1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

HEATED SEAT SHORTED AND BURNT A HOLE IN SEAT CUSHION AND UNDER SIDE OF SEAT COVER. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY GRAND CHEROKEE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF DURING THE DAY THE LIGHT WORKS FINE, DIMMER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT IT STILL LIGHTS UP. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING OUT THE BULBS AND THE PIGTAILS THE LIGHT GOES INTO BUT I CANT EVER GET IT TO WORK. I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVERY GRAND CHEROKEE IN THE SAME GENERATION AS MINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE TALKED TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS THAT SAID THEY HAVE FIXED UPWARDS OF 50 GC'S WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM AND YOU MUST REPLACE BOTH TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE IF YOU REPLACE ONE IT WILL SHORT OUT IMMEDIATELY. I WORK IN THE AUTO PARTS BUSINESS SO I HAVE ACCESS TO THE PARTS TO FIX IT BUT THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE AROUND $140 A PIECE. I WOULD THINK THAT CHRYSLER WOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ABOUT IT, SEEING HOW COMMON IT IS, BUT I HAVE TALKED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT IS UP TO NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO TICKETS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. IT BECOMES A HASSLE WHEN I SEE ALL THESE JEEPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, SEEING HOW IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TR THANKS A LOT

I AM FACING ANOTHER BROKEN SEAT BRACKET ON A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THIS IS THE SECOND BROKEN BRACKET I HAVE HAD ON THE SAME SEAT IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS. THE LAST TIME I REPLACED IT, THE PART COST $170. NOW I'M TOLD IT WILL COST ME OVER $300. AND THAT'S JUST THE COST FOR THE PART--IT DOESN'T INCLUDE LABOR. THIS PART BEING BROKEN RESULTS IN MY VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT MY SEAT WOULD KEEP ME SAFELY WITHIN THE SEAT. I HATE EVEN TO THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN, BUT IF I'M TRAVELING AT 70 M.P.H. AND I AM HIT, THE MOMENTUM OF MY ADULT BODY WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BY THIS FAULTY SEAT DESIGN. IT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *TR

NOTHING LEADING UP TP THIS ISSUE... ABOUT 150000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED. AIRBAG LIGHT AND ALARM GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ( 1-2 TIMES PER MINUTE) WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAYS REPLACE ENTIRE AIRBAG FOR MORE THAN $2000. ARE THEY KIDDING? *TR

THE BLEND DOORS ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAVE BROKEN GIVING ME NO HEAT DURING THE WINTER. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS I DO NOT HAVE $1200.00 FOR FIX IT. THIS IS A TRAVESTY AND AN INDICATION OF JUST WHY THE AMERICAN BIG THREE ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE. THIS VEHICLE IS THE WORST VEHICLE THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY EVER OWNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,169.

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. THE BULB, THE LIGHT SOCKET, AND THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. REPLACING THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL AGAIN NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BRACKET IS CRACKED MAKING THE SEAT LOPSIDED AND POORLY ATTACHED IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE THE SEAT HAS BROKEN IN 35 YEARS OF CAR OWNERSHIP. *TR

MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED W/42,000 MILES. YES . NOT A TYPO . 42,000, ORIGNAL OWNER & "SCARED TO DEATH" TO DRIVE THIS SUV. I HAVE ALOT OF THE ALREADY PROBLEMS, THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. HAD TO PAY MANY, W/MY OWN CASH. THIS SUV SCHOULD HAVE CAME IN 1 COLOR "LEMON YELLOW". IT IS AN ACCIDENT WATNG TO HAPPEN. THE RECENT PROBLEM IS NOW I HAVE NO A/C-HEAT OR DEFROSTER. THS IS DUE, TO FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TEMP CONTROL TO WORK. I T STARTED 1ST BY INTERMITTENTLY WORKING, TILL NOW NOT WORKING AT ALL, THIS IS JUST 1 MORE, TO THE LIST , OF MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS AN COINCIDENCE THAT ALL MY ISSUE HAVE HAPPENNED, ALMOST EXACTLY, IN THE ORDER, OF ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I CAN'T UNDESTAND HOW A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY W/THIS. THIS NEW PROBLEM CAN COST UP TO $2000, IF IT IS, LIKE PREVIOUS REPORTED PROBLEMS, HAPPENS TO BE THE "BLEND DOORS". AS A HANDICAPPED DRIVER I DRIVE LESS THAN 4,000 MILES A YEAR. THIS IS THE ONLY AUTO I DRIVE, THUS THE MANY, MANY PROBS HAVE YET TO RAISE THIER HEAD. I HAVE READ ALMOST ALL COMPLAINTS(TOO MANY TO READ) THIS SUV SCHOULD BE A "TOTAL RECALL, I HAVE NEVER HEARD MORE COMPLAINTS & PROBLEMS, IN MY LIFE, FOR ANY AUTOMOBILE. THIS SUV SCHOULD BE STUDIED & RESEACHED, ON "HOW NOT TO BUILD AN AUTOMOBILE. JUST READ THE MANY COMPLAINTS HERE & ON THE INTERNET. WE ARE NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY STAYED IN BUSINESS AS LONG AS THEY DID. WE, THE TAXPAYERS, BAILED THEM OUT. WHO IS BAILING OUT ALL THE OWNERS, OF THIS "DEATH-TRA

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. IT STALLS ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO IT- IT WILL STALL GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING IN TOWN AT 25-35 MPH, WHILE TURNING A CORNER, WHILE IN THE DRIVE THROUGH-- IT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL THOSE INSTANCES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS HOT OR COLD EITHER. THE ENGINE JUST SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF, BUT THE LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC. ALL STAY ON. IT OCCURS DURING COLD AND HOT WEATHER, WITH ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON OR OFF, IN PARK, NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. IT IS VERY RANDOM AND VERY DANGEROUS. ONCE IT STALLS THE STEERING GETS VERY HARD AND THE JEEP HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING THE JEEP WOULD ALWAYS START AGAIN ON THE FIRST TRY. NOW THE JEEP WILL ALWAYS START WHEN I FIRST GET IN THE CAR IN THE MORNING, BUT ONCE IT STALLS OUT, IT TAKES 20-50 MINUTES TO RESTART. LUCKILY, THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY (8-2009) AND THE PCM WAS REPLACED A FEW YEARS BACK. WE HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET IT FIXED, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING, BY I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SO I CAN'T. SOME WEEKS IT WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY, AND THEN IT WILL GO DAYS OR WEEKS WITHOUT DOING IT AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM PUTS US AND THE OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD IN POTENTIAL DANGER. I READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THE 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WERE RECALLED FOR THIS

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BOLTS HAVE PULLED THROUGH THE SEAT FRAME THAT HOLDS IT TO THE CAR. FAILURE OCCURRED 3 YEARS AGO. COST FOR NEW FRAME AND INSTALLING WAS $850. SO WE KEEP THE BACK SEAT FOLDED FORWARD SO THE FRONT SEAT, IN THE 'FURTHEREST BACK' POSITION, RESTS AGAINST THE BACK SEAT AND WE HAVE WIRE TWISTED TO HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. WE WERE TOLD SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, CHYRSLER WOULD NOT FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH IN OUR MECHANIC'S OPINION IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW STRUCTURE OF THE SEAT AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ORIGINAL DRIVER IS ONLY DRIVER (FORTUNATELY HE IS LONG LEGGED) AND SINCE THE FAILURE IT IS ONLY DRIVEN TO AND FROM WORK (20 MILES A DAY). CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,798. *TR

MY DRIVER SEAT ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BROKEN OFF OF THE BRACKET, IT IS LIKE SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR, IF I LEAN TO FAR BACK IT WILL PUT ME IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAVE HAD IT WELDED BACK TOGETHER ONCE BEFORE, BUT THAT DIDN'T LAST LONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS WOBBLING. HE NOTICED THAT THE BRACKET FAILED, WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET FAILED. THE SEAT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $150. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

THIS INCIDENT STARTED WITH A CLUNKING NOISE WE THOUGHT WAS THE MUFFLER SYSTEM, IN FACT, THE DAY BEFORE THE CAR FAILED WE HAD THE MUFFLER REPLACED. ON 6/17/09 WHILE OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, SHE PULLED OVER, A POLICE OFFICER ASSISTED AND FOLLOWED HER FOR A WHILE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. IT DIDN'T DO IT WHILE THE POLICE OFFICER WATCHED. AFTER THE POLICE OFFICER LEFT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED AGAIN AND OUR DAUGHTER PULLED OVER AND CALLED HER FATHER, HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THAT IS WHEN THE FRAME BROKE AND THE SUPPORT TO THE REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE REAR WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BOUND AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL WELL LEAVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PUT ON A TRAILER AND DELIVERED TO OUR MECHANIC. WE PAID OUR MECHANIC TO REPAIR IT BEFORE WE THOUGHT OF PURSUING A CLAIM THROUGH CHRYSLER. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NO. 18690533 AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A JEEP DEALER. AS INSTRUCTED BY CHRYSLER, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROYAL CHRYSLER IN OWEGO, NEW YORK. ROYAL WAS VERY FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE TO US AND AFTER INSPECTION, STATED IT WAS THE "MOST CORRODED UNDERBODY THEY HAD EVERY SEEN" AND COMMUNICATED THE SAME TO CHRYSLER DIRECTLY. CHRYSLER WAS NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN ENTERTAINING OUR CLAIM AND STATED IT WAS TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY. WE CURRENTLY OWN 3 JEEPS AND EXPECTED CHRYSLER TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IT IS NOT A VEHICLE WE FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING OUR T

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKEN OFF...METAL CLEANLY BROKE....CANNOT FIND ANOTHER SEAT TO REPLACE IT....HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE FRAME OF THE SEAT IN MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BROKEN, ALONG WITH THE CARRIAGE THAT THE FRAME SITS ON--IN 2 DIFFERENT SPOTS. THERE WAS NO CRASH, OR TRAUMA OF ANY KIND DELIVERED TO THE SEAT. THE FAILURE OF THE SEATS CARRIAGE AND FRAME CAUSE ME TO PITCH AND YAW RATHER WILDLY WHEN I MAKE TURNS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I AM WORRIED THAT THE ADDED STRESSED PLACED ON THE REMAINING CONTACT POINTS BETWEENT HE CARRIAGE AND THE FRAME WILL CAUSE THEM TO BREAK AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE REPLACED HER TRANSMISSION MODULE IN MARCH OF 2008. THE PART WAS REPLACED AGAIN IN DECEMBER OF 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DRIVEN AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MODULE HAS BEGUN TO FAIL FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

I ALSO HAVE THE "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE NOT INSTALLED A LIFT KIT OR OVERSIZED TIRES. I HAVE A 2-WHEEL DRIVE SO NOT TAKEN OFF-ROAD. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE STEERING ARE AND SAYS THERE IS NO EQUIPMENT PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED, AND ALIGNED. THEY SAY THERE IS NO TIRE OR ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STILL EXISTS. IT APPEARS MY ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO GET RID OF MY JEEP. THAT IS A PROBLEM. I WILL FIGHT, I'M NOT HAPPY! WHAT CAN I DO? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AT THIS POINT? PLEASE HELP? IT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND I CAN DEMONSTRATE ALMOST AT WILL. IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, DEATHS WILL OCCUR! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND THE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, A MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM. THE PERFORM SERVICE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140081.

