Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the front driver side and both rear windows had to be replaced. The contact stated that the motors failed in all three windows and the windows would not stay in the upright position. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.
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I purchased a 2003 jeep grand cherokee limited in 2007 and it had 25,000 miles and one owner. At 40,000 miles the blend doors failed due to defect of cheap plastic and shoddy construction. Most jeep dealers want $1500.00 to repair this issue. This is a safety issue and chrysler should be held responsible and pay for full repair of this malfunctioning design.
Jeep grand cherokee 2003 defect in blend door design, broken, no heat, no defrost, is a safety issue, unable to drive vehicle safely in cold weather because no heat to defrost windshield.
2003 jeep grand cherokee heater/defroster failure. Intermittently while driving, the heater/defroster stops blowing hot air and blows cold. I live in a city where we get snow and fog, and temps go below zero. Having a malfunctioning defroster is a safety issue. This has occurred in a snowstorm, and I had to park the vehicle beside the road and call a family member to pick me up because I could not keep ice from forming inside my windshield. I was stuck beside the road with a 2 year old child, in the snow! Sometimes turning off the vehicle and restarting will help, other times, it will randomly turn back on.
Total loss of heat on the passenger side. Now the drivers side has no heat either. I live in canada and we need the heat to work or the vehicle is totally useless if you can't see out the windshield! Jeep dealers are aware of the problem, but won't fix it by recall. They expect you to pay anywhere from 800-1500 for them to fix it and a loss of your jeep for at least 3 days. This is nuts!
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The vehicle was included in the recalls associated with the federal safety agency campaign id numbers 06v197000, seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler, and 09v117000, seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler. The vehicle was repaired at an authorized dealer for both recalls. After being repaired he noticed that there was still a hole developing in the front drivers seat due to the heated seating feature. The vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer where it was repaired a third time. The contact also stated that the vehicle would intermittently overheat. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer one time a year for five years consecutively where the engine fan relay and motor was replaced. The failure mileage was 49,742 and the current mileage was 150,000. The consumer also stated the driver's exterior mirror also had a problem with the heating element. Also, the vehicle had an evaporated emission leak which caused the vehicle to fail inspection. The fan relay was replaced five times, the air condition was inoperative, the check engine light illuminated. The dealer refused to cover the repair of a hole that developed in the driver's seat approximately the size of a baseball which he believed was related to the heated element problems. Updated evoq 01/27/11 ..updated 09-17-12 *bf the consumer stated chrysler has considered the case to be a goodwill case and opened up a reimbursement case in regards to this vehicle. Updated 09/24/2012
2003 jeep grand cherokee laredo: heater/defroster intermittently blows cold air while driving. While driving in the winter with heat and/or defrost on and temp control turned to warm/hot, suddenly there is cold air only. In rain/snow windshield will frost over making it impossible to see. This defect may only last a few minutes, maybe longer. If I stop the engine for a minute or two, and don't touch the heater controls, restart the car, there is heat again to defrost the glass. This however may only last a few minutes or maybe an hour. If the engine is stopped again and restarted, there is heat again. This is extremely dangerous as a cold defroster in a snowstorm causes ice buildup inside the car. I have seen many heat/defrost problems with this generation of gc's on the internet. I have to question why chrysler has not issued a recall for such a danger to myself and others.
Blend door on heater broken, unable to turn heat on or defrost. This makes this vehicle unsafe to drive in cold weather. I can not drive vehicle in winter time. No assistance from dealer in repairing this defective blend door.
I am the owner of a 2003 jeep grand cherokee SUV. Recently, the drivers side power window experienced a malfunction and will not work. The problem was diagnosed as a defective regulator. The repair cost $516. I have investigated this issue on the web and have determined that this issue with the jeep power window regulator is a widespread, systemic problem with all jeep vehicles. I believe that chrysler should initiate a recall on this part.
Blend door malfunction- unable to regulate temperatures. Extremely costly fix.
2002 jeep grand cherokee limited v-8 4x4 with climate control. The HVAC fan quit functioning. When I took the vehicle into the dealer I purchased it from, I was told, without them doing any teardown, that it was a common occurrence for the HVAC wire harness and connector behind the dash to overheat and melt down. With the vehicle being out of warranty, the estimated repair cost in 2005 at over $1200 in labor plus the wiring harness and a set of 3 air doors, I could not then nor now afford repairs and have done without heat or cooling ever since. To eliminate the possibility of a fire from the damaged wiring, I removed the fuse, which I recall to be 40 amps. I strongly feel that possibility of a fire from the overheated wiring is just cause for a recall to replace the wiring harness and related parts damaged by the apparent short circuit caused by the overheating. I also suspect that the cruise control was damaged also as it hasn't functioned properly since.
Intermittent heat and defrost it finally went out took it to repair shop the pigtail was melted and had to be replaced blow motor works but the dampener doors won't open to let heat or defrost work. Jeep says it is a common problem with the 2003 jeep grand cherokee limited edition but they wont fix it because they say it is not a safety issue. If you cant see out of your windows you cant see to drive and you scrape the ice off the inside of the windows and they ice back up.
Blend door failure in the HVAC system leading to inadequate defrosting of front windshield impairing vision. Dealership was aware of the issue prior to failure as this is a common malfunction. Repair work was not covered under premium warranty plan.
Problem with visibility, defroster, both blend doors are broken, due to a defective part, there is no heat or defrosting on this vehicle. 2003 grand cherokee, I can not drive in cold temps with no heat, or defrost on windshield this is a safety hazard no help from jeep, cost to determine what repair needed $100 & then repair is over $1000 and involves removing entire dash to replace these parts. Please assist jeep owners with this very common defect.
Jeep 2003 grand cherokee HVAC unit. Automatic temperature control unit. No heat or AC on passenger side. First time last summer for two days, then it came back. Last week, no heat on passenger side. On 12/19/09 went to jeep dealership, charged $ 99.00 for diagnostic and told is a problem with the blend doors; price to fix $ 1,400- 2,100 . Searched the internet about it and found a chrysler jeep service bulletin # 24-001-04 dated january 20, 2004 concerning the same doors. In addition there are hundreds of jeep drivers complaining about the same problem in several forums. I disconnected the battery for 30 minutes, reconnected and the heater was fine. Turned the vehicle off, turned back on ten minutes later and again no heat on passenger side.
2003 jeep grand cherokee - blend door failure rendering A/C and heat useless in vehicle. Total failure of vehicle A/C and heat system due to broken blend doors to repair would be $1500 - nothing done.
When the weather gets cold and I turn the heater it only blows cold air. While driving through atlanta this past tuesday I nearly had an accident because the windows were fogged up. It is impossible to keep the windows from fogging up unless you open the windows (not smart with 35 degrees outside) or you turn the vent, which is the same as opening the windows.
Hvac system components failure. 1) blend doors plastic motor stop broke rendering them useless. No heat in passenger compartment. 2) recirc door broke falling on top of the fan rendering the defroster useless. Unable to run defroster creating a serious safety issue.
The heater blend doors on my 2003 jeep grand cherokee do not work. I do not have heat on this vehicle. Cost to repair at dealer $3000. This part breaks on all jeep vehicles. Should force dealer to repair this small plastic part. It is unsafe to drive in winter time with no heat in vehicle.
I bought my 2003 jeep grand cherokee with 60,000 miles on it in phoenix it was hot and I did not check the heater. The next night I drove it back to flagstaff and the temperature dropped to 25 degrees. I was not expecting to be in a vehicle without heat and was very cold and could not feel my feet by the time I got to my house. I have had frostbite and am very susceptible to the cold. I feel that while heat may not be as important as brakes or other major safety features it is still important.
My ventilation system in my 2003 grand cherokee making noise, blowing cold air, for about a year now it started on one side first the passg.side, so we put duck tape on the vents to keep the cold air from coming in and had a think blanket for my wife to keep warm that was last year on this year both side just blows cold air we dont know what to do dealer saids it cost about 1000-1500 to fixes we cant aford that can you please help. Also I replaces the blower resitor 3x already.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee laredo. The driver-side window fell inside of the door frame. He made a temporary remedy, until he was able to have the vehicle repaired. This failure has occurred three times. The manufacturer was notified, and he was advised that the failure was not common for his model. The failure mileage was 88,000.
Window regulator on drivers side power window has broken twice! Both times no warranty covered it, although the parts repaired were jeep parts, brand new.
The heating/cooling system on my 2003 grand cherokee is an insult to the other qualities of this vehicle! The internal doors that direct air through the system is extremely cheaply made. Mostly plastic-a very poor grade! The dealer says it will cost close to a $1000 to repair and he wouldn't guarantee it would not happen again. I think chrysler should be responsible for something this poorly made. It is no wonder they are in trouble and the government is giving them billions of dollars to make more inferior jeeps! I have not had the repairs made,I just don't have the money. So my wife has to ride to work in a luxury vehicle with no heater! There is no doubt this should be a recall!!!!! *tr updated 10/23/09
Drivers side window regulator has broken 2 times, with window falling inside the door frame. Jeep dealer replaced both times with a new regulator, but each was out of warranty when it broke again.
While vehicle was shut off passengerside window fell down into door. When taken apart problem appeared to be a broken plastic clip on regulator. About 2 months later while driving, I heard a load pop noise and the driver's side window fell down into door, again broken plastic clip on regulator.
Also having problem with blend door. When using the heater, all of the sudden cold air would start blowing from vents. After a few minutes system would switch back to blowing warm air. Happens repeatedly.
2003 jeep grand cherokee window regulators fail without warning and window falls into door.
Ventilation system in your grand cherokee making noise, blowing cold air, or just not functioning properly? Defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower.
Passenger side bend door defective passenger side to hot and does not cool visibility: defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower.
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