2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 CHRYSLER GRAND CHEROKEE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH OUR BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. THE WARRANTY COVERED IT FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURING PAID FOR REPAIRS UP TO NOW, BUT ARE NOW REFUSING TO PAY FOR FUTURE REPAIRS. AND IT'S DUE AGAIN, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY YEAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SECRET RECALL AND I'M SURE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED TO ALL THE DEALER REPAIR SHOPS AND THAT ANGERS ME AND I'M SURE A LOT OF YOUR COMPLAINTS AS WELL MY WIFE AND I ARE AT OUR WIT'S END AND DON'T KNOW WHO TO TURN TO. THIS TO ME, WARRANTS A NATION WIDE RECALL, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHRYSLER TAKES THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY OR HAS IT ALREADY HAPPENED AND THE PEOPLE WHO INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT WASN'T AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT, WHO KNOWS? WE REFUSE TO TRADE IT IN OR SELL BECAUSE WE SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD IT AT THIS TIME, IT'S PAID FOR. ANY ADVICE AND/OR GUIDANCE WILL BE APPRECIATED. THANKS. *JB

AC FAN QUIT WORKING ON LONG TRIP HOME. TOOK TO DEALER HAD TO REPLACE RESISTOR, WHICH THEY SAID THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE WITH A NEW STYLE WIRING HARNESS. COST 410.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR, WITH PARTS BEING MORE THAN LABOR. HAD TO DRIVE IN EXTREME HEAT WITH WINDOWS DOWN TO GET HOME, OVER 3 HOURS. *JB

PURCHASED '01 JEEP NEW. DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT DID NOT WORK FROM DAY ONE. HEATING ELEMENT REPLACED AT 1,400 MILES BY DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 2004/60K PS HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING. APPROXIMATELY 2005/90K WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT BECAME UNBEARABLY HOT AND SMOKING. PULLED CAR OVER, TURNED OFF SWITCH, HAVE NOT TURNED ON SINCE FOR FEAR OF CAR FIRE. *JB

EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH STEERING ASSEMBLY CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 01V007000 (STEERING BOX RECALL FOR 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE) AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE BECAME LESS RESPONSIVE TO STEERING INPUT AND RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP ON JUNE 26, 2006 (THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SERVICE STATION AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED STEERING BOX REPLACEMENT DUE TO NOTICEABLE GRINDING IN STEERING ASSEMBLY. JEEP CLAIMS THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR THE RECALL. THE RECALL IS EFFECTIVE FOR VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN THE DATES OF NOVEMBER 22 AND DECEMBER 5, 2000 ONLY, MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT ON DECEMBER 6, 2000. JEEP WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MADE WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. I AM REQUESTING NHTSA INVESTIGATE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MADE AFTER DECEMBER 5, 2000 FOR STEERING BOX FAILURE ISSUES, THE RECALL ISSUED IS NOT EXTENSIVE ENOUGH RESULTING IN POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. *JB

WINDOW FRONT MECHANISM LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE BROKE TWICE ON 3 JEEPS THAT I OWNED ALL 2001. WINDOW DID NOT GO UP ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAD TO CHANGE THE MECHANISM. MILES VARIED BUT ALL 3 WHERE 2001 JEEPS GRAND CHEROKEE. LAST INCIDENT NOTED ON DATE YOU ARE ASKING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING EITHER A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THERE WAS A PUMPING SOUND. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V007000, REGARDING THE STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF EACH OTHER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS DO NOT STAY IN THE POSITION THE POWER CONTROLS HAVE SET. THE MIRRORS ADJUST UP OR DOWN ON THEIR OWN. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE MOTOR FOR THE MIRRORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/30/2006. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND FELL INTO DOOR IN 2005. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS NOW DONE THE SAME THING IN 2006. FIRST TIME IT COST ME OVER $300 TO REPAIR, I'M SURE THIS SECOND TIME IT WILL BE THE SAME. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART HERE, SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IT IS NOT JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS PROBLEM IS OUT THERE ALL OVER THE INTERNET - CHRYSLER/JEEP NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED SO THE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF. SECOND, THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THIRD, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES VIBRATED WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND HOWEVER NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONTAL DAMAGE AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 6/23/2006 - *NM