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Have an 01 jeep grand cherokee and seems to be starting in
second gear. believe the governor pressure sensor is to bLame. this does not require rebuilding the transmission.
Have read lots of complaints on the same problem and some people are getting quotes for rebuilds. take your vehicles
to the dealer even if warranty is out. these guys are factory
trained and have seen these same problems numerous times.in
addition they have the required tools to diagnose the issues
properly.
Man, we do I begin.
My husband and I brought a Jeep GC Overland 2002 edition in July '06 with 33,000 miles on it. We thought we were getting a great deal. WRONG!
In one year we have replaced the power steering hose ($150.00), a fuel-mile reader (something with the omission system, $300.00), 2 front rotors with all 4 new brake pads (498.00), all new tires (that happened with in the first month $440.00) and the grand daddy of them all; the heating master unit went out. One side blows cold air all the time and the other side blows hot air all the time, and you cannot adjust the temperature. We have been driving around with windows rolled down, or something covering the side that blows out cold air so we can get some heat. The price to get this fixed is $460.00 for the part plus 4 hours of labor. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP AGAIN.
I have a jeep grand cherokee laredo 2001. have replaced the radiator, and now the transmission has broken, was quoted (South African rand R34,500.00) by Jeep SA, was told that I need a new transmission, I took the transmission to a local gearbox repair center and had it repaired for R10,000.00. The thing is he buys his parts from Jeep SA, now I need to put the transmission back - phoned Jeep SA for a workshop manual and have been told they do not supply to the public and I should try the book shops (how many book shops stock this type of book - very poor service from the people who manufacture this SUV) love the SUV to bits have been to places where others could not go, but the service from Jeep SA no comment...
2001 grand cherokee limited...93k...2 window motors and trans is on the way out...
I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited.
- one blown transmission at 100,000 - Big clunk into 3rd
- another blown transmission at 120,000. - Big clunk into 3rd again...
Driver seat failure, stuck a 3/8 drill bit in there until I can find a dowell.
Power seat has no heat.
Finish is coming off all of the branding, ie Jeep Grand.
Next stop Toyota 4 Runner. This thing is junk.
Oh yea, the little plastic jeep things in the rims are breaking down too.
I have a 2001 Grand Cherokee Larado and it is also a piece of junk. We have had to replace the rotars 3 times in 3 years; Both passenger and driver windows went out. I called Jeep to inform them about the problems and informed them that it should be some type of recall they seem disinterested. I will never buy any thing from Dodge, Jeep, or Chysler again.
Well, first of all we own a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo 4X4 SUV. We love ours No Problems at all. Runs Great has 47,000 miles on it now. We just replaced the front brakes and rotors. That is normal for any vehicle today. Got new Tires on it also the car is almost 8 years old still have a lot tread, but they are 8 years old time for new. We get over 21 miles per gallon in the City and 27 on the high way. We use Amway Freedom Gas Additive and Amway Synthetic Oil and Transmission Fluid I think that has a lot to do with it. But all in all worth every penny we paid for it. My Mom and Dad also had a 2000 they love it had over 170,000 miles on it so can't be too bad of a vehicle. Well that is all I got to say... Going to buy another when this one gives out so should be a long time.
My driver's seat needs repair...
I just had to have my pads and rotors replaced...
My transmission was having the same problem stalling to get to second gear, a little scary trying to accelerate onto a highway with little room on a ramp
although brought it into a dealer and they said they did something with updating the computer and it doesn't do it anymore...
I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 1994. The problems are too numerous to list, but the most frightening malfunction was the power steering gear box bolts shearing off and the whole gear box falling off of the car. Luckily, we had just parked the car when the bolts dropped off and the gear box failed. I would appreciate hearing if this gear box malfunction has happened to others. Is it possible to "turn" the car so hard that the bolts will break??? I shudder to think about the consequences if I had lost steering capacity while driving with my two children.
Oh no. My transmission just went out. the back door lock is grinding. And guess what it's a 2001 Jeep grand Cherokee. I love my Jeep, but at what point will the company realize, this wonerful 60th anniversary edition is a piece of junk. I wish I would have read all this info before buying used just 9 months ago.
Wow! What a surprise to so may complains about 2001 GC. I have been very tolerable about the numerable problems with mine, until 3 days ago it completely died out while I was driving it. The error code said P0320 - crank sensor signal not found. I was trying to replace it myself, but found out it was hard to reach. I found this site when I am doing research on the web.
I own the vehicle when it was new. Here are the list of problems I had during my 7 years of ownership. (Fortunately I was able to fix them all myself, but I stuck at this latest one.)
- Hood could not hold itself in 2002 (Hey, it is a 2001 model.) It is still like that today
- Replaced (break pads + rotors) 4 times (I have less than 90k so far. To those who might be interested: The root cause is the bad design of the break caliper. You will keep having this every 20k or so until you replace it. So, don't waste your money to buy Farrari rotors.)
- Repalced water pump at 70k
- Replaced window rotor at 50k (I thought I used it too much, but seems to be wrong after visiting this site.)
- Tailgate won't hold itself since 2 weeks ago
- Finally 3 days ago, engine died out when I was driving it. Still not fixed yet.
Will I buy another Jeep/Chrysler? Noooooo.
My question: What are those engineers doing in Big Three these days? You are giving up your jobs yourselves. You cannot complain about others.
I too have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, 6cyl with 4WD. I've been having a problem with it stalling. It started out being every few months and it's gotten to the point that it happens at least once a week. It starts and then will die if I don't keep my foot on the gas pedal (I am able to get out of the road by having one foot on the brake and one foot on the gas when stopped). Has anyone experienced this problem. I can get it to work again for a little while by disconnecting the battery for 10-20 minutes to reset the computer, but the occurrences are getting more frequent. My mechanic can't figure out what's wrong.
As for the check engine light being on, Jeeps are notorious for having this on due to some kind of pressure in the fuel tank or something. It has to do with tightening your gas cap enough.
My seat hasn't started rocking, but after reading this site I'm getting worried.
My transmission completely failed a couple years ago (when I was pregnant and driving home to Santa Cruz from L.A.).
My rear left window can only be controlled by the driver controls if the driver door is closed.
My hood won't stay open on it's own (I have a stick I keep in my trunk).
My front left headlight has some sort of constant fogged look (People always ask me what's wrong with it).
My rotors are always warped.
Other than that it seems fine. I loved driving the car before this stalling issue, now I'm afraid to drive in heavy traffic or on streets with stop signs or lights (I basically drive as little as possible now).
Any suggestions or similar problems please e-mail me at jenjros@aol.com or I'll try to remember to check back at this site.
In response to the car turn off after 10-15 minutes. I had the same problem. It has to do with the battery terminals. Have them replaced and this should hopefully stop.
Good Luck.
My problem with my 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo is the driver seat. This is the third time mine has broken. The first two were under warranty. I'm irked about the seat because how sturdy is it in an accident?
I see many complaints about warping brake rotors. How many of you "bed" your brakes after the rotors have been replaced? I would guess not very many. These rotors are being made offshore probably with poor quality iron or steel. The next set of rotors that go on the Jeep are a quality aftermarket rotor with Hawk pads. No more OEM brake rotors and pads for me.
I've had one window motor go bad. A computer went bad, but it was still under warranty when that occurred. I had an alternator die on me while on vacation last summer. However, all in all my Jeep is still a good vehicle, and it's a very comfortable vehicle to drive. The V8 (4.7) coupled to the 5 speed automatic make this vehicle run like a scalded dog.
2000 GD Cherokee Larado. Car seat issues, Yes!! Rocking, broken plate/frame at the bolt hole, front left side of the drivers seat.
Called the dealer about a recall notice for a repair on the radiator fan motor of somekind. Then asked about the broken seat frame, he acted like it was the first time he had ever heard of the issue.
He thought it would be about $1000 depending on whether I have power seats or not. (no power seats)
But really, bought the vehicle about 3 years ago, running good otherwise. Now have almost 150,000 miles on it. Takes two cranks to start it cold every morning, something about a "positioning sensor" of somekind in the the motor some where from what I can find out online.