Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jul 27, 2006
AIR CONDITIONING - AFTER 100,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DUE TO LEAKS. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING INTO MY CAR. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING ARE NOT PROPERLY MADE (IN MY OPINION). THERE IS NO DRAIN HOSE TO THE EVAPORATOR - JUST A LIP - THAT IS SUPPOSE TO DRAIN OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE LIP IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WATER TO DIP PROPERLY. THEREFORE, I KEPT GETTING WATER IN MY BACKSEAT FLOORBOARD. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10163601
- Incident
- Jul 27, 2006
- Mileage
- 85,000 mi
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine
Filed Jan 8, 2006
THE HORN WILL NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AN OFF ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AFTER BEING TURNED OFF AND PARKED OVERNIGHT LEAVING THE BATTERY DEAD. THE FAN MOTOR HAS FAILED FOR THE DEFROSTER AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND REPAIR. IN THE SNOW BELT THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED FEATURE. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10147204
- Incident
- Oct 21, 2005
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Mar 2, 2005
THE HEATED SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONSUMER'S 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT THE SYSTEM BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT IN THE LUMBAR REGION. *NM THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE REFUSED TO PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10113805
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2005
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 30, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THE DRAINAGE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING IS GETTING CLOGGED AND FLOWING INTO THE VEHICLE'S BACK SEAT CAUSING FLOODING. VEHICLE REPAIRED BY DLR IN 06/01, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED IN 07/01. IN 12/01 THE EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED AND A SCREEN WAS INSERTED INTO THE DRAIN VENT AREA. REPAIR WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AS LEAKING REOCURRED 09/20/02. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 8019833
- Incident
- May 1, 2001
Heating & air conditioning
Filed May 16, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, THERE WAS HOT AIR BLOWING OUT OF THE FENT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY PUT ON A NEW EVAPORATER COIL. CONSUMER STATES THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 8010004
- Incident
- May 6, 2002
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 12, 2001
AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T COOL AT ALL.
- NHTSA ID
- 563038
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 7, 2000
WIRE MODULE TO HVAC BLOWER FAILED. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT, MADE A BURNING SMELL, AND MELTED PART OF THE BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING. THE WIRE MODULE AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE REPLACED. AFTER 1 MONTH, THE WIRE MODULE FAILED AGAIN. (SAME AS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE: BURNING SMELL AND VERY HOT)
- NHTSA ID
- 730597
- Incident
- Jun 30, 2000
Heating & air conditioningEngineSuspension+1 more
Filed Aug 22, 2000
OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR REPLACED, CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 553927
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Dec 10, 1999
PARKED AND LOCKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ORIGIN OF FIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. PROBABLE SEAT HEATER DEFECT. ENTIRE INTERIOR DESTROYED. INVESTIGATION BY CHRYSLER COMPLETE. CHRYSLER SAID THEY COULD FIND NO REASON THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF IN AN UNOCCUPIED OFF VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO VANDALISM AS THE VEHICLE WAS OPENED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SEAT HEATER WAS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THE PRIOR WEEKEND AND ON THE DAY OF THE FIRE SMELT A BURNING ODOR WHILE DRIVING BUT ASSUMED IT COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE AFTER 3 HOURS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 715882
Heating & air conditioningSteeringTransmission
Filed Mar 15, 1999
SEAT WARMER, WHEN ON, GETS EXTREMELY HOT, APPROXIMATELY 214 DEGREES. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES. ALSO, STEERING GEAR BOX LOCKED UP AND WAS REPLACED/TRANSFER CASE WAS MAKING NOISE AND WAS REPLACED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 835855
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1998
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Feb 1, 1999
SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS FAILED. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 608571
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1998
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Feb 1, 1999
AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH FAILED. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 607855
- Incident
- Sep 25, 1998
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.