1995 Jeep LAREDO: complaints, problems and recalls

BRAKE DRUMS FAILED.

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FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE BACKING UP VERY SLOWLY. NLM

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BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED.

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HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS FIXED 4 TIMES IN 65,000. CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN FRONT AND DIFFICULTY STOPPING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH AS MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS AS THIS JEEP HAS HAD. NORMALLY BRAKES SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPAIR FOR THE FIRST 45,000 MILES. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS ENGINEERING FLAWS. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****768320

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WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT PULSATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN. *AK *SC

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FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEMS, A CONSTANT WARPING OF ROTORS FRONT AND REAR. THE ROTORS WARP SO BAD THAT IT IS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. WHEN BRAKING. *NM

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WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW AND WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE PADS/ROTORS AND THE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DURING THE LAST VISIT. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

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2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS REPETITIVE BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE WHICH MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECT OR ACKNOWLEDGE. I HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED AT THE DEALER WITH ONLY 7,262 MILES FOR A COST OF $75. I AM NOW AT 16,535 MILES AND I AGAIN HAVE VIOLENT SHUDDERING WHEN BRAKING. *AK

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THE DRIVER SEAT LIFTS UP FROM THE WELDS THAT HOLDS THE SEAT, HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER THE DEALER SAID THE CAR NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT FIX IT

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THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNSTABLE AND ROCKED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BOLT WAS MISSING. *JB

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AIR LEAKS IN BACK DOOR.

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THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE AND THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. *NM

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, UNDERNEATH THE SEAT, THE FRONT LEFT MOUNTING BOLT AREA WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

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DRIVER'S SEAT WAS TOO LOOSE AND MOVED BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

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DRIVERS SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES AND SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE HAD THE SEAT REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE LAST TIME I WAS TOLD A NEW PART NUMBER WOULD BE INSTALLED, WHEN I CLAIMED THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THE SAME PART NUMBER WAS PUT IN AND THAT ONE FAILED. TWICE IN THE PAST 7 MONTHS I REQUESTED THEY ORDER THE NEW PART, THEY AGREED AND EACH TIME I WENT IN TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE STATUS OF MY REQUEST, THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF MY REQUESTING THE PART. AT THIS TIME THE MILEAGE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

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SEAT TRACK BROKE AND SEAT IS ONLY PRACTICALLY ATTACHED. IMPACT FROM ANOTHER VEH, OR SUDDEN STOP WILL CAUSE A TOTAL FAILURE OF SEAT. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THIS REPAIRED. *TR

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ELECTRICAL: DRIVING APPROXIAMTELY 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME INTO THE LANE, WENT ONTO SHOULDER TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SHEET OF ICE ON THE GROUND AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WRAPPED AROUND TELEPHONE POLE AND DESTROYED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH LOCKED UP EVERYTHING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. HAD TO KNOCK WINDOW OUT AND THROW KEYS TO SOMEONE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO LET DRIVER OUT. *AK

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 JEEP LAREDO GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS SOON AS HE STARTED THE IGNITION. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB

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THE VEHICLE (1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE) OFTEN STALLS IN TRAFFIC. IT FAILS AT ANY SPEED, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IDLING OR IN MOTION. IT SOMETIMES TAKES 15+ MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. IT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR EVEN IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DIAGNOSES OF THE PROBLEM AND MANY PHANTOM PROBLEMS REPAIRED WITH NEW PARTS INSTALLED, THE LATEST BY THE DEALER IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA WHO JUST REPLACED THE CONNECTORS ON THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROB…

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VEHICLE STALLS AND CUT OFF AT ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES IT CRANKS BACK UP ,OTHER TIMES IMMOBILE HAVE TO WAIT 20-30 MINS TO RESTART. BACKFIRES. BLOWN OUT 2 MUFFLERS. SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON NEEDLESS PARTS. SENSORS, SPARK PLUGS,ROTARY CAP ETC. STILL STALLS,CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.INSIDE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK.HAD TO REMOVE FUSE,LIGHTS REMAIN ON ALL THE TIME. VERY UNSAFE TO ME AND MY FAMILY. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL RUN OR STOP.STALLING WILL CAUSE SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION AND MAYBE CAUSE FIRE.WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS,I AM SHOCKED THERE IS NO …

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I HAD JUST PURCHASED A LIFTED 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, ON MY WAY HOME WITH MY NEW PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FLUKE BUT THEN IT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. I BEGAN SWITCHING PARTS HOPING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS MY CHILDREN SOMETIME RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER HEARING OF SIMILAR INSTANCES HAPPENING I BELIEVE …

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EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK. IT MAKES A LOUD BUZZING SOUND WHEN UNLOCKING USING THE REMOTE OR MANUALLY. THE DOOR WILL UNLOCK BUT WON'T LOCK. ALARM WILL SOUND EVEN IF DOOR IS UNLOCKED WHEN OPENED AND REMOTE HAS BEEN USED TO LOCK ALL OTHER DOORS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR. *JB

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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES. *AK *SC *JB

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VEHICLE BATTERY IN 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WAS CHANGED 3 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF 9 MONTHS DUE TO BATTERY LOOSING POWER. IN JUNE 2005, THE 4TH BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. PURCHASED NEW DIEHARD SUV BATTERY AND INSTALLED. ON NOV. 8, 2005, THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE AND CAUSE OVER $4,000 IN DAMAGES. WIFE FEARS FOR HER LIFE AND LIFE OF 2 Y/O AND 6 Y/O WHO ARE TRANSPORTED IN VEHICLE TO BABYSITTER AND SCHOOL ON A DAILY BASIS. *NM

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MY SUV HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES; THAT TRUCK HAS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN ADDITION TO THE SAME PROBLEMS LIKE THE ENGINE SMOKING, ENGINE LIGHT ON AND FAILURE OF RADIO AND ALL BRAKE LIGHTS.*AK

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TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES STOPS MID USE, DANGEROUS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,500.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP LAREDO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2008 AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT SECURELY PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW, VERY DIRTY, THE COOLANT OVERFLOW RESERVOIR CAP WAS MISSING, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRAYED AND COMING APART, THE WASHER FLUID COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY, THE AIR FILTER WAS VERY DIRTY, THE BRAKE FLUID WAS MUDDY, THE VALVE CO…

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TRANSMISSION FAILED.

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WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFTED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED.

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I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES THREW THE YEARS ALL BEING AROUND THE 1997 MODEL WITH THE V8. EVERY SINGLE ONE IVE HAD HAD A A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND RECENTLY IM HAVING TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS WHERE IT WILL NOT SHIFT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AS THE OTHER 2 I HAD SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG AND IT WINTER AND IM WITHOUT 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND MAYBE A BAD TRANSMISSION AGAIN IF U COULD LOOK INTO IT PLEASE I WOULD BE GRATEFUL. *LN

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AFTER PARKING THE JEEP IN MY GARAGE, I LEFT IT RUNNING TO CHECK FOR CLEARANCE. AFTER ENSURING THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IN PARK I EXITED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED MOVING VERY QUICKLY AND THE DOOR WAS BENT BACKWARDS AND THEN PROCEEDED TO HIT ME AND TRAVEL ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A MILE BEFORE CRASHING. *JB

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VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS EXCESSIVELY.*AK

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I HAVE A 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE. WITH 4.0L, AUTO TRANS., 4X4 SELECT TRAC. IT SHIFTS HARD TAKING OFF FROM A START. SEEMS LIKE IT DOUBLE SHIFTS WHILE INCREASING SPEED, GOES FROM 2ND GEAR TO HIIGH GEAR THEN BACK TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN BACK AGAIN ALL WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THEY EXPLAINED TO ME ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN O-RING SEAL THAT WAS TO SMALL AND TO REPLACE IT WOULD REQUIRE THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. VERY EXPENSIVE. I HAVEN'T HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED YET. BEFORE I TAKE IT IN FOR REPAI…

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THE VEHICLE MOVED WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE ALSO JUMPED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NM

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IN FEB. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW QUIT WORKING AND STARTED FALLING DOWN NOW MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW IS DOING THE SAME. THE TRANS WENT OUT LAST MONTH AND I ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRRORS ARE BROKEN. MY JEEP IS FALLING APART. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. IT WILL COST ME THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX MY TRANS . MY WINDOWS ARE HELD IN PLACE WITH CARD BOARD PIECES AND MY MIRROR ALSO MY JEEP LOOKS LIKE JUNK. *TR

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LEASED JEEP ON 12/30/03. ON 03/04 JEEP WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION, REPORT SUBMITTED EARLIER. IT WAS SENT TO PRECISION AUTO BODY, HASTINGS, MI FOR REPAIR. WHILE AT THE SHOP, IT HAS BEEN NOTED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE JEEP CAN BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR. THIS IS IN FEDERAL VIOLATION OF STANDARD 114. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AS WELL AS A REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATOR FROM CHRYSLER TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. NO ACTION AS OF YET. *NLM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL BEFORE ROLLING OVER. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE BOX AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

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I DRIVE A 1997 JEEP LAREDO IT BACK FIRES AND STALLS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS STALLED AT A STOP LIGHTS. AND HELP UP TRAFFIC HAVE REPLACED SENSORS AND NOW GOING TO TRY CHANGING FUEL PUMP. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF HOW SAFE IS THAT CAME CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI WITH MY GRAND KIDS IN VEHICLE BECAUSE OF IT CUTTING OUT AND LOOSING POWER AT 55MPH THESE JEEPS ARE DEATH TRAPS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AND THEN ITS TO LATE WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE AND HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO FIX TH…

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AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING MALFUNCTION IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. TOOK TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE "CLOCK SPRING" IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. (NOTE THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY "CLOCK" BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DRIVERS AIRBAG AND THE STEERING COLUMN WIRING HARNESS). THE PART WAS REPLACED FOR $350 BY DEALER BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM JEEP THAT WE HAD PURCHASED. CALLED JEEP EXTENDED WARRANTY NUM…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP LAREDO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN HIS VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH CRASHED INTO HIM HEAD-ON. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 300,000.

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MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING FRONT END ACCIDENT IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. ALSO REAR PASSENGER SAFETY BELT DID NOT LOCK AND CAUSED CHILD IN BOOSTER SEAT TO HIT THE BACK OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CHILD HAD FACE AND EYE INJURIES. *NM

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TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 0600 HRS ON 03 JAN 2008 WITH A BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE (AROUND 8 DEGREES F) AND HAD SNOW FLURRIED THE NIGHT BEFORE (NO MORE THAN AN INCH ACCUMULATED). AN 18-WHEELER DRIVING CENTER LANE OF A 3-LANE WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED (65 MPH LIMIT, TRUCK DRIVER ~40 MPH). I WAS ALSO IN THIS LANE CRUISING AT 65 MPH AND ALL THOUGH IT VISIBILITY WAS ONLY LIMITED DUE TO DARKNESS (NO SNOW, ETC.), I DID NO NOTICE, NOR DID MY PASSENGER, THE SEMI IN FRONT OF US. DEPTH PERCEPTION CAME IN REALIZATION ~100 FEET AWAY FROM THE REAR…

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THE AIRBAGS IN MY NEW JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO OVERLAND HAVE FAILED AND HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES TO NO AVAIL YET. THE BACK WINDOW ALSO LEAKS.*AK

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AND THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP LAREDO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2008 AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT SECURELY PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW, VERY DIRTY, THE COOLANT OVERFLOW RESERVOIR CAP WAS MISSING, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRAYED AND COMING APART, THE WASHER FLUID COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY, THE AIR FILTER WAS VERY DIRTY, THE BRAKE FLUID WAS MUDDY, THE VALVE CO…

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OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE USED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANYTIME. *AK

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WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ABS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE VEHICLE HIT A FENCE.THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WERE SHAKES THAT HAD GONE AWAY. THE CONSUMER SLOWED THE VEHICLE WHEN SEEING BUMPS, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE AGAIN ON THE BUMPY ROAD, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP. THE STEERING HAD GONE OUT AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, COMING TO A C…

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AIR LEAKS IN BACK DOOR.

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BOUGHT JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE USED FROM A DEALER WITH 34.600 MILES ON IT - BRAKES SEEMED FINE THEN. SOON AFTER BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AND THEN VIBRATING - THE LATTER BECAME REALLY VIOLENT BY THE TIME I HAD 52,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND THE ROTORS WITH USED ONES THAT WERE TURNED. THE VIBRATION STOPPED BUT THE REARS WERE SQUEALING BY THEN. I TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE REAR PADS AT 58.000 MILES. AT 60,000 MILES IT IS BEGINNING TO VIBRATE AGAIN AND THE SQUEAL IS VERY PRONOUNCED AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT TH…

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EVERY 10-15,000 MILES THE BRAKES IN MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2000 HAVE SERIOUS WEAR WHICH CAUSES THEM TO SHAKE WILDLY. TO DATE, THIS HAS CAUSED NO CRASHES BUT WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH THE BRAKES LIKE THIS I WORRY ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A SUDDEN STOP. I UNDERSTAND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND WORRY ABOUT ALL THESE CARS ON THE ROAD. SEE RELATED ARTICLE ON CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. SEVERAL JEEP DEALERS HAVE ADMITTED TO ME OFF THE RECORD THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN …

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WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

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SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN "RIGHT". I TOOK IT IN A FEW TIMES TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS IN 2 ACCIDENTS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND REAR ENDED EACH VEHICLE. WHEN I BRAKED AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. IN AUG. 04, I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TO COMPLAIN, AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY (2002 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - 26000 MI) I FINALLY TOOK IT TO MY PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS BRAKES ON THIS MODEL - THEY SEEM TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT …

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I OWN A 2003 JEEP GC LAREDO. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND IT ONLY HAS 8000 MILES. EVERYTIME I BRAKE IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING OVER 40MPH THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE INTENSELY WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW. LUCKILY, I DONT DO MUCH HIGHWAY DRIVING BUT I DID THE OTHER DAY AND IT SCARED ME WHEN I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES. THIS IS VERY ODD FOR SUCH A NEW JEEP W/ LOW MILES TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS.*AK

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WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING AT A TOLL BAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT COME DOWN. CONSUMER FELT THAT WHEN DOORS OPENED AND CLOSED AND WIRES WERE BEING FOLDED, CAUSING THEM TO SHORT OUT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SPARK, AND NOT WORK PROPERLY.*AK

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ERRATIC, INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENTATION FAILURES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS STARTING WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF, A MALFUNCTIONING ODOMETER AND CULMINATING IN THE RECENT FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER. I SUSPECT THIS IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AS NOTED IN COMPANY SERVICE BULLETIN #081599. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN THIS INFO FROM EITHER CHRYSLER OR THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE REFER TO NHTSA COMPLAINTS # 10025741, 896900, 723…

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FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SLID DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. IT IS NOW SHATTERED. I BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW MONTHS PRIOR WITH NO PROBLEMS , THE WINDOW ALWAYS WORKED FINE. NOW EVEN THE BUTTON TO MOVE THE WINDOW DOES NOTHING. GLASS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO THE REGULATOR (WINDOW MOTOR). *TR

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I OWN A 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WITH IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, I HAVE GONE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW, BOTH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN I DO SO, THE INTERNAL MECHANISM HAS FALLEN APART AND I HAVE HAD TO GET THE ENTIRE MECHANISM REPLACE AT A COST OF $400 EACH. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LETS TALK ABOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *NM

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FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON THE WINDOWS ON THE JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND LAREDO SUDDENLY DROP IN THEIR CHANNELS AND WILL NOT COME BACK UP. I HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE ON A 2000 MODEL PREVIOUSLY OWNED, AND NOW WITH MY 2002 I HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON DECEMBER 31 2005 WITH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND YESTERDAY WITH THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW. THIS MORNING I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS GIVEN THE TYPICAL RUNAROUND. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND TRIED TO GET THE DEDUCTIBLE ($100 PER OCCURRENCE) WAIVED AND THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I WAS INFORMED BY MY SERV…

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CONSUMER AS UNABLE TO ROLL HER WINDOW UP. *PH AN AUTO MECHANIC SAID THAT IT EITHER COULD BE THE BELT OR A MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW LED TO ITS FAILURE. *LA

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I OWN A 96 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO IT BEGAN TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE JEEP HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OFF AND ON FOR THESE 6 WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $600 TRYING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, THEN I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SO I TOOK JEEP TO LOCAL DEALER TO GET REPAIR DONE AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY ARE "95 % SURE" THAT THE CONVERTER IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP CUTTING OFF. NOW THE COMPLAINT, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO FIX MY JEEP. …

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I HAVE A 1997 JEEP LAREDO THAT I PURCHASED OVER 2 YEARS AGO FROM A USED CAR DEALER. THE STALLING PROBLEM STARTED AROUND JANUARY 2008. AT FIRST IT JUST STALLS WHEN ON IDLE OR WHEN TURNING. NOW IT IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY/HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST DIED. WE HAVE CHANGED THE CRACK SENSOR, THE OIL, COIL, CAP AND ROTOR, TRANSMISSION FLUID. OXYGEN SENSOR WAS CHANGED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC 2X AND HE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. NO WARNING CODE SHOW…

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IT FIRST STARTED OUT AS THIS.. THE A/C QUIT WORKING ,WINDOWS DON'T ROLL, CLUSTER QUIT WORKING, COMPUTER QUIT WORKING , NO POWER GOING DOWN THE ROAD, AND NOW THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE HOUSE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE MY HUSBAND DID A COMPLETE TUNE UP, FIXED THE A/C, THE WINDOWS, CHANGED ALL FLUIDS, PUT A NEW A COMPUTER, BASICALLY FIXED EVERYTHING, THEN TODAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE . *TR

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HAVE HAD BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE WORKED ON 7 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW. ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES. ALL SEEMED TO BE THE RESULT OF WARPED ROTORS. LATEST INCIDENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED, SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED AND T-STAT. *JB

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I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS NOTICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS TOO LONG TO GET MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS BEING A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *NM

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MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND ALSO SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START PROPERLY. MY MECHANIC DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE IS LOOKING AT IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME THOUGH IS THAT IT IS JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE I AM IN TRAFFIC. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT CAUSE IT IS HAPPENING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT NOW. I DID FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE OTHER CO…

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ON MY WAY TO WORK ON MONDAY MORNING AT AROUND 5:15 AM, SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM MY JEEP'S HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I TURNED AROUND AND PROCEED TO HEAD BACK HOME. WITHIN FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES THE SMOKE TURNED INTO FLAMES AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE (ON A LOCAL STREET). I JUMPED OUT FROM CAR AND THEN CALLED THE POLICE. ONCE FIREMEN CAME THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE JEEP IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

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MY 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO STARTED EXPERIENCING STARTING PROBLEMS. I WOULD GET IN THE CAR AND TRY TO START IT AND IT WOULD BE DEAD. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I CAN DRIVE THE CAR 5 MILES, GET OUT FOR 5 MINUTES, AND WHEN I START IT AGAIN, IT'S DEAD. USUALLY I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES. IF I TRY TO START IT WHILE I'M WAITING, THE GAUGES ALL GO CRAZY, THE RADIO GOES TO 12:00, AND IT WON'T START. SOMETIMES IT CRANKS BUT DOESN'T TURN OVER. WHEN IT DOES TURN OVER, I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS OR ELSE IT DI…

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