SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I BOUGHT A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 25,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE THE JEEP WOULD SHAKE EVERYTIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER REPORTED I WOULD PROBABLY NEED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE DEALER REPORTS "THAT HE IS NOT AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 JEEPS." HE STATED THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. HE ATTRIBUTED THE WEAR OF THE BRAKES TO THE CONSUMERS DRIVING STYLE. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. *NM
2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SHORTLY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND DRIVING AT APPROX 10 MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. 30 SECONDS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND MISFIRE WAS FELT, CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, AGAIN FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SHUDDERING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO ALSO FELT MISFIRE ON COLD START NEXT AM AND CODES CONFIRMED MISFIRES IN MULTIPLE CYLINDERS. DEALER INSPECTED ENGINE BUT FOUND NO ISSUES. NEXT DAY, CAR OPERATED NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY 1-2 WEEKS LATER, ON STARTING VEHICLE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP, WITH CHECK AIR BAG WARNING AND LIGHTS INDICATED ABS FAILURE AND ECS OFF. CAR DROVE, BUT I SUBSEQUENTLY REALIZED SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT KNOWING MY SPEED. AFTER RESTARTING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON, BUT VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WAS GOING TO BRING BACK TO DEALER, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER ABOUT 6 DRIVES. THESE ISSUES ARE VERY WORRISOME AND I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE EVERY TIME I START THE IGNITION. *TR
