2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Visibility Problems

BLEND DOORS BREAKING...WON'T ALLOW ME TO DEFROST...IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. ..VERY DANGEROUS

NHTSA ID

10789719

Incident

Sep 5, 2015

BLOWS COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN HEAT IS ON AND MY WINDOWS CONTINUOUSLY FOG UP IN THE COLD. VEHICLE WAS LIKE THIS WHEN I PURCHASED IT WAS USED. FINDING IT THERE ARE THOUSAND AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE OUR FORUMS ARE EVERYWHERE!

NHTSA ID

10787833

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WITH THE KEY AND ALL OTHER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK MANUALLY ONCE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

NHTSA ID

10702949

Incident

Feb 28, 2015

Mileage

185,000 mi

LIVING IN CHICAGO , MY JEEP HAS A HEATER PROBLEM , FROM DEFECTIVE FACTORY BLEND DOOR THAT BRAKE INSIDE DASH AND CAUSES THE HEATER AND AC NOT TO WORK PROPERLY AND WILL FOG THE WINDSHIELD MAKING THIS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10492072

Incident

Jan 3, 2013

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A SUDDEN DROPPING NOISE AS THE HEATER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10475907

Incident

Apr 1, 2012

Mileage

135,000 mi

THE IN-DASH HEATER/AC BLEND DOOR IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING AIR FLOW NOT TO BE PROPERLY DIVERTED BETWEEN LOWER DASH VENTS, DASHBOARD VENTS AND DEFROSTER VENTS. THIS IS CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEREBY THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT CLEAR IN RAINSTORMS AND WILL NOT STAY DEFROSTED IN WINTER DRIVING. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND ALONG WITH DISCUSSIONS WITH A LOCAL DEALER WORKING WITH JEEPS FOR MANY YEARS HAS LED ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A LONG-KNOWN AND VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. PRICES TO REPLACE THIS BLEND DOOR HAVE RANGED FROM $1000 TO $1500 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A VERY LABOR INTENSIVE REPLACEMENT. I CONTACT CHRYSLER ASSISTANCE AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT YOU TO IDENTIFY THIS SAFETY CONCERN SO THAT PERHAPS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) COULD BE ISSUED AND CHRYSLER WOULD ADDRESS THE DEFECTIVE BLEND DOOR FOR CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10462479

Incident

Jun 7, 2012

Mileage

59,750 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLEND DOOR AND THE RECIRCULATION BLOWER DOOR WERE BOTH DEFECTIVE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10447423

Incident

Jan 1, 2012

Mileage

140,000 mi

2000 JEEP WJ GRAND CHEROKEE- HEATER/DEFROSTER PROBLEMS DUE TO BLENDER DOOR BREAKAGE.- REPAIR REQUIRES COMPLETE REMOVAL OF DASH TO ACCESS BROKEN UNIT. COSTLY $1500.00 REPAIR FOR A RELATIVELY SMALL PART - 2 DAYS LABOR (AVERAGE)- SAFETY CONCERN NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST ON COLD MORNINGS FOR VISIBILITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10433526

Incident

Oct 28, 2011

Mileage

148,000 mi

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, BLEND DOORS, AND DRIVERS SEAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10408937

Incident

Jun 19, 2011

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER BROKEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384597

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

130,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOESN'T BLOW WARM AIR IT BLOW COLD AIR AND DON'T DEFOG MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHEN IM DRIVING. I LIVE IN PENNSYLVAINA ITS COLD UP HERE AND IT SNOWS. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND HATE TO HAVE TO DRIVE MY DAUGHTER AROUND IN A COLD JEEP ALSO AN UNSAFE ONE WHEN MY HEATER DON'T DEFROST THIS SIDE OF MY JEEP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED TO BE FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10377109

Incident

Dec 1, 2010

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEAT BLENDER DOORS WERE BROKEN AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOR WERE THERE ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10370860

Incident

Oct 10, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi

NO DEFROST OR HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, CANNOT SEE THRU PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHEILD WHEN ICED OR FOGGGED UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10370857

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

LITTLE TO NO HEAT. MAINLY I AM GETTING VERY LITTLE HEAT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE (NOT BLOWING LIKE DRIVERS SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDE NOT HEATING AS IT SHOULD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10366940

Incident

Jun 5, 2008

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS NO HEAT, DUE TO THE BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10364164

Incident

Nov 4, 2010

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 90,000 MILES HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTING AND HEATING FOR THE PAST YEAR. WHEN IT IS COLD OR RAINY THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT CLEAR NOT MATTER WHAT SETTINGS I USE. I GET SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATING ON MY FOGGY WINDSHIELD AND I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER IN DANGERS CONDITIONS AND SCRAP MY WINDOWS. RECENTLY MY HEAT HAS STOPPED WORKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND I LOOKED FOR INFORMATION ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED FOR YEARS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS A COMFORT ISSUE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS S SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT OR WORSE. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE WILLING TO CHARGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO 'FIX' PROBLEMS BUT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THEY NEVER FIX THE PROBLEM AND CUSTOMERS ARE TAKING UNNECESSARY RISKS TO DRIVE THEIR SUV'S (SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES, IRONICALLY) WITHOUT HEAT, DEFROST AND/OR COOLING. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY AND LOOK AND SEE HOW MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE GOTTEN ON THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AND I DO NOT WANT TO OUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS AT RISK BECAUSE ONE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO FIX SUCH A BLATANT SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10359168

Incident

Aug 8, 2009

Mileage

91,000 mi

THE HVAC SYSTEM ON OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS BROKEN AND IS UNABLE TO DIRECT AIR AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE TO THE PROPER PLACES. THE DEFECT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DAMPERS IN THE DUCTWORK THAT HAVE FAILED. THIS PREVENTS OUR DEFROSTER FROM WORKING AS EFFECTIVELY AS IT SHOULD AND IS ALSO AN IRRITANT TO THE DRIVER WHEN IT'S 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE IN THE TEXAS HEAT. GOOGLING THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIES IT AS A COMMON BREAKAGE AND IS RELATED TO THE USE OF CHEAP PLASTIC MATERIALS IN THE DAMPER MECHANISM. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS PART OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10347216

Incident

Apr 10, 2009

Mileage

89,000 mi

FRONT DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW DRIVE ACTUATOR BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. WINDOW WON'T STAY UP AND WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN. HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00. THE WINDOW DRIVE ACTUATOR IS PLASTIC AND APPARENTLY BREAKS FREQUENTLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE DESIGNED TO FAIL. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343101

Incident

May 18, 2010

Mileage

177,429 mi

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM: WINDSHIELD: BLOWER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10297402

Incident

Dec 14, 2009

Mileage

161,734 mi

THERE IS NO HEAT BLOWING ON DRIVER SIDE BUT HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10296771

Incident

Oct 6, 2009

Mileage

145,123 mi

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LMT. HEATER PROBLEM. I HAVE A DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM, THAT IS ONLY HEATING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS OUTRAGEOUS, THE PART IS SEMI REASONABLE, BUT THE LABOR AND LOCATION MAKES IT EXTREMELY COSTLY. THIS IS A DANGER IN TERMS OF VISIBILITY AND I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10295678

Incident

Dec 4, 2009

Mileage

133,000 mi

THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL HAS BEEN NOT FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IS STOCK ON VENT. THIS HAS CAUSED ME GREAT DISCOMFORT AND SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE I CAN NOT CIRCULATE ANY WARM AIR IN MY CAR OR DEFROST. I SINCERELY HOPE JEEP DOES A RECALL, NOT ONLY TO KEEP VALUED CUSTOMERS, BUT TO PREVENT ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEFROST IS COMPLETELY DISFUNCTIONAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10295426

Incident

Dec 20, 2008

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE DRIVER'S BLEND DOOR, AND THE PASSENGER'S BLEND DOOR ARE NOT WORKING, CAUSING ONLY COLD AIR TO COME IN ON PASSENGER AND ON DRIVER SIDE CAUSING FOG BUILD UP ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH PREVENTS DRIVERS VISION AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. A KNOWN PROBLEM BY JEEP/DODGE/CHRYSLER BUT NEVER HAD A RECALL TO FIX THE HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10294815

Incident

Dec 7, 2009

Mileage

130,000 mi

RECIRC DOOR, THE DRIVER'S BLEND DOOR, AND THE PASSENGER'S BLEND DOOR ALL HAVE TOO MUCH TRAVEL, CAUSING ONLY COLD AIR TO COME IN ON PASSENGER OR ON DRIVER SIDE CAUSING FOG BUILD UP ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH PREVENTS DRIVERS VISION AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. A KNOWN PROBLEM BY JEEP/DODGE/CHRYSLER BUT NEVER HAD A RECALL TO FIX THE HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10292852

Incident

Oct 15, 2007

Mileage

120,000 mi

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED BLEND DOORS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10292566

Incident

Oct 15, 2008

Mileage

115,000 mi