1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Visibility Problems

THE CLIMATE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. ONE SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR AND THE OTHER WARM AIR. THE DEFROSTERS ARE INEFFECTIVE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP NOT TO MENTION KEEPING THE WINDSHIELD DEICED IN BAD DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHRYSLER SAYS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE HEATER ASSEMBLY AND FIX THE RECIRCULATION DOOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS. THEY WANT $1200 TO FIX THE HEATER! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! *TR

HVAC DOESN'T CHANGE TEMPERATURE. BLENDER DOORS ARE BROKEN. FOUND OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN 99-04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND THEY'VE UPDATED THE PARTS TO REPLACE. PROBLEM IS, LABOR COSTS AROUND $1500 TO FIX THE HVAC. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS AS I CAN'T DRIVE IN THE WINTER WITHOUT HEAT, WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT A DEFROSTER!!! *TR

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM. WINDSHIELD BLOWER. COLD AIR OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND VISIBILITY IS DECREASED. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE WHEN I BOUGHT THE JEEP 6 YEARS AGO. *TR

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER. *TR

MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED W/42,000 MILES. YES . NOT A TYPO . 42,000, ORIGNAL OWNER & "SCARED TO DEATH" TO DRIVE THIS SUV. I HAVE ALOT OF THE ALREADY PROBLEMS, THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. HAD TO PAY MANY, W/MY OWN CASH. THIS SUV SCHOULD HAVE CAME IN 1 COLOR "LEMON YELLOW". IT IS AN ACCIDENT WATNG TO HAPPEN. THE RECENT PROBLEM IS NOW I HAVE NO A/C-HEAT OR DEFROSTER. THS IS DUE, TO FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TEMP CONTROL TO WORK. I T STARTED 1ST BY INTERMITTENTLY WORKING, TILL NOW NOT WORKING AT ALL, THIS IS JUST 1 MORE, TO THE LIST , OF MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS AN COINCIDENCE THAT ALL MY ISSUE HAVE HAPPENNED, ALMOST EXACTLY, IN THE ORDER, OF ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I CAN'T UNDESTAND HOW A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY W/THIS. THIS NEW PROBLEM CAN COST UP TO...

IN JUST THE LAST MONTH WE HAVE LOST HEAT COMPLETELY IN OUR JEEP. IT START BLOWING OUT COLD AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOW IS BLOWING COLD AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS THE DEFROSTING VENTS ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE NO HEAT AT ALL. WE HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR IT YET AS IT GOING TO BE COSTLY. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BLEND DOORS ARE FAILING TO PROVIDE HEAT OR DEFROSTING. CONCERNED ABOUT VISIBILITY AND NUMBNESS. UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS TO THE COMPANY. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND I NOTICED THAT MY A/C BLOWS MILDLY COLD AIR. I RECHARGED IT THINKING THAT IT NEEDED FREON BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. THIS WINTER I NOTICED THAT MY HEAT WAS NOT AS HOT AS IT SHOULD BE. NEW ENGLAND WINTERS CAN GET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND THE LACK OF HEAT CAN MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISIBILITY VERY POOR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I FOUND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM IS ALL TOO COMMON WITH JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS. IT SEEMS THAT JEEPS HAVE FAULTY BLEND DOORS MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND THEY ALMOST ALL BREAK. THE REPAIR REQUIRES REMOVAL OF MOST OF THE DASHBOARD AND CAN LEAD TO ESTIMATES LEADING ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,000-$1,800. DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY DEVICES AND FAILS TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND POST A RECALL ON THIS...

I NOTICED THAT MY AIR FLOW THROUGH THE A/C AND HEATER WAS NOT WORKING - NO AIR FLOW. IT SEEMS PERMANENT - NO AIR FLOW. I CAN HEAR THE FAN, BUT NO FLOW OF AIR - NO MATTER WHAT SETTING (DEFROST, FLOOR, FRONT SIDE). WHAT IS WORSE, WHEN MY WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, I HAVE NO VISIBILITY DUE TO NO WINDSHIELD BLOWER FLOW. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INHERENT WITH THE JEEP DESIGN, AND I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD FIX IT. *TR

I HAVE A 99 GRAND CHEROKEE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY LAST MARCH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR STARTED TO BLOW OUT COLD AIR AND THE DRIVER SIDE WAS BLOWING OUT COLD. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BOTH ON 80. NOW THIS WINTER. YOU CAN NOT GET THE HEAT TO SWITCH FROM THE FRONT VENTS TO THE FLOOR OR DEFROST. *TR

1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS COLD AIR BLOWING OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND DASH BOARD BUT HAS HOT AIR BLOWING OUT ON PASSENGER FLOOR SIDE. I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD AND THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO PULLOVER WHILE DRIVING DU TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY. I PERFORMED VARIOUS TEST AND FOUND THAT WHEN TESTING THE AZC THE FAULT CODES I GET ARE 47 = LEFT TEMPERATURE DOOR NOT RESPONDING AND 54 = LEFT TEMPERATURE DOOR TRAVEL TOO LARGE. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL SITES AND TALKING WITH A FEW MECHANICS IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THE BLEND DOORS ARE BROKEN. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY FAILURES ABOUT THIS I HAVE READ AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE NORTHEAST. I AM ALSO A FIREFIGHTER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN I AM CALLED TO A FIRE, ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE TRAPPED,...

HEAT AND AIR WORKED FINE. IN OCTOBER ON A COLD NIGHT I DECIDED TO USE MY HEAT AND IT BLEW COLD AIR! THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GO TO USE MY HEAT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH VENT IT IS BLOWING FROM THE HEAT COMES OUT COLD. HAS NOT FIXED YET DUE TO REPAIR COSTS EQUALING OVER $1000.00 AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AT THE TIME. GUESS I WILL JUST HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN -8 TEMPERATURES WITH ICE ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD..THANKS JEEP *TR

I OWN A 99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, AND AS I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT MY PROBLEM IS ALL TOO COMMON. IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEZING NEBRASKA WINTER THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING! NOT ONLY IS DID MY HEATER CORE GO OUT, THE APPARENTLY THE "BLEND DOOR" IS ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE COMBINATION OF PROBLEMS IS LIKELY TO COST WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX! AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS . . .I'VE DECIDED I'LL NEVER BUY A JEEP AGAIN! THE OF PEOPLE THIS IS HAPPENING TO IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN OTHERWISE I WOULD ADVICE EVERY JEEP OWNER TO GET RID OF THEIR CAR BEFORE 75,00 MILES. THE PROBLEM CAN BECOME DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE DEFROST/DEFOG FUNCTION IS COMPLETELY GONE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, REDUCING OR ELIMINATING VISIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE HEATING AND COOLING UNIT ON THE DUAL ZONE CONTROL IN THE PAST, ABOUT 4,500 MILES AGO, AND TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT INTO GET REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FOGGING OR DEFROSTING MY VEHICLES WINDSHIELD AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE DURING THE WINTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP TO COLORADO AND HAD TO STOP EVERY FEW MINUTES TO WIPE OFF THE CONDENSATION. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT SINCE IT WAS SNOWING ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS TRAVELING ON AND THERE WERE VEHICLES TRYING TO CONTROL THEIR OWN VEHICLES WHICH I COULD NOT SEE. AT ONE POINT WHEN I NEEDED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND WIPE OFF THE CONDENSATION AND UNFREEZE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROM THE WINDSHIELD I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE RAILING AND HIT IT, THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT...

BLEND DOOR FAILURE. *TR

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER -ON A 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. *TR

MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED'S HEATER CONTROL UNIT HAS BECOME FAULTY. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK ON ANY SETTING, AND OUTSIDE COLD AIR COMES INTO THE CABIN WITH ZERO CONTROL. THIS IS MAKING VISIBILITY VERY POOR DUE TO LACK OF DEFROSTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO A POOR "DESIGN" FROM THE FACTORY. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST $1,766.00 PLUS TAX TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEEING IT BECOMES A SAFETY RISK DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. *TR

BLEND DOORS ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IN MOST WEATHER (INSTANT FOGGED WINDSHIELD W/NO WAY TO DEFOG) AND BLOWING COLD AIR INSTEAD OF HOT. THIS COST OVER $1000 TO FIX, AS REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DOORS IS VERY TIME-CONSUMING (WHOLE DASH MUST BE REMOVED). *TR

