2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

2004 JEEP [GRAND] CHEROKEE LAREDO GAS TANK IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS VISIBLE FROM THE REAR AND EASILY ERUPTED BY A REAR-END CRASH. THIS WOULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN KING ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM WITH HIS 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (DOT/I #2010-2143) RESPOND TO MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY OFFICE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT FULL THROTTLE UP TO 90 MPH UNTIL HE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC WHO STATED THE THROTTLE HOUSING WAS WARPED; MOST LIKELY DUE TO HEAT AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V117000, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE COMPANY WHICH MANUFACTURERS THE NECESSARY PARTS WAS OUT OF BUSINESS. HE WAS INFORMED TO CALL THEM BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE CONTACT HAS SINCE CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER BACK 3 TIMES AND HE WAS AGAIN INFORMED TO CALL BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/03/11 *BF THE CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN TO FIX THE PASSENGER HEATER SEAT. UPDATED 01/07/11

THE SEAT FRAME ON MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE SEAT FRAME IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR A NORMAL WEIGHT ADULT MALE. *TR

THE WINDOW REGULATOR KEEPS FAILING IN THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. IT CAN BE ROLLED DOWN BUT WON'T GO BACK UP. THE MOST RECENT TIME, A 6 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND PUSHED THE WINDOW BUTTON WE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW DROPPED IN THE DOOR. IT WILL NOT COME BACK UP. TO REPLACE THIS PART IS $400+ AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME IN '00-'05 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. *TR

THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THE 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (DUAL CLIMATE ZONE) FAILS AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME PROMPTING EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THE HVAC SYSTEM WILL BLOW AMBIENT OUTSIDE AIR ON ONE HALF OF THE CAR. IF IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, HOT AIR, NOT AC, WILL BLOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. COLD AIR IN THE WINTER. *TR

1. THERE WAS A CREAKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD FROM THE AC OF MY 04 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. 2. IT STARTED OCCURRING RIGHT AROUND THE 50K MILES. 3. I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE, THE MOST EXPENSIVE BEING $1500 TO REPLACE THE BLEND DOORS WHICH INCLUDED REMOVING THE DASHBOARD TO REPAIR THEM. *TR

OUR 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS REAR ENDED AT A STOP LIGHT AND 2 OF THE 3 VECHICLES BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED COMPLETELY. UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF UPDATED 12/27/10 *TR UPDATED 04/03/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,300. UPDATED 11/08/10 * BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE THREE OTHER OCCURRENCES AND THE HIGHEST SPEED WAS AT 40 MPH. UPDATED 11/10/10*JB

ON MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE RIGHT FRONT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SEAT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE JEEP TO A DEALER AT THIS TIME. *TR