1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipment problems

EQUIPMENT

HEATER A/C FOR 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE... FAILURE TO OPERATE, RIDICULOUS TO REPAIR. MAKES DRIVING IN COLD CLIMATES IMPOSSIBLE, DUE TO WINDOW FOGGING AND ICE BUILDUP. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR ALL JEEPS FROM 1999-2004 WHO ARE ALL KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DISREGARD THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, WITH REGARDS TO THIS. THIS WAS REPEATED YEAR AFTER YEAR, WITH NO EASY SOLUTION FOR CUSTOMERS TO REPAIR. AN EXCESSIVELY COSTLY AND NOT GUARANTEED PROCEDURE WHICH COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS, EVEN WHEN PROFESSIONALLY REPAIRED, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THOSE WHO MUST DRIVE IN COLD CLIMATES.

NHTSA complaint #10380005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

MY DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN DOWN AND BECOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MAKES A CLUNK NOISE WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN IT DURING BREAKING AND ACCELERATION THIS IS. ONE OF THE MANY THINGS TO HAVE BROKEN ON THIS SEAT. VERY POOR QUALITY!

NHTSA complaint #10378839 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE SOLENOID CONTINUES TO GO OUT, THREATENING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN A YEAR OF REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #10245286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED'S HEATER CONTROL UNIT HAS BECOME FAULTY. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK ON ANY SETTING, AND OUTSIDE COLD AIR COMES INTO THE CABIN WITH ZERO CONTROL. THIS IS MAKING VISIBILITY VERY POOR DUE TO LACK OF DEFROSTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO A POOR "DESIGN" FROM THE FACTORY. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST $1,766.00 PLUS TAX TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEEING IT BECOMES A SAFETY RISK DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY.

NHTSA complaint #10244451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

I RAN INTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SIMPLE HEATING PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR SIMPLY STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPENDING NEARLY $600 TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SOLENOID REPLACED, I REALIZE AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE LOT THAT ONLY MY PASSENGER SIDE WILL BLOW HOT AIR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLEND DOORS, AND WILL LIKELY COST BETWEEN $1,000 AND $1,500 TO FIX. THE REPAIR REQUIRES A COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY OF THE DASH AND STEERING COLUMN (AROUND 10-12 HOURS FOR A FULL REPAIR, ACCORDING TO THE SHOP). I BEGAN TO LOOK AROUND ONLINE TO SEE WHAT ELSE COULD BE DONE. TO MY SURPRISE, NEARLY EVERY JEEP MESSAGE BOARD WAS FLOODED WITH POSTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE ENGINEERING OF THE PART VIRTUALLY ENSURES THAT IT WILL FAIL; THE CALIBRATION PHASE (EVERY 20 OR SO START-UPS) FORCES THE PLASTIC PART TO ITS LIMITS AND EVENTUALLY BREAKS. EVERY DEALERSHIP OR AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT I CONTACTED SAID THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY 1999 AND NEWER GRAND CHEROKEE HAS, OR WILL HAVE, THIS PROBLEM. THE ISSUE ISN'T PAYING FOR CAR REPAIR; EVERY CAR HAS PROBLEMS THAT WE AS CONSUMERS WILL NEED PAY TO GET FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINEERING OF THIS PART CAUSES IT TO FAIL, AND NOW I'M STUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD IN THE WINTER, OR NOW IN SPRINGTIME WHEN IT RAINS. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS HAS ALREADY, OR WILL CAUSE IN THE FUTURE, ACCIDENTS FROM PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE. MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, WOULD RATHER DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WHILE WIPING THE WINDSHIELD WITH A RAG... THAN PAY $1,500 TO GET IT FIXED. FOR MANY PEOPLE, SPENDING THAT $1,500 ISN'T EVEN AN OPTION.

NHTSA complaint #10234174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

A DEFECTIVE A/C PART FAILED BEHIND THE DASH, CAUSING EXTENSIVE REPAIR COSTS.

NHTSA complaint #10219638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A DEFECTIVE A/C PART FAILED BEHIND THE DASH, CAUSING EXTENSIVE REPAIR COSTS.

NHTSA complaint #10219638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A/C PROBLEM IN MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 1999.

NHTSA complaint #10201677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

THE AIR CONDITIONER (AC)/HEAT DO NOT WORK ON THE1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE LIKELY PROBLEM IS THE FAILURE OF THE POORLY DESIGNED/MANUFACTURED BLEND DOORS. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST: $1200. I WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT SUCH A SYSTEM WOULD FAIL SO OFTEN AND COST SO MUCH TO FIX.

NHTSA complaint #10188003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARP CAUSING VEHICLE FRONT END TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, VEHICLE HAS CHRYSLER'S LATEST AND GREATEST BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR KIT INSTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #10178821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD, ALSO REFERRED TO AS WJ. IN THE 2 YEARS I HAVE OWN THIS JEEP CERTAIN PROBLEMS CAME UP. APART FROM THE ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES WARPING THE ROTORS, AND NEEDING UPGRADED CALIPERS AND NEW ROTORS REPLACED. WHICH THE DC DEALERS DIDN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OTHER ISSUE AND EQUALLY TROUBLESOME AND PROBABLY DANGEROUS IS THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE HVAC SYSTEM NO WORKING PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AMONGST THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE A LITTLE HEAT BLOWING ON THE DRIVER SIDE COMPARTMENT, BUT 0 HEAT AND ALL COLD ON THE PASSENGER AND DEFROST. GOD HELP ME IF IM STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING THE WINTER, WHICH IT IS RIGHT NOW. MY PASSENGERS AND I WOULD NOT FAIR WELL. THE COLD BLOWING FROM THE PASS. SIDE VENTS AND DEFROST IS LIKE THE A/C WAS ON. NOW, THIS ISSUE IS THE BLEND DOORS ARE BROKEN, CHRYSLER AND JEEP BOTH NOW OF THIS ISSUE. AND THE COST OF THE REPAIRS OF COURSE ARE VERY HIGH FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AS IT INVOLVES REMOVING THE DASHBOARD THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL AND FIX THEIR EXPENSE AT LEAST.

NHTSA complaint #10175820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I DRIVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 68,000 MILES AND JUST HAD THE BRAKES FIXED AGAIN FOR THE 6TH TIME. MY DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THE PARTS ARE INFERIOR AND I CAN EXPECT TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AFTER 6-7000 MILES. I FEEL THIS IS EXCESSIVE AND JEEP SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEVELOPE A MATERIAL THAT WILL HELP THE BRAKES LAST LONGER. OTHER MAKES OF CARS NEVER HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT JEEP DOES. I ALSO FEEL THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SINCE NOT EVERY ONE CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 7,000 MILES. I CAN SEE BY THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING BEFORE THIS IS A FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR CRASH?

NHTSA complaint #10127663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH THE INFAMOUS AUTOMATIC DUAL ZONE CLIMATE CONTROL. CURRENTLY THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM BLOWS HEAT THROUGH THE HVAC DUCTS BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON JEEPS WITH THE DUAL ZONE CLIMATE CONTROL AND COSTS ABOUT $800 TO REPAIR. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE THOUSANDS OF JEEPS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10100185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER SPEED. THEN, CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO GAIN CONTROL AND STOP. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM.

NHTSA complaint #10065356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

WARPED ROTORS AT 15,000 ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. FRONT ROTORS REPLACED WITH NEW STYLE BRAKES, BUT WARPED AGAIN AT ANOTHER 15,XXX MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10055126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

THIS IS MY SIXTH REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS AND CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS CONTINUING TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD REPLACEMENT ROTORS INSTALLED AND MORE THAN 20% CONTINUE TO RETURN BECAUSE OF PULSATION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AFTER COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF HAVE HAD TO ENDURE NOT ONLY UNSAFE DRIVING AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT INCONVENIENCES, ADDITIONAL OUT OF POCKET COSTS, TIME WASTED AND THE HASSLES OF DEALING WITH THE MANUFACTURE. THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY UNLESS NHTSA DOES SOMETHING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10023413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

BRAKES STILL SQUEAK AFTER BEING REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. AIR CONDITIONER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS ALSO A FOUL ODOR COMING OUT OF IT. HAD TO FILL WITH FREON ONCE A MONTH. NO AIR CONDITIONER NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10021266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

WE ARE IN A DISUPUTE WITH DIALMERCHRYSLER REGARDING A ENGINE REPAIR WITH OUR 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. ON DEC. 23, 2002 WE BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE A ROCKER ARM SPRING BROKE CAUSING A ROD TO BREAK THROUGH THE VALVE COVER AND DROP DOWN INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING $1600 IN DAMAGE. THE JEEP HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WE PURCHASED THE JEEP IN FEB. 2002 AND SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS, A LEAKING SEALS AND NOW THE ENGINE PROBLEM. WHEN WE APPROACHED CHRYSLER ABOUT POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BILL, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF ENGING PROBLEMS AND WE DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY WOULD NOT HELP US. OUR POINT IS THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DOUBTFUL THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM (NOR SHOULD IT HAVE THIS PROBLEM) WITH SUCH LOW MILES. ALSO, WE WERE NEVER OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT TIME OF PURCHASE. WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE SALESMAN HE STATED THAT COST WAS AN ISSUE WHEN BUYING THE JEEP SO HE DIDN'T WANT THE PRICE TO BE ANY HIGHER. ISN'T COST ALWAYS THE ISSUE WHEN BUYING A NEW CAR AND SHOULDN'T WE HAVE BEEN OFFERED A CHANCE TO PURCHASE THE WARRANTY? WE FEEL THAT A $6 SPRING SHOULDN'T CAUSE $1600 TO AN ENGINE ANYHOW. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD BE OF HELP TO US?

NHTSA complaint #10000890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, AND UPON PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE, VEHICLE SHAKS VERY HARD, ROTORS APPEAR TO BE VERY WORN, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES ALREADY. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE IS A TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING UP,STEERING DAMPER AND DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY WERE LOOSE,TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO REVERSE, RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, RIGHT SIDE MIRROR WAS CRACKED,SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE TRIM ON THE DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE, EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS LOUD, PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE, PASSENGER WIPER BLADE WAS NOT CLEANING THE WINDOW, KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE WAS INOPERATIVE*SLC

NHTSA complaint #8003005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, AND UPON PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE, VEHICLE SHAKS VERY HARD, ROTORS APPEAR TO BE VERY WORN, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES ALREADY. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE IS A TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING UP,STEERING DAMPER AND DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY WERE LOOSE,TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO REVERSE, RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, RIGHT SIDE MIRROR WAS CRACKED,SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE TRIM ON THE DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE, EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS LOUD, PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE, PASSENGER WIPER BLADE WAS NOT CLEANING THE WINDOW, KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE WAS INOPERATIVE*SLC

NHTSA complaint #8003005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A/C IS INOPERABLE.

NHTSA complaint #562556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

THE LEFT SPEAKER IS INOPERATIVE. NLM

NHTSA complaint #562436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT EXCESSIVELY WHICH HAS CAUSED VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED EVERY TEN THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS TURNED THE ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COLD ENOUGH. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #892577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A FOUL, UNPLEASANT ODOR IS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #554408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF AN AIR CONDITIONING ODOR. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #555482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

WE HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR DOOR, HARD GRIND WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE...NOTHING HAPPENED, WHISTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER 45-50 MPH., BLOWER PROBLEMS, FOWL SMELL AFTER USING A.C., LEAK IN REAR WINDOW, CLICKING IN AUTOMATIC LOCK SECTION, FAULTY SPEAKER.

NHTSA complaint #722877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

WE HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR DOOR, HARD GRIND WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE...NOTHING HAPPENED, WHISTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER 45-50 MPH., BLOWER PROBLEMS, FOWL SMELL AFTER USING A.C., LEAK IN REAR WINDOW, CLICKING IN AUTOMATIC LOCK SECTION, FAULTY SPEAKER.

NHTSA complaint #722877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #720099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.