Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2002)

1,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10173655November 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I LOST HEAT ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE IN MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4 SPORT UTILITY 4DR. I HAD BEEN TRYING TO SAVE UP SOME MONEY TO GO HAVE THIS FIXED,AND HAD BEEN SEARCHING ALL OVER THE INTERNET LOOKING ON JEEP' WEBSITES EVEN, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY JEEP. THEN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006, THE DRIVER SIDE HEAT QUIT WORKING DURING A SNOW STORM. I LEFT WORK ABOUT 5:00 PM AND IT WAS SNOWING AND STARTING TO FREEZE. THE WINDOWS WERENT GETTING FOGGY OR ANYTHING THEY WHERE JUST ICING UP IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD ONLY SEE OUT OF A LITTLE SPOT RIGHT WHERE THE FAN BLEW ON THE WINDOW. I WENT 35 MPH ON A 65 MPH SPEED ZONE BECAUSE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD TEMPORARILY BLIND ME. I DON'T LIVE IN FLORIDA, I LIVE IN MONTANA. WHAT ARE PEOPLE AROUND HERE SUPPOSE TO DO WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO THEM. STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SCRAPE THE ICE OF THEIR WINDOWS, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE PLOWS OVER THEM, DUE TO THE ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. IN MONTANA WE HAVE LONG COMMUTES, SOME PEOPLE DRIVE FROM RED LODGE ALL THE WAY TO BILLINGS. IT TAKES AN HOUR AND TO 2 HOURS DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. WE DON'T HAVE TAXIS. THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM TO PEOPLE IN A WARMER CLIMATE, BUT IT IS TO PEOPLE UP NORTH. A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 1999-2004 MODEL GRAND CHEROKEES HAS BEEN WEAK BLEND AND RECIRCULATION DOORS IN THE HVAC SYSTEMS. IN JANUARY OF 2004 JEEP ISSUED AN INFORMATIONAL TSB (#24-001-04) WHICH INTRODUCED NEWLY DESIGNED SUB ASSEMBLIES. WWW.WJJEEPS.COM I HAVE FOUND THE ITEMS, THE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS AND THE TSB # ON THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.WJJEEPS.COM/HVAC_SUB_ASSEMBLY.HTM AND THERE IS STILL NO RECALL ON IT. THIS IS A THREATENING PROBLEM TO JEEPS CONSUMERS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES IN COLDER CLIMATES. I CAN'T AFFORD JEEPS MISTAKES, WHETHER IT'S FINANCIALLY FOR PHYSICAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173679November 16, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I HAVE A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHICH HAD AN EXCESSIVE PULL TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT AN ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE AS PER TECH. BULLETIN #02-006-04. THAT SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND CAN ONLY BE CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE MANUFACTURES FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WITH OFF-SET BALL JOINTS. I WAS ALSO TOLD SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT, IT WOULD COST ME APPROX. $1200.00 TO REPLACE THEIR MISTAKE. IF THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, IT TO ME IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JJB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173038November 9, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM CONTACTING THE NHTSA DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HVAC SYSTEM OF OF 1999 - 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXACT SAME ONE THAT COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION. WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE WEAK BLEND AND RECIRCULATION DOORS IN THE HVAC SYSTEMS. THE DOORS ARE TURNED BY A MOTOR ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AT THE END OF A HINGE SHAFT. THE MOTOR STOPS TURNING WHEN THERE IS ENOUGH PHYSICAL RESISTANCE FROM THE DOOR STOPPING AGAINST ITS HOUSING. THIS PUTS STRESS ON THE SHAFT/DOOR JUNCTION AND OVER TIME STRIPS THE SHAFT SO THAT IT SPINS ALMOST INDEPENDENTLY OF THE DOOR. TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, DAIMLER-CHRYSLER RELEASED TSB 2400104 - NEW HVAC SUB-ASSEMBLY REPLACES BLEND OR RECIRC DOOR COMPONENTS. THESE NEW PARTS COST LESS THAN $200 ACCORDING TO THE BULLETIN, BUT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER EXPECTS THEIR CUSTOMERS TO PICK UP THE TAB ON A DESIGN FLAW. ESPECIALLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS SO LABOR INTENSIVE THAT EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS ARE LESS THAN $200, THE FINAL BILL WILL BE IN THE $1,000 AREA. BECAUSE IT IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS FALLS TO THE CONSUMER, DESPITE THIS BEING A VERY OBVIOUS CASE OF BAD DESIGN. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE OTHER THAN DAIMLER CHRYSLER SELLING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT TO THE PUBLIC. A DEFECT THAT EFFECTS A VERY BASIC NECESSITY - HEAT. THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN NOT ONLY AN UNACCEPTABLE COMFORT FACTOR, BUT ALSO EFFECTS VISIBILITY WHEN HOT AIR NEEDS TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE FRONT WIND SHIELD TO ELIMINATE FOGGING. AS OF THIS TIME, I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE BEFORE I CONSIDER SPENDING OVER $1,000 ON A DESIGN FLAW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172947November 8, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNED OFF, AND THEN TURNED ON 15 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER BEING PUT INTO DRIVE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE COMPUTER FOUND NO CODES AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 12/12/2006 - THE JEEP IS PRESENTLY PARKED IN THE CONSUMER'S GARAGED BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172857November 7, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN FAILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173289November 3, 2006
EQUIPMENT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2002 GRAND CHEROKEE LOST HEAT ON BOTH ZONES OF THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL. *TS THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THE SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172532November 3, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL THE TIRES WERE LOSING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE RIMS WERE CUTTING INTO THE BEAD OF THE TIRES AND CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR. THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172566November 3, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ON 10-30-06 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OF MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A REGULATOR AND THE COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $550.00. THE JEEP HAS 33,000 MILE ON IT AND HAS A 7 YEAR 70,000 MILE WARRANTY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I HAD IT REPLACED AT SUPERIOR WINDOW GLASS, THE PART AND LABOR COSTS WERE $343.00. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172127October 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING FAN HAD SEPARATED. THE RADIATOR FAN, THE SHROUD AND THE RADIATOR WERE ALL REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V199000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173250October 30, 2006
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. FAN BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE FAN, WHICH PUT A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. *TS THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AUGUST 24, 2006. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FAILURE STEMS FROM A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED ON AUGUST 30, 2006 BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THE DEALER THAT SERVICED THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING RECEIVED. AFTER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAN RELAY SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE THERMOSTAT. WHILE REPAIRING THAT PROBLEM THE TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE IT. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE BROKE WHILE THE DEALER WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL REPAIRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173249October 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN ON 2002 GRAND CHEROKEE. *TS THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 65 MPH. THE FAN BROKE IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171679October 23, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171429October 20, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I BOUGHT MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEW. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR IN THE WINDOW MECHANISM THREE TIMES. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT AFTER THREE YEARS AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT SIX MONTHS LATER. IN ALL CASES WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS DURING A FREEZING RAIN STORM WITH MY 16-MONTH OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP A WINDOW CLOSED IS A HAZARD IN MANY WAYS. THINGS CAN BLOW INTO THE VEHICLE, THINGS CAN BLOW OUT OF THE VEHICLE INTO THE ROADWAY, ETC. WHEN I MENTIONED TO THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE MOST RECENT REGULATOR THAT THREE OF THE SAME COMPONENT GOING OUT WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE, HE AGREED AND SAID THEIR SHOP HAD REPLACED QUITE A FEW OF THOSE LATELY. I HAVE LITERALLY ROLLED DOWN THE BACK WINDOW LESS THAN 20 TIMES EVER SINCE HAVING THE VEHICLE SO I KNOW IT IS NOT "WEAR AND TEAR." THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMPONENT DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171261October 18, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING
2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING STRANGE SOUNDS. STEERING GEAR AND ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER, STRANGE SOUNDS RETURNED, THE STEERING BEGAN TO BECOME COMPLETELY UNASSISTED AT LOW SPEEDS FOR A BRIEF SECOND. THE PROBLEM CAUSES QUITE A SCARE AND CAUSES TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW SPEED IDLE. DAMAGE IS IMMINENT WITHOUT REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AMONG JEEP CHAT ROOMS. SECOND WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AMONG JEEP OWNERS. FAULTY POWER WINDOW UNITS THAT FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE WINDOW TO BE STUCK UP OR DOWN. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO BE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH OPEN NON RESPONDING WINDOWS IN A VARIETY OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, OBVIOUS SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARD. THIRD CHRONIC HAZARD WELL KNOWN TO JEEP OWNERS AS WELL AS JEEP. THE BLEND DOORS ON A/C CONSISTENTLY FAIL RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS CAUSES A FAILURE OF THE DEFROSTER AND OBVIOUS DANGER, AS WELL AS DRIVERS ARE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH CONSTANT UNHEATED AIRFLOW UNTIL COSTLY REPAIR. JEEP IS WELL AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM AND OFFER CORRECTION FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170680October 12, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAD A PULMONARY APPOINTMENT. WE WERE LEAVING THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, A LOT OF TRAFFIC, I DROVE ON THE ON RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY 285 WESTBOUND. WHILE DRIVING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE '02, A BEEP SOUNDED, I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND THE "AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN NOT EVEN A SECOND, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL IS DESTROYED, THE DASHBOARD AND THE FRONT GLASS. SMELL AND SMOKE FILLED THE SUV WHILE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE SUV OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. MY CHILD WAS CRYING FROM BEING SO SCARED. I CALLED THE DEALER THAT I ALWAYS USED TO SERVICE MY JEEP TO SEE IF I COULD DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS AFRAID BEING ON A BUSY ATLANTA HIGHWAY, A CRYING 8 YEAR OLD AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE SUV. THEY TOLD ME NO AND TO CALL CHRYSLER FOR TOW. I DID AND THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE ME TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER (ROSWELL, GA) BUT WOULD BE 50 MIN. WAIT. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I WAS ON AN EXTREME BUSY HIGHWAY, AND 8 YEAR OLD AND HAD TO GET OFF THIS HIGHWAY NOW. WHILE TALKING, A TOW TRUCK PULLED OFF IN FRONT OF ME. HE SPOKE TO CHRYSLER AND ARRANGED FOR "PAYMENT DIRECTLY FROM CHRYSLER" AND DROVE US TO ROSWELL, GA. THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I GOT RENTAL WHICH THE DEALERSHIP CALLED HERTZ FOR ME AND THEY (HERTZ) PICKED MY CHILD UP AND MYSELF AND DROVE US TO THEIR SHOP TO GET A CAR. I AM NOW DRIVING A RENTAL AND HAVE NO IDEAL WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT TOUCH THE SUV AND SOMEONE FROM CHRYLSER SAFETY LOOKED AT THE CAR. I JUST CALLED CHRYLSER'S 1-800 NUMBER AND TOLD THEM THE INCIDENT AND WANTED A PERSON'S NAME, NUMBER AND HOW IS THIS PROCEDURE HANDLED. I WAS TOLD BY "LACHINA" (SPELLING?) THAT IT WAS USUALLY 3 BUSINESS DAYS, NO PERSON CONTACT BUT YET "SOMEONE SHOULD CALL ME PRIOR TO VIEWING." I ASKED HOW MY RENTAL SITUATION WOULD BE HANDLED AND SHE DID NOT KNOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170248October 8, 2006
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MY 2002 JEEP CHEROKEE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SECURE LATCH FOR THE USE OF A SAFETY SEAT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PUT IT THERE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170195October 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ANYTIME I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CHANGING INTO ANOTHER GEAR, THE CAR STALLS AND WITH A VIOLENTLY PUSH FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I AM SPEEDING AND IT CHANGES GEARS. ALMOST EVERYONE WHO SITS IN MY CAR COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ROCKING AND TELLS ME IT MAY INJURE ME SOMEDAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168676September 19, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
AT APPROXIMATELY 9:20 AM ON 09/19/06 ONE OF MY CAR WASH EMPLOYEES WAS PULLING A CUSTOMERS CAR FORWARD OUT OF THE CAR WASH BAY AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL CROSSING BOTH THE WESTBOUND AND EASTBOUND LANES OF FULLERTON AVE AND CRASHING INTO A TREE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CAR WASH. THE CAR SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND MY EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO ILLINOIS MASONIC AND IS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED FROM THE INJURIES HE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10168588September 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AT 26,164 MILES THE RIGHT STOP LIGHT BULB WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 54,538 MILES THE LEFT STOP LIGHT BULB WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THIS WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $191.40. THE ORIGINAL LAMP ASSEMBLIES ARE DEFECTIVE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THE MFG. HAS EVEN REDESIGNED THE REPLACEMENT LAMP ASSEMBLY. ALL LAMP ASSEMBLIES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AND OWNERS THAT PAID TO HAVE THIS SAFETY HAZARD CORRECTED SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168358September 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
FAILURE OF HEATING SYSTEM ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OF A BLEND DOOR CAUSED ONLY COLD AIR TO BE SENT TO ALL PASSENGER SIDE AIR DISCHARGES WHICH INCLUDE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. ON COOL MORNING THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT CLEAR COMPLETELY OF DEW, THIS PROBLEM COULD SEVERELY COMPROMISE SIGHT OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE WINTER MONTHS. SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT WERE VISITED WHILE RESEARCHING CAUSE INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND PARTS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED, ALSO STATED THAT DUE TO LABOR INVOLVED THAT IT WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. SOME PEOPLE WRITING IN TO THESE SITES INDICATED THAT REPAIRS WOULD NO BE MADE. INDIVIDUAL DRIVING AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAYS WITH THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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