1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

1. CAME OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN PARK AND CRASHED SUSTAINING 5000.00 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IN 2002,HOWEVER IT WAS NOT DATED STATING THE CAR COULD DO THIS. NO RECALLS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME. THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEM WHEN CAR CRASHED. CALLED AN ATTORNEY WHO WAS A RELATIVE THAT TOLD WITHOUT A DOUBT (100%) THE CAR WOULD DO THIS. HE THEN CALLED ME BACK AND STATED HE COULD NOT REPRESENT ME BECAUSE HE REPRESENTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. HE WAS HIRED BY CHRYSLER AFTER HE BOUGHT A VIPER FROM THEM THAT WAS A LEMON AND HE SHOVED IT YOU KNOW WHERE AND WON. THEY REALIZED WHAT AN OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY HE WAS THEN HIRED HIM. TALK ABOUT FAMILY ETHICS. THEY FINALLY INSTALLED THE SECONDARY DETENT SYSTEM IN 12/2008. I WAS TOLD IT WAS REPAIRED. 2 THE CAR IS STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS,DURING U TURNS, WHILE AT STOP SIGNS....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATORS REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EIGHT TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. RECENTLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CORE WIRES, SPARK PLUGS, HOSES, CAPS, AND ROTOR DISTRIBUTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V053000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION;LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TOOK JEEP TO DEALER ON JAN 22 07 FOR ABS LIGHT CHECK. WAS NOTIFIED MY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR SECONDARY DETENT SYSTEM RECALL BO2. DEALER SERVICED DETENT RECALL MALFUNCTION. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT GO DOWN TO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, IT WAS BEING BLOCKED BY AN INTERNAL OBSTACLE UNDER THE SHIFT COUNCIL. TOOK CAR IN NEXT DAY AROUND 11:30 AM AND SERVICE WRITER WANTED TO KEEP CAR OVERNIGHT. SET APPOINTMENT WITH HIM TO BRING IT IN NEXT DAY JAN 24 07. DEALER ADVISED ME THAT MY SHIFTING BEZEL WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $95.00. I ADVISED DEALER THAT SHIFTER WORKED FINE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO FIX WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY BROKE. DEALER REPLIED THAT IT WAS BROKE BEFORE I BROUGHT IT IN AND WORKING ON THE...

1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4WD 6 CYLINDER MILEAGE: 64,600 - ABS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING (ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS $1800), 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4WD 6 CYLINDER MILEAGE: 64,600 - COMPLETE FAILURE OF DRIVE TRAIN (TRANSMISSION), BEING REPAIR AT A COST OF $2550.55. *JB

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LACK OF SERVICE FOR MY JEEP CHEROKEE. THERE IS ARE A COUPLE OF RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. ONE IS THE B02 AND THE OTHER IS THE 879. I HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THEM FIXED AT THE SMITHTOWN AND BAYSHORE DEALERSHIPS AND EACH APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. I CANNOT TAKE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE CAR ROLLS OUT OF GEAR WHEN IT IS IN PARK (B02 RECALL). SO THE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE HASN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE MECHANICS WILL NOT BRING THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE ONE TIME SOMEONE ALLOWED IT INTO THE SHOP IT ROLLED OUT OF GEAR AND ALMOST RAN THE MECHANICS OVER. LETS JUST SAY WE ARE NOT ON GOOD TERMS BECAUSE OF THIS. PARTS ARE WORN OUT. BUT UNTIL THIS ROLL OUT OF PARK ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF...

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT BEGAN JUMPING. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEALER, THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, THE SERVICE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A SCREW THAT BROKE IN THE HANDLE CONTROL BOX.*AK

WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT TAKES 5-10 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO KICK IN. THEN IT BUCKS INTO GEAR. WHEN SITTING IDLE, THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL. OUR MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, OUR GRAND CHEROKEE IS DEAD. WE CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE SECOND GRAND CHEROKEE WE HAVE OWNED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. WE GOT RID OF OUR '95 GRAND CHEROKEE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION KEPT HESITATING, THE DEALER COULD NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, OF COURSE. WE KNEW THIS CAR WAS A LEMON AND GOT THE DEALER TO GET US INTO A BRAND NEW GRAND CHEROKEE (1997). NOW 5 1/2 YEARS LATER THIS CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND GET THESE CARS FIXED! *LA

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BUT STILL ON WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO THE REVERSE GEAR AND ACCELERATED. *NLM

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE,I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ,THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH COLD WEATHER SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO GROWLING IN REAR END WHEN BACKING.HOWEVER I AM CONVINCE THAT THIS IS A COMPANY DEFAULT.PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE .

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WILL JUMP AROUND, READING THE WRONG GAS LEVEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAS MOVED FOWARD WHEN PLACED IN PARK.*JB

*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT THE WAY IT SHOULD, THERE IS A DELAY WHEN GOING INTO GEAR AND IT MAKES A NOISE, REAR SEAL, PAN GASKET, AND COOLER LINES LEAKING, HUMMING IN ENGINE AT 59-62 MPH, THE WIPER BLADES FAILED, WHILE USING REMOTE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM DOOR AREA, THE RIGHT FRONT ROTOR IS WORN, THE DEQLER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, AND HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE ADJUSTED.*YD

IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS OR ACCELERATE PROPERLY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE TRUCK IS NOW DOWN, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL, ALL GEARS ACT AS IF IN DRIVE.

VEHICLE WILL KICK INTO GEAR BY ITSELF. WHEN PRESSING GAS THERE'S A DELAYED REACTION. THEN, VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT WOULD HESITATE. WOULD REV UP AS IF IN NEUTRAL. WOULD SUDDENLY KICK IN, AND THEN ACCELERATE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC PROBLEM WAS LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER CHANGING FLUID IN TRANSMISSION WAS DRIVING AGAIN, AN D PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK

TRANSMISSION GEAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IN ADDITION TO COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING TO REVERSE FROM PARK, ALSO SHIFTS HARD SOMETIMES/SOFT OTHERS. *AK

IGNITION IMPOSSIBLE, KEY NOT WORKING AND NO CONTACT AVAILABLE, EVEN IF NEW BATTERY INSTALLED. PRACTICALLY A DEAD CAR. POWER TRAIN FAILURE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED IN MOMENTS OF STEERING WHEEL DRIVE ,WHEN THE SYSTEM EXPECIALLY AT MODERATE SPEED PRATICALLY DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION AND HELP WHICH COULD BE OFFERED. *AK

TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. *AK

IGNITION IMPOSSIBLE, KEY NOT WORKING AND NO CONTACT AVAILABLE, EVEN IF NEW BATTERY INSTALLED. PRACTICALLY A DEAD CAR. POWER TRAIN FAILURE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED IN MOMENTS OF STEERING WHEEL DRIVE ,WHEN THE SYSTEM EXPECIALLY AT MODERATE SPEED PRATICALLY DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION AND HELP WHICH COULD BE OFFERED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR. CONSUMER HAS TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF FOR A WHILE BEFORE TRANSMISSION WILL COME BACK TO NORMAL.*AK

TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK, ONLY WAY TO GET IT OUT WAS TO PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL, THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO DASH FORWARD, CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE CONSUMER DIDN'Y KNOW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO DASH FORWARD. *AK *JB

WHEN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION HAS A 5 SEC LAG TIME TO SHIFTING. IF THE JEEP HAS BEEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS THE TIME IS MORE THAN 20SEC. TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO BEEN IN "D" BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS IN "2".*AK

WHEN LEFT IN PARK, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THIS 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (PERHAPS SIX OR EIGHT TIMES) SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND MOVED BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON IT'S OWN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THERE WAS NO DRIVER IN THE CAR WHEN IT BEGAN MOVING. IN THE LATEST EPISODE, IN MAY OF 2001, MY WIFE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO REENTER THE CAR WHICH SHE HAD LEFT IN PARK. THE JEEP MOVED BACKWARD UNTIL COMING TO REST ON A HEDGE AND A CABLE TV BOX ON THE STREET NEXT TO OUR HOME. THE DAMAGES WERE ABOUT $200. MY WIFE WAS BRUISED, BUT NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. WHAT SHOULD WE DO? IS THERE A RECALL? WILL THIS BE REPORTED TO JEEP?*AK

IN RESPONSE TO RECENT REPORTS ABOUT 1997 GRAND CHEROKEE TRANSMISSIONS GOING INTO REVERSE WITHOUT SELECTING REVERSE--MY JEEP'S TRANSMISSION SEALS DETERIORATED EARLY WITH PIECES OF THE SEALS FOUND IN THE GEAR FLUID; COULD CAUSE BLOCKAGE OF SCAVANGER SYSTEM OR INTERFERENCE WITH GEARS THEMSELVES--POSSIBLE CAUSE OR EXPLANATION; CONTACTED JEEP AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP--THEY DENIED EVERYTHING.*AK

AT 07:45AM HUSBAND PARKED VEHICLE, PLACED DRIVE SELECTOR IN "PARK', ENGAGED EMERGENCY BRAKES, LEFT ENGINE IDLING. WIFE, JO, ENTERED VEHICLE. AS SHE WAS ENGAGING SAFETY BELT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RPM AND , SIMULTANEOUSLY, JUMPED INTO REVERSE GEAR. THE JEEP STRUCK A PARKED SEDAN AND APPARENTLY THE IM[PACT SWITCHED THE GEAR INTO FORWARD. WIFE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL AND THE JEEP STRUCK A HOUSE . HUSBAND OPENED DOOR AND TURNED OFF ENGINE W/ IGNITION KEY. ENGINE STOPPED.. EMERGENCY BRAKES REMAINED ENGAGED THROUGHOUT. POLICE REPORT CONFIRMS "NOT THE DRIVER'S FAULT".INVESTIGATION BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER/REPAIR SHOP ONGOING.*AK

I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER SINCE ABOUT 7000 MILES WITH A HESITATION PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND OTHER ITEMS WITH NO SUCESS IN LOCATING THE PROBLEM. NOW, A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT WANTING TO JUST TAKE OFF LIKE A BULLET, AS SOON AS YOU BARLY GET IT INTO REVERSE. I EXPLAINED TO CRYSTLER, THAT NOW ,I WONDER IF THE WHOLE TIME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM IF IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. AT 55000 MILES I UNDERSTAND THINGS START GOING WRONG, BUT NOT THE TRANSMISSION. I FELT THAT IF IT NEEDED REPAIR THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT, OR AT LEAST WAIVER THE LABOR. SO I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, HE REPLIED " IF YOU WERE MY WIFE YOU WOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IT ANY FURTHER, IT'S THAT BAD" SO NOW IT STILL SITS IN THE GARAGE GITTING...

WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN, EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WITH TRANSMISSION / 4-WHEEL DRIVE IN NEUTRAL, WHEELS AND IGNITION LOCKED UP.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS OCCURS WHEN BEING TOWED BEHIND A 36 FOOT MOTOR HOME, FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN AND WAS DISCOVERED AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES, SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MILESCONSUMER STOPPED AND STARTED AGAIN HAVING MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS ON ITS OWN. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS PULLING IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BUCKS AND PULLS BACK WHILE DRIVING. *SLC

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVLING AT 55MPH TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A COMPLETE MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN IN THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC

JEEP WILL NOT ASSIST (IT IS BEYONG WARRANTY) IN ANY RELIEF OF A TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 30000 MILES - LOCAL DEALER ESTIMATES COST OF REPAIR AT $2,400. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO CONNECT AND THE RPM'S WERE GOING UP AND NO MOVEMENT WAS OCCURRING. *AK

I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING FAILURES: FUEL GUAGE/ BRAKES (3) TIMES/ENGINE MOUNT, AND WATER PUMP, BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN (5) TIMES BEFORE THEY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING, AND THEN RESTARTED. ALSO CD PLAYER DIED. IS THIS A LEMON? *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM MY SON'S SCHOOL...THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. I PULLED INTO MY FLAT DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED AT THE END OF IT TO RETRIEVE MY MAIL FROM MY MAILBOX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK; RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL; TOOK OFF MY SEATBELT; OPENED THE DOOR; AND GOT OUT. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER, AFTER TAKING ABOUT FIVE STEPS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE TOWARDS MY MAILBOX, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND STARTED DRIVING BACKWARDS....ALL BY ITSELF. AFRAID THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR, OR A HOUSE, OR WORSE, MY INSTINCT TOLD ME TO TRY AND STOP IT. I RAN TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS MOVING BACKWARD AND TRIED TO GET IN (IN ORDER TO PUT THE BRAKE ON). IN MY EFFORT TO...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, AND WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD. LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ISN'T LOCKING PROPERLY. ALSO, WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED/ DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT, AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE IN THE SUN ROOF WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE.

CONSTANT RPM FLUCTUATION, HESITATION UNDER LOAD, SHIFTING FROM OVERDRIVE TO DRIVE DURING FREEWAY SPEEDS, CHRONIC.

TRANSMISSION BODY VALVE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS 9-01-98 & 11-01-98. *YC

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND WELL. WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR IT WOULD TAKE 10 TO 15 SECONDS TO RESPOND AND GO INTO THE GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS WENT OUT WHILE DRVING VEHICLE AT APPROX. 40MPH. VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER.

WHEN DRIVING FROM 0 MPH TO 40 MPH THERE WAS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING OUT OF GEAR AND AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON THE GROUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE NEW ONE IS FAILING TOO. *AK

VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, WENT BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO AHOUSE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BOTH HOUSE AND VEHICLE.

VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS WITH NO ONE IN IT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL WITH LEFT TURNS. DEALER NOT CONTACTED, INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

TRANSMISSION PERFORMS POORLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN GEAR IS ENGAGED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION DUE TO IMPROPER SHIFTING.

TRANSMISSION/ABS BRAKES/SUSPENSION AND STEERING FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. WHEN DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK