1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Equipment Problems

“Air conditioning - after 100,000 miles I had to replace my air conditioning system due to leaks. Now I am having problem with water leaking into my car. The replacement parts for the air conditioning are not properly made (in my opinion). There is no drain hose to the evaporator - just a lip - that is suppose to drain out onto the ground. The lip is not long enough to allow the water to dip properly. Therefore, I kept getting water in my backseat floorboard.”

“When the consumer attempted to brake, the pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. There was numerous repairs that the vehicle needed; the windshield wipers, gas cap(s), new keyless remote and the temperature gauge did not work. Recall# 02v053000. The consumer discovered there was a recall regarding the power assist, the consumer was original told there would be no charge and then later was told the charge would be $400.00.”

“Due to the design of the velcro tape console overhead compartment, on a hot day the velcro tape loses its stick and the garage door oper ends up resting on the push-rod, the the garage door spontaneously opens and closes because the garage door button is resting on the push-rod. Resulting the garage door come crashing down on my child and another time on my car.”

“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. …”

“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. …”