2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaint Log

I HAD A COLLISION WITH A DEER AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK, AND MY STEERING WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDOW CONTROL MODULE FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE WINDOWS AND THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 ( AIR BAGS ) IN DECEMBER 2012. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER JEEP SAFETY RECALL M35 / NHTSA 12V-527 (THE UPDATED VERSION THAT INCLUDES THE 2002-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL WHICH ONLY INCLUDED 2002-2003 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES): "THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE ON YOUR VEHICLE (VIN: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) MAY EXPERIENCE A FRONT AIRBAG AND/OR SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." (DISTRACT? SERIOUSLY? THAT'S HOW A RANDOM AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS DESCRIBED???) "CHRYSLER WILL REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR)... SIMPLY CONTACT YOUR CHRYSLER, JEEP, OR DODGE DEALER RIGHT AWAY TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT..." WE TRIED TO SCHEDULE THIS "RIGHT AWAY" WITH OUR DODGE DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. IN FEBRUARY 2013 WE WERE TOLD THE SAME THING. IN APRIL WE WERE TOLD THERE IS A ONE YEAR WAITING LIST FOR THIS DEFECT TO BE REPAIRED AS CHRYSLER IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE PARTS (THE DEALERSHIP WORDS, NOT MINE). THIS I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE. WHAT IS THE NHTSA GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU. *TR

RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL (M35) LETTER FROM CHRYSLER AROUND DECEMBER 2012 AFTER IT WAS ANNOUNCED ON THE NEWS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY VERIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE RECALL. IT IS NOW DECEMBER 2013 AND THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I CALL THE DEALER AND THE DEALER IS STILL TELLING ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART TO CORRECT THE RECALL. I'M NOW WORRIED ABOUT THE CHANCE THAT I MAY BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE ARE NO AIRBAGS OR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS TO PROTECT ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN

MY JEEP BRAKE LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES, THE TAIL LIGHTS TURN OFF AND DO NOT GLOW. THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. CAN CHRYSLER PLEASE RECALL THE DEFECT??? THANKS. *TR

I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE JEEP VEHICLES AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY REPLACING THE TAIL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND OR HAVING ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. WITHIN 2YEARS I HAVE PERSONALLY REPLACED MY ENTIRE DRIVER TAIL LIGHT, BULBS 4 TIMES. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS AND I HAVE ONLY FOUND 1, BUT NOTHING IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL AND OR BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES. *TR

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE M35NHTSA 12V-527 IN LATE 2012 (AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE). ADVISED I WOULD RECEIVE FOLLOWUP RECALL NOTICE WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CHECKED LOCAL DEALER IN FEB 2012 AND WAS ADVISED THE PARTS WERE TO BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2012. JUST CHECKED DEALER TODAY (8/5/13) AND WAS ADVISED THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY DATE FROM JEEP ON WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. IS ANYONE FROM NHTSA FOLLOWING UP ON THIS PROBLEM ? *TR

DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL BLEND DOORS HAVE BROKEN, A DEFECT IN DESIGN THAT AFFECTS ALL 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED MODELS. THERE IS NO HOT AIR AVAILABLE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CABIN, AND THE PASSENGER CLIMATE ADJUSTMENT IS INOPERATIVE. *TR

THIS JEEP WAS RECALLED 11/08/2012 FOR AN AIR BAG PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP MANY TIMES WITH NO REAL PROGRESS. JEEP SENT ME CONFIRMATION OF THE RECALL AND ITS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS AND TODAY "06/03/2013" I CALLED JEEP AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA OF A DATE THEY CAN FIX IT. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER IF ITS NOT FIXED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME I SHOULD COMPLAIN. I CALL OVER 6 MONTHS VERY UNREASONABLE! WILL JEEP PAY FOR A RENTAL TILL THIS IS DONE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR WHERE THE AIR CAN DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.

RECEIVED NOTICE 11/8/12 THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V527000 WAS ISSUED FOR A RECALL OF 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON WHICH A COMPONENT IN THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE MAY FAIL CAUSING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS NOTICES, SINCE JANUARY 2013 AND AS RECENTLY AS JANUARY 2, 2014, FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND BOTH LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERS, TO ALERT US TO THIS RECALL, UPON ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE OUR JEEP FOR RECALL RESOLUTION OUR LOCAL DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THAT RESOLUTION. BOTH DEALERS CLAIM THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE "YET" TO SERVICE THE RECALL. THIS CLAIM AS BEEN STATED BY THE DEALERS EVERY FOUR MONTHS SINCE JANUARY 2013 AND AGAIN AS RECENTLY AS JANUARY 4, 2014. IT APPEARS TO ME AS A CONSUMER THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO INTENTION OF PROVIDING THE MEANS TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAG) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

OUR JEEP WAS RECALLED IN NOV OF 2012 FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS THAT COULD DEPLOY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE RIGHT IN FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE SINCE BEEN DRIVING IT AROUND WITH TWO CHILDREN IN IT. WE THEN RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE IN JAN 2015 STATING THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR DOES NOT SATISFACTORILY ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL FOR INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENTS. WE HAVE SINCE USED THE VEHICLE ONLY WHEN NEEDED, BUT NOT WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A CRASH. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. TODAY WHEN WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SAID THAT WE HAVE BARELY DRIVEN THE CAR IN SEVEN MONTHS AND WE NEED TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS AT LEAST "SAFE TO DRIVE", WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY ALSO STILL DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT WE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WANT THEM TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE ALLOWED TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL ON A CAR WITH A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM, BUT THEN TELL THE CONSUMER THAT THEY HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THEY GET THE PARTS. ...UPDATED 10-13-15 *BF

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND I SAW IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF AIR BAGS GOING OFF AND RECALLS WOULD BE SENT OUT IN JANUARY BUT IF YOUR LIGHT WAS ON TAKE IT IN TO A DEALER. I TOOK IT IN ON11/12/2012 BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T ON RECALL AND I TOLD THEM IN IT WAS IN THE NEWSPAPER AND THEY SAID I NEED TO WAIT TO GET MY RECALL NOTICE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK HAS BROKEN ON TWO SIDES. THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART ON THE SEAT TRACK WHERE THE METAL IS TOO THIN AND HAS CRACKED. I HAVE READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ONLINE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. I CANNOT EVEN FIND ONE TO REPLACE IN A SALVAGE YARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT ANY ONE THAT IS AVAILABLE. *TR

I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2000-2002 JEEP CHEROKEE VEHICLES WITH THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN. I AM WONDERING IF THAT RECALL OR PROBLEM EXTENDED TO THE 2004 MODEL AS WELL. EVERY YEAR SINCE I PURCHASE MY JEEP, USED, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. FOR SOME REASON, IT OVERHEATS AND ALL OF THE COOLANT RUNS OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THE RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE RECURRENT UNDERLYING CAUSE TO THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS: INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR THE PARTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 189,000. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

DRIVERS SEAT, LEFT SIDE FRONT AND REAR BRACE HOLDING SEAT TO FLOOR CRACKED APART. I HAVE READ THAT MANY JEEPS FROM THIS TIME PERIOD HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OF SEPARATION DUE TO INFERIOR / THIN STEAL AS THE BRACKET. FIXING IS BY WELDING - DOES NOT HOLD AND ENTIRE BRACKET HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

HAVE BEEN TO CHRYSLER DEALER FOR RECALL INFO RECEIVED ON AIR BAGS AND SET UP REPLACEMENT APPOINTMENT,ARRIVED THEN DEALER SAID TRIED TO USE PARTS FROM ANOTHER MODEL TO FIX??COME ON!!DIDN'T HAVE PARTS ,WOULD ORDER RIGHT PARTS AND CALL THAT WAS 3 MONTHS AGO!!!GREAT DEALER WANTED TO FIX MY GEAR BOX INSTEAD ON JEEP!WAS SO CRAZY OF A SERVICE CALL.THE SERVICE REP WAS NOT TRUST WORTHY AFTER THAT BUT NOW TRUST SHOT WITH LACK OF FOLLOW UP ON PARTS!TKS CHRYSLER /JEEP SERVICE REP!. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS ) IN NOVEMBER OF 2012. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) IN OCTOBER 2012. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY, POLE, STARTER AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,695. *TR

LIFT WITHIN WINDOW BROKE SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY UP AND CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MONTHS LATER, A SECOND WINDOW HAD THE SAME ISSUE THIS TIME WHILE PARKED-ANOTHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON 10/20/2013 THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO A THIRD WINDOW WHILE IN REVERSE PULLING OUT OF DRIVING GOING NO MORE THAN 2 MPH-ANOTHER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT THIS TIME. *TR

GOOD EVENING, I OWN A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4. I HAD BOUGHT MY VEHICLE A FEW YEARS AGO WITH ABOUT 18,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE THERE WAS A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. AFTER TODAY, THE CLICKING NOISE SEEMS TO GET LOUDER AT DRIVING 25 MPH. I TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM BY RESEARCHING SIMILAR INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET. THERE WAS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT A BAD U-JOINT WAS THE CULPRIT DUE TO A LACK OF PERMANENT GREASE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED BY THE MANUFACTURER. GIVEN THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO THE VEHICLE LOSING CONTROL WHEN THE U-JOINT SNAPS CAN BE LETHAL. PLEASE INQUIRE WHETHER THIS IS A FEASIBLE ISSUE THAT CAN BE RECALLED FOR MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A HIGHWAY LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TURNING LEFT. BARELY AVOIDED ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE. FOUND THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX HAD FAILED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP IN OUR DRIVE WAY SHE DID NOT SEE MY SONS HONDA CIVIC BEHIND HER VERY POOR VISION FROM BEING SO HIGH FACTORY SETTINGS. SHE RIPPED THE GAS TANK OPEN. A FEW YEARS LATER SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND AGAIN THE TANK RIPPED OPEN WE WERE LUCKY BOTH TIMES NO FIRE. THEN WE HAVE HAD DEATH WOBBLE EVERY JEEP SUFFER,S FROM IT AT SOME TIME IN IT,S LIFE AS PER THE DEALER. I REPLACED EVERY STEERING PART IN THE FRONT END AFTER 40,000 MILES AGAIN IT HAPPENED TO ME AT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I CAME SO CLOSE TO IT ROLLING IT OVER IT TOOK ME MORE THAN A MONTH TO GET BACK IN IT. THE DESIGN OF THE REAR IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THE REAR IS THE SAME AS A RAMP TO DRIVE UP. I AM FAR FROM A RICH MAN THIS PRODUCT COST ME CLOSE TO 40,GRAND. I TRULY THOUGHT WE COULD GET A FEW COST FREE MILES.I AM DISABLED I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME. NOW MY INVESTMENT IS WORTHLESS. I WAS A DRIVER FOR A LIVING AND HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN A THOUSAND CARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER CAR HELP HELP HELP PLEASE [XXX] P.S I SERVICE MY CARS LIKE CLOCKWORK! I TRY TO FIX THINGS BEFORE THEY BREAK..THIS JEEP HAS ME BEAT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD BRAKE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V112000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. ..UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF UPDATED 3/28/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO, IN WHICH THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WELD ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD PREVIOUSLY BROKEN ON ME. NOW THE FRAME WELD HAS BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WHERE THE BASE OF THE SEAT MEETS THE SEAT BACK CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. THE WHOLE SEAT NOW WOBBLES. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE SEAT FRAME DESIGN BECAUSE THE BREAKS ARE AT WELD POINTS. THE METAL IS THIN AT THESE POINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTOR WERE MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 246,000.

I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL M35/NHTSA 12V-527 OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL, 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO MY CHRYSLER DEALER, STEVENS CREEK CHRYSLER AND DODGE, SAN JOSE CA, THEY SAY THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THEY WILL CALL ME, NEVER HAPPENED. *TR

THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE. AN ONCOMING VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE. THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP MOVED OVER TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE JEEP WENT OVER AND EMBANKMENT AND HIT FRONT END AND FLIPPED FIVE TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. HER DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR SEAT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND FRACTURES OF THE SPINE, PELVIS, RIBS AND ALSO MISCARRIED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. WE HAVE PICTURES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DISCOLORED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

VALVE STEM BROKE WHILE SERVICING A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE. THE TIRE LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE AND A NEW TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE PURCHASED. ALL FROM CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE AS A COURTESY TO OUR CUSTOMERS. THIS CLAIM IS BEING FILED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER. *JS

ACCELERATING FROM STOP SIGN TO 40 MPH, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT FRAME BROKE AT A WELD POINT ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. MECHANIC SAYS IT CANNOT BE RE-WELDED. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT, ANOTHER SEAT FROM A JUNK YARD CANNOT BE FOUND. DEALER SAYS SEAT FRAMES ARE ON BACK ORDER. I AM WORKING WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO FIND A FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE SEAT BROKE LOSE, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL AND ANYONE IN THE BACK SEAT COULD BE INJURED. *JS

THE TWO REAR BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAVE SHEARED OFF CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT EXHAUST LEAK AND POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE WHILE ENGINE IS COLD. BASED UPON INTERNET RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON 4.7L V8 ENGINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT HOOD, DRIVER'S DOOR, THE FRONT FRAME AND PANEL, THE FUEL INJECTOR, AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

FRONT DRIVER SEAT TRACK BROKE AND CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. DEALER SAYS IT COST $1200 TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE ME A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SPECIAL EDITION , I BOUGHT IT IN 2010 AND ITS APRIL 19TH, 2012 AND MY DRIVERS FRONT POWER SEAT TRACK JUST BROKE ON ME WHILE DRIVING. *JS

ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ALL CODES ARE CHECKED, REPAIRED, REPLACED. PCM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN! COULD THERE BE AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM? *TR

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE ON CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND ONGOING ISSUES CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER ABOUT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM. HE DISCOVERED THE RECALL WHILE DOING RESEARCH ONLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES, BEFORE THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING AFTER THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SEATS BASE FRAME FAILS WITH SEPARATION OF METAL SUPPORT MAKING SEAT UNSOUND. LOCATED ON DRIVERS SEAT, LEFT FRONT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE BY TEN FEET. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPONENT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,500.

JEEP HAS TWO RECALLS ON MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING FOR MONTHS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE RECALL M35/NHTSA WARNING THAT AIRBAGS MIGHT DEPLOY ON THEIR OWN. SO FAR, JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. THEY SENT ME A FRIGHTENING NOTICE AND THEN, NOTHING. AUTO MANUFACTURERERS NEED TO BE REQUIRED TO FIX DEFECTS IN A TIMELY FASHION. I KNOW THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS SUMMER, AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN A NOTICE ABOUT IT. SO TWO SAFETY ISSUES AND SO FAR, NO REPAIR. SHOULD I EVEN BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE? *TR