2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL HEATER AND DEFROST ONLY WORKS ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1200.00 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE BLEND DOORS ON THE SYSTEM. WITH NO HEAT FOR DEFROST ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL EXTREME HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY. *TR

NO DEFROST IN 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - NO HEAT EITHER. BUT LACK OF DEFROST IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKETS BROKEN. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL. WHENEVER I TRY AND USE THE HEAT IT DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE NO FRONT DEFROST FOR MY WINDSHIELD. THE ONLY AIR COMING OUT OF MY HEATING SYSTEM IS COLD AIR. IT IS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY BLEND AIR DOOR. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM IF IN THE COLD WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, THERE IS NO WAY TO DEFROST IT. VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER. *TR

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BLEND DOOR. *TR

I OWN A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND THOUGH THE BLOWER MOTOR WORKS THE DUAL HEATER/ BLEND DOORS STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS A COOL NIGHT IN MICHIGAN AND THE WINDSHIELD QUICKLY FOGGED UP WITH NO LUCK OF CLEARING UP BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. I IMMEDIATELY ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HEAD STICKING OUT OF THE WINDOW TO SEE. ALSO THE NEXT MORNING ON A SUNNY DAY THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED WITH THE WINDOWS FOGGED AND SUN DIRECTLY SHINING ON ME I COULD NOT EVEN SEE ONE THING. A PERSON COULD WIPE THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS OFF WITH LITTLE IMPROVEMENT OF VISIBILITY. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL THE VEHICLE OVER FOR FEAR OF HITTING SOMEONE OR ANOTHER CAR DISCONTINUED DRIVING IT. THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS FAILURE. I DISCUSSED IT WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER AND WAS TOLD IT IS DEFECTIVE PART IN ENGINEERING BY CHRYSLER. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE SHOULD NOT THIS BE RECALLED! EVEN THOUGH I REPLIED NO TO YOUR 4 QUESTIONS ON THE RIGHT THE REALITY IS A YES COULD BE APPLIED TO 3 OF THE 4 IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITHOUT A DOUBT. I RECOGNIZED IMMEDIATELY THE DANGER OF THIS SITUATION TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AND PULLED OVER WITHOUT HESITATION. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKEN IN 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. INITIALLY THE SEAT STARTED WITH A METALLIC GRINDING SOUND. THEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT SNAP. NOW THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE-TO-SIDE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE INABILITY TO FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE DEALER FIX IS ENTIRELY TOO COSTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PIECE OF PLASTIC HAS MELTED INSIDE THE AIR CONDITIONER WHICH CAUSED IT FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. THE DUAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT HAS NEITHER AIR CONDITIONING NOR HEAT. THE REPAIR ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

I PURCHASED A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, AND A FEW WEEKS LATER I GOT UP IN THE MORNING AND IT WAS COLD SO I TURNED ON MY HEATER. UNFORTUNATELY I GOT NO HEAT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE BLEND DOORS ON MY VEHICLE WERE BROKEN. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. NOW IF IT WERE JUST A COMFORT ISSUE, I COULD LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT, BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THE DEFROSTERS RUN THROUGH THE HEATER CORE. THEREFORE IS THE BLEND DOORS ARE BROKEN, YOU HAVE NO WAY TO CLEAR YOUR WINDSHIELD. SINCE I LIVE IN UTAH, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FEATURE TO HAVE. ALTHOUGH THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES, THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL MADE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL END UP HAVING TO PAY A DEALERSHIP $1500 TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING MADE A NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY AT THE COST OF $329.83. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V007000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,657 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,757. UPDATED 09/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/23/09.*JB

MY DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED TO FEEL LOOSE AND TILTED TOWARD THE RIGHT AND WAS SQUEAKING. IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THIS PAST WEEKEND, I HEARD A POP AND THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS MY SEAT TO THE FLOOR TRACKS BROKE. IT IS NOW ONLY SUPPORTED BY THREE WELDS AND THE SEAT TILTS EVERY TIME I TURN A CORNER, ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE. *TR

NOTICED SLIGHT SEAT MOVEMENT DURING OPERATION. SEAT FAILED WHILE DRIVING (FRONT LEFT BRACKET AREA OF DRIVER SEAT.) TEMPORARY FIX BY FOLDING REAR SEAT TO SUPPORT DRIVER SEAT FROM FALLING BACK. BOLTED FRONT PART OF SEAT BACK TOGETHER, HELD FAIRLY. RIGHT REAR PORTION NEAR SEAT BACK BROKE SHORTLY AFTER, UNABLE TO REPAIR. SEAT ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, IS LEANED TO THE RIGHT, AND LEANS TO THE REAR. ORIGINAL SEAT STILL IN USE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS ROTTED OUT AND EXTENDS THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. HE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE FUEL LINES ARE DAMAGED. THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBMERGED IN WATER, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IF IT WAS SUBMERGED INTO WATER, THE DEALER SOLD IT TO HIM AFTER THE FACT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SUBMERGED IN WATER AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,544.

