2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I AM GOING TO PASTE BELOW WHAT I WROTE ON UNSAFECARSEATS.COM. I AM DUMBFOUNDED THAT I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE GEN3 SEAT BELT PROBLEM WITH MY INFANT SEATS I THOUGHT, THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT, IF THERE WERE AN ISSUE WITH THESE SEAT BELTS THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE NHTSA. IT IS A REAL PROBLEM: I HAVE 6 MO OLD TWINS AND A 4 YO SON. THEY ARE 3 ACROSS IN THE BACKSEAT OF MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BELTS HOLDING THE INFANT SEATS HAVE BECOME UNDONE AFTER MAKING SURE REPEATEDLY THAT THEY WERE BUCKLED AND TAUT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A REAL PROBLEM! I EVEN WENT SO FAR AS GRILLING MY 4 YO IF HE UNDID THE BUCKLES IN 'FUN'. HE REPEATEDLY DENIED IT. HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT TO THE FAR OUTBOARD SEAT (HE SITS IN THE OTHER OUTBOARD SEAT) WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THAT'S WHEN I BEGAN TO SCRATCH MY HEAD. THEN I THOUGHT, WELL OK, MAYBE MY INFANT CAR SEATS ARE REALLY CLUNKY AND SOMETIMES WHEN I LOCK THEM INTO THE BASE OR GET THEM OUT, THEY ARE JOSTLING THE BELT OPEN. BUT, WOULD THAT BE OK EITHER?? THE BELT LOCK IS INCREDIBLY SENSITIVE AND DEFECTIVE. PUT IN PERSPECTIVE, IF A BASE MOVING AGAINST ANOTHER OR PUTTING THE BUCKET IN OR OUT OF THE BASE CAUSES A MALFUNCTION, WELL THEN IT DOES NOT TAKE A DEGREE IN PHYSICS TO KNOW THAT A COLLISION WOULD DO THE SAME THING. I AM AMAZED I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS UNTIL NOW! WHAT IRRESPONSIBILITY! ALL THE TIMES I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, NOT A PEEP. THANKS TO BABYCENTER.COM FOR DIRECTING ME HERE. *TR

BLEND DOORS IN THE HEATING SYSTEM WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE DEFROSTER NOT WORKING IN THE MORNING. I HAVE HAD THIS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND IT IS MALFUNCTIONING ONCE AGAIN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN 2005 AS A USED VEHICLE WITH NO KNOW PROBLEMS ON MY CAR FAX REPORT. HAS ONLY HAD ONE OTHER OWNER. THIS IS NOW THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE COOLING FAN RELAY REPLACED! IM SICK OF THIS AND HAVE HEARD FROM AUTO SHOPS AND DEALERS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.... JEEP SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT SEEMS TO GO OUT ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. I CAN'T KEEP AFFORDING THIS. IT IS RIDICULOUS. YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHOLE FRONT END TO GET TO THE RELAY TO REPLACE IT AND THAT IN LABOR COSTS CAN COST A FORTUNE ON ITS OWN FOR A $90.00 PIECE TO BE REPLACED. MY TRUCK HAS NOW OVER HEATED 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS LITTLE FUSE FAILING. DUE TO THE OVER HEATING I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP 2 TIMES. I LOVE JEEPS BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR IT TO KEEP NICKEL AND DIMING ME TO DEATH. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO GET RESOLVED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TODAY AND MY WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO FOG I TURNED DEFROSTER ON HI HEAT AND ALL IT DID WAS BLOW COLD AIR AND IT MADE WINDSHIELD WORSE. I ALMOST CRASHED!!! *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4 IT IS A 2001 IT KEEPS OVER HEATING I HAVE HAD A NEW FAN REPLACE A NEW HOUSING AND THE REPLACE THE SENSOR'S AND IT'S STILL OVER HEATING I HAVE TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE'S AS WELL IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO THAT CHRYSLER CAN DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO MY CAR IS PAID FOR AND DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO BUY A NEW CAR FOR I'M A SINGLE MOM AND ONLY HAVE ONE CAR. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL IN JAN 2008 HAD REPAIR SHOP PULL WINDOW BACK UP - THEY HAD "REPLACED MANY JEEP REGULATORS"; LEFT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL APR 2008 HAD FRIEND WIRE IT UP IN PLACE BECAUSE COULDN'T AFFORD PART/REPAIR. *TR

DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL BLEN DOORS. BOTH SIDES OF THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL WILL ONLY BLOW OUT COLD AIR. THIS IS DUE TO YOUR FAILURE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF, AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WINDOW MOTOR BROKE. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET (TYPE IN 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE POWER WINDOW DEFECT), I FOUND MANY OTHERS THAT SHARED SIMILAR DEFECTS IN THEIR POWER WINDOWS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH 87,000 MILES. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WERE (1) RAPID FOGGING OF FRONT WINDSHIELD,(2) FOGGING OF FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS,(3) FAILURE OF PASSENGER HEAT WHILE STILL MAINTAINING DRIVER HEAT FUNCTION, AND (4) ONLY COLD AIR RELEASE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF JEEP. CONSEQUENTLY,(1) THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT WINDOWS DO NOT DEFOG, AND (2) NO HEAT WHATSOEVER COMES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND DASHBOARD VENTILATION SYSTEM. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A "BLEND AIR DOOR" IS NECESSARY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,200 INCLUSIVE OF 7 HOURS OF LABOR. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND ONLINE FORUMS, THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2000-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITEDS WITH DUEL ZONE VENTILATION SYSTEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES. THE HEATING SYSTEM HAS RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING. I CHECKED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE QUITE COSTLY TO REPAIR. IT OBVIOUSLY AFFECTS VISIBILITY ON THE WINDSHIELD. *TR