2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BROKEN. I RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH COMPANIES ACTUALLY MANUFACTURING THICKER AFTERMARKET BRACKETS DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR THE PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT FAN WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT AND RADIATOR FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RE NHTSA CASE [XXX]: NHTSA REFERRED ME TO FCA TODAY ABOUT RECALL NOTICE R06. FCA HAD MAILED A IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (R06) IN FEB INDICATING THEY WOULD WRITE LATER REGARDING WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. FCA'S AMANDA AQ070 INDICATED TODAY THE REMEDY STILL IS BEING RESEARCHED. THIS MAY NOW. THE FEB NOTICE INDICATED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND "EVERY EFFORT WOULD BE MADE TO OBTAIN THESE PARTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE" AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE". IT APPEARS THEN THAT FCA HAS COMPLETELY MISLED ME BY INDICATING IN THE FEBRUARY LETTER THAT A PERMANENT REMEDY REQUIRES PARTS AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. HOW COULD THEY MAKE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN PARTS IF THE REMEDY IS STILL BEING RESEARCHED? I HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION WHATSOEVER FROM FCA ABOUT ANY PARTS TO REMEDY THE R06 RECALL. I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER RECENTLY THAT FCA HAS BEEN VERY SLOW TO REMEDY PAST RECALLS. I SUBMIT THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW THEY MISLEAD AND DELAY IN ORDER TO AVOID COVERING THEIR COST TO RECALL AND REPAIR AND MAKE THEIR PRODUCTS SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC. THE FAVOR OF A REPLY WOULD BE APPRECIATED FROM NHTSA BUT ESPECIALLY FCA. *TR

THIS JEEP HAD THE 4.7L V8 ENGINE. JEEP WAS RUNNING FINE, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH LEAKING FLUIDS, ETC.OR ANY ENGINE ISSUES AT ALL. WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE VEHICLE STARTED VERY ROUGH AND HAD NO POWER - HITTING THE BRAKE TO CHANGE GEARS WOULD STALL THE ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SHOWED NO COMPRESSION IN THE FIRST CYLINDER. I WAS UNABLE TO PAY TO HAVE MY ENGINE TORN APART (KEEP IN MIND I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND STILL OWED OVER $1000 ON SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT DRIVEABLE), BUT FROM THE SYMPTOMS IT SEEMS THIS WAS CAUSED BY A DROPPED VALVE SEAT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE IN THIS ENGINE (IN JEEPS AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES) AND AM SURPRISED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I AM UNSURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IT'S KILLING MY BATTERY THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK UNLESS DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS ON.DOOR OPEN LIGHTS FLASHES WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOWEVER IT IS REALLY SHUT ALREADY. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH SAME TYPE VEHICLES HAVING SAME ISSUES. *TR