2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

DEFECT IN ELECTRICAL WIRING IN DRIVER-SIDE DOOR PREVENTS WINDOWS FROM ROLLING DOWN (A SAFETY HAZARD) AND DOORS FROM LOCKING/UNLOCKING. THE BACK HATCH WILL EITHER REMAIN IN LOCKED OR UNLOCKED MODE DEPENDING ON WHEN THE WIRING FAILS (THIS MODEL JEEP DOES NOT INCLUDE A MANUAL WAY TO USE A KEY TO UNLOCK/LOCK THE BACK HATCH). IF A PET WAS IN THE BACK OF THE SUV THAT HAD A "PET FENCE", THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO GET THE PET OUT OF THE VEHICLE (OR LUGGAGE/CARGO). THIS IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION WHERE THE GAS TANK MAY CATCH ON FIRE (CURRENT RECALL). THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO STAY ON AS IF A DOOR WAS OPEN. TURNING OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS PREVENTS THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER/GAUGES/ETC FROM ILLUMINATING AT NIGHT. IF THE LIGHTS ARE NOT TURNED OFF, THEN ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON CAUSING A HAZARD AT NIGHT AS WELL. DRIVER-SIDE WIRING WAS FIXED IN OCTOBER OF 2012. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013, THE PASSENGER-SIDE WIRING IS CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEM - WINDOWS/DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ANOMALY. IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT THE WIRING CAN FAIL IN BOTH FRONT DOORS WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD - CREATING SAFETY ISSUES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS TAKING A TURN AT LESS THAN 15 MPH WHEN I HEARD A SNAP, AND I FELT A SLIGHT JOLT TO THE LEFT. AFTER TAKING THE TURN, I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BACK UP TO SPEED WHEN MY SEAT SUDDENLY CAUSED ME TO LEAN BACK. IF I WERE AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AT EITHER THE TURN OR WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING I FEEL I WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF MY SEAT I FOUND THE BRACKET TO MY SEAT HAD SNAPPED AND CAUSED MY DRIVERS SEAT TO TILT BACKWARD AND FORWARD AND SIDE TO SIDE UNDER ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND TURNING. I FEEL AS IF THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, ESPECIALLY AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

JEEP HAS TWO RECALLS ON MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING FOR MONTHS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE RECALL M35/NHTSA WARNING THAT AIRBAGS MIGHT DEPLOY ON THEIR OWN. SO FAR, JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. THEY SENT ME A FRIGHTENING NOTICE AND THEN, NOTHING. AUTO MANUFACTURERERS NEED TO BE REQUIRED TO FIX DEFECTS IN A TIMELY FASHION. I KNOW THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS SUMMER, AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN A NOTICE ABOUT IT. SO TWO SAFETY ISSUES AND SO FAR, NO REPAIR. SHOULD I EVEN BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) REMAINED UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER IN JANUARY 2013. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.