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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
06/01/2002
CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKE LINES AND PUT ON NEW BRAKE SHOES. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER OR THE POWER BOOSTER. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING $2000 WORTH OF WORK DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER, THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A RECALL FOUND ON THE INTERNET PERTAINING TO THE SAME YEAR, MAKE/MODEL OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM CONTACTING THE CHRYSLER CORP. PERTAINING TO THE RECALL. *JG UPDATED *JB
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Fuel System, Gasoline
02/02/2002
THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE TWO PART MACHINED, ONE PART PLASTIC ONE PART METAL. THEY WILL SEPARATE AND CAUSE FIRE. THIS WILL CAUSE DEATH AND COST MONEY. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, IM ASTONISHED IT HAS NOT YET BEEN. THIS COSTS THE CONSUMER 80$ EACH, AND IN THE END IT ADDS UP TO ALMOST BUYING A WHOLE NEW ENGINE, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS EQUASION.*AK
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Fuel System, Gasoline
WHILE STARTING ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. MECHANIC FOUND DEFECT WITHIN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *AK
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
12/03/2001
THE ABS SYSTEM IN THIS JEEP HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 3 TIMES! EACH TIME THE BRAKES FAILAGAIN. THIS TIME WE ARE BEING CHARGED FOR THE ACCUMULATOR WHICH IS AN INTERGRAL PART OF THE ABS SYSTME WHICH KEEPS FAILING. A PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TAKEN THIS JEEP IN SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE SAME FAILING SYSTEM BUT T WAS BEFORE THE RECALL WENT INTO EFFECT... CHRYSLER WILL NTO PAY TO REPLACE THE ACCUMULATOR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT "NORMAL " WEAR AND TEAR! THIS JEEP IS A DEATH TRAP AND AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE JEEP DEALER HAS YET TO BE FIXED. NOW IM HAVING TO PAY FOR WHAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECCALL! THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES "WENT OUT" /FAILED I HAD MY TODDLER IN THE CAR... I WONT ALLOW CHRYSLERS NEGLEGENCE TO HARM MY CHILD. I WOUDL SELL THIS BUT THEN SOMEONE ELSE WOULD END UP WITH A DEATHTRAP AND I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SLEEP. I JUST WANT IT FIXED... FOR FREE SINCE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MANUFACTURING!
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Vehicle Speed Control
11/01/2001
AT START UP RPMS GO TO 3000-3500 WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR, THEN RPM'S STAY UP 80 % OF TIME.*AK