2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Heating & air conditioning Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS SEIZED TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENTS MALFUNCTIONED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE ELEMENTS BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/18/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10795149

Incident

Nov 20, 2012

Mileage

98,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10485101

Incident

Jan 15, 2004

Mileage

20,000 mi

DUAL SIDE HEATING AND AIR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. PASSENGER SIDE IS ICE COLD CONSTANTLY, WHILE MY DRIVER'S SIDE IS WORKING PROPERLY FOR NOW, BUT FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? AFTER A LOT OF READING OF OTHER ARTICLES, THERE SHOULD MOST ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL, ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED, THEN I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10452193

Incident

Mar 1, 2012

Mileage

70,000 mi

2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT FRONT HEATED SEAT BEING INOPERABLE *TGW

NHTSA ID

10374436

Incident

Jan 8, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME WARM. THE FUSE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE SEAT WARMER NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 09V117000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

NHTSA ID

10365485

Incident

Sep 5, 2010

Mileage

121,000 mi

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HIS 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEATED SEATS IN HIS VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AND ULTIMATELY SHORTED OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10328498

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BLEND DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10286170

Incident

Sep 20, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PIECE OF PLASTIC HAS MELTED INSIDE THE AIR CONDITIONER WHICH CAUSED IT FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. THE DUAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT HAS NEITHER AIR CONDITIONING NOR HEAT. THE REPAIR ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10281794

Incident

Oct 20, 2008

Mileage

85,000 mi

OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS MY POWER WINDOWS SLID DOWN. ONE LEFT REAR A FEW YEARS AGO SLID DOWN AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. RT PASSENGER SIDE DOWN ABOUT A YEAR LATER. JANUARY 2ND MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DID THE SAME. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE REGULATOR, IT WOULD BE 300.00 TO FIX IT, HE SAID YEP THAT'S COMMON IN JEEPS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A 2002 JEEP, SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL FOUR.... I'M A SINGLE MOTHER, SINGLE GRANDMOTHER THAT CANT SPARE THAT KIND OF MONEY. YESTERDAY 04/14/2009 I WALKED OUT TO MY JEEP TO DISCOVER THE WINDOW WAS DOWN. THOUGHT WOW I DON'T REMEMBER LEAVING MY WINDOW DOWN BECAUSE I HAVE SOUND EQUIPMENT I WOULD HATE TO HAVE STOLEN. IT WAS CHILLY OUT THAT MORNING, TRIED TO ROLL IT UP.... GUESS WHAT? NOW ALL OF MY POWER WINDOWS ARE BROKEN DUE THE REGULATORS. FUEL PUMP, AND INJECTORS ARE MY PROBLEM TOO. OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!! LET ME ADD THE HEATER CORE TO THAT. I LOVE MY JEEP... I TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT, IT LOOKS BRAND NEW. THE OIL IS CHANGED WITH THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY AND ON TIME EVERY TIME IF NOT SOONER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10265413

Incident

Apr 14, 2009

Mileage

105,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL IN JAN 2008 HAD REPAIR SHOP PULL WINDOW BACK UP - THEY HAD "REPLACED MANY JEEP REGULATORS"; LEFT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL APR 2008 HAD FRIEND WIRE IT UP IN PLACE BECAUSE COULDN'T AFFORD PART/REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223463

Incident

Apr 5, 2008

I OWN A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH 87,000 MILES. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WERE (1) RAPID FOGGING OF FRONT WINDSHIELD,(2) FOGGING OF FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS,(3) FAILURE OF PASSENGER HEAT WHILE STILL MAINTAINING DRIVER HEAT FUNCTION, AND (4) ONLY COLD AIR RELEASE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF JEEP. CONSEQUENTLY,(1) THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT WINDOWS DO NOT DEFOG, AND (2) NO HEAT WHATSOEVER COMES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND DASHBOARD VENTILATION SYSTEM. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A "BLEND AIR DOOR" IS NECESSARY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,200 INCLUSIVE OF 7 HOURS OF LABOR. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND ONLINE FORUMS, THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2000-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITEDS WITH DUEL ZONE VENTILATION SYSTEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10220321

Incident

Mar 4, 2008

WIRING IN HEATED DRIVER'S SEAT WAS EXPOSED AND SMOLDERED UNDER THE LEATHER SEAT COVERING CAUSING THE FOAM CUSHION TO MELT AND MAKING THE HEATED SEAT INOPERABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10217584

Incident

Jan 9, 2008

Mileage

61,500 mi

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE= MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE LEMON LAWS OF THE US. EQUIPMENT FAILURES: - WINDOW REGULATORS- REPLACED 2 - HEATED SEATS- BOTH SEATS HAVE THE WIRES BURNT IN TWO IN THEM; POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD...NOT COVERED IN RECALL OF A LATER YEAR - BLEND DOORS BROKE- HAD TO REPLACE ALL THREE MOTORS AND DOORS - LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FUNCTION CONSISTENTLY - DOOR LOCK SYSTEM IS FAILING: DRIVER'S DOOR HAS QUIT LOCKING; HAS TO BE DONE MANUALLY; BACK DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER MAKES A SQUAWKING NOISE WHEN YOU LOCK THE DOORS, TAILGATE IS NOT LOCKING; ALARM WILL GO OFF IF YOU OPEN THE DOOR, BUT IT IS NOT LOCKED. _CONSTANT SMALL COOLANT LEAK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212475

Incident

Dec 20, 2007

AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT STOP WORKING ON PASSENGER SIDE. HEAT ONLY WORKS ON DRIVER SIDE. TWO MECHANICS HAVE SAID THE A/C BLEND DOOR IS NOT WORKING AND ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $500. TO $800. FOR REPAIRS. MY HUSBANDS 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BEGAN HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM A MONTH BEFORE MINE DID. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210459

Incident

Nov 1, 2007

Mileage

94,002 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACTIVATE THE HEATER IN COLD WEATHER, IT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SHE ALSO CANNOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BLEND AIR DOOR CAUSED THE FAILURE, WHICH IS COMMON FOR THE GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN IT REACHES 50,000 MILES OR GREATER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10209580

Incident

Nov 1, 2007

Mileage

85,000 mi

A/C BLEND DOOR FAILURE ON 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10195159

Incident

Jun 29, 2007

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER FAILED. THE ELEMENT PART# 5072486-AB HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK THE SEAT APART TO PERFORM THE REPAIR IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE FOAM RUBBER CUSHION BURNED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BURN WAS CAUSED BY PART # 5072486-AB. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.*AK UPDATED 07/03/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188154

Incident

Mar 24, 2007

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE AIR CONDITIONER ( A/C) DOESN'T WORK. THE DOOR BLENDS ARE FAILING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186484

Incident

Jan 3, 2003

WE PURCHASED A 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH 50,000 MILES IN MAY OF 2005. NO HEAT FROM BOTH PASSENGER OR DRIVERS SIDE VENTS. BLEND DOOR HINGES SEPARATED AND INOP. RECIRCULATION DOOR ALSO INOPERABLE VEHICLE HAD 53,500 MILES AT THIS TIME. DRIVERS SEAT HEATER FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. PCM FAILED AT 75,000 MILES AND THIS WAS THE ONLY REPAIR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE JEEP NOW HAS 81,000 MILES AND WE HAVE HAD VIBRATION AND PEDAL PULSATION FROM THE FRONT BRAKES THREE TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10183582

Incident

Nov 15, 2005

Mileage

53,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE HEATED SEATS BECOME EXTREMELY HOT AND THE HEATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. THE HEATED SEAT SYSTEM WAS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK UPDATED 03/07/07*JB

NHTSA ID

10181023

Incident

Jan 17, 2007

Mileage

62,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE DIGITAL CLIMATE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. PASSENGER SIDE VENTILATION SYSTEM BLOWS COLD AIR ONLY. PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10179340

Incident

Feb 20, 2006

Mileage

92,300 mi

I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AIR CONDITIONING UNITS FAILING?! WHY HAS JEEP DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!?! I AM NOW STUCK WITH A JEEP THAT HAS UNCONTROLLABLE AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONS.. I AM VERY UPSET WITH JEEP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10175509

Incident

Sep 2, 2005

PURCHASED '01 JEEP NEW. DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT DID NOT WORK FROM DAY ONE. HEATING ELEMENT REPLACED AT 1,400 MILES BY DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 2004/60K PS HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING. APPROXIMATELY 2005/90K WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT BECAME UNBEARABLY HOT AND SMOKING. PULLED CAR OVER, TURNED OFF SWITCH, HAVE NOT TURNED ON SINCE FOR FEAR OF CAR FIRE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10161990

Incident

May 5, 2005

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SEAT HEATER IN USE THE HEAT BURNED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE HEATING ELEMENT. *NM BOTH LEATHER SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS SHORTED OUT AND BURNED. THE CLOTH WRAPPING LEATHER SEATING WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE BLOWER WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10113037

Incident

Oct 1, 2004

Mileage

11,000 mi

INQUIRING INFORMATION REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HEATED SEATS IN THE 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE HEATING COIL IN THE LEATHER SEATS. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10127959

Incident

Jan 27, 2005