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE. MY SON'S CAR WITH MY GRAND KIDS. MY SON HAS IDENTIFIED NUMEROUS SIMILAR FAILURES ON OTHER CHEROKEES. THE FAILURE OCCURS SUDDENLY AND HAD IT BEEN INCLEMENT WEATHER, COULD AFFECT DRIVERS ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILED. PRIOR TO INVESTIGATING WHY THE SEAT BACK WOBBLED AND DID NOT OFFER SUPPORT WHILE DRIVING. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHERE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS, THEY REPLIED WITH "NONE". THE VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES AND CHANGE ON IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE COST OF THE SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY WOULD BE ABOUT $1200 NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO REMOVE THE COVERING AND REPLACE THE FRAME. ETC. THE DEALER OFFERED NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STRIPPED OFF THE COVERING REVEALING A CRACKED BOTTOM SEAT FRAME. THEY ORDERED A JEEP BOTTOM SEAT FRAME AT A COST OF $363.75 AND CHARGED ME LABOR OF $281.00 TO STRIP OFF THE COVERING, INSTALL THE SEAT AND RECOVER ACCORDINGLY. ALSO, TO COMPOUND THE AFOREMENTIONED NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENTS FUNCTION. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF THE SEAT FRAME AS STATED ABOVE. IS THERE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN RENDER IN TERMS OF REIMBURSEMENT? I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS OF THE FAILED SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS COPIES OF THE MONIES PAID TO TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR. II HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM EXTENSIVELY ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE VOLUMES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. A SERIOUS RESIDUAL OF THIS SEAT FRAME FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN THE SEAT TOTALLY COLLAPSING TO THE REAR WITH A SUDDEN STOP OR IMPACT LEAV

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,336.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE SCENE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED SINCE THE FRONT END WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN, SEAT LEANS TO THE BACK AND RIGHT. *TR

I OWN A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THREE OF FOUR TIMES I HAVE HAD UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR BEING PUSHED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES OF NEARLY EVERY YEAR. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT COULD HAPPEN IF IN A PARKING LOT. THE POSSIBILITY OF PEOPLE BEING HURT IS GREAT. I HAVE KEPT IT MIND MOST EVERYTIME I MOVE MY VEHICLE, BUT IT STILL HAS HAPPENED. *TR

THE FAILURE IM HAVING IS WITH THE BLEND DOORS, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE DRIVING IN COLD CLIMATES YOUR DEFROST BLOWS COLD AIR ONTO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN COLD CLIMATES, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT I DIDN'T WRECK OR HIT ANYBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD, IN MY HONEST OPINION THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, IF YOU THINK IT ISN'T A PROBLEM MR.CHRYSLER I WILL PERSONAL DRIVE TO CORPORATE H.Q. AND HAND YOU THE KEYS AND SEE FOR YOURSELF,BETTER YET WHY DON'T YOU PUT YOUR FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE AND GO FOR A RIDE,AND THEN YOU BE THE JUDGE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ...MY GUESS IS YOU PROBABLY WILL. *TR

2001 GRAND CHEROKEE LTD DOES NOT HAVE HEAT AND A/C DOES NOT GET AS COLD AS MY OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS. DEALER INSPECTED AND TOLD ME THAT JEEP KNOWS OF PROBLEM DEFECT WITH MATERIALS AND DESIGN OF BLEND DOORS AND APPARATUS. DEALER WANTS $1900 TO CORRECT. LOCAL A/C SHOP DID POOR JOB FOR $1000. WOULD LIKE JEEP TO RE-IMBURSE. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER ON A WELD. DEALER SAID NEW SEAT TRACK WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. WE HAD THE BROKEN AREA RE-WELDED. AT APPROXIMATELY 185,000 MILES A DIFFERENT COMPONENT ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER ALSO CRACKED, NOT NEAR A WELD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, SINCE THE ENTIRE SEAT ROCKS ABOUT AND THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO ACCURATELY APPLY THE BRAKES. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN INITIATED, CONSIDERING THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS ISSUE OCCURS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE CAR SEAT BROKE OFF ITS BRACE SO NOW ITS BASICALLY NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A 4.0L 6 CYLINDER MOTOR. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHOWING ZERO OIL PRESSURE, AFTER REPLACING 2 OIL PRESSURE SWITCHES, AND AN OIL PUMP. THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS. NOW, IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER THE CYLINDER HEAD MY BE CRACKED. AFTER READING ABOUT MY VEHICLE ON-LINE, THERE ARE MORE THAN NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS. *TR

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE KEEPS LOSING ANTIFREEZE WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LOSS. ENGINE OILS APPEARS CLEAN OF COOLANT BUT HAVE READ SEVERAL ONLINE REPORTS WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF THE ENGINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TOWARDS THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE SEAT FRAME ON MY 2001 JEEP BROKE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FRAME SEEMS TO BE TOO WEAK. IN AN ACCIDENT IT COULD BREAK AND CAUSE EXTRA INJURIES TO DRIVER OR PASSENGER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

BOUGHT NEW 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. CURRENTLY AT 84,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AT LEAST 6 TIMES. LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM JEEP OWNERS, THE BRAKES WOBBLE WHEN APPLIED AFTER ABOUT 3-5 THOUSAND MILES. THREE SETS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO AS I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OUT. WHEN WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CAR BEING A LEMON, THEY SAID IT DID NOT APPLY SINCE THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. ALL THEY DID WAS PROLONG THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DATE BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT, BUT HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE. *TR

BLEND DOOR BROKEN ON 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

FIRST OF ALL, I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THIS COMPLAINT. MY DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKEN ON MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. UPON RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS IN NO WAY UNIQUE TO ME. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! I DEMAND A RECALL, OR AT LEAST COMPENSATION FOR PAYING TO HAVE MY SEAT REPLACED. IF I WERE THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD UNDERSTAND, BUT EVERY PERSON THAT I'VE TALKED TO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS EXACT SAME SEAT. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BUYING AMERICAN CARS. UNLESS I GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, REST ASSURED THAT I WILL NEVER EVER BUY AN AMERICAN CAR AGAIN. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, I WANT THIS FIXED. I WILL BE WRITING MY SENATORS. *TR

DURING A HIGH SPEED REAR END COLLISION, BOTH THE DRIVER SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SEAT RECLINED COMPLETELY CAUSING SEVERE NECK INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS MY POWER WINDOWS SLID DOWN. ONE LEFT REAR A FEW YEARS AGO SLID DOWN AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. RT PASSENGER SIDE DOWN ABOUT A YEAR LATER. JANUARY 2ND MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DID THE SAME. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE REGULATOR, IT WOULD BE 300.00 TO FIX IT, HE SAID YEP THAT'S COMMON IN JEEPS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A 2002 JEEP, SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL FOUR.... I'M A SINGLE MOTHER, SINGLE GRANDMOTHER THAT CANT SPARE THAT KIND OF MONEY. YESTERDAY 04/14/2009 I WALKED OUT TO MY JEEP TO DISCOVER THE WINDOW WAS DOWN. THOUGHT WOW I DON'T REMEMBER LEAVING MY WINDOW DOWN BECAUSE I HAVE SOUND EQUIPMENT I WOULD HATE TO HAVE STOLEN. IT WAS CHILLY OUT THAT MORNING, TRIED TO ROLL IT UP.... GUESS WHAT? NOW ALL OF MY POWER WINDOWS ARE BROKEN DUE THE REGULATORS. FUEL PUMP, AND INJECTORS ARE MY PROBLEM TOO. OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!! LET ME ADD THE HEATER CORE TO THAT. I LOVE MY JEEP... I TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT, IT LOOKS BRAND NEW. THE OIL IS CHANGED WITH THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY AND ON TIME EVERY TIME IF NOT SOONER. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ONCE AGAIN BY THOSE WONDERFUL JEEP CHEROKEES. 2001 EXITING A CARWASH IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. THIS IS THE THIRD IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. NOW THAT THESE JEEPS ARE GETTING MORE MILES ON THEM THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN ALOT!!!!!!!!!! BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ON MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BROKEN. 3 OF THE 4 BRACKETS WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THE SEAT FRAME HAVE SHEERED. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THAT MY SEAT IS ONLY ATTACHED TO MY CAR BY ONE BRACKET, IN AN ACCIDENT THIS BRACKET MAY NOT ADEQUATELY HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE. WHEN MAKING A TURN THE SEAT SHIFTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE ONLY REMEDY BEING BUYING A NEW SEAT, OR MAKING A DO IT YOURSELF WELD TO REATTACH THE SEAT TO THE SEAT FRAME OR PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE. IN MY INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF I COULD GET A REPLACEMENT SEAT I FOUND THIS SITE HTTP://VLANE.COM/POLL/30. HERE OVER 98% OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE FACED THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. THERE LOOK TO BE AROUND 100 RESPONDENTS TO THIS QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED. TO TRACK DOWN THIS SITE TOOK A RATHER LONG TIME, AND MY CONCERN IS HOW UNDER REPORTED THIS SITUATION MAY BE. THIS PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND HONESTLY I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SEAT SNAPS AND BREAKS WHILE DRIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AND BY THE LOOKS ON THE INTERNET ITS VERY VERY COMMON. *TR

VEHICLES GEAR WAS PUT IN P-PARK,SHUT OFF AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY---THE GEARS ARE PASSING OR (SLIPPING GEARS)---P IS REVERSE,N IS DRIVE, NONE OF GEARS ARE CORRECT. *TR

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FRONT SEAT METAL UNDERNEATH BROKE. METAL BROKE AWAY FROM THE BOLT. *TR

LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUSTING OUT. NO WARNING. SLOW SPEED. REPLACE BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR BRAKE LINE FP-NUMBER 3051 BRAKE LINE FP-NUMBER PA351. *TR

CRACKED HEADS ON A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ANTIFREEZE LEAKING AND DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS GOING NO LEAKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL FRAME UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT SPLIT IN HALF FROM THE BOLT. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT MUST FIND A SEAT OR A FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $600 AND NO RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE: NO HEAT. *TR

THE BLEND DOORS ON MY JEEP DO NOT WORK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. BOTH A DEALER MECHANIC, AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAVE TOLD ME THE THAT ALMOST ALL GRAND CHEROKEES WILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED - IT IS SIMPLY A DESIGN FLAW. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC COMPLAINT CHOICE ON THIS FORM FOR HEATING, SO PEOPLE ARE CLASSIFYING THIS AS EITHER VISIBILITY ISSUES OR ENGINE COOLING ISSUES. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE AT NHTSA WILL FIND THE COMMON THREAD OF DEFECTIVE BLEND DOORS - AND NO HEAT. *TR

I DON'T HAVE AN APPROXIMATE DATE ON THE FAILURE. IT DID JUST START RECENTLY. MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS NO HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY BLEND DOORS AND RECIRC DOORS (AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON WJ JEEPS. ON MY RIDE HOME TONIGHT (BELOW FREEZING WEATHER), I BECAME VERY HYPOTHERMIC. EVEN AFTER HOT SHOWER, I AM STILL SUFFERING EFFECTS. ALSO, ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, MY FRONT WINDOW FORMED ICE, AND HAD TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS NO HEAT ON DEFROST. DIDN'T HELP THAT IT WAS DARK AT 0500, AND SNOWING QUITE HARD. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT BRUSH IT ASIDE AS MERELY A COMFORT ISSUE. I GUESS THAT IS AN EASY STATEMENT TO MAKE FROM A WARM OFFICE AND NOT IN AN ACTUAL CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM IN RURAL MONTANA IN ONE OF OUR HARDEST WINTERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS FRACTURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR BRACKET. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SEAT BRACKET AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

FOR A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THE HEADLIGHT GLASS(OR PLASTIC) HAS A GLOSS ON IT THAT DIMS THE HEADLIGHTS AND I NOTICED IT ON SIMILAR MODELS OF SURROUNDING YEARS. I PURCHASED SEVERAL PRODUCTS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO REMOVE THIS GLAZE, WITHOUT ANY CORRECTION. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

HEATING BLOWER DOORS INOPERATIVE, NO HEAT ON PASS. SIDE. NOT REPAIRED AS YET. *TR

MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR ON DRIVERS SIDE. CURRENTLY WE ARE IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS IN MONTANA. APPARENTLY, AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, FOR WHICH THE JEEP DEALER WILL CHARGE UPWARDS OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN WJ JEEPS. SINCE MY TEETH WERE CHATTERING, AND BODY SHAKING, I WOULD SAY I WAS SEVERELY HYPOTHERMIA. NOT A GOOD TIME OF YEAR FOR HEAT TO GO OUT BECAUSE OF VERY BAD ENGINEERING. I WOULDN'T EVEN MIND PAYING A LITTLE MONEY, BUT IT COSTS A FORTUNE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PULL THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD OUT TO FIX IT. AND THEY WANT A BAILOUT PACKAGE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10-25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT BEGAN TO DETACH FROM THE MOUNT AND THE METAL WAS TORN AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN HEARD A LOUD BOOM COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT HAYWIRE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE PLACED WATER IN THE RADIATOR IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. THE COOLING FAN MODULE, RADIATOR, AND FAN CLUTCH WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,162 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK TO CONTROL THE DEFROST. WHEN THERE IS NO FROST IT IS HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. PEOPLE SAY THE BLEND DOORS ARE BAD IN THE AC/HEATER BOX. *TR

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ALL 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WITH ELECTRONIC DUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS WILL EVENTUALLY REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIR IN ORDER TO CURE HOT AIR/COLD AIR BLOWING FROM VENTS WHEN THEY'RE NOT SET TO DO SO. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO POP UP AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 50K MILES AFTER REPAIR, IS GENERALLY $800-$1500 FROM A DEALERSHIP. SHOULD YOU OPT TO DO THIS REPAIR YOURSELF, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED, QUITE THE ARDUOUS PROCESS, AND PARTS ARE APPROXIMATELY >$300. *TR