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1997 Jeep Cherokee Heating & air conditioning Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA

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Heating & air conditioning reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Oct 7, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 390 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Jeep Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming heating or air-conditioning

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Heating & air conditioningElectricalVisibility
Filed Oct 7, 2004

BLOWER MOTOR FAILED AT 78K MILES EXCESSIVE LIQUID DRAINING WHEN RUNNING AC WAS TOLD THAT MOTOR HAD BEEN "REDESIGNED" AND THAT PARTS ALONE WOULD COST OVER 300.00 BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO REDESIGNING THE MOTOR, A NEW WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE INSTALLED!!! REMEMBER THE 300.00 IS FOR THE HARD PART AND WIRING ONLY, NOT THE LABOR TO INSTALL...THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS WHEN A MOTOR FOR THE SAME MODEL MANUFACTURED A YEAR EARLIER IS ONLY 20.00!!!!! AS FAR AS THE EXCESSIVE LIQUIDS RUNNING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE THE AC IS RUNNING, THIS SITE WAS THE FIRST INDICATOR AS TO WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT...(I SIMPLY THOUGH IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW) ALSO THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN EDITED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT "RUNNING BOARDS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS...IT SEEMS ONE HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS FLAWLESSLY OR BEGIN AGAIN COMPLETELY!!! *NM

NHTSA ID
10093790
Incident
Jul 8, 2004
Mileage
87,000 mi
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 22, 2003

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM REQUIRING MORE THAN 4 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE SHOP THAT CULMINATED IN AN $840 COST TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR. *JB

NHTSA ID
10039281
Incident
Jun 5, 2003
Mileage
92,619 mi
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jul 18, 2002

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR DEFECTIVE, SEVERAL DEALER MECHANICS AGREE THIS IS A COMMON SITUATION WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL. NON-DEALER MECHANICS ALSO SEE THIS AS SITUATION COMMONLY. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR OTHER VEHICLES FOR SIMILAR PART BUT WON'T FOR THIS MODEL. ALSO, PREVIOUS CONDENSATION LEAKAGE FROM FRONT PASSENGER AIR VENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
764414
Incident
Nov 1, 2001
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Mar 5, 2002

AIR CONDITIONER COIL LEAKING, SAME PART ON GRAND CHEROKEE RECALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID
758964
Incident
Sep 23, 2001
Heating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Aug 3, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
749741
Incident
May 23, 2001
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 3, 2001

THE EVAPORATOR CORE SHOULD NOT GO ON A 5 YEAR JEEP. *AK

NHTSA ID
749739
Incident
Jul 23, 2001
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jul 6, 2000

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO EXPERIENCES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATIOR FAILING, RECALL ON OTHER MODELS, HOWEVER JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITIONS ARE THE SAME. *MJS

NHTSA ID
552911
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jun 19, 2000

AIR CONDITIONER IS LEAKING FLUID. VEHICLE WILL BE COLD ONE MINUTE, AND THE NEXT MINUTE IT IS HOT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THE EVAPORATOR COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
863791
Incident
Aug 1, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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