2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON UNIVERSITY APPROACHING THE STOP LIGHT ON 66TH ST IN LUBBOCK TX, AS SLOWING DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, I HEARD AN OVERWHELMING LOUD BANG COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE JEEP, IT SHOOK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT SOMEONES CAR. I WAS GETTING LEAVING LUBBOCK HEADED HOME TO PLAINVIEW. ME AND MY DAUGHTER STOPPED AT WALMART WHERE I LEFT MY VEHICLE IDLING FOR NO MORE THAN THREE TO TEN MINUTES MAX. I CAME OUT FROM WALMART AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY CAR. ANTIFREEZE WAS SPILT OUT EVERYWHERE AND THE PERSON PARKED NEXT ME THAT MY CAR HAD OVERHEATED AND TO LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE DRIVING IT AGAIN. I CAME BACK TO LUBBOCK YESTERDAY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND I ALMOST STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE INTO THE WALMART PARKING LOT. A FRIEND POINTED OUT THE RADIATOR FAN WAS ALL BUSTED UP. THE JEEP WILL NOT START AND IS IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE WALMART ON AVE. Q IN LUBBOCK. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT WILL NOT START UP I BELIEVE IT COULD BE THE RADIATOR RELAY. *TR

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS *TGW THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED JEEP REPAIR FACILITY THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS. THE CONSUMER STATED BASED ON OWNER REPORTS, THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE WINDOW LIFT MECHANISM THAT HELD THE CABLE APPEARED TO BE AT LEAST PART OF THE PROBLEM.

'SCRAPING' NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING. UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE, SOUTHVIEW CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS 'NORMAL' IN ALL JEEPS. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, I FOUND A DISCUSSION PAGE FOR JEEPS. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I WAS TOLD THE FLUID IN THE FRONT AXLE WAS NOT FULL. I WENT TO ANOTHER JEEP DEALERS, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND SHOWED THEM THE REPORT. IT WAS RESOLVED AND THERE WERE NO FUTHER ISSUES WITH THE AXLE. SOUTHVIEW CHEV. IS NOW DEFUNCT AFTER THE OWNER CHEATED CLIENTS OUT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SEVERAL MORE ISSUES WITH MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND ARE TO FOLLOW... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS FOUND IN THE NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTION PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO FAILURE, UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V032000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 238,465. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 8/9/12 *CN

WE WERE DRIVING JEEP ON HIGHWAY AND ALL WAS NORMAL. WE STOPPED FOR FUEL AND WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR IT IDLED VERY ROUGH AND STARTED SMOKING. SHUT CAR OFF AND UPON INSPECTION THE ROCKER ARM HAD BEEN PUSHED THROUGH THE VALVE COVER. APPEARS TO BE DAMAGE TO VALVE BUT DO NOT KNOW EXTENT OF DAMAGE YET. ENGINE HAD APPROX. 108,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE WHEELS ON MY VEHICLE ARE CHROME PLATED, AND HAVE BEEN PEELING AND CHIPPING. THIS HAS CAUSED AIR TO LEAK FROM THE THE TIRE BEAD. I HAVE HAD THE WHEELS BRUSHED AND CLEANED AT LEAST SIX TIMES EACH AND THEY STILL LEAK. AT 380.00$ FOR A RE-CONDITIONED WHEEL IS NOT A GOOD FIX SINCE I HAVE PAID ON THE AVERAGE OF 30.00$ FOR REPAIRS. I JUST RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THEIR IS CRACKING NEAR THE HUB. *TT

DRIVING MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON 4/15/2012, I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL FOR MAYBE 2-3 SECONDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN LOST IT'S PRESSURE AND DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD. NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS VISUALLY APPARENT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER, THOUGH THE FLUID WAS APPROX. 1/2" LOW IN THE RESERVOIR. LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE AT EACH WHEEL TO SEE IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WAS EVIDENT AT ANY OF THE CALIPER(S), I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE FASTENED ALONG THE FRAME RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, THE BRAKE LINES WERE STILL BRIGHT AND SHINEY, THE WAY STAINLESS APPEARS, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUST OR CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE EITHER. I CANNOT VERIFY THAT THE LEAK WAS INDEED COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE, AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A LIFT FOR A BETTER VISUAL INSPECTION. I'M QUESTIONING IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP VEHICLES AND IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS SOON AS IT WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER WINDOWS CORDS AND REGULATORS BREAKING I HAVE PUT OVER $400 IN ONE WINDOW AND NOW HAVE 2 MORE BROKEN. CHRYSLER STATES FIRST THAT BECAUSE I AM THE 4TH OWNER THEY CANNOT HELP ME, THEN STATES THAT BECAUSE OF MY CARS YEAR (2002) AND MILEAGE (126K) THEY CANNOT HELP ME. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT HEATING ELEMENT STARTED TO SMOKE. UNIT WAS TURNED OFF QUICKLY & HAS FAILED TO OPERATE EVER SINCE. *TR

FRONT END CRASH WHERE I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, NEITHER OF THE FRONT END AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTED IN HEAD, JAW, AND NECK INJURIES THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF AIRBAGS WENT OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP IN THE PARKING LOT OF TJ MAXX, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT TWO SECONDS LATER BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO CRASH INVOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HEATING FUNCTION WAS NOT WORKING WITHIN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE CONTACT DISASSEMBLED THE SEAT AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WITHIN THE SEAT WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR, HISVEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THERE WERE DEFECTS WITH THE SEAT. UPDATED 03/13/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAN RELAY MODULE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE PART FAILED IT CAUSED THE FAN FOR THE RADIATOR STOP WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OVER HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAN RELAY MODULE FAILED AND IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 129,682.

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL EXPENSES RELATED TO VEHICLE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKES WHICH INCLUDED THE ROTORS MASTER CYLINDER, LEFT REAR SEAL AXLE, BEARING, SNAP RING HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RELAY FAN RADIATOR FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSDUCE PRESSURE SENSOR, SOLENOID, TRANSMISSION GOV AND GASKET WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 530.50. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN BEGAN BLARING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THEN STOPPED WORKING/ TWO DAYS LATER, ALL THE GAUGES IN THE VEHICLE WENT TO ZERO AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTICS TEST REVEALED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/10/11*JB UPDATED 11/22/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BECAME BURNED BECAUSE THE HEATING ELEMENT HAD A SHORTAGE AND OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE LEG. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,800. UPDATED 11/18/11*LJ UPDATED 02/29/12

I BOUGHT MY 02 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN 05 WITH ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. SOMETIME IN 08 THE BLOWER MOTOR STARTED WORKING OFF AND ON. AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE WAS THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER. AFTER CHECKING, I NOTICE THAT THE RESISTOR HARNESS HAD BEEN MELTED. I DID SOME MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS QUITE COMMON. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. IF THE WIRES WERE HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE PLASTIC SHEATHING, WHAT'S TO STOP IT FROM CAUSING A FIRE IN AN UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER'S JEEP? I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE CAUGHT THIS EARLY ON, BUT IF I WASN'T, THE COST OF "WHAT IF" IS NOT ONE I, MY WIFE, OR CHILDREN ARE WILLING TO PAY. *TR

FAILURE CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP AND DRIVER CANNOT SEE ROADWAY. ALL AC AND HEATER FUNCTIONS FAIL. THIS IS THE 5TH FAILURE AFTER REPEATED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO VEHICLES MADE IN 2002 AND 2003, POSSIBLY OTHER YEARS. THIS ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DUAL HEAT SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE HEAT TO CIRCULATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DUAL HEATING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

THE DEFROSTER BLOWS COLD AIR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE WINTER. CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG, THEN FREEZE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND EASY FIX, BUT REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY. TO REPLACE A $5 PIECE OF PLASTIC. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR WHILE IDLING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

FAULTY BLEND DOORS IN 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD A/C UNIT. *TR

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK DESIGN *TGW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED AN URGENT RECALL WAS NEEDED TO PROTECT THE 2.2 MILLION DRIVERS WHO OWN JEEPS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEATS WOULD OVERHEAT AND BURN THE BACK OF THE SEAT OCCUPANTS LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS: FRONT ASSEMBLY: SEAT HEATER/COOLER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

RECENTLY MY FRONT DRIVER SEAT ON MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND STARTED TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH AND FELT VERY "LOOSE". I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND FOUND THAT THE VERY THIN METAL THAT HAD BEEN CONNECTED TO THE SEAT FRAME/RAIL HAD FRACTURED AND ONE BOLT HAD ACTUALLY BORED THROUGH THE METAL HOLE OPENING BETWEEN THE TWO ASSEMBLIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V374000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT SEEMED WOBBLY, LOOKED UNDER SEAT AND BRACKET THAT HOLDS SEAT TO THE RAILS IS BROKEN ON FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. YOU CAN NOW LEAN BACK AND FRONT OF SEAT LIFTS UP. VERY DANGEROUS. IF THERE WAS A CRASH, YOU COULD EASILY END UP IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. I HAVE LOOKED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION WITH THE JEEPS, 1 SITE HAD OVER 2600 COMPLAINTS IN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. I TOOK OFF THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND ADDED 2 NYLON STRAPS TO HOLD SEAT DOWN TO RAIL. I HAVE READ MANY PLACES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THIS WELDED BACK TOGETHER AND IT BREAKS AGAIN. METAL IS VERY THIN, NOT BUILT TO TAKE STRAIN OF ANY KIND. *TR

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. MAY 2010 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. MARCH 2011 BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THAT SIDE. WENT TO DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX BOTH WINDOWS. THE WAY IT SOUNDS THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HAD TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER HOME WITH DAUGHTER IN CAR. SOMETHING THINGS TO HAPPEN ASAP. TO MUCH MONEY TO BE SPENDING EVER 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEATED ELECTRIC SEATS WERE OVERHEATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,480. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED T HE SEAT BECAME VERY HOT AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. UPDATED 05/09/11

I OWN A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND BOTH OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR COLLISION. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THEN A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I PULLED INTO THE STORE PARKING LOT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP. INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED IT WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR

NOTICED A FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOUNT. SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE FRONT OF SEAT MOUNTS BECAME FATIGUED AND FAILED. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES TO AVOID A CRASH AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER HE CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN UPDATED 03/31/11

THE HEATED SEAT ON MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND OVERHEATED AND BURNED MY LEGS. I NOW LEAVE THE HEATED SEAT TURNED OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY STATED IT NEEDS A NEW SEAT HEATER ASSEMBLY AND WILL COST $800.00. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THAT MUCH SO I DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED. I SAW A RECALL NOTICE ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE JEEP DEALER. THE JEEP DEALER STATED THAT MY JEEP IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER DUCTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY DUE TO LEAKAGE IN THE EVAPORATOR COIL. THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. AFTER THE REPAIR, MOIST AIR EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VENTS CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO BECOME FOGGY. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS REGARDING THE AIR QUALITY CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE VENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,351.

CLOUDED HEADLIGHT LENSES. *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V288000 MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES OF THIS NATURE. CAR LOST DIRECTIONALS AND HEATER/DEFROSTER, BRAKE LIGHTS ON HIGHWAY. ALL ELECTRICAL RELATED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN I BEGAN TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, MY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH GREAT FORCE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND THEN PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO IMPACT, NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE IN ANY WAY, EXCEPT THAT THE SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOW HANGING DOWN. CHRYSLER INITIALLY REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY PART OF THE INCIDENT, THEN FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE AIRBAG TO BE RE-INSTALLED. I WAS MADE TO PAY FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR ($200), THE AIRBAG CONSOLE ($320) AND A $100 DEPOSIT ON THE AIRBAG ITSELF. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM A SOCCER GAME WITH 3 KIDS AND MYSELF IN A 2002 JEEP. I WAS COMING TO A STOP, WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE SUV. THE FRAME OF THE JEEP BROKE FROM RUST. THE JEEP HAD THE UNDERSIDE COATED WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. JEEP DID NOTHING TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IT HAD TO GO TO THE SALVAGE YARD. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER JEEP PRODUCT. MY AUTO BODY SHOP SAID THE OTHER SIDE WAS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH ALSO, SO REPAIR COST WOULD MORE THAN IT WOULD BE WORTH. THE ONLY THING WAS THAT MOMENTS BEFORE THE BREAK, I WAS GOING 65 ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD IT BROKE THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NOTICED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WAS BOILING IN THE OVERFLOW CONTAINER. THE CONTACT LET THE VEHICLE COOL OFF AND ADDED ANTI FREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V199000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 .

THE SUPPORT FRAME FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. IT CAUSES THE CAR SEAT TO SHIFT AS THERE ARE ONLY 3 SUPPORT POINTS INSTEAD OF 4. I HAD A MECHANIC ATTEMPT TO FIX IT BUT THAT ONLY LASTED UNTIL 150,000 MILES. A MODERATE TO HIGH IMPACT ACCIDENT MAY CAUSE THE ENTIRE SEAT TO COME LOOSE THEREBY NULLIFYING ANY SAFETY EFFECT A SEAT BELT MAY HAVE TO SAVE MY LIFE. *TR

SAME COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED ON THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLER/JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATORS THAT REGULATE HOT AND COLD AIR FAIL SO THAT HEAT STOPS WORKING ENTIRELY. THIS ALSO MEANS THE DEFROST STOPS WORKING WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN WET AND COLD CLIMATES LIKE THE WINTER MONTHS IN WASHINGTON STATE. I RECENTLY DROVE OVER ONE OF OUR MOUNTAIN PASSES AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS SNOWING AND I COULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE REPAIR COSTS $1600 AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. *TR

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED (WJ), ELECTRICAL WIRES MELTING AT BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER (RESISTOR BLOCK) FOR HEATER /AC INTERIOR FAN. FIRE HAZARD AS THIS CIRCUIT IS HOT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. POOR CONTACT BETWEEN THE WIRE FEMALE SPADE CONNECTOR AND THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER MALE SPADE TERMINAL CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN THE WIRES BEING CHARRED AND THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER HOUSING MELTING. DEVICE IS LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM ORDERING A HARNESS AND HEATER RESISTOR TO REMEDY THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WHILE MY CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE, THIS IS CLEARLY A FIRE HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

INSURANCE COMPANY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER REGARDING AIRBAGS *TGW BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR SOME MODELS REGARDING AN INCORRECT PASSENGER AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS IN THE AIR BAG. *JB

THIS EVENING, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, THE METAL BASE STRUCTURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHEERED OFF IN THE RIGHT FRONT POSITION. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE SEAT BEING SECURED TO THE VEHICLE BY ONLY THE OTHER THREE POSITIONS, AND THE SEAT WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IN A COLLISION, THE FAILURE OF THIS SEAT IS ASSURED. *TR

DUAL CONTROL A/C HEATER UNIT ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED STOP WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED WITH CAUTION TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,162.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE HEATER ENGAGED, THE HEATER FAILED TO BLOW FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BLOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BLEND AIR DOOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DEFROST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BECOME INOPERABLE AND WOULD DECREASE VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I HAVE A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE SEAT FRAME BROKE THROUGH COMPLETELY WITH NORMAL WEAR, LESS THAN 100K MILES ON THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET IT INSPECTED AND IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE SEAT. SOMETHING THIS SERIOUS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

2002 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP-FUEL RAIL RUSTED AND LEAKED FUEL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CAUGHT IT BEFORE A FIRE, REPLACING RAIL AT A COST OF APPROX $230 PARTS $200 LABOR. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR