2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

1-I BOUGHT THE JEEP 4/2008. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER, A WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I GOT THE REGULATOR FIXED. SOON AFTER THAT, ANOTHER WINDOW STOPPED. I GOT THAT ONE FIXED. EVERY TIME I GET ONE FIXED ANOTHER BREAKS. NOW I HAVE 2 WINDOWS NOT WORKING. 2-WHENEVER I TURN A CORNER, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE SCRAPING AGAINST SOMETHING. 3-SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP, WHENEVER IT GETS WET AND I TURN CORNERS, THERE IS A SOUND COMING THE FRONT LIKE ITS THE AXLE OR SOMETHING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE/DEALERS AND NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHY. THEY TEST DRIVE IT AND HEAR IT, LOOK UNDERNEATH AND STILL CANT FIND OUT WHY OR WHERE THE SOUND IS COMING FROM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE WARM AIR FLOW FROM HEATER STOPPED. ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS OUT. DRIVER SIDE IS OPERATING FINE. EVIDENTLY THE AIR BLEND DOOR HAS FAILED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS JEEP VINTAGE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS COMMON DESIGN FAILURE. THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND INVOLVES REMOVING THE WHOLE DASH. HOWEVER, MOPAR EVEN MAKES A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS ISSUE KIT #K6855685AB, THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE REMOVING THE DASH. JEEP SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND CORRECT THEIR DESIGN FLAW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. MY JEEP HIT A POOL OF WATER ON THE SURFACE OF THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO SKID AND HYDROPLOANE. THE NEXT THING I KNEW IT WAS FLIPPING OVER AND LANDED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I WAS SUSPENDED UPSIDE DOWN BY MY SEATBELT. I WAS ABLE TO UNBUCKLE IT AND CRAWL OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WHICH WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT. SECONDS AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED AND BURNED COMPLETELY INSIDE AND OUT. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF IT BUT BURNT FRAME. AS SOON AS THE CAR CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN, I SMELLED GAS AND JUST A MINUTE OR TWO LATER THE CAR WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT WARMER SYSTEM THAT WAS NO LONGER WORKING, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED HEATED SEATS HAD APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED THE FOAM CUSHION IN EACH OF THE SEATS TO CATCH FIRE. THE WIRING HAD BURNED A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES LONG AND 1-2 INCHES DEEP. FORTUNATELY, THE FIRE DID NOT SPREAD FAR WITHIN THE SEAT. UPON DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

DUE TO THE BLEND DOOR BREAKAGE/FAILURE, VISABILITY IS AFFECTED BECAUSE THIS CAUSES THE DEFOGGER/DEFROSTER SYSTEM TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS CREATES POOR VISABILITY AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT MECHANISM BUT THE HEATING ELEMENT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V117000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON 9/3/03, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HEATING ELEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECENT PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 1/2/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ON FEB 4, 2010 AT MILEAGE OF 64,692 THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE FRONT LEFT SEAT WAS NOT OPERATING AGAIN. UPDATED 1/15/2013 *JS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE DRIVING WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THE SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE NOW SLUMPS DOWN TO THE RIGHT WITH A TERRIBLE ANGLE. DRIVING THE JEEP NOW MEANS ONE HAS TO SIT @ VERY UNCOMFORTABLE MANNER AND CONSTANTLY BE ON GUARD TO NOT MOVE OR THE SEAT WILL ROCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC FAN MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEAT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE BLEND DOOR WAS REPLACED BUT FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/28/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THE COOLING FAN FAILED. THE FAN EXPLODED AND BLEW OUT TWO HOLES THROUGH THE RADIATOR AND SHROUD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/12/12 *CN UPDATED 10/17/12

DRIVER'S SEAT WAS WOBBLING. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT OUT AND FOUND ONE METAL FITTING THAT BOLTS SEAT TO FRAME TOTALLY BROKE AND ANOTHER ONE CRACKED. THIS IS OUR SON'S VEHICLE AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. IN MUCH RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN A CITY WHERE REAR END COLLISIONS ARE NOT UNCOMMON. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL OF THIS? *TR