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2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →

Air Bags
Filed Jun 19, 2017SC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SUMTER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 16, 2017OR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS) AND 09V117000 (SEATS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (ROBERSON CHRYSLER IN SALEM OR) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.UPDATED 08/29/17*LJ *CN

Air Bags
Filed Jun 9, 2017AR

TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 1 YEAR SINCE RECALL BUT FIAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO DEALER. I KEEP RECEIVING NOTICES BUT THE REPAIR CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL PARTS ARE SENT TO DEALERS.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jun 7, 2017AL

MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON APRIL 20 2017 AND HE WAS HIT DEAD ON BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER I DID RECEIVE A RECALL FORM AND WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER HE STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS ALREADY RESOLVED BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T. HE WAS HIT SO HARD THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE DASHBOARD. HE WAS HIT ON HIGHWAY 231 TRAVELING TOWARD TROY ALABAMA. ...UPDATED 06/13/17 *BF *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 6, 2017MO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jun 6, 2017120,000 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN. PER THE POLICE, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRIC POLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HOME OF THE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED MORE THAN THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT DECIDE TO TOTAL OUT THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 5, 2017MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. TYLER CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP OF MICHIGAN (LOCATED AT 810 SOUTH 11TH ST NILES, MICHIGAN 49120) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS, A PERSISTENT CREAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE AIR BAGS WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Steering
Filed Apr 19, 2017161,000 milesTX

DEATH WOBBLE - AT CERTAIN SPEEDS ON CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES THE VEHICLE WILL HIT A BUMP INITIATING A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING COMPONENTS OF THE CAR AND CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL.. IT IS ONLY BY AN IMMEDIATE, SHARP AND MOMENTARY APPLICATION OF BRAKES (OR ACCELERATOR) WILL THE SHAKING STOP.

Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Apr 14, 2017MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED. GLASS PIECES SHATTERED INTO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 31, 2017125,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THROUGH A PARKING LOT, SHE SWERVED FROM HITTING A DOG AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCERT BOTTOM PORTION OF A LIGHT POST. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH SHOULDERS, NECK AND BACK AS WELL AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND BOTH SHOULDERS WHICH BOTH NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ *CN

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 30, 2017129,781 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEE, NECK, AND CHEST DUE TO THE RETRACTED SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,781. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ *AS

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 28, 201740,000 milesMA

THE JEEP WAS NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD OR PARKED IN STANDING WATER. THE MAIN BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE BUT THE OIL PAN AND TRANSMISSION PANS HAVE SERIOUS RUST ISSUES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 59K MILES AND IS EXCELLENT EXCEPT FOR THE UNDER CARRIAGE RUST ISSUES.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 2, 2017NJ

"TAKATA RECALL" IN DECEMBER, 2016, I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR A RECALL (OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE). I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL IN THE MAIL. BEFORE I TOOK MY VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER THE RECALL THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND STARTED MAKING A NOISE IN MY VEHICLE THAT GOES ON AND OFF WITH THE SEAT BELT LIGHT. I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I TOOK IT. I KNOW THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NOISE. THEY NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME 300.00 OR MORE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY MONIES TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THE DATE BELOW MAY NOT BE EXACT.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 15, 201720,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REAR LIGHT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 14, 201790,000 milesPA

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR MY VEHICLE. IT STATED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF YET. I WAITED A FULL YEAR, CALLED THE SCRANTON DODGE DEALER NEAR ME, AND STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY WILL CALL ME BACK WHEN THE PARTS COME IN. IN JANUARY, I CALLED SCRANTON DODGE AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN TELLING ME NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. OUT OF FRUSTRATION I CALLED A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT IS 40 MINUTES AWAY. THEY SAID THEY HAD THE PARTS. I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF, AND WAITED FOUR DAYS WITH NO COURTESY CALL. AFTER BEING TOLD TO CALL BACK TWO TIMES, I FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE TOLD ME HE DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE PARTS AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER MORE. WHY DID THEY TELL ME THEY HAD THE PARTS WHEN THEY REALLY DIDN'T? WHY DIDN'T I RECEIVE A CALL THE FIRST DAY IT WAS THERE LETTING ME KNOW? WHY CANT I GET THIS DANGEROUS RECALL REPAIRED? AFTER ALL THE WASTED TIME AND FUEL, WHICH INCLUDED MY WIVES CAR AS WELL, NOTHING WAS DONE. THAT DEALERSHIP WAS TONY DOMIANO CHRYSLER, WHERE I WILL NEVER RETURN AGAIN. HOW LONG TILL I CAN GET THIS RECALL REPAIRED?

Seats
Filed Feb 14, 2017142,000 milesOR

DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET (TRACK) HAS AN UPSIDE DOWN " L" SHAPED METAL BRACKET OR SUPPORT FROM THE TRACK TO THE SEAT WHICH BROKE IN TWO AT THE BEND OF THE L. HAPPENED WHILE CITY STREET DRIVING.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 8, 2017AZ

TAKATA RECALL. TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE R60 RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD NOT COMPLETE THE RECALL UNLESS I PAID THEIR DIAGNOSIS FEE BECAUSE THEY THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE WRONG. CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK THEM ABOUT WHY THEY DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO COMPLETE THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THE DIAGNOSIS FEE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PUT THE TIME INTO COMPLETING THE RECALL

Air Bags
Filed Feb 7, 2017PA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 31, 2017NM

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A FOLLOW-UP CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS TO SPEAK TO THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AND COMPLETED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 24, 2017NY

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE AFTER OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE REPAIR THEY PERFORMED DID NOT ADDRESS THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR AND SHE WOULD NEED TO RETURN WITH THE VEHICLE, TO GET A QUOTE. *JB

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 2017AL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO SOME TREES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 5, 2017NY

TL* TAKATA RECALL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. ONE MONTH AGO, THE DEALER PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS 94TH ON THE LIST AND THAT ONLY A COUPLE OF PARTS WERE SENT DAILY TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 03/02/17*LJ *TR THE CONSUMER STATED REPAIRS COMPLETED 2/16/17. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 4, 2017130,000 milesIL

FUEL TANK SKID PLATE/ PROTECTIVE SEAL RUSTING EXCESSIVELY IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. NOW HAS HOLE IN SHIELD. VEHICLE MOBILE NOTICED WHILE IT WAS ON MY LIFT AT THE SHOP.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 29, 2016IL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 20, 2016HI

2004 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH VEHICLE SHIPPING CHARGES TO REPAIR AIRBAG SYSTEM RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE LIVES ON A DIFFERENT ISLAND, THAN WHERE THE DEALER IS LOCATED. *JB

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 14, 201616,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V673000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 12, 2016180,000 milesOR

RECALL S33 FOR JEEP WRANGLES - THE CLOCK SPRING FAILS DUE TO DUST - MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO USE THEIR JEEPS IN DUSTY AREA'S ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE. MINE HAS FAILED AND UPON INSPECTION IS FULL OF DIRT AND DUST.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator PedalCrash
Filed Dec 12, 2016103,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND THEN A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 01/24/2017*CT *CN

Engine
Filed Dec 6, 2016107,466 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V112000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,466.

Seats
Filed Dec 1, 2016105,000 milesCT

THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BRACKET UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE/SNAPPED IN HALF TURNING MY DRIVERS SEAT INTO A ROCKING CHAIR MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BRACKET SNAPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. SEAT JUST DROPPED TWO INCHES TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. NOW, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A COLLISION AND THEN THE SEAT JUST FLYING OFF TURNING ME INTO A CRASH TEST DUMMY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED IN 2013 SO I WENT TO A JUNK YARD AND PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SEAT AND HAD THE ENTIRE SEAT REPLACED. NOW, THREE YEARS LATER I HAVE TO GO THRU THE SAME PROCESS AND HOPE THE JUNKYARD CAN GET ME ANOTHER SEAT. THIS IS A JOKE REALLY THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE 2004 JEEP. AFTER READING THE FORUMS ON THE WEB, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT IS GOING TO FAIL AND CHRYSLER IS GOING TO GET SUED, BIG-TIME. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Dec 1, 2016CO

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 15V-673 OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR OVER A YEAR, HE HAS BEEN RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES. AFTER DRIVING TWO HOURS TO HAVE THE RECALL COMPLETED, BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THE PART HAD ARRIVED, THE CONSUMER LEARNED LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THE REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN MADE, AS THE MODULE WAS OUT OF STOCK, AGAIN. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Nov 20, 2016165,166 milesAZ

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS BROKE AT 165,150 MILES. (THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY 1999 JEEP ALSO). MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS VERY PROBLEM!!! HAPPENS TO ALMOST ALL JEEPS AT SOME POINT. TOO SHORT OF WIRING HARNESS AND/OR BRITTLE OF WIRES. THIS REPEATING PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR ALL OF THE DOOR WIRING HARNESSES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, DOORS DO NOT LOCK, WINDOWS CAN NOT BE RAISED OR LOWERED, BACK HATCH OR WINDOW CANNOT BE OPENED. IF THERE IS A PET IN THE FAR BACK AND A PET FENCE IS IN PLACE UP FRONT, YOU CANNOT GET TO THE PET!!! PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL TO FIX. THANK YOU. JEEP/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 14, 201637,448 milesNY

WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING ON A BUSY TWO WAY CITY ROADWAY STREET, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, LOST BRAKES, NO STEERING AND NO ELECTRICAL WHILE IN MOTION, THAT ENDANGERED MY LIFE FROM A HEAD ON COLLISION. CURRENTLY NO POWER, THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STUCK.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 14, 2016148,000 milesWI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME AND SUSPENSION WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 14, 2016CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 7, 2016180,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID SUSTAIN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT BACK TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS) UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 2, 2016FL

LAST YEAR, 11/25/2015, I TOOK MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TO A JACKSONVILLE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ORC MODULE REPLACED TO PREVENT AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART LAST YEAR AND WHEN I CHECKED WITH THEM TODAY, 11/2/2016, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART. IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE...MY AUTOMOBILE HAS THE POTENTIAL OF AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS, AND POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING, AND ALL DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS RECALL IN ALMOST A YEAR? THIS IS A LAWYERS DREAM CASE! *TR

Air Bags
Filed Nov 1, 2016MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/05/17*LJ

Air Bags
Filed Nov 1, 2016CA

NOTIFIED IN DEC 2015 OF AIRBAG RECALL. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AT LOCAL DEALER. WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO ORDER THE PARTS AND LET ME KNOW. RECEIVED 2ND AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE ON NOV 2016. STILL NO FIX ON MY VEHICLE.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 31, 2016GA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND MAILBOX. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACTS SUSTAINED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A CUT ON HER HEAD, SCRAPES, KNEE BRUISES, AND BRUISES ACROSS THE CHEST FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED CUTS ON THE HANDS AND FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 31, 2016VA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 26, 2016LA

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL R60NHTSA 15V-673. CALLED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH BERGERON JEEP OF METAIRIE, LA. 70001. IT HAS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK EVEN THOUGH MESSAGES HAVE BEEN LEFT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 2016UT

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 21, 2016NY

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 20, 2016UT

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ..UPDATED 11/17/16 *BF UPDATED 12/13/16.*JB

Air Bags
Filed Oct 19, 2016IN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 18, 2016PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 15, 201686,000 milesWA

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER OF 2015 ABOUT MY AIRBAGS SO I IMMEDIATELY CALLED DICK HANNAH JEEP WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS WEREN'T RELEASED YET AND THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME. I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME ONCE THEY HAD IT. LAST WEEK I WAS GOING THROUGH MY PAPERWORK AND FOUND THE RECALL SO I CONTACTED JEEP ON TWITTER WHO SAID THE PARTS WERE IN FACT AVAILABLE.SO I TOLD THEM AND THEY STILL SAID THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE SO I TOLD THEM THAT MAKES NO SENSE JEEP SAID THAT THEY ARE AND THEY CHECKED AND THEN HERE WE ARE 10/15/16 FINALLY GETTING IT DONE. SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR SINCE THEN AND I COULD HAVE DIED.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 11, 2016150,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE REPAIRS, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Steering
Filed Oct 9, 2016177,400 milesAL

IN JANUARY 2016, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE STEERING SEEMED A LITTLE OFF. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I'M UNSURE OF WHEN THE PROBLEM AROSE AS IT WAS FOR SALE FOR MONTHS PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING. APPARENTLY THIS HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER A PRIOR RECALL.

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