1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 170,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL DING AND LIGHT-UP. THE LIGHT WILL THEN TURN OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND THEN MAY RELIGHT AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I HAVE NOT YET TRIED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN START AGAIN. *TR

IN JUST THE LAST MONTH WE HAVE LOST HEAT COMPLETELY IN OUR JEEP. IT START BLOWING OUT COLD AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOW IS BLOWING COLD AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS THE DEFROSTING VENTS ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE NO HEAT AT ALL. WE HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR IT YET AS IT GOING TO BE COSTLY. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BLEND DOORS ARE FAILING TO PROVIDE HEAT OR DEFROSTING. CONCERNED ABOUT VISIBILITY AND NUMBNESS. UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS TO THE COMPANY. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND I NOTICED THAT MY A/C BLOWS MILDLY COLD AIR. I RECHARGED IT THINKING THAT IT NEEDED FREON BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. THIS WINTER I NOTICED THAT MY HEAT WAS NOT AS HOT AS IT SHOULD BE. NEW ENGLAND WINTERS CAN GET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND THE LACK OF HEAT CAN MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISIBILITY VERY POOR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I FOUND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM IS ALL TOO COMMON WITH JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS. IT SEEMS THAT JEEPS HAVE FAULTY BLEND DOORS MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND THEY ALMOST ALL BREAK. THE REPAIR REQUIRES REMOVAL OF MOST OF THE DASHBOARD AND CAN LEAD TO ESTIMATES LEADING ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,000-$1,800. DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY DEVICES AND FAILS TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND POST A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY AIR FLOW THROUGH THE A/C AND HEATER WAS NOT WORKING - NO AIR FLOW. IT SEEMS PERMANENT - NO AIR FLOW. I CAN HEAR THE FAN, BUT NO FLOW OF AIR - NO MATTER WHAT SETTING (DEFROST, FLOOR, FRONT SIDE). WHAT IS WORSE, WHEN MY WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, I HAVE NO VISIBILITY DUE TO NO WINDSHIELD BLOWER FLOW. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INHERENT WITH THE JEEP DESIGN, AND I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD FIX IT. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AIR BAG SENSOR/LIGHT COMES ON NEEDS TO BE A RECALL WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY AND MANY MORE LIKE ME. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS COLD AIR BLOWING OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND DASH BOARD BUT HAS HOT AIR BLOWING OUT ON PASSENGER FLOOR SIDE. I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD AND THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO PULLOVER WHILE DRIVING DU TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY. I PERFORMED VARIOUS TEST AND FOUND THAT WHEN TESTING THE AZC THE FAULT CODES I GET ARE 47 = LEFT TEMPERATURE DOOR NOT RESPONDING AND 54 = LEFT TEMPERATURE DOOR TRAVEL TOO LARGE. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL SITES AND TALKING WITH A FEW MECHANICS IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THE BLEND DOORS ARE BROKEN. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY FAILURES ABOUT THIS I HAVE READ AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE NORTHEAST. I AM ALSO A FIREFIGHTER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN I AM CALLED TO A FIRE, ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE TRAPPED, OR SOME OTHER EMERGENCY, I EXPECT MY VEHICLE TO WORK PROPERLY AND AT THE LEAST PROVIDE HEAT TO DEFROST FOR VISIBILITY. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND WHY IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SERIOUS FAILURE. IN THESE TIMES OF POOR ECONOMY YOU WOULD EXPECT CORPORATIONS TO TREAT LOYAL JEEP OWNERS WITH CONSIDERATION AND ADDRESS THEIR ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR IT. I AM ALSO SICK TO HEAR THAT DEALERS ARE CHARGING OVER $1000 TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW. I WOULD HOPE YOU CONSIDER THIS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE BECAUSE I CONSIDER MY DEFROSTER IMPORTANT WHEN I RESPOND TO RESCUE SOMEONE OUT OF A BURNING BUILDING OR CUT THEM OUT OF A TANGLED VEHICLE. TIME AND LIFE IS OF THE ESSENCE TO SAVE AND I DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET HEAT TO DEFROST MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU . *TR

I HAVE A 99 GRAND CHEROKEE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY LAST MARCH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR STARTED TO BLOW OUT COLD AIR AND THE DRIVER SIDE WAS BLOWING OUT COLD. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BOTH ON 80. NOW THIS WINTER. YOU CAN NOT GET THE HEAT TO SWITCH FROM THE FRONT VENTS TO THE FLOOR OR DEFROST. *TR

I OWN A 99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, AND AS I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT MY PROBLEM IS ALL TOO COMMON. IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEZING NEBRASKA WINTER THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING! NOT ONLY IS DID MY HEATER CORE GO OUT, THE APPARENTLY THE "BLEND DOOR" IS ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE COMBINATION OF PROBLEMS IS LIKELY TO COST WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX! AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS . . .I'VE DECIDED I'LL NEVER BUY A JEEP AGAIN! THE OF PEOPLE THIS IS HAPPENING TO IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN OTHERWISE I WOULD ADVICE EVERY JEEP OWNER TO GET RID OF THEIR CAR BEFORE 75,00 MILES. THE PROBLEM CAN BECOME DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE DEFROST/DEFOG FUNCTION IS COMPLETELY GONE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, REDUCING OR ELIMINATING VISIBILITY. *TR

HEAT AND AIR WORKED FINE. IN OCTOBER ON A COLD NIGHT I DECIDED TO USE MY HEAT AND IT BLEW COLD AIR! THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GO TO USE MY HEAT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH VENT IT IS BLOWING FROM THE HEAT COMES OUT COLD. HAS NOT FIXED YET DUE TO REPAIR COSTS EQUALING OVER $1000.00 AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AT THE TIME. GUESS I WILL JUST HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN -8 TEMPERATURES WITH ICE ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD..THANKS JEEP *TR