2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE. MY SON'S CAR WITH MY GRAND KIDS. MY SON HAS IDENTIFIED NUMEROUS SIMILAR FAILURES ON OTHER CHEROKEES. THE FAILURE OCCURS SUDDENLY AND HAD IT BEEN INCLEMENT WEATHER, COULD AFFECT DRIVERS ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILED. PRIOR TO INVESTIGATING WHY THE SEAT BACK WOBBLED AND DID NOT OFFER SUPPORT WHILE DRIVING. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHERE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS, THEY REPLIED WITH "NONE". THE VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES AND CHANGE ON IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE COST OF THE SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY WOULD BE ABOUT $1200 NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO REMOVE THE COVERING AND REPLACE THE FRAME. ETC. THE DEALER OFFERED NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STRIPPED OFF THE COVERING REVEALING A CRACKED BOTTOM SEAT FRAME. THEY ORDERED A JEEP BOTTOM SEAT FRAME AT A COST OF $363.75 AND CHARGED ME LABOR OF $281.00 TO STRIP OFF THE COVERING, INSTALL THE SEAT AND RECOVER ACCORDINGLY. ALSO, TO COMPOUND THE AFOREMENTIONED NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENTS FUNCTION. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF THE SEAT FRAME AS STATED ABOVE. IS THERE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN RENDER IN TERMS OF REIMBURSEMENT? I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS OF THE FAILED SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS COPIES OF THE MONIES PAID TO TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR. II HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM EXTENSIVELY ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE VOLUMES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. A SERIOUS RESIDUAL OF THIS SEAT FRAME FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN THE SEAT TOTALLY COLLAPSING TO THE REAR WITH A SUDDEN STOP OR IMPACT LEAVING THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS RECLINING POSITION. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT PERHAPS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM MAY NOT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO REPORT IT TO THE PROPER AGENCIES OR AUTHORITIES. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR THANK YOU.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,336.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE SCENE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED SINCE THE FRONT END WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

I OWN A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THREE OF FOUR TIMES I HAVE HAD UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR BEING PUSHED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES OF NEARLY EVERY YEAR. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT COULD HAPPEN IF IN A PARKING LOT. THE POSSIBILITY OF PEOPLE BEING HURT IS GREAT. I HAVE KEPT IT MIND MOST EVERYTIME I MOVE MY VEHICLE, BUT IT STILL HAS HAPPENED. *TR

THE FAILURE IM HAVING IS WITH THE BLEND DOORS, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE DRIVING IN COLD CLIMATES YOUR DEFROST BLOWS COLD AIR ONTO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN COLD CLIMATES, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT I DIDN'T WRECK OR HIT ANYBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD, IN MY HONEST OPINION THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, IF YOU THINK IT ISN'T A PROBLEM MR.CHRYSLER I WILL PERSONAL DRIVE TO CORPORATE H.Q. AND HAND YOU THE KEYS AND SEE FOR YOURSELF,BETTER YET WHY DON'T YOU PUT YOUR FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE AND GO FOR A RIDE,AND THEN YOU BE THE JUDGE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ...MY GUESS IS YOU PROBABLY WILL. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER ON A WELD. DEALER SAID NEW SEAT TRACK WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. WE HAD THE BROKEN AREA RE-WELDED. AT APPROXIMATELY 185,000 MILES A DIFFERENT COMPONENT ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER ALSO CRACKED, NOT NEAR A WELD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, SINCE THE ENTIRE SEAT ROCKS ABOUT AND THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO ACCURATELY APPLY THE BRAKES. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN INITIATED, CONSIDERING THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS ISSUE OCCURS. *TR

2001 GRAND CHEROKEE LTD DOES NOT HAVE HEAT AND A/C DOES NOT GET AS COLD AS MY OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS. DEALER INSPECTED AND TOLD ME THAT JEEP KNOWS OF PROBLEM DEFECT WITH MATERIALS AND DESIGN OF BLEND DOORS AND APPARATUS. DEALER WANTS $1900 TO CORRECT. LOCAL A/C SHOP DID POOR JOB FOR $1000. WOULD LIKE JEEP TO RE-IMBURSE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE CAR SEAT BROKE OFF ITS BRACE SO NOW ITS BASICALLY NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A 4.0L 6 CYLINDER MOTOR. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHOWING ZERO OIL PRESSURE, AFTER REPLACING 2 OIL PRESSURE SWITCHES, AND AN OIL PUMP. THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS. NOW, IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER THE CYLINDER HEAD MY BE CRACKED. AFTER READING ABOUT MY VEHICLE ON-LINE, THERE ARE MORE THAN NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS. *TR