2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

BLEND DOOR FAILURE IN 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. MAY 19, 2008. *TR

IN MARCH, 2005, WITH 59,000 MILES, MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST 2002, NEEDED A NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL. A REPLACEMENT WAS ALSO NEEDED AT 80,000 (JULY 2006), 86,000 (MARCH 2007), AND 98,000 (APRIL 2008). AS OF THIS WRITING, THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. IN REPLACING FIRST THE BEARINGS, THEN THE GEARS, AND THEN THE "ENTIRE REAR END", THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CHRYSLER HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. NO ONE AT THE 800 NUMBERS CAN OFFER ANY SOLUTIONS. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COVERED, MINUS MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. BUT, I DON'T THINK THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS IS QUESTIONABLE. I'VE FOUND A NUMBER OF SITES WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR BODY STYLE/MODEL. PERHAPS THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM.. *TR

JEEP BLEND DOOR BREAK - VISIBILITY PROBLEM BECAUSE OF DEFROSTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BURNED OUT AND MELTED THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HOLDER OF THE LIGHTS. IN 2005, HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE LENS AND PLASTIC COMPONENT AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $115. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED A SHORT. THE REPAIR FOR THIS FAILURE ALSO COST $115. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT STRUCTURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF UPDATED 05/20/08. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE HVAC BLOWS COLD AIR ONLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALWAYS SWAYED BACK AND FORTH AS IF IT WERE OFF BALANCED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE BELT, RADIATOR FAN, THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP WERE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER ONLY COVERED THE EXPENSE OF THE FAN, WHICH WAS $265. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP. THE SEAT BELT DETACHED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT LANDED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND HER HEAD WENT THROUGH THE MOON ROOF. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

CAR SHUTTERS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. JEEP HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE MIDDLE OF 2002 AND EVEN SENT OUT TSB'S TO IT'S DEALERS. THE CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE PADS TO WEAR UNEVEN THUS CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP. CHRYSLER SAYS YOUR PROBLEM NOT OURS , PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

I OWN A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND IT IS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL. I'VE NOTICED A FUNNY NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE A TWISTING OR A CLAPPING NOISE. JUST RECENTLY I NEEDED TO TURN ON MY HEATER BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY COLD OUT AND FOR SOME REASON ALTHOUGH THE TEMP WAS SET ALL THE WAY TOO HIGH IT WAS STILL BLOWING COLD AIR FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL WORKED FINE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND I KNOW IT WILL COST WAY MORE THAN I CAN EVER AFFORD FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROBLEM IS IMMINENT TO JEEP OWNERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMPANY FEELS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A LUXURY. HOWEVER IT IS FOR MOST OF US THAT OWN A SUV IT IS BECAUSE WE NEED TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILIES COMFORTABLY. FOR THAT IS WHAT THEY ADVERTISE. I HAVE A NEW BORN CHILD AND I THINK IT IS RIDICULES I CAN NOT TRANSPORT HER IN MY JEEP BECAUSE IT IS TO COLD FOR HER AND SHE WOULD BE AT RISK OF GETTING PNEUMONIA, BECAUSE THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS FAILED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. PLEASE HELP US IN MAKING THE COMPANY FIX THEIR INADEQUATE CLIMATE CONTROL PROBLEM AND LIVE UP TO THEIR EXPECTATIONS. *TR

BLEND DOORS ON THE HVAC SYSTEM HAVE FAILED. PASSENGER SIDE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE JEEPS. *TR

WHILE ROLLING UP DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW, HEARD A LOUD NOISE WITHIN CAR DOOR. WINDOW THEN FELL INTO DOOR AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN. SERVICE DEPT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY BECAUSE THE PART IS MADE OF PLASTIC. WAS CHARGED $295 FOR REPLACEMENT PART. EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER, WHO ALSO OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, TWO MONTHS AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END SHAKES. WHILE DRIVING DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE FRONT END SHAKING CAUSES THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,340 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

BREAK IN DRIVERS SEAT POWER LIFT ASSEMBLY. COMPLETE BREAK IN STEAL WITH ADDITIONAL STRESS FRACTURES AND SPLITTING IN LOWER CHAIR FRAME MOUNTING RAIL CAUSING SEAT TO DISCONNECT FROM BASE. CONTINUED USE OF THIS VEHICLE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO THE SEAT SURFACE IN WHICH THE DRIVER IS LOCATED, BECOMING DETACHED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2002 CHRYSLER JEEP 4X4 GRAND CHEROKEE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF WITH NO BRAKES. THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO BE STUCK AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS STILL WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I FINALLY MOVED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND THAT SEEMED TO WORK. AFTER TALKING TO PEOPLE AT WORK, THIS IS CONSIDERED A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER JEEP OR CHRYSLER CAR AGAIN. I DON'T FEEL THEY STAND BEHIND THIS REPEATED PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, SEAT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL VIBRATED. THERE WAS ALSO A MINOR PEDAL PULSATION (BRAKE ROUGHNESS) UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE PEDAL APPLICATION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE ROTORS AND PADS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON AUGUST 11, 2005, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE WINDOW WAS UP AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE WINDOW WAS UP AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A POPPING SOUND BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE DEALER REPAIRED ALL THE WINDOW FAILURES. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAS ALL THE REPAIR ORDERS FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,745 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,362.

HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. NOW THERE SEEMS TO BE LITTLE TO NO HEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LINE, AND YET NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. OF COURSE THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE YET TO PURSUE REPAIRS AS THIS WILL COST ME ALMOST $500. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAT IS BLOWING COLD AIR AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE AND I'M NOT GOING TO PAY ANTHER $900 BECAUSE ITS JEEPS FAULT. *TR

THE BLEND DOORS ON MY 2002 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE HAVE BROKEN AND NO HEAT TO DEFROSTER OR TO INTERIOR CAR. JEEP MIXED PROBLEM IN 2004 MODELS BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM/SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST AND CAUSE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE LEFT MESSAGES TO YOUR WEBSITE ABOUT THIS OVER THE YRS. WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING ANYTHING? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? I GUESS SO. THANKS . *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK FEEDING CYLINDER #1. *TR

THE HEATER BLOWER BLOWS VERY COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE. VERY POOR DEFROSTING ON WINDSHIELD EVEN WITH THE TEMPERATURE SETTING ON MAX. *TR

ON 2/28/08 I WAS AT THE BANK ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE FROM HOME AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME THERE I HEARD ALOUD BANG UNDER MY JEEP. WHEN I GOT HOME THERE WAS FLUID COMING OUT FROM THE RADIATOR AREA. MY FIANCEE LOOKED AT IT AND THE HOUSING AROUND THE RADIATOR IS ALL BROKE, THERE IS PIECES OF PLASTIC STUCK IN THE RADIATOR AND THE FAN IS BROKEN AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR THERE IS A PUNCTURED HOLE IN IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT WAS TURNED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID AND MANEUVERABILITY. WHEN FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING AND GRINDING NOISE RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FAILED. THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED FOR THE 4TH TIME IN LAST YEAR. HAVE NOW LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY CHRYSLER AND IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN THAT HAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP DRIVING AN AUXILIARY COOLING FAN. RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND EXTREMELY REDUCED DRIVABLE. *TR

COLD AIR BLOWING FROM PASSENGER SIDE VENTS AND WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER REGARDLESS OF CONTROL OR TEMP SETTINGS. DRIVER SIDE TEMP ADJUSTMENTS WORK PROPERLY, BUT PASSENGER SIDE AND WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER CONTROLS DO NOT PROVIDE ANY HEAT. WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DEFROST, AS TEMP MIX IS NOT FUNCTIONING FOR PASSENGER VENTS OR FOR WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

I OWN A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND WITH 44,500 MILES. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WERE (1) RAPID FOGGING OF FRONT WINDSHIELD,(2) FOGGING OF FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS,(3) FAILURE OF PASSENGER HEAT WHILE STILL MAINTAINING DRIVER HEAT FUNCTION, AND (4) ONLY COLD AIR RELEASE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF JEEP. CONSEQUENTLY,(1) THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT WINDOWS DO NOT DEFOG, AND (2) NO HEAT WHATSOEVER COMES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND DASHBOARD VENTILATION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO THE FOGGING THERE IS A LEAK OF ANTIFREEZE, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, COMING INTO THE VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AREAS, DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A "BLEND AIR DOOR" IS NECESSARY AND A NEW HEATER CORE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,700 INCLUSIVE OF 7 HOURS OF LABOR. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND ONLINE FORUMS, THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2000-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITEDS/OVERLANDS WITH DUAL ZONE VENTILATION SYSTEMS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 2 YEARS AGO, AND 6 MONTHS AGO, THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR DIED AS WELL AS BROKE THE BLEND DOOR ITSELF UPON INSPECTION. THIS IS A PROBLEM AS IT TAKES REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD, DRAINING AND REFILLING THE AC SYSTEM AND DRAINING AND REFILLING THE ANTIFREEZE. I SPENT GREATER THAN 10 HOURS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS THERE ARE ENTIRE WEBSITES SET UP TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM (HTTP://WWW.WJJEEPS.COM/HVAC_SUB_ASSEMBLY.HTM). THERE ARE NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS RELATING THIS PROBLEM, AND EVEN A COMPANY WHO SELLS A METAL REPLACEMENT TO THE PLASTIC PART. *TR

BLEND AIR DOORS BROKEN. BLOW COLD AIR ALL THE TIME. *TR

WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION IT MAKES A LOUD GROANING NOISE. *TR

I WAS COMING UPON A 4-WAY INTERSECTION WITH ONE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ACCELERATED AT A GREAT RATE OF SPEED AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE GOING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. I PLOWED INTO THE 2008 CHEVROLET PUSHING IT INTO THE INTERSECTION. TO AVOID HITTING IT AGAIN, I TURNED THE WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT AS THERE WERE 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. I WAS TOLD I WENT AROUND THE CORNER ON 2 WHEELS, AGAIN AT A GREAT RATE OF SPEED, JUST BARELY TOUCHING ONE CAR AND TEARING THE FRONT END OFF OF A 2000 HONDA VAN. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 4 CARS IN THE ACCIDENT, 3 OF WHICH WERE TOTALED, AND A TOTAL OF 10 PEOPLE IN THESE CARS. I AM SO LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED AT THE RATE OF SPEED MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING, ALL BECAUSE MY JEEP WAS LIKE IT WAS SHOT OUT OF A CANNON BY ITSELF. *TR

THE BLEND DOOR ON MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THEM WHICH IS GOING TO COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS IN 2002 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE. CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE SECOND WINDOW BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE FIRST ONE AFTER RECEIPT WAS REQUESTED AND PROVIDED. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL ACCORDING TO THE DEALER BUT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. WINDOW DROPS DOWN AND CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED IN OCT 2006. PASSENGER SIDE HEAT VENTS STARTED BLOWING REALLY COLD AIR. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC..HE SAID THE BLEND DOORS WERE BAD. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WELL I GOT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE JEEP FROM TO PAY FOR IT WHICH WAS AROUND $900. WELL THEN IN JAN 2008 MY HEAT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. FINALLY YESTERDAY 1/30/08 MY HEAT JUST STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED MY WARRANTY PROVIDER..OF COURSE THIS IS NOT COVERED. I CALLED JEEP DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL COST $1200 TO FIX THE EVERYTHING. IT IS -24 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND MY WINDOW KEEPS FOGGING UP THEN FREEZING..A TOTAL SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF MONEY TO FIX IT. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND I DID NOT GET ANYWHERE WITH THEM. SAME VOICE RECORDED MESSAGE. I HAVE LOOKED OVER AND OVER TO SEE IF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT WAS COMMON AND IT IS REALLY COMMON FOR 2002 JGC LIMITED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. THIS IS TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED BEGAN UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATING. I WAS FORCED TO USE BOTH FEET TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN BUT THE JEEP CONTINUED TO SURGE UNTIL I STRUCK A TRUCK IN MY LANE. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AND SENT TO A COLLISION SHOP FOR REPAIR. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE REASON FOR THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IT APPEARS IT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION BUT WE ARE NOT SURE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHICH HAS ABOUT 79K MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO US DURING THIS TIME AND WAS IN MINT CONDITION UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY NIGHT I WENT OUT TO DO SOME ERRANDS WHEN I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION HERE IN MY TOWN OF WEBSTER. THE LIGHT WAS RED AND ONE CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHERE I COULD NOT STOP. I SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND SO THAT I DID NOT HIT HIM AGAIN, I TURNED RIGHT AT THIS FOUR WAY INTERSECTION AND THERE WERE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT I WAS NOW ON 2 WHEELS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANY OF THE CARS AS WELL. I GRAZED ONE CAR, BUT TORE THE FRONT END OF A HONDA VAN OFF BEFORE MY JEEP CAME TO A HALT ACROSS THE STREET. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN 3-5 SECONDS. BY THE WILL OF GOD I DID NOT KILL ANYONE OR SERIOUSLY HURT ANYONE, AS I WAS VERY LUCKY. MOST PEOPLE, 10 IN ALL IN THE FOUR VEHICLES, I AM SURE HAVE ACHES AND PAINS LIKE I DO TODAY. IF I WOULD HAVE HIT ANY CAR BROADSIDE, I WOULD HAVE KILLED I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY. DAMAGE DONE, I WOULD SAY THAT 3 OF THE 4 CARS ARE TOTALED. I FOUND THROUGH MY SON THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH CHRYSLER AND THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS. PLEASE GO INTO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN "JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ACCELERATING ON OWN" AND GO TO THE 4TH ONE DOWN AND LOOK AT ALL THE ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO MY SISTER IN VIRGINIA GAVE ME

NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. RECIRCULATION DOES NOT WORK. BLOWER FAN INTERMITTENT. REPAIRS ARE TOO COSTLY...ESTIMATED TO BE $1,500. *TR

RAISED HOOD TO HIGHEST POSITION TO CHECK OIL; WALKED AWAY TO GET RAG- HOOD CAME DOWN TO CLOSED POSITION. RAISED HOOD TO HIGH UP POSITION--WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN. COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY IF I HAD NOT MOVED AWAY. *TR HAVE NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER YET, POSTED A CAUTION NOTE ON THE DASH

DEFROSTER / DEFOGGER FAILED TO PRODUCE WARM AIR RESULTING IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE "BLEND DOORS" WITHIN THE DEFROST / HEATER SYSTEM. COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1100+. VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DIAL WOULD MOVE TO THE HOT SIDE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR THIRTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 105,411. UPDATED 02/14/08. *LJ

HEATING/AC NON-FUNCTIONING. BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR. JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2002. STARTED @ 75,000 MI WITH ONLY COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE, 1 YEAR LATER ONLY COLD AIR BOTH SIDES. JEEP DEALER WANTS $1200 TO REPLACE A "BLEND DOOR" BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLID TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE DRIVER AND TWO REAR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

I WANT COMPLAIN ABOUT HVAC SYSTEM IN MYJEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 2002, I BOUGHT A CAR ON 19.11.2007 AND ONE WEEK AFTER I VE GOT COLD AIR ONLY AND NO HEAT /PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE/, OUTSIDE -2 AND AFTER ONE HOUR DRIVING TEMP INSIDE +1 , SO IF IM PLANNING TO GO TO CENTRE OF EUROPE WHERE IN MIDDLE OF JANUARY IS ABOUT - 15 THAN I WILL BE FROZEN OVER,THAT MY FIRST WJ BUT I REALLY DISAPPOINTED WHEN I HEARD THAT REPAIR OF THIS ITEM IN UK COST 1200 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!CAR DONE APPROX 48000 MILES SO IM REALLY ANXIOUS TO THINK WHAT WOULD BE HAPPENING WHEN HE REACH 100,000.....MY GOD! *TR

BLEND DOOR MECHANISM BROKE NUMEROUS TIMES, BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BURNT UP TWICE.*CN

BLEND AIR DOOR FAILURE/NO HEAT*CN

PASSENGER-SIDE A/C BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN.*CN

THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, IN PARK POSITION. A LOUD BANG OCCURRED AS IF SOMEONE HAD JUST HIT MY VEHICLE HARD, BUT I FELT NOTHING. I LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OR ANYONE AROUND THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOUD BANG. LATER, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND WAS LOSING COOLANT. A CLOSER INSPECTION INDICATED A BROKEN RADIATOR SHROUD AND A SHATTERED FAN ASSEMBLY.*CN

WHEN HEAT IS ON, COLD AIR BLOWS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. I BELIEVE THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY/DESIGN PROBLEM AND IT AFFECTS THE DEFOGGER AND VISIBILITY. ESTIMATES OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. *TR

BLEND DOOR FAILURE 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, COLD AIR COMES IN ON PASSENGER SIDE AROUND GLOVE BOX. CAN NOT TURN HEATER ON HIGH, IF YOU DO HEATER TURNS OFF BECAUSE OF RESISTER THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY(HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PART BECAUSE OF BACK ORDER, IMAGINE THAT). WINTER WEATHER - COLD OUTSIDE, WARM BODIES IN JEEP, WINDOWS FOG, NO VISIBILITY!! LEAVE JEEP SIT OUTSIDE WITH FOG ON WINDOWS - SCRAPE ICE (WHICH ONCE WAS FOG) OFF THE INSIDE OF WINDOWS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BY JEEP. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE THIS GETS ADDRESSED BY ANYONE!! I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PART(S) ARE REPLACED AND KEEP GOING OUT. AT $1500 TO FIX EACH TIME, HOW CAN ANYONE AFFORD TO DRIVE THE JEEP GC. *TR

HEAT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND THE VENTILATION SYSTEM CREAKS LOUDLY. *TR

BROKEN BLEND DOORS AND ACTUATOR IN HEATING SYSTEM ON 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR