

I HAD THE REQUIRED "TOW HITCH" INSTALLED AT DEALER AS PART OF RECALL. RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTICE AT TIME OF PICKUP OF VEHICLE STATING "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TOW WITH THIS CAMPAIGN-INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY. YOUR VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A CHRYSLER OEM TRAILER TOW PACKAGE AND THIS CAMPAIGN TRAILER-HITCH ASSEMBLY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NECESSARY WIRING HARNESS AND/OR OTHER HEAVY-DUTY COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR TOWING." I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE COST OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND OTHER NEEDED PARTS FOR TOWING AND WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT THE REASON THAT I COULD NOT TOW WITH THIS HITCH. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD NOT TOW WITH THIS HITCH DUE TO THE GAUGE OF THE METAL USED IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH. IS THIS CORRECT? IF THIS HITCH IS UNABLE TO BE USED FOR TOWING I WOULD LIKE SOME DIRECTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ADVISING THAT TOWING WITH THIS HITCH IS PROHIBITED. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON STATEMENT BEING MADE BY DEALERSHIPS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10639609

Incident

Sep 18, 2014

I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER WHO CAUTIONED ME ABOUT A SUPPOSED 'DEATH WOBBLE' AS I NOW KNOW IT WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON MY FIRST TAKE ON THE HIGHWAY, I HIT A SMALL BUMP GOING 65 AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BREAK UP INTO PIECES. TRAFFIC SWERVED AROUND ME AS I VEERED MY CAR TO MY LEFT INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL EXPERTS OBSERVE THE FRONT END AND REPLACE PARTS AND SUGGEST OTHER PARTS TO REPLACE IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BUT NO FIX HAS RESOLVED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' MANY OF THESE EXPERTS HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND EVEN TOLD ME NOT TO BOTHER SPENDING ANY MORE MONEY TRYING TO FIX IT BECAUSE I WOULD BE, 'THROWING MONEY INTO A BOTTOMLESS PIT.' PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS NOW AND NOT A THING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE SLAMMED FOR THIS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10568664

Incident

Jun 26, 2012

Mileage

205,000 mi

AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FIRST FLAT TIRE IN 8 YEARS, WE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE WHEEL AND HAD TO USE THE LUG WRENCH PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE WRENCH WAS APPLIED AND A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE WAS NEEDED TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS. AFTER COMPLETING THE TIRE CHANGE WE WENT TO REPLACE THE LUG WRENCH AND NOTED THAT IT WOULD NO LONGER FOLD. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION WE SAW THAT THE HOLE WHERE THE SOCKET CONNECTS TO THE HANDLE HAD STRETCHED BECAUSE OF THE FORCE APPLIED TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THE WRENCH DID NOT BREAK WHILE FORCE WAS BEING APPLIED. A SUDDEN BREAK AT THAT POINT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY. WE DID CHECK THE OWNER''S MANUAL TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY WARNING ABOUT THE OBVIOUS STRENGTH LIMITATIONS OF THE LUG WRENCH TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BUT FOUND NONE. IT APPEARS THAT EITHER THERE WAS A DEFECT IN OUR LUG WRENCH ( THE NUMBER STAMPED ON IT WAS 7K09 2) OR THERE WAS A FAILURE ON YOUR PART TO WARN THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE INHERENT DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE LUG WRENCH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10167299

Incident

Sep 4, 2006

I HAD MY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED AT 67,220 MILES - AT THAT TIME THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SHOT, YET THE REAR BRAKES HAD 50% LIFE REMAINING (APPEARS TO BE UNDUE PRESSURE PLACED ON FRONT BRAKES. AFTER ONLY 5,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE PULSATED WHILE BRAKING. SO AT 73,091 MILES AT HAD FRONT BRAKES RESURFACED, AT WHICH TIME THE MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF OVER HEATING AND WERE ALREADY WARPED. I HAD REAR BRAKES DONE (EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SUFFICIENT LIFE REMAINING) AT THE SAME TIME IN CASE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE 16,000 MILES ON THE FRONT BRAKES (10,000 MILES AFTER FIRST RESURFACING), THEY AGAIN ARE PULSATING STRONGLY, AND REQUIRE UNDUE PRESSURE FROM MY FOOT TO MAKE THEM WORK APPROPRIATELY....ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINEERING AND/OR MANUFACTURING OF THE BRAKES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10013595

Incident

Mar 27, 2003

LAMINATION IS COMING OFF THE WHEELS. *AK

NHTSA ID

752376

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, DEALER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. NLM

NHTSA ID

554168

Incident

May 17, 2000

LEFT REAR WHEEL FAILED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH

NHTSA ID

608894

Incident

Dec 1, 1997