Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 03/11/2013 | 65300 | ||
| Driving 2009 jeep grand cherokee on highway at 65 mph. right front tire instantly went flat preceeded by a low tire pressure indicator. auto club installed spare and noted that the tire valve (tire pressure monitor wheel sensor) was gone. tire dealer checked tire (now damaged beyond repair) and found the pressure sensor fell into the wheel because the threaded nut that holds the sensor in place failed and separated from the wheel while driving. inspection of sensor assembly showed clear evidence of severe corrosion to the threads which allowed retaining nut to separate at highway speeds. inspection by tire dealer of all other wheels showed similar condition. vehicle is regularly maintained by jeep dealer shops, driven primarily in ny state. this issue is worse than driving on low pressure tires as it occurs catastrophically. the tire pressure monitor sensor on the vehicle is 100% oem (no dissimilar metals in use). cannot believe there is no indication from manufacturer of this defect or suggested preventative actions. | |||
| 01/15/2013 | |||
| There is a leak coming from the maplight, and the a posts on the driver and passenger side. the leak gets worse the faster you drive. dealership states this is a known issue caused by the sunroof drains. the drainage tube gets frozen or clogged and then leaks. this has happened twice since i bought the vehicle in october. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 12500 | ||
| Vehicle suffers loss of acceleration. this can occur when merging into traffic, attempting to pass. routinely happens after traveling on interstate at consistent speed but has happened when attempting to merge onto or off interstate. there have also been occasions when vehicle appeared to backfire discharging plume of white smoke. diagnostics at the dealership did not show any problems but when a computer was hooked up to the vehicle, it captured unexplainable readings that astounded the mechanics. dealership has changed two map sensors and this has not corrected the problem. | |||