1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee visibility problems

Filed Aug 11, 2016 · Engine, Visibility · 156,000 miles · CA

I have owned 8 jeeps and now have a beautiful dealershipl maintained grand cherokee limited 4.7l in my driveway with a bad engine. At 100k a rod bearing went bad and after that was fixed by me with great expense it now sits in the driveway with low compression and will not start. I have searched and found hundreds of ads with blown engines just in my area of southern california. There seems to be some common design flaws in the 4.7l that chrysler corporation has been hiding and we the people have been paying for it. Dealers deny any problems but yet on any given day the classifies are full of them. I love the vehicle in general that's why I have owned so many but feel taken advantage of and can't afford to drive a chrysler piece of crap anymore. I was stranded on the highway like many of us were and put in a perilous situations because of it with family in the car plus I was on crutches . Chrysler should being offering assistance because of their faults. I also just got done repairing the faulty blend door because of the lack of visibility.

Filed Oct 5, 2015 · Visibility · 215,000 miles · NY

Defroster does not clear windshield, blower worsens fog. After brief use of vehicle condensation builds on passenger side of windshield and prohibits clear vision.

Filed Sep 29, 2015 · Electrical, Visibility · 150,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving, the headlight was turned on the light was diffused by the headlight lens. The contact stated that the lighting visibility was decreased. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlight globe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09e025000 (exterior lighting:headlights). The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 11/19/15

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Visibility · 95,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns 1997 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the fan in the ventilation system failed to run at a high speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that a blower motor resister needed to be replaced. However, the part needed was no longer manufactured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Filed May 13, 2014 · Visibility · 152,000 miles · CO

The blower to the heater and air conditioning went out. I have had it replaced 2 times in less than 3 years. Now its out again. It's difficult to drive in winter with no blower to a heater and difficult in summer with no blower to the air conditioning. A mechanic I went to said he has seen multiple jeeps with this same issue. He believes it may be the cable wires due to the nearness to the engine and they were not big enough to handle the heat. Is this true? He also thought jeep was aware of this issue. If so, how do I get this fixed so it works properly and not go out every year? Every once in a "blue moon" the blower will come on for a couple seconds but will not stay on.

Filed Jan 4, 2014 · Airbags, Brakes · 110,000 miles · IL

We have owned our 1999 grand cherokee since 1999 - its been a great car but every single issue listed on this website has befallen us. Currently @ 149k miles we have no heat on the driver side due to blend door assembly, the airbag light goes off all the time and there is no heat in the drivers side seat. I am shocked that so many people have the exact same issues and that to me says there is truly something wrong. We also took part in a class action suit that covered some of the expenses we had in continually replacing the brakes - especially the rotors which warp with out notice and can do that if you just step on the brakes to hard! Even if you have just had them replaced. Cheap parts? I am a die hard jeep owner but after reading all of these postings I am wondering if my alliance should be elsewhere?

Filed Feb 6, 2012 · Visibility · 130,000 miles · CO

The climate automatic climate control system has failed. One side blows cold air and the other warm air. The defrosters are ineffective, making it difficult to see when the windshield fogs up not to mention keeping the windshield deiced in bad driving conditions. Chrysler says the instrument panel must be removed in order to remove the heater assembly and fix the recirculation door and other components. They want $1200 to fix the heater! This is unbelievable!

Filed Oct 16, 2011 · Visibility · 120,000 miles · VA

Hvac doesn't change temperature. Blender doors are broken. Found out it's a common problem in 99-04 jeep grand cherokees and they've updated the parts to replace. Problem is, labor costs around $1500 to fix the HVAC. There should be a recall for this as I can't drive in the winter without heat, won't be able to see while driving without a defroster!!!

Filed Feb 2, 2011 · Visibility · 102,100 miles · CA

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.

Filed Nov 27, 2010 · Visibility · 103,000 miles · KY

Visibility: defroster/defogger system. Windshield blower. Cold air out the passenger side and visibility is decreased. I have had this fixed once when I bought the jeep 6 years ago.