HAVE BEEN GOING OUT TO UNLOCK JEEP AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING EVERY DAY WHERE THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE HEARD THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME JEEP HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT GO ON UNTIL I CLOSE THE DOOR AND THEN WILL NOT GO OUT. SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THEM ON AND THE DOOR UNLOCKED. I DON'T FEEL VERY SAFE IN THIS ANYMORE. *TR

FAILURE OF AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT, LEFT SIDE SUPPORT RAIL FAILURE. RAIL TORE AND BOLT BROKE THROUGH METAL. SEAT RAIL WAS REPLACED AFTER FAILURE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW AND KEEPS BEEPING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME FAILED. WHEN HE SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IT IMMEDIATELY RECLINED BACKWARDS. HE BELIEVES THE FAILURE IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE HE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

MY DRIVER'S SEAT (BACK AND FRAME) BROKE AND I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. AIRBAG LIGHT AND CHIME ANNOYANCE, WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I CANNOT BREAK THIS ITEM WITH EVERYDAY USE AND THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO FIX IT OUT OF MY POCKET. THE LIGHT AND CHIME HAPPEN CONTINUOUSLY AND ALTHOUGH THAT IS VERY ANNOYING IT IS ALSO A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK FOR 1999 POWER SEATS HAS BROKEN, I SEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO JEEPS, FOR SOME REASON THEY ARE MADE OF GARBAGE, THE METAL TRACK JUST SNAPS AND IT CAN NOT BE THAT I8 AM HEAVY SET AS I ONLY WEIGH 155 LBS. WHY HAVE A SEAT BELT ON IF THE SEAT IT SELF IS NOT BOLTED TO FLOOR AS THE TRACK IS BROKEN? *TR

NOISE COMING FROM THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER IN THE CENTER DASH AREA EVEN AFTER THE KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED. WHEN RUNNING HEATER IS ON FULL ON BOTH SIDES WITH VERY LOW HEAT COMING OUT ON ONE SIDE WITH COLD AIR ON THE OTHER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WILL COST UP TO 1500.00 TO FIX AT THE DEALER WITH SOME REPORTS SAYING IT "MAY" NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN AFTER 50-60 THOUSAND MILES. ALSO, BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER LOCATED BY THE BLOWER STARTS BURNING SMELL!! WHEN IT AUTO THE CONTROL BOARD FAILED AND THEN BLOWER QUIT. THE MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A WIRING HARNESS REPAIR KIT!!!! PLEASE TELL ME WHY NO RECALL ON THIS. IT IS SUCH AN ISSUE THE PARTS NEEDED WERE ON BACK ORDER!! *TR

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 170,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL DING AND LIGHT-UP. THE LIGHT WILL THEN TURN OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND THEN MAY RELIGHT AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I HAVE NOT YET TRIED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN START AGAIN. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND OFF. *TR

IN JUST THE LAST MONTH WE HAVE LOST HEAT COMPLETELY IN OUR JEEP. IT START BLOWING OUT COLD AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOW IS BLOWING COLD AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS THE DEFROSTING VENTS ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE NO HEAT AT ALL. WE HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR IT YET AS IT GOING TO BE COSTLY. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BLEND DOORS ARE FAILING TO PROVIDE HEAT OR DEFROSTING. CONCERNED ABOUT VISIBILITY AND NUMBNESS. UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS TO THE COMPANY. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND I NOTICED THAT MY A/C BLOWS MILDLY COLD AIR. I RECHARGED IT THINKING THAT IT NEEDED FREON BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. THIS WINTER I NOTICED THAT MY HEAT WAS NOT AS HOT AS IT SHOULD BE. NEW ENGLAND WINTERS CAN GET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND THE LACK OF HEAT CAN MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISIBILITY VERY POOR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I FOUND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM IS ALL TOO COMMON WITH JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS. IT SEEMS THAT JEEPS HAVE FAULTY BLEND DOORS MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND THEY ALMOST ALL BREAK. THE REPAIR REQUIRES REMOVAL OF MOST OF THE DASHBOARD AND CAN LEAD TO ESTIMATES LEADING ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,000-$1,800. DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY DEVICES AND FAILS TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND POST A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY AIR FLOW THROUGH THE A/C AND HEATER WAS NOT WORKING - NO AIR FLOW. IT SEEMS PERMANENT - NO AIR FLOW. I CAN HEAR THE FAN, BUT NO FLOW OF AIR - NO MATTER WHAT SETTING (DEFROST, FLOOR, FRONT SIDE). WHAT IS WORSE, WHEN MY WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, I HAVE NO VISIBILITY DUE TO NO WINDSHIELD BLOWER FLOW. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INHERENT WITH THE JEEP DESIGN, AND I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD FIX IT. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AIR BAG SENSOR/LIGHT COMES ON NEEDS TO BE A RECALL WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY AND MANY MORE LIKE ME. *TR

I HAVE A 99 GRAND CHEROKEE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY LAST MARCH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR STARTED TO BLOW OUT COLD AIR AND THE DRIVER SIDE WAS BLOWING OUT COLD. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BOTH ON 80. NOW THIS WINTER. YOU CAN NOT GET THE HEAT TO SWITCH FROM THE FRONT VENTS TO THE FLOOR OR DEFROST. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS COLD AIR BLOWING OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND DASH BOARD BUT HAS HOT AIR BLOWING OUT ON PASSENGER FLOOR SIDE. I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD AND THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO PULLOVER WHILE DRIVING DU TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY. I PERFORMED VARIOUS TEST AND FOUND THAT WHEN TESTING THE AZC THE FAULT CODES I GET ARE 47 = LEFT TEMPERATURE DOOR NOT RESPONDING AND 54 = LEFT TEMPERATURE DOOR TRAVEL TOO LARGE. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL SITES AND TALKING WITH A FEW MECHANICS IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THE BLEND DOORS ARE BROKEN. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY FAILURES ABOUT THIS I HAVE READ AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE NORTHEAST. I AM ALSO A FIREFIGHTER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN I AM CALLED TO A FIRE, ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE TRAPPED, OR SOME OTHER EMERGENCY, I EXPECT MY VEHICLE TO WORK PROPERLY AND AT THE LEAST PROVIDE HEAT TO DEFROST FOR VISIBILITY. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND WHY IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SERIOUS FAILURE. IN THESE TIMES OF POOR ECONOMY YOU WOULD EXPECT CORPORATIONS TO TREAT LOYAL JEEP OWNERS WITH CONSIDERATION AND ADDRESS THEIR ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR IT. I AM ALSO SICK TO HEAR THAT DEALERS ARE CHARGING OVER $1000 TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW. I WOULD HOPE YOU CONSIDER THIS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE BECAUSE I CONSIDER MY DEFROSTER IMPORTANT WHEN I RESPOND TO RESCUE SOMEONE OUT OF A BURNING BUILDING OR CUT THE

HEAT AND AIR WORKED FINE. IN OCTOBER ON A COLD NIGHT I DECIDED TO USE MY HEAT AND IT BLEW COLD AIR! THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GO TO USE MY HEAT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH VENT IT IS BLOWING FROM THE HEAT COMES OUT COLD. HAS NOT FIXED YET DUE TO REPAIR COSTS EQUALING OVER $1000.00 AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AT THE TIME. GUESS I WILL JUST HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN -8 TEMPERATURES WITH ICE ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD..THANKS JEEP *TR

I OWN A 99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, AND AS I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT MY PROBLEM IS ALL TOO COMMON. IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEZING NEBRASKA WINTER THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING! NOT ONLY IS DID MY HEATER CORE GO OUT, THE APPARENTLY THE "BLEND DOOR" IS ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE COMBINATION OF PROBLEMS IS LIKELY TO COST WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX! AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS . . .I'VE DECIDED I'LL NEVER BUY A JEEP AGAIN! THE OF PEOPLE THIS IS HAPPENING TO IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN OTHERWISE I WOULD ADVICE EVERY JEEP OWNER TO GET RID OF THEIR CAR BEFORE 75,00 MILES. THE PROBLEM CAN BECOME DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE DEFROST/DEFOG FUNCTION IS COMPLETELY GONE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, REDUCING OR ELIMINATING VISIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE IT HAD 29,000 MILES AND IT NOW HAS APPROX. 81,000. I HAVE REPLACED THREE OF THE FIVE LOCKING MECHANISMS ON THE VEHICLE AND NOW HAVE TWO MORE THAT NEED REPLACING. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE DOOR LOCKS ALLOW FOR ME TO OPEN THE CORRESPONDING DOOR OR REAR HATCH SOMETIMES BUT MOST OF THE TIME DO NOT ALLOW ME TO OPEN THE DOOR OR REAR TAILGATE AT ALL. WHEN THE REAR TAILGATE LOCK IS ALLOWING FOR ME TO OPEN THE REAR TAILGATE IT WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. MY VEHICLE HAS SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY EVERY NIGHT WITHOUT ANYWAY FOR ME TO LOCK IT. WHEN IT IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION IT WILL NOT OPEN BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO MANUALLY OPEN THE REAR TAILGATE. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK WENT OUT IT LOCKED ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL DRAIN ON THE VEHICLE AS WELL, THE KEY LESS ENTRY FOB COULD OBVIOUSLY NOT UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE FRUSTRATING ISSUES THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISMS ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $250 PER DOOR IN LOCKING MECHANISMS ALONE TO GET REPLACED THIS TIME! I AM PISSED OFF AND AT A LOSS. I HAVE REPLACED THESE LOCKS BEFORE AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE AN ISSUE FOR ME THE ENTIRE LIFE THAT I OWN THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY NOT THIS MANY TIMES. I MAY HAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ITEMS FOR REVIEW. PLEASE HELP ME FIND SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM SINCE I AM OUT OF MONEY AND OUT OF PATIENCE. THANK YOU. *

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. IT HAS THE SELF DIAGNOSTIC TOOL BUILD INTO THE DUAL ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROL. I USED THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEMS THAT I WAS HAVING WITH MY HEATING AND COOLING UNIT OF THE CABIN AND GOT NUMEROUS ERROR CODES. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES CURRENTLY. THE MAJOR ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING IS THAT I CANNOT GET MY UNIT TO BLOW HOT OR COLD AIR INTO THE CABIN ALTHOUGH IT WILL TURN ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL DAIMLER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED ME A PRICE FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE WHICH AT THE TIME I THOUGHT WAS FAIR. THIS LAST DEALERSHIP REPAIR WAS ABOUT 3,000 MILES AGO. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLES HEATING AND COOLING UNIT OPERATED PROPERLY UNTIL RECENTLY. NOW THE SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY ANYMORE AND WILL TURN ON BUT WILL NOT BLOW OUT ANY AIR AT ALL...EVER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS EXACT ISSUES AND NEED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND A FORUM ON JEEPSUNLIMITED.COM THAT HAS ABOUT 25 PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. AT THIS TIME I AM IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER COMPANY AND NEEDS TO BE EITHER ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR AS A LAWSUIT FROM THE PUBLIC THAT HAS BEEN SOLD THESE VEHICLES. THIS REPAIR COST ME OVER $800 LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS NOT EVEN SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FIX

I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE HEATING AND COOLING UNIT ON THE DUAL ZONE CONTROL IN THE PAST, ABOUT 4,500 MILES AGO, AND TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT INTO GET REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FOGGING OR DEFROSTING MY VEHICLES WINDSHIELD AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE DURING THE WINTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP TO COLORADO AND HAD TO STOP EVERY FEW MINUTES TO WIPE OFF THE CONDENSATION. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT SINCE IT WAS SNOWING ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS TRAVELING ON AND THERE WERE VEHICLES TRYING TO CONTROL THEIR OWN VEHICLES WHICH I COULD NOT SEE. AT ONE POINT WHEN I NEEDED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND WIPE OFF THE CONDENSATION AND UNFREEZE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROM THE WINDSHIELD I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE RAILING AND HIT IT, THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH BUT I STILL BANGED UP MY BUMPER A LITTLE BUT AT LEAST I DIDN'T DIE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE SINCE IT HAS NOW GONE OUT AGAIN IN LESS THAN 5,000 MILES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THE PARTS THAT CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE FROM THIS DESIGN BEFORE THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL. IT COSTS MORE THAN $800 TO REPAIR THE FIRST TIME AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE JUST SO THAT I CAN SEE THE CARS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD AND THE LINES TO STAY IN MY LANE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING FAILED. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR BURNED OUT THE PLUG ON THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR PLUG AND NOW THE RESISTOR IS BLOWN. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH 100K MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON PERIODICALLY WITH A "DING" AND THEN SHUTS OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY BECAUSE A NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE MODEL HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. JEEP SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY PARTS NOT THE OWNERS. *TR

BLEND \ ACTUATOR DOORS ARE "STUCK" OPEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THAT'S OUTSIDE AIR COMING IN ALL THE TIME THROUGH THE DEFROSTER, DASH VENTS, FOOT WELLS AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FOOT AREA. TOUGH IN THE WINTER! HAD THE PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER, THEY SAY IT'S THE BLEND DOORS AND MAYBE THE EVAPORATOR UNIT ALSO. THEY QUOTED $1700. TO PULL THE DASH AND REPAIR. THIS IS ON OUR 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH NOW 117,000 MILES. DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER WINTER WITH COLD AIR COMING IN, AND AFRAID THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL FAIL. WITH THIS ECONOMY, ALSO DON'T HAVE $1,700. TO PUT INTO THE TRUCK EITHER. I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FIRST TIME AROUND. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE ON-LINE CHAT ROOMS REGARDING JEEPS , I SEE THAT ABOUT 20% OF ALL GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND OVERLAND OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. CHRSYLER SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THIS! *TR

BLEND DOOR FAILURE. *TR

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER -ON A 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE STEERING GEAR IN MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LOCKED UP. WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FREELY BUT THE STEERING OF THE CAR DID NOT CORRESPOND. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS IT ALMOST CAREENED INTO A DITCH. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY BUT NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO PASSENGERS OR OTHER MOTORISTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST, THE STEERING WOULD ONLY TURN APPROXIMATELY 20% TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEAR MY RESIDENCE AT TIME OF INCIDENT AND WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN HOME, THEN TAKEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIPS DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY STEERING GEARBOX, AND THAT THE TRAVEL STOPS WITHIN THE STEERING GEARBOX HAD BROKEN OR OTHERWISE MALFUNCTIONED, REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING GEARBOX UNIT. THIS PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE STEERING GEARBOX RECALL DAIMLER-CHRYSLER ISSUED ON 2000 YEAR MODEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES MANUFACTURED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE GEARBOX AND FLUSH OUT ANY OLD STEERING FLUID IS ESTIMATED AT $1,006.95. THE SERVICE HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP (ONCE OR POSSIBLY EVEN TWICE) WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE GEARBOX ASSEMBLY HAS NEVER REQUIRED SERVICE, AND NEVER GIVEN ANY PRIOR INDICATION OF BEING FAULTY. A TE

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE LOUD NOISES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM STARTUP UNTIL A FEW MILES ARE DRIVEN, ALMOST LIKE THAT OF A LOUD AIRPLANE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN ONE OWNER SINCE NEW. FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES AT THIS POINT, REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON EACH FAILURE. ONE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT A JEEP DEALERSHIP UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY; A SECOND REPAIR WAS MADE ALSO AT A JEEP DEALERSHIP OUTSIDE THE FACTORY WARRANTY AT A COST OF OVER $350.00. THIRD AND FOURTH REPLACEMENTS OF THE FAN CLUTCH WERE MADE USING GENUINE NEW MOPAR/JEEP PARTS, BUT NOT AT A DEALERSHIP LOCATION AT A COST OF JUST UNDER $300.00. NOW THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THIS FAULT FOR A FIFTH TIME, WITH AN ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $350.00. IT SEEMS ABNORMAL TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY EVERY 30,000 OR SO MILES, AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THESE UNITS MAY HAVE A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR