Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 326 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.
The 25 most recent of 326, in the owner's own words
I WAS DRIVING AND HEAT STOPPED FLOWING AND A/C STOPPED FLOWING. IT IS WINTER TIME SO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST, LEAVING THE WINDSHIELD FOGGY AND HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE IN.
THE HVAC SYSTEM HAS MANY FAULTY ISSUES WHICH DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE ABILITY OF THE DEFROSTER TO OPERATE PROPERLY IF AT ALL . THE BLEND DOORS AS WELL AS THE RECIRCULATING DOOR ARE DEFECTIVE. THE AIR DUCTS DO NOT BLOW EVENLY. THIS CAUSES THE INABILITY OF THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL UNIT TO EFFECTIVELY DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
BLEND DOORS BROKEN CAUSING NO HEAT TO DRIVER SIDE OF THE CABIN. IN WINTER DRIVING, AIR IS SO COLD IT CAUSES NUMBING OF THE DRIVERS FOOT AND LEG WHICH CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN MOVING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS UNDER ALL CONDITIONS, FROM START UP TO SHUT DOWN. THIS AFFECTS THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO RESPOND TO NECESSARY BRAKING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. COST TO REPAIR CONDITION IS IN EXCESS OF $1200.00. RESEARCH IS THAT THIS CONDITION OCCURS TO THE MAJORITY OF VEHICLES WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND WILL REOCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE VEHICLES LIFETIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO WORK UPON USING THE BUTTON TO TURN ON THE HEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENTS BLEW COLD AIR REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RECIRCULATION DOOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WHICH SHE CONSIDERED TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE HER AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE TRANSMISSION, WINDOWS, FAN RELAY SWITCH, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. ALSO, THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING AND ALL OF THE SHOCKS FOR THE TAIL GATE LIFT, FAILED. UPDATED 02/24/14 *JB UPDATED 3/12/14*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE HEATER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATER CONTROL MODULATOR WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS BEGINNING TO RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO FOR 10 YEARS. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM LIBERTY AUTO CITY IN LIBERTYVILLE, IL. AT 80,000 MILES, I WAS LEAVING FOR SCHOOL WHEN I NOTICED MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE SWITCH TO RAISE THE WINDOW, IT DID NOT WORK. I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR, AND THEY FIXED IT TO THE TUNE OF $400. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAVE FIXED SO MANY, AND THE NOVICE INTERNET SURFER WOULD BE ABLE TO SEARCH OUT THIS PROBLEM AND FIND A MYRIAD OF COMPLAINTS FROM GRAND CHEROKEE AND LIBERTY OWNERS ALIKE. I UNDERSTAND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN CALIFORNIA BY JEEP LIBERTY DRIVERS, AND JEEP HAS SINCE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON LIBERTY WINDOWS. JEEP REIMBURSED ME $300 OF THE $400 DOLLARS FOR THIS FIRST INCIDENT. NOW, LAST SUNDAY, I WAS LEAVING MY HOME TO WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT AT THE HOSPITAL, AND I NOTICED THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS ROLLED ALL THE WAY DOWN - SURE ENOUGH, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE OTHER WINDOW. I DROVE TO WORK IN A SNOW STORM WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN. NOW JEEP WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REGULATOR, WHICH AGAIN COST $400 TO REPLACE. AGAIN, MY NEW JEEP DEALERSHIP, FLETCHER AUTO IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE SEEN IT OFTEN WITH VEHICLES FROM THIS TIME PERIOD. I URGE YOU TO ACT TO CREATE A RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART THAT HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT TROUBLE AND EXPENSE. I WAS NOT IN DANGER, BUT I HAD TO BE AT WORK TO COVER MY SHIFT, SO I DROVE IN THE STORM AND HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN AN OPEN AIR UNGUARDED PARKING GARAGE WITH THE WINDOW DOWN ALL NIGHT. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT PROVIDING MY VIN#, I AM ACTUALLY WORKING IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW FOR ANOTHER SHIFT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. *TR
THE BLEND DOORS THAT CONTROL THE HEAT FOR DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD FOR SAFE CLEAR VISIBILITY BREAK ABOUT EVERY THREE YEARS. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME THING THE NEEDS TO BE FIXED. PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT HOLD THE BLEND DOORS BREAK IN THE SAME SPOT. THE COST AVERAGES $ 1400.00 TO REPAIR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND THE HEATER COIL RESISTOR OVERHEATED AND BURNED. THERE WAS A CONSTANT SMELL OF BURNING HEAT THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,893.
THE DEFROST ONLY WORKS 50% OF THE TIME. DID NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE NEXT DAY WAS WORKING FINE AND A WEEK LATER I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAD THE HEATER CORE REPLACED AND THE ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING. *TR
MY AC SYSTEM IS FAULTY. HOT AND COLD AIR BLOWS AT THE SAME TIME. WINDOWS CONSTANTLY FOG UP AND I CAN'T SEE. GETTING BLEND DOOR CODES ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL READER. *TR
2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS *TGW THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED JEEP REPAIR FACILITY THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS. THE CONSUMER STATED BASED ON OWNER REPORTS, THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE WINDOW LIFT MECHANISM THAT HELD THE CABLE APPEARED TO BE AT LEAST PART OF THE PROBLEM.
I AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER WINDOWS CORDS AND REGULATORS BREAKING I HAVE PUT OVER $400 IN ONE WINDOW AND NOW HAVE 2 MORE BROKEN. CHRYSLER STATES FIRST THAT BECAUSE I AM THE 4TH OWNER THEY CANNOT HELP ME, THEN STATES THAT BECAUSE OF MY CARS YEAR (2002) AND MILEAGE (126K) THEY CANNOT HELP ME. *TR
FAILURE CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP AND DRIVER CANNOT SEE ROADWAY. ALL AC AND HEATER FUNCTIONS FAIL. THIS IS THE 5TH FAILURE AFTER REPEATED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DUAL HEAT SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE HEAT TO CIRCULATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DUAL HEATING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
THE DEFROSTER BLOWS COLD AIR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE WINTER. CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG, THEN FREEZE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND EASY FIX, BUT REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY. TO REPLACE A $5 PIECE OF PLASTIC. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER. *TR
FAULTY BLEND DOORS IN 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD A/C UNIT. *TR
2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. MAY 2010 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. MARCH 2011 BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THAT SIDE. WENT TO DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX BOTH WINDOWS. THE WAY IT SOUNDS THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HAD TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER HOME WITH DAUGHTER IN CAR. SOMETHING THINGS TO HAPPEN ASAP. TO MUCH MONEY TO BE SPENDING EVER 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER DUCTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY DUE TO LEAKAGE IN THE EVAPORATOR COIL. THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. AFTER THE REPAIR, MOIST AIR EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VENTS CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO BECOME FOGGY. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS REGARDING THE AIR QUALITY CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE VENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,351.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V288000 MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES OF THIS NATURE. CAR LOST DIRECTIONALS AND HEATER/DEFROSTER, BRAKE LIGHTS ON HIGHWAY. ALL ELECTRICAL RELATED. *TR
SAME COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED ON THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLER/JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATORS THAT REGULATE HOT AND COLD AIR FAIL SO THAT HEAT STOPS WORKING ENTIRELY. THIS ALSO MEANS THE DEFROST STOPS WORKING WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN WET AND COLD CLIMATES LIKE THE WINTER MONTHS IN WASHINGTON STATE. I RECENTLY DROVE OVER ONE OF OUR MOUNTAIN PASSES AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS SNOWING AND I COULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE REPAIR COSTS $1600 AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. *TR
2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED (WJ), ELECTRICAL WIRES MELTING AT BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER (RESISTOR BLOCK) FOR HEATER /AC INTERIOR FAN. FIRE HAZARD AS THIS CIRCUIT IS HOT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. POOR CONTACT BETWEEN THE WIRE FEMALE SPADE CONNECTOR AND THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER MALE SPADE TERMINAL CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN THE WIRES BEING CHARRED AND THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER HOUSING MELTING. DEVICE IS LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM ORDERING A HARNESS AND HEATER RESISTOR TO REMEDY THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WHILE MY CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE, THIS IS CLEARLY A FIRE HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
DUAL CONTROL A/C HEATER UNIT ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED STOP WORKING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE HEATER ENGAGED, THE HEATER FAILED TO BLOW FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BLOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BLEND AIR DOOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DEFROST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BECOME INOPERABLE AND WOULD DECREASE VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
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