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1999 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 18, 2007
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 29, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

Heating & air conditioning
Filed Nov 18, 2007

JEEP A/C BLOWER DOOR FAILS. PREVENTS WARM AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FORCES COLD AIR THROUGHT THE DEFOGGER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10209247
Incident
Jan 21, 2006
Mileage
61,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 11, 2007

COMPLAINT ABOUT 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTION. NO HEAT COMES INTO PASSENGER AREA FROM HEATER. WINDSHIELD WON'T DEFROST. WHILE DRIVING, ICE ACCUMULATES ON WINDSHIELD INSIDE AND OUT. VISIBILITY PROBLEM. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO HANG MY HEAD OUT WINDOW TO SEE ROAD. *JB

NHTSA ID
10178493
Incident
Nov 1, 2005
Mileage
95,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 4, 2006

SEAT HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM FRAME. SEAT AND SAFETY BELT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTRAIN DRIVER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. SEAT REPLACED, AND OLD SEAT IS STILL AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10151763
Incident
Feb 20, 2006
Mileage
178,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 23, 2005

WE BOUGHT A 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED JEEP, ALL WHEEL DRIVE. AFTER MANY, MANY UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIRS, I AM STILL UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO FRONT DRIVE TRAIN AS WELL I CAN?T HEAR MYSELF TALK DUE TO THE WHINING NOISE THE REAR END MAKES. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS WEALTH OF WEB PAGES DEDICATED TO JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. IT IS NO DOUBT A FACTORY YET THEY TURN A BLIND EYE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A GROUP THAT HAS POSSIBLE FILED A CLASS ACTION SUITE, COULD YOU HELP US. WE DON?T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *JB

NHTSA ID
10107779
Incident
Jan 12, 2005
Mileage
30,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 7, 2004

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY, AND IT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN GRINDED BY THE DEALER. THE CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THEY WERE NOT COVERED SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10103251
Incident
Dec 5, 2001
Mileage
31,000 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 16, 2004

THERE WAS A KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR UPON ARRIVING HOME. *JB

NHTSA ID
10092485
Incident
Aug 26, 2004
Mileage
99,000 mi
Steering
Filed Oct 7, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE CENTER PIN WITHIN THE TIE ROD GAVE AWAY AND THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND COME TO A STOP. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
850197
Incident
Oct 4, 1999
Airbags
Filed Sep 30, 1999
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE SPINNED AROUND AND WAS HIT AGAIN HEAD-ON, AND THEN HIT AGAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
849507
Incident
Sep 26, 1999
SuspensionTransmission
Filed Jul 29, 1999

THERE IS ALOT PULLING WITHIN THE SUSPENSION. ALSO, A LOT OF NOISE IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER THINKS TRANSMISSION IS FALLING OUT, AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. *AK

NHTSA ID
843799
Incident
Mar 17, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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