2001 Jeep Cherokee service brakes, hydraulic problems

“THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT FOR 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I HAVE HAD MY JEEP TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE HAD TO LIVE WITH IT BECAUSE MECHANICS DIDN'T BELIEVE ME OR JUST DIDN'T SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I SHOULD HAVE USED THE LA LEMON LAW STATUTES TO RETURN MY CAR BUT DIDN'T KNOW THAT BACK THEN. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 45-70 MPH AND EITHER HITTING A BUMP OR GOING AROUND 70 MPH YOUR WHOLE FRONT END WILL "SHIMMY/SHAKE/WOBBLE" MAKING IT FEEL LIKE A GIANT EARTHQUAKE. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THIS AS I FIND SEVERAL WEBSITES/FORUMS/CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. RIGHT WHEN IT SHAKES YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 40 MPH - SOMETIMES ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS FOR A COLLISION! IF YOU WANT JUST SEARCH FOR 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND YOU WILL SEE A WHOLE NEW WORLD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU DIDN'T SLOW DOWN AS YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS TO HIT THE BRAKES. PARTS REPLACED HAVE BEEN BRAKE ROTORS/PADS, STEERING DAMPENER, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AND TIRES. IT STILL DOES IT TO THIS DAY. *TR”

“I WAS DRIVING IN A MALL PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE. I WAS TURNING THE CORNER TO GO DOWN THE NEXT AISLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE JEEP. AS I TURNED TO THE LEFT TO CONTINUE LOOKING FOR A PARK, THE JEEP WAS SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND THE JEEP JUST KEPT ACCELERATING! I WAS UNABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM THE VEHICLES I WAS HEADING TOWARDS. AS I WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I HIT, I WAS TRYING TO STEER AWAY FROM IT AND THEN THE JEEP TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND KEPT ACCELERATING. I ENDED UP HITTING FOUR OTHER VEHICLES ( 5 VEHICLES TOTAL) AND FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER HITTING THE LAST VEHICLE. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY JEEP AND TO THE OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE DAMAGE ACCESSED YET, SO WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST TO FIX. I BELIEVE MY JEEP IS TOTALED. WE ARE THANKFUL NOBODY WAS INJURED AND THAT I AM OK, JUST SHAKEN UP A LITTLE.”

“2001 JEEP CHEROKEE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY YEAR IN THE LAST 3 WE OWNED IT. THIS YEAR I WILL HAVE TO DO IT TWICE. NEVER BUY CHRYSLER AGAIN, THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH A PRODUCT AND DON'T ATTEMPT ANY SOLUTIONS TO FIX THEM. BRAKES PULSE VERY BAD, VERY BAD WHILE BRAKING AND THEY ARE FINE FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF THE REPAIR BUT THEN GO BAD AGAIN. I BELIEVE WHILE BRAKING IN RAIN OR WET CONDITIONS WARPING OCCURS AND ONCE AGAIN THE VIBRATION COMES BACK. I PURCHASED HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS AND PADS AND AT THE SAME TIME AS FACTORY ROTORS AND PADS THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN. RECOMMENDATIONS: DON'T DRIVE IN WET CONDITIONS AND GET RID OF TRUCK, THEY SAY BUY AMERICAN BUT WHY???? POOR WORKMANSHIP AND IGNORANCE OF THE DANGER THAT COULD COME OF THIS SHOWS THEY HAVE NO CONCERNS FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE CONCERNS FOR A BUSINESS THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE A STAPLE IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. OUR GOVERNMENT BAILED THEM OUT... I BAILED THEM OUT AND THIS IS THE THANKS I RECEIVED,NEW ROTORS AND PADS AT MY EXPENSE. I HOPE THEY FOLD SO THAT THE PRODUCT THE BEAR THEIR NAME TO DOES NOT INJURY OR CAUSE DEATH TO PEOPLE THAT HOLD TRUST IN THEM. MY ONLY HOPE IS…”

“DON'T BUY A JEEP! PIECE OF JUNK. SINCE I HAVE OWNED MINE THE FOLLOWING HAS BROKE RADIATOR, SEAT TRACK, POWER WINDOW MOTOR, BRAKES, BLOWOUT, TRANSMISSION, HEADLIGHT COVERS DULLED, MULTIPLE REAR LIGHT OUTAGES, INSIDE LIGHTS OUT. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS ROTTED OUT AND EXTENDS THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. HE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE FUEL LINES ARE DAMAGED. THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBMERGED IN WATER, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IF IT WAS SUBMERGED INTO WATER, THE DEALER SOLD IT TO HIM AFTER THE FACT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SUBMERGED IN WATER AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,544.”

“BOUGHT NEW 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. CURRENTLY AT 84,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AT LEAST 6 TIMES. LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM JEEP OWNERS, THE BRAKES WOBBLE WHEN APPLIED AFTER ABOUT 3-5 THOUSAND MILES. THREE SETS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO AS I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OUT. WHEN WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CAR BEING A LEMON, THEY SAID IT DID NOT APPLY SINCE THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. ALL THEY DID WAS PROLONG THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DATE BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT, BUT HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE. *TR”