1997 Jeep Laredo

AS I TRY TO BRAKE I GET THIS AIR LOSE FEELING ON MY BRAKES AS IF I AM NOT ABLE TO BRAKE ON TIME. AND SOON AS THAT HAPPENS MY ABS LIGHT GOES ON. I'VE TAKEN IN THE CAR IN AND NOBODY SEEMS TO FIND A PROBLEM LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THAT PROBLEM THE MECHANIC HAD 3 OTHER CAR SAME AS MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO BE ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED DUE TO NOT KNOWING IF I WILL BE ABLE TO BRAKE ON TIME. *TR

THE JEEP WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE AT 45 MPH. THE CHASE CONNECTED TO THE TRACK BAR MOUNT BROKE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FIXED.. AFTER TALKING WITH A BODY SHOP 3/8'' STEEL PLATE WELDED TO THE CHASE WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WARNING IT COMES FROM METAL FATIGUE!!!! THE MAIN PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE THE TRACK BAR MOUNT AND CHASE. *NM

THE HOOD ON MY 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO FLEW OPEN ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN OVERHEAD RAMP AND WHEN I WENT OVER THE EXPANSION SECTION THE SLIGHT BUMP WAS APPARENTLY JUST ENOUGH FOR THE HOOD TO FLIP OPEN. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT BREAK AND LATE ENOUGH (10 PM) THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL IT OVER BEFORE I HIT ANYTHING OR DROVE OVER THE SIDE OF THE RAMP, HOWEVER, THE DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND FENDERS COST $2,300 TO REPAIR! *NM

FRONT END WOBBLE AFTER HITTING (MILD) BUMPS. I HAVE HAD OVER $2,000 WORTH OF WORK DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND REPLACED SOME PARTS TWICE OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS. THE JEEP DEALER TOLD ME AFTER THIS LAST TIME THERE WAS NO WAY TO FIX THE PROBELM AND THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL JEEPS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD REPLACE STABILZER SHOCKS, STRUTS, AND IN THEIR WORDS "EVERYTHING BUT THE AXLE AND STEERING" I HAVE TO PULL OF OF HE ROAD BECUASE THE FRONT END WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL, AND SUBSEQUENTLY

THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY MY TEENAGE SON AND DAUGHTER. IN TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE VEHICLE, I STRESSED THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT TIRE. JACK PLACEMENT CAN BE IMPORTANT FOR SAFELY CHANGING A TIRE AND PREVENTING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. WHEN MY DAUGHTER DID HAVE A FLAT, NEITHER SHE NOR ADULT FRIENDS WERE ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE USING THE JACK PLACEMENT DIAGRAMS PROVIDED IN THE MANUAL AND SEWN NEXT TO THE JACK ITSELF. THE JACK WOULD ONLY LIFT THE CAR AN INCH OR SO WHEN PLACED ON THE AXLE AS SHOWN. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE DIAGRAMS WERE INCORECT AND THAT THE JACK MUST BE PLACED UNDER THE LEAF SPRINGS. WHEN I CONTACTED THE MANFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT THE DEALER WAS WRONG AND THE DIAGRAMS WERE CORRECT. WHEN I SENT THEM A PICTURE OF THE JACK FULLY EXTENDED AND OF THE HEIGHT THIS WOULD LIFT THE AXLE ( WHICH WAS INSUFFICIENT TO LIFT THE TIRE OFF THE GROUND) AND REQUESTED A CORRECTED DIAGRAM TO PLACE IN THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND. MY CONTENTION IS THAT CHANGING A FLAT TIRE IS SUCH A RARE OCURRANCE FOR A TEENAGER OR ANYBODY ELSE, THEY CAN NOT REMEMBER WHAT IS THE PROPER JACKING METHOD WITHOUT A PROPER DIAGRAM TO LOOK AT. IN MY DAUGHTERS ORIGINAL FLAT THEY ATTEMPTED DANGEROUS METHODS TO RAISE THE VEHICLE WHEN FOLLOWING THE DIAGRAMS DID NOT WORK. I AM JUST ASKING FOR A CORRECTED PAGE FOR THE MANUAL AND A CORRECTED DIAGRAM FOR THE JACK AREA. I TRIED TO WORK WITH THEM WITHOUT CONTACTING THE NHTSA AND RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. DT