While driving with defrosters on, the heat suddenly turns to cold and does not defrost the windshield. Was told by dealer that blend doors were defective and the dashboard had to be removed. This started happening about 6 months after I bought the car. This is a definite safety hazard since you can't de-ice the windshield while driving. I feel the manufacturer should make the needed repairs at no cost to the customer since this is very hazardous.
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2004 jeep grand cherokee ltd overland window on front passenger side, suddenly fell down into door. (they are electric windows.) away from home and female, inclement weather, and unable to lock car to secure while doing business in an area that was not very safe. Sits on plastic track and napa said it is a known occurrence, replaced with metal track. Two months later the same thing happened to the drivers window, parked for event came out that window is half way down. Had guest traveling with me 30 had to drive 30 miles at night on freeway, inclement weather with window down. Just waiting for the back windows to fall into door, will replace when I can afford to. This is definately a manufactures defect.
Defect with motor and regulators in windows.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the heater doors in her vehicle broke which left her with no heat and no defroster. There were no warning lights prior or after the failure occurred. She has not taken the vehicle to the dealer or spoken with the manufacturer. The vehicle was repaired on 12/17/2009 by a local repair shop. The current mileage was approximately 87,000. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
Blend doors broken on passenger side so no heat comes from dash. No use of defroster on passenger side.. This cant be good for the windshield with hot and cold air blowing on it. Repair costs are ridiculous for a factory problem that many people seem to have.
There is creaking from the dash seconds after shutting the engine off. Cold air blows from one side of the dash even when you have the heat turned on high. Dealer says this is the blend door problem. I already had this unit replaced at 70k miles and now it is failing again. Dealer states it is due to the design of using plastic parts that break.
The blend doors in my chrysler 2004 jeep grand cherokee have deteriorated and fallen into the plenum box where they are housed. I have learned from the dealership this is a known defect by the chrysler engineers. My windows frost up do to not having any heat creating a dangerous situation due to the fact I cannot see out my windows . The dealership and repair shops want over a thousand dollars to fix the problem.
At 39,000 miles blend doors on air and heating not working properly. One side blows cold and other blow hot. Three repairs done by dealer and still have the problem.
During winter months, heat shuts off and turns cold. This happened during a snowstorm and I could not defrost the windshield. I consider this a serious safety issue. I had to stop engine, wait 5 minutes and start engine again. This has happened every time the car is driven. In the summer months, the reverse happens. Suddenly, the air conditioner suddenly throws out hot air.
1. My air conditioner started acting up and not blowing the correct hear/air. 2. The blend doors are broken on my grand cherokee 3. Nothing yet, its a $1200 fix.
Blend doors on jeep grand cher. Break and you cannot use defrost, heat, or air. The defrost not working is a safety hazard as you cannot see!
While driving down the freeway the HVAC vents suddenly began to blow hot air in AC mode & switch back & forth. Later after reading the haynes manual I did a diagnostic on the heater system & got a code 54 showing a blend door problem. Researching this on the internet jeep forums discovered that many grand cherokee limited have a blend door failures due to the design (plastic pins etc) on the temp doors in the system. My problem w/ this is what happens when this fails in the winter & your defroster won't blow hot air only cold. Seems like a safety related problem to me. From the internet forums it sounds like a lot of the limited series 1999-2004 have this problem.
Air/ defroster won't blow out any air at all or will blow out hot air on one side of the jeep and cold air out the other side even though the settings are the same. This will happen on and off until it breaks totally. I have had mine fixed 3 times 12/29/06, 03/28/07, 06/08/09. You cannot defog/ defrost the windshield properly and keep it clear when you are driving. Each time the dealer replaced the faulty part housing a 240213290, actuator 24029001, housing a 2428025 and again housing a 24028025. This is a known issue for the 2004 jeep grand cherokee and you can find a lot of talk on the internet about the cheap plastic parts that are used . You can find after market aluminum part but that's not what the dealer uses. This should not happen on a jeep that only has 36,000 mile on it..it's like its used alot. At $800.00 a pop its starting to add up.
Heating and A/C malfunction, blend door actuator broke, messes with the flow of the heat and air. I've heard it happens to all these jeeps.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. Ever since the vehicle was purchased, the contact has experienced several failures with the windows. When proceeding to roll down the front passenger side window, it drops down into the door jam. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined that the regulator assembly failed. The window was repaired at the cost of $450. While driving 25 MPH, the rear driver's side window also dropped down into the door jam. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined that the regulator assembly failed again. The window was repaired at the cost of $106.50. One year later, while driving 65 MPH, the driver's side window dropped down into the door jam. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and is in the process of being repaired. In addition, when the contact opened the sunroof, she was unable to close it back. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the motor failed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 239 and current mileage was 20,230.
I have a digital dual climate zone in my vehicle. Recently the heat started to work only on one side (drivers) and not the passengers. After researching the issue, it looks like there is systemic problem with the mechanical recirculation and ventilation doors for the heating/cooling system as I found many complaints online with many who have had the same issue. In addition, I called a dealership with the problem codes that I got from running a diagnostic test via the heating/cooling control panel and the dealership also told me this is a very common issue and that it would cost a minimum of $800 to fix. The price to repair was consistent with what others were saying during my research. This is a safety issue as if I have not heat I can not defrost my windows in the winter.
Heater blend doors do not function. Permanently stuck on no defrost.
I bought my 2004 jeep grand cherokee in 2006 (2nd owner) since then I have replaced the driver's side front window regulator ($400) and now the passenger front needs to be replaced...I have a rubber scraper stuck in it to keep the glass up until a recall is made.
The event occurred as I was backing out of my driveway. My rear view mirror was out of view and I went to adjust it. I remembered the window motor on the drivers side had a short so I went to adjust it manually. As I put slight pressure on the mirror the whole thing folded back. I figured it was okay seeing as they were designed to fold back, but when I put them back in place, they did not stay. Now, as I drive down the road, the mirrors fold themselves in without warning and it is making me very worried that I cannot see out of my mirror.
In cold weather,while using the windshield defroster,the hot air needed to keep frost off windshield suddenly changes to cold air on its own. This is very aggravating, and poses a great danger in not keeping the windshield clear. This happens very frequently. The dealership can make a repair, but the cost is prohibitive.
3rd failure of climate control system inside vehicle controlling A/C, heat, vents, etc. Have paid a total of $3119 to have it repaired with new oem chrysler replacement parts by certified mechanics. The same failure continues to occur where the climate control "blend doors" break in their plastic housing causing the doors to move independent of the computer control signals. In the winter, cold air will blow regardless of setting, and in the summer hot air blows - also regardless of setting. This latest failure occurred outside of the warranty. It was already fixed once within warranty period before 2 subsequent failures. Dealer reps informed me that 80+% of vehicles with dual climate control option have this problem. I have owned a 2000 and 2005 grand cherokees and have also experienced the same issue with both vehicles.
Hvac auto temperature system fails to maintain/sustain heat/cold. Occurs constantly when driven. Fails to keep windshield free of fog/ice which impairs vision. Not safe to drive.
The door blend and actuators have failed on my jeep. Middle of winter and my passenger has to sit in a vehicle with cold air blowing on them.
Several 1999-2004 jeep grand cherokees that I have owned (I have had 4) had their blender doors malfunction. This results in a $1600 fee to have the heat/cooling vents repaired so you can get AC or heat. It is a chronic jeep problem that deserves a recall as it happens to everyone's jeeps it seems. I have a current 2004 model where all three separate blender doors are broken resulting in no heat or cooling.
Heater sporadically works (blows cold air and defroster doesn't work) in my 2004 grand jeep cherokee overland. Problem usually self corrects after several hours of driving. Dealer states it is likely a blender door problem, but will not fix under my bumper to bumper extended chrysler warranty until the problem presents itself in the dealers possession. So far, they claim it has not presented itself despite several trips to dealer.
Jeep grand cherokee limited 2004- heat not working properly due to blend door misfunctioning. Spent $1200 at jeep/chrysler dealership to fix and less than one winter later it is broken again. Even replaced all parts t-working and non working parts. This is a major problem with jeep and this should be made a recall. Thousands of others are in our same boat and there are forum set up just on this issue. This is too much money to spend every winter on the same malfunction! Drove less than 10,000 miles in 12 months on my vehicle. This should not have recurred.
Failure of climate control "blend door mechanism. This has happened three times to this vehicle. When it fails, you cannot control the A/C or heat on each side of the vehicle. I repaired on both occasions at a cost of $900 and $700 respectively. The vehicle is now broken again, which will cost another $900-1200 to repair for the same issue. The dealership said this is very common in this model. Obviously a case of an inferior product or input for this component. I have contacted jeep /chrysler and they refuse to do anything.
Wj blend door breakage/failure with 2004 jeep grand cherokees with electronic dual climate controls. Hot or cold air blows uncontrollably on drivers side of dual air conditioning. I have been quoted $1500 to fix this problem, but this has been an ongoing problem with this vehicle since I have had it since 2005. With hot air blowing continually on drivers feet, this is a potential safety hazard.
Visibility: defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower cold air blowing from defroster/heater system due to substandard components used by manufacturer resulting in defrost system failure that exists on these vehicles in year group 1999-2004. The manufacturer, daimler chrysler has done nothing to resolve this issue with consumer/owners of their vehicles.
The blend doors are breaking on my 2004 grand cherokee limited. They are known to fail after approx. 50k to 80k miles, causing the defroster to not work properly. This is a big safety issue, especially in the winter when the defroster is so essential.
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