2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WE HAVE A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND SINCE THE FIRST MONTH THAT WE PURCHASED IT NWE WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS BREAKING. WE HAVE NOW HAD FOUR TO BREAK IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST ONE THAT BROKE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE OTHER THREE HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. THE FIRST WINDOW REGULATOR THAT WE HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP COST $422. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE OTHER TWO WINDOWS FIXED YET, BECAUSE WE ARE HOPING THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL HELP US OUT WITH THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE MALFUNCTION DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. I FEEL THIS IS AN EVENTUAL SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE CABLE SNAPS IT SOUNDS LIKE A SHOT GUN FIRING, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO REACT TO THE NOISE. MORE THAN ANYTHING, I FIND IT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CONSUMER NATION WIDE ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS ON CAR FORUM WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET. *TR

WINDOWS FOG UP SO BAD I CAN'T SEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. COLD AIR BLOWS OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE EVEN AS THE TEMP CONTROL IS SET ON HI POSITION. RAN DIAG. ON HVAC AND ERROR CODE 52 = AI (RECIRC) DOOR TRAVEL RANGE TOO LARGE & 56 = RIGHT TEMPERATURE DOOR TRAVEL TOO LARGE. *TR

BLEND DOOR FAILURE IN THE HVAC SYSTEM OF MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND. FAILURE CAUSES HVAC SYSTEM TO BLOW COLD AIR ONLY. THIS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC AS I LIVE IN COLORADO AND NEED HEAT IN THE WINTER FOR VISIBILITY OUT THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

HEATING SYSYTEM PROBLEM IN MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED (NO HEAT AT ALL). *TR

TURNED ON MY 02 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON A COLD JANUARY MORNING, THERE WAS NO HEAT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR A WEEK AND AFTER BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO A NEARBY DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $1000 AND IF I HAD OPTED TO PERFORM THE PROCEDURE MYSELF THE PARTS ALONE WOULD HAVE COST UPWARDS OF $300 AND TAKEN AT LEAST 8 HOURS TO COMPLETE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ON ALL 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND LEADS TO COMPLETE HEAT FAILURE WITH EXCESSIVELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

WHEN I TRIED TO START MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE SMELL OF SOMETHING THAT HAD BURNED. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW OFF AND THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER A MONTH AND I WAS TOLD IT WILL BE ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE PARTS WILL BE RECEIVED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER SEEN AN INCIDENT OF THE TYPE I EXPERIENCED. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER THREE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD ON EACH OCCASION THAT THEY WILL NOT FINANCIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). AFTER THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO INCREASE TOWARDS THE HOT LEVEL. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT WOULD NOT WORK AND THE CHECK GAUGE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE PLACED ANITFREEZE INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY STOPPED. THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REFILLED WITH ANTIFREEZE EVERY FOUR DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART THAT THE HOSE CONNECTED TO FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 01/09/08.*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE HEAT ON BECAUSE ANTI-FREEZE WOULD LEAK.

HEATER BLEND DOOR BROKEN. NO HEAT AT ALL!! KIND OF DANGEROUS IF YOU CAN'T DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO HEAT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR MY MODEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FOR 2 YEARS NOW. OVERALL I HAVE LOVED THE CAR BUT TWO WEEKS AGO ON THE WAY HOME THE DRIVER'S WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. THINKING THAT WAS ODD AND A RARITY WE CONTINUED HOME. LATER THAT EVENING THE LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I DECIDED THAT THIS WASN'T A RARITY BUT SOME SORT OF DEFECT AND TURNED TO THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. TO MY DISMAY I FIND THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE RUN INTO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF A PISS POOR DESIGN THAT JEEP DOESN'T WANT TO FIX. EVEN MORE TO MY DISMAY I FIND THAT NOT ONLY DOES JEEP NOT WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT WANT TO CHARGE $450 PER WINDOW TO FIX IT. *JB

MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FIRST LOST HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAT WOULD NOT WORK AS WELL. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE BLEND DOORS ACTUATORS WERE NOT WORKING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $800-$1000. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB