2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I was driving from my place of work to my other job about 2 miles away and lost all drive power but was able to drive in 2nd gear was told that there is a manufactured defect in the transmission casing that it cracks do to the metal that it is made with and there is no way for pressure to sustain the vehicle in drive”

“I got in to drive my '02 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and before turning ignition it was lightly bumped and it will go into any position. Also,while going down the road, the shift selector (that changes from n d r 1 2) was lightly bumped by accident, and it moved into n. This is the safety hazard. If a Jeep was sitting on an incline, and shift selector was bumped, or something. It could roll downgrade and could crash into another vehicle or another person. I could not find a recall on this. But this is dangerous.”

“I was approaching a stop sign traveling about 30mph in my 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. When I took my foot off the accelerator, the engine continued to accelerate. I applied the brake but could not stop the car. The harder I tried to stop the car, the engine ran harder. It was like the cruise control was on and trying to maintain the 30mph speed. The cruise was not on. I ended up inside an office building that thankfully was not occupied at the time. The car was totaled and I was injured.”

“In march, 2005, with 59,000 miles, my 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee overland, which I purchased new in august 2002, needed a new rear differential. A replacement was also needed at 80,000 (july 2006), 86,000 (march 2007), and 98,000 (april 2008). As of this writing, the dealer has had the vehicle for over 3 weeks. In replacing first the bearings, then the gears, and then the entire rear end , they have been unable to solve the problem. Attempts to contact chrysler have been unsuccessful. No one at the 800 numbers can offer any solutions. …”

“My 2002 Jeep cherokee limited has 64,000 miles on it. The check engine light came on while driving. Took it to Jeep dealership. Computer hook up indicated a transmission problem. I was told it needed a new torque converter. Had the torque converter replaced. When replacing the torque converter , I was told the trans. Plate was bad and needed to be replaced. Replaced plate. Computer now says the 02 sensor is bad. Replaced 02 sensor. While getting to the 02 sensor, was told a bolt was rusted to trans. Coolant line and broke a hole in it. Had the coolant line replaced. Now the Jeep stalls! …”