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1998 Jeep Grand 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.
12
Latest Jul 27, 2006
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.
1%
of 1,028 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 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 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

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