1999 Jeep Cherokee Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND HEARD A STRANGE SCRAPING SOUND, WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THE GAS TANK WAS LITERALLY FALLING OFF THE CAR. THE SKIDPLATE/SUPPORT WAS ROTTED AWAY AND ONLY THE BACK PORTION OF IT WAS HOLDING THE GAS TANK UP. COULD HAVE BEEN A”

“WAS REMOVING REAR HITCH SO I COULD REPAINT IT AND NOTICED THAT MY GAS TANK SHIELD WAS ROTTED AND GAS WAS LEAKING ABOVE SHIELD SO I REMOVED THE ROTTED SHIELD AND FOUND LEAK.IT WAS CAUSED BY DIRT AND ROAD GRIME GETTING IN ABOVE WHERE SHIELD WAS ROTTED.THANK GOD I CAUGHT IT BEFORE”

“THE FUEL TANK SKID FRAME SUPPORTING THE FUEL TANK HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS PART IS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE FUEL TANK WITH NO OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT. ONCE THIS FAILS THE FUEL TANK DISLODGES AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY”

“AT APPROXIMATELY 137,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME SNAPPED AT TWO POINTS, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN ENTERING/EXITING AND WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. SINCE IT IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AT THAT POINT, IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. I WAS IN MOTION ON A”

“DRIVING HOME FOLLOWING AND AS I WAS SLOWING FOR A CURVE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR HOME THE SEAT GAVE WAY. I CHECKED AS BEST I COULD AND NOTICED SOME RUST AREAS ON THE CARPET, BOLTS, HOLDING THE SEAT FRAME & THE FRAME ITSELF (THERE WAS NO INTERIOR WATER LEAKS IN THE VEHICLE)”

“THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT TRACK ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE FAILED 5 TIMES SINCE 2004. THE FIRST TRACK WAS REPAIRED TWICE. FINALLY IN 2008 I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TRACK FOR OVER $500 AT PARK JEEP IN BURNSVILLE, MN. THAT ONE LASTED 3 YEARS AND FAILED AND IT WAS REPAIRED ONCE. 6 MONTHS”

“BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND LEFT REAR CALIPER SEIZED CAUSING OVERHEATING TO THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. IT ALSO CAUSED ROTOR DAMAGE,DISC DAMAGE AND BRAKE PAD DAMAGE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I AM NOT SURE IF IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING OR STATIONARY. I”

“FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT CALIPERS SEIZED CAUSING CALIPER, PAD AND ROTOR OVERHEATING AND BRAKE ROTOR CRACKED AND FAILED CAUSING ME TO SCRAPE A GUARD RAIL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THIS IS THE THIRD BRAKE CALIPER RELATED FAILURE I HAVE HAD IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS. THE PREVIOUS 2”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BRAKE LINES BECAME SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE DEALER (CUETER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM IN YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE”

“THE CLIMATE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. ONE SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR AND THE OTHER WARM AIR. THE DEFROSTERS ARE INEFFECTIVE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP NOT TO MENTION KEEPING THE WINDSHIELD DEICED IN BAD DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHRYSLER SAYS”

“THE BLOWER TO THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. NOW ITS OUT AGAIN. IT'S DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN WINTER WITH NO BLOWER TO A HEATER AND DIFFICULT IN SUMMER WITH NO BLOWER TO THE AIR CONDITIONING. A MECHANIC I WENT TO SAID”

“MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE DOES NOT DEFROST RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF FRONT WINDOW. LEFT -HAND SIDE WORKS VERY WELL. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THIS YEAR, BUT SEEMED TO WORK OK AT END OF 2009. HAVE TRIED TO MOVE SELECTOR CONTROL BACK AND FORTH, DID NOT HELP AT ALL. TAKES SOME TIME FOR THE”

“FAULTY CLOCK SPRING CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON AND NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE”

“I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 110,000 MILES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND CHIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A DEALER I NEED A NEW CLOCK SPRING. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. *TR”

“MY VEHICLE STALLS OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED TURNING OFF OF AN OFF RAMP FROM THE FREEWAY AND WHILE DRIVING STRAIT DOWN A CITY STREET. ALSO A COUPLE OF TIME I PARKED AND TURNED IT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON FOR 10-15 MINS. ALL THE”

“I PURCHASED THIS JEEP AND NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER HAVING IT CUT OFF WITH DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WILL SAY I HAVE NO GAS AND THE TANK WILL BE FULL. AT TIMES IT WOULD START OTHER TIMES IT HAD TO BE TOWED (3 TIMES IN FACT). THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. I”

“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”

“MY CAR HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT END WOBBLED SO BADLY THAT I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP. "DEATH WOBBLE"”

“MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH WHEN I HIT A SLIGHT UNEVENNESS IN THE ROAD. I'VE HAD MY JEEP INSPECTED BY A JEEP DEALER, PAID TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, AND IT STILL REMAINS. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED, REPEATED ISSUE, THAT I, AND MANY OTHERS HAVE”

“I HAVE A 99 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. THE FRONT END BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN DRIVEN ON ANYTHING LESS THAN PERFECTLY SMOOTH FLAT ROADWAY SURFACE. APPLYING THE BRAKES MAKES THE FRONT END SHIMMY HORRIBLE AND DANGEROUS. YOU MUST SLOW TO REGAIN CONTROL, ALSO DANGEROUS”

“BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ON 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO- BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS ON THE WEB STILL NO RECALL. PROBLEM IS DEFECTIVE CONTACTS IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND REVERSE LIGHT UNITS MALFUNCTIONED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DECIDED TO REPLACE THE UNITS AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT”