Six problems related to brake abs warning light have been reported for the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
- the contact owns a 1997 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee. The abs warning light came on when it snowed and the abs will not engage. This occurred since the contact purchased the vehicle, approximately 2 years ago. The repair shop could not t diagnose the failure. The dealer stated that if the abs sensor got snowed on the system will not work properly. The current mileage was 160,000 and the failure mileage was 105,000. The failure occurred 20 times since the vehicle was purchased. Updated 03/19/07.
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 council caused things to shift and thus caused the obstacle. I arrived at the dealer and they said that if I had not brought in my car that it would still be working fine. , dealer agreed with me but wants $95. 00 to fix it. ,. I declined the offer. Took car home and removed shifting council to find that red shift marker was no longer centered around the shift lever and a rubber washer was no longer centered around the shifter. Pulling the shifter back towards drive caused the shifter to be stuck at drive because the red shift marker bezel would not allow shifter to go any further and thus blocked shifter from going from 1st or 2nd gears. While driving the car in this condition the shifter would pop into neutral when a road bump was hit and thus I would loose power, thus an unsafe driving condition. Upon picking my car up on Jan 22 07 around 5 pm I was not advised that my shifter was not working properly or that I was driving off in a vehicle that now had an unsafe driving condition.
The contact stated that twice the driver's door had to be put back on. It had a defect in the body frame. The first time was in 4-04, the second time it was in 4-05. Currently, abs brake system malfunctioned. A month ago, all of the pads on front and rear were replaced. Three days ago, the abs light came on and would not go off. The contact took vehicle a service dealer, and they told him the control unit module and the hydraulic pump motor needed to be replaced at a cost of $2,300. 00.
Abs light flashes off and on. Had brakes checked out. Brake pump motor was failing, which would cause vehicle to have no brakes. Dealer contaced.
The vehicle was experiencing sudden throttling when traveling at about 35 mph. Consumer was informed that this was dangerous by a mechanic, but the cause was undetermined. When turning the air conditioner or heater it makes the engine throttle up and stay at accelerated speed. When the consumer takes his foot of the gas pedal the vehicle slows down until you turn on the heat or air. The consumer stated that when you start from a stopped position with the fan on, after you attained the speed you want and take your foot off the acceleratorthe speed and rpm will stay the same and will not slow down until the brakes are applied. The consumer stated that he had to turn the fan off at a complete stop in neutral to get the vehicle to function properly. Under heavy braking the brakes had a bad pulsation which caused the abs light to come on. Radio and speakers needed to be replaced.
Abs light in the dash has lit several times. Consumer wasn't able to find anything wrong. The light illuminated every 3 to 4 days.