1999 Jeep Cherokee engine and engine cooling problems

“WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR STALLS. TODAY IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION SO I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND STILL ALMOST GOT HIT ALSO IT TOOK A GOOD TEN MINS FOR MY CAR TO START BACK UP NOTHING SEEM WRONG WITH ANY OF THE PARTS EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED AND IT STILL STALLS. *TR”

“THE CAR STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THIS CAN HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR AT A STOP SIGN WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL MECHANICS. WHEN SEARCHING THE PROBLEM, FOUND 100'S OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. ENORMOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER ON ROAD VEHICLES. *TR”

“WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, GAUGES ALL DROPPED TO ZERO. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES HARD TO APPLY, HAD NO ACCELERATION WHILE PUSHING GAS PEDAL DOWN. ALL LIGHTS AND RADIO STILL WAS WORKING AFTER GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD TURNED JEEP OFF WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 3 HOURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES MECHANIC CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM NO CODES COME UP. HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BATTERY ALTERNATOR AND CRANK SENSOR HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG, WITH THREE CHILDREN I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS IT IS UNSAFE. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAT THEY SAID HEATER COIL IS BAD AND ALL MOTOR DOORS IN DASH IS BROKE AND DASH WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART TO BE FIXED THIS IS ALSO AFFECTING THE A/C. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY COMPLAINTS ALREADY. THIS IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND UPDATED THE INFORMATION IN THEIR SYSTEM. A LOCAL MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES AND EIGHT OF THOSE TIMES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.”

“1999 JEEP CHEROKEE, UNIT 1 WAS EAST BOUND. THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE BERM WHERE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE *BF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0792-91) UPDATED 02/15/11 *BF”