1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE CLIMATE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. ONE SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR AND THE OTHER WARM AIR. THE DEFROSTERS ARE INEFFECTIVE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP NOT TO MENTION KEEPING THE WINDSHIELD DEICED IN BAD DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHRYSLER SAYS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE HEATER ASSEMBLY AND FIX THE RECIRCULATION DOOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS. THEY WANT $1200 TO FIX THE HEATER! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AND THE CHIME DINGS. IT SEAMS TO DO IT WHEN THE STERING WHEEL IS TURNED. I SUSPECT IT IS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING AND I'VE FOUND SEVERAL ISSUES OF THIS ON MANY JEEP FORUMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT

DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKE, CANT FIND A REPLACEMENT, SALVAGE YARD SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR JEEPS. *KB

ON A RECENT DAY-LONG TRIP, THE ELECTRIC SEAT HEATER ON DRIVER'S SIDE OVERHEATED, CAUSING A 4" DIAMETER BADLY BLISTERED BURN ON THE BACK OF MY LEG. A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT WAS ISSUED ON 4/7/2009 FOR 2001-2004 MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V117000 ), BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ONE FOR THE 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE LOCAL DEALER (LITHIA IN GRANTS PASS, OR) REQUESTED I SUBMIT THIS SO HE CAN MAKE THE PROPER REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE AS SPECIFIED FOR THE 2001-2004 MODELS. *TR

AUTO HAD 40000+ MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM MY BROTHER. I HAD IT ONLY A FEW MONTHS WHEN IT STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL I SAT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I AM CAPABLE OF OVERCOMING AUTO TROUBLE SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THIS INCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR MANY YEARS NOW. THEN IT BEGAN TO STALL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES WOULD START AGAIN AND OTHER TIMES AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES. I REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR, IN-TANK FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. IT RAN OKAY FOR A WHILE BUT BEGAN TO HARD START AND STALL AGAIN ABOUT 2 MOS. AGO. THEN 2 DAYS AGO IT STALLED SOMETHING LIKE 25 TIMES COMING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET READING THE BLOGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IF EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS ISSUE WOULD EMAIL YOU, YOUR COMPUTERS WOULD SHUT DOWN. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS JUST REPLACING THE EXPENSIVE PARTS AT RANDOM, TAKING THE MONEY AND NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. THESE PEOPLE, MYSELF INCLUDED, ARE BEGGING FOR A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM WITH A VERY NICE AUTOMOBILE MADE IN AMERICA BY SKILLED TOP DOLLAR UNION LABOR. IT IS GETTING CLOSE TO SCAM EPIDEMIC. MY CAR IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE NOT FIXED BECAUSE THERE ARE ABOUT TEN DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE ELECTRICAL AND FUEL SYSTEM THAT CAN CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GO DOWN THAT ELIMINATING PROCESS. MY DOCTOR DOESN'T DO ME THAT WAY AND I WON'T ALLOW THE MANUFACTURER TO DO IT EITHER. *TR

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD AND I COULD SMELL SMOKE, LIKE AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND I AUTHORIZED HIM TO REPAIR. I THEN LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WHICH MY JEEP HAD WAS A RECALLED AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMP FROM AIRTEX. I CALLED AIRTEX AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND ASKED ME ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS , ARE YOU SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE AND DID I HAVE THE PART TO SHIP BACK TO THEM. I CALLED THE MECHANIC AND HE ALREADY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW AIRTEX FUEL PUMP AND THREW THE OTHER AWAY. I HAVE THE RECEIPT BUT CANNOT SEND THE OLD FUEL PUMP BACK. THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS RECALLED PRODUCT EVEN WHEN MY MECHANIC WROTE DOWN THE OLD MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER OF THE OLD RECALLED FUEL PUMP. THIS IS WRONG AND UNFAIR. $500 I AM OUT . *TR

HVAC DOESN'T CHANGE TEMPERATURE. BLENDER DOORS ARE BROKEN. FOUND OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN 99-04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND THEY'VE UPDATED THE PARTS TO REPLACE. PROBLEM IS, LABOR COSTS AROUND $1500 TO FIX THE HVAC. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS AS I CAN'T DRIVE IN THE WINTER WITHOUT HEAT, WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT A DEFROSTER!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND UPDATED THE INFORMATION IN THEIR SYSTEM. A LOCAL MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

WHILE PARKED, I LEANED BACK IN MY SEAT AND THE PLATE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FLOOR BROKE. IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SAME HAD HAPPENED, A LOT OF GOOD A SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE DONE. *TT

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ON 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO- BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS ON THE WEB STILL NO RECALL. PROBLEM IS DEFECTIVE CONTACTS IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *TR