2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SEAT HEATER IN USE THE HEAT BURNED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE HEATING ELEMENT. *NM BOTH LEATHER SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS SHORTED OUT AND BURNED. THE CLOTH WRAPPING LEATHER SEATING WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE BLOWER WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. OWNER WAS CONCERNED THAT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS MAKING NOISE, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT FRAME ON THE SEAT BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH COULD NOT PROVIDE PROPER SAFETY IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK...*AK

THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WARPED AT 12,000 MILES. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS. THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AT 29,000 MILES--ONLY 17,000 MILES LATER. DURING BOTH FAILURES, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE PULSATING, SHAKING SENSATION FROM THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF 30-35 MPH AND ABOVE. THE KEY EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WAS USE OF THE BRAKES--UNFORTUNATELY THE BRAKES ARE A VERY INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF MY JEEP--AS THEY ARE FOR THE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS VERY SAME FAILURE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BRAKES THAT DON'T WORK OR PERFORM THE WAY THEY ARE DESIGNED AND INTENDED TO WORK ARE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I IMPLORE YOU TO ISSUE A RECALL SINCE CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING PAST THE 12,000 MILE POINT. CHRYSLER MUST BE FORCED TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES WITH QUALITY PARTS OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO BECOME ANOTHER VEHICLE FATALITY STATISTIC. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND EFFECT THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKES IN THE CONSUMER'S 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED TWICE WITHIN 62000 MILES. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER MAKES FAULTY ROTORS THAT WARP, THAT CAUSED THE FRONT BRAKES TO PULSATE SO BAD THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY COMING TO A STOP. *JB

1. MY 2001 JEEP GAND CHEROKEE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONT END WRECK WHICH TOTALED OUT THE VEHICLE. . NEITHER PASSENGER OR DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE DRIVERS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. *AK 3. THE JEEP WAS TOWED TO HUNTER CHRYLSER PLYMOUTH FOR AN ESTIMATE. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. MY QUESTION TO HUNTER WAS WHY DID THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY? THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY DON'T ALWAYS COME OUT IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PART OF THE BUMPER WAS HIT. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND IT WAS DUE TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE. I BELIEVE SOMETHING IN THIS CAR MALFUNCTIONED. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE? WE HAVE PHOTOS, ACCIDENT REPORT, AND ESTIMATE OF TOTAL.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVER ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THEN, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER HIT THE OFF BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE FAILED TO DISENGAGE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WAS UP TO 80 MPH AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS WENT UP TO 6,000. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER PUT VEHICLE BACK IN DRIVE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH. THAT WAS WHEN DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. WHEN DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE ALL 4 BRAKE PADS WERE ON FIRE, AND THE ROTORS WERE GLOWING ORANGE. *AK

THE POWER WIDOWS FAIL DUE TO A PLASTIC PART THAT HOLDS THE CABLE TOGETHER. THE REPLACEMENT PART COSTS $214.00 AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY, AND THAT IS THE WHOLE MECHANISM, NOT JUST THE PART THAT BREAKS. I HAVE HAD THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS DO THIS, AND IT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART. *JB

SHIFTING CABLE WAS REPLACED AFTER FAILURE. JEEP WAS "SLIPPING" IN GEAR. I WAS RUN OVER BY THE VEHICLE AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK AND GETTING OUT. VEHICLE BEGAN "SLIPPING" IN GEAR AGAIN. I HAD NO REVERSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID A LEVER WAS LOOSE ON THE TRANNY AND THEY TIGHTENED IT. STILL SLIPPING. *JB

INQUIRING INFORMATION REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HEATED SEATS IN THE 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE HEATING COIL IN THE LEATHER SEATS. *SC *JB