2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Visibility Problems

1-I BOUGHT THE JEEP 4/2008. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER, A WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I GOT THE REGULATOR FIXED. SOON AFTER THAT, ANOTHER WINDOW STOPPED. I GOT THAT ONE FIXED. EVERY TIME I GET ONE FIXED ANOTHER BREAKS. NOW I HAVE 2 WINDOWS NOT WORKING. 2-WHENEVER I TURN A CORNER, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE SCRAPING AGAINST SOMETHING. 3-SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP, WHENEVER IT GETS WET AND I TURN CORNERS, THERE IS A SOUND COMING THE FRONT LIKE ITS THE AXLE OR SOMETHING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE/DEALERS AND NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHY. THEY TEST DRIVE IT AND HEAR IT, LOOK UNDERNEATH AND STILL CANT FIND OUT WHY OR WHERE THE SOUND IS COMING FROM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496786

Incident

Jun 30, 2008

PASSENGER SIDE WARM AIR FLOW FROM HEATER STOPPED. ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS OUT. DRIVER SIDE IS OPERATING FINE. EVIDENTLY THE AIR BLEND DOOR HAS FAILED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS JEEP VINTAGE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS COMMON DESIGN FAILURE. THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND INVOLVES REMOVING THE WHOLE DASH. HOWEVER, MOPAR EVEN MAKES A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS ISSUE KIT #K6855685AB, THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE REMOVING THE DASH. JEEP SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND CORRECT THEIR DESIGN FLAW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496645

Incident

Jan 7, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

DUE TO THE BLEND DOOR BREAKAGE/FAILURE, VISABILITY IS AFFECTED BECAUSE THIS CAUSES THE DEFOGGER/DEFROSTER SYSTEM TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS CREATES POOR VISABILITY AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487154

Incident

Sep 19, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER DOORS FOR THE AIR AND HEATING VENTS WERE FRACTURED AND CAUSED A FAILURE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE TYPE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NHTSA ID

10442258

Incident

Jul 14, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE HEATER SWITCH HAD BURNED OUT THE HEATING CORE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VENT DOORS FAILED TO OPEN, CAUSING THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V117000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

NHTSA ID

10438715

Incident

Dec 20, 2010

Mileage

96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF HIS FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS WERE DAMAGED, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED EACH WINDOW REGULATOR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $400. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11

NHTSA ID

10416894

Incident

Jul 6, 2011

Mileage

107,000 mi

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM: WINDSHIELD: BLOWER FOR 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. DUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS ARE INOPERABLE AND COLD AIR IS CONSTANTLY BLOWING ON MY WINDSHIELD INTERIOR, CAUSING IT TO FOG UP, LIMITING MY VISIBILITY CONSIDERABLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10404262

Incident

Jun 2, 2011

Mileage

85,000 mi

POWER WINDOWS-FRONT PASSENGER SIDE REGULATOR FAILED ~JULY '09 GETTING BACK IN THE CAR FROM CHURCH PUT THE WINDOW UP HEARD LOUD SNAP AND WINDOW DROPPED, HAD TO STOP WINDOW FROM FALLING INTO DOOR PANEL BY HOLDING IT ALL THE WAY HOME UNTIL WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO-TAPED IT UP. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STARTED OUT AS A MOTOR FAILING IN JAN '11 AND WHEN I WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGED ASKED THEM NOT TO PUT WINDOW DOWN BECAUSE OF THAT (DIDN'T WANT IT TO GET STUCK IN DOWN POSITION), WINDOW GOT PUT DOWN AND THAT WAS THE START OF THE END. BY FEB '11 THE WINDOW HAD FAILED NO SNAPS BUT WILL SLIDE DOWN IF NOT HELD UP WITH SOMETHING. NOW BOTH OF MY WINDOWS ARE DONE FOR AND BEING HELD UP WITH TAPE, CAN'T AFFORD DEALERSHIP PRICING TO FIX. PASSENGER WINDOW WENT AT ~85,000 MILES WENT TO DEALERSHIP FOR PRICING TO FIX ~$300/WINDOW + LABOR @ $90/HR DRIVER WINDOW WENT AT ~160,000 MILES HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR PARTS ONLINE AND IN JUNK YARDS... IF THE WINDOWS ARE NOT PUSHED UP ALL THE WAY AND TAPED SECURELY THEY WILL LEAK FROM THE RAIN OR WIND WILL GET IN AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE! I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THERE WERE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS, THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK THING APPARENTLY NOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10393971

Incident

Jul 15, 2009

Mileage

85,000 mi

THE 99-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS MAJOR DEFECTS IN THE HEATING/AC SYSTEM AND CHRYSLER IS MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THERE DEFECT.*TR

NHTSA ID

10372363

Incident

Dec 24, 2010

Mileage

190,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATER DOES NOT BLOW HOT AIR. IT WILL NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEREFORE CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD BY LIMITING SIGHT OF THE DRIVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10367933

Incident

Nov 26, 2010

Mileage

129,000 mi

BLEND AIR DOOR FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10362733

Incident

Oct 7, 2010

Mileage

115,000 mi

MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH 140,000 MILES HAS HAD AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS WHERE IT DOESN'T BLOW OUT COLD AIR, FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. I DIDN'T CARE MUCH ABOUT IT AND DIDN'T PLAN TO FIX IT UNTIL I NOTICED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS DOING THE SAME THING. THE MIDDLE VENTS BLOW OUT COLD AIR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS BLOW NORMAL HOT AIR. I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE IT GETS BRUTALLY COLD OUT IN THE WINTER TIME AND OBVIOUSLY THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED FOR COMFORT AND ALSO FOR DEFROST. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY $8-1800. AND THE MOST HORRIFYING OF ALL IS THAT AFTER THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED, IT WILL ONLY HAPPEN AGAIN AND YOU WILL BE FORCED TO PAY TO FIX IT ALL OVER AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE PARTS CHRYSLER USES. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS CAR DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS IGNORING ALL COMPLAINTS AND FORCING CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM, WHEN IT IS JUST GOING TO BREAK AGAIN. THIS IS ALMOST CRIMINAL! *TR

NHTSA ID

10361710

Incident

Sep 23, 2010

Mileage

140,000 mi

THE FAILURE OF THE BLENDER MOTOR HAS LEFT OUR JEEP WITHOUT A WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER. IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR AND DOES NOT CLEAR LEAVING VISIBILITY AT ZERO. IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND NOW IT IS DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY TO DRIVE IN OUR "FAMILY CAR". NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE AN $800-$1500 REPAIR NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10361225

Incident

Jun 14, 2009

Mileage

145,000 mi

APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AGO, THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THEN LAST YEAR, THE HEAT AND A/C STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS MAKES FOR VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES. ITS TOO COSTLY FOR ME TO REPAIR MYSELF. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MOST OF THESE VEHICLES AND I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT STOPPED WORKING AFTER IT APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT, LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED. AND THE HYDRAULICS THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND I NOTICED THIS WHEN FIRST THE HOOD CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD AND THEN THE REAR WINDOW! I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND IT WAS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT/HYDRAULIC FAN...AT A PRICE TAG OF $4000.00... *TR

NHTSA ID

10352540

Incident

Aug 15, 2005

Mileage

100,000 mi

REPEATED FAILURE OF BLOWER FAN FOR WHICH THERE IS APPARENTLY NOT A SUITABLE FIX FROM JEEP. CURRENT FIX IS EITHER (A) PART FROM SUPPLIER OTHER THAN JEEP WHICH FAILS EVERY 6-9 MONTHS OR (B) JEEP RECOMMENDED PART WHICH REDUCED AIR VOLUME SO DRAMATICALLY THAT DEFROSTING WINDOWS IS UNSAFE. FAILURE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR IS ALSO UNSAFE DUE TO THE INABILITY TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10346121

Incident

Dec 26, 2009

Mileage

95,000 mi

ONLY COLD AIR COMES OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE, UNABLE TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD IN WINTER. REPAIR COST $1,000 +. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329687

Incident

Dec 1, 2009

Mileage

118,000 mi

REAR BRAKE AND SAFETY LIGHTS ON 2001 JEEP KEEP NOT WORKING FLAW IN WORKMANSHIP AND CONSTRUCTION OF ASSEMBLY. DRIVER SEAT COMING LOSE AT BASE BRACKETS THAT SLID THE SEAT BACK AND FORWARD. WINDOW LIFTS BREAK CONSTANTLY. BLOWER DOOR BRAKES CEASING DEFROST AND WINDOWS FOG DURING COLD DAYS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314502

Incident

Feb 10, 2009

Mileage

113,000 mi

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED V8 BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN. THIS EFFECT THE ABILITY FOR MY JEEP TO HEAT COOL AND DEFROST PROPERLY. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF INSTANCES I HAVE RUN ACROSS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10312834

Incident

Jun 20, 2009

Mileage

98,000 mi

SEVERAL WINDOW MOTORS ON MY 2001 JEEP HAVE BROKE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN BY ITSELF AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF THE CAR TO MANUALLY PUSH IT BACK UP. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO PUSH MY WINDOW BACK UP FOR FEAR OF IT GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET IT BACK UP IN THE FREEZING COLD WEATHER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE WINDOW FALLING DOWN HARD AND SHATTERING. PLEASE ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE OF MY WINDOWS SO FAR AND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SINCE IT IS SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, I AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS ARE FORCED TO LIVE WITH IT UNTIL I CAN SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10303273

Incident

Jan 20, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi

HEAT ONLY WORKS ON DRIVER SIDE. COLD AIR FROM PASSENGER SIDE. MY MECHANIC THE A/C BLEND DOOR IS PROBABLY STUCK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE DASH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. A YEAR AGO THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED REQUIRING THE NEED TO PULL THE DASH. THE LABOR FOR THAT ALONE WAS $900. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED FOR THE JEEP & THE DODGE DURANGO. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THESE ARE SO COMMON, THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE BLEND DOOR ARE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE. WITH THE BELOW 0 TEMPERATURES WE ARE HAVING THIS WINTER I CAN'T GO VERY FAR WITHOUT FREEZING! *TR

NHTSA ID

10299648

Incident

Dec 5, 2009

Mileage

76,500 mi

WIFE AND SON REQUIRED TO FIND ALTERNATE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF HEATER ON 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED FAILED. NO DEFROST TO CLEAR WINDOWS AND FRIGID AIR BEING BLOWN ONTO PASSENGER. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU INVESTIGATE THE (I BELIEVE UNCONSCIONABLE) NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THE FAILURE OF THE "BLEND DOORS" ON 1999 TO 2004 JEEPS. IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE THAT IS THE RESULT OF A PIECE OF PLASTIC BREAKING IN AN INACCESSIBLE LOCATION UNDER THE DASH. THE CAR IS RENDERED DANGEROUS WITH NO WAY TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER/PASSENGERS UNABLE TO GET INSIDE TEMPERATURE TO A TOLERABLE LEVEL. THE REPAIR FOR THE APPROXIMATELY $180 PART COSTS $1200 FROM THE DEALER AND $900 TO $1000 FROM INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298888

Incident

Dec 28, 2009

Mileage

65,000 mi

2001 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED EDITION BLEND DOORS AND RECIRC DOOR ALL BROKEN AT 48K MILES. POOR DESIGN OF THE PARTS (PLASTIC) CAUSED THE FAILURES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10297049

Incident

Nov 27, 2009

Mileage

48,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE BLEND DOORS AND HEAT DO NOT WORK. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND HOW POOR THIS PRODUCT IT. WE MUST HAVE SOME RELIEVE FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10296506

Incident

Dec 17, 2009

Mileage

121,000 mi

ALL FOUR WINDOWS GEARS AND TRACKS HAVE BROKEN WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. MOTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10293619

Incident

Nov 24, 2009

Mileage

85,000 mi

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL HEATER AND DEFROST ONLY WORKS ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1200.00 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE BLEND DOORS ON THE SYSTEM. WITH NO HEAT FOR DEFROST ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL EXTREME HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10292732

Incident

Oct 12, 2009

Mileage

54,000 mi