2001 Jeep Laredo

MY 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REPLACE THE SEAT AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ONE. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SEAT BROKE LUCKILY I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY AND SITTING COMPLETELY STRAIGHT OR I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT SEVERAL DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS AND JUNK YARDS HAVE TOLD ME THEY BREAK SO OTHER THEY NEVER CAN GET ONE INTACT. I HAVE LOOKED FOR OEM PARTS WHICH IS MY FIRST CHOICE AND HAVE FOUND THIS ITEM NOT AVAILABLE IT. THE BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT IS NOT VERY SUPPORTIVE AND SEEMS TO BE VERY POORLY MADE(THIN METAL) I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT I GREW UP AROUND SEVERAL. I AM STILL HOPING TO NOT HAVE TO GIVE MY JEEP UP BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND A SEAT. WE ALSO OWN A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYWHERE NEAR THE PROBLEMS AS WE HAVE HAD WITH THE 2001 I SERIOUSLY THINK THE 2001-2003 WERE MADE POORLY AND JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ACCEPT IT AND RECALL THE PROBLEM ITEMS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD HEADLAMP, TAIL LIGHT AND THE GAS TANK RECALLS CORRECTED ON MY JEEP BUT NEXT TO THE GAS TANKS BLOWING UP IN REAR END COLLISIONS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE ALSO BY A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP HAD THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE CORRECTED" WHICH I HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT UNTIL ANOTHER PERSON AT THE SHOP WHO HAD THE SAME YEAR JEEP SAID I HAD THIS FIXED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HE SAID IF I REALLY WANTED TO KNOW HOW BAD IT WAS TO GOOGLE IT AFTER I DID I DIDN'T EVEN WA

WHEN I AM FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT CONTINUALLLY CUTS OFF AND SPITS BACK GAS. ALSO THE BLINKERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTINGLY. THESE TWO PROBLEMS ARE ON THE INTERNET. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR MODEL. *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO LIMITED HAS BEEN OVERHEATING IF WE IDLE FOR MORE THAN 1-2 MINUTES. AS LONG AS THE RPMS DON'T GO OVER 2000 IT WILL HAPPEN. I WENT ON A TRIP LAST MAY UP A CANYON. DROVE ABOUT 50 MILES TO THE CANYON AND ALL WAS FINE. WHILE GOING UP THE CANYON SPEEDS STAYED BELOW 20 MPH BECAUSE WE WERE FOLLOWING MY IN-LAWS AND THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DUST THE AC WAS OFF I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAGE WAS RAISING. WHEN I NOTICED IT, I GUESS IT WAS TOO LATE. I STOPPED THE JEEP AND HOPED THAT IT WOULD COOL DOWN. AS I LIFTED THE HOOD. THE TOP POPPED OF THE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND SPRAYED COOLANT EVERYWHERE. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS GOING FAST AGAIN. I PUT MORE COOLANT IN IT AND IT STILL OVERHEATS AT DRIVE-THRU'S AND IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF. IN FACT WHEN I GOT IT REGISTERED THEY LEFT THE JEEP RUNNING AND THE COOLING SYSTEM RESERVOIR TOP POPPED OFF THEN. THEY TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL AND ADD COOLANT ASAP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT LOOKING AND ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I REALIZE THAT THIS IS SERIOUS. THE ELECTRICAL IS ALSO SHODDY. I THINKS IT'S BECAUSE THE COOLANT HAS LEAKED ALL OVER THE WIRES. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE COOLING THOUGH. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR CAR OVERHEATING IN SLOW//STOPPED TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGERS HEATED SEATS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER) DID NOT INCLUDE HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,050.

DRIVERS SEAT ON 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THE BASE HAS BROKEN AND NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER OR CHRYSLER. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE SEATS I HAVE LOOKED FOR MONTHS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER HE QUOTED ALMOST 800 TO REPAIR IF THEY COULD FIND THE PARTS. *TR

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. LEAKING COOLANT. REPLACED WATER PUMP AND HOSES. CONTINUED TO LEAK, OIL PRESSURE DROPS AT IDLE AND RECENTLY COOLANT HAS BEEN FOUND MIXED WITH THE OIL. THE HEAD IS CRACKED AND ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEP HEADS CAST AROUND 2000.

MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND ALSO SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START PROPERLY. MY MECHANIC DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE IS LOOKING AT IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME THOUGH IS THAT IT IS JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE I AM IN TRAFFIC. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT CAUSE IT IS HAPPENING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT NOW. I DID FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OUT THERE AND THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER TO FIND OUT IF THAT IS REALLY THE PROBLEM. NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT AT CHRYSLER. I JUST WANT ANSWERS SO THAT I CAN GET IT FIXED. I AM REALLY WORRIED THAT I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE SEAT OF MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE RIGHT OFF THE FLOOR. I CAN NOW LIFT THE SEAT RIGHT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME SEPARATED FROM SLIDE MECHANISM AT THE HEX BOLT. APPEARS TO BE VERY THIN METAL. *TR

I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELT LIKE IT WAS TIPPING. I ALSO NOTICED A NOISE AND MOVEMENT WHEN I GOT INTO THE SEAT OR TURNED A CORNER WHILE DRIVING. I REMOVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT MOUNTING POINT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTED TRACKS. I REMOVED THE TRACKS FROM THE SEAT FRAME AND FOUND WHERE A WEDGE SHAPED PIECE OF THE SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN AWAY AT THE MOUNTING HOLE ALLOWING THE SEAT TO ROCK. I FOUND NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE SEAT FRAME RADIATING OUT FROM THAT SAME MOUNTING HOLE. I ALSO FOUND A CRACK THE TOP OF THE SEAT FRAME POSSIBLY CAUSED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. TO REPAIR THE FAILURE I WELDED THE WEDGE SHAPED PIECE BACK TO THE FRAME. I ALSO WELDED THE CRACKS RADIATING OUT FROM THAT MOUNTING HOLE. I NOTICED THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES AT ALL FOUR POINTS WERE MUCH LARGER THAN THE MOUNTING STUDS ON THE FLOOR MOUNTED TRACKS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FLARED NUTS USED TO MOUNT THE FRAME TO THE TRACKS DIDN'T SEEM WIDE ENOUGH TO ADEQUATELY COVER HOLES AND PROVIDE THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO PREVENT FAILURE. I REMOUNTED THE FRAME ON THE TRACKS USING LARGE WASHERS UNDER THE ORIGINAL FLARED NUTS TO SPREAD THE STRESS OVER MORE OF THE FRAME SURFACE. DURING THE ORIGINAL INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE OTHER FRONT MOUNTING POINT HAD STARTED TO DISTORT AROUND THE NUT. I FLATTENED THAT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE WITH A HAMMER. MY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT IF THAT OTHER MOUNTING POINT HAD FAILED DURING A REAR END COLLISION IT COULD HAVE

2. BRACKET ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING DRIVER INSTABILITY AND HINDERING SAFETY. 3. BODY SHOP WILL ATTEMPT TO WELD BRACKET (COST ESTIMATE $150); HOWEVER, WE ARE UNSURE IF THIS WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 JEEP LAREDO AND THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEALS AND BEARINGS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE. BEARINGS START MAKING NOISE AT AROUND 35 MPH. THE SEALS FAILED AND CAUSED OIL TO GET ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINING CAUSING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BE INEFFECTIVE. THE FIRST TIME THIS WENT OUT THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 75,000 MI. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT APPROX. 82,000 MI. THIS HAS COST $1100.00 TO FIX THE FIRST TIME AND IS AT THE DEALER NOW FOR THE SECOND REPAIR WHICH WILL COST AT LEAST $1500.00 TO REPAIR BEARINGS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE AND/OR LININGS. *TR

THE BACK DOORS OF MY 2001 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE L WILL NOT OPEN! *TR

I WAS ON THE INTERSECTION AND I TURN TO THE LEFT, THEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, MY CAR SLIDE AND I WAS TRYING TO MANIPULATED BUT I COULD NOT AND MY CAR ROLLOVER. MY CAR IS TOTAL LOSS BECAUSE THE ROOF IS TOTAL DAMAGE. MY CAR IS A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE PROCEEDING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SEAT COMPONENT COLLAPSED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO PREVENT A CRASH. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SEAT COMPONENT DETACHED FROM THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $636 FOR REPAIRS AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY COMMON FOR HIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. HE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE NEEDED PARTS FROM A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS INFORMED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE PARTS WAS SO WIDELY NEEDED THAT THEY COULD NOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 171,000.

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. OUT OF NOWHERE IN 48 DEGREE WEATHER, MY WINDOWS SLID INTO THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH LITTLE TO NO HELP WITH RESOLUTION. *TR

MY 2001 JEEP ACCELERATES WHEN STOPPING AND HAS A SLOW TAKE OFF WHEN ACCELERATING. I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE JEEP ACCELERATED. I HAD TO AGAIN APPLY THE BRAKES. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO STOP. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS COME ON AND A GAS CAP WAS REPLACED WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED BUT NOW THE ACCELERATIONS HAVE STARTED AGAIN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR CLOSE TO ANY OTHER CAR BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE JEEP WILL JUST TAKE OFF. ALSO, THE SHIFT GEAR SLIPS EASILY I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT TOUCHING THE SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. HAS ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS BEEN FILED CONCERNING THE ACCELERATIONS WHEN STOPPING IN THE 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES? *TR

THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AND DEPENDING ON THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATE THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER OVERHEAT, HAVE NO HEAT OR PROVIDE A/C COOLING ONLY WHILE DRIVING AND NOT WHILE SITTING IDLE. I'VE HAD REPAIRS AND COOLANT FLUSHES. THE REPAIRS LAST ONE WEEK AND THEN THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND THE ISSUES START ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW STARTING FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. NO ONE WAS OPERATING THE WINDOW CONTROLS. THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $350. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE DRIVERS WINDOW WOULDN'T STAY UP. THE ARMATURE HAD TO BE REPLACE FOR $400. *TR

BLEND DOORS DRIVERS & PASSENGER. REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR TWICE. *TR

2001, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARADO, BLEND DOOR FAILURES OF HEATER SYSTEM. FAILURE RESULTED IN NO HEAT OR DEFROST SITUATION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER FORCING DRIVER TO STOP ALONG MOTORWAY. VEHICLE INSPECTED AND DISCOVERED THE HEATER SYSTEM "BLEND DOORS" FAILED. NOT SURE WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED, HOWEVER THE DRIVER SIDE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOW NOT BEING DRIVEN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. REPAIR QUOTES HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE AND BEYOND FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE SERIOUS AND WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE WITH JEEPS UTILIZING THIS HEATING SYSTEM AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AS REPAIRS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO ABSORB AT THIS TIME. FAILURE TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD LEADS TO A SERIOUS DRIVABLE PROBLEM FROM FOGGING WINDOWS.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,131 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE STALLED AND HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE JEEP DEALER STATED THAT THERE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE STALLING. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,131.

BLEND DOOR FAILURE ON MY '01 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 79000 MILES RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF REPAIRS. HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION SINCE I GOT THE NEW CAR AND JEEP KEPT SAYING "IT WAS NORMAL" THEY EVEN HAD A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THEY EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES WHICH MY CAR MISSED BY 65 DAYS. I ALSO SEE TOO MANY BLEND DOOR ISSUES THAT JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS VS. ME PAYING $850.00 FOR. *TR

I OWN A 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP LAREDO 4X4. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE EIGHT WAY SEAT. THE HINGED ACTUATOR THAT THE SEAT IS MOUNTED TO HAS FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. I PERFORMED TESTS THAT REVEALED CRACKS IN THE WELDS AND IN THE COMPONENT PARTS THEMSELVES. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH JEEP AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT MODEL AND THE SEATS. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE THE FEEL ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FIRST THERE WAS ONLY HEAT ON DRIVER SIDE, NOW NEITHER SIDE IS EVEN BLOWING ANYTHING. WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE. *TR

I AM IN THE EVER GROWING LIST OF HVAC BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTION. NOW I WILL BE THE ONLY ONE TRAVELING IN MY JEEP. AS I INVESTIGATE IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE SPENDING UP-TO $1200 FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

AZC DOES NOT FUNCTION. CHRYSLER CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR SHOP SAYS THE AZC NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BIG $$$$ FOR A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

A/C DOES NOT WORK, ALWAYS COLD AIR WITHOUT HEAT. IT HAPPENED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD, IT HAD CREEP SOUND, BUT IT WENT TO BAD AFTER WARRANTY. *TR

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. PASSENGER BLEND DOOR HAS BROKEN BLOWING COLD AIR ONLY WITH HEAT ON HIGH. NUMEROUS INTERNET POSTING ON SIMILAR ISSUE COSTING 800 - 1200.00! *TR

THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL IS NO LONGER WORKING CAUSING PROBLEMS ON FOGGING UP WINDOWS IN PARTICULAR WEATHER MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE CAR AND COST OVER $1000 TO FIX THE BLEND DOORS... NOT SURE WHAT BLEND DOORS ARE... BUT APPARENTLY THEY ARE BROKEN. *TR

MY HEATER IN MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS BEEN SUPPOSEDLY FIXED 5X AND IT HAS NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY. FIRST NO AIR AT ALL WOULD COME THRU THE VENTS THEN IT BLEW ONLY COLD AIR OUT NO MATTER WHAT THE SETTING WAS AND NOW IT WON'T BLOW HEAT OUT. MECHANICS ARE PUZZLED AS TO WHY IT WONT OPERATE PROPERLY SOME SAY ITS THE SENSOR SOME SAY ITS THE THERMOSTAT OR THE COMPUTER CHIP HASNT RESET ITSELF. THEY KEEP TRYING TO FIX IT YET IT HAS NEVER RAN PROPERLY WITH THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL. I AM PASSED MY WARRANTY COVERAGE DATE. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP DISHING OUT MONEY TIME AND AGAIN FOR THE SAME THING. WITH AS MANY TIMES IT HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN FIXED IT SHOULD BE ALL NEW PARTS IN THERE FOR THE HEAT/AC COMPONENTS TO WORK!!! *TR

LFT REAR DOR BY ANOTHER DRIVER IN PKG LOT. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, AT APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES THE HVAC SYSTEM WON'T DIRECT THE AIR TO THE CORRECT AREA WHEN ASKED TO DO SO. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST $1,500 TO REPAIR. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON SITUATION WITH THESE VEHICLES. I LIVE IN CENTRAL OHIO AND IT GET VERY COLD IN THE WINTER AND WHEN YOU CAN'T GET HEAT TO COME OUT OF THE FLOOR OR DASH VENTS OR THE DEFROSTER TO KEEP THE WINDOW CLEAR WHILE DRIVING IT BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD. I'LL PUT THE DATE DOWN WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AND IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED SINCE. *TR

PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK AFTER EVEN REPLACING SEVERAL BULKS. THIS HAS BEEN, AND IS STILL A PROBLEM, FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN STOPPED MAY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT. *JB

DRIVER'S SEAT WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE MOVABLE RAILS IS BROKEN. REPEATED CALLS TO VARIOUS USED PART DEALERS SHOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS. APPARENTLY AT AROUND 60,000 MILES OR SO THE SEAT BREAKS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN THAT THE SEAT CAN COME LOOSE DURING NORMAL DRIVING, OR DURING AN ACCIDENT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD DOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I HIT HIM STRAIGHT ON AND NEITHER THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG OR THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I DRIVE A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I SUSTAINED SEVERE SPINAL INJURY THAT REQUIRED A SURGERY AND THE POSSIBILTY OF FUTURE SURGERY TO OTHER DISCS. *TR

THE 2001 JEEP, WHICH HAS 56,000 MILES HAS HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE CALIPERS ONCE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AGREED THAT THERE WA S SOMETHING WRONG, BUT THEY HINTED ABOUT OUR DRIVING HABITS. YOU KNOW THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU DRIVE A LOT IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE PURCHASED IT IN DENVER, CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER WE LIVE ON THE EASTERN PLAINS, AND WE HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, BUT WE HAVE THE TOWING PACKAGE. THIS LAST TIME WE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PADS WERE FINALLY WORE ON THE REAR. IT IS AMAZING THAT THE LIFE OF THE PADS IS THREE TIMES THAT ROTOR. I KNOW THAT BRAKES ARE WEARABLE ITEMS, BUT REPLACING THE ROTORS BEFORE THE PADS IS LIKE BUYING THREE SETS OF WHEELS BEFORE THE TIRES WEAR OUT. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER, AND I SIMPLY WANTED SOME ADVICE, BUT THE LADY HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED BACK AND FINALLY GOT SOMEONE TO DOCUMENT SOME ITEMS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE PAID OVER $1,500 OUT OF OUR POCKET, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID, WITHOUT HESITATION, THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. HE WOULDN'T DOCUMENT ANYTHING FOR US. ALL I WANT TO DO IS FIX THE PROBLEM SO IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT CAN OUR FAMILY DO? *AK

JEEP HEATING , TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS BROKEN/FROZEN. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON JEEP COOLING FANS FOR MY YEAR OF JEEP. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER PLUS DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, BUT THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR 4.1L ENGINES AND MY ENGINE WAS A 4.7L. OBVIOUSLY, CHRYSSLER/DAIMLER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING FANS ON THESE JEEPS, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY JEEP WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC HAD THE NHTSA RECALL BULLENTIN. BECAUSE OF THE HEATING PROBLEM, ALONG WITH A SAFETY ISSUE, WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIR WORK DONE, $1206.86. THE PART ALONE WAS OVER $900.00 - THE OLD PART WAS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.*AK

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. HEATER ON PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AFTER ABOUT 60,000 MILES. JUST RAN INTO ANOTHER JEEP OWNER WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK

AIR COND. AND HEATER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AIR IS BLOWING OUT THROUGH THE TOP.

HEAT IS BLOWING UNCONTROLLABLY OUT OF ALL VENTS. CAN NOT TURN OFF... THE "BLEND DOORS" ARE BROKEN. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL THESE JEEPS. YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASH TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ITEM !!!! *NM

FROM DAY OF PURCHASE, HEARD LOUD CREAKING UNDER THE DASH. ASSUMED VENTS WERE OPENING/CLOSING. EVENTUALLY COLD AIR BEGAN TO BLOW FROM THE RIGHT VENTS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR PROBABLY NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $1500. THEY SAID BRING IT ON, WE HAVE TWO HERE NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

NO HOT HEAT OR DEFROST ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 2001 GC LTD HAD EXTENDED WARANTEE HAD TO PAY 300 DEDUCABLE.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DIVICES AND CONTROLS 2001 JEEP GRANDE CHEROKEE. BETWEEN SPRING 2006 PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED DURING THE NIGHT LEAVING MY CAR OPEN AND EXPOSED TO WEATHER. WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP AND SINCE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN WE HAD TO DUCT TAPE ALL AROUND TO DRIVE 300 MILES HOME. $450 TO REPAIR. 4 MONTHS LATER WENT FOR A SWIM AND WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD DROPPED AND WOULD NOT GO UP. CAR HAS ~70,000 MILES AND THOUGHT THIS TO BE QUITE UNUSUAL SO DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. ONE GENTLEMAN HAD RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE IT A TRY. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH CHRYSLER THEY AGREED TO REIMBURSE SO I MAILED IN BOTH RECEIPTS EQUALLY ~$800 MINUS A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD AGREED TO ONLY PAY FOR THE MOST RECENT. I GUESS I SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT I GOT SOMETHING BUT I AM NOT. IF THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WHY WOULD THEY ONLY PAY FOR THE ONE. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT TO DROP. THERE SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR ON THIS MODEL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS MOUNTED INTO THE FRAME WITH A PLASTIC PART THAT FAILED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED THE SERVICE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART ON THE FRONT LEFT WINDOW. THE PLASTIC PART HAD FAILED ON THE LEFT REAR WINDOW, FRONT RIGHT WINDOW AND A SECOND TIME ON THE FRONT LEFT WINDOW.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLE BROKE WITH 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD YET. SHOWS POOR MANUFACTURING QUALITY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 40 MPH OR MORE THERE WAS VIBRATION AND PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS/PADS, AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT ON HOW TO BRAKE PROPERLY. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ROTORS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DIFFERENT DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. NONETHELESS, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

VEHICLE BATTERY IN 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WAS CHANGED 3 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF 9 MONTHS DUE TO BATTERY LOOSING POWER. IN JUNE 2005, THE 4TH BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. PURCHASED NEW DIEHARD SUV BATTERY AND INSTALLED. ON NOV. 8, 2005, THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE AND CAUSE OVER $4,000 IN DAMAGES. WIFE FEARS FOR HER LIFE AND LIFE OF 2 Y/O AND 6 Y/O WHO ARE TRANSPORTED IN VEHICLE TO BABYSITTER AND SCHOOL ON A DAILY BASIS. *NM

MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING FRONT END ACCIDENT IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. ALSO REAR PASSENGER SAFETY BELT DID NOT LOCK AND CAUSED CHILD IN BOOSTER SEAT TO HIT THE BACK OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CHILD HAD FACE AND EYE INJURIES. *NM

ENGINE OVER-HEATS WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL AND IDLING. THE FAN DOESN'T START WHEN THE TEMPERATURE RISES. THIS LEADS TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. THE FAN MOTOR IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FAN MOTOR IS DRAWING TOO MUCH AMPERAGE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR. *NM