Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2003)

762 consumer complaints on file.

#11000266June 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A PROGRESSING FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUDED THE VEHICLE FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). YEARS AGO, TATE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM INC (7429 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, (410) 766-2560) REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY AND A FUSE; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, DARCARS CHRYSLER JEEP WALDORF (11755 S BUSINESS PARK RD, WALDORF, MD 20601, (301) 843-5200) STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992496May 31, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS AND REAR WINDOWS DID NOT LOCK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (MARK'S CASA CHRYSLER, JEEP, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992575May 31, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE ENGINEERING ANALYST ASSOCIATE'S REPRESENTATIVE, GARY DOUBLE, HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SPARTANBURG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (LOCATED AT 1035 NORTH CHURCH ST EXT SPARTANBURG, SC 29303 888-404-4925), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WITHOUT EXPLANATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE CASE WAS CLOSED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981039April 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A BEEP WAS HEARD AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AT FAULT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS AND WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972319April 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 3 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE IT WAS AWAITING TO BE INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10940105January 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925018November 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG PROTRUDED FROM THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG BENT THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,817.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923915November 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920466November 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AFTER CALLING TWO DEALERS. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919356October 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN INSPECTOR INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10917573October 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916127October 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. MOMENTS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO FRONT END DAMAGE OR IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907961September 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V3046000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905754September 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897757August 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896819August 18, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896625August 17, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
DRIVING A JEEP 2003 MICH LX TIRE 235/65/R17 SIDEWALL DRY ROT, REPORTED TO MICH THEY SAID IT WAS THE OZONE, AS A SCIENTIST AND AN NDT LEVEL 4 INSPECTOR I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE PERSON THEY SENT ME TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE SPENT LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LOOKING AT THE REMAINING 3 TIRES. THE PERSON REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY WRITTEN REPORT THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 15K ON THEM. MICHELIN WILL NOT GIVE ME A VOUCHER FOR 4 FREE TIRES I AM AFRAID OTHERS WILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THE DRY ROT SIDE WALL WILL BLOW OUT AND CAUSE A DEATH OR SEVERAL. MICHELIN RECALLED 1,3 MILLION TIRES VOLUNTARILY BUT REFUSES TO RECALL MINE. BEWARE OF MICHELIN TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896684August 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH ON JUNE 15, 2016, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON AUGUST 17, 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894070August 8, 2016
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE SMOKE SMELLED LIKE BURNING WIRES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893480August 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT REVERSED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS BY THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET UP BEFORE BEING ROLLED OVER BY THE REAR TIRES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, CUTS, AND ABRASIONS TO THE LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INSURANCE AUTHORIZED COLLISION CENTER WHO REPAIRED THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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