2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMEONE ALERTED HER THAT NONE OF HER BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL EXCEPT THE TAIL LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT A CIRCUIT BOARD COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO: THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB HOUSING HAS MELTED DUE TO OVERHEATING CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT WORK WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

I OWN A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT BRACKET BROKE ON 10/20/2010 CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK WHILE DRIVING, ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. THE LEFT SIDE BRACKET IS NOW ALSO CRACKED BUT NOT BROKEN ALL THE WAY ACROSS YET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT MAY BOTH LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. I AM NOW TRYING TO FIND USED PARTS FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND HAVE LEARNED FROM ONE LOCAL USED AUTO PARTS DEALER (631-654-5172) THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BECAUSE THIS WAS A :"HOT" ITEM. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS ALSO FOUND IT TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GRAND CHEROKEES. THE SEATS ARE BREAKING WITH NORMAL USE. I HAVE DECIDED TO COMPLAIN TO THE NHTSA AND MY US SENATOR IN THE INTEREST OF PROTECTING OTHERS FROM A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM INVOLVING A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. THIS SITE CURRENTLY SHOWS 1898 VOTES OF 'YES' IN REGARD TO HAVING A CRACKED SEAT: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/INDEX.CFM I AWAIT YOUR REPLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTED TO WOBBLE AND THEN ENDED UP SNAPPING. METAL BROKE IN THE FRONT LEFT OF THE SEAT RIGHT BY WHERE THE METAL PIECE IS THAT LIFTS THE SEAT. I DRIVE WITH MY SEAT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IS NEVER RAISED. THE SEAT MOVES EVERY BEND AND ANYTIME I ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. *TR

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. ALSO BLOWER ON HEATING/AC UNIT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

DRIVER SEAT PIVOT WHICH CONNECTS THE SEAT TRACK TO THE UPPER SEAT FRAME BREAKS / CRACKS UNDER NORMAL DRIVE CONDITIONS. I HAD TO REPLACE MY SEAT TRACK 3 TIMES WITH THE FIRST CRACK BEING WELDED AND CRACKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS 159,000 MILES AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND COULD FEEL THE SEAT MOVING. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER STATED THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 182000.

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD BEGAN LEAKING AT THE TOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GLASS REPAIR COMPANY. ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WAS LOOSE AND COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF AT ANY TIME. REMOVED THE WINDSHIELD, CLEANED THE AFFECTED AREA AND REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SE 4.0L ALL GAUGES BOUNCE AND STOP WORKING AND THE TRUCK START SLOWING DOWN AT 60MPH HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. THEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 15MIN JUST AS A TOLL TRUCK WAS PULLING UP. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAY IF THE TRUCK IS RUNNING NOW THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO UNLESS IT IS NOT RUNNING. NOW THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS DOES NOT WORK. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. AFTER READING SOME OTHER POST ON THE WEB THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. IT SEEM LIKE THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HARNESS WHERE ONE OF THE WIRES BREAK AWAY FROM THE HARNESS. AFTER READING THE BELOW POST JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. JUST READ THE BELOW POST. HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/JEEP-GRAND_CHEROKEE/04_JEEP_GRAND_CHEROKEE_ELECTRICAL_PROBLEM. *TR

INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. RIVER OAKS JEEP REPLACED RIGHT FRONT DOOR HARNESS JUNE 13, 2006. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND WIRE IN FRONT DOOR POST HARNESS REPAIRED BY CHUCK NASH JEEP IN SAN MARCOS JANUARY 13, 2009. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND REPAIRED BY BLUEBONNET JEEP IN NEW BRAUNFELS AUGUST 20, 2010. THE WIRES IN THE HARNESS ARE TOO SHORT AND BREAK WITH THE ACTION OF THE DOOR. WAS TOLD BY BLUEBONNET THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT CHRYSLER JEEP REFUSES TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. I SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THIS AND ANOTHER PROBLEM BUT SHE SEEMED UNCONCERNED. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR