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2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee visibility complaints
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2003 jeep grand cherokee - passenger side heater blend door failure -- always blows cold air on passenger side. This is a very common problem with the 1999-2004 wj. Chrysler canada has refused to do anything to help me fix this without paying $1400 as my dealership (tower chrysler in calgary, ab) has quoted. Vehicle was just out of warranty when this occurred. See the following site for an example of what you would find when you search for "blend door" on google: http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=771954
I have a 2003 jeep grand cherokee on one cold morning I had heat out of the middle vents and cold air out of the passenger vents it was the blend doors that were broken. I took it to the dealer and they took my dash completely apart fixed the doors and put it back together for $650.00.
Heater.
I own a 2003 jeep grand cherokee limited v8, my heater does not work the blower does but there is no heat at all.
On wednesday night, I was driving my '03 jeep grand cherokee overland in a moderate-to-dense fog around 11:00 pm. The heater had not been working for the last couple of weeks, so I was using the heated seats whenever it was cold out. I was unaware that the defroster vents would also not be working until that night. I was unable to drive home without having to keep the windows down while I stuck my head out to see.
My 2003 jeep grand cherokee with electronic dual climate controls and 66,000 miles will only blow cold air. Both blend doors are stuck on full-cold. The fault severely limits my ability to defrost/defog my windshield. According to industry experts I've talked to, the fault is common to all 1999-2004 jeep grand cherokees. The repairs are exorbitant; estimated at $1,600 to $1,800.
2003 jeep grand cherokee limited - no heat on driver's side - passenger side heat is still working. I checked the codes for this problem and it seems to be related to the "blend doors" located in the heating/cooling vehicle ductwork. I also did a great deal of checking via the internet to see if there were other jeep owners having this same problem. To my surprise, I found that there were a great many other jeep owners all complaining about the exact same problem. It also appears that this is a very costly repair (I saw where people had paid as much as $1800.00 to get their heaters working correctly). This is not just a comfort problem (drivers and passengers being too hot or too cold), since it also effects the windshields defogger/defroster ability, which of course, can lead to an actual dangerous driving condition. With so many jeep owners experiencing this exact same problem, it's clear that this is a major manufacturer defect and should lead to a recall to repair the problem at no charge to the owner.
Extremely cold air began blowing from vents when heat was on. This malfunction prevents the windows from defrosting destroying the visibility from the windshield and driver and passenger windows.
Visibility: defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower.
I bought the 2003 jeep in march of 2007 with 19,000 miles. It was certified that everything worked correctly. I am the sole driver and rarely have a passenger additionally, my wife and I used to commute with our other vehicle(honda) until her schedule changed. Therefore, we never tested the passenger side heat. Now, it does not work and even though the car has only 22,000 miles, jeep says they will not fix. I don't believe it worked from the start and I have read numerous complaints on the internet of similar problems. I spoke to the dealer and chrysler and both were rude and unhelpful. They say we should have bought an extended warranty. Does everything require and extended warranty? Can't we expect someone level of quality with having to buy more warranty? I believe the heat system should last more than 22,000 miles.
I put the heat on in my 2003 jeep grand cherokee only to find cold air blowing from every passenger side vent (the floor, the dash, & the defrost). I called 2 jeep dealerships regarding the problem and they both informed me that it is a blend door issue which will cost $1000 to $1400 in order to fix. After searching the internet, I've found that many other people have run into the same exact situation.
Blend door failure, cold air during heating mode.
I have dual automatic temp. Control. I can vary the heat on the drivers side but the passenger side only gives off cold air no matter the temperature setting.
Blend door malfunction. On the passenger side of my jeep I always have cold, no matter how many times I try to change the temp to get the doors to adjust. Driver side has sporadic problems with the blend doors. Sometimes it will be the temp that I want, and other times it will be the complete opposite. When I asked the jeep dealer in town, he estimated that it would cost $1400 to fix the problem. I had bought the jeep from a dealership 4 months prior to this happening. I have done nothing to correct this problem because I refuse to pay out of my own pocket for faulty equipment that was installed by the vehicle manufacturer.
I have a 2003 jeep grand cherokee limited with automatic climate control, and 1 week ago I tried to use the heat and had nothing. I have blower functions, but it only blows cold air. I then got on the internet to find that all grand cherokee owners are being or soon will be affected. I also called some local dealerships to discuss with them. I found that there is service bulletins and new parts that were developed for this issue. I also found that the repair requires complete replacement of the HVAC sub assembly at the cost of $900-$1200. They also say that because my heat died at 44000 miles that the warranty is up and they will not help unless I pay. The biggest problem with this issue is that with no heat, I can not defrost my windshield, or even the whole car. I drive 20 miles to work one way, on I-69, from indianapolis to noblesville, and I cannot imagine what it will be like on freezing, snowing day. Please research this and the other complaints in regard of this failure and make chrysler corp. Do the right thing and fix this problem, before someone gets hurt or killed this winter.
Blend doors failed leaving my vehicle without functional defrost function. I took care of this before winter where visibility would undoubtedly be affected.
I get cold air on the driver's side and hot air on the passenger side. The dealer said it was the blend door, it's a common problem with jeep ..
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact heard a popping noise coming from the passenger side power window when she attempted to roll it up. In addition, the window would not move. The dealer stated that the motor failed and they replaced the motor. Approximately three months later, the failure recurred on the driver side front window. The dealer stated that the motor failed and they made the replacement. The current and failure mileages were 52,000. Updated 10/10/07
Visibility : windshield defroster/defogger system is un-operable due to faulty "heater blend doors". This is a serious safety "hazard" due to fact you can not defrost the front windshield when necessary to see where you are going.
Blend doors on 2003 jeep grand cherokee intermittently do now work. In winter sometimes I can get heat, sometimes I cannot. Not only does this effect the comfort level in the vehicle but also is a safety issue in that it affects how well the defroster work. In the summer, sometimes I can get cold air out of the air conditioner and sometimes I cannot this is a well know malfunction with grand cherokees.
I own a 2003 jeep grand cherokee limited with 105k miles. I am the second owner. We purchased the jeep second hand from sheehy ford mercury in ashland virginia on january 15th 2007. The part failure appears to be a very common problem on the jeep models with dual climate control based on the hundreds of online forums describing similar problems with the HVAC "recirc" doors and the "blend" doors. My problem was the recirc door had broken loose and had fallen down covering the vent system entirely, in effect, we had no heat, no A/C and most importantly, no defrost. Virginia state law requires that the vehicle must have defrost to pass the state safety inspection. I did the repair myself after reading how daimler/chrysler has completely ignored the design fault. Now, anyone who has these model jeep's will have to pay $1200.00 and up for a repair that breaks again due to the same problem using the same faulty parts. The plastic door stops break off first, then due to the poor design, the door finally breaks off and falls down blocking all airflow from the heating and air system. A recall needs to be issued to fix the problem. I ordered from ebay, two kits from someone in texas who offers replacement stainless steel hardware that replaces the recirc doors and blend doors. The kits cost me $232.00 dollars and about 16 hrs labor along with bloody knuckles. I decided to not waste time going to a dealer and getting denied repairs due to no recall. The kits I used were called heatertreater. I repaired both recirc and blend doors even though the blend doors were not a problem yet. Please, please someone force daimlerchrysler to face reality and fix this safety problem.
Vehicle has no heat or windshield defrost functions at all. Had not previously used vehicle until later in day so had not noticed failure which was now apparent from purchase in april 2007. Will be unable to use beyond summer months without major expenditure estimated to be between $1,000 & $2,000.
Visibility: defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower wj style jeep heat stopped working. Could not see to drive during the winter. Defrost would not work. Jeep would not fix. Cost me over $3000.00 cdn to repair at dealership.
Front right power window regulator had to be replaced because of defective part. Front left power window regulator had to be replaced because of defective part 10/4/2006. Rear left power window regulator needs to be replaced because of defective part.
I have a 2003 jeep grand cherokee overland and the vents on the passenger side only blow cold air. The blend door not opening and closing, which is what it should be doing. During the winter I had to keep changing the heat from blowing on me to blowing on the windows because they kept fogging up, and when I switched to the windows I was subject to the cold. There is loud creaking sound coming from the dashes underside when you turn on the ventilation. There is creaking from the dash seconds after shutting the engine off.
I have had the vehicle for about 8 months and in that time both front windows went out and the radiator fan relay failed.
The 2003 jeep grand cherokee blows cold air out of passenger's side vents, including the front window vent that was supposed to defrost the window. I had to stop and scrape inside and out when it was cold outside. This was dangerous!!! The defroster needed to operate properly, and there were thousands of jeeps with this problem.
Air mixer door failure causes cold air to come out of the defroster and fogs the windshield up.
Ventilation system fails, blowing some cold, some hot air out of different vents. Nothing I do will stop the air.
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