1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I HAVE A '99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD. THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REGARDLESS OF THE TEMP SETTING. DEALER SAYS IT IS VERY COMMON AIR-BLEND ACTUATOR/DOOR PROBLEM AND WILL COST $$$ TO FIX. *TR

I HAVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE HEATING UNIT HAS FAILED. IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I COULD FIX MYSELF BECAUSE I CALLED TWO DEALERS AND THEY ALL WANT TO CHARGE $1200 OR MORE TO FIX IT. TO MY SURPRISE, I FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS AND USER GROUPS ONLINE WHEREBY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME FAILURE IN THEIR JEEP CHEROKEES FROM YEAR 99-04 MODELS. WHAT THEY ALL DESCRIBE IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND EXPERIENCE WE HAD WITH OUR JEEP. FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT AND ONLY BLOWS COLD....THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE DOES THE SAME THING. I CAN NOT IMAGINE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED ON THIS. THE MANUFACTURER ACTS AS IF THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. I WOULD CHALLENGE SOMEONE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THOSE MODEL YEARS. IT WILL BE A SHOCKING NUMBER. *TR

WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY PROBLEM CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE BLEND DOOR ON ZONE CONTROL FOR HEATER, CAUSING UNSAFE VISIBILITY ISSUE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY AND INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. IT IS UNRELIABLE AND POSES A SAFETY CONCERN WITH IT'S DRIVERS. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A FEW WEEKS AGO. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. A CLOCK SPRING HAD BROKEN IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, RENDERING THE AIRBAG UNDEPLOYABLE. THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WAS $309+ TAX. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR BUT REALIZED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE AIRBAG IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $1800. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO THEM, AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THEIR DESIGN THAT RENDERED THIS REPAIR OF AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE SO EXPENSIVE IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 30-35 MPH TRIED TO ROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING FAILED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND CROSSED THE CENTER LANE OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A SCHOOL BUS. THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND MY VEHICLE WAS LATER INSPECTED BY AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WHICH WAS TIE-ROD DEFECT/PITARM FAILURE. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THIS AREA DOES NOT HAVE GREASE FITTINGS. THE FAILURE OF THE PART WAS DUE TO IMPROPER MANUFACTURING. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. BLEND DOOR KEEPS BREAKING. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE AC/HEATER SYSTEM. BLENDING DOORS MECHANISM CONTROLLING THE DEFOGGING OF THE WINDSHIELD BREAK TOO EASY. REPLACED ONCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THEN IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. TOO EXPENSIVE. WHEN IT RAINS ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE DEFOGGING SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, DUAL ZONE HEATING AND COOLING. PROBLEM IS PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR, WILL NOT BLOW HOT. SAME PROBLEM 1,000'S OTHERS HAVE. *TR

THE "BLOWER CONTROL MODULE" IS THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT RESPONSIBLE FOR ADJUSTING THE FAN SPEED FOR THE HVAC ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL. IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THESE UNITS FAIL. IT HAS FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. MY OWN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS REPLACED QUITE A FEW OF THEM. THE WIRING HARNESS AND PLUG THAT SUPPLIES POWER IS NOT HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH AND IT OVERHEATS AND MELTS AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. IT CAN BE FURTHER EXAGGERATED IF THE BLOWER COLLECTS DEBRIS AND DRAWS MORE CURRENT. ONCE IT FAILS THE BLOWER WILL NO LONGER OPERATE. THIS MAKES THE DEFROSTER UNAVAILABLE, WHICH COULD CREATE VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS SHOULD THE WINDOWS FOG UP. CHRYSLER HAS A REDESIGNED UNIT WITH A NEW HARNESS SO IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THEY ARE ALREADY AWARE OF. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE NEW PARTS INSTALLED AND THE OLD PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. HERE'S A WRITE UP OF HOW TO FIX IT YOURSELF. HTTP://WWW.WJJEEPS.COM/BLOWER_MOTOR.HTM *JB