Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2003)

762 consumer complaints on file.

#10588658May 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586143May 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAG), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583548April 18, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN JULY 2013 CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INITIATE A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANKS EXPLODING IN CERTAIN REAR END COLLISIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE HER VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT THE VEHICLE TO EXPLODE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION AND BELIEVED THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE FINISHED THE INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579202April 11, 2014
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER J14 FOR FRONT SEAT ELECTRIC HEATER ELEMENTS THAT COULD OVER HEAT. BOTH CHRYSLER AND JEEP DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED BY VEHICLE SEAT HEATER AND DECLINED TO MAKE FIX OR REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE. SPECIFICALLY, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD FIX IT AND CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAY, BUT WERE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. SEAT DID EVENTUALLY OVERHEAT TO A POINT THE HEATER NO LONGER WORKED. OWNER SET FORTH TO REPAIR SEAT AND DURING SEAT TEARDOWN OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SEAT FIRE. MULTIPLE PICTURES AND MELTED WIRES WERE COLLECTED AND PRESERVED. THESE ITEMS WILL BE PROVIDED TO NHTSA UPON REQUEST. IT IS AMAZING DEATH/INJURY DID NOT OCCUR DUE TO THIS KNOWN DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ADDRESS. ALL CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR HEATER DESIGN SHOULD BE INSPECT AND REPAIRED WITHOUT CHARGE TO VEHICLE OWNER. IN ADDITION, CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION TO THOSE THAT HAD REPAIRS DONE AT THEIR COST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577124April 3, 2014
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NECESSARY PART REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE SEAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED REPAIR AND INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE BOLTS OUT OF THE SEAT WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO REPAIR THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575821March 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED REPAIRS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,748.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573510March 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FILTER CIRCUIT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND DESTROYED BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEATH OF HIS DAUGHTER WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO A FAULTY VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10567325March 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FILTER CIRCUIT RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WOULD TAKE 2 HOURS TO COMPLETE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT READY. THE CONSUMER FOUND IT UNACCEPTABLE TO 5 HOURS TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OTHER THINGS CAME UP, THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE READY, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568650March 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
A SAFETY RECALL NUMBER M35 WAS ISSUED FEB 2013 AND HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH AS OF THIS DATE 11 MAR 2014. REPEATED CALLS TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE FAILED TO GET ANY RESULTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567039March 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAG) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566459February 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
DEAR SIR/MADAM: THIS CONCERNS THE M35 RECALL RELATING TO THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (2003 IN MY CASE). YESTERDAY, 2-26-14, THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY PERFORMED THE FIX TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THAT I HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT AFTER THEY HAD PRESUMABLY GOTTEN THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE JOB. THE PREVIOUS 2 TIMES, IN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER 2013, AFTER GETTING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONSIDERABLE WAITING, I ENDED BEING TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE SERVICE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS--'PRIOR TO MARCH 2013, THEY SAID NOT TO KNOW WHAT PARTS WERE NEEDED. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT ALLEGING THAT THE RECALL DID NOT PROVIDE FOR THAT. I FOUND THIS ILLOGICAL. ON THE ONE HAND, I BELIEVE THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND, ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE NOW FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AROUND THE TIME CHRYSLER JEEP INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM, MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. IT TOOK CONTACTS OVER A YEAR'S TIME WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO FINALLY HAVE THEM "CORRECT"' THE PROBLEM AND I AM NOW LEFT WONDERING IF IT HAS INDEED BEEN CORRECTED. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE WERE TO LOOK INTO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565128February 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT OF THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING OVER AN HOUR, HE WAS GIVEN AN INVOICE TO PAY $220 FOR A ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564332February 14, 2014
AIR BAGS
OUR JEEP IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL. WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN LATE 2012. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL NOTICE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT US. THEY DID NOT. WE CONTACTED THEM AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER GROUP, AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET THE PARTS AND CONTACT US WITHIN 5 DAYS. THAT WAS MORE THAN A MONTH AGO. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED, BUT OUR LOCAL DEALER SEEMS UNRESPONSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563979February 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HAVE GONE TO CUTTER DODGE JEEP ON ALA MOANA BLVD. ON OAHU AND NOTIFIED THEM OF MY RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PARTS ARE ON ORDER AND WILL BE CONTACTING ME WHEN THEY (PARTS) ARRIVE. I WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE MY JEEP FOR THE RECALL. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE SERVICE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP GETS AHEAD OF ITSELF AND SENDS OUT CARDS STATING THAT THE PARTS ARE IN WHEN ACTUALLY THEY ARE NOT. WASTED TIME. SO, THEY TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING ME WHEN PARTS COME IN. THIS IS MY SECOND NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER NOTIFYING ME OF THE SAME RECALL. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALL OR LETTER FROM CUTTER DODGE JEEP ON ALA MOANA FOR THIS RECALL. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THIS IS NOT A PART THAT TAKES OVER A YEAR TO MAKE NOR BE SENT OUT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT WARNING. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RECTIFIED, PLEASE. IF THERE IS ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS FOR ME THEN POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I AM NOT SURE IF MY JEEP IS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT WOULD SURE LIKE TO FIND OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563819February 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563646February 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
SAFETY RECALL / M35 / NHTSA 12V-527 ( ORC MODULE ) DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME TWICE TO COME IN FOR THE ABOVE RECALL AND AFTER WAITING TWO HOURS EACH TIME, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO DO THE JOB. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AND NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY WERE RECEIVED. THIS NEVER HAPPENED. IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS AND I'M OUT OF OPTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563673February 10, 2014
SEATS
THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE DRIVER SEAT DESIGN/MANUFACTURE IS DEFECTIVE. I FIRST NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IN THE CAR. I BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO THE NOISE AND BASICALLY OVERLOOKED IT FOR MONTHS. ONE DAY WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT I LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT. AS I WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR THE DRIVER SEAT TILTED BACKWARDS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR AND I WAS HALFWAY DUMPED HEAD FIRST (UPSIDE DOWN) INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR. I WAS NOT INJURED. I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THE SEAT FRAME IS BOLTED TO THE CAR AND THAT THE FRONT OF THE SEAT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT FRAME BY TWO VERY THIN "CAST IRON" BRACKETS. THE TWO BRACKETS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAD BOTH SIMPLY SHEARED OFF AND THERE IS NOTHING HOLDING THE FRONT OF THE SEAT TO THE SEAT FRAME (THE REAR OF THE SEAT IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE FRAME). I SPECULATE THAT THE BRACKETS JUST GAVE OUT OVERTIME FROM THE SIMPLE ACTIVITY OF GETTING INTO AND OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS LUCKY THE CAR WAS PARKED AND I WAS SIMPLY GETTING INTO THE CAR WHEN THE BRACKETS GAVE OUT. IF IN FACT I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED I EXPECT I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT (SEAT BELTS OR NOT) AND SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I REPORTED THIS ON THE JEEP FACEBOOK PAGE SO OTHER FOLKS COULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER. JEEP RESPONDED TO ME ON FACEBOOK, EMAIL AND TELEPHONE BUT BASICALLY SAID IT WAS A 10 YEAR OLD CAR AND THE DEFECT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM - SORRY! WHEN LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND OUT HOW TO REPAIR THE SEAT I DISCOVERED WHAT APPEARS TO BE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME EXACT DEFECT. IN FACT COMPANIES HAVE BEEN STARTED TO MAKE FRAMES AND BRACKETS JUST TO FIX THIS DEFECT AND I AM FEARFUL THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT (OR KILLED) BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. IN MY OPINION NO ONE SHOULD BE DRIVING AROUND IN A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE UNLESS THE DEFECT IS REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563720February 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) HAD SURPASSED REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE HAD BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE CONTACT'S DASHBOARD BUT THE AIR BAG HAD NOT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AZ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563360February 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND 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 NOT NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER INFORMATION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563379February 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2012, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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