Tl* the contact owns a 1999 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the blender that controlled the vehicle from running too hot or cold failed. The contact stated that the passenger side blower would expel cold air and the driver side blower would expel very little heat. The defroster was also inoperable. The dealer advised the contact that the entire dashboard and steering column would have to be removed in order to make the necessary repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 160,000.
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee visibility complaints
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When I turned on the heat one fall day I got hot air on the driver side and cold air on the passenger side. It doesn't matter whether I select defrost, floor, or mid-level vents.also I had the temperature settings on high. I have not repaired this yet, it is a safety issue due to difficulty defrosting the windshield. The dealership said it will be very costly. It is not intermittent because it is always failed.
Visibility: defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower.
Ac blend doors don't work causing my heat/AC to only work on have the car at a time. In the winter my defroster is only able to defrost half my windshield and the other side has ice cold air coming out the vent witch makes it unable to defrost and causes me to drive with half a defrosted windshield. So half the car gets heat the other half gets AC all winter long no matter what setting you put the system on, this will eventually cause a accident if not addressed.
Visibility:defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower ... It was suggested that include the prior description but I'm in question. We have had this 1999 jeep grand cherokee in the family for years and the past year the passenger side blows strictly cold air (it has dual air controls) - my nephew owned the jeep prior to our purchasing it from him this past month. He said this has been this way for a while and not sure what to do. In researching the fix, it seems everyone has the same problem and it was suggested to report it to you in hopes that you can help with the fix as it is a costly one from jeep ($1000 - $1500) ... Since everyone has this problem it has to be a jeep defect. Hopefully you can help us out.
The blend doors on my 1999 jeep grand cherokee limited have broken giving me no heat during the winter. I cannot afford to fix the problem as I do not have $1200.00 for fix it. This is a travesty and an indication of just why the american big three are in so much trouble. This vehicle is the worst vehicle that I have personally ever owned.
My 1999 jeep grand cherokee limited w/42,000 miles. Yes . Not a typo . 42,000, orignal owner & "scared to death" to drive this SUV. I have alot of the already problems, that have been reported. Had to pay many, w/my own cash. This SUV schould have came in 1 color "lemon yellow". It is an accident watng to happen. The recent problem is now I have no A/C-heat or defroster. Ths is due, to failure of the automatic temp control to work. I t started 1st by intermittently working, till now not working at all, this is just 1 more, to the list , of many other problems. I don't think that it is an coincidence that all my issue have happenned, almost exactly, in the order, of all the other complaints. I can't undestand how a company can get away w/this. This new problem can cost up to $2000, if it is, like previous reported problems, happens to be the "blend doors". As a handicapped driver I drive less than 4,000 miles a year. This is the only auto I drive, thus the many, many probs have yet to raise thier head. I have read almost all complaints(too many to read) this SUV schould be a "total recall, I have never heard more complaints & problems, in my life, for any automobile. This SUV schould be studied & reseached, on "how not to build an automobile. Just read the many complaints here & on the internet. We are not making this stuff up. I don't know how they stayed in business as long as they did. We, the taxpayers, bailed them out. Who is bailing out all the owners, of this "death-trap"? If that is not absurd enuff, many problems could have been repaired, by jeep & still can. What is the purpose, of nhsta, if not to intervene? You have all the complaints. Hundreds of them. You have them posted, yet, we taxpayers/owners safety, has been at risk ever since this SUV was driven out of the showroom. How did you not make a recall on the rotor/brakes issue which was reported at 3,000 miles? I am so frustrated. Is braking problems not a safety issue? Please, help us!
In just the last month we have lost heat completely in our jeep. It start blowing out cold air on the driver side and now is blowing cold air on the driver side and passenger side as well as the defrosting vents all the time. We have no heat at all. We have not tried to repair it yet as it going to be costly.
1999 jeep grand cherokee blend doors are failing to provide heat or defrosting. Concerned about visibility and numbness. Unbelievable amount of complaints on this to the company.
I have a 1999 jeep grand cherokee and I noticed that my A/C blows mildly cold air. I recharged it thinking that it needed freon but that wasn't the case. This winter I noticed that my heat was not as hot as it should be. New england winters can get into the single digits and the lack of heat can make it almost impossible to defrost the windshield, making visibility very poor. After doing research on the web, I found out that my problem is all too common with jeep cherokee owners. It seems that jeeps have faulty blend doors made of cheap plastic and they almost all break. The repair requires removal of most of the dashboard and can lead to estimates leading anywhere between $1,000-$1,800. Daimler chrysler is aware of the problem with the faulty devices and fails to accept the responsibility and post a recall on this issue.
I noticed that my air flow through the A/C and heater was not working - no air flow. It seems permanent - no air flow. I can hear the fan, but no flow of air - no matter what setting (defrost, floor, front side). What is worse, when my windshield fogs up, I have no visibility due to no windshield blower flow. I have not fixed it since it seems to be a widespread problem inherent with the jeep design, and I believe jeep should fix it.
1999 jeep grand cherokee has cold air blowing out on the drivers side and dash board but has hot air blowing out on passenger floor side. I cannot defrost my windshield and this has caused me to pullover while driving du to loss of visibility. I performed various test and found that when testing the azc the fault codes I get are 47 = left temperature door not responding and 54 = left temperature door travel too large. After reviewing several sites and talking with a few mechanics it seems to be that the blend doors are broken. I cannot believe how many failures about this I have read and there is no resolution. This is something that is a safety hazard especially here in the northeast. I am also a firefighter and in the middle of the night when I am called to a fire, accident with someone trapped, or some other emergency, I expect my vehicle to work properly and at the least provide heat to defrost for visibility. I cannot understand why this has not been addressed and why it is not considered a serious failure. In these times of poor economy you would expect corporations to treat loyal jeep owners with consideration and address their issues. I would like an answer as to why this has not been addressed and what is required to repair it. I am also sick to hear that dealers are charging over $1000 to fix a design flaw. I would hope you consider this an important issue because I consider my defroster important when I respond to rescue someone out of a burning building or cut them out of a tangled vehicle. Time and life is of the essence to save and I don't need to worry about not being able to get heat to defrost my vehicle. Thank you .
I have a 99 grand cherokee and all of a sudden one day last march. The passenger side air started to blow out cold air and the driver side was blowing out cold. The temperature was both on 80. Now this winter. You can not get the heat to switch from the front vents to the floor or defrost.
I own a 99 jeep grand cherokee limited, and as I have come to find out my problem is all too common. In the middle of a freezing nebraska winter the heat stopped working! Not only is did my heater core go out, the apparently the "blend door" is also not functioning correctly. The combination of problems is likely to cost well over a thousand dollars to fix! After researching and finding out how common this problem is . . .I've decided I'll never buy a jeep again! The of people this is happening to is unacceptable and something needs to happen otherwise I would advice every jeep owner to get rid of their car before 75,00 miles. The problem can become dangerous because the defrost/defog function is completely gone when this happens, reducing or eliminating visibility.
Heat and air worked fine. In october on a cold night I decided to use my heat and it blew cold air! This happens everytime I go to use my heat. It doesn't matter which vent it is blowing from the heat comes out cold. Has not fixed yet due to repair costs equaling over $1000.00 and I cannot afford that at the time. Guess I will just have to drive around in -8 temperatures with ice on the inside of my windshield..thanks jeep
I have had an issue with the heating and cooling unit on the dual zone control in the past, about 4,500 miles ago, and took it into the dealership to have them fix the problem. I took it into get repaired because it was not fogging or defrosting my vehicles windshield and I was unable to see during the winter when I was driving up to colorado and had to stop every few minutes to wipe off the condensation. This was a terrifying event since it was snowing on the highway I was traveling on and there were vehicles trying to control their own vehicles which I could not see. At one point when I needed to pull the vehicle over and wipe off the condensation and unfreeze the windshield wipers from the windshield I was unable to see the railing and hit it, thankfully I was only going about 5 MPH but I still banged up my bumper a little but at least I didn't die. This is an issue that is obviously due to the poor design of the vehicle since it has now gone out again in less than 5,000 miles. I cannot believe that daimler chrysler has not recalled the parts that cause this problem and are waiting for someone to die from this design before they will do the right thing and recall. It costs more than $800 to repair the first time and I cannot afford to fix this issue just so that I can see the cars that are on the road and the lines to stay in my lane. Please help!
I have a 1999 jeep grand cherokee limited. It has the self diagnostic tool build into the dual zone temperature control. I used the diagnostic tool to evaluate the problems that I was having with my heating and cooling unit of the cabin and got numerous error codes. I have approximately 81,000 miles currently. The major issue that I am having is that I cannot get my unit to blow hot or cold air into the cabin although it will turn on. I took my vehicle into the local daimler chrysler dealership and they charged me a price for fixing this issue which at the time I thought was fair. This last dealership repair was about 3,000 miles ago. After the repair the vehicles heating and cooling unit operated properly until recently. Now the system does not operate properly anymore and will turn on but will not blow out any air at all...ever. I have contacted the dealership to find out what the issue is and they stated that they have had a lot of vehicles that have this exact issues and need to replace the original equipment again. After looking online I found a forum on jeepsunlimited.com that has about 25 pages of people with the same complaint. At this time I am in agreement that this is an issue that is related to the original design from daimler chrysler company and needs to be either addressed as a recall or as a lawsuit from the public that has been sold these vehicles. This repair cost me over $800 last time I took it to the dealership and was not even something that could be fixed due to other errors on behalf of daimler chrysler's original design. I am incredibly frustrated and do not know what else to do since repairs of $1,000 every 3,000 miles is out of the question and I am simply driving around with out heat, snow falling, and a pregnant wife! If something happens I will sue. The original parts are not available for review. Please contact me if there are any questions and I look forward to some type of resolution to this issue. Thank you.
Blend \ actuator doors are "stuck" open on the passenger side. That's outside air coming in all the time through the defroster, dash vents, foot wells and the rear passenger side foot area. Tough in the winter! Had the problem while under warranty, but dealer said they couldn't find anything wrong. Now, 2 years later, they say it's the blend doors and maybe the evaporator unit also. They quoted $1700. To pull the dash and repair. This is on our 1999 grand cherokee limited with now 117,000 miles. Don't want to go through another winter with cold air coming in, and afraid the entire system will fail. With this economy, also don't have $1,700. To put into the truck either. I believe the dealership was aware of the problem first time around. After learning about the on-line chat rooms regarding jeeps , I see that about 20% of all grand cherokee limited and overland owners are having this problem. Chrsyler should step up and fix this!
Blend door failure.
Visibility: defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower -on a 1999-2004 jeep grand cherokees.
No incident. Faulty parts that every owner will have to repair at some time. The HVAC system blend doors fail blowing only cold air. All owner will or had this problem. Repair cost for mine was $850.00. This repair may have to be repeated at later dates.
The heating, air conditioning and defrost ventilation system has a systematic progressive failure. The blend doors started to fail interfering with the AC and defrost and heat on the passenger side. Now I have total failure and electrical short that interferes with the speedometer and it was difficult to start and idle, I'm lucky to have gotten home.
Heater blend door failure heater core failure A/C evap failure.
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.
Blend doors on my 1999 jeep grand cherokee failed, making it impossible to see in most weather (instant fogged windshield w/no way to defog) and blowing cold air instead of hot. This cost over $1000 to fix, as removal and replacement of the doors is very time-consuming (whole dash must be removed).
Blend door failure in my jeep. Blows cold air all the time.
There is no heat from my passenger side in my 1999 jeep cherokee. I took it to the dealer it is the blend door very expensive to fix over $1200.00. I called jeep and they know that there are problems but said they have not been told to recall. This is a safety issue the window fogs up and you can not see while driving!
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.
The heating / cooling system in my 1999 jeep grand cherokee limited stopped working. Now it currently only blows hot air from one vent (driver's side, mid-level). Every other vent in the vehicle blows only cold air. The air conditioning system does not work whatsoever. Neither of the temperature control switches work (for passenger / driver side). I have read on the internet that this seems to be quite a problem for this model jeep. I have gotten quotes to repair the problem and it will cost over $1000. I have done nothing since it is quite expensive and will leave me without my vehicle for some time. The heating / cooling system never works at all.
Jeep grand cherokee, 1999. Blend air door mechanism broke preventing defrosting of the windows.
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