CHRYSLER RUNNING BOARD KIT Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. IT HAS BROKEN AND I HAVE FIXED IT AND BROKEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP FOR WELDING AN WHEN THEY TOOK IT OUT THEY FOUND IT WAS ONLY BEING HELD TOGETHER BY FABRIC. I UNDERSTAND THAT VEHICLE PARTS HAVE A LIFESPAN AND SOME REQUIRE THAT THEY BE REPLACED . THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM. I'M LOOKING AT A $400-500.00 REPAIR THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED THROUGH A RECALL. THE PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FRAME IS OVER $300.00, NOT COUNTING LABOR. I HAVE LOOKED AT COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON. YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND REPLACEMENT SEATS AT SALVAGE YARDS. THE BIG THREE HAVE BEEN UNDEREGINEERING VEHICLE PARTS FOR YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUTURE PARTS AND VEHICLE SALES. THIS APPROACH IS A MAJOR REASON THEY ARE IN THE MESS THAT THEY ARE IN. THE GOVERNMENT, INSTEAD OF THROWING MORE BILLIONS AT THEM NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY IN AN INSTANCE LIKE THIS WHERE ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. *TR

3RD FAILURE OF CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM INSIDE VEHICLE CONTROLLING A/C, HEAT, VENTS, ETC. HAVE PAID A TOTAL OF $3119 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WITH NEW OEM CHRYSLER REPLACEMENT PARTS BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS. THE SAME FAILURE CONTINUES TO OCCUR WHERE THE CLIMATE CONTROL "BLEND DOORS" BREAK IN THEIR PLASTIC HOUSING CAUSING THE DOORS TO MOVE INDEPENDENT OF THE COMPUTER CONTROL SIGNALS. IN THE WINTER, COLD AIR WILL BLOW REGARDLESS OF SETTING, AND IN THE SUMMER HOT AIR BLOWS - ALSO REGARDLESS OF SETTING. THIS LATEST FAILURE OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. IT WAS ALREADY FIXED ONCE WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD BEFORE 2 SUBSEQUENT FAILURES. DEALER REPS INFORMED ME THAT 80+% OF VEHICLES WITH DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL OPTION HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED A 2000 AND 2005 GRAND CHEROKEES AND HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH BOTH VEHICLES. *TR

SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2004, THE PAINT BEGAN WEARING OFF (NOT PEELING) THE ROOF OF MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY SAID CHRYSLER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CLEAR COAT THAT YEAR, AND AT THIS POINT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. THE SPOT REMAINED THE SAME IN SIZE, BUT CONTINUED TO WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL. I ASSUMED I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE SPOT REPAINTED. THIS WINTER, APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE ROOF DOWN TO AND INCLUDING PART OF THE TRUNK AND REAR FENDERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME WEARING AWAY OF PAINT THAT THE ROOF HAS. AT THIS POINT, ABOUT 2/3 OF MY CAR NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I FOUND ENUMERABLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR BLACK CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPES JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WANT MY CAR REPAINTED BY CHRYSLER. I FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP MINIMIZED THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO MAKE IT RIGHT WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR IS WORN DOWN TO THE BARE METAL. *TR

ENGINE DAMAGED BY SLUDGE, ENGINE STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. ENGINE IS COVERED UNDER 70K MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH CHRYSLER WHO REFUSED TO COVER ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. CHRYSLER WILL NOT IMPOSE THE WARRANTY, REFUSES RECEIPT FOR MAINTENANCE, AND REFUSES TO PUT DENIAL IN WRITING. ENGINE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SIPHONING HOSES TO THE GAS TANK REPLACED THREE TIMES. WHICH ALL THREE FAILED ALL THREE TIMES. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED. THE WHOLE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES FROM HALF TANK TO EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY WEEK. AFTER RESETTING BY THE SERVICEMAN IT COMES BACK ON WITH IN A WEEK. ALL OF THESE SAFETY DEFECTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED HOWEVER IT REMAINS DOING ALL OF THE ABOVE LEAVING THIS VEHICLE TO BE VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE NOTE THIS SO THAT ANY OTHERS MAY HAVE THIS TO REFER TO. *TR

MY 2002 GRAND CHEROKEE SUDDENLY HAS NO HEAT. THE DEFROSTER WORKS RANDOMLY AND SOMETIMES SHUTS DOWN ONLY BLOWING COLD, OUTSIDE AIR CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FOG UP WITH NO WARNING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, THE DEALER FIX IS TO TAKE OFF THE DASH ($1000+ IN LABOR) TO FIX A $20 PART. THERE ARE PARTS AVAILABLE ONLINE TO DO THE FIX YOURSELF FOR $100. SEEMS TO ME THAT NOT ONLY DOES JEEP KNOW THERE IS A FACTORY DEFAULT WITH THEIR JEEPS, THEY RIP PEOPLE OFF BY CHARGING EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF $$ TO FIX SOMETHING SIMPLE. I SEARCHED THROUGH YOUR DATABASE AND THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. AT THIS POINT I AM GOING TO FIX IT MYSELF BECAUSE I CANT GO THROUGH THE WINTER WITHOUT HEAT, BUT IM SURE AS HECK NOT GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND GET CHARGED $2500. AND IM DEFINITELY NEVER BUYING ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN. *TR

THE SOLENOID CONTINUES TO GO OUT, THREATENING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN A YEAR OF REPLACEMENT. *TR

MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED'S HEATER CONTROL UNIT HAS BECOME FAULTY. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK ON ANY SETTING, AND OUTSIDE COLD AIR COMES INTO THE CABIN WITH ZERO CONTROL. THIS IS MAKING VISIBILITY VERY POOR DUE TO LACK OF DEFROSTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO A POOR "DESIGN" FROM THE FACTORY. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST $1,766.00 PLUS TAX TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEEING IT BECOMES A SAFETY RISK DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. *TR

MY CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY WITH 3.8 ENG.BELT HAS COME OFF WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN 4 TIMES. LOSING POWERSTEERING AND CAUSING ENGINE TO QUICKLY TO OVERHEAT. DEALERS HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO DAMAGE MY CAR AND POSSIBLY OTHERS SINCE IT CAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANY ONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY. IT SEEMS THAT SO MAY THAT GATES BELT COMPANY DESIGNED A BELT PACKAGE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASE THIS REPAIR PACKAGE AND SEEMS TO BE WORKING IN THE RAIN. SHOULDN'T THIS REPAIR BEEN A RECALL BY CHRYSLER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

HTTP://NHTHQNWWS111.ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/DOCSERVLET/ARTEMIS/PUBLIC/RECALLS/1998/V/RC-98V183-NN.PDF RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THEY HAVE ACTUALLY MADE IT WORSE! *TR