Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 31 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 31, in the owner's own words
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY PIECES OF RUBBER WERE NOTICED ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED DUE THERE WERE CHUNKS OF RUBBER FALLING FROM THE THREAD OF ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A NORMAL HIGHWAY, A TIRE FAILURE WAS NOTICED. NO WARNING SIGNAL ALERTED THE CONTACT. THE REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER TREAD SEPARATION AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR RIGHT TIRE'S TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE TIRE WAS A DUNLOP P235/70R16.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE IN THE ENGINE SHIFTED FROM 4 TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CONTACT ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPRESSED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO EVALUATE OR DETERMINE THE PROBLEMS.*AK
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM AS THE TRANSFER CASE. THE TRANSFER CASE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING USED. THE CONTACT USED THE FLUID THE OWNER'S MANUAL SUGGESTED, MOPAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID OR THE EQUIVALENT LABELED DEXRON 3. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE FLUID BEING USED IS RED IN COLOR AND SHOULD BE AMBER. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THE OWNER'S MANUAL HAS THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID INFORMATION. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM
AIR CONDITION HARNESS WIRE REPAIR AND CONTROLLER UNIT REPLACEMENT. ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AFTER REPAIR BLAMED ON BATTERY JUST REPLACED LAST YEAR. PAID $5,244.00 AND THEN REQUIRED TO PAY $500.00 FOR NEW CABLES AND BATTERY AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE BACK IN MY POSESSION FOR LESS THAN 1 HOUR.SHORTAGE AFTER REPAIR BLEW OUT BATTERY SUPPOSEDLY. TRANSFER CASE REPLACED, BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED, TIRES PEALING ON WALLS REPLACED, PINION SEAL LEAK AND MORE.
1999 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP, BRAKE FAILURE AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SEIZED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE WHO REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE, RACK AND PINION, AND SPIDER GEARS. *JB
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD DUSTY BRAKE PADS, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. THEN, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS WERE LEAKING. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND PERHAPS WAS COVERING UP THE REAL PROBLEM. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD AN EXTENDED CRANK BEFORE STARTING. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND PUMP CRANK REPAIR KIT INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A SHIMMY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT HAVING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR IT VIBRATES. THE LEFT OUTER CV BOOT WAS LEAKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR. *TC
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH A LOUD GRINDING AND CLICKING NOISE IS PRODUCED FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND LEARNED THAT THE FRONT DRIVE CUPPLING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - 247J TRANSFER CASE TRANSFER CASE FAILURE CAUSING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING. FLUID (DEALERSHIP CERTIFIED) WAS CHANGED TWICE AND DRIVEN, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. CHANGED CLUTCH PACK WITH NEW FLUID FOR THE 3RD TIME, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. REPLACED FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. FAILURE STILL EXISTS, BUT WILL TRY CHANGING THE CHAIN IN TRANSFER CASE HOPING TO RESOLVE PROBLEM.
MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (GC) LIMITED 8 CYLINDER QUADRADRIVE HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER OF 2002. I HAD THE TRANSFER SEAL REPLACED DUE TO IT LEAKING, THE DIFFERENTIAL MAKES NOISE, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT WORK (ALL WHEEL DRIVE ONLY WORKS IN LOW), AND THE TIRES LOCK UP AND MAKE A NOISE WHEN I AM TURNING. IT SEEMS THAT THEIR ARE OTHER 1999 JEEP GC OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW ABOUT A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? *LA
TRANSFER CASE ISSUES ON 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE JEEP I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SEALS ON THE TRANSFER CASE MULTIPLE TIMES. TO ME IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF DEFECT IN ITS DESIGN. THE SEAL WILL START TO LEAK WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSFER CASE TO LOCK UP. THIS CAUSES A LOUD THUDDING NOISE AND THE CAR TO JERK WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO, IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE CAR IS COLD IT WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY CAUSING EXCESSIVE ENGINE WHINING AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE CORRECTLY. *LA
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. *AK THREE NEW GOODYEAR TIRES HAD SIDEWALL TREAD SEPARATIONS WITHIN A PERIOD OF LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. ONE RESULTED IN A BLOW OUT AND TWO OF THE TIRES HAD A KNOT ON THE SIDEWALL. REFER TO ODI#10027229. *SCC *JB
AFTER 27,000 MILES, ALL FOUR GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ST TIRES EXHIBIT CRACKS, ADJACENT TO THE RIM FOR THE FULL DISTANCE AROUND EACH TIRE. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR STORE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES ON A PRORATED BASIS. BASED UPON SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE, AND THE POTENTIAL UGLY RESULTS FROM TIRE FAILURE, I AM REGISTERING MY COMPLAINT ALSO. THE TIRE SIZE IS 225/75R16.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE LOOKING TIRES OVER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL OF TIRE . DEALER REPLACED TIRE. *AK
B.F. GOODRICH TRAIL A/P P245/70 R16 106S M+S SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. DOT BF9LF93J. THIS IS THE 2ND REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON THESE TIRES IN 6 MONTHS. THE FIRST OCCURRED 3 MONTHS AGO AT 40 MPH, YESTERDAYS OCCURRED AT 65 MPH. THE UTAH HIGHWAY PATROL STATED THAT WHEN THE FRONT TIRES BLOWOUT, THERE MOST LIKELY WILL BE FATALITIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB
THE TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS REMADE OVER AN OLD WHITE WALL THERE WAS A WHITEWALL UNDER THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE THAT FAILED. *AK
CONSUMER STATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK. ALSO THE REAR TAILLIGHT LENS WAS BROKE, THE LUG NUT COVERS WERE REPLACED.*SLC
SIDEWALL OF TIRE BLEW OUT GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY. NO TREAD PUNCTURE JUST MASSIVE BLOWOUT OUT TIRE THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY 5 MONTHS EARLIER. THE OTHER TIRES WERE THE SAME MODEL BUT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. BECAUSE OF WHERE THIS BLEW OUT, MY SON AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R16)
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON TRYING TO GO FROM REGULAR DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTIONS AND WILL NOT GO FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 26000 MILES, REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL, AND HUBS WERE WARPED. *JB
TIRE BLEW OUT AT 25 MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235 15)
WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE JERKS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANFER CASE TWICE, AND REBUILTD THE DRIVESHAFT.*AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE WIPER BLADE WAS WORN OUT. REAR DIFFERNTIAL WAS WORN, ALSO THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED, THE FULE INJECTION WAS SERVICED CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS SERVICED,TIRES WERE ROTATED,PINION BEARINGS, FRONT AXLES SEALS REPLACED. *YH
WHENEVER BRAKING AFTER TRAVELING 45MPH AND ABOVE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. CAN MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. PROBLEM IS CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY DUE TO ROTORS. MECHANIC CANNOT RESOLVE PROBLEM.*AK
ON SUNDAY CAR AT 45 MPH BEGAN WITH VIOLENT SHAKING AT 45MPH. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON MON. CALLED CAR DEALER WHO REC TIRES GET CHECKED. (TIRES ARE 2 MONTHS OLD WITH 1-2000MILES). TIRE DEALER FOUND A LEAKING STEERING STABILIZER AND REFERED US BACK TO THE AUTO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STABILIZER AND NOTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE BADLY WORN. THEY STATED THAT THE WEAR WAS NOT CAUSED BY BAD STABLIZER BUT BY BAD TIRES. THE TIRE DEALER CLAIMS THE TIRE WEAR WAS CAUSED BY THE STABLIZER. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE CONTROL PROBLEM AND TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. (DOT NUMBER: MK9L TIRESIZE: P24570R16)
AFTER ALMOST TWICE A MONTH TRIPS TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND BEING TOLD THAT MY ALLIGNMENT WAS A RESULT OF MY DRIVING THERE WAS A RECALL POSTED FOR A PART THAT CAUSED ALLIGNMENT PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED, MY TIRES SUFFERED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED VERY PREMATURELY. AFTER CONTACTING GOODYEAR AND CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT THE "BAD" PART WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT TIRE DAMAGE. I STILL FEEL THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS BETTER IT IS STILL APPARENT AND I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE RESOLVED. AFTER OWNING THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS THE MYRIAD OF MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES IS RATHER FRUSTRATING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE JEEP SERVICE PROVIDERS WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND SEEM TO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO PAY THEIR SALARIES. THIS IS AN EMBARRESSMENT TO THE AMERICAN CAR INDUSTRY. *AK
AFTER DOT IS : M671 EKWR 039. DEALER WILL NOT HONOR TIRE - NOR WILL GOODYEAR. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M671 EKWR TIRESIZE: 225 75 R16)
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