2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Visibility & Wipers Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the defroster system stopped operating as needed. The contact stated that it was difficult to see the roadway while driving. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing an unknown module to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also noticed an oil leak near the oil pan gasket. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, COOL AIR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUCHANAN & YOUNG INCORPORATED (713 E MAIN ST, BURNSVILLE, NC 28714) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FAN HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 877-426-5337 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ASKED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,177. *TT CONSUMER STATED HEATER/DEFROST FAN BEGAN CLICKING THEN FAILED ALTOGETHER. 8/23/18*JB

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUN VISOR WIRING SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/16/2017*JS

THE LEATHER COVERING ON THE DASH CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD IS PULLING LOOSE AND BUCKLING CAUSING THE DEFROST VENTS TO PULL UP WHICH IS CREATING A PROBLEM DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD. WE HAVE NOT USED ANY TYPE OF CLEANER OR LEATHER POLISH ON THIS EITHER. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 2011 JEEP'S HAVE THIS ISSUE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE MANUFACTURE IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

THE LEATHER COVERING THE TOP OF DASH UNDER WINDSHIELD HAS COME LOOSE, DISLODGING THE DEFROSTER VENT AND BLOCKING AIRFLOW FROM THE DEFROSTER. DEFROSTER VENT CANNOT BE RESEATED BECAUSE OF MIS-SHAPED LEATHER. WHILE DRIVING DURING EARLY MORNING, CONDENSATION ON WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE CLEARED BY DEFROSTER BECAUSE NO AIRFLOW WAS REACHING THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PULL THE LEATHER AWAY FROM THE VENT OPENING TO ALLOW WINDSHIELD TO CLEAR. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THIS WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT CANNOT TELL ME WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. THEY WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE LEATHER STARTED COMING LOOSE 2 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN ONLINE JEEP FORUMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL VINYL SHOP, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX WITHOUT REMOVING THE WINDSHIELD; WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT BREAKING IT. NEW WINDSHIELD FOR OVERLAND MODEL WITH RAIN SENSOR IS OVER $1,000. WINTER IS APPROACHING, BUT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD OF ICE AND SNOW BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

THE OVERSIZED SIDEVIEW MIRRORS, ABSOLUTELY BLOCK THE VIEW OF APPROACHING OR STOPPED VEHICLES, AT AN INTERSECTION, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO HAVE TO MOVE HEADS TO SEE AROUND THEM , WHICH IN MOST CASES DOES NOT HELP TO VIEW THE APPROACHING OR STOPPED TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE UNDER 2 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD 3 NEAR COLLISIONS , FROM THE VERY LARGE MIRRORS, THAT ARE FACTORY INSTALLED ON THIS MODEL JEEP. THE MIRRORS ARE IN THE POSITION ON THE SIDE WINDOWS , THAT ABSOLUTELY BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VIEW! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS , AND WE ARE AFRAID WE ARE GOING TO BE KILLED BY GETTING HIT FROM A VEHICLE THAT IS HIDING IN THE VIEW WE SHOULD HAVE OF THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC! WE WANT JEEP TO REPLACE OR MOVE THE MIRRORS TO A SAFER LOCATION FOR SAFETYS SAKE, BEFORE WE ARE KILLED. PLEASE CHECK THESE OUT YOURSELF. ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED MODEL 2011.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE SMOKE INHALATION INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

SUNROOF ON MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED EDITION EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. NOTHING HIT THE VEHICLE OR SUNROOF. THE SUNROOF EXPLODED ON JULY 16, 2014 AND THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER UNTIL AUG 22, 2014. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT CHRYSLER WON'T COVER REPLACED SUNROOF GLASS SINCE IT'S NOT A MECHANICAL ISSUE. ALSO, SINCE THE GLASS ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CHRYSLER WON'T PAY FOR A RENTAL WHILE MY VEHICLE SITS IN A BODY SHOP WAITING FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SINCE THE GLASS EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS GLASS FOR A SUNROOF WOULD BE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER UNLESS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AFFECTING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED. I WILL BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE AND REQUESTED A RENTAL VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WITH CHRYSLER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. CHRYSLER HAS SET THE BAR FOR THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN THE GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AS MOST OF THE GLASS FELL PRIMARILY INTO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHERE NO ONE WAS SEATED AT THAT TIME. *TR

JEEP'S CLIMATE CONTROL IS NOT ALLOWING PERMANENT ENGAGEMENT OF RECIRCULATION OPTION WHICH LEADS TO ALLERGENS AND POLLUTIONS FROM OUTSIDE GET INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DRIVER REALIZING IT. FEW TIMES I WAS, LITERALLY, INCHES AWAY FROM REAR ENDING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I'M GOING 60-65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND CLIMATE CONTROL OPENS INTAKE FOR OUTSIDE AIR, WITH MY EYES BECOMING WATERY FROM ALLERGY, I HAD TO FIND THAT RECIRCULATION BUTTON TO REENGAGE IT. IT HAPPENS EXACTLY EVERY 5 MINUTES. WHEN I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO JEEP'S DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S THE WAY SYSTEM BUILT AND THERE CAN BE TWO WAYS TO ELIMINATED THE HAZARD: COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF INTAKE OR CLIMATE CONTROL PROGRAM UPDATE. I CALLED JEEP'S HELP LINE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVE PROVIDING SUGGESTIONS STATED ABOVE. AFTER THAT I WAS GIVEN 'GREAT' EXPLANATION: CLIMATE CONTROL ACTS THIS WAY BECAUSE IT WAS DONE BY DESIGN !? BASED ON THAT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES (HONDA AND SUZUKI) AND THOSE CARS DON'T HAVE PROBLEM LIKE JEEP HAS. THIS SHOWS THAT ALL JEEP NEEDS TO DO IS ISSUE SOFTWARE PATCH FOR THEIR CLIMATE CONTROL PROGRAM TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND NOTICED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE DRIVERS-SIDE MIRRORS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THE DRIVERS-SIDE WINDSHIELD POST OBSTRUCTED HER VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500.