2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical Systemwiringinteriorunder Dash Problems
6 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical Systemwiringinteriorunder Dash Issues in the 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
6 electrical systemwiringinteriorunder dash complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Electrical Systemwiringinteriorunder Dash Complaints
ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DEALER, CAR MAX, STATED IT WAS A CHIP WHICH COST $350 TO REPAIR. THEY STATED IT WAS NOT LIFE THREATENING AND WILL NOT REPAIR IT AT THEIR COST. I NEED TO KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON IF THE ENGINE WAS IN TROUBLE OR NOT, AND I FELT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *AK
I AM HEARING A GRINDING SOUND UNDER MY DASH WHICH IS ONE OF THE REPORTED FIRST SYSTEM OF A FAILURE. *JB
2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED (WJ), ELECTRICAL WIRES MELTING AT BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR HEATER /AC INTERIOR FAN. FIRE HAZARD AS THIS CIRCUIT IS HOT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. POOR CONTACT BETWEEN THE WIRE FEMALE SPADE CONNECTOR AND THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER MALE SPADE TERMINAL CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN THE WIRES BEING CHARRED AND THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER HOUSING MELTING. DEVICE IS LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, DAIMLER CHRYSLER CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT I EXPERIENCED IT ON MY VEHICLE AND BECAME ALARMED WHEN I READ ABOUT CAR FIRES RESULTING FROM THIS SAME DEFECT ON MYCARSTATS.COM. MY VEHICLE SERIAL NUMBER IS [XXX]. I ORDERED AND REPLACED THE MELTED BLOWER MOTOR AND CRIMPED THE FEMALE CONNECTOR TIGHTER TO MAKE A TIGHTER CONNECTION WITH THE MALE TERMINAL AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY THE JEEP DEALER THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED...
DUEL CLIMATE CONTROL DOORS NOT WORKING NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE OR ON DRIVER SIDE. WINDOWS FOG UP AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. COST 1500.00 TO REPAIR AND FIX. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE SEEN BETWEEN 8-10 OF THESE SINCE OCTOBER 2005 AND IT IS ONLY FEBRUARY 2006. WHEN I CALLED JEEP ABOUT THE PROBLEM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME HE WAS "SETTING ME STRAIGHT" AND THAT HE DIDN'T CARE IF I WAS A CUSTOMER AGAIN. HE WOULD NOT LET ME TALK TO A SUPERVISOR AND HE HUNG UP THE PHONE ON ME. *NM
AIR CONDITIONER FAN STOPPED, THOUGHT I HAD IT SET WRONG, CHANGED THE SETTING, STARTED WORKING AGAIN. COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER IT STOPPED AGAIN. THEN IT WOULD WORK INTERMITTANTLY. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID CHECK FUSES AND RELAYS, CHECKED OK. CALLED THEM BACK, THEY SAID CHECK WIRING HARNESS FOR MELTDOWN. CONNECTOR AND WIRES GOING TO THE BLOWER WERE MELTED. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO SCHEDULE AN APPT. THEY DID NOT TELL ME TO DISCONNECT WIRES OR THAT I NEEDED TO WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER ON MY WAY HOME, SMOKE STATED COMING OUT OF DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE, I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. JUMPED OUT AND RAN AROUND TO OTHER SIDE, OPENED FRONT DOOR TO SEE WHAT WAS SMOKING AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. RAN TO BACK DOOR AND OPENED TO GET FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE SMOKED KNOCKED ME DOWN. CRAWLED AWAY FROM VEHICLE...
WHILE IDLING A FIRE STARTED WITH THE WIRING UNDER THE DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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Seat Beltsfront
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