2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - FRONT DRIVER LEATHER SEAT COMPLETELY BROKE FROM THE TRACK. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR. WHEN I BOUGHT THE JEEP I HEARD SQUEAKING BELOW THE CHAIR, BUT NATURALLY THE DEALER TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. 1 YEAR LATER THE SEAT CAME APART. *TR

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED V8 BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN. THIS EFFECT THE ABILITY FOR MY JEEP TO HEAT COOL AND DEFROST PROPERLY. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF INSTANCES I HAVE RUN ACROSS. *TR

HEATED SEAT IN MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS NOT WORKING. I CHECKED WITH MY JEEP DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME JEEP FOR THIS PROBLEM DO TO THE POTENTIAL OF THE HEATER STARTING A FIRE. MY JEEP DID NOT FALL INTO THIS RECALL. I AM A DIESEL TECH AND DECIDED THAT I WOULD PURCHASE A NEW HEATED SEAT ELEMENT AND INSTALL IT MY SELF. I DID THIS TODAY 02-21-2010 AND FOUND THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT HAD BURNT AND STARTED TO BURN THE SEAT CUSHION. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY DISTURBING. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE SINCE DISCONNECTED BOTH HEATED SEATS IN MY JEEP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ENTIRE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER A DELAY OF FIFTEEN SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE ACTIVATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO RESULTED IN THE ENGINE STALLING. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJUPDATED 09/16/10

SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME WITH THE AIR DOORS BROKE OR STUCK ( MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC) . $900.00 + TO PULL WHOLE DASH OUT AND FIX AND REPLACE . I HAD TO PAY THAT FOR A VERY KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE YESTERDAY MORNING AND HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION!! I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN GREAT CONDITION ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND HAD 0 PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION UNTIL THIS POINT, AND A VERY SHARP POINT AT THAT! I WAS TRAVELING UPHILL AND WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE DOING APPROX. 20 MILES PER HOUR, I ACCELERATED PAST THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON, BUT WHEN I TRIED TAPPING AND THEN(WHEN THAT DIDN'T HELP) I WAS HOLDING THE BRAKES AS FAR DOWN AS I COULD BUT WOULD NOT STOP THIS VEHICLE THAT WAS CHARGING FORWARD WITH THE ENGINE AT HIGH REVS.. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WHICH CALMED THIS DOWN. IT TOOK THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE STREET TO STOP THIS, AND IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS-SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!! I AM HOPING THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BUT MY MECHANIC HAS NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. I OF COURSE CAME HOME AND GOOGLED ON MY COMPUTER TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS, AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY WITH HORROR STORIES OF MAJOR ACCIDENTS! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE AS I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT CANNOT PUT PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER IF THIS IS TO HAPPEN AGAIN.. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING REMOTELY DANGEROUS AS THIS HAPPEN, AND I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS TO THIS POINT!! WITH A V8 ENGINE, THIS VEHICLE IS LIKE A TANK CHARGING, AND VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS!! I WAS VERY LUCK, THIS TIME!! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BRACKETS BROKEN CAUSING UNSTABLE SITUATION WITH SEAT. ACTS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR

SEVERAL WINDOW MOTORS ON MY 2001 JEEP HAVE BROKE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN BY ITSELF AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF THE CAR TO MANUALLY PUSH IT BACK UP. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO PUSH MY WINDOW BACK UP FOR FEAR OF IT GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET IT BACK UP IN THE FREEZING COLD WEATHER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE WINDOW FALLING DOWN HARD AND SHATTERING. PLEASE ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE OF MY WINDOWS SO FAR AND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SINCE IT IS SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, I AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS ARE FORCED TO LIVE WITH IT UNTIL I CAN SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE SEAT FRAME WHEN DRIVING AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *TR

MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD IN A CROOKED SEAT AND THE SAFETY BELT DOESN'T LAY RIGHT SINCE IT IS CROOKED. I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR