Nine problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Jeep would stop completely while driving, would just pick up speed at rand'om which caused an accident lucky no one was hurt. Trouble with signal lights,visibility at night not good, seem like it wasn't getting gas,also 1 day it would start, next day it wouldn't start at all,it's been 10 months please help,im afraid to drive with my grand-children. Jeep not starting heard sizzing sound then everything stop completely.
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.
Front brake disc uneven wear, braking not smooth, vibrates uncontrolably.
Paint on vehicle appears bubbly. Power windows stopped working-replaced motor rear end has noise like a roar-diagnosed with bad rear end transmission does not shift like it should-diagnosed as bad brakes growling-.
Brakes don't grab.
Rotor failures.
When the brakes were applied, the pedal went all the way to the floor, which resulted in no brakes, consequently the consumer had to crash into a house to get the vehicle to stop.
When the brakes were applied, the pedal went all the way to the floor, consequently the consumer had to crash into a house to get the vehicle to stop.
When the brakes were applied, the pedal traveled to the floor, consequently, the consumer had to crash into a house to get the vehicle to stop.