THERE IS NO HEAT FROM MY PASSENGER SIDE IN MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT IS THE BLEND DOOR VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX OVER $1200.00. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS BUT SAID THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD TO RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THE WINDOW FOGS UP AND YOU CAN NOT SEE WHILE DRIVING! *TR

I RAN INTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SIMPLE HEATING PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR SIMPLY STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPENDING NEARLY $600 TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SOLENOID REPLACED, I REALIZE AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE LOT THAT ONLY MY PASSENGER SIDE WILL BLOW HOT AIR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLEND DOORS, AND WILL LIKELY COST BETWEEN $1,000 AND $1,500 TO FIX. THE REPAIR REQUIRES A COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY OF THE DASH AND STEERING COLUMN (AROUND 10-12 HOURS FOR A FULL REPAIR, ACCORDING TO THE SHOP). I BEGAN TO LOOK AROUND ONLINE TO SEE WHAT ELSE COULD BE DONE. TO MY SURPRISE, NEARLY EVERY JEEP MESSAGE BOARD WAS FLOODED WITH POSTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE ENGINEERING OF THE PART VIRTUALLY ENSURES...

THE HEATING / COOLING SYSTEM IN MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED STOPPED WORKING. NOW IT CURRENTLY ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR FROM ONE VENT (DRIVER'S SIDE, MID-LEVEL). EVERY OTHER VENT IN THE VEHICLE BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WHATSOEVER. NEITHER OF THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SWITCHES WORK (FOR PASSENGER / DRIVER SIDE). I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE A PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL JEEP. I HAVE GOTTEN QUOTES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST OVER $1000. I HAVE DONE NOTHING SINCE IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE AND WILL LEAVE ME WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME. THE HEATING / COOLING SYSTEM NEVER WORKS AT ALL. *TR

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 1999. BLEND AIR DOOR MECHANISM BROKE PREVENTING DEFROSTING OF THE WINDOWS. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH FAILING AXLES AND TRANSMISSION. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS WITH AXLES AND TRANSMISSION AND GIVE A WARRANTY FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALSO THE WINDOW LIFT LEAKED, THE REAR ABSORBERS, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW LEAKED AIR, THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS, FIRE HAZARD ON THE MANIFOLD DEBRIS SHIELD, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WILDLY(FRONT ROTORS TURNED), THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD STUCK SHUT, THE EXTERIOR MIRROR HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A BUZZ IN THE REAR WHICH HAD PROGRESSED TO A HOWL. REFER TO ODI# 10029353 *SCC *JB

BROKEN WINDOW MOTOR, SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS, LEAKING REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS, ETC...*MR THE CONSUMER FELT JEEP SHOULD FIX THE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS WITH THE AXLES AND THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVE A WARRANTY FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO THE BROKEN WINDOW LIFT LEAKED, THE REAR ABSORBERS FAILED, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW LEAKED AIR, THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS FAILED,AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD ON THE MANIFOLD DEBRIS SHIELD, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WILDLY(FRONT WERE ROTORS TURNED), THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD STUCK SHUT, THE EXTERIOR MIRROR HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A BUZZ IN THE REAR WHICH HAD PROGRESSED TO A HOWL. REFER TO ODI# 10027025 *SCC *JB *JB *JB *CB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: NO HORN, INTERIOR LIGHTS, OR DOOR LOCKS, THE ABS/BRAKES LIGHTS WERE ON, CONTINUOUS OVERHEATING WHEN IDLED, DESPITE REPEATED BRAKE WORK, THEY WERE STILL A PROBLEM, THE DASHLIGHTS DIDN'T GET BRIGHT AS NORMAL, HISSING NOISE IN THE BRAKES (BOOSTER WAS REPLACED), BLOWER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE ALONG WITH MODE POSITION (REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER WIRING HARNESS), FRONT PINION SEAL LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS A BROKEN BOLT IN THE REAR STABILIZER BAR (REMOVED), WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE FROM PARK, IT SHIFTED HARD (REPLACED DRIVESHAFT), THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, THE BRAKES PULSATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS (TSB WAS COMPLETED), THE BLOWER MODULE WAS REPLACED, ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING,ALL WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED HIGHER THAN NORMAL (REPLACED THE FAN POWER TRANSMITTER), THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND THE ARM HAD BROKEN (REPLACED THE REAR ARM). THE CONSUMER REQUESTED...